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I have just finished re-building this model for the first time in over 20years. My son has some of the newer Police lego and he desparately wants a Police Station to house all his 'robbers'. It took me about 2 hours to seive through kilos of bricks - but finally I managed to build it and between us have been playing for hours. The model was missing a couple of specialist pieces (i.e. two blocks for the roller door) but apart from that it looks mint. Compared with the 2010-2011 version it is very much a rural police station. The sort that could be found in remote towns all over Europe. No mod cons and a helly pad that only just accomodates the 2011 version.

Fire station next - then burger bar, garage, service station, town house and bike shop. And don't get me started on the space lego of the same era. Sooooo glad that I kept this stuff for my children (and me) to enjoy. How can a toy bought 25 years ago and still being played with today be anything less than 5*

This is a fun set to have and it's fun to play with as well.

Box/Instructions

The instruction has 20 pages and there're no mistakes in it.

Parts

The parts are really good. We get lot's of black and yellow pieces which you can use for future MOC's (My own creations) and/or brickfilms for sure.

Minifigures

The torso of the LEGO Town (Res-Q) minifigs looks the same in each set. The figures we get in this set have the same white helmet. Only difference is the face. The third minifig is a diver which has the same torso we've seen in the LEGO Town (Extreme Team) sets.

The build

The build was very fun and I didn't have anything to complain about this set. We also get a few stickers which we've to put on.

The completed model

This set has lot's of stuff in it: We get a boat, a motorbike and ha helicopter. The steering wheel on the front of the motorbike can sviwel very nice and easy. The helicopter has two cockpits which can be opened very easily as well. On each side is a container where you can store some stuff and there's also a headlight which you can adjust as well. The propeller on the top and on the back sviwel full 360° and we also get a crane which you can use to move the stretcher up and down. There's also a place in the helicopter where you can put the stretcher in.

Summary

All in all this set is an great set and I would HIGHLY recommend you to get this. You can find this set on eBay, BrickLink and Amazon for sure. Here is the link where you can check out the full gallery I made for this set on my website: http://www.klokriecher.de/linkit_en/gal6462_en.php


Videos I made of this set:

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Review

This is a great set to have and it's fun to play with as well.

Box/Instructions

The instruction has 24 pages and there're no mistakes in it.

Parts

This set has a lot of good parts in it. Some pieces are also rubbery. This set has a lot of great pieces which you can use for future MOC's (My own creations) and/or brickfilms for sure.

Minifigures

The torso of the minifig is the same we've seen in all LEGO Town (Res-Q) sets. 2 figures also have the same face and the same headgear.

The build

The build was very fun and I didn't have any problems with this set. We also get a few stickers to worry about.

The completed model

This set has lot's of good stuff in it: We get an atv which has 3 tyres on each side, a shovel on the back which you can sviwell and a claw which you can adjust as well. The boat has two cockpits which you can open very easily. On each side is a container where you can store some stuff in it and on each side you can also see 2 chainsaws. The propellers on the back can sviwel full 360° and we also get a headlight which you can adjust as well. On the back is also a platform where you can put the atv. I really can't complain about this set.

Summary

All in all this set is an great set and I would HIGHLY recommend you to get this. You can find this set on eBay, BrickLink and Amazon for sure. Here is the link where you can check out the full gallery I made for this set on my website: http://www.klokriecher.de/linkit_en/gal6473_en.php


Videos I made of this set:

Stopmotion 1
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Stopmotion 4
Review

I bought this set, and I must say it's one of the best sets I've bought in the last few years! I'm going to review the set in 4 categories: Minifigs, Vehicle(s), The Funhouse, and Playability.

Minifigs:

1. Batman: A very cool minifigure. I like the blue and gray from the old comics and the 60s show. His cape is very stylized, and there's a lot of detail on him, including his Utility Belt and six-pack.

2. Robin: Again, very cool minifigure. He seems more tougher in black and red than in his usual "rainbow" of green, red, and yellow. His scared face is perfect for when he's hanging upside-down over a vat of acid.

3. The Joker: Better looking than the first incarnation! He looks really sinister and crazed. I prefer the new hair than the old "Vampire" one. His purple suit has a lot of detail, including the squirt flower.

4. The Riddler: Again, better than the first. I really like the bowler hat, and the crowbar works really well as his "?" cane. His torso shows a six-pack, although he was never buff in the comics, as far as I know.

5. Harley Quinn: Once again, better than the first. Her outfit really works, with the whole red and black pattern. I do wish she had a weapon, though. It would've been cool if she had her big hammer.

Vehicles:

1. Batcycle: Kind of cool, but prefer the Batcave's Batcycle better.

2. Harley's Cart: Cute, moves really well on the track.

The Funhouse: Really cool. It makes up for what the old Batman theme lacked: a hideout for the villains. I love all the traps, which are: the giant hammer, moving floor, and trap door. The Riddler's little stand (maybe like one of those question-answering things), is cute too. The crane works really good, too.

Playability: Lots of playability, made up of the crane, the cart and track, the trap door, the opening Joker door, the Batcycle, the moving floor, and the giant hammer.

Minifigs: 10/10

Vehicles: 9/10

The Funhouse: 10/10

Playability: 10/10

Buy this set!

You've got to feel sorry for the Rebel's Y-wing pilots. Their ship was never going to be as glamorous as the X-wing, and they had the all the survivability of an Ewok in a mosh pit. But, despite it's flaws, they loved this iconic craft. And I guess I can relate to that.

Anyway, here comes the sciency bit....

The Mini Figures

Unlike the recent X-wing and Tie Fighter models, we are given just 3 mini figures. But at least they are all new:

• Princess Leia (new) - The princess comes in medal ceremony garb, with long flowing hair and a cape. It just a shame the other two figures are unlikely to attend (due to the aforementioned "survivability issues").
• Gold Leader (new) - Apart from some nice helmet markings, he's a pretty standard rebel pilot.
• R5-F7 (new) - I can take or leave mini figures, but I do have a soft spot for the Droids. R5 is a fine astromech, sporting the new design head and yellow body detailing that matches the Y-wing, but I'm sure that wasn't compulsory (now I come to think of it, maybe Luke was commiting a massive faux pas by refusing a "new" (no doubt red) droid at the battle of Yavin. Does this mean that the rebels were all droidists and the Imperials were the good guys after all?). Erm, maybe you should just skip ahead and ignore this bit.

The Build

This was a (mostly) interesting and varied build, split into three sections:

• The main structure and wing struts - This was quite a fun build, with some SNOT, but on the whole, lacking in innovation. I did, however, appreciate all the little details on the outer hull that went in to creating a "bucket of bolts" feel to this craft.
• The Cockpit - This was the bit I was most looking forward to. But I have to say, I was left slightly underwhelmed. The shape is just about right and the colouration is nice, but the underside is just a flat plate, with no proper landing gear at all.
• The Engines - Man, I hate symmetry. Not only are we treated to "x2" engines, but they come with "x8" struts (at least each strut consisted of only eight pieces). But, on the whole, they weren't as boring to put together as I though they'd be. Do beware of (possibly) two of the biggest stickers ever to grace a Star Wars set (even more so, if, like me, you get confused by the symmetry and initially stick one on upside down!).

The Completed Model

I'm not really sure what to make of this one. Yes, it's nice to look at, but it doesn't seem quite "right". The lack of proper landing gear does make it look a bit insubstantial (especially when displayed next to the X-wing). But, for those who will play rather than display, it does have some nice dynamic features - A moving turret, two flick-fire missles and a hidden bomb bay to boot. And there's no denying that it is still eminently "swooshable".

Value for Money

Is it worth £49.99? Short answer - "No". Long answer - "No, but it's a Star Wars set, so what was I expecting? And besides, this is an iconic ship from the classic films (not a Clone in sight). Who am I kidding? I would have bought it anyway"

Set #8827 Bandit: A great new Mini-Fig from the LEGO Collectible Mini-Figures. The Bandit is one of the better offerings from Series 6.

This bandit has a mean looking (covered in scars) facial print with a rough unshaven beard and a well maintained mustache. He's wearing a dark red bandana, and a black hat matching the one first introduced with the Indiana Jones Theme. His torso is a double-sided print, full of bullets on a pair of bandoliers. While difficult to make out underneath these two belts is a great looking shirt and jacket.

His legs also have priting with a low slung bullet belt, he has brown gloves and two black pistols, a somewhat common piece with a new rare color. Overall I'd say that so far I've been impressed with the Mini-Figs in Series 6, a lot more so than some of the past series and I hope that this trend will continue with LEGO's little Mini-Figure army builders.

Set #8827 Mechanic: This Mini-Fig is a great looking figure, best of all his hairdo makes him look like John Travolta.

The Mechanic has a great looking dark blue color for his uniform, the coloring while unique does make the printing (a stellar looking pocket coverd jumpsuit with oil stains.) difficult to make out even in bright light. The facial print on the figure has a big smile and more oil stains, the Mechanic is hard at work fixing up something. He includes two unique and fun looking accessories, while the wrench is common place in many LEGO City sets, this Mechanic is using a new rare colored version in light gray.

He's also carrying a red toolbox piece (such a bright red and a fun looking brick, I half expect to see a Binford Tools on it someplace.), overall I'd have to say this little dude is one of the better selections from Series 6. The only complaint is that the dark coloring of his torso makes it a little tricky to notice all the wonderful detail the printing gives.

Overall, I have to say I like these Booster packs for Ninjago better than the actual Spinner sets. They're a bit like a souped up Collectible Minifigure and where I love a lot of the Minifigures from Ninjago, I don't necessarily want the Spinner sets.

Box/Instructions

The package is not quite a polybag but more like the bags that the Collectible Minifigures line comes in. And there's a sheet of folded paper that's not exactly a set of instructions, but it does give an explanation of rules, weapons assembly and some ads for other Ninjago Spinners.

Parts and Minifigure

There are 28 pieces in this bag. Most of which are weapons for Jay who is in his ZX outfit. There are some minor pieces beyond this meant for the spinner, but can be useful in other builds.

Summary

I have to say that I love these Booster Packs more than the Spinner sets. Yes, have a set of spinners in the Starter set. But it just feels way too pricey and wasteful to constantly have all of these Spinner sets for a Minifigure and it's spinner. You don't really need that many and the booster packs are clearly more economical in this sense. Get your figure and you won't have a million spinners laying around that aren't likely to ever see use.

This is a fun set to have and a fun set to play with as well.

Box/Instructions

The instruction has 16 pages and therere no mistakes in it. On the back of the instruction you can also see two other models which you can make with the pieces of this set.

Parts

This set has lot's of good pieces in it. We get some nice tools, a nice looking windscreen piece, a hinge which you can use for the windscreen piece and a lot more which are also great for future MOC's (My own creations) and or brickfilms for sure.

Minifigures

The minifigs are very cool. We get a cool looking engineer who has a cool green overall and a white cap. The driver has the same torso which most of the LEGO Town (Extreme Team) minifigs have. This figure also has a blue helmet with some nice markings on it.

The build

The build is very nice and easy and we also get a few stickers to worry about.

The completed model

This set comes with a rack where you can see two flags and some nice tools. The main attraction is the vehicle: The windscreen can be opened very easily and the driver fits in very nice as well. Before you're able to put the minifig in, you'll have to move the steering-wheel up. On the back you can see a cool engine design with lot's of flame pieces. On the top is a wing which you can sviwel as well. I really like the design of this model.

Summary

All in all this set is an great set and I would HIGHLY recommend you to get this. You can find this set on eBay, BrickLink and Amazon for sure. Here is the link where you can check out the full gallery I made for this set on my website: http://www.klokriecher.de/linkit_en/gal6580_en.php


Videos I made of this set:

Stopmotion 1
Stopmotion 2
Stopmotion 3
Review

This is a nice set to have and it's fun to play with as well.

Box/Instructions

The instruction has 12 pages and there're no mistakes in the instructions.

Parts

This set has some nice rare pieces: The printed tile with the LEGO Town (Extreme Team) logo and the sail which has some cool printings on it as well. There're also some other cool pieces which can be used for for future MOC's (My own creations) and/or brickfilms for sure.

Minifigures

The minifigs are very cool, too. The printings on each torso is the same and the legs are the same as well. The only difference we get here are the faces and the headgear: One minifig has a green cap and the other one has a nice blue helmet piece with some cool markings on the top.

The build

The build is very nice and easy and we also don't get any stickers in this set to worry about.

The completed model

This set has two vehicles: We get an atv and a vehicle with a sail which you can sviwel. If you compare that vehichle to the one we've seen in the set 6734 (Beach Cruisers) you'll notice that this version is much smaller than the LEGO Island Xtreme Stunts version.

The atv looks very nice as well. The only play feature on this vehicle is that you can adjust the antenna on the back of the atv.

Summary

All in all this set is an great set and I would recommend you to get this. You can find this set on eBay, BrickLink and Amazon for sure. Here is the link where you can check out the full gallery I made for this set on my website: http://www.klokriecher.de/linkit_en/gal6572_en.php


Videos I made of this set:

Stopmotion 1
Stopmotion 2
Stopmotion 3

Stopmotion 4
Review

Pirates was such a well rounded theme. The abundance of brown bricks and splashy water and sand bases spread with cannons and chests made a rich and highly enjoyable seascape. The raised bases that are often used for large buildings could have been miniaturised for these small islands but the prints inspired plenty of imagination driven shore and surf.

Minifigures

So we get:

• The bare armed blue stripey topped scruffpot pirate in blue britches and a red bandana. He brandishes a sword and blunderbuss pistol.
• A favourite -the stubbly eye patched second in command? He has a 'gold' lined blue jerkin over red and white striped top with rather clean white britches. THe crowning glory is the brown 'leather' tricorn hat.
• A loveable brown monkey- is this actually a minifigure? Perhaps but brilliant anyway with the curly tail, certainly a character.
• Now the parrot is definitely no MF but is a colourful character that brightens up trees in many sets.

I remember saving all summer for this set in 1993. I obsessed over this set back then and I still do now. It's the best overall Lego set from my classic town collection.

Pros

• The building is handsome in design. Stands tall and looks official.
• Quick, easy fun build.
• Piece variety is good. Amazing quality and detail for it's time. The printed mug shot matches the inmate's ID number. Police have lots of tools. The helmet has printed Police logo. The crossing gate is genius and the whip antenna with rotating radar make the stand out.
• The vehicles include a Motorcycle, Squad car, Truck, and Chopper. The Pickup truck is by far the best in the set. It looks rugged and has working suspension. The chopper is a close second with it's sleek design.

Cons

• The set shows age when placed in a Modern City setting.

There are no rear walls on the building, and the top floor is nothing more than a bed, but this set was made for play-ability and Central Precinct HQ delivers. Top 10 for sure.

The rattlecopter is a great set for any lego fan and is great for mocs.

Lets get to pros and cons:

Pros: rattlecopter,fang suei,snakes.

Cons:Another kai, another lloyd, the front of the helicopter falls off alot,snake bombs dont work to well.

Overall I give it a 4/5 because the figures are not to great and it's not to stable, but it does have a good value for money and playability.

A nice little set with a good selection of bricks and colors. I bought it mainly because of the bricks and not for the set (3 different versions) itself but the models are actually quite good.

Pros

• Nice colors
  
• A lot of different bricks

Cons

• None of the models is at Minifig scale
  

Overall I would say it's a fun set, and good value for money.

Set #8827 Genie: My first purchase of CMF S6 is the Genie, ironically enough this is also the first LEGO item of 2012 that I've bought.

What are my views on the Genie Mini-Fig from Series 6? Good job LEGO, you've made something that will please a lot of kids and adults alike, this Mini-Fig is one of the big ticket draws from Series 6. He has three unique to him Mini-Fig parts, the lower torso (which could be re-used down the line for a Casper or Ghost Mini-Fig.), the new Magic Lamp accessory and I believe a new attachment piece for the turban he's wearing. (I could be mistaken on that front, but it is new to me.)

The printing on the Genie is great, his torso sadly is only one-sided, but the blue toned flesh and the neat muscled chest look is great. He's also wearing a purple open-chested vest with three gold buttons and a matching colored sash. His hands are gloves of a similar color, they remind me a little of 3PO's hands, and they match the color of his lamp. The turban is purple with a fancy little attachment/accessory that has a purple jewel.

I really dig this guy, he's one of the ones I was really hoping to get and to get him first instead of something more mundane such as the Intergalactic Girl or one of the other common Mini-Figs is great. I was actually trying for the Minotaur and thought the Turban was actually the Minotaur's head. I was mistaken, and pleasently so. I do have one minor complaint however, it would have been nice if he also included a set of legs so you could alternate between the unique leg piece and then regular legs so he could interact with regular Mini-Figs like the Genie from Aladdin.

Highly Reccomended.