Quick look: 30693 Police Water Scooter
Posted by Huw,
30693 Police Water Scooter is a new recruitment bag that's packaged in plastic in North America and paper in the rest of the world.
In the UK it's available from Brickabrac, where you'll also find over a dozen 2025 bags, which are all included in the retailers' three for £10 offer.
Police officer minifigs are hardly in short supply, but if you're in need of another one to bolster their ranks in your city, this set might be for you...
Summary
30693 Police Water Scooter, 29 pieces.
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
The combination of pieces used to create the minifig is unique, resulting in BrickLink considering it to be unique figure, but of course the component parts have all been used for others in the past, so it's not particularly exciting.
I have to say, I am not envious of the catalogue admins at BrickLink who have to determine whether figures are unique and are to be allocated a new number, particularly when they are as generic as this one.
The torso was new last year and the hi-vis jacket printed with straps, pockets and police logo, looks excellent.
The water scooter is well designed and looks fit for purpose, although crooks will see it coming a mile off with its vibrant yellow stripe and police lights.
It's not the best or most exciting of the 2025 recruitment bags, but one that collectors of such things will want to get hold of!.
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Larger (1 piece more + bigger) compared to 952408 Policeman with Jetboat, but probably about half the price (€3.99 polybag vs €6.99 magazine) if you can locate it.
Got my first taste of the new paper bags yesterday when my Brickabrac order arrived, and I wonder if these new bags may struggle to gain acceptance – at first glance they appeared to be almost like counterfeits.
@Banners said:
"Got my first taste of the new paper bags yesterday when my Brickabrac order arrived, and I wonder if these new bags may struggle to gain acceptance – at first glance they appeared to be almost like counterfeits."
Yes-- the printing is very low-quality, isn't it...
Do you have a picture to compare the bags in hand with poly bags? I imagine its a bit more washed out on paper like faceprint on black mini figure parts (Overwatch Mercy)
I'm not a City guy. Or a (earth)police guy. But I guess speedboats like this are always nice and just a classic small set. This one looks quite royally sized compared to the minifig because of the 4x4 double inverted wedge.
@Goujon said:
"Do you have a picture to compare the bags in hand with poly bags? I imagine its a bit more washed out on paper like faceprint on black mini figure parts (Overwatch Mercy) "
It looks very matte and the colors are anything but crisp. The Space Mech I found the other day made it difficult for me to discern certain colors. It's not as bad with brightly lit backgrounds, but that on and this set looked a bit wonky.
If Lego do so much police, I suppose that is because kids like police. Do kids really like it so much? I recall wanting to be an astronaut, a construction worker (machinery), truck driver, pilot, etc but never policeman and I'm not quite sure about fireman but I'm sure if it happened that did not last long.
Or is it a more sinister subliminal thing to keep citizens in check...
(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)
10-year-old me would have loved this!
@HOBBES said:
"If Lego do so much police, I suppose that is because kids like police. Do kids really like it so much? I recall wanting to be an astronaut, a construction worker (machinery), truck driver, pilot, etc but never policeman and I'm not quite sure about fireman but I'm sure if it happened that did not last long.
Or is it a more sinister subliminal thing to keep citizens in check...
(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)"
I recall wanting more of the construction or railroad workers, but police was fun in terms of impressive chases and prison escape routes. All of it is good fun though.
Very sleek.
And this has got to be the quickest 'quick look' yet!
I wasn't expecting the water scooter to be that long.
In my opinion, this torso represents the only good use of the highlighter yellow color. I still can't take it on plates, bricks, etc.
Sooo, I'll have to keep my eye out at 'Dollarama' as: (a) They seem to be the 'best bet' for finding polybags (even having kiosks), and (b) Their price is $5 per bag, about ninety-nine cent less (before tax) anywhere else...plus Lego activity books with minifigs:)
Edit: I gonna' have to lose that yellow in the scooter; it's headache inducing...:|
Hmm... A small paper bag with a little toy in. They need to add a few sweets and call it a Jamboree Bag!
@HOBBES said:
"If Lego do so much police, I suppose that is because kids like police. Do kids really like it so much? I recall wanting to be an astronaut, a construction worker (machinery), truck driver, pilot, etc but never policeman and I'm not quite sure about fireman but I'm sure if it happened that did not last long.
Or is it a more sinister subliminal thing to keep citizens in check...
(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)"
When I was younger I only wanted police sets for the crooks... granted those were primarily Space Police III sets which had amazing criminals that haven't been truly rivaled by a following series. The current (2024) Police sets have some interesting human criminals that are more appealing than another police officer, especially when you take personal views of police into account.
Compared to the Space Science Mech and most other not-polybags this feels very minimal....
@TeriXeri said:
"Larger (1 piece more + bigger) compared to 952408 Policeman with Jetboat, but probably about half the price (€3.99 polybag vs €6.99 magazine) if you can locate it."
Yeah, the prices for the magazines got extremely out of hand. Even 4,99 felt already painful, anything above is just not justifiable anymore. Which is a shame because it was often a good way to get cool minifigures.
@Crasha said:
" @TeriXeri said:
"Larger (1 piece more + bigger) compared to 952408 Policeman with Jetboat, but probably about half the price (€3.99 polybag vs €6.99 magazine) if you can locate it."
Yeah, the prices for the magazines got extremely out of hand. Even 4,99 felt already painful, anything above is just not justifiable anymore. Which is a shame because it was often a good way to get cool minifigures."
+ in my country they cut the City magazines from like 12 to 6 a year so half the listed ones on brickset never release here.
But overall magazines seem still succesful as they keep releasing many of them at the same time :
-Ninjago
-Dreamzzz
-DC
-Marvel
-Star Wars
-Friends
-Minecraft
-Technic
-City
-Jurassic World
-Duplo
-Spiderman
@JavaBrix said:"In my opinion, this torso represents the only good use of the highlighter yellow color. I still can't take it on plates, bricks, etc"
By a large margin, Vomit Yellow is my absolutly *least* favorite Lego color, since
a) it's a pretty ugly color to begin with,
b) it looks absolutly rubbish as a Lego color, with the highest cheap-o translucence of them all (I saw 60343 Helicopter Transporter on display in the store - you could *see* the difference between the black and grey pieces shining through the curved piece behind the rotor), and
c) its association weith Health and Safety (which has gone from an attempt to reduce accidents to be an intrusive moralist ideology).
Very simple, but actually looks cleaner and sleeker than I thought. Huh.
´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish.
@Watsonite said:
"´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish."
Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up.
That's no water scooter.
It's a space station.
@Huw said:
" @Watsonite said:
"´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish."
Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up."
Gotta recruit kids into the Lego Army!
@HOBBES said:
"(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)"
Supposedly it won't be long before you are part of one of the largest police states in the world with the highest incarceration rate. So you have that to look forward to.
@HOBBES said:
"If Lego do so much police, I suppose that is because kids like police. Do kids really like it so much? I recall wanting to be an astronaut, a construction worker (machinery), truck driver, pilot, etc but never policeman and I'm not quite sure about fireman but I'm sure if it happened that did not last long.
Or is it a more sinister subliminal thing to keep citizens in check...
(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)"
I would guess they are more popular due to the play aspect rather than kids' dreams to become police officers. Cops vs Robbers seems to be a quite universally enjoyed roleplay game amongst children.
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Huw said:
" @Watsonite said:
"´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish."
Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up."
Gotta recruit kids into the Lego Army!"
"I don't know, but I've been told
Bricks are great for young and old!"
@Huw said:
"Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up."
For a second I thought some police department is recruiting by giving out Lego. As if brick building skills make you a good cop LOL
I've recently got 3 of the new bags on magazine covers. They are all different: 2 different sealing systems & 2 distinct materials for 3 unique combinations.
One material is quite rough with the lofi peinting. The other is much glossier (still paper but with a smooth, waxy finish) and high quality peinting like the poly bags.
Which police force users water scooters? Do they hand out speeding tickets to the yahoo's creating large waves in their speedboats which would make a far more interesting set if included.
@ambr said:
"Which police force users water scooters? Do they hand out speeding tickets to the yahoo's creating large waves in their speedboats which would make a far more interesting set if included."
Venice apparently does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3voh-06XPY
@HOBBES said:
"If Lego do so much police, I suppose that is because kids like police. Do kids really like it so much? I recall wanting to be an astronaut, a construction worker (machinery), truck driver, pilot, etc but never policeman and I'm not quite sure about fireman but I'm sure if it happened that did not last long.
Or is it a more sinister subliminal thing to keep citizens in check...
(in my country, police have stopped arresting the villains. All they do now is give tickets to the honest citizens - there is more money into it and far less risks)"
I agree. In Denmark Police is on the brink of being villians. they are not heroes for sure. But maybe LEGO want the kids to relax and just believe that there is still somebody out there taking care of the bad guys. I know I lie to my children and tell them that the police will come and help if they are in need.
@Huw said:
" @Watsonite said:
"´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish."
Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up."
Because 'gateway drug baggies' was vetoed by the marketing department apparently.
@Binnekamp said:
" @Huw said:
" @Watsonite said:
"´Recruitment bags´...
Sounds more like duffel bags for conscripted (wo)men. These simply remain polybags instead of contrived gibberish."
Recruitment bags is what LEGO calls them, we didn't make it up."
Because 'gateway drug baggies' was vetoed by the marketing department apparently."
Gotta remember that....even when Lego came up with something else doesn't mean we can't use this from now on!