Hungarian Horntail Dragon is great value for a Harry Potter set

$49.99 MSRP 671 pieces 1 minifigure 4.3 / 5 from builders #8 of 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces 48 × 40 × 40 cm built Has display stand
Hungarian Horntail Dragon box art
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82 of 100

Great value

#8 of 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces

Hungarian Horntail Dragon scores 82, great value among 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces. Its strongest point is built size per dollar, better than 99% of them, and its weakest is contents per dollar (77%).

#8

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces

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

82

Chart 2 · The score

How the 82 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
125 pcs/$10 · 110 plastic better than 77% +58 of 75
Built size per dollarHow big the finished model is, compared with display sets at a similar price
48 cm long better than 99% +25 of 25

88

Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against display sets of 500–999 pieces from every theme.

  1. 14.3out of 5 from 161 Brickset members
  2. 24.27after adding 30 ratings at the average for display sets of 500–999 pieces (4.12), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 388out of 100: rated higher than 88% of display sets of 500–999 pieces

$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 $54. Each brick is $5.

$49.99
you pay

$54
sets like it usually cost

See 76406-1 on Brickset How scores work