Freight Train gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#22 of 23 City sets with 1,000+ pieces
Part of this train’s $199.99 price goes into motorized parts rather than bricks, so it scores poorly next to other big City sets. It gives about 50 pieces per $10 against a typical 79 and costs roughly 24% more than similar contents, though builders rate it a solid 4.0 of 5. Buy it if you want a motorized train, not the most bricks per dollar.
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#22
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 23 City sets with 1,000+ pieces
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22
Chart 2 · The score
How the 22 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
$37 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 $163. Each brick is $25.
$199.99
you pay
$163
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