Beginner
≈ 3 h 45 minSuggested range2 h 15 min – 5 h 30 min
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Space · SET 5973
Hyperspeed Pursuit
Two pursuit vehicles bring a space chase to elongated shapes, with cockpits and engines suggesting imagined speed.
- Pieces
- 456
- Release year
- 2009
- Theme
- Space
- Set number
- 5973
- LEGO recommended age
- 7+
- Archived regional retail price · US
- 49.99 USD
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 24 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
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Intermediate
≈ 2 h 30 minSuggested range1 h 30 min – 3 h 45 minExperienced
≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h 45 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
The two structures and their symmetrical appendages need separate alignment checks. The estimate covers the complete chase. Editorial planning ranges are roughly 65–145%, not measured 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.
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Source for configuration, pieces and components, not a measured building time. Experience-level times are editorial assessments.
Checked: 24 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
A contrast in colour
The white-and-blue police vehicle faces a dark craft with red and yellow accents, building the opposing roles into the models.
LEGO sourceTwo cockpits and two sets of wings
Each vehicle has its own cockpit and side appendages, alternating between two complete structures rather than adding a simple accessory.
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Why some suits are orange
Shuttle launch and re-entry suits were orange to make astronauts more visible at sea or in emergencies.
Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumA little personal spacecraft
Spacewalk suits combine a pressurised garment and life-support system, protecting astronauts outside the cabin.
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