Beginner
≈ 14 hSuggested range9 h – 20 h 30 min
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Technic · SET 42145
Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter
A rescue helicopter combines numerous motor-driven functions and manual controls.
- Pieces
- 2,001
- Release year
- 2022
- Theme
- Technic
- Set number
- 42145
- LEGO recommended age
- 11+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 209.99 €
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 23 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time
Intermediate
≈ 10 hSuggested range6 h 30 min – 14 h 30 minExperienced
≈ 7 hSuggested range4 h 30 min – 10 h 15 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
Multiple transmissions, selectors, rotor and function checks before closure. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Model or component measured by LEGO
- Height
- ≈ 24 cm
- Width
- ≈ 13 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 72 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Dimensioni: questo set di costruzione LEGO® Technic misura 24 cm di altezza, 72 cm di lunghezza e 13 cm di larghezzaApproximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29
BEYOND THE BRICKS
Did you know?
Inside the set
Motorised functions
The included motor powers rotors, winch and retractable landing gear.
LEGO sourceBlade pitch
A manual swashplate changes rotor-blade angle.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
In service since 2015
The H175 belongs to the super-medium class, combining range and capacity for long-distance missions.
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The real H175 entered service in 2015 in the super-medium class. Airbus describes long-range offshore and rescue applications. These capabilities provide helicopter-industry context: they belong to the Airbus aircraft and do not automatically identify every generic helicopter represented by a LEGO set.
A climb record
Airbus reports a climb to six thousand metres in six minutes and fifty-four seconds for the real aircraft.
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Airbus records climbs to 3,000 metres in 3 minutes 10 seconds and 6,000 metres in 6 minutes 54 seconds. These full-size aircraft tests differ from routine missions or model functions. A performance figure needs its measured altitude and conditions beyond generic speed.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE
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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere
The Wind Rises accompanies flight and landscape. It gives a vehicle build a sense of space without conflating a real aircraft with the film’s subject.
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The Wind Rises (Original Soundtrack)
Joe Hisaishi
Narrative and cinematicA build to spread over several sessions: choose the more understated option when you want the instructions to take centre stage. The music does not set your pace.
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