Construction Steamroller — B+ · The Brick Drop Score
B+
The Drop Score
Construction Steamroller
60401-1 · City
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A $10 City set that nails the basics — the steamroller reads instantly, the build is clean, and it's the kind of thing that makes a kid's face light up without wrecking your wallet too badly.
Is the price fair?CPushing the ceiling for a sub-$10 City vehicle — you're paying for the license, not the parts.
Will you love it?B+Cheerful, fast build with a satisfying silhouette — exactly what a City fan wants from a shelf filler.
Holds its value?C-Retires quietly, resells quietly — not a set anyone's hunting for on the secondary market.
True ValueC
$10
Street price
$10
Parts value
104%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 104% of the street price — the basis for this C price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$4
Functional piecescalc
$4
Figures (×1)
$2
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $10 of parts for $10.
The Full Take
The Construction Steamroller is one of those sets that knows exactly what it is: a small, honest City vehicle with zero pretension. The steamroller silhouette is unmistakable, and LEGO® pulled it off with a tight, tidy build that looks right at a glance. At $9.99 it's not the steal it looks like — 78 pieces puts this on the pricier end for a budget City pick — but the target audience here is a six-year-old with a sandbox, not a collector chasing bang for buck. One minifig feels thin, and there's not much here to surprise a veteran. But as a low-stakes birthday add-on or a stocking stuffer, it lands where it needs to.
