Name: J.B.'s Submarine
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70433-1
Rating: 73 (6 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 50%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2020 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.09, 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.

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)

better

Average PPM for System in 2020 is 18.04. PPM for this set is 6.66, 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 4.8 / 5 → 96 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 → 68 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: no 38 / 100 → 38 / 100

Unscored reviews

The Brothers Brick Recommendation: meh

Brickset News Recommendation: no

Set information

Set ID: 70433-1
Name: J.B.'s Submarine
Parts: 224
Minifigs: 3

Retail price (USD):
Original: 19.99
Inflation adjusted: 19.99

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

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.66
Inflation adjusted: 6.66

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Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 from 10 reviews

My son absolutely loves LEGOs and was so excited to get the Hidden Side LEGO set! It comes with over 200 pieces and allows him to build his own set and then scan it and play to catch the ghosts. I love the creativity sparked by LEGO within my son, and he enjoys hours of fun building and rebuilding different sets!

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 10 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Just2Good

Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 from 1 review

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: no 38 / 100

70433 J.B.'s Submarine was reviewed in issue 70 of Blocks Magazine.

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The Brothers Brick

Recommendation: meh by Flynn

This is a quick, fun build, but if you are looking for something a bit more complicated this might not be the set for you. However, it's sure to please younger builders and parts junkies. In particular, I really like Parker's new hairpiece, the black seaweed and the medium azure branches. The minifigures are quite nice and the combo of those plus the plant pieces make this a great set for those of us that mainly collect sets for their interesting parts.

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Brickset News

Recommendation: no by CapnRex101

Hidden Side has yielded an outstanding selection of unusual buildings and vehicles but 70433 J.B.'s Submarine is among the weaker examples. The minifigure selection is good and I like certain aspects of the underwater scenery, although I believe there was potential for more detail and this environment provides little evidence of its location underwater.

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