7213 Off Road Fire Truck Review

I recently purchased this set from Shop@Home for $23.98 USD. At 40% off, it was a great deal. The original price was $39.99 USD. This is a great set, except for one thing: The crane can't hold on ounce. Every time you even try to lift the boat with it, it falls off. Without the crane, this set isn't very exciting. The crane needs redesigning. One thing I wish they would make would be a 2 x 8 windshield, so you wouldn't have to have two 2 x 4 windshields. It makes it less realistic. This would be good on a lot of other sets. The crane is also very hard to put up and down. This makes for a worse play experience. Overall an average set. There are things that could have been better. The boat, however, is a nice edition to any city.  The stabilizers are also a nice touch.

 

 

Pictures of #8403 City House

Here are the pictures that I promised of my version of the City House as well as the official set.

 





Here is the official set for LEGO City House #8403.



 

Here is what the inside of the house looks like.



Here is my version of the LEGO City House #8403.

LEGO® City House Set Review

         In my first set review, I will review the #8403 City House. The list price for the set is $39.99 U.S. dollars. For the most part, it is a great set with very few bad things. The fact that it comes with a small minifigure is a plus, since they are so rare. The small architectual details are also fun. The set comes with a small grill, lawn chair, (a very clever design), and a tree house. The tree house also includes a small telescope, also very rare. From the front, the house looks very realistic. The only down side that I could find with the house, is that there is no back wall on any of the stories.Since I like to build more realistic buildings, this did not suit me very well. I would not have been interested in this set because of that feature. Although, when I saw the set at a store, it was at such a low price that I just couldn't pass it up. Since the house didn't have any back, I turned it into a two story bungalow (with a back, although part of the roof is missing since I haven't quite finished it yet). There will be pictures of my house and the factory version posted at a later date. Sorry for the inconvenience!