The original Dom’s Dodge Charger, the 42111, has been in the library for a while now. 1,077 pieces, the black paint job, working V8 and suspension. It is a good build and members come back to it.
The 42231 is different. LEGO dropped it on 1 June alongside the Mitsubishi Eclipse 42229, the new green Bugatti 42241, and the Unimog 42242. Four sets on the same day is a proper wave. The Charger is the one I keep coming back to.
The R/T this time
The 42231 is the Charger R/T rather than the 1970 B-body from the original films. Slightly different profile, but you would recognise it immediately. Working steering, opening bonnet, opening doors. The Fast and Furious branding is on the box and across the printed elements.
At £139.99 it sits cleanly in the library range. Not a casual buy, but not a flagship either. The kind of kit that earns its shelf space.
What I like about it is that it is a car people actually know. Not everyone has a view on the Bugatti Chiron’s rear differential. Everyone has an opinion on the Charger. The Fast and Furious films made it recognisable enough that even people who do not follow LEGO know exactly what the model is supposed to be, which matters when it is finished and sitting on a shelf.
The 42111 stays in the library. The 42231 goes in alongside it. Two Chargers, different eras, both worth the build time.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse 42229 also dropped on 1 June. 827 pieces at £59.99. Below the library threshold, but if you want the Fast and Furious pairing you could pick that one up separately while the Charger is in rotation with us.
What do you think of the new June wave? Drop a comment on our Facebook or Instagram. I read everything.
The part I care about is whether it earns build time, not just whether it photographs well in a press image. That is how I am judging this one for the library.
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Technic Fan gets you six kits a year at £17/month with free postage both ways. Master Builder steps it up with more frequent rotations and priority allocation. Both plans include a pre-paid return label, brick separator, and original building instructions.
