Brick Insights Sets Statistics FAQ
8710-1 Technical Elements

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Supplementary

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Supplementary is a LEGO category that had 18 sets released in 1977-1979, 1981-1982, 1988, 1990, 1993 & 1997. This page details statistics of this theme, derived from all of the reviews Brick Insights has gathered and interpreted. You'll find a breakdown of the following:

Best rated Supplementary sets of all time

Let's get the best part done first. These are the highest rated Supplementary sets of all time.

All Supplementary sets by rating

8700-1 Power Pack

76

Indifference 100%

Power Pack

8700-1 Technic Supplementary 1982

8735-1 Motor Set, 9V

75

Avoid 50%

Motor Set, 9V

8735-1 Technic Supplementary 1997

8720-1 9V Motor Set

74

Indifference 100%

9V Motor Set

8720-1 Technic Supplementary 1990

8712-1 Technic Figures

73

Avoid 50%

Technic Figures

8712-1 Technic Supplementary 1988

Worst rated Supplementary sets of all time

Just for fun - these are the worst rated Supplementary sets.

877-1 Steering Gear Parts

66

Avoid 50%

Steering Gear Parts

877-1 Technic Supplementary 1979

8714-1 The LEGO Technic Guys

67

Avoid 50%

The LEGO Technic Guys

8714-1 Technic Supplementary 1993

870-1 Technical Motor, 4.5V

73

Indifference 100%

Technical Motor, 4.5V

870-1 Technic Supplementary 1977

872-1 Two Gear Blocks

73

Avoid 50%

Two Gear Blocks

872-1 Technic Supplementary 1978

72

is the average rating of all Supplementary sets.

This rating is the average of all 8 scored sets in Supplementary. Compared to other categories this is average. 10 unscored sets are not included. 44% of all sets in this category are scored. Here's the distribution of all categories and where Supplementary is in relation to the others.

To know what it takes for a set to get a score and thus be included in these calculations, check out the FAQ.

1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-24
25-28
29-32
33-36
37-40
41-44
45-48
49-52
53-56
57-60
61-64
65-68
69-72
73-76
77-80
81-84
85-88
89-92
93-96
97-100

Supplementary rating over the years

Years without scored sets are not included.

Recommendation distribution

Alright, so that's the rating. But are the sets generally recommended? The data we've collected shows that the majority of Supplementary sets are considered up to personal taste:

Indifference 61%

2

11

5

Total: 18 / 18

Not all sets in our database are marked as recommended or not. We currently have 0 sets in Supplementary that are considered unknown. They are excluded from these calculations.

A set is considered recommended when the majority of reviews recommend it. If you're interested in knowing when a review is considered a recommendation, I keep that reasoning updated in Brick Insights FAQ. I've also written an article detailing the recommendation distribution of all reviews.

Prices

Since part prices vary a lot depending on part types, Brick Insights attempts to group similar categories together. We call these meta-categories comparable categories. Supplementary is bundled into System along with these:

Advanced models Adventurers Agents Alpha Team Animal Crossing Aqua Raiders Aquazone Architecture Art Assorted Atlantis Avatar Avatar The Last Airbender Basic Batman Boats Botanicals Brick Sketches BrickHeadz Bricklink Bricks and More Building Set with People Bulk Bricks Cars Castle City Classic Creator Creator Expert DC Comics Super Heroes DC Super Hero Girls Despicable Me Dino Dino 2010 Dino Attack Dinosaurs Discovery Disney Dreamzzz Elves Exo-Force Factory Fortnite Freestyle Friends Fusion Gabby's Dollhouse Ghostbusters Harry Potter Hidden Side Hobby Set Homemaker Horizon Icons Ideas Indiana Jones Island Xtreme Stunts Jurassic World LEGO Games LEGO Universe LEGOLAND Legends of Chima Life of George Make and Create Marvel Super Heroes Master Builder Academy Mickey Mouse Minecraft Minions: The Rise of Gru Minitalia Mixels Model Team Monkie Kid Monster Fighters Nexo Knights Ninjago Overwatch Pharaoh's Quest Pirates Pirates of the Caribbean Power Miners PreSchool Prince of Persia Promotional Racers Rock Raiders Samsonite Scooby-Doo Seasonal Serious Play Service Packs Sonic The Hedgehog Space Speed Champions Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Sports Star Wars Stranger Things Studios Super Mario System Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Angry Birds Movie The Hobbit The LEGO Batman Movie The LEGO Movie The LEGO Movie 2 The LEGO Ninjago Movie The Legend of Zelda The Lone Ranger The Lord of the Rings The Powerpuff Girls The Simpsons Time Cruisers Town Toy Story Trolls World Tour Ultra Agents Unikitty Universal Building Set Vidiyo Vikings Wednesday Western Wicked World City World Racers Xtra

The average price per part (PPP) of all System sets is 0.18. The average PPP for Supplementary is 1.47. Meanwhile, the average price per minifig (PPM) in System is 18.2 and the average PPM for Supplementary is 5.63.

Supplementary prices over the years

All prices are adjusted for inflation.