The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith is great value for a Icons set
Great value
#3 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Minas Tirith is huge, but it still ranks third of 98 big Icons sets on value. You get about 126 pieces per $10 against a typical 97, about 23% more plastic per dollar, twice the usual minifigure rate and a 4.6 rating, and at $649.99 it costs roughly 27% less than its contents would usually sell for, around $894.
#3
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.
84
Chart 2 · The score
How the 84 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
160 vs 130
+33 of 35
Pieces per $10
126 vs 97
+26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.8 vs 1.1
+11 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.2
+14 of 15
$241 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 $891. Each brick is $100.
$649.99
you pay
$891
sets like it usually cost