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KD: you make some excellent points and I enjoyed reading all of your thoughts on this subject. Yes, even Playmobil has gotten away from "old-style" architecture and pursued modern building styles. It's funny, Playmobil fans would love to see a return of their Victorian sets as well as Medieval homes/buildings (like bakery and blacksmith shop to name a few). Even their last RC train is modern as opposed to an "Old-Timer" they had for years. I was thinking of this question as I was writing the article. What town/city buildings could include "old world charm" yet be fun and exciting for today's children? How about a magic shop with Harry Potter-style wands and accessories? Or a building that might appear to be a Medieval bakery or other old-world store, yet actually be a spy shop for Lego Agents. I like the idea of a Medieval museum with elements from the Castle theme (helmets, axes, swords, etc.). or perhaps a "Treasure Trove" antique gift shop with a Tudor-style building? These are just a few ideas, but I would love to see someone MOC a Classic Castle Town in the style of Lego.

Classic Castle Towns What Ever Happened to the Town/Castle Combination? Eurobricks Classic Town Article by TheBrickster One of the most interesting aspects of Classic Town was that early Lego town concepts and designs, specifically those from the late 70s/early 80s, infused Classic Castle within the town theme. Classic Yellow Castle elements and Medieval half-timbered Tudor-style buildings were added to create a harmonious blend of town and castle. Take for example, 1592 Town Square released in 1980: 1592 Town Square This all-time classic combined a small Yellow Castle wall, Tudor-style building, Castle figs, a horse wagon, and a modern car. The blend works well giving the overall set a well-rounded mix of some beautiful elements. Another set, 1589 Main Street, was a promotional UK set released in 1978. It included a great Tudor-style Post Office, adds a yellow castle wall, and a modern car: 1589 Main Street Even Lego Idea Books during this time seemed to add a few Medieval-style building to the mix. Take for example the cover of Idea Book 6000 released in 1980: Idea Book 6000 What a terrific building that must have been MOCed a few times "back-in-the-day". The blend of Castle and Town provided an excellent way of combining two different themes to create old Medieval cities from European countries including but not limited to England, France, and Germany. I'm surprised that the sets pictured above did not include a bright red London phone booth that would have made a great addition to the scene. But what became of Lego's interest to add "old-world" charm to their towns? Could Cafe Corner be considered a set that has a few "older" aspects about it? I'm not too sure in that I find Cafe Corner to be more along the line of a building from the 50s/60s with it's "Hotel sign" prominently running vertically along its front. The color combination and architecture is; however, outstanding and is definately not a modern city building. 10182 Cafe Corner Does the new Castle theme lend itself to infusion with modern City sets? With Lego's current arsenal of outstanding City sets, it would be interesting to see a merger; but one might wonder how these City sets would look next to even a grey castle wall or smaller Tudor-style building. If so, what sets/components of modern bley roadplate City might be combined with Crownies and Trolls? Are the two themes too different at this time to blend them successfully? The answer to this may unfortunately be yes, but never underestimate the creativity and resourcefulness of the Lego fan. Share your thoughts on this subject.

I really enjoy reading the varying opinions of this set, and it's great that you guys can share them in a professional and constructive manner. While I had mentioned the CONS of this set, I still think it's a great set and would definately buy it again. I would not have made a thorough review of this set if I did not like it. Yes, I definately agree, but can certainly understand KD's point as well. I don't think that you can really compare a set like this to Classic Town. As a collector of Lego since the late 70s, I would love to go out and buy a classic town set like the Hot Rod Club which I have been looking for since first seeing an image of the set. Classic Town was awesome! But at the same time, this is also an awesome set. The detail in the vehicles (esp. the Red Roadster) is fantastic. If you compare one of the vehicles (like the Red Roadster) with any Classic Town set, the new car is 100 time better. It all depends on what you like more though. Do you want detail? or do you like the Nostalgic-look and Play Value? Comparing the two "types" of sets is difficult. Yes, definately. The design of some of these cars are far above my building level as well (although I might be able to make a pretty good Stage Coach ). Also a good point Eilif. As I mentioned earlier in the review, as soon as I started putting the red car together, I realized that all comparison of a set like this with Classic Town is off. If anything, the quality of the design is better. It's not Classic Town though, which has a completely different look, feel, and quality about it as a theme. - and I'm sure most of you know I'm a huge Classic Town fan. I can understand KDs point though when he asks the simple question, "Why can't you compare the two types of sets"? The reason is that you really wouldn't want to put one of these cars next to your classic town garage or open-sided building. You'd want it next to Market Street or the Green Grocer because the vehicles are larger and very detailed, unlike Classic Town. The overall scale is much larger and much closer to "New Lego" as opposed to old.

Excellent review White Fang. This is truly a great little police boat. I esp. like the use of the trans. light blue window elements and the small train windows. Pieces like these really add value to the overall set. I also like that this boat has a small interior area for extra play value. Pirates and Sharks! - oh my... You always have something creative to make your reviews interesting. I say throw those pirates to the sharks and confescate their rum. You can hide it the cabin of the boat and have a Policeman's Party.

Nice review JopieK. Thanks for sharing. I've been looking at this set for some time hoping it will be available by LSAH. It reminds me so much of 6665 River Runners that I think was also an exclusive (not positive though). This set (2230) really has that "classic town" look about it. It would make a great addition to the Outback or Adventure theme. I hope I have a chance to pick one of these sets up, but I doubt it. Great find and thanks again for the review.

Big Lego Brother is Watching Police Surveillance or Invasion of Privacy? - Trains & Town Article by TheBrickster Over the past several years, I've been watching Lego Big Brother expand its umbrealla of spying and espionage on Lego City. I am now beginning to wonder if there is a diabolic plot to watch the smiling faces of Lego town and city citizens by infiltrating the Lego electronic information network. Big Brother started sometime in 1994 with set 6348 Surveillance Squad. Conveniently disguised as a "Town Rescue" set at Brickset.com, this police vehicle was the first of its kind and the beginning of the loss of privacy for Lego Town citizens. Some might even say that Lego's efforts to spy on its town citizens may have even started eight years earlier with 6676 Mobile Command Unit, released in 1986. This set was more of a surveillance van with a radar dish and small antenna. 6348 Surveillance Squad 6676 Mobile Command Unit As surveillance equipment quickly becomes obsolete with new technological advances; in 2003 among the World City Collection, set 7034 Surveillance Truck, would include new undercover equipment for phone tapping, ease dropping, and pin-pointing Lego citizens as they went about their normal day-to-day business. Unfortunately, a "Police" sticker prominently displayed on the rear side of the surveillance trailer once again caused suspicion among the population of World City. 7034 Surveillance Truck If a surveillance truck was not enough, World City also included 7032 4WD and Undercover Van. Why did such a large World City police force need an Undercover Van? This set even included a tape recording system to make sure to capture those special recordings. The driver of the Undercover Van was none other than the mysterious Mr. X, a man in black. Complete with dark eye glasses and black suit, Mr. X toted a police badge and laptop computer, ready for some Matrix Agent-style action. 7032 4WD and Undercover Van 2008 City now introduces a new police vehicle, 7743. This set; however, has conveniently been named, Police Command Center. Strange, with such a large Police Headquarters (7744), I would think that police command would stay within the air conditioned offices of the headquarters. More spying, more espionage, more surveillance... 7743 Police Command Center Now, we have the new Agents Theme. Since Lego now knows every habit, every conversation, and every political opposition within its Cities, and as the citizens have become more conditioned and use to living within a Police State, spies have blatantly been introduced. Perhaps this is part of a masterplan to recruit more Lego City Citizens to assist in gaining control? Big Brother is watching... and as he is doing so, the happy smiles of Classic Town inhabitants are slowly being replaced by frowns.

Lego Legend 6472, Gas N' Wash Express Set #: 6472 Year Released: 2001 (Original set released 1992) Piece Count: 461 (453 originally) Minifigs: 3 List Price: $50 (USD) - $52 in 1992 Lego brought back this Classic Town Gas Station as a Legend in 2001. The set was originally released in 1992 as set 6397. I do not own the original set, so I managed to swoop it up after seeing it through Lego SAH when available. Strangely, the original set price was $52 in 1992. Nine years later, the set was offered at $50 (USD) containing some additional pieces. I haven't figured out the differences between the two sets. Starting with pictures of the box: Front Back And I love the fact that this minifig dressed in a black suit is scrubbing his car with what looks more like a hair brush than a scub brush : Here's some shots of the instructions: Front Back Completed Instructions The set includes three minifigs, all with printed torsos: Where have I seen that suit before? The black-suited minifig owns this little 4-studded red cherry of a vehicle with classic town design: The car is a convertible in that the top and the back window can be opened and/or taken off: If you liked that, check out this Classic Town tow truck with working winch: Here's a shot of the front end: A tire is used to turn the winch: A printed gauge measures winch pressure: Here's the tow truck coming to the aid of the business man: The set includes some nifty extras like this trash can and wheel hauler: And this small blue jack for quick car repairs: Here's a shot of one of the fuel pumps with the brown hair brush: Three pumps are included within this set. I love the prined white slope and the lights above the pump: Now check out the best part, the gas station itself: It has an attached car wash which adds to the playability: A black arrow tile and red/green lights becon dirty 4-stud wide vehicled for a good "Wash-Me": The wash has three brushes, one in the back, and two that push closed until cars roll through: NOTE: The grey hose pieces are attached to each of the brush sections and cause the brushes to push closed. Here's the business man in his red cherry driving through the wash. Nevermind the fact that he left the windows open. There's not much inside the gas station. Here's a shot from the outside: The roof of the station is rather large to provide shade and cover from inclimate weather: I like the sloped windows that add to the unique design of the station: The set includes a small sticker sheet with green and red Octan decals: Lastly, the complete Gas N' Wash Express: Trees and additional roadplates not included Hope you enjoy this Classic Town Review.

Nice job Batbrick - and very clever use of the dark green Indy set pieces. I would never have guessed to use this color for a space MOC, but the results looks terrific. The design itself looks great too. Great job!

Nice job Batbrick. I'm still in awe over that amazing temple. It makes for a great focal point to your scene. Just as I dicovered when building my Jungle Adventure Diorama, the more foliage you add, the better it looks. You can order a lot of trees and foliage through Pick a Brick. BTW: I like that you added the blue baseplates for water.

It's version 2.3.19 of Lego Digital Designer. Not much more to say. After installing the disk, I found no "other cool stuff", as the cover mentions:

10200 Custom Car Garage - Part 5 This is the last part of this 67 image review and leads us into the garage (although I may add a few more images for car comparison later). The large garage without decal on the sign. It's actually much bigger than it looks: This image at an angle gives you a better perspective: Let's try another angle from the right side: The little room to the left has some nice details like the windows and the white SNOT borders between the roof and structure: The window section to the left swivels open on two 1x1 round plates: The two-piece roof comes off pretty easily for playability. Inside is a chair, computer (printed piece), and a yellow coffee cup: Let's take a look behind the room where the two garage sections meet. The upper section has three 3x4 trans grey windows: Here's the back side with not much detail: The right side has a large open section that I think could have at least used some tiles to make it look a little smoother. The upper section has three more windows: Here's a roof shot. The main roof section is 18 studs wide x 24 studs in length: The roof lifts off pretty easily. Here's the backside. I found it a little odd that it doesn't include another 2x4 grey plate. I suppose the piece would be more for looks than needed to keep it together: Here's a close-up of the sign (without decal). I may create a custom decal later: Within the garage is the large jack mechanism: Once the vehicle rolls in, you lift this technic assembly from the large open window (I suppose this is the reason for not using an actual window), and the jack lifts up. The only think I don't like is that when the vehicle rolls inside at an angle (before lift), the vehicle does not stay in place. The result is that it will roll back out unless you hold it while lifting up the jack at the same time. This seems to be an engineering flaw in the design. And here's my favorite Red Roadster getting a tune-up: This picture shows the inner left side with passageway/opening to the small room to the left: This completes the review of the garage. The set also includes this rack, which I must admit I'm not exactly sure of its use. Perhaps the grey levers hold tires? or they are meant to represent knobs of some kind? And some accessories and extra pieces: Here's a final image of the three vehicles with engines and figs: CONCLUSION PROS - The best single part of this entire set is the Red Roadster. I can't wait to add my favorite Brickster minifig with tophat and magnifying glass to use as my signature mystery mobile. It has an old-time look to it reminiscent of a classy detective's roadster. - The detail and design of all the vehicles is outstanding. While I love the Classic Town Hot Rod Club set that Klauss-Deiter shared earlier in this thread (6561), you can not compare this set to it. Upon opening the box and building the 1st vehicle (the Red Roadster), you realize that these cars are extremely detailed, much larger, and take quite some time to build. The entire set took me about three hours to build (with no breaks), and most of that time was spent on the three vehicles. The garage was the easiest build. - Although I have not compared these vehicles to the Indiana Jones truck and jeep (set 7622), the scale might be similar allowing me to introduce the Red Roaster to the Indy theme. - I love the modular engines that can be swapped between the vehicles. This adds a great amount of fun and playability to the set. I think kids will enjoy replacing the engines. - The minifigs are very diverse and although I did not share a picture, the face of the dark blue/checkered torso guy with helmet has a face that can be turned showing the excited/scared look. I like these two-sided emotion faces and work great for MOCs. - The printed checkered race flag Nice! - Just a few decals. I was afraid that this set would have a lot. CONS - Since the build took me so long and the set has so many small pieces, this is one set that could have benefited from numbered bags for each vehicle. - This set does NOT include the old black wrench. I'm going to have to pull one out from my Classic Space sets. Is this piece no longer made or am I just stuck in the 70s/80s? (ok, don't answer that). - The set needs a tool rack with some decent tools. The only single tool included is the little grey hook piece that's suppose to be a wrench. Lego should consider offering a small supplement to this set with tools to really do some engine work. Where's the tool ring? - As mentioned above, I don't know what I'm suppose to do with the rack? (ok, another question I don't want you to answer). What is this thing suppose to be? - I have mixed feelings about the garage. I like it, but it needs more detail (and a real door). I don't think it would have been too difficult to make the garage look better, esp. the room to the left. the open section on the right side seems a bit wierd. - Adding some sort of engine lifting mechanism with some chains would have been a nice addition to the garage - perhaps even a small engine crane with wheels similar to the Airplane Mechanic (7901) (here's another idea for a supplemental garage set). - The yellow/grey station wagon door assembly is weak. Also, the way the top is put together and attaches to the car creates a bit of a slope (the front section does not attach, only the back). You'll have to build this set to see what I mean. - Price seems a bit high for what you're getting (not considering piece count). FINAL THOUGHTS The critical question is, "Would I buy this set again"? YES, I actually enjoyed putting this set together and looking at the finished components. While reviewing this set did take some work, it was fun for me to divide the review into smaller parts and share each of them over the last few days. I hope you've enjoyed this review. I will now add a poll to see what you think of the set. EDIT: Here's some comparison pictures with other red roadsters: Compared with red car from 6375 Exxon Gas Station released in 1980 Compared with 5920 Island Racer released in 2000 All three vehicles

10200 Custom Car Garage - Part 4 The third and final vehicle is this yellow and grey station wagon: I like the front end with the use of a 2x2 round plate and yellow cups for head lights: Featured on this car is the nicely detailed big-block engine: The doors to this vehicle are set at an angle and do not open/close very well with single grey clip/hook. I do like the back section with windows: The back end has an elaborate SNOT section: The top opens to allow easy access to the interior which seats two minifigs: Here's a side view with driver: And lastly, the station wagon pictured with green background and roadplate: Oops, not so fast... What's that coming...? CLICK ME and scroll down. E C T O 1 This one's for Flatfoot Thompsen Enjoy! End Part 4

You bet guys! . I've been wanting to update this thread for some time, but it had a lot of images throughout the 4-5 pages. This is the problem when image sites change links or go down. EDIT: This is my favorite of the pictures (although it doesn't show the temple and newer Indy sets):

10200 Custom Car Garage - Part 3 Moving on to the 2nd vehicle, the low-riding truck: The front end uses trans clear 1x2 plates as headlights: I like the back section of this vehicle the most: I want to load the bed up up with some adventure gear and add Johny Thunder or Indiana Jones. The use of brown chairs for wheel fenders isn't the first, but still a clever design. The black exhaust pieces are goblets/cups: Here's a shot from the top of the vehicle, 8-stud wide in the back: The top of this vehicle doesn't come off as easy, but still "doable". What's nice is that it does allow placement of two minifigs: Door swing open on both sides: This vehicle is definately a "low-rider" with wheels very close to the ground. Take a look at the under section: Here's a shot of the low-rider with a more detailed engine: And lastly, another image with green back and roadplate: Low-Rider Comments: While I like this low-rider truck, I would almost prefer that it be jacked up with big wheels giving it an appearance of a 4-wheel drive. That way, I could add some adventure gear and some Adventurers to go exploring Deserts and Jungles. It's still nicely designed, and I love the back section / truck bed. Being able to place two minifigs inside is also a great feature of the design. I also like this truck with a more powerful looking engine as depicted in the last picture. Share your thoughts.

Thanks Manta. I've updated all the pictures in this thread. They should be good.

Sorry I missed these more recent replies. Maj.com changed their link to Majhost.com. All my images deeplinked to Maj.com no longer work. I have been slowly updating many of my picture threads, but I've created a lot of messages over the years. This particular thread has a lot of images as well. The link is correct though with all the pictures. It's probably the best way to see all of them. There is one sub-folder within the main folder with additional images.

10200 Custom Car Garage - Part 2 Continuing Part 2 of this review... The set includes four figs with a variety of different torsos: As mentioned in the set description, the set includes six modular engines that can be interchanged throughout the three vehicles: Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Among my favorite of the vehicles/components within this set is this little red cherry, the Red Roadster: The front end has some nice details including the lights and bumper: The back section has a nice rounded design: The back end lifts open for a trunk or placement of a second minifig: Here's a shot of the tail end with dual technic enhaust: The brick/tile built doors open and the front end has long wheel fenders: Here's the car without the engine: Replacing it with another engine: The white top can be easily removed for playability or the "convertable-look": And here's the Red Roadster with two minifigs: And a few alternate shots on a green background (in case the white doesn't show the top very well): Red Roadster Comments: As I mentioned above, this is my favorite of the three vehicles. It looks so different than the pictures, esp. with the all red engine/hood. I was very surprised at the size of this vehicle and the number of pieces it took to build it. It is very detailed and nearly took me an hour to build. The piece bags are not numbered so there's a lot of piece searching required (and the pieces are mostly small). When I'm done with this review, I'll take a few shots of this car with a standard 4-stude wide vehicle for comparison. It is a large and detailed vehicle, and the design is terrific. End Part 2

10200 Custom Car Garage - Part 1 Gentlemen, start your engines! A review of Lego's new Custom Garage has finally come to Eurobricks, after much excitement and anticipation. First, to get you into the right mood for this most excellent bodacious review, let's turn on the radio dial and play some classic car tuneage: I wonder what's playing? That's better. Now, on to Part 1. Let's check out some of the set stats: Set Name: Custom Car Garage Set #: 10200 Theme: Factory / Town/City Year of Release: 2008 (Sep) Pieces: 893 Minifigs: 4 Price: $69.99 (USD) Official Set Description: Customize these classic hot-rod racers! These custom hot rods are tuned-up, turbo-charged, and ready to burn up the road! Designed by some of the most talented LEGO fans around, they’ve got classic racing details, innovative parts and building techniques, and modular engines that you can swap from car to car, plus a racing garage with a working auto lift and removable roof to let you customize them even more! Includes 3 cars and drivers, mechanic with tools, High Speed Customs garage, 6 different hot rod engines, and a LEGO Digital Designer CD! Create your own custom models and order them online at LEGO Factory! How about some pictures? I was pleasantly surprised at the brighly colored box and artwork on the front side: Although the backside doesn't have any alternate models, the artwork, colors, and set photos are nicely done: Here's some close-ups of the imagery: Yellow Car with Six Modular Engines The Garage Minifigs and Red Deuce Coupe The set DOES include two sets of instructions, Book 1 for the three cars; and Book 2 for the garage: The backside of Book 1 depicts three alternate models (no instructions included): The back of Book 2 shows a few shots of the set. I love the vivid sunset images: A LDD CD is included within the set with the same image as the box: To my surprise, the set does include printed pieces with just a few decals: And lastly, the contents of the box include 14 separate bags of bricks: END PART 1 I plan to build this set later this evening and post images in the morning. I'll leave you with some additional music/videos to help you appreciate this awesome hotrod set: Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys I Get Around - Beach Boys Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean Part 2 coming soon...

The images I included of the alternate model are just pages out of the main instruction book. In comparing them to the instructions for the main set, they do look a little higher quality. I'm not sure if they are pictures, or just very high quality images. Here's a link to the scanned instructions: 6739 Instructions

What a great set and a very nice review Erdbeereis. I think the only improvement to this set would have been the use of chrome exhaust pipes and front grill. I bought this set with a lot of excitement, but unfortunately have not put it together yet. What are your thoughts on these larger 6-stud wide detailed vehicles as opposed to 4-stud wide classics? Here's an image of 6668 Recycle Truck released in 1992: PS. I like the use of "taking out" Sponge Bob in your review.

Nice Review White Fang. This really reminds me of an "All-American" set with its Red, White, and Blue Colors (and the white stars). Although I really like the fig with its scruffy bearded face, I find the green torso a bit odd for this set. I suppose I would expect some sort of red/blue racer fig with a white/blue racing helmet. Swamp Sharks - too funny! . You always add a nice addition of humor to your reviews. Now I'm going to check out some clips on YouTube.

Truck & Stunt Trikes Set #: 6739 Theme: Island Xtreme Stunts Year Released: 2002 Piece Count: 210 Minifigs: 3 List Price: $30 (USD) Truck & Stunt Trikes will be my final review of the Island Xtreme Stunts collections. (see also 6734 Beach Cruisers and 6735 Air Chase). I first saw this set at legoland during the month it was released. I thought it was so awesome at the time with its bright orange color, 3-wheelers, and new minifigs. I purchased it on the spot to realize later that the set had some big components that seemed to resemble a terrible theme during the same era, Jack Stone. While this set is a lot better, I'll ask that you share your opinion after this review. Starting with the box, the image shows adventure in action: The back of the box shows some alternate racing models: The instructions had some nice images and even instructions for a race car: Front Instructions - Page 1 Instructions - Page 2 Backside The set includes three figs, Pizza Boy, Hippie Chick (who I think is actually called Pepper), and the Brickster. Until taking these pictures, I never noticed that he had green eyes - go figure. What I really like about this set is the fun 3-wheelers: Yellow belongs to Hippie-Chick White belongs to the Brickster. I love the chrome exaust bricks I don't think the front/cab section of the semi-truck looks bad at all: It has a nicely detailed front-end with chrome grill piece (although no license plate): A nice top section with chrome smokers: And working orange doors: Unfortunately, there's only room for one driver. I do like the black seat and steering wheel though: Here's a shot of the back section; nothing fancy: Bottom side: Is that a Bionicle piece? Under carriage: Now, on to the trailer. This is the part of the set that I never liked. i suppose it's mainy because of the BUTP (Big Ugly Trailer Piece). The trailer can not stand without the front cab section to support it: It does have a rack for attaching tools, but I'm not real fond of blocking the end of the trailer with it: But on the sides of the trailer are two ramps that open to allow the trikes to drive on: Here's a close-up of the Big Ugly Trailer Piece: And the trikes on the trailer: The set includes a small sheet of stickers: And a tool ring: Here's the complete set: And a shot with the trailer holding the plane from 6735 Air Chase. Final Thoughts: I think for playability, this set is terrific making it very enjoyable to younger children. For the AFOL wanting nice detail and/or even a Classic Town feel, it's not all that. It does have some nice chrome elements as well as orange pieces (including the doors to the cab). The two trikes also bring the overall set up a notch. During the year of release, I would probably buy it again. I can't say the same now, in comparison to some of the terrific City sets on the store shelves. Hope you enjoy this review and please share your opinions of this Island Xtreme Stunts set. Other Island Xtreme Stunts Reviews: 6734 Beach Cruisers 6735 Air Chase

Air Chase Woosh! The Brickster's seaplane flies over the beach quickly. Hippie Dude is in close pursuit on his hang glider. Fuel is running out for the Brickster's plane. Can Hippie Dude catch him before he either gets away or crash lands in the water... You decide, with Island Xtreme Stunts Air Chase. Set #: 6735 Theme: Island Xtreme Stunts Year Released: 2002 Piece Count: 83 Minifigs: 2 List Price: $10 (USD) A nice addition to the Island Xtreme Stunts theme, Air Chase includes two air vehicles; a seaplane and hang glider. The set has nice Island colors inclusing white, light blue, and orange. Also includes in the set are some great chrome pieces for the Brickster's airplane wings. Starting with the box. You can see Hippie Dude in close pursuit: The back of the box depicts some nice alternate jet skis: Same front box picture on the instructions: And on the backside, pictures of the video game: Air Chase includes two nicely detailed figs, Hippie Dude (for lack of his official name), and the Brickster: Here's a picture of the orange hang-glider: And the underside: Unfortunately, the hang-glider is too heavy to be held up by a minigig. While I like the brick-built glider for the extra pieces, the plastic wing pieces from the Ninja theme would have worked effectively and be a lot lighter. I think the seaplane is the best part of the set: Here's a shot of the front end. I like the skeletal shark/fish design. What's great is none of the pieces use stickers. They are all printed: Including the tail end: Although the cockpit has no steering wheel or lever piece, it does have a very nice printed 1x2 tile: The wings of the airplane have hinges to allow them to fold inward slightly: Also notice the nice chrome/silver pieces. Here's a shot of the underside of the seaplane: And lastly, the complete set: Final Thoughts: Air Chase is another one of those "fun" Island sets. Two figs with two vehicles make a perfect combination for creating some dog-fights in the air. At the same time, the Brickster's plane can land in the water to explore other adventure play opportunities. This set is also a nice addition to the Island Xtreme Stunts Truck & Stunt Trikes (6739). The seaplane can be hauled by the large semi-truck included within 6739. Hope you enjoy this review.

Good additional points CP and Fonix. I don't use the brick separator very often, but I always thought it was a pretty good tool. Thanks for adding your suggestions.

Thanks for your comments Lego12. I did this review a few weeks ago and just now posted it. Remember also that we are on different time zones.