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70609-1 Manta Ray Bomber

70609-1

Manta Ray Bomber

Manta Ray Bomber is LEGO set 70609-1. It has a score of 80. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 6 scored reviews and 8 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 49.33% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2017, and it is categorised in The LEGO Ninjago Movie.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2017 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.09, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2017 is 16.03. PPM for this set is 7.82, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 → 96 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: no 4.13 / 5 → 83 / 100

The Brick Fan Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: meh 3.7 / 5 → 74 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: meh 70 / 100 → 70 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 70609-1
Name: Manta Ray Bomber
Parts: 341
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 29.99
Inflation adjusted: 31.28

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.09
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 7.50
Inflation adjusted: 7.82

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Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 from 87 reviews

I know nothing about Lego ninjago. And since I'm not a 9 year old boy, I'm okay with that. Guess who does know something about Lego ninjago...my 9 year old step son. And he lost his you-know-what when he opened this gift for his b-day last year. So, I assume I did a good job. Lego ninjago (seriously, what is a ninjago?) for the win.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 87 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: no 4.13 / 5 from 8 reviews

I thought it was good. I liked the figures. It breaks too easily.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 8 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: no 4 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It doesn't have many faults but it doesn't jump out and wow you either. I do like the look of the set but there isn't that much playability with it.

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Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 from 3 reviews

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Brick Fanatics

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Recommendation: meh 3.7 / 5 by Graham

This vehicle has a lovely shape, is a solid ship to play with and brings something very new to The LEGO NINJAGO Movie theme. It is not as appealing or must-own as 70618 Destiny's Bounty or the Ninja mechs, but still a worthy addition to a movie-based collection.

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Blocks Magazine

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Recommendation: meh 70 / 100

70609 Manta Ray Bomber was reviewed in issue 36 of Blocks Magazine.

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by CapnRex101

This is a disappointing set. I think the Manta Ray Bomber looks reasonable on the whole but it lacks certain functions which I expected, most notably where the bombs are concerned. Many previous sets have included some kind of bomb dropping feature but that is not present here which seems like a strange decision. Perhaps these bombers are intended to be fairly rudimentary and the bombs are simply thrown over the side by the occupants, although if that is the case then it should be shown on the packaging.

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