Tuxedo Cat is great value for a Ideas set

$99.99 MSRP 1,710 pieces 0 minifigures 4.5 / 5 from builders #2 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
Tuxedo Cat box art
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79 of 100

Great value

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

The Tuxedo Cat has more than twice the plastic per dollar of a typical big Ideas set and about 159 pieces per $10 against 99, among the best in its group. There are no minifigures, but with a 4.5 rating and a $99.99 price roughly 40% below what its contents usually cost, it’s great value.

#2

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.

79

Chart 2 · The score

How the 79 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
253 vs 120 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
159 vs 99 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 1.9 +4 of 20
Builder rating
4.5 vs 4.4 +12 of 15

$68 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 $168. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$168
sets like it usually cost

See 21349-1 on Brickset How scores work