Mobile Crane MK II is good value for a Technic set

$219.99 MSRP 2,606 pieces 0 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #18 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces
Mobile Crane MK II box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#18 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces

Mobile Crane MK II scores 74, good value among 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 87% of them, and its weakest is price per piece (66%).

Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.

#18

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ 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
120 vs 102 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
82 vs 72 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +16 of 15

$39 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 $181. Each brick is $25.

$219.99
you pay

$181
sets like it usually cost

Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.

See 42009-1 on Brickset How scores work