LEGO Technic 42042 Crawler Crane

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Product Specifications

Features Power Functions motorized boom, winch, superstructure and caterpillar tracks
Also features an opening claw, tilting cab, extendable boom, extensive cabling and a realistic exhaust pipe and ventilation grid
2-in-1 model: rebuilds into a Mobile Tower Crane
Crawler Crane measures over 24” (61cm) high, 23” (60cm) long and 7” (20cm) wide
Mobile Tower Crane measures over 23” (60cm) high, 22” (58cm) long and 7” (20cm) wide

Product Description

Make way for the powerful LEGO Technic Crawler Crane! This huge, robust 2-in-1 model comes with an array of realistic details and exciting features. Activate the included Power Functions motor and use the joysticks to operate the boom, raise and lower the claw, rotate the superstructure and drive the huge caterpillar tracks that maneuver this mighty machine! Includes an authentic double winch and pulley system with extensive cabling, working claw, detailed cab with tilt function, exhaust pipe and a ventilation grill. You can also extend the boom for even greater height! A cool blue and white color scheme adds the finishing touch to this awesome model. Rebuilds into a huge Mobile Tower Crane!.

Product Reviews

Five stars!!! One of the best sets out there!!!

Bar none this is a five star set. I’m relatively new to Lego Technic sets and am an AFOL (adult fan of Lego) but only Technic sets. Unless you already have a passion for construction vehicles, this set may not be on your radar when there are other cars and “cooler” vehicles out there. I didn’t notice it until after buying about 20 other sets first (almost all non-construction). So if I sound like you and your interests, let me tell you that you MUST buy this set. It’s a LOT cooler than you think. The playability factor, functions that are incorporated using just one motor, color and ability to modify/improve it is why this set exceeded my expectations by miles. If you don’t believe me, head over to Youtube and search for: Lego 42042 speed build. My favorite video is by Sariel and it’ll give you a visual of why this set is outstanding. Buy it NOW because if you don’t, you’ll seriously be missing out.Added on 12/17/2016:New reasons to buy it: This is directed to the parents considering it for a gift for a pre-teen/teen or other adult potential purchasers…Eurobricks.com: this site has a post called “C-Model index”. Do a google search for it plus the website name and you will find links to instructions (free/$10-15 each) which will take this exact model all by itself and build all of these:A. Bulldozer (this ones awesome)B. TractorC. Two separate “GBC” (great ball contraption) Models that are simply fabulousI have bought the two GBC instructions already and my eight year old son and I are simply amazed by how cool these are to build and play with.This set will be discontinued soon (they stay in production for about 2 years give or take a few months). It came out on 8/2/2015 so your time is running out to get this at retail prices ($150 or less). If you don’t you will regret it. If it helps, crawler cranes are extremely popular models in the Lego Technic line. The last set came out in 2006 and had 838 parts. It was smaller, less intricate, has no motor BUT you cannot get one for less than the price of this set NEW!!! Trust me… get this as a gift or buy it for yourself and you can add a few bucks more for some alternate build instructions (all created by adults with quality instructions). In a year or two go and see what it sells for on eBay and thank me…I have over 25 sets and this is easily one of my top three Lego Technic sets from the past five years.READ MORE

Rediculoooooooous!!!

Just picked this up at a competitor’s store for $149 + tax. I been looking at it for a couple weeks and finally sprung for it. Being an adult I feel, for lack of a better word, stupid, for buying it but hey, you only live once and this thing looks awesome. I have always loved heavy equipment stuff, and I am actually a heavy equipment mechanic.So, I went through the instruction book and prebuilt it in my mind before opening the bags. It looks very complex and attention to detail seems paramount. But, the instructions appear very comprehensive and upon starting the build it should be obvious where things fit.So, time to pop some bags open and start building this beast. I’ll rehash this review as it gets built.OK, so I spent about 5 hours putting this together, and, wow is about all I can say. The scale and dimensions are amazing. Having worked on dozers, and excavators, and the tracks are about as spot on as you can get. The grousers, drive, idler and rollers look so real.The gear train to make everything operate is a work of art. It has what I would call synchronizers like in a syncronized manual transmission that are operated by the levers on the deck. Even the battery box is used like a counterweight, and even attaches like a real crane counterweight does.To make a fair review, the only thing I can see that needed fixing is tying the strings to the winch drums and to the end points. I figure there could be something a little better to accomplish that, and, really that’s not that big of a deal but that’s the only thing I thought was inadequate.So, in conclusion, Lego did an amazing job engineering this thing, and I am now deciding between the AROCS truck and the loader.. Decisions, decisions….READ MORE

It looks great in my office and I constantly have people coming …

Bought this to build on a rainy lazy weekend and display in my office. I’m 30 and spent approximately 8 full hours building the kit. It looks great in my office and I constantly have people coming in to check it out.READ MORE

Five Stars

My son loves these toys, and looks forward to building them and displaying them in his room.READ MORE

LEGO Home Run

Build this one before doing Kit 42009 (mobile crane). The assembly instructions are superb.READ MORE

Good value

Challenging to build. It was a lot of fun. I think you get a lot of good parts for the price.READ MORE

Five Stars

This one had lots of gears and works greatREAD MORE

Great kit. Fun build with battery operated motors

Great kit. Fun build with battery operated motors.READ MORE

Great lego set!

This was a gift for my grandson, he is a lego gear head. The more intricate the better! It really is an impressive crane when assembled.

Retired before its time, this set should never be out of production.

One of the best Technic sets ever!Crane goes up and down, turret swivels, body goes forward and back, all with only one motor!

awsome

this is a great product from Lego and is larger than expected. Some cons are that it is very slow and tends to skip gears in the B model. over all this is a grate product.