Random set of the day: Heavy Lift Helicopter
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 42052 Heavy Lift Helicopter, released during 2016. It's one of 12 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 1042 pieces, and its retail price was US$139.99/£109.99.
It's owned by 4,628 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $203.70, or eBay.
26 likes
12 comments on this article
Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?
@MCLegoboy said:
"Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?"
Plenty of vehicles have both military and civilian versions, and the military versions don't have things like big "Heavy Lift Service" signs on the side.
Heavy lifticopter.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?"
"M.A.S.H/Airwolf theme intensifies"
@MCLegoboy said:
"Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?"
It's not licensed, so it's all good. Just try to prove this purely fictional helicopter is a military aircraft!
@PurpleDave said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?"
It's not licensed, so it's all good. Just try to prove this purely fictional helicopter is a military aircraft!"
I think they can still make a VTOL technic plane, an unlicensed one this time, of course.
@Lego_lord said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Hmmm, I don't know... This looks suspiciously militaristic even though it's not. Are we sure this was allowed, Mr. John LEGO?"
It's not licensed, so it's all good. Just try to prove this purely fictional helicopter is a military aircraft!"
I think they can still make a VTOL technic plane, an unlicensed one this time, of course."
As long as they make it so the gearbox doesn't shred itself trying to turn the rotors. That was a big whoopsie last time around. Only Technic car models of certain specific manufacturers should have self-destructing gearboxes!
As to this set, I did want to like it. I was trying to collect Technic helicopters back in the day; I got one (that I didn't even want) for my birthday in 2012, and... that was it. Then in 2019, I didn't have the time or money for this set, it was overpriced, and - on top of all that - it's ugly. So yeah, I never got it, and I don't regret it.
Do you even lift, bro?
Oh, you do? Heavily? Cool, cool cool cool…
This felt bland back in 2016 compared the the sets that came before ... Now it looks like a highlight of the last 10 years in the technics line
I like the stacked rotor design. Quite cool.
@Snail said:
"This felt bland back in 2016 compared the the sets that came before ... Now it looks like a highlight of the last 10 years in the technics line"
Sad stuff :(
I got this back in the day.
I quite liked it. It is reasonably big, motorised and the stacked blades I think are quite unique to this set.
The fact they spin in opposite directions is pretty clever.
As for appearance, it has serious Russian vibes for me.
Technic was generally pretty good around this time too
@LegoMike said:
"Technic was generally pretty good around this time too"
"Pretty good"? 2016 was one of the best years ever for Technic, if not THE best.