Name: Build My City Accessory Set
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 40170-1
Rating: 70 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 75%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2017 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.1, which is better.

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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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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 4.75 / 5 → 95 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 3.7 / 5 → 74 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

Playing with Bricks Recommendation: no 4 / 10 → 40 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 40170-1
Name: Build My City Accessory Set
Parts: 100

Retail price (USD):
Original: 9.99
Inflation adjusted: 10.42

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 from 8 reviews

This set was really easy to build and the accessories can be used in so many Lego City sets!!

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 8 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: no 3.7 / 5 from 16 reviews

My son is really into legos, lately its been all about lego city. Thought these would help add to it for him. He will get it for Christmas and I know he will love it.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 16 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 from 3 reviews

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Playing with Bricks

Recommendation: no 4 / 10 by Nachos Grande

This is a tough set to score in the sense that it is clearly marketed as an accessory set. With no included minifigures, it's tough to say that this set is fun in any meaningful way. There is a frog, some water elements, and plants so I guess you could play with that if this were the only set you owned. The value in the set is clearly for those who already own other LEGO City sets. Even with that in mind, I think LEGO could have done a better job of including more value in the set. I'm not mad that I bought the set, but I don't think I'll be looking to add another copy of this set to my collection.

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This is a great starter set for anyone who wants to get into LEGO as the structures are very simple to make and the parts are readily available.

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by CapnRex101

This is an unusual set but a thoroughly impressive one! The small models remind me of gifts from a CITY Advent Calendar and are of a high individual standard, allowing you to incorporate them into larger displays with ease. The parking attendant's booth is probably my favourite part of the set as it is quite unusual and I also appreciate the inclusion of several rare pieces as well as some useful stickers.

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