Lego 7696 Commuter Jet

This year I was on a long haul flight with British Airways and my entertainment system failed to work so I put in a formal complaint and was given some gift vouchers at the BA shop. I had just enough to purchase the Lego 7696 Commuter Jet which is a rare promotional kit that sell for around £30 on Ebay.

Here are some photos:

Passenger Businessman

Captain/Pilot

Lego City 7942 Offroad Fire Truck

My son David has the Lego City 7942 Offroad Fire Truck kit which has kept him entertained, especially since he does not like fires and wants to see all fires extinguished!

This is a typical Lego City kit - a mini figure in included in fireman attire and there are plenty of bricks to build some vehicle variations. 

Lego 7723 Police Seaplane

Last Christmas we got my 6 year old son the Lego City 7723 Police Seaplane. This took him about an hour to assemble as it has over 200 pieces and it's quite involved, for example there are some fiddly bricks that attach the floats to the seaplane.  It comes with a police pilot mini figure and a moving hatchway and large propellers that spin.  It's a big kit and has just a couple of minor downsides - the tail can fall off easily and the floats can pop off during kiddy play.

Note that some effort is required to put the stickers onto the Seaplane accurately - I suspect this is beyond the skills of a small child to do correctly without making a mess as the stickers are a little unforgiving - stick once - and get it right!

Lego 7732 Air Mail Postal Plane

The Lego 7732 Air Mail Postal Plane is another one of my son's Lego City kits. This is quite a small kit and doesn't take too much time or effort for a 6 year old to build.

It contains a mini figure and a parcel with a trolley to carry the airmail. Putting the mini figure into the plane requires popping the roof off which is a little unrealistic, but kids don't seem to notice this detail!

Lego City 7990 Cement Mixer

My 6 year old son got the 7990 Cement Mixer last year and found it a a little tricky to assemble as it had some fiddly gears to make the mixer rotate. As Lego City kits go, it's fairly realistic looking but does have some small parts (such as the wing mirrors, lights and the cement hose pipe nozzle) which tend to fall off easily and get lost. Still, it's a fun Lego City toy.