Explorer Diving Boat gives a little less than similar sets

$39.99 MSRP 182 pieces 3 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #178 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Explorer Diving Boat box art
Image: Brickset
27 of 100

Below average

#178 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Builders rate Explorer Diving Boat a little above most small City sets (3.9 of 5), but it’s below average on value. At $39.99 it gives about 41 pieces per $10 against a typical 57 and roughly 30% less plastic per dollar, and it costs about 48% more than similar contents, around $13 extra.

#178

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

27

Chart 2 · The score

How the 27 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
66 vs 92 +5 of 35
Pieces per $10
41 vs 55 +6 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.8 vs 8.7 +4 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.7 +12 of 15

$12 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 $28. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$28
sets like it usually cost

See 60377-1 on Brickset How scores work