Golden Mech is great value for a Ninjago set

$39.99 MSRP 489 pieces 4 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #13 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces
Golden Mech box art
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77 of 100

Great value

#13 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

Golden Mech is good value for a mid-size Ninjago set, helped most by its rating: 4.2 of 5, higher than nearly all of its group. It also gives about 94 pieces per $10 against a typical 79 and about 11% more plastic per dollar than the norm, with four minifigures right on the usual rate at $39.99.

#13

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

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

77

Chart 2 · The score

How the 77 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
107 vs 97 +26 of 35
Pieces per $10
94 vs 76 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 7.5 +12 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 3.8 +14 of 15

$4 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 $44. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$44
sets like it usually cost

See 71702-1 on Brickset How scores work