LEGO City Fire Plane 60217 Building Kit (363 Pieces)

When I asked my daughter and her boyfriend to build this Lego set they looked at me with huge eyes of anticipation. He wants to be a fireman and is in college taking courses related to this future career. So what could be better encouragement than a LEGO City Fire Plane!! After teasing the kids a bit, and shaking the box (best sound ever is when you shake a Lego box), we got started on the adventure. Every. Moment. Enjoyable! Building it was super stimulating and fun! But then photographing it for social media photos (did I mention I have teenagers) expanded the experience As you can see from these amazing photos we have some fantastic social media moments and memories of the LEGO City Fire Plane too! On those challenging days of college courses, the red fire plane speaks back to the heart: you can do this! Fly your dream.

Most kids are going to be super happy with this set, the essentials of which comprise a water bomber, a jeep with a water gun, and little wobbly clumps of fire that you bomb and shoot. That really is about all most people are going to care about. You probably cant go wrong with the set. Design-wise, the set is very simplified, with generous use of large one piece bricks (e.g., a giant cockpit piece, a giant tail piece, and so forth). If you care about Lego as a building experience, this is not the set for you. Youll be done with it in 15 to 20 minutes. I would have much preferred if Lego had designed the aircraft along the lines of some of their Indiana Jones aircraft (e.g., sets 7198 and 7628). In some ways the aircraft are a bit clunkier when rendered in bricks, and they fall apart a bit more easily, but youre not left with a City aircraft that looks just like a bunch of other City airplanes and helicopters. They are more distinctive and more fun to build. As to accuracy, the water bomber approximates the old Canadair CL-415. I appreciate the use of squared-off wing tips, just like the CL-415, but the Lego version could have done with wing fences and more elegant floats. The cockpit is all wrong, and the tail could have been made more accurate with the use of bricks rather than a three piece assembly. The giant sloped pieces on the wings are okay; at least you approximate an airfoil. I would have liked some attempt at retractable landing gear. The CL-415s gear is not terribly complicated and it would have added one more key play feature. I do like the use of blue flames as bomb-bay doors. Very ingenious. I also like the use of the bright light yellow bricks, an uncommon color that Lego could deploy more widely to good effect. This is not the first fire bomber set Lego has produced. They had a similar set, 4209, available from 2011 to 2013. It, too, had a one piece nose and simplified tail design. This new version does better with the wobbly flames (better for shooting/bombing) and includes the new water gun on the jeep. I think the new version is, overall, an improvement.

Ive loved working with Legos since I was a kid. Lately Ive been grabbing a few sets to have in the house for when grandchildren or other kids visit. But secretly - I love working with these on my own and so does my wife! Theyre kind of like 3D jigsaw puzzles. This fire plan set is a ton of fun and has lots of pieces that can be used to make all sorts of other things.

It was a birthday gift for our grand son who turned 5. He loves it!

My grandson loves it

My son is 3 and he loves to do Legos with us as a group project. It allows for bonding and conversation we might not have otherwise. This was a great set, it allows for role play and helps boost imagination too.

Good medium sized set. Took about 45 minutes. Good minifigs and the airplace is really neat once complete. Good set to add to City.

This set is a bit pricey, but overall has great play features. For example, the fire on the tree can be removed easily to put it out. Water can be dropped from the plane. It has 3 minis and 2 vehicles and a lot of specialized pieces (probably why the price is a bit higher).

The Good: -Incredible detail and design -Semi challenging build that will keep your kid occupied for awhile -Comes with little car along with airplane -Drops “water bombs” The Bad: -None The Bottom Line: This is our 6 year olds favorite airplane out of all the LEGO planes he’s built. He especially likes dropping “water bombs” out of the cargo hold to put out fires. The design is awesome like most LEGOs and he just loves flying this thing around the house. It’s also great that it comes with a little truck so that he can drive it around the couch also. The build is a little challenging for a 6 year old since there’s a lot of pieces but he broke it up and completed it over a few days. Overall, I would recommend this LEGO set.

This is a moderately easy set to put together. Some of the pieces are relatively large, such as the cockpit and tail of the plane. My 9-year-old grandson and his mother put it together in about 30 minutes. The design is flawless, just as youd expect from the Lego brand. There are a lot of details, but my grandson especially liked the water bombs that are held in the cargo area. This set is a good value for the money and great fun for the kiddos. My daughter suggests this set is for 9 years and older. Otherwise, there will be more hands-on with a parent for the assembly.