LEGO Technic 42065 RC Tracked Racer

LEGO Technic set 42065, “RC Tracked Racer”, depicts a remote controlled tracked racing vehicle with a compact body shape.

Set 42065 sits within Technic, a theme built around mechanical structures, vehicle frames and functional construction rather than character based scenes. “RC Tracked Racer” represents a tracked racer, so its subject is closer to an experimental play vehicle than to a conventional road car.

The build focuses on the chassis, the tracked running gear and the bodywork that gives the model its shape. The tracks are the defining visual feature and are central to how the model is understood within the Technic range.

This set is suited to builders who enjoy Technic vehicles with a clear play function and a compact mechanical layout. It can be displayed, but it is best understood as a movement oriented model. In a Technic collection, it fits naturally alongside other vehicles that explore drive, traction and tracked forms.

Inventory of set 42065

The inventory of set 42065 lists 370 pieces, spare parts excluded: 63 different lots (one shape in one color) for 56 part shapes. The box also contains 4 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42065

Main color: black, making up 44% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (12%) and blue (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42065

50 of the 56 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 42065

One part shape in set 42065 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 42065 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42065 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 59%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 42065 within its line

With 370 pieces, set 42065 ranks #227 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2017, it ranks #127.