R2-D2 is great value for a Star Wars set

$99.99 MSRP 1,050 pieces 2 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #5 of 83 Star Wars sets with 1,000+ pieces
R2-D2 box art
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77 of 100

Great value

#5 of 83 Star Wars sets with 1,000+ pieces

Third of 69 big Star Wars sets. This R2-D2 gives about 98 pieces per $10 against a typical 72 and roughly 19% more plastic per dollar, with two minifigures right at the usual rate. A 4.3 rating from 400 builders and a price about 19% below what its contents usually cost make $99.99 easy to justify.

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 83 Star Wars sets with 1,000+ 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
123 vs 104 +32 of 35
Pieces per $10
98 vs 70 +28 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.9 vs 2.3 +9 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.3 +9 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 $122. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$122
sets like it usually cost

See 75379-1 on Brickset How scores work