In regards to coast guard, yes the 2008/2009 line was pretty cool, I liked the ship and lighthouse although the most recent coast guard ship they did was the best since it was the first time we've had a proper coast guard base. Includes 7 minifigures: 6 coast guard members (three shipmates, 2 helicopter crewmates, one headquarters crewmate) and a sailor, plus 2 animal figures: a shark and an octopus.

I was very happy with the most recent coast guard starter set which had a beach buggy very reminiscent of the one's Surf Life Saving use here in Australia. Those large inflatable dingy hull pieces are way over used. Personally I would liken them to that 4 wide specialised windshield piece Lego uses on every single helicopter smaller then 6 studs wide. " With the release of the new Res-Q theme in 1998, which covered most typical rescue tasks, the classic Coast Guard was temporarily replaced. However, the next release came one year later with some changes. The set 6435 Coast Guard HQ included minifigures with a new uniform that had blue torso pieces and the Coast Guard logo swapped the blue coat of arms with a triangle. The building reintroduced the color scheme of the Coastal Rescue Base from 1989, and was the last Coast Guard set to feature the classic blue and white colors for buildings and ships. Since the introduction of the first Coast Guard logo in 1989, a total of five Coast Guard bases were released. The 6387 Coastal Rescue Base from 1989 was a relatively ordinary building with no relation to water and, but for its blue coloring, could just as well be a Police or Fire station. A new base did not appear until 6338 Hurricane Harbor was released in 1995. This was built on quay platforms like previous harbor themed sets and was situated directly at the shore, an attribute it would share with all later Coast Guard stations. The Coast Guard HQ from 1999 was more juniorized but retained the established white and blue color scheme and included a large boat, along with other vehicles.

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Features a beach buggy with opening roll cage, detachable 2-minifigure surfboard on top and space for 2 minifigures. Let’s take a look at each of these excellent LEGO ® ship sets: 1. Maersk Triple-E Container Ship LEGO® Set

The 135 cm long LEGO Titanic set is the company’s most extensive ship toy construction set in size. The 1:200 scale model of the legendary ship makes it the ultimate building set that comes with 9,090 pieces. 3. What is the biggest LEGO Pirate Ship? For me I find coast guard Lego interesting since Australia doesnt really have a coast guard, at least like what is depicted in the Lego sets. Jetskis rescuing surfers and so forth reminds me a lot of Surf Life Saving which have nothing to do with coast guard activities. At least in my local area the rescue helicopter is the Westpac rescue helicopter, a service funded by the Westpac bank and which has nothing to do with the government. The entire list of new LEGO CITY sets (as well as their reported prices and release dates) can be found below. Since these names are translated from German the official set announcements – if they come – may be slightly different. Set name Features a 2-level observation headquarters, coast guard ship, helicopter with helipad, speedboat and a buildable buoy.The 2008 7738 Coast Guard Helicopter & Life Raft contained the largest helicopter, until it was surpassed by the 2017 60166 Heavy-duty Rescue Helicopter. Despite it's bigger size, the latter does not have a motorized winch. Thing with Lego coast guard sets though, for some reason Lego refuses to release small to medium sized non-inflatable hull coast guard patrol boats. Hop on the big surfboard and head out to rescue the stranded surfer before the shark gets any closer.