Name: Volcano Base
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8637-1
Rating: 85 (4 reviews)

Volcano Base is LEGO set 8637-1. It has a score of 85. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 3 reviews, based on 3 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 24.52% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Agents.

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Recommendations

Recomended 100%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2008 is 0.13. PPP for this set is 0.12, 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 2008 is 16.01. PPM for this set is 13.86, 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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickpicker Recommendation: yes 9 / 10 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: yes 80 / 100 → 80 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 8637-1
Name: Volcano Base
Parts: 718
Minifigs: 6

Retail price (USD):
Original: 69.99
Inflation adjusted: 83.11

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.12

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 11.67
Inflation adjusted: 13.86

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Brickpicker

Recommendation: yes 9 / 10 from 1 review

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 from 4 reviews

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Lugnet

Recommendation: yes 80 / 100 from 6 reviews

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Eurobricks

by Svelte

This is a great set. Buy it! Buy several! For a retail release not aimed at AFOLs, the level of landscaping could not be nicer. This means that the Volcano Base midsection may look a little low, but it does add opportunity for clever MOCers to build astounding, enormous creations which dwarf the original. The whole volcano wall design is really a template for people to build bigger and better volcanoes! As a playset, it is let down by the lack of detailed interior, but at this pricepoint I don't mind. The figs are good, Claw-Dette especially is great and the part selection is amazing.

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