City Advent Calendar: Day 23
Posted by CapnRex101,
The 2018 LEGO City Advent Calendar is nearing its end and has been very enjoyable on the whole so I am hoping that excellent standard will continue on the penultimate day.
Find out what lies behind door number 23 after the break...
60179 Ambulance Helicopter was released at the beginning of 2018 and provides inspiration for the final minifigure-scale toy from this Advent Calendar. Its aerodynamic shape looks superb and I like the yellow fuselage in contrast with the red sponsons. The trans-light blue canopy is similarly faithful to the original model and the pointed nose is marvellous as well.
A black 1x4 tile represents the main rotor which looks great, although the larger set includes four blades rather than two. The tail rotors are attractive too. Unfortunately, the entire tail structure is only connected to the fuselage by a single stud which is rather fragile but this design does seem appropriately sleek.
Overall - 4.5 - This is an impressive model and it looks great when compared with 60179 Ambulance Helicopter, lacking only a second pair of rotors.
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This particular mini-model is on the front of the box, so I was wondering when it'd show up. They left it late, it was either today or tomorrow (and we all know what's on the 24th on a Lego City Advent Calendar).
I still think Lego has a habit of putting too many spoilers on the front of the box about the models contained within. But they've done that for years.
That horrible rotor kinda ruined this build, but it's quite cool I guess
I personally think the rotor could be better, but its not too big a deal, so great model!
When i bought this advent calendar from John Lewis in October i was excited for this build and upon opening it this morning i was not disappointed what so ever. Can’t wait for the obvious gift tomorrow!
Nice!
@Minifig290
Not cool! What about all us people who this is their first one and they didn’t know. You ruined this advent calendar for them! Not only that, all future advent calendars! So basically, you ruined Christmas for their entire life! So now you just ruined their life! And all with just a couple careless words...
Just kidding. I didn’t even get the calendar this year. So my life is not ruined. Yes you are breathing a sigh of relief.
This is a great little build, apart from the fact that the rotor slightly clashes with the cheese slope at the back, and thus can't properly spin all the way round :(