LEGO Technic 42064 Ocean Explorer

LEGO Technic 42064, Ocean Explorer, depicts an ocean exploration vessel within the Technic theme.

Ocean Explorer is part of the LEGO Technic theme and presents a maritime subject rather than a road vehicle or construction machine. The model represents an ocean exploration vessel, giving the set a practical research character. Within Technic, it fits the line’s emphasis on structural building, technical elements and vehicle based subjects.

The set is built from 1327 Technic pieces, used to shape the hull, superstructure and overall profile of a working ship. The building experience is therefore centered on the arrangement of beams, axles, panels and related Technic parts, with the model’s form providing the main focus.

This set is aimed at builders who like specialized vehicles, maritime subjects and larger Technic constructions. It can serve as a display model, while also supporting play scenarios based on ocean research. Among Technic sets, it is notable for choosing a service vessel theme rather than a land based machine or a licensed vehicle.

Inventory of set 42064

The inventory of set 42064 lists 1,327 pieces, spare parts excluded: 165 different lots (one shape in one color) for 133 part shapes. The box also contains 31 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42064

Main color: black, making up 29% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (17%) and blue (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42064

130 of the 133 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 42064

One part shape in set 42064 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. Counting colors, 2 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 42064 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42064 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42054 CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC supplies 61% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42064 within its line

With 1,327 pieces, set 42064 ranks #60 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2017, it ranks #24. That is 2 times the average Technic set size.