Chicago is good value for a Architecture set

$39.99 MSRP 444 pieces 0 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #5 of 18 Architecture sets under 500 pieces
Chicago box art
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70 of 100

Good value

#5 of 18 Architecture sets under 500 pieces

Chicago scores 70, good value among 18 Architecture sets under 500 pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 92% of them, and its weakest is plastic per dollar (53%).

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 18 Architecture sets under 500 pieces

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

70

Chart 2 · The score

How the 70 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
66 vs 65 +23 of 35
Pieces per $10
81 vs 66 +30 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.1 vs 3.8 +17 of 15

$3 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 $37. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$37
sets like it usually cost

See 21033-1 on Brickset How scores work