Back to the Future Time Machine gives a little less than similar sets

$199.99 MSRP 1,872 pieces 2 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #85 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Back to the Future Time Machine box art
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30 of 100

Below average

#85 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

Builders like the Time Machine (4.3 of 5 from 526 ratings), but it’s below average on value for a big Icons set. Plastic per dollar is about 29% below the norm, pieces per $10 trail (81 against 97), and at $199.99 it costs roughly 28% more than its contents usually would, around $157.

#85

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

30

Chart 2 · The score

How the 30 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
92 vs 130 +3 of 35
Pieces per $10
81 vs 97 +7 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.9 vs 1.1 +10 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.2 +10 of 15

$43 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $157. Each brick is $25.

$199.99
you pay

$157
sets like it usually cost

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