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21121-1 The Desert Outpost

21121-1

The Desert Outpost

The Desert Outpost is LEGO set 21121-1. It has a score of 84. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 5 scored reviews and 7 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 32.06% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2015, and it is categorised in Minecraft.

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2015 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.13, which is worse.

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 2015 is 15.07. PPM for this set is 16.18, which is worse.

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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.81 / 5 → 96 / 100

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

ttpm Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: meh 78 / 100 → 78 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: no 6 / 10 → 60 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 21121-1
Name: The Desert Outpost
Parts: 519
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 59.99
Inflation adjusted: 64.71

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.12
Inflation adjusted: 0.13

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 15.00
Inflation adjusted: 16.18

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Recommendation: meh 4.81 / 5 from 16 reviews

I got this set for Christmas, and I loved it as much as the other sets. I liked the pet wolf and the fact that the skeleton wears armor, which is actually possible in the game. The building techniques used to create the actual base are great, and the lake and crops were a nice touch.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 16 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 198 reviews

Good quality as expected from Lego.

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Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5

This set allows you to recreate and bring a structure from the video game to life. LEGO and Minecraft are all about building whatever you want so you can follow the directions to build this desert outpost, or create a completely unique structure.

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Recommendation: meh 78 / 100

21121 The Desert Outpost was reviewed in issue 13 of Blocks Magazine.

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Recommendation: no 6 / 10 by mostlytechnic

My score is low. I'm not the target market for this, since I've never played Minecraft. My boys on the other hand give it a 10 and are SO glad to have this set.

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BZPower

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by Andrew

Most of my criticisms for this set have to do with the fact that it's based on the Minecraft license. If you're a fan of the game and the visual style, you can probably ignore those and you will likely enjoy this set. At $60 for 519 pieces, most of them basic bricks, people who are more fans of LEGO than the game can safely pass on this one. There's certainly a lot of play potential, but overall the value seems fairly lacking.

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