Micro NINJAGO City Markets — C · The Brick Drop Score
C
The Drop Score
Micro NINJAGO City Markets
40706-1 · Ninjago
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Micro NINJAGO City Markets shrinks one of LEGO®'s most beloved cityscapes into a compact display piece — and in doing so, loses almost everything that made the original special.
Is the price fair?C-The price asks more than this micro footprint justifies.
Will you love it?CNinjago fans will recognize it; everyone else will shrug.
Holds its value?CNothing here suggests it outpaces the aftermarket average.
True ValueC-
$17
Street price
$24
Parts value
140%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 140% of the street price — the basis for this C- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$23
Functional piecescalc
$1
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $24 of parts for $17.
The Full Take
The big NINJAGO City sets earned their reputation on density, color, and sheer chaos — every nook packed with detail. This micro version captures the silhouette but not the soul, delivering a shelf piece that reads as a souvenir of a better set. No minifigs means no life, and at this price point the value case is genuinely hard to make. The build itself is competent micro-scale work, not revelatory — you're stacking small parts into recognizable shapes rather than discovering clever techniques. For a devoted Ninjago collector it fills a gap, but for most buyers it's a reminder that miniaturization doesn't always equal charm. A C is about right: not broken, just underwhelming given what the source material deserves.