VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 is great value for a Technic set

$109.99 MSRP 1,365 pieces 0 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #8 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces
VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 box art
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85 of 100

Great value

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

Few big Technic sets give more for the money: this space cargo ship has about 63% more plastic per dollar than its group typically does and roughly 115 pieces per $10 against a usual 77. Its 4.0 rating from 52 builders trails most big sets, but at $109.99 it costs around 18% less than sets with similar contents, which keeps it second of 66.

#8

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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

85

Chart 2 · The score

How the 85 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
171 vs 102 +43 of 35
Pieces per $10
115 vs 72 +37 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.0 vs 4.2 +4 of 15

$28 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 $138. Each brick is $25.

$109.99
you pay

$138
sets like it usually cost

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