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4x2ReVu: 7848 Toys R Us Truck
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:15:54 GMT
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So driving a delivery truck for a toy store has to be a sweet job right? No
worries and you’re bringing joy to lots of sweet little kiddies around the world
right? Guess again!
It’s release day for the latest version of Monkey
Sport-The Bloodening and I’ve gotta make my way through the crowded streets of
drivers with that slightly-crazed look in their eye to my final destination like
that movie where the hero’s gotta get his witness to the courts through a
gauntlet of gangsters!
I’m pulling my big rig into what’s usually already a
crammed parking lot of cars to see that there are not only the usual menagerie
of cars, but kids as far as the eye can see, packed like sardines and swaying
like a large horde of locusts around the tiny shopping outlet that is my
objective. Now the mob spies me at the entrance to the lot and the swarm begins
their descent upon my truck.
Oh how I wish I would have let my supervisor
attach that cow-catcher option he offered me this morning!
I picked up the 2148 Lego Truck back in the late 1990’s (reviewed
here). My city models
take a back seat to castle and space usually, but this was a nice addition to
the usual assortment of cars and tanker trucks then available. I remember
waiting for the other shoe to drop that would be the trailer for the cab, but
nothing arrived. The 3442 (basically a reissue of the 2148 in different
colors--a cool concept) came and still no trailer. No big deal, I didn’t feel
slighted, I just figured a large cargo trailer was either not going to be
cost-effective or the designers at the time couldn’t figure out how to do the
design justice.
Along came the 8654 Scuderia Ferrari Truck in 2005 to show
that a minifig-size trailer truck could be done, and now in 2010 we’ve got the
3221 delivery truck. My first glance at pictures of the 3221 got a ‘Oh, that’s
cool’ out of me, but then I zoomed in on the wee tiles that resemble
miniaturized Lego sets and I let out a ‘Whoa, that’s REALLY cool!’. (I confess
these goofy little stickers are the main reason ended up picking up my own
7848--imagine a miniature of a miniature!).
As with the 3442 reissue of the 2148, the 7848 is a reissue of the 3221 delivery
truck (the only difference I can tell by eyeballing my model against pictures of
the 3221 is the change in colors) but there’s even more to love about the
specialized 7848.
The 7848 truck model is fairly well done. The cab is considerably extended from
the original concept done in the 2148 model. Here the cab features not only a
place for the driver to sit but a small living space behind the driver. In
comparing this model to the average town/city car, this isn’t just a ‘beefed-up’
pickup truck (kudos to the designers). The trailer is fairly straight forward
with vertically hinged doors on the each side of the truck and at the rear. The
plates for the roof of the trailer can easily be removed for play access. The
trailer also features jacks/stands to stabilize the truck when it’s parked
without the cab and there’s a hand-truck accessory for unloading.
Where the
3221 delivery truck is done in yellow, the 7848 truck is done in blue and white.
A sticker sheet for the set adds license plates and large TRU logos for the
trailer exterior and doors.
The secondary model (and this is what further differentiates the 7848 from the
3221) is the addition of a small toy store structure. Store comes complete with
the aforementioned Lego set boxes, but there are also some small assemblies of a
car and hovercraft model along with a one-piece teddy bear figure. The store is
particularly well done with wall-mounted display shelves for the Lego boxes and
mini-models. There’s also a barrel of sabers and a musket (don’t forget that
seven-day waiting period before releasing a saber to a five-year-old!). Very
well done!
Kit comes with three figures: truck driver, store attendant and child. As
mentioned, there is a sticker sheet (logos for the truck and store) but also a
couple of pre-printed parts (computer screens).
I’m a casual fan of City models (I like to collect the buildings and an
occasional occupational vehicle) and I’ve gotta say this was well worth the
price tag of about $40. It’s definitely a must-have for City/Town collectors.
It costs a few dollars more than the 3221 and darn if I’m not just now noticing
that the 3221 seems to have even more of those awesome miniature set stickers
(7848 comes with three stickers but the 3221 looks like it has six or seven or
more) so I’m probably going to have to go and buy one of those too.
Unlike some Target and Walmart exclusives (that can also be picked up from the
Lego site), this set looks to be only available at Toys R Us stores and
Amazon.com.
!!! 4x2ReVu Stats !!!
Rating: Seven out of eight studs
Pros: Great combination of a semi cab, trailer, cargo and a mini toy store.
Cons: Aw c’mon, I gotta buy a 3221 to get more of those nifty little miniature
stickers??
Walletwise: 356 pieces for $39.99 directly from Toys R Us (but
you’ll pay even more if you buy it at amazon.com).
Date: 8/26/10
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