Surface Space Loader LT78 is great value for a Technic set

$34.99 MSRP 435 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #2 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces
Surface Space Loader LT78 box art
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88 of 100

Great value

#2 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

The best value among 39 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces, this space loader gives about 54% more plastic per dollar than is typical for its group and around 116 pieces per $10 against the usual 85. Builders rate it an average 3.8 of 5, but at $34.99 it costs about a third less than sets with similar contents, which typically go for $52.

#2

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.

88

Chart 2 · The score

How the 88 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
176 vs 105 +42 of 35
Pieces per $10
116 vs 76 +36 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.8 +9 of 15

$19 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 $54. Each brick is $5.

$34.99
you pay

$54
sets like it usually cost

See 42178-1 on Brickset How scores work