Hubble Space Telescope — C- · The Brick Drop Score
C-
The Drop Score
Hubble Space Telescope
11382-1 · Icons
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The Hubble is one of humanity's greatest achievements — this set is a $140 reminder that LEGO® doesn't always rise to the occasion. Thirteen hundred pieces and it still feels like it's costing you more than it's giving back.
Is the price fair?C-$140 for this feels like LEGO® overestimated the subject's pull
Will you love it?DCompetent but hollow — you'll finish it and feel underwhelmed
Holds its value?C-No strong secondary market case here; don't count on it
True ValueC-
$140
MSRP
$196
Parts value
140%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 140% of the MSRP — the basis for this C- price read.
What you get
Bricks & parts
$196
Figures (×1)est.
$3
Figures aren’t in the price read yet — that’s an estimate until we price them for real.
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $196 of parts for $140.
FiguresThe price read counts the bricks; the figures add an estimated $3 more (real figure pricing coming).
The Full Take
Hubble deserves a landmark set. What we got instead is a competent but uninspiring model that struggles to justify its price tag. The piece count sounds substantial until you're holding a finished build that doesn't quite command the shelf presence you'd expect from a $140 Icons release. It's not offensive — the shape reads as Hubble, the solar panels are recognizable — but nothing about the build experience or the finished model makes you feel like you've built something special. For a telescope that literally changed how humans see the universe, this set is curiously forgettable. C- is the grade, and it's not close.
