Join the LEGO City minifigures for some fishy adventures down at the harbour in this awesome activity book. The 2x2 corner panels actually made their first appearance last year in the LEGO Games set 3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts. Seen next to the two-dimensional harbourside buildings, the ship doesn't look nearly so small, and gives the illusion that the set is rather more substantial than it really is. I thought it might be too difficult for a four year old, but it was only a bit too tough and with my help we build all the featured parts.

The red knob at the rear winds the windlass, which raises and lowers the grab-bucket; however, you can just move the jib to attain much the same effect. Thanks for the more than excellent review Although I think that the negativity about this set is just too much.I actually like this set, the crane mechanism area is so old school classic town look and that what this set is for a town not a city. It's length is 38 studs from the rear of the tapered bow section, exactly the same as that of the 7287 Police Launch, which I suspect uses the same upper dark bley deck piece. The two red knobs turn to move the belt forward; the red slopes form a hopper allowing the cargo to fall onto the belt ready for moving. The truck is a relatively simple design, but attractive and functional, and makes a useful addition to the range of CITY trucks. I don't know why yellow and blue were used, although when I MOC I tend to use random colours for hidden parts of models; perhaps this is why.

The bridge was added to the List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 1988 and was listed as a national monument on the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. Their torsos aren't anything new, with the exception of Gerald's; his shirt and tie combo is supplemented by almost-invisible epaulettes and an anchor emblem to desginate his nautical role.So we can't always assume that everyone understands the simplicity inherent to the building process in LEGO City sets. I'm not sure what the clip in the centre is for; perhaps it allows attachment of a motor, however precariously ( and foolishly, since I'm sure LEGO motors aren't waterproof! With that said, the use of baseplates here doesn't strain my own suspension of disbelief too much, unlike in the case of this set where, instead of ground level and sea level being the same all across it, the baseplate has sea level at an incline. I can't forgive the 'sea level' harbour platform; the ship is ok but it's not a patch on the big blue leviathan from 7994.