Arctic Explorer Truck and Mobile Lab is about typical value for its size

$74.99 MSRP 489 pieces 4 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #140 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Arctic Explorer Truck and Mobile Lab box art
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40 of 100

Average

#140 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

This $74.99 arctic truck is slightly below typical on every count for City sets with 200–499 pieces: 59 pieces per $10 against 65, a little less plastic per dollar, and four minifigures, below the usual rate. It also costs roughly $12 more than similar contents usually do, which tips it below average.

#140

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

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

40

Chart 2 · The score

How the 40 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
102 vs 110 +13 of 35
Pieces per $10
59 vs 61 +13 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.8 vs 6.0 +5 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.9 +8 of 15

$11 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 $64. Each brick is $25.

$74.99
you pay

$64
sets like it usually cost

See 60378-1 on Brickset How scores work