A Colourful Addition to the City…
Posted by
LegoCoastalPatrol
in United Kingdom
on
06 October 2009
I saw this set a while back at ‘Toys R Us’ and didn’t buy it, but regretted not doing so later on, so I returned and guess what – out of stock, no shelf sticker left and no sign of it re-appearing so I was told by the shop assistant. On a completely random visit last week, there it was! Just three left on the shelf, so that soon became two left on the shelf …
It’s a really good addition to the City series; I love the bright colour scheme of the truck and the realistic lines found on the real thing. Construction was a pleasing hour spent, no problems encountered and a great display piece at the end.
The driver’s cab is simple, complete with high grill, lights and tinted windscreen. Unfortunately no cab doors are provided and this area can only seat one minifig (which is all that is provided). At the rear of the cab are twin bed mounted vertical exhausts, small wing mirrors are mounted underneath the windscreen (perhaps these are out of scale but still very neat in appearance). On the roof of the cab are mounted twin sets of air-horns adjacent to the yellow ‘light’ bar.
The container part of the truck follows the white and orange colour scheme of the truck cab; it features a solid build with brackets mounted on either side to facilitate effortless raising and lowering of this section for unloading purposes back at the depot. At the far rear end of the truck is the lifting rear door arrangement which features a lifting bracket as an aid to the unloading process of the typical household dustbin. Also provided are overhead floodlights for those dark mornings, a rear platform with warning chevrons and those all-important grab handles for the crew to hang on to while the vehicle is in motion.
The minifig is provided in a smart orange and green uniform, the trousers resemble those ‘fluorescent’ work trousers as seen on many public service personnel and he wears a black baseball cap. Also provided is a two-wheel truck for use in transporting the various dustbins from their locations to the rear of the truck to be emptied; this is stored on a bracket high on the roof of the truck! I’m not really sure how this is supposed to be ‘accessed’ by the minifig, but at least it is stored securely and neatly.
So, overall I am really pleased I finally got this set, some reviewers have commented on the flimsy rear door arrangement, I can’t say that I have experienced this problem, but like all my other sets, they get built and placed on display. Perhaps one small gripe with this set is that Lego could have provided a second minifig; my poor chap has to drive the machine and empty the dustbins, I hope he is well-paid … plus Health and Safety would have a field day with his bosses…
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