Spaceship and Asteroid Discovery — B+ · The Brick Drop Score
B+
The Drop Score
Spaceship and Asteroid Discovery
60429-1 · City
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City Space keeps nailing the sub-$20 format, and this little asteroid explorer has the kind of charm that makes kids drag it off the shelf daily. The A on love says it all.
Is the price fair?C-Feels a touch lean for twenty bucks, but it's not a rip-off — just not a deal either.
Will you love it?AKids latch onto this one hard — the asteroid gimmick and little crew make it endlessly replayable.
Holds its value?C-Retires quietly, resale stays flat — this one's for playing, not banking.
True ValueC-
$16
Street price
$15
Parts value
93%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 93% of the street price — the basis for this C- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$8
Printed & detailcalc
$2
Figures (×3)
$4
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$1
FairParts are worth about 93% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
City Space has quietly built one of the best entry-level runs in the current lineup, and this set is a clean example of why. The asteroid piece and the compact ship design give it a distinct identity — it doesn't look like every other micro-space set. Three minifigs at this scale is generous, and the play scenarios write themselves: launch, discover, drill, repeat. The price grade stings a little because you can feel the piece count ceiling, but what's here is used well. Kids who are into space will want this on their floor the same day it's unwrapped. It's not a shelf trophy, but as a fun, focused City Space build, it delivers exactly what it promises.
