Deep-Sea Research Submarine is good value for a Technic set

$39.99 MSRP 413 pieces 0 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #12 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces
Deep-Sea Research Submarine box art
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72 of 100

Good value

#12 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

Good value on pieces: this submarine gives about 99 pieces per $10 against a typical 85 for Technic sets with 200–499 pieces. Its plastic per dollar is about average for the group, builders rate it 3.9 of 5, and at $39.99 it costs around 8% less than sets with similar contents.

#12

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.

72

Chart 2 · The score

How the 72 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
112 vs 105 +26 of 35
Pieces per $10
99 vs 76 +32 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.8 +14 of 15

$5 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 $45. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$45
sets like it usually cost

See 42201-1 on Brickset How scores work