4 years ago, I bought the predecessor of this set, the 60177 Airshow Jet set. Because I love airplanes and this set was even cheaper than its predecessor, I bought it right away. At the time, I had no idea it was much better than the previous version.

Let’s start the story a little older and go back to 1999. I think the back wings of this plane are from the Red Tiger plane.

And here the rear wings were finally printed instead of the stickers. The engine is also much more ingenious if you spin the wheel, the flame piece is really like if the afterburner were working. The nose and wings of the plane are also cleaner. The wings here are at least larger and consist of only 1 part. So the designer did a very good job! It’s hard to make a good toy out of so few parts, especially at the entry level.

But you know, I also use to describe what I don't like. For example, there is no engine intake. Where does the air go in? The second is the landing gear. The rear wheels are lower, looking pretty sad. The 2 x 8 bottom connecting plate would have been better in black instead of gray. I didn’t even put it on, I used the wheel fork instead as a connection. The cockpit is very empty, no seats and no HUD as in the previous set. Rather, they put a 2x2 blue tile in it that isn’t visible and you’ll never take it out again. And this set also has the usual construction nonsense of Lego, that what could be built from traditional parts is made into a new special part, see below.

Parts

There are two parts I haven't met yet. One is a mixture of a gray plate and a brick with a technic hole in it. The other is a dual molded front wheel. I think it's cheaper to make than the old tire, but unfortunately I can't put off-road tire on it that way. I'm not happy about it. This new material from which the windshield is made is of very poor quality, easily scratched, and has even been scratched together in the package.

Minifig

For me, the innovation was just the new helmet. Since this is a starter set, unfortunately there is no oxygen mask for the helmet. But it doesn't bother me.

Overall

The whole set consists of far fewer parts than its predecessor, yet is much more imaginative, beautiful and usable. I absolutely recommend it, so you have to buy it for the price!

My Mod

I just wanted to change what makes the plane simpler and cheaper, yet more beautiful. This only applies to the cockpit and landing gear.

I disappeared for the ugly 2x8 gray plate, put a 2x2 brick in its place, and replaced the rear wheels with smaller ones to match the size of the front wheel. So it's completely level.

I put a seat in the cockpit. For this, I changed the 2x3 slope brick to 2x2. There are also 2 options for the HUD. It is easier if there are 2 pieces of green 2x3 bricks. And not green, it's gray. And we will put one in advance. We put the printed cheese slope on it.

This leaves room for two 1x2 jumped pieces. One for the joystick, the other for the HUD.

The other solution is nicer, I like it better. Instead of a 2x3 brick, I used a 1x2 jumper plate. More realistic.

Dear Lego, you don't have to develop new parts for every set, you can also fix the afterburner with traditional technic bricks.

I know this sounds like a pinch, but it’s because of such little things that a lego set will be expensive. Fortunately, it was cheap, exceptionally. I hope there will be more ingenious entry-level sets.