Jungle Explorer Water Plane — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Jungle Explorer Water Plane
60425-1 · City
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The floatplane silhouette is clean enough that you forget this is a City set until you're done building it — then $22.99 hits different.
Is the price fair?DToo many dollars for too few bricks — the D is deserved.
Will you love it?B+Charming floatplane shape and a fun jungle setup make this easy to enjoy.
Holds its value?C-City sets at this size don't tend to age into value — expect flat.
True ValueD
$38
Street price
$30
Parts value
78%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 78% of the street price — the basis for this D price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$21
Printed & detailcalc
$2
Functional piecescalc
$3
Figures (×2)
$4
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$8
FairParts are worth about 78% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Jungle explorer themes live or die by atmosphere, and this floatplane nails the look: compact fuselage, pontoons, just enough green jungle kit to sell the setting. The build is light — 177 pieces means an hour, tops — but the finished shape holds up on a shelf or a kid's desk. Where it stumbles is the price tag; $22.99 for this part count is a stretch no matter how charming the theme. Play value is the real story here, two minifigs ready to wade into whatever jungle chaos a kid can invent. Resale is unlikely to move the needle; City sets at this scale rarely do. Buy it for the vibe, not the math.
