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70638-1 Katana V11

70638-1

Katana V11

Katana V11 is LEGO set 70638-1. It has a score of 81. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 7 scored reviews and 9 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 43.78% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2018, and it is categorised in Ninjago.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2018 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.08, 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)

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Average PPM for System in 2018 is 14.16. PPM for this set is 10.18, 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

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 → 96 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 → 95 / 100

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Vaderfan2187's Blog Recommendation: meh 3.3 / 5 → 66 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: no 65 / 100 → 65 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 70638-1
Name: Katana V11
Parts: 257
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 19.99
Inflation adjusted: 20.35

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.08
Inflation adjusted: 0.08

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 10.00
Inflation adjusted: 10.18

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amazon.com

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Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 from 126 reviews

I bought this for my 8 year old son and he loved it. Took him a while to assemble as it comes with a good ammount of pieces which was surprising considering the lower price point compared to other lego brand items. The kit comes with 2 mini figures, a motorcycle, and boat that also shoots projectiles which he thought was amazing! Comes with detailed, step-by-step instructions and numbered build stages bags for ease of assembly. Good price and awesome product!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 126 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 from 8 reviews

I love Ninjago. I got the Street Race of Snake Jaguar and the Ninja Nightcrawler from my parents for my birthday, so it was only natural for me to want this set. However, my friend gave it to me, which was nice. This set comes with two minifigs, Kai and Luke Cunningham. Since I've been keeping up with the Season 8 on YouTube, I know who Luke Cunningham is, and he is a pretty cool character to get. Kai is my 4th favorite ninja and he is cool as well. Their weapons are just katanas, nothing special. The bike is just a normal bike but with a couple stickers, as well as a flame coming out of the back, which is quite useful if you want to make Kai use his Elemental Power. The boat itself is awesome. The flick missile launcher thingy can rotate out to shoot or rotate back in to look better. The hood with the katanas is just genius, and Kai has enough space to relax inside the cockpit so that Pixal can drive it for him. Overall this is one of the best sets I've ever had.

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

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Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 by Rob

The side pods cap off an aerodynamic delight that may barely count as a boat, but so wonderfully gets the mind's imagination going. The LEGO Group twice refer to this set in their product description as a cool toy, and indeed it's cool to look at, it's cool to hold in your hands, and it's cool to play with. It is a cool toy.

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Recommendation: no 4 / 5

Fun to assemble and fans will love creating their very own Ninjago adventures.

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Brickset

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Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 7 reviews

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Vaderfan2187's Blog

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Recommendation: meh 3.3 / 5 by Vaderfan2187

I can't really honestly say I like this set. The build itself just doesn't look good to me, and the figure selection is quite small (the equal-priced 70629 Pirahna Attack set, while not the best, has twice as many minifigures). Playability is alright for a model like this, but the price isn't too good.

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Blocks Magazine

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Recommendation: no 65 / 100

70638 Katana V11 was reviewed in issue 42 of Blocks Magazine.

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Brickset News

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by iso3200

This set has a lot things going for it. The design is superb, the functions are great and it has a lot of playability. Even at £14.99 RRP it's well worth picking up. I've been out of the Ninjago loop for a while, cherry picking the interesting builds now and then and not getting involved much with the back story or TV series, but I don't need any of that background to enjoy this set and that speaks volumes.

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