LEGO Super Heroes Marvel 76042 The SHIELD Helicarrier

LEGO set 76042, “The SHIELD Helicarrier”, depicts the SHIELD Helicarrier from the Marvel Avengers setting. Released in 2015 under Super Heroes Marvel, it contains 2996 pieces and belongs to the Avengers branch of the theme.

The model represents the SHIELD Helicarrier, a flying command vehicle associated with the Avengers stories. Within Super Heroes Marvel, it is less about a single confrontation and more about a recognizable piece of SHIELD infrastructure tied to the wider Marvel cast.

The build uses 2996 pieces and focuses on the overall form of the large carrier.

This set is suited to Marvel fans who want a display model connected to the Avengers, while the included characters also support play scenarios. Among Super Heroes Marvel sets, it is best understood as a command vehicle model rather than a compact location or a scene built around one encounter.

Inventory of set 76042

The inventory of set 76042 lists 2,996 pieces, spare parts excluded: 484 different lots (one shape in one color) for 317 part shapes. The box also contains 83 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 76042

Main color: black, making up 27% of the parts, followed by dark bluish gray (25%) and light bluish gray (24%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 76042

289 of the 317 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 76042

11 part shapes in set 76042 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. The table lists 8. Counting colors, 13 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 76042 from another set

Share of the parts of set 76042 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 38%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 76042 within its line

With 2,996 pieces, set 76042 ranks #7 out of 303 Super Heroes Marvel sets in our database, which have an average of 423 parts. It is also the largest of the 448 sets released in 2015. That is 7.1 times the average Super Heroes Marvel set size.