The Bowser Express Train is the best-value Super Mario set of its size

$119.99 MSRP 1,392 pieces 6 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #1 of 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces
The Bowser Express Train box art
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83 of 100

Great value

#1 of 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces

The Bowser Express Train scores 83, great value among 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is minifigures per $100, better than 97% of them, and its weakest is price per piece (66%).

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

83

Chart 2 · The score

How the 83 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
151 vs 134 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
108 vs 94 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.7 vs 2.7 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.1 +15 of 15

$22 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 $142. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$142
sets like it usually cost

See 71437-1 on Brickset How scores work