Beginner
≈ 18 minSuggested range10 min – 29 min
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City · SET 30570
Wildlife Rescue Hovercraft
A red hovercraft for a small wildlife mission.
- Pieces
- 35
- Release year
- 2021
- Theme
- City
- Set number
- 30570
- LEGO recommended age
- 5+
- Used · indicative value
- ≈ 3.00 €
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Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 12 minSuggested range7 min – 20 minExperienced
≈ 8 minSuggested range4 min – 13 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: A red hovercraft for a small wildlife mission. A monkey and green leaf accompany the explorer. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
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Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Rear fan
A black fan completes the vehicle's raised rear section.
LEGO sourceAn animal encounter
A monkey and green leaf accompany the explorer.
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An air cushion
A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air that lets it move just above land and water.
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An air cushion holds a hovercraft just above land or water. Cockerell explored ways to reduce water resistance, initially experimenting with coffee tins. Feasibility studies and tank-tested models connected those simple trials with the development of a full-sized craft.
The Channel in 1959
The SR-N1 prototype crossed the Channel from Calais to Dover on 25 July 1959 with inventor Christopher Cockerell aboard.
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On 25 July 1959, Peter Lamb piloted SR-N1 from Calais to Dover in just over two hours, with Christopher Cockerell aboard. The crossing followed June demonstrations on the Isle of Wight. A prototype was showing that its operating principle could support a real journey.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
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Official LEGO® image · © LEGO Group and/or the respective rights holders. Source: LEGO Italy ↗
Official LEGO® image · © LEGO Group and/or the respective rights holders. Source: LEGO Italy ↗
Official LEGO® image · © LEGO Group and/or the respective rights holders. Source: LEGO Italy ↗