The Mack Anthem looks the part on a shelf, but $180 for a Technic truck in 2018 was a hard sell — and the build never quite justifies the premium the way flagship Technic sets usually do.
Is the price fair?F$180 for this feature set is a tough ask — Technic has done more for less.
Will you love it?C+Likable enough, but it won't become one of your favorite builds.
Holds its value?C-Flat secondary market; don't count on this one to appreciate.
True ValueF
$268
Street price
$260
Parts value
97%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 97% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$20
Functional piecescalc
$239
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$8
FairParts are worth about 97% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Semi trucks are a Technic staple, and the Mack Anthem nails the silhouette — the cab is chunky, recognizable, and genuinely imposing next to smaller sets. But this one lands at a C overall because the price undercuts nearly everything else going for it. At $180, buyers in 2018 expected either a richer feature set or a more rewarding build, and the Anthem delivers a middling version of both. The functions are there — steering, working trailer fifth wheel, some drivetrain detail — but nothing here feels like a revelation. It's a solid Technic truck that asked too much money to be called a great one.
