Lego 60020: Cargo Truck

After Christmas this year, Target discounted a number of Lego sets.  This Cargo Truck, Lego 60020 caught my eye.  It comes with two mini figures, one is the woman truck driver and the other is the forklift driver. The forklift driver has ear muffs for protection, presumably from the loud noises at the cargo dock.

The cargo truck is an easy build and it comes in three parts, the chassis, the cab, and the cargo box.  The cargo box and cab can be easily detached from the chassis.  If you had spare Lego pieces, you could build a different cargo bed and swap it for the cargo box.  The cargo box opens up on the side to provide easy access to the inside. You could mount the box so that it can open either from the right side or left side. It's got room for two pallets.   This set has a pallet for an engine block and another for what look to be gas tanks.  Other accessories include a little hand truck and coffee mug.

The cab has opening doors and you could probably squeeze two mini figures into it if you tried.  It's got two black side mirrors and a wind deflector on the roof.  Two large exhaust pipes are directly behind the cab.

The orange forklift that comes with the set is a bit over sized in my opinion. But it does come with a movable forklift for lifting those heavy pallets.  The forklift comes with a steering wheel and two levers. The top opens up so you can place the driver mini figure in easily.

Hope you enjoyed this review.

Model:  60020 Cargo Truck
Manufacturer:  Lego
Series: City
Pieces: 321
Price:  about $50 retail.
Rating: 5 out of 5.

Lego 7119: Twin Pod Cloud Car

I remember this Lego Star Wars Twin Pod Cloud Car being one of the first Lego sets I bought back in 2002.  It was all I could afford back then, maybe it was $10?  Anyways, it got me addicted to the Star Wars line and over the years I bought quite a few more Lego Star Wars sets.

This one was a pretty simplistic build and after I was done, I recall being not too impressed with the fact that the windshields were rather crude.  Also the engine compartment, despite having an opening door was pretty bland.

Here's the front of the vehicle.  I took it apart not too long after I built it, and this has been the first time I have put it back together again, albeit maybe with some different colored pieces.

The rear view is pretty meh also.

The side view reminds me of a boat and doesn't have the graceful curves of the cloud car depicted in the star wars movie.

You only got one Lobot mini figure with the set.  I wished that there was an extra one.  Above you can see the cockpit door opened up to reveal the mini figure.  I added a lever for controls.

The top two shots show the engine compartment.  I added some minor detailing so it wouldn't look so blah.  The following pics show Lobot in more detail.

Thanks for looking!

Model: 7119 Twin Pod Cloud Car
Manufacturer:  Lego
Series: Star Wars
Pieces: 118
Price:  about $10 retail.
Rating: 3 out of 5

Lego 9492: Star Wars TIE Fighter

Sears Canada department stores don't have a toy area anymore so I was pretty surprised to find they had a few Lego star wars sets in the kids clothing area.  This Star Wars TIE fighter set was on clearance for 50% off.  Easy build and a nice addition to my Lego collection.

Brand: Lego
Series: Star Wars
Model: 9492 TIE Fighter
Year Issued: 2012
Minifigs:  TIE Fighter pilot, Imperial Officer, Death Star trooper, and R5J2 Astromech droid.
Pieces: 413