NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover is good value for a Ideas set

$29.99 MSRP 295 pieces 0 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #2 of 10 Ideas sets under 500 pieces
NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover box art
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66 of 100

Good value

#2 of 10 Ideas sets under 500 pieces

NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover scores 66, good value among 10 Ideas sets under 500 pieces. Its strongest point is plastic per dollar, better than 95% of them, and its weakest is minifigures per $100 (10%).

#2

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 10 Ideas sets under 500 pieces

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

66

Chart 2 · The score

How the 66 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
95 vs 75 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
69 vs 66 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 4.0 +2 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.1 +11 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 $27. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$27
sets like it usually cost

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