The Orient Express Train gives a little less than similar sets
Below average
#42 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
The Orient Express has about typical plastic per dollar and eight minifigures, a bit above the usual rate for a big Ideas set. But it gives only about 77 pieces per $10 against 99 and builders rate it 4.1 of 5, below most of its group, so at $299.99 it lands below average.
#42
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.
33
Chart 2 · The score
How the 33 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
117 vs 120
+16 of 35
Pieces per $10
77 vs 99
+4 of 30
Minifigures per $100
2.4 vs 1.9
+11 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 4.4
+2 of 15
$11 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 $289. Each brick is $25.
$299.99
you pay
$289
sets like it usually cost