NASA Apollo Saturn V is good value for a Ideas set

$119.99 MSRP 1,969 pieces 0 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #7 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
NASA Apollo Saturn V box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#7 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces

The 2017 Saturn V is one of the best-rated big Ideas sets, 4.6 of 5 from 1,666 builders, with about 45% more plastic per dollar than typical and about 119 pieces per $10 against 99. No minifigures keeps it at good rather than great, but at $119.99 it costs roughly 14% less than its contents usually would.

#7

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

74

Chart 2 · The score

How the 74 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
174 vs 120 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
119 vs 99 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 1.9 +4 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.4 +14 of 15

$21 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 $141. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$141
sets like it usually cost

See 21309-1 on Brickset How scores work