LEGO Technic 42071 Dozer Compactor

LEGO Technic set 42071, “Dozer Compactor”, depicts a compact construction machine combining the idea of a dozer with that of a compactor.

Dozer Compactor 42071 belongs to the construction vehicle side of LEGO Technic, where the focus is on mechanical building rather than characters or a story setting. The subject is a worksite machine associated with earthmoving and compaction, presented as a generic Technic model rather than a documented licensed replica.

Its build is best understood through the vehicle outline, the structural frame and the use of beams, axles and connectors typical of the theme.

It suits builders who want a small construction vehicle for play, display or a Technic collection focused on machinery.

Inventory of set 42071

The inventory of set 42071 lists 171 pieces, spare parts excluded: 63 different lots (one shape in one color) for 58 part shapes. The box also contains 8 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42071

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 26% of the parts, followed by blue (22%) and black (22%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42071

56 of the 58 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 42071

One part shape in set 42071 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 42071 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42071 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 53%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 42071 within its line

With 171 pieces, set 42071 ranks #316 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2018, it ranks #238. That is less than half the average Technic set size.