Lego Landtran…
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LegoCoastalPatrol
in United Kingdom
on
01 November 2009
This was pretty much the same deal as the other drawbar set (7733), I saw this in an older Lego catalogue and started looking for it straight away, in the usual places but I failed to find it so again turned to eBay and there was a new one in sealed box for £15.99, for that price I couldn’t resist. It arrived a few days later and I couldn’t believe the size of the set, hence the title of the review, coined by a friend of mine ;o) It really is massive and demands a lot of attention when it’s placed on display. There have been issues discussed by previous reviewers regarding scale, and I agree to a point, but when you consider the size of these mammoth rigs compared with their drivers and other vehicles on the road such as cars, vans etc I think the scale is about right. There is, I think, an issue when this ‘landtran’ is placed alongside another of the recent trucks, as they then seem too small! Either way, this is a great set and probably my favourite truck Lego have released, I haven’t decided on where I am going to display mine, it is so long with the trailer attached I need a big surface!
The set comes in a huge box; three individual bags of parts make up the set. The driver minifig has blue overalls and a kind of cheesy grin! He also has a baseball cap on.
The first task is to build the long chassis which will form the tractive vehicle; this is a three axle design made up of various technic rods which are coupled together with more technic pins and standard plates. There is a rear light board and number plate along with the drawbar coupling itself. Various tanks and storage lockers are attached to the sides of the chassis.
The second task is to build the cab and upper sections. The cab is a great little sub-assembly and is built using the base plate onto which the rest of the cab is constructed. The cab seats two minifigs (just one is supplied with the set) on red seats, as well as a gear lever and a plate which depicts various dials and gauges. Just to the rear of and above the seats is the sleeper cab with bunk. There are two individual windscreen panels provided (the truck is eight studs wide excluding wing mirrors) as well as amber marker lights and a visor over the windscreen. The roof of the cab is decorated with two small antennae, air horns, fully adjustable twin spotlights and a wind deflector which is in the raked back position. The huge grill features vents, spotlights, indicator lights, low-level fog lights and bumper with number plate detail. Nudging up to the rear of the cab are what appears to be two vertical exhausts. Behind this is the tipper unit, this is attached to the chassis of the truck by way of various Technic axles and fasteners. A further Technic rod allows the tipper unit to be ‘raised’ and ‘lowered’ as and when required.
The third and final task is to construct the trailer tipper unit which will couple up via the drawbar to the tractive vehicle. Again, the chassis is constructed by way of various Technic rods and plates as mentioned on the main unit. A rear light board with number plate is also supplied as are a steerable haul axle at the front end and one fixed axle towards the rear of the trailer. The tipper unit is once more attached using the various Technic axles and fasteners. A further Technic rod allows the tipper unit to be ‘raised’ and ‘lowered’ as and when required as with the main unit.
A pair of bright yellow ‘chocks’ are also provided; these can be stored in the under-cab lockers when not in use. There are various graphics (stickers) which need to be applied, these are very discreet and don’t detract from the ‘adult’ theme of the set.
In summary, it’s great, a really pleasing set which is great as a stand-alone display piece, it will dominate any City scene, but I doubt it will be able to navigate the Lego City road plates, and it won’t fit into the garage (7642), let’s hope it doesn’t break down…
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