Name: Race Truck
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 42041-1
Rating: 75 (8 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 67%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

worse

Average PPP for Technic in 2015 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.13, which is worse.

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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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 → 94 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.67 / 5 → 93 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 → 70 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 → 70 / 100

Sariel's LEGO Workshop Recommendation: no 3 / 5 → 60 / 100

Unscored reviews

JANGBRiCKS

Rebrickable

Set information

Set ID: 42041-1
Name: Race Truck
Parts: 608

Retail price (USD):
Original: 69.99
Inflation adjusted: 75.49

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.12
Inflation adjusted: 0.13

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 19 reviews

Bought for my son for Christmas. He was very excited to build this. It should be noted that the build instructions for the alternate build are NOT included in the box. They can be downloaded for free from lego.com, but the printout is 125 pages! so be prepared to use up ink and paper if you want a hard copy.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 19 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.67 / 5 from 15 reviews

Backgournd: This is my 4th Technic sets since October. Just fell in love with LEGO Technics. My last purchase of LEGO went back to early 2000's when my mom bought me a hospital and a police station and I loved them. Never thought my passion for LEGO still inside me. About the set: Let's talk cons first. No built in pf. A little unbalanced to the head. Not too much details as in 42039 (suspensions etc). And finally, I think it is overpriced (cents/piece-wise). It is $89.99 in Canada with only 608 pieces. Usually for Technics it should be 10 cents/piece after a 20% discount, which is the threshold for me buying these sets. pros: The apperance. It just looks so good. The color, the design. This one simple reason is enough for me to purchase the set and recommend it to everyone.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 15 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 from 1 review

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ttpm

Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5

Unlike typical LEGO sets, this set includes large panel pieces with decals that give the completed truck a realistic and detailed look. The cab features opening doors, a detailed V8 engine with moving pistons, and working front steering.

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Sariel's LEGO Workshop

Recommendation: no 3 / 5 by Paweł Kmieć

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Sariel's LEGO Workshop

Recommendation: no 3 / 5 by Paweł Kmieć

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JANGBRiCKS

by Jang

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Rebrickable

by Nathan

I don't know why the 42041 Race Truck has been re-released, supposedly there was enough demand to justify it. I don't think LEGO do that too often. The set is ok, but doesn't really do much for me. Personally, I prefer the B-Model to the Race Truck, a truck without a trailer just doesn't look right to me. I think the B-Model looks pretty good but is a bit flimsy in places.

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