Police Helicopter Transport

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2.3

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• November 11th, 2020

  Average rating4out of 5 stars

  

  

  

  

  

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  Whirlybird

  Valerian70

  I would recommend this to a friend!

  Purchased for: Self

  The one thing I really liked on this completed set is that the pull "cord" for the helicopter has it's own little storage place within the flatbed of the transporter. It tucks flat and snug and the helicopter sits on top of it and it looks really neat and tidy. The problem is that I could not get the helicopter to fly correctly. It seems to be front heavy when you have the minifigure in and constantly just nosedives in to the floor. Fortunately, the helicopter build is really sturdy so it did not break apart - even though I kept trying to fly it. The vehicles themselves are really fun builds and will make a great addition to my Lego City when I finally get around to setting aside space for one. I really like the transporter and the police bike (even if the bike will not stand up on it's own). The little buggy is pretty cool as well and the red really pops against the white and blue of the rest of the kit. Overall this is a decent police set, just a pity the helicopter would not fly for me. Number Of Pieces: 317 Approximate Price Per Piece: £0.13 Build Time: 1 Hour

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• March 11th, 2021

  Average rating1out of 5 stars

  

  

  

  

  

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  Too expensive; poorly designed main attraction.

  VK89

  I love LEGO and seeing sets like this makes me very disappointed. The only possitive was the traditional LEGO parts, figures, and builds, but NOT for this priece. Even though the set is rated for 5+ ages, the main attraction of the set (its flying pre-molded helicopter assembly) is useless, and does not work as expected as a child toy. It requires a very fast and hard pulling of the trigger to merely give the propellers enough speed for a insignificant jump up of the craft. A child would not be able to pull that hard to generate the speed to even do that. Forget about flying it. It is so un-LEGO like to make such a addition of a pre-molded gimmick to a LEGO set when a brick built non-flying LEGO helicopter would have been far far more welcoming and fun inclusion in a set like this for $50. Its is also so out of character and out of spirit for LEGO that these pieces of this "flying helicopter" are not compatible with any other LEGO system pieces, so you will not be able to build any other fun and creative LEGO builds and MOCs with these pieces. The cost of the set without these few piece would have been $25-$30, and it would have been a better set without them.

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• April 12th, 2020

  Average rating1out of 5 stars

  

  

  

  

  

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  Non-functional, misadvertised, overpriced

  LegoDad1234

  Purchased for: Son

  Like others have said, the helicopter is not functional. You have to pull the cord very hard. If the helicopter lifts off, it spins out of control and falls to the ground. If it goes up it spins uncontrollably in the air and likely hits something or someone. In NO way does it work as represented in the promotional video - there is NO fine control at all! Because it is one big plastic piece there in no other purpose for the helicopter than collecting dust. The truck is ok at best, not the most elegant design but ok. Even for £20 this set would be average at best. We love Lego, and have many great sets. But this is really exceptionally bad. LEGO, you can do better!

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  16 April 2020

  Emily, Customer Service

  Thanks for your review. We're sorry to hear you were disappointed in the set. It can feel a bit tricky to get he helicopter to fly when you're first starting out, but the best thing is to keep practicing. The more you launch and fly, the better you'll get. Check out the QR code inside the instructions for a video showing how to improve your flights.

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• May 23rd, 2020

  Average rating2out of 5 stars

  

  

  

  

  

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  Failed gimmicky toy

  GregBradbury

  Purchased for: Son

  I have recently come back into lego via my 7-year-old son who loves building the generally excellent sets that are available these days. This is the first set of more than 20 that I feel compelled to write a review on. This set is so far from the original experience and quality that I have come to expect from Lego. The helicopter is nothing more than a cheap gimmick that at best, floats to the ground, despite what the advertising says. Straight out of the box it has a plastic, non-Lego, "straight to the bin" feel to it which seems destined to break very soon. My son enjoyed making it, but for $70, I feel it is also overpriced.

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