Lego City Harbor -551pcs.

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a set I deeply regret missing out on - has a much larger, wider ship; a tall gantry crane with a longer reach; a container lorry, and a roadway likely to spared the threat of regular flooding. As an owner of 7994 this set isn't highly compelling, but I still haven't got a hull of that design so we'll see! Back when I was nine or ten years old, I had a LEGO-themed birthday party, and my dad bought several of the then-current ThrowBots/Slizers sets for people to build for a disc-throwing competition. It's an interesting technique, and probably the most advanced construction method in the entire set. When that last set finally disappeared, I got that familiar hollow pang of regret, and wished I'd splashed the cash for what looked to be a lovely set.

It's average at best to me, with no particular element that interests me so it's an easy pass for me.I love this type of crane but the structure/building is way too simplified (even for classic town standards if you ask me). One is spare; in contrast to the ones found in the Collectible Minifigure sets, these have a very small closed hole at the tip - no handy slit - inducing needle-threading anxiety as we shall see later.

AFOLs, unaware of the irony, suggest that an improvement on this set would be to have blue "water plates"-- something I generally disapprove of in any set containing boats since it constrains your "play area" with the boat to the tiny space the baseplate allows, instead of letting you imagine your own more spacious waterways. I imagine it will be a while before the transition is made to doing this in all sets (if that happens at all).The tan rounds apparently represent grain; I'm happy to believe instead that they are much needed bricks for CITY construction projects. The harbour is very unique as it comes with not one but two big plates to put your crane on, which makes up about 9/10ths of the harbour. I'd rather have had some track and a little bit of Technic than this single piece, but I guess LEGO need to keep things simple for the kiddies. Yes, the 2007 harbor is superior in a number of ways, which is quite ironic since it defies so many conventions AFOLs insist upon.

With that out of the way, I can congratulate you on a fantastic review - of a set that remains to be judged in a sensible way! The tipper is a simple construction of wall element panels on plates; two black 1x2 cheeses prevent the tipper's contents spilling too easily. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I was therefore overjoyed to learn that 2011 would bring us a whole new nautical line to LEGO's CITY range, and that among them would be a new Harbour set! On the whole, the offloading action - the centrepiece of this set - works really well, and is fun in the process (though I can't imagine doing this for hours on end).The truck is a relatively simple design, but attractive and functional, and makes a useful addition to the range of CITY trucks. Building Techniques: How much skill do you think the creator of this MOC has, in terms of building technique? However, something that's often ignored is that not everyone has the sort of thinking patterns that make LEGO building so easy. The house sections have a lift-of-technology) Outside you can see the stalls with fish, packages and barrels and a lot more. The ship is great because it has a big hull, it's blue (blue is my favourite colour), it fits as many cargo boxes as you want, it floats, and is very detailed.

Once the difficulty of grabbing the bricks in the first place is overcome, the process runs smoothly and works surprisingly well. On the whole, the ship is okay, but it's a little on the small side when compared to that of the previous Harbour set, 7994. The twin cargo holds are each covered with a bley grille plate attached to two 1x8 plates with door rail; these allow a little movement, as you can see from the forward hold. Their torsos aren't anything new, with the exception of Gerald's; his shirt and tie combo is supplemented by almost-invisible epaulettes and an anchor emblem to desginate his nautical role.Bley, blue and yellow are the featured colours; the parts selection consists mainly of large bricks and panels. The bridge/accomodation part could have been a little more detailed though (the one on the 7994's ship was much better).