Fire Mech is good value for a Ninjago set

$69.99 MSRP 944 pieces 6 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #12 of 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces
Fire Mech box art
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71 of 100

Good value

#12 of 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces

Fire Mech is good value for a Ninjago set with 500–999 pieces. At $69.99 it gives about 98 pieces per $10 against a typical 83 and about 21% more plastic per dollar than the group norm, with six minifigures right on the usual rate. It costs about 13% less than similar contents; a 3.9 rating, below most of its group, holds it back slightly.

#12

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces

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71

Chart 2 · The score

How the 71 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
131 vs 103 +31 of 35
Pieces per $10
98 vs 81 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.2 vs 6.0 +12 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 4.1 +3 of 15

$12 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 $82. Each brick is $25.

$69.99
you pay

$82
sets like it usually cost

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