Arctic Mobile Exploration Base gives a little less than similar sets

$119.99 MSRP 786 pieces 6 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #90 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Arctic Mobile Exploration Base box art
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25 of 100

Below average

#90 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Builders rate this Arctic base a typical 4.1 of 5, but its value is poor for a larger City set. The $119.99 price buys about 49 pieces per $10 against a typical 67 and roughly 23% less plastic per dollar, and it costs about 35% more than sets with similar contents, around $31 extra.

#90

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

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25

Chart 2 · The score

How the 25 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
101 vs 124 +5 of 35
Pieces per $10
49 vs 62 +6 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.7 vs 4.8 +5 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 4.1 +9 of 15

$30 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 $90. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$90
sets like it usually cost

See 60195-1 on Brickset How scores work