Bricks by Numbers

30682: NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Polybag

30682 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Polybag A fun follow-up to the NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (42158), LEGO gave us a polybag (30628) replica of the acclaimed set. It hits the high-points, capturing the camera, instruments, and wheels designed to traverse the Martian landscape.

The NASA Mars Rover perseverance Polybag retails for $4.99, has 83 pieces, and 121.24 BVI. The set has only 8 colors, primarily white (28.92%) and black (25.30%), and 45.78% being the remaining. There are 33 unique parts and 33 unique elements resulting in no reuse of parts in different colors.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 30682: NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Polybag:

Set Number: 30682
Set Name: NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Polybag
Theme: Technic
Piece Count: 83
Retail Price: $4.99
Weight: 53g
BVI: 121.24
ppp: $0.06012
ppg: $0.09415
LPPP Total: $11.04
LPPP: $0.13301
Unique Colors: 8
Unique Parts: 33
Unique Elements: 33

Set 30682 Colors Pie Chart

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That’s 30682 by the numbers. What do you think?

21347: Red London Telephone Box – by the Numbers

21347 Red London Telephone Box image LEGO Ideas brought us the latest fan-created MOC to the shelves this month, Red London Telephone Box (21347). A London icon, the LEGO recreation brings a beautiful display piece which captures the symbolic look-and-feel of the telephone booth from the streets of London.

The Red London Telephone Box retails for $114.99, has 1460 pieces, and 55.91 BVI. Dominating the color palette is red (41.16%) and black (20.62%), and 17 other colors make up the remaining 38.22%. There are 151 unique parts and 227 unique elements resulting in a lower-level of variability in the parts in the set.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 21347: Red London Telephone Box:

Set Number: 21347
Set Name: Red London Telephone Box
Theme: Ideas
Piece Count: 1460
Retail Price: $114.99
Weight: 1488g
BVI: 55.91
ppp: $0.07876
ppg: $0.07728
LPPP Total: $179.28
LPPP: $0.12279
Unique Colors: 19
Unique Parts: 151
Unique Elements: 227

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That’s 21347 by the numbers. What do you think?

40674: Stitch – by the Numbers

LEGO set 40674 - Stitch Brickheadz Brickheadz welcomed Stitch (40674) this month to the Ohana. Brickheadz have always been a fun building experience – ripe with subtle nods to the story inside the bricks (minor spoiler in the next statement); in this case, a lime green brick in the head to signify the alien origins of Stitch.

Brickheadz Stitch retails for $9.99, has 152 pieces, and 28.73 BVI. Without surprise, over half (59.21%) of the set is dominated by one color: medium blue — and 10 other colors make up the remaining 40.79%. There are 32 unique parts and 43 unique elements resulting in a medium-level of variability in the parts in the set.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 40674: Stitch:

Set Number: 40674
Set Name: Stitch
Theme: Brickheadz
Piece Count: 152
Retail Price: $9.99
Weight: 132g
BVI: 28.73
ppp: $0.06572
ppg: $0.08461
LPPP Total: $12.86
LPPP: $0.08461
Unique Colors: 11
Unique Parts: 32
Unique Elements: 43

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That’s 40674 by the numbers. What do you think?

10331: Kingfisher Bird – by the Numbers

10331 - Kingfisher Bird LEGO set Released last week, Kingfisher Bird (10331) hit the streets to get excitement. The majestic expansion into the animal kingdom has already made its mark with builders — Jay at JaysBrickBlog.com notes it “is a superb display model, very fun to build and a great addition to your nature-inspired LEGO displays…”

Kingfisher Bird retails for $49.99, has 834 pieces, and 109.18 BVI. Over half (51.8%) of the set is dominated by only three colors: dark blue (24.10%), black (15.11%), and trans-clear (12.59%), and a whooping 24 other colors make up the remaining 48.2%. Parts wise, there are 130 unique parts and 177 unique elements — meaning less variation in parts as to other sets we’ve discussed here.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 10331: Kingfisher Bird:

Set Number: 10331
Set Name: Kingfisher Bird
Theme: Icons
Piece Count: 834
Retail Price: $49.99
Weight: 812g
BVI: 109.18
ppp: $0.05994
ppg: $0.06156
LPPP Total: $104.57
LPPP: $0.12538
Unique Colors: 27
Unique Parts: 130
Unique Elements: 177

Pie chart of set 10331 Kingfisher Bird colors

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That’s 10331 by the numbers. What do you think?

40725: Cherry Blossoms – by the Numbers

LEGO Set 40725 - Cherry Blossoms Released last month, Cherry Blossoms (40725) hit the market as another ‘best in vase’ type of flower build. Simple in design, the set harkens back to the 2021 release of Bonsai Tree (10281), though sadly without any frogs.

Cherry Blossoms retails for $14.99, has 438 pieces, and 115.08 BVI. Nearly two-thirds (64.38%) of the set is dominated by only three colors: reddish brown (30.14%), bright pink (18.26%), and dark red (15.98%), while only 6 other colors make up the remaining 35.62% of the composition. With 23 unique elements and 19 unique parts, there is decent variation in the bricks in the set for the set’s size.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 40725: Cherry Blossoms:

Set Number: 40725
Set Name: Cherry Blossoms
Theme: Botanical Collection
Piece Count: 438
Retail Price: $14.99
Weight: 173.86g
BVI: 115.08
ppp: $0.03422
ppg: $0.08622
LPPP Total: $32.24
LPPP: $0.07361
Unique Colors: 9
Unique Parts: 19
Unique Elements: 23

Pie chart of set 40725 Cherry Blossom colors

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That’s 40725 by the numbers. What do you think?

10328: Bouquet of Roses – by the Numbers

Bouquet of Roses - LEGO 10328

The start of 2024 is bringing a myriad of new sets and opportunities for LEGO enthusiast to build. Originating in 2021, Roses (40460) was one of the first sets released in the LEGO Botanical Collection. Now 3 years later, LEGO has grown a full Bouquet of Roses (10328).

This set brings our first look at a new statistic we’re piloting at Bicks by Numbers, the Brick Value Indicator (BVI). LEGO enthusiasts are usually familiar with price per piece (ppp), a number calculated by dividing the retail price by the number of pieces in a set. BVI takes ppp to the next level, by factoring in the cost of buying each piece directly from LEGO and deriving a value of the set between ppp, retail costs, and LEGO’s ppp cost.

Bouquet of Roses retails for $59.99, has 822 pieces, and 91.58 BVI. Over half of the set (59.8%) is composed of only two colors, red (34.5%) and dark green (25.3%), while 13 other colors make up the remaining 41.2%. With 53 unique elements and 50 unique parts, there is significant variation in the bricks in the set.

Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 10328: Bouquet of Roses:

Set Number: 10328
Set Name: Bouquet of Roses
Theme: Botanical Collection
Piece Count: 822
Retail Price: $59.99
Weight: 695g
BVI: 91.58
ppp: $0.07298
ppg: $0.08632
LPPP Total: $114.93
LPPP: $0.13982
Unique Colors: 15
Unique Parts: 50
Unique Elements: 53

The Lingo

With our first post, we wanted to give you the rundown on some of the terms/lingo we’re using on Bricks by Numbers. We’ll keep The Lingo page updated with new terms as we go. For now, here are some of the terms used above:

Brick Value Indicator (BVI): A Bricks by Numbers metric that compares the price per piece (ppp) metric against the cost to purchase individual bricks from a set from LEGO’s Pick-A-Brick.
Price Per Piece (ppp): Calculated by taking the retail price of a set and dividing it by the total piece count. Also referred to as price per part or price per brick.
Price Per Gram (ppg): Calculated by taking the retail price of a set and dividing it by set weight.
LEGO Price Per Piece Total (LPPP Total): Calculated by taking the total the cost of acquiring all bricks in a set from LEGO Pick-A-Brick.
LEGO Price Per Piece (LPPP): Calculated by taking the LPPP Total and dividing it by the total piece count.

That’s 10328 by the numbers. What do you think?

41 Solid LEGO Colors in 2021

As I’ve been reviewing the life of LEGO in 2021, I was reminded of Tom Alpin’s wonderful dive into all things LEGO color on Brick Architect. Scouring the internet the last official color palette from LEGO was from 2016. Ryan Howerter is also renowned in this space and his color list, cataloguing of palettes, and color timeline.

Behold the 41 solid colors that were used in 2021, complete with official LEGO IDs and names and BrickLink IDs and names. I’m working on the non-solid colors next (transparent, metallic, etc.) and look forward to sharing that palette once ready.

LEGO 2021 Solid Colors Chart — Click for PDF download

2022 is already bringing us new colors – so stay tuned.