This was my first police set I received from my parents on Christmas 1994 or 1995. My younger brother helped put it together, but because his nails were small, he couldn’t separate the plates, so the bricks were full of tooth marks. Of course, I have already replaced chewed parts.

We played a lot with this set because the police big rig truck was a novelty, there was no such vehicle before. It had at least as many game functions as a police station.

Parts

All parts are easy to obtain, not special except for two pieces: the 1x4x3 window-shaped panel and the old small hinges.I think there is only one set of 1x4x3 panel pieces in this set that also has a window on it. If this is true, then this panel piece is quite rare. That means it can be expensive. This is the era for Lego when special parts were overused, from which individual pieces were developed for each set. This increased the cost of production. Which led directly to the malaise era (1997-2003).

Fortunately, almost every brick or tile with graphics is printed. Except for two black 1x4x3 panels with police insignia. I don't understand why they couldn't print these already. By the way, even the famously dangerous "Crazy Charlie" face is also on the mugshot on the gray printed tile next to the radar monitor.

Minifigs

The set includes 3 minifigures, a biker cop, a detective and a police chief. At that time, police sets did not include bad guys and criminals, they were only for police stations so that the jail cell would not be empty. Back then, the crime rate in Lego Town was even lower.

The police chief's face appeared in quite a few sets. But the detective's face was also a car thief before.

Truck

The vehicle looks great! Especially with that grille at the front. The look of the cab section looked aggressive because of the grille. Although this design solution became quite trite in the 1990s, Lego released too many trucks with the same front. I also like that the wheel tracks are not the same width. The sleeping cabin is also a good idea, but I don't like the fact that it is walled with 2x3 white bricks. This can be easily fixed, I replaced it with 1x3 bricks and there is already more space here.

At that time, other sets put a 2x3 container here, like the Indy Transport. Interestingly, the chimney must be built from minifigure glasses.

Trailer

Finally 6 studs wide! The trailer is full of 1990s computers and surveillance equipment, like the FBI truck in the movie The Rock. Even a tape recorder! The undercarriage was solved so that one of the wheels does not hang in the air if the trailer is not horizontal. There is an unnecessarily complex support made of rare and expensive hinge elements. There is a traffic cone and a barricade at the front of the trailer. On the roof is a retractable satellite antenna and a hinge from also rare train sets that holds the reflector lamp.

Unfortunately, the use of space inside is not very good, but if we put the dispatcher part forward with the radar and the swivel chairs, there will be enough space in the back to fit the police motorcycle. If you remove the white tile from the top of the 1x2 gray hinge, then the second chair can also be completely turned around, because it gets stuck in the tile anyway.

Overall

I am absolutely satisfied with the set, despite the fact that I was never that interested in the police theme. I would have been more happy with a fire station or a coast guard set, I was more interested in rescue sets. But hey! It's a Christmas gift, and it's free, with lots of game features and alternative builds on the back of the box. And it's even special because it's the first police big rig truck. A good memory from the 90s and childhood Christmas gift openings.