For my kids I have bought all of the Bricks and more sets which feature minifig(s). I compare this set to the other small sets from these series and I must say it is the best. It's the smaller brother of the Road Construction set. For a decent price (app. 10 Euro) you get a great variety of tiles including a shovel, a jackhammer, a small bulldozer bucket and many more uncommon tiles. The vehicles apper a little bit too small and disproportional but remember this is a tiny basic set so don't expect too much details :-) On the Lego homepage you'll find additional building instructions for this set, for example for a six-wheel bulldozer which IMHO is the best model in the set.

This is a must have for all Bricks and more series fans.

Every year I eagerly await these small Bricks and More sets, because you get a good number of pieces for the price, and some of the sets have been very good. Comparing the sets from the past few years, I'd rate this set better than the 6191 Fire Fighter Building Set, but not as good as the 5898 Cars Building Set from last year.

First, let's talk about the pieces. The highlights here are the 8 tires/wheels, the jackhammer (first one I own), and the minifig. Unlike the construction sets from the past few years, this minifig has the orange vest instead of the orange jacket. This orange vest torso has been more commonly found in train sets, so it is a nice change. On a negative side, while there is a dump truck tipper bed, it is in lime green and the set doesn't have the parts to create a decent tipping action (it will barely tip). Likewise, the axles included are very difficult to use with the pieces included in this set without having the vehicles be much too high for their length.

The instructions included with this set are okay, but the proportions are off on the vehicles. Contrast that with the car from the 5898 set mentioned above which is still in my kids' LEGO City because it is so perfect.

Overall, if you are looking for the parts this is a set you should pick up. If you want to build great construction vehicles, you might be better off trying to find the 6187 Road Construction Set, which for only twice the price has pieces to build at least three vehicles, all of which are far better than the vehicles shown in this set. 6187 was recently discontinued, but I've seen it floating around in some stores so it is worth a look.