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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: bonniebeth on August 09, 2012, 02:23:59
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Just bought the new US exclusive fire station, and thought I'd do a quick review. It has some really neat features to it. So here goes.
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front of box
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back view
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pictures on the side of the box
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The fire station walls are modular, as you see. Those red parts did not come clipped in, but they were hard to remove after they were installed.
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A close-up of the brick texture, which is quite nice.
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A picture showing how the walls clip together.
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One of my favorite features of this set... mini-blinds! I don't ever remember seeing any quite like this before, but they're really cool.
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The roof is all one piece that snaps into the top.
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A view showing the doors and windows installed, and how the windows swing open.
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These are not working doors, but rather one solid piece. A bit disappointing. The handles do move up and down, though. ::)
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A view showing the slide pole, staircase, and system x holes in the back.
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A view of the very nice lights for the back of the building, another favorite feature for me!
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A close-up of one of the lights.
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front lights and flag installed. There is also a sticker for that sign on the front, but we left it off, as this is going to be an ambulance station for us.
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A close-up of the flag
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call center
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the other contents of the set, and the klickys
And that's it. All in all, it's a nice little set, in spite of being a clip system. It's got some really nice parts!
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thanks for all the great pictures. I was wondering if the nice new windows fit in sys.x walls? I really like the set but wish it was system x instead of modular, there is little way to expand it to a multi roll up doored station
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Thanks for the review!
I was just in TRU a couple of days ago at which time they had nothing new. Well, they did have the Victorian city set, but I was expecting to see that.
Are the mini-blinds the same as the blinds in the suburban house? They look similar, but I've dismantled the house and can't check.
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Great review, bb!!! Really great firestation!!! Looks like the typical US one! interesting building system and design!!!
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The brick texture is really nice... And the windows...
Thanks for the review!
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Many thanks for the review Bonnie.
It's a beautiful set but i think that i don't like this building system, too much big parts, I prefer the system x way. ;)
George.
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love it love it love it, i just can't wait :D
a small personal note- if its a us exclusive why did they print a European map on the control room console ?
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love it love it love it, i just can't wait :D
a small personal note- if its a us exclusive why did they print a European map on the control room console ?
I think it is a recycled sticker... pretty sure they used it before in a police station
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Very nice review!But it doesn't include baseplate on the ground floor!!!!!!!!!Can be put a baseplate?
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Are the mini-blinds the same as the blinds in the suburban house? They look similar, but I've dismantled the house and can't check.
After looking at that set, I think they must be. I had never noticed those before! I don't have that house..... yet. ;)
a small personal note- if its a us exclusive why did they print a European map on the control room console ?
:lol: Very interesting question. You'd think they could have made a new sticker. ::)
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Thanks for the review. It's a really nice looking building, and would be a great fit for those of us with small departments. I think it would look good in the ferry/port setting too.
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You're right, it would look good there, since a port is likely to be a downtown area. It looks like an old-style, small brick station you might see in an older part of town, which has never been expanded due to lack of space.
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great review!! thanks so much for sharing!!
we've just bought it, under the ref. number 5027, in Switzerland, and I had real trouble finding it... it seems to be nowhere...
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Thanks for the review, bb! That brick texture looks really cool!