LEGO Technic 42108 Mobile Crane

LEGO Technic set 42108, Mobile Crane, represents a roadgoing construction vehicle with an integrated lifting structure.

Mobile Crane 42108 sits within the construction vehicle side of LEGO Technic. The subject is a specialized lifting machine, presented as a technical vehicle model rather than a character based play scene.

Its appeal lies in the Technic method of construction, using beams, axles, connectors and structural assemblies to create the form of the vehicle. The finished model is recognizable as a mobile crane, with a wheeled vehicle base and a crane section.

This set suits builders interested in engineering style LEGO models, construction machinery and displayable Technic vehicles. It can be handled as a mechanical model or placed in a Technic collection focused on utility vehicles. Among other Technic sets, it belongs with functional work machines rather than licensed sports cars, figures or story driven themes.

Inventory of set 42108

The inventory of set 42108 lists 1,292 pieces, spare parts excluded: 145 different lots (one shape in one color) for 124 part shapes. The box also contains 12 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42108

Main color: black, making up 45% of the parts, followed by blue (14%) and light bluish gray (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42108

121 of the 124 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 42108

One part shape in set 42108 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 42108 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42108 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42082 Rough Terrain Crane supplies 66% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42108 within its line

With 1,292 pieces, set 42108 ranks #65 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 490 sets released in 2020, it ranks #33.