Cargo Train gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#95 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Cargo Train scores 19, poor value among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 90% of them, and its weakest is minifigures per $100 (0%).
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#95
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
19
Chart 2 · The score
How the 19 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
100 vs 124
+5 of 35
Pieces per $10
31 vs 62
+1 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.4 vs 4.8
+0 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.1
+14 of 15
$82 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 $118. Each brick is $25.
$199.99
you pay
$118
sets like it usually cost
Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.
- Motorized: motors cost a lot but weigh little, so it scores low