Name: Firstbourne
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70653-1
Rating: 92 (6 reviews)

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2018 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.08, 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 2018 is 14.16. PPM for this set is 11.88, 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

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.9 / 5 → 98 / 100

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

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 → 88 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: yes 86 / 100 → 86 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 70653-1
Name: Firstbourne
Parts: 882
Minifigs: 6

Retail price (USD):
Original: 69.99
Inflation adjusted: 71.26

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.08
Inflation adjusted: 0.08

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 11.67
Inflation adjusted: 11.88

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Recommendation: meh 4.9 / 5 from 10 reviews

it is a very detailed set especially with the eyes on a normal 4 long brick with printing. The wings are quite cool as there is a mechanism that flaps them which is behind the saddle kai sits on even though in the movie firstbourne is Wu's dragon. The best way to hold the dragon is with your thumb on the mechanism and the rest of your fingers around the body. firstbourne's tail is different to stormbringers as it lifts up and down and the end piece is a ball joint. Overall the dragon is pretty cool and a good set as there is a good minifig selection and the helicopter is no let down either so get this set if you can.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 10 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 from 102 reviews

My niece loves ninjago cartoons. Upon opening the gift she was thrilled! I recommend to any ninjago fan

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 102 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 from 3 reviews

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: yes 86 / 100

70653 Firstbourne was reviewed in issue 48 of Blocks Magazine.

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The Brothers Brick

by Daniel

I am quite impressed with the design of this latest Ninjago dragon, and conclude that it would make a great addition to any collection, although it might intimidate other dragons with its impressive size and wingspan. The helicopter is also a pretty cool vehicle with some interesting parts and rounds out the set well.

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