A-Frame Cabin is about typical value for its size

$179.99 MSRP 2,082 pieces 4 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #15 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
A-Frame Cabin box art
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59 of 100

Average

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

The A-Frame Cabin is slightly better than typical for a big Ideas set on most counts: about 9% more plastic per dollar, about 105 pieces per $10 against 99, and four minifigures at about the usual rate. With a 4.3 rating and a price about 8% below what its contents usually cost, it just reaches good value.

#15

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.

59

Chart 2 · The score

How the 59 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
130 vs 120 +23 of 35
Pieces per $10
105 vs 99 +19 of 30
Minifigures per $100
2.0 vs 1.9 +11 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.4 +6 of 15

$20 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 $200. Each brick is $25.

$179.99
you pay

$200
sets like it usually cost

See 21338-1 on Brickset How scores work