Heavy Duty Excavator is good value for a Technic set

$39.99 MSRP 569 pieces 0 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #24 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces
Heavy Duty Excavator box art
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63 of 100

Good value

#24 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces

Middle of the pack among mid-size Technic sets: this excavator has typical plastic per dollar, about 114 pieces per $10 against a usual 104, and a 4.0 of 5 rating from 110 builders. At $39.99 it costs about 11% less than sets with similar contents, which keeps it comfortably average.

#24

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.

63

Chart 2 · The score

How the 63 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
119 vs 113 +25 of 35
Pieces per $10
114 vs 87 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.9 +13 of 15

$6 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 $46. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$46
sets like it usually cost

See 42121-1 on Brickset How scores work