LEGO Technic 42118 Monster Jam Grave Digger

LEGO Technic set 42118, “Monster Jam Grave Digger”, represents the Grave Digger show truck as a compact Technic model.

The model depicts Grave Digger, a truck associated with Monster Jam, using a green and black Technic interpretation. Within the Technic theme, it sits among vehicles that pair a recognizable subject with a straightforward mechanical feature rather than focusing only on display accuracy.

Its construction emphasizes the frame, large wheels and pull back function, a suitable play feature for a Monster Jam truck because the model can be pulled back and released to drive forward. Decorative elements provide the specific Grave Digger identity.

This set is suited to Monster Jam followers, Technic builders looking for a small vehicle and collectors of action based LEGO models. It can be displayed, used for mechanical play or placed alongside other Technic vehicles to compare bodywork, chassis layout and different approaches to movement.

Inventory of set 42118

The inventory of set 42118 lists 212 pieces, spare parts excluded: 57 different lots (one shape in one color) for 53 part shapes. The box also contains 8 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42118

Main color: black, making up 44% of the parts, followed by blue (17%) and lime (15%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42118

51 of the 53 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 42118

One part shape in set 42118 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 42118 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42118 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42184 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut White Hypercar supplies 61% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42118 within its line

With 212 pieces, set 42118 ranks #293 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 519 sets released in 2021, it ranks #271. That is less than half the average Technic set size.