Name: Hovercraft
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 42076-1
Rating: 68 (6 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 60%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for Technic in 2018 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.09, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Technic. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: yes 4.9 / 5 → 98 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.38 / 5 → 88 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: no 7 / 10 → 70 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.3 / 5 → 66 / 100

Sariel's LEGO Workshop Recommendation: no 1 / 5 → 20 / 100

Unscored reviews

The Brothers Brick

Set information

Set ID: 42076-1
Name: Hovercraft
Parts: 1020

Retail price (USD):
Original: 89.99
Inflation adjusted: 91.62

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.09
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 4.9 / 5 from 16 reviews

This is a really awesome Lego set for advanced builders. It was very impressive when built and includes several nifty features. The only complaint is that the instructions for the 2nd builds (i.e. the 2nd of the 2-in-1) are only found online instead of being printed out in the box.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 16 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.38 / 5 from 8 reviews

Its a rare thing to see a hovercraft model in any form nowadays so I was excited to get my hands on this set. The set is a good size and represents a cargo hovercraft with flat deck for loading items on. I was really impressed by how good the technical functions are on the set. I was not expecting the propellers to spin and the shafts to turn as it is pushed along the ground. This is a great feature from a play experience perspective as it brings the hovercraft alive as its pushed around. The gearing for these functions made the build more interesting and exciting to see how it all works together at the end. The ramp which can be raised and lowered to load / unload the truck works well and also adds to the experience. If I had one little niggle with the set it would be the corners of the skirts have large holes when looking at it from above. This is not a massive deal but it would have been nice to see these partially filled in somehow. All in all a great set especially for a hovercraft fan like me.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 8 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: no 7 / 10 by Milan

For what it is supposed to be, this set is doing great! Good: Interesting machine. Lots of (simple) functions. Strong lower bodywork. Nice overall look. Bad: Propellers do wiggle left/right a lot, when you operate them by pushing the Hovercraft, Needs a fair amount of cranking to get the ramp up/down. Crane does not have enough space to work properly. Hollow body.

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.3 / 5 from 1 review

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Sariel's LEGO Workshop

Recommendation: no 1 / 5 by Paweł Kmieć

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The Brothers Brick

by Eric

On the whole, the Hovercraft is good, but not great. The primary design elements of this model provide the play features that I would expect and want from such a model. I love the spinning rotors, the front ramp, and the cool pilot house. The service truck complements the hovercraft quite well. However, the model has some significant blemishes too. The crane and cargo box interactions seems like a great idea with mediocre implementation. Quite frankly, the deck features on the hovercraft are simply flimsy, definitely not at the same level of stability I've come to expect from Technic models. This model wobbles in weird places more than most of the other kits I've recently put together.

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