60121 - Volcano Exploration Truck

[TheOrcKing]

[TheOrcKing]

[gregpj]

I like the black grille on the front, but the attempt to put bars over the windshield doesn't work for me. I think they had a rookie designing these Volcano Exploration sets... some potential, but not a lot new here.

[exciter1]

I like the black grille on the front, but the attempt to put bars over the windshield doesn't work for me. I think they had a rookie designing these Volcano Exploration sets... some potential, but not a lot new here.

The box art is good.

[gregpj]

1 minute ago, exciter1 said:

The box art is good.

On that one.. I've never seen flaming meatballs on a LEGO box until this one.

[Darth_Raichu]

6 minutes ago, gregpj said:

I like the black grille on the front, but the attempt to put bars over the windshield doesn't work for me. I think they had a rookie designing these Volcano Exploration sets... some potential, but not a lot new here.

I actually thought the bars made the truck looked bigger than standard pick-up

[gregpj]

3 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

I actually thought the bars made the truck looked bigger than standard pick-up

They are in the wrong spot - bars need to wrap the exterior of the cab of the truck, not tuck into the roof like they do. It's a good idea, but the execution is poor.

[exciter1]

On ‎5‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 2:43 PM, gregpj said:

On that one.. I've never seen flaming meatballs on a LEGO box until this one.

Does baking soda and vinegar come with them?

[gregpj]

Just now, exciter1 said:

Does baking soda and vinegar come with them?

No, but there's a useless bucket on the track machine that you can remove and use for something else. The blade needs to be _in front_ of the tracks to be effective, otherwise what the hell is it going to be used for?

[Darth_Raichu]

On ‎5‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 2:43 PM, gregpj said:

On that one.. I've never seen flaming meatballs on a LEGO box until this one.

Time for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs MOC ????  

[exciter1]

These sets are missing pretty huskies, sharks, or cute fire demons.  The new Ghostbusters demon might fit in.

[Darth_Raichu]

13 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

These sets are missing pretty huskies, sharks, or cute fire demons.  The new Ghostbusters demon might fit in.

 

Oddly, I think Nexo Knights' bad guys fit in well with these volcano sets

[jay4e]

On ‎5‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 2:59 PM, exciter1 said:

These sets are missing pretty huskies, sharks, or cute fire demons.  The new Ghostbusters demon might fit in.

the big set has a drone.  for kids these days thats the best pet they could get!

[TheOrcKing]

I wonder why LEGO changed the alignment for the molten rock pieces. Their typical boulder halves have always been "top & bottom" while this is a "left & right" configuration. Perhaps this cuts the molding process down to one as both sides are (or seem to be) the same.

[gregpj]

27 minutes ago, TheOrcKing said:

I wonder why LEGO changed the alignment for the molten rock pieces. Their typical boulder halves have always been "top & bottom" while this is a "left & right" configuration. Perhaps this cuts the molding process down to one as both sides are (or seem to be) the same.

They do seem to be the same don't they... they also changed the mold quite a bit - a stud on the side rather than the bottom and a hole in the top for ?? We'll probably see it in other sets soon and not just as flaming meatballs here.