Tales of the Space Age is the best-value Ideas set of its size
Good value
#1 of 21 Ideas sets with 500–999 pieces
Tales of the Space Age is the best-value Ideas set with 200–999 pieces, first of 24. It has about 77% more plastic per dollar than typical and about 125 pieces per $10 against 87, and at $49.99 it costs roughly 27% less than its contents would usually sell for, with a 4.3 rating to match.
#1
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 21 Ideas sets with 500–999 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
176 vs 104
+33 of 35
Pieces per $10
125 vs 91
+26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0
+6 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.2
+10 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 $70. Each brick is $25.
$49.99
you pay
$70
sets like it usually cost