Downton Abbey is good value for a Ideas set

$349.99 MSRP 4,711 pieces 13 minifigures Not enough ratings yet #11 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
Downton Abbey box art
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69 of 100

Good value

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

Downton Abbey gives about 133 pieces per $10 against a typical 99 for a big Ideas set, and its 13 minifigures are nearly twice the usual rate. Plastic per dollar is about typical, and at $349.99 it costs roughly 17% less than its contents usually would; with only four ratings so far, builder opinion wasn’t counted.

#11

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.

69

Chart 2 · The score

How the 69 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
121 vs 120 +21 of 35
Pieces per $10
133 vs 99 +31 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.7 vs 1.9 +17 of 20
Builder rating
— vs 4.4 not counted

$78 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 $428. Each brick is $100.

$349.99
you pay

$428
sets like it usually cost

See 21373-1 on Brickset How scores work