Water Police Detective Missions — A · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Water Police Detective Missions
60355-1 · City
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A waterfront detective setup with a crook hideout, a patrol boat, and actual narrative built into the box — City doesn't always swing this purposefully, but Water Police Detective Missions lands.
Is the price fair?AFair ask for a set with this much scenario built in — not a steal, but not a stretch.
Will you love it?A-Narrative-driven layout makes it one of the more replayable City sets at this size.
Holds its value?CSteady but unremarkable — a C means don't bank on the shelf appreciating this one.
True ValueA
$19
Street price
$32
Parts value
168%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 168% of the street price — the basis for this A price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$21
Printed & detailcalc
$4
Functional piecescalc
$3
Figures (×2)
$5
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $32 of parts for $19.
The Full Take
City sets live and die by how much story they give you out of the box, and this one shows up with a full cast: patrol boat, criminal hideout, a chase already in progress. The build itself is compact but layered — the dock structure has more going on than the price tag implies. Two minifigs is lean, but the scenario design compensates by making each one matter to the play. It won't dominate a shelf, but it's not trying to; it's trying to be the set a kid asks for by name after seeing it once. At $39.99 it sits in that sweet spot where parents don't flinch and kids don't feel shortchanged. The A- is well earned — this is City doing what City does best.
