NASA Apollo Saturn V is great value for a Ideas set

$119.99 MSRP 1,969 pieces 0 minifigures 4.5 / 5 from builders #6 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces
NASA Apollo Saturn V box art
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75 of 100

Great value

#6 of 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces

This Saturn V has about 53% more plastic per dollar than a typical big Ideas set, among the most in its group, and about 126 pieces per $10 against 99. With a 4.5 rating and a $119.99 price roughly 18% below what its contents usually cost, it’s good value, held back only by having no minifigures.

#6

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 51 Ideas sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

75

Chart 2 · The score

How the 75 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
184 vs 120 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
126 vs 99 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 1.9 +4 of 20
Builder rating
4.5 vs 4.4 +12 of 15

$29 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 $149. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$149
sets like it usually cost

See 92176-1 on Brickset How scores work