Fire Plane is about typical value for its size

$49.99 MSRP 578 pieces 0 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #33 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces
Fire Plane box art
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49 of 100

Average

#33 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces

Builders like the Fire Plane (4.0 of 5 from 182 ratings), but its contents are below par for mid-size Technic sets: about 81 pieces per $10 against a typical 104 and roughly 8% less plastic per dollar than the group norm. At $49.99 it’s priced close to what similar contents cost, so it scores average.

#33

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces

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

49

Chart 2 · The score

How the 49 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
111 vs 113 +20 of 35
Pieces per $10
81 vs 87 +17 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.9 +13 of 15

$2 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 $48. Each brick is $5.

$49.99
you pay

$48
sets like it usually cost

See 42040-1 on Brickset How scores work