Name: Fire Boat
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 60109-1
Rating: 87 (5 reviews)

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2016 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.2, which is worse.

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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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Average PPM for System in 2016 is 16.64. PPM for this set is 17.04, 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.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 60109-1
Name: Fire Boat
Parts: 412
Minifigs: 5

Retail price (USD):
Original: 79.99
Inflation adjusted: 85.21

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.19
Inflation adjusted: 0.2

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 16.00
Inflation adjusted: 17.04

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Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 from 2 reviews

This set has quite a lot of features such as the two firing water cannons and hidden cabin for the crew. The cabin below is a little low and the mini figures are unable to stand up when the control bridge is in place, however this is only a minor detail and does not effect overall play with the product. The boat hull is the same as the Deep Sea model and is quite large which really makes the set look impressive. The boat floats well in water and still maintains its functionality when in the water. The set is a little overpriced but the overall play experience is good.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 2 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 from 66 reviews

I love LEGO almost as much as my son and we have probably done 1/4 of the city series. This one has some great detail (the crew quarters, the inside of the lighthouse) but was overall the most disappointing kit ever purchased. I think the one piece hull design makes the whole thing look really tacky and cheap but I suppose that is subjective. The main problem is that the hull arrived terribly warped so the whole boat is just not very stable. The flat grey plates don't snap in properly to the hull so everything wobbles. I have an email in to LEGO to get a replacement and we'll consider it a lesson to the kid that sometimes things are disappointing. My other irritation is that the boom part is somewhat unstable. Overall I'd say, unless your kid really wants a boat, skip this build and go with one of the many other great kits in the city series.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 66 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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ttpm

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5

Children will enjoy using the LEGO City Fire Boat along with their imaginations to pretend they are on a rescue mission. There is plenty of play with this set but it can also be combined with other sets in the LEGO City line.

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