Review: 10290 Pickup Truck

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Introduction(Press Release Information)

"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 bucket. Autumn brings a crate of 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 bucket, a crate of pumpkins, plus a festive wreath and gift.

Steer the truck then open the doors to inspect the interior. The bonnet 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 great 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."

Name: 10290 Pickup Truck
Theme: Creator Expert
Year: 2021
Pieces: 1677
Price: US $129.99 – DE €129.99 – UK £119.99

Available October 1st 

Boxart

The classy black look doesn't always work for me but in this case, it does. It works because of the colorful products that are surrounding the truck which makes the set pop on the box. 

Content

A total of 14 bags numbered from 1 to 8. The stickers are safely stored with the booklet.

As with most 18+ Creator sets, there is some info on the model. Though short, because the model isn't connected to any car brand this time. 

It also explains the idea of playing with the seasons by adding different accessories to accompany the car.

A short overview of the steps

Not a big fan of stickers, but they do add a lot of charm to the finished model.

Bag 1

The most interesting parts are the 2x3 plate with a cutout in Dark Brown and the carrot in a new color!

"Spring is in the air!" Fresh flowers and some gardening tools to represent spring works really well here. The wheelbarrow and water can are also on the correct scale

"The summer is magic", with fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. And although we have milk all year round, right from the farm it tastes best in the summer as the cows are outside as well!

Want to express that Autumn feeling, just use pumpkins!

No products this time, just a gift for whomever and a nice Christmas wreath to decorate the car with. The wreath can be a bit tricky to build because round plates don't connect well together if it's attached by one stud. So make sure to have it on a flat surface when adding the next tiles, or else it can fall apart.

Bag 2

Starting the chassis with a sturdy Technic frame.

Bag 3

Mixing up Technic and System for steering smoothly.

Steering mechanism.

The door hinges are probably the best thing in this set. It makes using the doors a delight as they pop into place.

Bag 4

Upside downside skirts at the front. And using the shields has proven to be a good way for headlights as they have appeared this way before.

Bag 5

It's a nice feature to have the engine build this way because now you're also able to take it out and behold it in all its glory. 

Inside and outside of the door. The ice skate works nicely as a door hinge, the pneumatic part is just a bit too simplistic.

On the grill there's a printed curved tile with a V8 logo on it, showing off the powerful engine that lies behind it.

 

Bag 6

To build sideways the back uses clips and bars.

Bag 7

The seats have a nice classic look to them and can be easily placed in the car or taken out of you want to mod it.

The dashboard uses a printed tile to show all the clocks. And the large curved slope in Dark Red fits perfectly in system with the older 1x6 curved slope.

 

Bag 8

Completing the side skirts gives a nice building experience by using clips and bars again. Though it's fun to build this way, it's not always a very sturdy connection and it leaves a bigger gap as well.

The best print of the set is located on the back of the car. A classic LEGO tile, that looks just so good!

One of the fun play features is that you can remove the side rails, completely changing the look of the Pick-Up truck.

Front view

Back view.

Having a closer look under the hood.

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear!

Comparison of American Muscle!

The complete set. It just looks great, the accessories add so much to the car. It's so much fun to rearrange it continuously into other settings.

Rating

Design: 8/10 Captured the classic feeling of a pickup truck perfectly.

Parts: 8/10 A quality parts pack for Dark Red, also a very nice price per piece ratio!

Building:   8/10 Lots of fun techniques have been used for building upside down or sideways. 

Playability: 9/10 Opening the doors, steering, having a look at the engine, or taking the roof off. Plenty to discover in this set. And I think a lot of people will do some nice stuff switching seasons, I wonder how many trucks will be under a Christmas tree!

Price: 8/10 More bricks so more car compared to the Porsche or Mustang for less money. Of course, without a fancy brand attached it's cheaper but it still makes the value way better.

Overall conclusion: A fantastic set. Building it was absolutely fun, and playing with the seasons is a nice touch!

[Guyinaplaguemask]

This set looks nice. I feel that some of the connections could have been sturdier, but its not nearly as bad as the t2 camper van. 

I do wish the box wasn't black. I prefer when they show off the product in the environment. I also don't understand the 18+ label. I understand they are trying to appeal to an older fan base, but the UCS and creator expert sets are expensive enough that the over 18 crowd are the only ones who can afford them (generally speaking)

I also would have liked if it was a licensed truck, but that's a small thing.

All in all, cool set, now I want my creator expert Mustang to have a removable engine.

[Murdoch17]

The Green Farm sign on the door... it's not a STAMP*, is it? 

 

*Sticker Across Multiple Parts, a not-so-well-liked idea not seen since 2009, with some exceptions. (Maersk Triple-E / train comes to mind as major violators of that rule...)

[Mylenium]

A bit ambiguous about it. Based on your images I have a few concerns about the building techniques. A few too many large gaps and some parts only seem to be connected by a few studs. May not be as bad as the T2 bus, though.

Mylenium

[Polarlicht]

2 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

The Green Farm sign on the door... it's not a STAMP*, is it? 

 

*Sticker Across Multiple Parts, a not-so-well-liked idea not seen since 2009, with some exceptions. (Maersk Triple-E / train comes to mind as major violators of that rule...)

It's a 2x4 tile i guess!

[Kallego]

I believe to remember from a speed build I saw that it is a panel the sticker is attached to...

1 hour ago, Polarlicht said:

It's a 2x4 tile i guess

[MKJoshA]

What a beautiful build! I'm a big fan of the new curved slope piece and am thrilled it comes in Dark Red now. It seems like the Dark Red is pretty consistent in your copy of the set. I know Lego struggles with keep the shades the same from production run to production run. I wonder if others will end up with slight variations in red if their copy gets parts from different runs.

[Redhead1982]

Thanks for a nice review. The pickup looks great. While there's little chance of actually buying it as I'm not a huge fan of cars, I like it mostly for the color. Dark red looks perfect, perhaps some rust would be a neat detail.  The stickers nicely complement the truck and help with the story. Especially the rear view mirror, that's a hidden gem. 

[VBBN]

Thanks for the great review Ecc!

I really dig this set; I love the seasonal aspects to it. The accessories have been some of my favorite elements to these large scale cars , and they are not only well done here but help to keep this set fresh on display. I also like that they went unlicensed with this one; it still has some very defined features that make it look realistic, but blends enough styles to where it's something unique on it's own. 

[Jim]

This is a nice set with fun seasonal details.

I'm afraid it won't be as popular as other cars, but that doesn't mean it's not a cool set.

Thanks for the review!!