Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter is about typical value for its size

$164.99 MSRP 1,369 pieces 8 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #65 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter box art
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43 of 100

Average

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

The Ornithopter has two big strengths: eight minifigures, about 4.5 per $100 against a typical 0.9, and a 4.6 rating from 333 builders. But it’s weak on contents for a big Icons set, with about 25% less plastic per dollar than usual, about 77 pieces per $10 against 97, and a price roughly 9% above what its contents usually cost.

#65

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.

43

Chart 2 · The score

How the 43 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
97 vs 130 +6 of 35
Pieces per $10
77 vs 97 +5 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.5 vs 1.1 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.2 +14 of 15

$11 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 $154. Each brick is $25.

$164.99
you pay

$154
sets like it usually cost

See 10327-1 on Brickset How scores work