Name: Volcano Exploration Truck
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 60121-1
Rating: 78 (9 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 43%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

worse

Average PPP for System in 2016 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.15, 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 2016 is 16.66. PPM for this set is 13.32, 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 4.71 / 5 → 94 / 100

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

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: yes 90 / 100 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: no 2.7 / 5 → 54 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: no C → 50 / 100

Unscored reviews

Brickset News

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Set information

Set ID: 60121-1
Name: Volcano Exploration Truck
Parts: 175
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 24.99
Inflation adjusted: 26.62

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.14
Inflation adjusted: 0.15

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 12.50
Inflation adjusted: 13.32

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.71 / 5 from 7 reviews

My 6 year old son and I built this bad boy in no time. We decided to sort the parts by colors and put them in separate containers for quick access. The instructions were easy to read and follow. We also built two other vehicles from Lego City! And we plan on building many more in the future!!!

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 7 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 270 reviews

An awesome lego set, I got it for my almost 5 y-old who adores volcanoes, and he couldn't be more thrilled. The volcano is great and does take some building. The instructions are very clear and he managed to build the whole thing almost on his own. He does have good motor skill and can be very focused when interested, but still, he's not 5 yet. The instructions are extremely well made, with close-ups and 1:1 size guides to check you picked the right piece. Thumbs up !!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 270 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: yes 90 / 100

60121 Volcano Exploration Truck was reviewed in issue 29 of Blocks Magazine.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 from 2 reviews

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ttpm

Recommendation: no 4 / 5

Kids will love building this LEGO City set and pretending to be an adventurer or archaeologist and coming up with their own crazy explorer adventures. The truck is rolls really well and the drill easily opens the boulder. The LEGO mini figures are all designed with the volcano exploration theme in mind and add to the adventurer imaginative play. The walkie-talkie, jackhammer, and metal detector accessories can all be stored on the side of the truck. Just snap in and roll on!

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: no 2.7 / 5 by Graham

This is a fun vehicle at the price point for play purposes, but is not as satisfying as the more domesticated vehicles available elsewhere in the CITY range.

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Just2Good

Recommendation: no C → 50 / 100

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Brickset News

by CapnRex101

The way in which LEGO City trucks are designed has taken another step forward with this set and I think it would make a good addition to a generic City scene. However, it is perhaps the least interesting vehicle in the Volcano Explorers subtheme as it is not too dissimilar to the numerous trucks which have been produced in previous years.

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