LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 (42181)
LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81, set number 42181, is a Technic set of 1365 pieces, released in March 2024. Its recommended retail price was $109.99. It retired in December 2025.
Specifications
- Set number
- 42181-1
- Theme
- Technic
- Subtheme
- Space
- Pieces
- 1365
- Minifigures
- 0
- Exclusive minifigures
- 0
- Released
- March 2024
- Retirement date
- December 2025
- MSRP (USD)
- $109.99
- MSRP (GBP)
- £89.99
- MSRP (EUR)
- €99.99
- MSRP (CAD)
- CA$139.99
- Amazon price
- $115.00
- Amazon 90-day average
- $137.54
- Amazon price vs MSRP
- +4.55%
- BrickLink new from
- $80.00
- BrickLink new from vs MSRP
- -27.27%
- BrickLink new 6-month average
- $78.29
- New sold on BrickLink in 6 months
- 10
- BrickLink used 6-month average
- $66.30
- Used sold on BrickLink in 6 months
- 4
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Parts in this set
- LEGO part 2569
- LEGO part 3484
- LEGO part 87994
- LEGO part 63965
- LEGO part 25214
- LEGO part 49699
- LEGO part 59900
- LEGO part 3943b
- LEGO part 43898
- LEGO part 3960
- LEGO part 98585
- LEGO part 298c02
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Price tracking
StudFinder tracks VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 across Amazon and BrickLink and alerts you when the price falls past the discount you choose. Amazon most recently listed it at $115.00. The cheapest new BrickLink listing is $80.00. Full price history, retirement status and current deals are shown above.
How these prices are measured
The Amazon 90-day average of $137.54 is the mean of the lowest new Amazon listing for this set over the last 90 days, in US dollars. BrickLink figures are quoted for United States sellers in US dollars: "new from" is the lowest price a seller is currently asking, while the six-month averages are quantity-weighted means of the sales that actually completed on BrickLink over the last six months, drawn from 10 new and 4 used sales of this set. Each "vs MSRP" figure compares that price with this set's $109.99 recommended retail price.
Price sources
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- LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 on Amazon ($115.00)
- LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 on BrickLink (new from $80.00)
Common questions
How much does LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 (42181) cost?
LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 launched at a recommended retail price of $109.99. Amazon most recently listed it at $115.00, though it is out of stock there right now. The cheapest new listing on BrickLink is $80.00. That is 27.27% below its $109.99 MSRP.
Is LEGO 42181 retired?
LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 retired in December 2025, so LEGO no longer produces it and it is only available second-hand or from leftover retailer stock. Used copies have sold on BrickLink for $66.30 on average.
How many pieces does LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 have?
LEGO VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 (42181) contains 1365 pieces.
