Name: Flexible and Straight Tracks
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 7499-1
Rating: 72 (4 reviews)

Flexible and Straight Tracks is LEGO set 7499-1. It has a score of 72. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 4 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 19.14% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2011, and it is categorised in City.

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2011 is 0.17. PPP for this set is 0.94, 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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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

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

Lugnet Recommendation: meh 75 / 100 → 75 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: no 2.54 / 5 → 51 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 7499-1
Name: Flexible and Straight Tracks
Parts: 24

Retail price (USD):
Original: 19.99
Inflation adjusted: 22.72

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.83
Inflation adjusted: 0.94

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 from 316 reviews

Great expansion pack for a Lego City train set. Hours of enjoyment with these.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 316 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Lugnet

Recommendation: meh 75 / 100 from 1 review

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 from 5 reviews

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LEGO

Recommendation: no 2.54 / 5 from 90 reviews

I was very disappointed with the flexible tracks. They derail the yellow cargo engine far too readily and, unless you are lucky enough to have a permanent setup and are therefore able to screw them down, they move around, allowing whole sections of track to shift and become disconnected. As much as I dislike the flexi tracks as a substitute for curves, they are invaluable and most definately have there place as filler pieces or for non standard curve. I just wish that Lego had left the rails pack the same and introduced flexi as a separate product.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 90 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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