LEGO Technic 8043 Motorized Excavator

LEGO set 8043 “Motorized Excavator” depicts a motorized excavator in the Technic theme. Released in 2010, it contains 1127 pieces and focuses on a mechanically oriented construction machine.

Set 8043 “Motorized Excavator” belongs to Technic, the LEGO theme built around mechanical structures, motion and functional vehicle design. Its subject is an excavator, a construction machine that fits the theme’s emphasis on articulated assemblies and technical building rather than character based display.

The model is suited to Technic builders interested in construction equipment and function driven models. It can be displayed as an excavator, used for mechanical play, or placed in a collection of Technic work vehicles. Within the theme, it is best understood as a construction machine set whose identity comes from its excavator subject and motorized presentation.

Inventory of set 8043

The inventory of set 8043 lists 1,127 pieces, spare parts excluded: 140 different lots (one shape in one color) for 119 part shapes. The box also contains 12 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 8043

Main color: black, making up 28% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (28%) and dark bluish gray (16%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 8043

114 of the 119 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 8043

One part shape in set 8043 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 8043 from another set

Share of the parts of set 8043 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42009 Mobile Crane MK II supplies 62% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 8043 within its line

With 1,127 pieces, set 8043 ranks #81 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 227 sets released in 2010, it ranks #17.