Rescue Hovercraft is great value for a Technic set

$29.99 MSRP 457 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #7 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces
Rescue Hovercraft box art
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81 of 100

Great value

#7 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

Pieces are the story here: about 123 pieces per $10 against a typical 85, better than 99% of Technic sets with 200–499 pieces. Plastic per dollar is around 18% above the group norm, and at $29.99 the hovercraft costs roughly 23% less than similar contents usually do, though builders give it an ordinary 3.8 of 5.

#7

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.

81

Chart 2 · The score

How the 81 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
136 vs 105 +35 of 35
Pieces per $10
123 vs 76 +37 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.8 +9 of 15

$10 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 $40. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$40
sets like it usually cost

See 42120-1 on Brickset How scores work