Four minifigs, a sky crane, and a heist plot for under sixty bucks — City rarely packs this much story into a single box. The diamond robbery setup gives kids (and adults) a clear mission from the moment pieces hit the table.
Is the price fair?A+Under sixty bucks for a sky crane, a rooftop, and four figs — City pricing at its best.
Will you love it?C+A heist narrative baked right into the box gives this one more replay energy than a standard City build.
Holds its value?C-The secondary market has moved on; this one won't grow in your favor.
The Full Take
Diamond Heist does something most City sets forget: it gives you a villain worth catching. The sky crane helicopter is the centerpiece and it earns that role, with enough moving parts to make the build feel purposeful rather than filler. Four minifigs at this price is a generous cast, and the heist scenario means kids can run the same chase loop a dozen times without getting bored. Shelf presence is solid — the helicopter has scale and the rooftop scene reads well from across a room. The build itself won't challenge an experienced builder for long, but the technique work is clean and the part selection is useful. Where this set stumbles is resale: it's a City set in a crowded theme, and the secondary market has basically forgotten it exists. Buy it to enjoy it, because that's the only return worth counting on here.
