Cargo Train gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#23 of 23 City sets with 1,000+ pieces
Cargo Train ranks last of the 23 big City sets, largely because part of its $229.99 price pays for motorized parts. It gives about 40 pieces per $10, roughly half the typical 79, and about half the usual minifigures per dollar, and it costs about 57% more than similar contents. Builders rate it 4.2 of 5, so buy it for the powered train, not the value.
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#23
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 23 City sets with 1,000+ pieces
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11
Chart 2 · The score
How the 11 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
$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 $148. Each brick is $25.
$229.99
you pay
$148
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