6383 PUBLIC WORKS CENTRE
i Aftermarket price: £2,168 new, £197 used / Minifigures: 4 / Pieces: 421
THE BIG CHEESE of the Town Services subtheme boasts just 421 pieces, but like most sets of its time, puts them to such good use that the play value in 6383 Public Works Centre rivals the flagship set in any LEGO City wave to this day. That’s partly helped by the two 32x32-stud baseplates on which everything sits, and one of which – the garage plate with three parking spaces – only ever appeared here and in 1984’s 6391 Cargo Centre.