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Heartlake City Hospital — LEGO set 42621

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Friends · SET 42621

Heartlake City Hospital

Heartlake Hospital combines consultation, imaging and maternity with lift, helipad and characters.

Pieces
1,045
Release year
2024
Theme
Friends
Set number
42621
LEGO recommended age
7+
LEGO retail price · Italy
99.99 €

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 Heartlake City Hospital?

Individual build

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Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time

Beginner

≈ 5 h 15 minSuggested range3 h 15 min – 7 h 45 min

Intermediate

≈ 3 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 15 min – 5 h 15 min

Experienced

≈ 2 h 15 minSuggested range1 h 15 min – 3 h 30 min

Based 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

Building, lift, helicopter and equipment have tiny details within approachable structure. 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.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

01

Autumn’s visit

The story follows her arrival to try a new prosthetic arm.

LEGO source
02

Between departments

A working lift joins helicopter and therapy dog for different stories.

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Beyond the set

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03

A famous first hand

Röntgen X-rayed his wife’s left hand on 22 December 1895, showing her ring too.

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The museum holds a photograph of the 22 December 1895 radiograph, not the original. It shows Röntgen’s wife’s ringed left hand; the original is in Munich. Distinguishing a document from its reproduction reveals how images helped communicate the experimental result.

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04

Seeing inside without surgery

Doctors quickly used X-rays to inspect the body, preceding modern imaging departments.

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After the 1895 discovery, X-rays enabled internal observation without exploratory surgery. By the 1930s, many British hospitals had dedicated departments and equipment. Experimental demonstration became established practice through the spread of instruments, skills and a new way of viewing the body.

Science Museum Group

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.

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SET THE MOOD

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The Secret Life of Pets offers a comic character for small figures and everyday scenes. The affinity is lively domestic storytelling, not nature in general.

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The Secret Life of Pets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Rhythmic and lively

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