Lego City Harbor -551pcs.

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It surprised me how many kids at the party had difficulty following the simple pictorial instructions-- many would put pieces in the wrong places or at the wrong angle. To be honest, I'd have preferred those I think-- that way the end product would have been more sturdy, and there'd be no awkward unevenness between the bottom of the main dock and the supports for the small pier that the fisherman fishes from. I anticipated bricks bouncing out of the truck onto the roadway, into the 'water' or - worse still - back into the ship, but they landed on the tipper and stayed there like the well-behaved little tan angels they are. And yet you know that AFOLs would be whining to no end if regular plates like the new 8x16 or 16x16 ones were used instead. The house sections have a lift-of-technology) Outside you can see the stalls with fish, packages and barrels and a lot more.

This is actually a design feature; the instructions show this as a means to decant any bilge-water that accumulates during bathtime adventures.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Use the crane to offload the grain form the cargo ship, place it onto the conveyor and load it onto the truck.

It wouldn't have added much to the piece count to put a door in the rear recessed area, with a full-headroom cabin beneath, surely? Only the farmer torso, seen before in the Farm range ( 7634 Tractor to be precise), has any back printing. It's all really about the crane/conveyor, and all else - design, aesthetics, figures, build enjoyment - were sacrificed. Use the massive pier crane and cargo truck to empty the cargo ship and get it ready for its next destination. Note the small but nicely striped funnel; what purpose it serves I don't know - this ship has neither engine nor propeller.The 2x2 corner panels actually made their first appearance last year in the LEGO Games set 3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts. I think this set could be a great new Lego set with many interesting building techniques and details. Contact Us LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. Round tan bricks rain from the crane, and pelt from the belt into the waiting truck, while a distracted fisherman concentrates on his catch, ignoring the drifting ship approaching at his rear. I actually like this set, the crane mechanism area is so old school classic town look and that what this set is for a town not a city.

As an owner of 7994 this set isn't highly compelling, but I still haven't got a hull of that design so we'll see! Looking at the large green ship, it is very bare and lacking all the accessories or features of other Lego ships. The tipper is a simple construction of wall element panels on plates; two black 1x2 cheeses prevent the tipper's contents spilling too easily.

It is very jarring here where it's so plainly visible from underneath, but I'm not the sort of person who feels cheated when mismatched colors are used for interior structure or other hidden parts of a model. The truck is a relatively simple design, but attractive and functional, and makes a useful addition to the range of CITY trucks.