Mining Truck is good value for a Technic set

$29.99 MSRP 362 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #17 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces
Mining Truck box art
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61 of 100

Good value

#17 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

As typical as a set gets: the Mining Truck matches the usual 85 pieces per $10 for Technic sets with 200–499 pieces, has average plastic per dollar, and earns a group-typical 3.8 of 5 from 150 builders. At $29.99 it’s priced close to what similar contents cost, which is why it lands right in the middle.

#17

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

61

Chart 2 · The score

How the 61 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
116 vs 105 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
85 vs 76 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.8 +9 of 15

$3 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 $33. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$33
sets like it usually cost

See 42035-1 on Brickset How scores work