Cargo Train gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#93 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Cargo Train scores 20, poor value among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 94% of them, and its weakest is price per piece (1%).
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#93
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
20
Chart 2 · The score
How the 20 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
101 vs 124
+6 of 35
Pieces per $10
30 vs 62
+0 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.4 vs 4.8
+0 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.1
+14 of 15
$73 more
Chart 3 · The price
Is the price fair for what’s in the box?
Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $107. Each brick is $25.
$179.99
you pay
$107
sets like it usually cost
Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.
- Motorized: motors cost a lot but weigh little, so it scores low