the helicopter is also usable for many different patterns of play. Like the fact a minifigure can sand in most places and that the cockpit includes four seats. The millennium falcon doesn't even have four seats.
My favourite thing about this set is that you can actually fit the little car thing from the smallest set of the wave in the helicopter instead of the bike and boat. I just find compatibility between sets neat.
Oh yeah, the ATV would make for a fun companion for this set, and gunning it off the rear ramp is absolutely the sort of Nathan Drake kind of adventurer move that this theme calls for.
@@samcushing3790 I know this is a joke, but it made me curious. £8 in 1980 would've been £33 today, and considering that the set would've had like a third as many pieces that does strangely kinda hold up.
Dig the heli, would love to see a Space set enclosed with that amount of space and detail, if such a thing is possible without the price getting out of whack. Lot of cool details in these explorer sets
As someone who owns a few large City helicopters, and didn't think new ones would add that much, I definitely was wrong. As a kid, I would love the fact that all the base and human stuff fits inside the helicopter! The volcano explorer one from a few years ago had to lift the base everywhere [which is still cool], but having it all inside feels super neat. And as Lego_Chewbacca says - if you own the smallest set, the car from it will fit inside too! That's the kind of collaboration I love seeing in Lego designs, and the fact that it is the smallest/cheapest set means you don't have to spend a ton of money if you want that extra feature. I agree that another sleeping area would be nice - I could see a minimal use of parts and still be able to get it to fit inside [if you break it down] - a vinyl tent with a plate large enough for 2 sleeping bags - perhaps something like the new 42603 Friends set that has the tent on top of the not-Jeep vehicle. Then you could sleep 3 people at once, with the 4th on watch duty, looking out for any gorillas. :) The adult kid in me kinda wants this set now. :) Thank you again, for this enjoyable and fair review of this set! The designer[s] should be proud of this one!
I really loved building this. I don’t think I fully realised how much stuff you got with this until it was all built! The story and play possibilities with this are fantastic so I can’t help but agree with your summary here. I think LEGO have done well with this jungle/explorer sub-theme; not a single miss for me 😊😎😊
Love the size and playability of this set. Someone somewhere is trying to put motor functions in this thing for the rotors lol. I personally feel though this wave is missing one or two more sets but this is impressive
Those food crates are such a great idea and nice touch. It’d be nice to have something similar for any future city space sets, since anytime you look at the real life space station it’s packed with supplies like those food storage crates.
Has anyone else noticed that the map pieces in these sets fit together into a bigger map. Also, I love just how much you get in this set. Even for $100, this set feels fairly priced.
Wow. This set really shows what a hefty sized Star Wars up-charge is being added onto those themed sets ( I hate calling it a ‘tax’ cause that extra money isn’t going towards maintaining the local roads). For $100 you can buy the Sith Infiltrator and the Grogu escape set which is sad when you look at the size of this set (which would easily cost $140 in the SW theme).
I like that the helicopter is a somewhat unusual design and not some faithful recreation of a real aircraft model. This stimulates creativity in children.
Idk if that motor bike piece is new or not but I LOVE it! It reminds me of the old police bikes from the OG Town era. They're finally going back to smaller, more realistic scaled bike pieces. Some of the ones they've been using for the past 10 years feel so bulky and oversized, like something you'd see on the movie "Akira"
Really wanted to buy this but waited for your review for safety. But given big Chinook and the monke groups, this gonna be an easy pick up! Thanks for your super detailed reviews as always!
Great video review! Lego, oh Lego, what is with the un-poseable gorillas? And monkeys? And most other new animals? With how expensive the big animals are, there is no excuse for them to be so static, like statues.
This set has much better value than it seems from the pics. Great helicopter and it’s awesome that you can fit almost everything else in it, I like sets that allow you to store details compactly. Speaking of details, all side builds are appropriate and nicely made, definitely a lot of play possibilities. Awesome bike! It’d be nice to have it for $80-85 but $100 seems pretty fair too.
Are City prices finally becoming reasonable again? Feels like the bigger sets have demanded outrageous prices until only last year. Guess LEGO figured they couldn't get away with every in-house theme being insanely priced along with the licensed themes, too.
WOW. When is the last time we've had a LEGO set that is fully involved, has multiple mechanical functions, has fantastic molds for creatures, in-box customization and has a full interior??? Hot dang lol I have no problem paying $100 for this. I wont be picking it up anytime soon, most likely, but this is something kid me would mow a lot of lawns for lol Awesome set. Good job LEGO
Thanks for the review! I now like the set much more than from the product images alone. I only feel sorry about the fact that there's way less animals per jungle set than in the recent wildlife sets (both the savanna ones and the marine/arctic ones). In Germany there's already a 30% discount on this set and all new jungle sets combined are available for roughly 110€ in sum, which I think is a good deal.
Are those the same characters from the arctic exploration? Cyberpunk mechanic girl was working on the big ship as well. The photograph was in the small set with the snow scooter. Head of expedition was with the submarine and the mid set with boat and divers.
I'm pretty sure the minifigs included are meant to be the same ones from the previous arctic exploration sets. Only 2 have different hair pieces, but are still the same color, and mechanic and vet are the exact same. Bit of neat storytelling imo
Kinda reminds me of a set that had elephants in it from a year or two ago, I got that one for a decent price on eBay cause it was missing a couple inconsequential pieces. A helicopter was the biggest build in that one too. (My nephew loves that thing, he’s 3 and it’s one of the few toys he doesn’t throw and act wild with)
These are definitely some of the most important LEGO reviews out there. Honestly, the set wasn’t even on my radar and now I think it’s become a top pick up for me. Thanks Jang
At just 2 mins in and I must ask, why can't Star Wars Lego sets have thos level of interior space and detail? Look at just the cockpit alone, that is crazy space. Let alone everything else in between.
Hi Jang! Hoping you can answer my question; does the truck from 60426 fit in the helicopter? (Where the base would normally go) or the ATV from set 60424? Thanks!
this is amazing pricing idk i really think 100 is great like compare that to the star wars gunship, smaller just the gunship cant stand figures in properly less quality and only one thing this is huge with so much extra
Again, I think there is too much side build in this set. I would prefer to have a larger, more detailed helicopter. I don’t think we need to have a jungle side built. We can create our own jungles. Children can create the jungle and their backyards.they could use those side pieces for mini figs or a larger helicopter.
Still don't think the color-scheme fits a jungle environment. Still, this could be the best twin rotor helicopter Lego has done so far and it is definitely one of the better sets of this sub-theme.
