The Milano vs. The Abilisk — C · The Brick Drop Score
C
The Drop Score
The Milano vs. The Abilisk
76081-1 · Marvel Super Heroes
Based on 29 reviews · thin
Five minifigs in a $50 set sounds like a win until you realize the Milano itself is the whole reason to buy — and it's just okay.
Is the price fair?FOverpriced at launch and it showed — value floor is the lowest grade in the box.
Will you love it?B-The minifig roster saves it from being a full skip, but the build won't stick with you.
Holds its value?C-Flat resale trajectory — nothing here commands a premium once it retires.
True ValueF
$117
Street price
$78
Parts value
67%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 67% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$35
Printed & detailcalc
$1
Functional piecescalc
$14
Figures (×5)
$28
Premium you pay
Brand & IPcalc
$27
License royaltycalc
$12
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $78 of parts for a $117 price.
The Full Take
The Milano vs. The Abilisk is a set that lives and dies by its minifig lineup, and five characters for $50 is where the goodwill starts and ends. The Milano build is passable — recognizable silhouette, decent color blocking — but there's nothing in the construction that makes you stop and admire a technique. The Abilisk tentacle creature feels like filler, a small side build that never convinces you it belongs. At $49.99 for 462 pieces in 2017, this landed on the wrong side of fair pricing, which is why it grades out at an overall C. If you came for the Guardians lineup, the minifig haul softens the blow. Everyone else is left with a middling spacecraft and a monster that shrugs.