Galaxy Explorer is great value for a Icons set

$99.99 MSRP 1,254 pieces 5 minifigures 4.7 / 5 from builders #2 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Galaxy Explorer box art
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87 of 100

Great value

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

Galaxy Explorer is second of 98 big Icons sets on value. Five minifigures for $99.99 is about 4.3 per $100 against a typical 0.9, it has about 28% more plastic per dollar than usual, and nearly 800 builders rate it 4.6 of 5. It also costs roughly 29% less than its contents would usually sell for, around $141.

#2

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.

87

Chart 2 · The score

How the 87 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
167 vs 130 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
109 vs 97 +21 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.3 vs 1.1 +18 of 20
Builder rating
4.7 vs 4.2 +15 of 15

$44 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $144. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$144
sets like it usually cost

See 10497-1 on Brickset How scores work