LEGO City 7248 Digger

LEGO City set 7248 “Digger” depicts a construction vehicle from the Construction subtheme. Released in 2005, it contains 128 pieces and 1 construction worker minifigure, making it a compact addition to City building site scenes.

Set 7248 “Digger” belongs to the City theme, specifically the Construction branch. The model represents a worksite vehicle for an urban building or roadwork setting.

That description identifies the worker’s outfit and headgear, including orange overalls, a blue sweater, a red hard hat and stubble. For the vehicle itself, the reliable description should remain general: it builds a compact construction machine rather than a large site structure.

This set suits builders who want a small construction element for play or display. It can support a roadworks layout, a building site or a wider City vehicle collection without becoming the centre of the scene. Within City Construction, 7248 is best understood as a self-contained vehicle set that complements larger worksite models.

Inventory of set 7248

The inventory of set 7248 lists 128 pieces, spare parts excluded: 68 different lots (one shape in one color) for 65 part shapes. The box also contains 4 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 7248

Main color: yellow, making up 33% of the parts, followed by dark bluish gray (22%) and black (20%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 7248

58 of the 65 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 7248

One part shape in set 7248 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 7248 from another set

Share of the parts of set 7248 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 25%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 7248 within its line

With 128 pieces, set 7248 ranks #453 out of 723 City sets in our database, which have an average of 306 parts. Among the 208 sets released in 2005, it ranks #88. That is less than half the average City set size.