Random set of the day: Refuse truck
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Today's random set is 20011 Refuse truck, released during 2009. It's one of 20 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 74 pieces.
It's owned by 1127 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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So the speculators are somewhat right. The set for today is trash... themed. And it's actually not a trash polybag, it's pretty decent.
This is a bit less exciting than I'd hoped to catch before bed, but on reviewing it, it's a decent likeness for its scale. Brickmasters is one of those things I've heard of for years but never had, so I've no idea how this grades on that curve.
Solitary micro-builds rarely excite me and this is a fine example of that trend too...
Thus demonstrating that 4-wide is not a good scale for minifigs.
A lonely garbage disposal vehicle, alone in the void, with no trash for it to pick up. Its existence is meaningless, yet without it there would be nothing. A masterpiece of postmodern existentialist box art.
@Mr__Thrawn:
Well, except it’s a polybag, so...
@PurpleDave said:
" @Mr__Thrawn:
Well, except it’s a polybag, so..."
Packaging design then. The point still stands: belongs in the Louvre, masterpiece, et cetera.
Another brick master set. I never signed up for it because I thought the poly bags were lame. It does have a few good ones.
I think for the scale it actually looks pretty good!
That's a funny looking Star Wars set
I really don’t like those creator micro scale vehicles I much prefer creator minifigure scale buildings
@GSR_MataNui said:
"That's a funny looking Star Wars set "
Indeed. It was briefly seen in the background of Coruscant as Anakin enters the Opera House in Revenge of the Sith. Not sure why this was made, but I guess LEGO have also released two T-16 Skyhoppers, a Quadjumper and that really strange First Order Scout Walker, so they must be selling.
@TheWackyWookiee said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
"That's a funny looking Star Wars set "
Indeed. It was briefly seen in the background of Coruscant as Anakin enters the Opera House in Revenge of the Sith.."
That was my favourite scene of the whole prequel trilogy. Anakin totally killed those stairs. Well, that and when Yoda breaks character and is goofing off in the background during a short dialogue scene.
@GSR_MataNui:
I believe the owner overheard Luke’s comment from Mos Eisley in Ep4, and mistakenly thought his services were needed. Pity he didn’t stick around for the asteroid field in Ep5...
I quite like this, it could be considered to represent a modernised version of the pre minifig vehicles such as 622 , 694 .
Definitely needs more Blacktron!
Oh, and, no goats, so a definite No from me ;-)
Seriously though, I think that's a great looking little model. Immediately recognizable.
I'm sorry, truck, but I'm afraid I can't do that.
(What, it says to refuse the truck...)
If I got one I'd send it back.
Must of been a bit of a let down for subscribers after the previous months Republic Gunship 20010 , which had great comments on RSOD https://brickset.com/article/59660
Well when Threepio turns off all the trash compactors in the main detention level you probably are going to need to bring one of these in
@Mr__Thrawn said:
"A lonely garbage disposal vehicle, alone in the void, with no trash for it to pick up. Its existence is meaningless, yet without it there would be nothing. A masterpiece of postmodern existentialist box art. "
Eh, I’m sure a Loki will use it as transportation and o avoid Alioth.
I see a couple other comments that follow my first thought: it's kind of funny to read "refuse" as a verb instead of a noun :)
@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
" @TheWackyWookiee said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
"That's a funny looking Star Wars set "
Indeed. It was briefly seen in the background of Coruscant as Anakin enters the Opera House in Revenge of the Sith.."
That was my favourite scene of the whole prequel trilogy. Anakin totally killed those stairs. Well, that and when Yoda breaks character and is goofing off in the background during a short dialogue scene. "
The stairs weren’t the only thing Anakin killed in Coruscant…
@B_Space_Man said:
" @CarolinaOnMyMind said:
" @TheWackyWookiee said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
"That's a funny looking Star Wars set "
Indeed. It was briefly seen in the background of Coruscant as Anakin enters the Opera House in Revenge of the Sith.."
That was my favourite scene of the whole prequel trilogy. Anakin totally killed those stairs. Well, that and when Yoda breaks character and is goofing off in the background during a short dialogue scene. "
The stairs weren’t the only thing Anakin killed in Coruscant…"
Fun Fact: According to Lucasfilm's Pablo Hidalgo, the scene with the refuse truck was actually a pick-up shot done in the UK and added more than a year after principal filming had completed in Australia.
@AustinPowers said:
"Definitely needs more Blacktron!
Oh, and, no goats, so a definite No from me ;-)
Seriously though, I think that's a great looking little model. Immediately recognizable. "
Hey, that's my shtick! But very much agreed. Though the main truck is black and yellow, but it got the colour balance backwards. I can easily imagine that back filled with the scraps of a Scum Police ship.