NASA Mars Rover Perseverance is good value for a Technic set

$99.99 MSRP 1,132 pieces 0 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #23 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces
NASA Mars Rover Perseverance box art
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69 of 100

Good value

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

Good value for a licensed NASA model: about 102 pieces per $10 against a typical 77 for big Technic sets, better than 84% of them, and roughly 15% more plastic per dollar than the group norm. Its 4.0 of 5 rating from 109 builders trails most big sets, and at $99.99 it’s priced about where similar contents usually sit.

#23

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces

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69

Chart 2 · The score

How the 69 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
120 vs 102 +32 of 35
Pieces per $10
102 vs 72 +33 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.0 vs 4.2 +4 of 15

$1 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 $99. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$99
sets like it usually cost

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