LEGO City 4201 Loader and Dump Truck

LEGO City set 4201, Loader and Dump Truck, depicts a construction scene with a loader and a dump truck. Released in 2012 under the Construction branch of the theme, it contains 139 pieces and 2 minifigures.

The model belongs to LEGO City, specifically the Construction part of the theme. Its subject is a worksite activity built around moving material, using practical vehicles rather than a large fixed structure. This places it among City sets focused on everyday jobs, site work and service vehicles.

The set includes 139 pieces and 2 minifigures. The build pairs a loader with a dump truck, supporting a straightforward sequence of scooping, loading and transporting material.

It is well suited to play within a LEGO city layout, especially as an addition to a construction area. For collectors, it is a compact City Construction entry, useful for adding work vehicles and crew without making the scene depend on a large building or elaborate site.

Inventory of set 4201

The inventory of set 4201 lists 139 pieces, spare parts excluded: 75 different lots (one shape in one color) for 68 part shapes. The box also contains 11 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 4201

Main color: black, making up 22% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (17%) and yellow (17%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 4201

60 of the 68 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 4201

One part shape in set 4201 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 4201 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 4201 within its line

With 139 pieces, set 4201 ranks #446 out of 723 City sets in our database, which have an average of 306 parts. Among the 321 sets released in 2012, it ranks #166. That is less than half the average City set size.