Space Science Lab is great value for a City set

$34.99 MSRP 560 pieces 3 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #2 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Space Science Lab box art
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92 of 100

Great value

#2 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Space Science Lab is the top-ranked City set with 500–999 pieces, first of 83, mainly on price: 149 pieces per $10 is more than twice the typical 67, and it has about 51% more plastic per dollar than its group. At $34.99 it costs roughly $26 less than sets with similar contents usually do, which makes it an easy pick if you’re building on a budget.

#2

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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

92

Chart 2 · The score

How the 92 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
196 vs 124 +35 of 35
Pieces per $10
149 vs 62 +30 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.0 vs 4.8 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 4.1 +9 of 15

$26 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $61. Each brick is $25.

$34.99
you pay

$61
sets like it usually cost

See 60439-1 on Brickset How scores work