Name: Chicago
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 21033-1
Rating: 78 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 83%

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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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.84 / 5 → 97 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 → 94 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

Brick Architect Recommendation: meh 3 / 5 → 60 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: no 46 / 100 → 46 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 21033-1
Name: Chicago
Parts: 444

Retail price (USD):
Original: 39.99
Inflation adjusted: 41.71

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

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Recommendation: meh 4.84 / 5 from 19 reviews

This is MY first LEGO set just for me. I've helped my son through the years and my grandson recently with their LEGO sets but it's nice to have one only for me - selfish! I lived in Chicago for a year so it has been lovely reminiscing as I've constructed the set. It's not been too challenging and it has encouraged me to get more from the Architecture series. Next up is the Guggenheim.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 19 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 198 reviews

Lovers of the Windy City will add this to your Lego collection. Was able to get in one day from Amazon when the stores were out!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 198 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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ttpm

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5

LEGO fans who live in Chicago, list Chicago as one of their favorite cities, or just appreciate design will really like that this LEGO set shows off some of the city's great landmarks. It's a wonderful tribute to a city that really does have some excellent architecture. The instruction booklet is full of information and photographs about each landmark and the city in general, and we think that will be a lot of fun for older fans to read through, but there's a lot there for even younger LEGO builders to read and discover.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 from 2 reviews

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Brick Architect

Recommendation: meh 3 / 5 by Michael Kindness

When I first saw this set, I liked the mix of building styles, and could tell that the sloping Hancock Center would use unique construction. All of those elements lived up to my expectations, but I found some negatives that I wasn't expecting, like the bright color of Big Red, and the lackluster DuSable Bridge.

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