Batcave – Shadow Box is good value for a DC set

$399.99 MSRP 3,981 pieces 7 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #7 of 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces 51 cm built
Batcave – Shadow Box box art
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64 of 100

Good value

#7 of 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces

Batcave – Shadow Box scores 64, good value among 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is contents per dollar, better than 76% of them, and its weakest is built size per dollar (29%).

#7

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

64

Chart 2 · The score

How the 64 is built

A display set, so built size counts instead of minifigures. Each bar is how the set ranks among similar sets; the ink line is typical (50).

Contents per dollarPlastic and pieces per dollar, with each minifigure counted as $2 of contents, compared with sets of a similar size
93 pcs/$10 · 174 plastic better than 76% +57 of 75
Built size per dollarHow big the finished model is, compared with display sets at a similar price
51 cm long better than 29% +7 of 25

57

Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against display sets of 1,000+ pieces from every theme.

  1. 14.3out of 5 from 83 Brickset members
  2. 24.31after adding 30 ratings at the average for display sets of 1,000+ pieces (4.33), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 357out of 100: rated higher than 57% of display sets of 1,000+ pieces

$85 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 $485. Each brick is $100.

$399.99
you pay

$485
sets like it usually cost

See 76252-1 on Brickset How scores work