10290 Pickup truck revealed!
Posted by Huw,
LEGO has unveiled another 18+ set, 10290 Pickup Truck, at LEGO.com!
The 1677-piece model of a classic 1950s American vehicle costs $129.99 / £119.99 / €129.99, and it can be pre-ordered now for shipping on October 1st.
There's no press release, but you can read the product description and view more pictures after the break and on the set details page.
A perfect escape from modern life! Get ready to travel back to the 1950s with this LEGO Pickup Truck (10290) building project. Packed with details, this true-to-life model recreates the vintage pickup truck shape with its rounded lines. Explore the model to discover realistic pickup truck features like a stepside bed, opening doors and tailgate and removable wooden side railings.
Celebrate the seasons
This truck is hard at work all year round, delivering produce from Green Farm. Create a seasonal display with the many accessories included. There’s a wheelbarrow with flowers and a watering can for spring. For summer there are 2 wooden crates, tomatoes, carrots and a milk pail. Autumn brings a crate with pumpkins, while for winter there is a wreath and a festive gift.
Love the journey
This set is part of a collectible series of LEGO buildable models for adults who appreciate beautiful design. It offers an immersive build and will make a top gift for any fan of vintage pickup truck models.
- Build a faithful LEGO model version of a vintage 1950s farm pickup truck. Explore all its realistic features then place your truck on display to admire this classic collectible model.
- This LEGO Pickup Truck 10290 buildable model set offers a rewarding building project for adults as you recreate the iconic rounded pickup truck shape from a classic era in vehicle design.
- Explore the model to discover its many realistic pickup truck features like a stepside bed, opening doors and tailgate and removable wooden side railings.
- Fresh from the farm! Discover lots of seasonal accessories including a wheelbarrow and watering can, vegetables and a milk pail, a crate with pumpkins, plus a festive wreath and gift.
- Steer the truck then open the doors to inspect the interior. The hood also opens to reveal the engine.
- Designed especially for adult LEGO builders, this set offers a rewarding build with a collectible display piece to cherish. It’s also a top gift idea for anyone who loves vintage 1950s pickup trucks.
- Measures over 5.5 in. (14 cm) high, 13 in. (33 cm) long and 5.5 in. (14 cm) wide.
- This LEGO 1950s vintage pickup truck set is part of a range of creative building sets designed for adult building fans who love stunning design, intricate details and elegant architecture.
- LEGO building bricks are manufactured from high-quality materials. They’re consistent, compatible and connect and pull apart easily every time – it’s been that way since 1958.
- With LEGO pieces, safety and quality come first. That’s why they’re rigorously tested so you can be sure that the model is as robust as it is beautiful.
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Do I actually see a sticker on multiple parts at the doors? ??
Edit: at one pic it looks that way but on others it doesn’t
Is that dark red or a metallic dark red?
Anyhow, if it is dark red, it will be a rainbow truck....
That’s a cute little thing! I especially like the front. I might pick this up on day one!
@merman - if you zoom in enough you can tell it isn’t a STAMP, but it does certainly look like it at first glance
Let's have a guess how many shades of dark red this thing will come in.
Dark red, darker red, almost dark red, quite dark red, more-or-less dark red, kind of dark red, dark dark red, medium dark red, light dark red...
Unless LEGO learn to figure out how to solve their colour inconsistency issues (plus produce true trans-clear pieces again instead of trans-milk - especially on pieces as prominent and/or large as those windscreens), I will not buy another set from them that contains a large amount of pieces with those issues.
If this was city scale, I might have been tempted, as its quite appealing to look at. But at £120, I'm not sure.
Cool milk tank. I thought it was a droid at first glance.
Wait, what? It's not the car it's supposed to be, according to the leaks?
@huw you mention pre-order for delivery on the 1st of October. My experience of lego.com pre-orders is that the day of release is the earliest it would be shipped, and even that is unlikely - sorry to be a nit picker but I’ve used pre-orders on a number of occasions and it’s never got me the set any quicker than just ordering on release.
Love the set btw and it’s already on my (too long!) wanted list
You can already see the color differences in these official pictures, which is a pretty bad sign as LEGO usually tries to cover those up in official photos so my guess is that it'll be even worse irl. I do love the design of this thing though, and I'm especially in love with all the classic accessories. They really add a lot of life and vibrancy to this model. I'm pretty sure I won't get this as I'm not a car guy at all, but it is probably one of the most attractive large-scale cars LEGO has produced yet (for me personally).
I've just see the photos and the video in the Lego site, it's so charming, i love the detail for every season, i love the color, i love all of this set.
Looks pretty awesome! Is this the Creator Expert car set for the year then?
What a lovely surprise! :-)
That jumper piece in front is begging for a round tile with Ford logo on it. And I have a spare from a Speed Champions set. What to do, what to do...
@Aurigo said:
"Wait, what? It's not the car it's supposed to be, according to the leaks?"
Yes, that's disappointing if the rumoured DeLorean is not a thing in the end… although I really like this model, except the €10 price bump in the Benelux and Germany compared to France…
If it's not a STAMP on the door it will be tricky to apply two stickers that close to the edges of the tiles so that a gap is not visible.
That's come as a surprise & there's a lot to like in this. Looks like some nice building techniques & the side builds look good, too. Price, however, looks quite steep.
We're getting a lot of 18+ sets, aren't we.
@Huw said:
"If it's not a STAMP on the door it will be tricky to apply two stickers that close to the edges of the tiles so that a gap is not visible."
Looking at the 13th picture in the "more pictures" section, it seems to be just a single sticker on a 2x4 tile rather than across multiple
This is a lovely model, but that's not money I was planning to spend! I guess it's time to sell the second kidney.
@merman said:
" Do I actually see a sticker on multiple parts at the doors? ??"
I think it's a sticker on a 1x4x3 panel in between 1x2 bracket pieces on their side.
Interesting set. If I collected the large vehicles it would be on my wishlist for sure. I will content myself by getting some of the new parts like the parsnip/white carrot.
If that is scaled to a decent 6-wide GWP, you got a deal...
Absolutely love this. And a Christmas Wreath before Christmas this year! Might have to wait for a review of a regular retail purchased set to see how bad the colour matching is, although multiple shades of red on a 1950s farm pick-up would probably be more realistic than a consistent colour!
It's alright I guess, but I don't know if I will pick it up or not.
Interesting that it's not a licensed set. Looks like an old Ford, which makes me wonder if it was originally going to be licensed, but that changed at some point.
The wreath and present are an odd inclusion. The whole thing has this nice kind of garden theme, and then there's just a random sprinkling of Christmas for no reason.
@essel said:
" @Aurigo said:
"Wait, what? It's not the car it's supposed to be, according to the leaks?"
Yes, that's disappointing if the rumoured DeLorean is not a thing in the end… although I really like this model, except the €10 price bump in the Benelux and Germany compared to France…"
Interesting. Several sets recently were 10 Euro cheaper in France than over here.
One more reason not to buy this set. Should be 99.99 Euro max anyway. It's totally overpriced no matter what, even if colour consistency wasn't an issue.
Parsnips!
Not sure what the market is here. While I’ve bought most of the Creator Expert car line, the appeal is in the authentic recreation of a genuine and iconic car. A semi-fictionalised vehicle does have nearly the same appeal.
Another interesting set but why, oh why the stickers? Yet, actually this might look good without them applied.. I need a review. ;)
Doesn't look like pre-order is available in UK
@fakespacesquid said:
" @Huw said:
"If it's not a STAMP on the door it will be tricky to apply two stickers that close to the edges of the tiles so that a gap is not visible."
Looking at the 13th picture in the "more pictures" section, it seems to be just a single sticker on a 2x4 tile rather than across multiple"
Ah yes, you're right. Thanks.
Omg!! That car is beautiful!! <3
Suddenly october can’t come fast enough :)
The tires are way too thin but it looks charming nonetheless.
I love the "adjustable" grille - makes it very easy to turn it into a evil halloween truck (front blades).
If this pre-order is like the Star Wars ones the other month I’d advise holding off on the pre order. It may we’ll be available with double points on its actual day of release. I guess you wouldn’t get them on a pre order
May be wrong though
Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2
@BovineBrick said:
"This is a lovely model, but that's not money I was planning to spend! I guess it's time to sell the second kidney."
I've already done that. Now looking at my partner's kidney...
Thought the same regarding a retro pickup with regard to variations in shade.
I'd like to see this rusty, broken down, and overtaken by plants.
It’s (almost) like a GWP in reverse 40083
@Gataka said:
"I'd like to see this rusty, broken down, and overtaken by plants."
I'd like to see a hot rod version.
Another very well-done CE large-scale vehicle (although I’m hoping the BTTF DeLorean at this scale is really going to happen too).
With two 18+ set reveals already, I’m betting we’ll be hearing about the UCS Republic Gunship soon enough. That’s the one I’m most excited for.
Such a cute set, really like this one. Love the colour and all the little accessories.
Interesting! Will be buying this one for sure. A bit odd Lego didn't reveal this set during LegoCon... oh well.
It looks good!
I have to wonder why they didn’t use the 1950’s Ford F100? I find it odd given Ford and Lego’s current licensing partnership.
Nice model but the lack of licensing a specific brand / model of truck is disappointing. Not only that but the upcoming VW, Delorean, winter village (and last year's WV I never got), random Star Wars stuff I want to pick up...just no room in the budget. Easy pass for me.
@Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2"
Now that looks awesome in contrast, especially the light blue version. And all that lovely chrome! Now that chrome pieces of all kinds are available again, this would be easy to mod, even if the official version came only with light bluish grey parts instead. But as the idea has been rejected anyway...
The render sure looks great. If I hear that LEGO can consistently produce a single color again, I might get it.
The lack of real-life IP for this truck makes it less interesting than the usual Creator Expert vehicle.
The front grill of the truck is not very accurate and doesn't look that good in my opinion...
I see why they included so many accessories, this set isn't that appealing by itself. I love the idea, just not the final build. I will pass on this.
I love LEGO’s large scale cars, and cars in general …… but this is kind of ….. ugly?!
I’m also struggling to see where almost 1,700 pieces are here.
And it’s expensive.
So an easy pass for me here.
Surprised to see so much love for this one, by the notoriously hard-to-please AFOL’s of Brickset!!
@TheOtherMike said:
"Interesting that it's not a licensed set. Looks like an old Ford, which makes me wonder if it was originally going to be licensed, but that changed at some point."
The V8 grille piece / sticker definitely indicates it's a Ford.
@Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2"
That project was submitted 9 months ago and you’re seriously suggesting that Lego copied it with that much turnaround? Heck, approved Ideas sets are waiting a minimum of a year these days. But they just popped this one out no problem? I wish people realized how silly these conspiracies sound
I hope this can fit the GWP holiday tree from 2019. It would be a fun display model during winter. However, it is likely I would have to remove the base of the tree build first.
@AustinPowers said:
"Let's have a guess how many shades of dark red this thing will come in."
LEGO: Yes.
Honestly, when I modded my late 7676 canopy a little with some BL orders, I started questioning my sanity / vision or thought that the BL sellers send me fake parts.
@TheOtherMike said:
"Interesting that it's not a licensed set. Looks like an old Ford, which makes me wonder if it was originally going to be licensed, but that changed at some point."
I think the lack of licensing is a good sign that we might see additional “Creator Expert” vehicles this year, and potentially multiples in the future. I think the generic 50’s design was a good choice here, especially since every customer is likely to throw a fit when they find their truck is 17 different shades of red. Chevy and Ford can let Lego take all the flak for that one.
Huh. Didn't hear about this one in the rumor mill. There were rumors about more Creator Expert style cars later this year, but I guess they were wrong. Unlicensed, looks good, good price. It's not quite my little red pickup truck, but it's a lot more like it than a little yellow Fiat 500.
I like this and might get one (I love Utes/Pickup Trucks) although whether I can modify it into a Holden Ute is another matter....
At least its not a blue oval like the Technic F-150 :P
Already preordered one
It looks like it has functional steering according to the pictures.
Wow, this is quite adorable. Not sure I'll get it though.
NPU making the front grille out of those claws.
It’s quite lovely. I don’t know if I’ll get it (simply because I have so many other LEGO priorities), but it’s beautiful.
Remarkable how this one came out and took so many of us by surprise this morning. Maybe someone leaked it somewhere, but I haven’t seen it if so. Looks like TLG hired some plumbers…
I should like this set a lot more than I do. I honestly think this is a rare case where NO license makes the set less appealing for me. We've got a Fiat, a Ford, a Porsche, a Volkswagen and now... Pickup Truck. The set looks weirdly juvenile considering the size and price point.
I myself am not very familiar with Lego's inconsistency issues on dark red, but hearing from other people it sounds like it's pretty bad. The Fiat had some inconsistency with the light yellow, but it wasn't a deal breaker. Sounds like this might prove worse.
Is this the car Arnie drives near the end of Terminator 2?
Weird that they didn't used a Chevrolet license for this set
Looks lovely. Could do with a dog poking his head out the window.
@EstragonHelmer said:
"The wreath and present are an odd inclusion. The whole thing has this nice kind of garden theme, and then there's just a random sprinkling of Christmas for no reason."
This is actually the type of truck you would see in many Christmas and holiday scenes/paintings here in the states. Many Christmas cards and such would have some sort of country winter scene with a pickup truck hauling a tree or something in the back. So it’s not all that odd of an inclusion for the states.
Love it! Day one pick for me. Lately I'm more in this creator cars than Technic.
Thought that they gonna release BTTF DMC Delorean….
The number of 1500+ piece $100+ sets is getting absurd.
And the 18+ packaging is also absurd. It screams "WARNING! This is not a toy! It is to be assembled and placed on a shelf and left there!"
Even the ad copy agrees with me. It's a "collectible", a "building project" and a "model".
EDIT: Stickers? Seriously?
Ah, another lovely day of picking vegetables in the Cold, Dark Void...
And yeah, it does resemble a Ford pickup, but they must've figured the Raptor and GT/Bronco sets were enough for the year.
The height of the cab ruins it for me. Other than that inaccuracy, it looks pretty cool, but I dont see how one could easily lower the cab.
As fulcrumbop mentioned, really odd that it isn't licensed but has a V8 logo veeeeery similar to what an old Ford would have.
@fakespacesquid said:
" @Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2 "
That project was submitted 9 months ago and you’re seriously suggesting that Lego copied it with that much turnaround? Heck, approved Ideas sets are waiting a minimum of a year these days. But they just popped this one out no problem? I wish people realized how silly these conspiracies sound"
I don't usually believe in conspiracies, and maybe I'm wrong, in which case I apologize for my accusations. The model doesn't look very complex, so I think it could be done relatively fast. They probably started developing it earlier on, and it may have taken (a lot of) inspiration from the Ideas model after the initial phase. Anyway it would be nice if the designer would drop a note on this matter.
Edit: It wasn't only Jurassic Park, also Mickey's Steamboat showed just too much resemblence to an Ideas model. Not sure about the Fiat 500.
@Wrecknbuild said:
" @fakespacesquid said:
" @Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2 "
That project was submitted 9 months ago and you’re seriously suggesting that Lego copied it with that much turnaround? Heck, approved Ideas sets are waiting a minimum of a year these days. But they just popped this one out no problem? I wish people realized how silly these conspiracies sound"
I don't usually believe in conspiracies, and maybe I'm wrong, in which case I apologize for my accusations. The model doesn't look very complex, so I think it could be done relatively fast. They probably started developing it earlier on, and it may have taken (a lot of) inspiration from the Ideas model after the initial phase. Anyway it would be nice if the designer would drop a note on this matter.
Edit: It wasn't only Jurassic Park, also Mickey's Steamboat showed just too much resemblence to an Ideas model. Not sure about the Fiat 500."
21317 Steamboat Willie was an Ideas product!
@Wrecknbuild said:
" @fakespacesquid said:
" @Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2 "
That project was submitted 9 months ago and you’re seriously suggesting that Lego copied it with that much turnaround? Heck, approved Ideas sets are waiting a minimum of a year these days. But they just popped this one out no problem? I wish people realized how silly these conspiracies sound"
I don't usually believe in conspiracies, and maybe I'm wrong, in which case I apologize for my accusations. The model doesn't look very complex, so I think it could be done relatively fast. They probably started developing it earlier on, and it may have taken (a lot of) inspiration from the Ideas model after the initial phase. Anyway it would be nice if the designer would drop a note on this matter.
Edit: It wasn't only Jurassic Park, also Mickey's Steamboat showed just too much resemblence to an Ideas model. Not sure about the Fiat 500."
What "inspiration" are you referring to? What do the project and the set have in common, other than color? I don't see a single similar piece usage or build technique.
Jurassic Park is another example with nothing in common except the source material. Lego got the Jurassic Park license before his project hit the review, and outside of "dinosaur" and "gate" the project and the final set have nothing in common. No unique building techniques, no hidden features. The final set is much larger and the actual design of the dinosaur and the gate are fundamentally very different from the project. The only way that anyone could compare them is if they weren't wearing their glasses. The only things that the project and the set have in common come from the fact that they've got a common source material (one of the most popular movie franchises of all time). Senteosan was not the first person to build a dino and a gate, and he wasn't the last. There were JP submissions before and after his, does that mean that he copied from them?
I don’t do Expert vehicles (gotta limit my selected themes), but this design is really nice. Now I need a minifig size for Farm (a sub-theme of city that I wish existed). :)
Looking at the pictures closely, I think the big innovation in this model is in the door hinges. There's a fancy interior linkage that allows the doors to open and close without a seam at the back or external hinges at the front. ALL previous Creator Expert vehicles have had front door hinges that are visible outside the model, whereas real car door hinges are not. That's a real advance in building techniques. As for the subject matter, it's not quite my own little red pickup truck so I'm not feeling too excited about it. It's great that Lego has decided they can do Creator Expert vehicles without a license, for that old-school unlicensed Lego spirit, but I also really like the licensed vehicles. The challenge of recreating a licensed vehicle usually spurs Lego designers to really amazingly creative building solutions. There's some fun upside down building on the fenders here, but I don't see any truly gonzo out-of-the-box design techniques in the bodywork, besides the door hinges. Still, I'm really looking forward to the Brickset review and YouTube speed builds of this set once it comes out.
@iwybs said:
"Looking at the pictures closely, I think the big innovation in this model is in the door hinges."
This is a really good point. I'll be interested to see how they make this happen. I've never been bothered by the exposed hinges but if they can fix that going forward that'll be an improvement. I wonder how many pieces the accessory builds add to the count. They do add character, though.
anyone else wondering why the heck they didnt reveal this at the virtual Con??
then they could have had some actual news....
Quite a wave of trucks coming during the next few months, I think this makes number 4. I'm not complaining; the more vehicles, the merrier.
It’s not done many miles...
@shadowwarrior016 said:
"It looks good!
I have to wonder why they didn’t use the 1950’s Ford F100? I find it odd given Ford and Lego’s current licensing partnership."
Exactly! Come out with a Raptor one day and then this the next. It makes no sense. All other 18+ vehicles are licensed. Why the exemption?
I per-ordered this set today. I would like to see the windshield bagged individually this go around. My Ghostbusters car windshield was so scratched that I did not want to use it. Has anyone else had the same problem? I called Lego for a replacement part which they gladly sent me. I took photos for them as evidence but it was not need. I built my Mustang set into the Raptor and then into the newer version of the Mustang GT.
Wishful thinking, but I do hope the Milk can, and vegetables and such are a hint at either a City Farm theme next year, or the IDEAS Farm set will be approved (which has a classic pickup truck like this in minifig size)
In review : https://ideas.lego.com/projects/299064a7-4585-425b-8ee2-73ab7730c498 - A NICE DAY AT THE FARM
The Fiat 500 did somewhat hint at the colosseum that came 8 months after it.
@CapnRex101 said:
" @Wrecknbuild said:
" @fakespacesquid said:
" @Wrecknbuild said:
"Really makes me wonder whether TLG came to an agreement with the creator of the Ideas GMC Blue-Chip 100, that was rejected last time.
Otherwise they are definitely stealing fan's ideas. There are just too many "coincidental" sets otherwise, like the Jurassic Park rampage.
Edit: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c0810366-044e-49ea-a678-5d64ac0d9cf2 "
That project was submitted 9 months ago and you’re seriously suggesting that Lego copied it with that much turnaround? Heck, approved Ideas sets are waiting a minimum of a year these days. But they just popped this one out no problem? I wish people realized how silly these conspiracies sound"
I don't usually believe in conspiracies, and maybe I'm wrong, in which case I apologize for my accusations. The model doesn't look very complex, so I think it could be done relatively fast. They probably started developing it earlier on, and it may have taken (a lot of) inspiration from the Ideas model after the initial phase. Anyway it would be nice if the designer would drop a note on this matter.
Edit: It wasn't only Jurassic Park, also Mickey's Steamboat showed just too much resemblence to an Ideas model. Not sure about the Fiat 500."
21317 Steamboat Willie was an Ideas product!"
I meant that the Ideas set that got produced: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/5b64baab-0c5d-40c5-be8e-32dbf8604733 , shows a lot of resemblance (albeit it more detailed) with an idea submitted sixteen days earlier: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/1a2adaa9-bb5a-4d12-a00e-51a2c4e4d1bb
which leads me to believe that inspiration is indeed occasionally taken from Ideas proposals that don't make it.
@namekuji said:
"Cool milk tank. I thought it was a droid at first glance."
{Obi-Wan voice} {Jedi mind trick} This is not the milk churn you’re looking for. {end Jedi mind trick} {end voice}
@WemWem said:
"I myself am not very familiar with Lego's inconsistency issues on dark red, but hearing from other people it sounds like it's pretty bad."
Pretty bad? It’s enough to make you see red… and dark red, and mid-dark red, and light dark red, and dark dark red, and fairly dark red, and…
Credit @AustinPowers (post no. 4, above) for the fifty shades of red comment.
Surprised no one mentions 2 large pickup trucks in just 2 days! And both from Ford (this one looks like a Ford as many suggested). Either no pickup trucks in years or 2 in 2 days lol
@CDM said:
" @iwybs said:
"Looking at the pictures closely, I think the big innovation in this model is in the door hinges."
This is a really good point. I'll be interested to see how they make this happen. I've never been bothered by the exposed hinges but if they can fix that going forward that'll be an improvement. I wonder how many pieces the accessory builds add to the count. They do add character, though.
"
Some hinge parts are visible in picture 18, the rubber technic connector may be the secret ingredient.
@Zander said:
"
Credit @AustinPowers (post no. 4, above) for the fifty shades of red comment.
"
At first glance this looks like an original Lego set which I am tempted to get. Then I realized about the 50 shades of red and the flashbacks of dark red pieces breaking when I am dissembling my sets.
Came to realize that no matter how expensive a Lego set it is not immune to having difference shades of color. I recall back when my RM 50 clone brick set with a bright yellow school bus has better yellow color consistency than the yellow pieces in my near RM 1000 Lego Technic flagship Mobile Crane MK2 which had 50 shades of yellow.
Hope Lego fix the color consistency issues and the brittle pieces issue. I always look at the brown crocodile locomotive with a certain cringe as I always seem to feel the whole thing will become brittle over time.
@sipuss said:
"We're getting a lot of 18+ sets, aren't we."
Frankly, almost too many...at least for LEGO collectors...that wish list of mine is getting longer and, sadly, unfulfilled unless I win a lottery LOL.
Though can understand it from a company/marketing point-of view what with their new "adult" demographic. Wonder if they will extend product lifetime as well for these 18+ sets depending on demand.
I am very disappointed with this set. There was a Lego ideas submission of a GMC pickup a short while ago in both step side and fleet side versions. The submission looked great, but this offering is a hash up of various bits of trucks. It looks like a child’s version of a truck. The 1957 GMC truck, whichever version you prefer is so much better. People will moan if somebody like CADA release the GMC truck if they get permission from the originator. This new Lego truck is wide of the mark, it looks too much like the truck from cars.
No real manufacturer tied to this. Without that, it kind of looks like a communist knockoff vehicle of the 50's....
Stickers aren’t so bad on this set. …Allows you to more easily customize the truck with whatever branding you prefer.
Re: what brand it is, I'm seeing some elements of Ford's second-gen F-Series (1953-56) and some of Chevy's Advance Design (1947-54), but nothing specifically pinpointing it as either. The only models to place the fuel tank cap that low on the driver's side of the cab were Dodges.
Can’t wait to turn this into a hot rod by removing the hood and adding the blower from the Mustang. It would look really sweet!
Cool set and defo one for the collection. My disappointment though is that this is a generic pickup truck. What makes the Creator Expert series so awesome is that each model is based on a real vehicle. This smells of Lego repeating the formula for money and nothing else. Will there be an instruction manual explaining the history of pick up trucks?? Probably a nope