LEGO Technic 42046 Getaway Racer

LEGO Technic set 42046, “Getaway Racer”, depicts a compact racing car with a sporty profile.

“Getaway Racer” is part of the Technic theme, which focuses on mechanical construction and sturdy assemblies. The model represents a stylised racing vehicle with a low, dynamic shape, placing it among Technic sports cars rather than in an externally licensed setting.

The build uses 170 Technic pieces, with typical elements such as beams, axles and connectors forming the vehicle structure.

The set can serve as a play vehicle, a display piece alongside other Technic models, or an entry in a collection of LEGO cars. Within Technic, it sits among smaller vehicle builds, useful for comparing how the theme represents racing subjects at a compact scale.

Inventory of set 42046

The inventory of set 42046 lists 170 pieces, spare parts excluded: 45 different lots (one shape in one color) for 44 part shapes. The box also contains 6 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42046

Main color: black, making up 48% of the parts, followed by blue (16%) and dark bluish gray (14%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42046

42 of the 44 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 42046

One part shape in set 42046 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.

Rebuilding set 42046 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42046 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 5005496 Technic 40 Year Anniversary Model supplies 65% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42046 within its line

With 170 pieces, set 42046 ranks #317 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2016, it ranks #220. That is less than half the average Technic set size.