Customer Reviews

LEGO Technic Tow Truck

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This is a wonderful kit providing hours of fun building the two models. I first completed the alternative truck and was pleasantly surprised: it's huge, good looking and a great starting point for a big rig with a conventional trailer - this is a fine model in its own right.

The tow truck is beautiful: hefty and intimidating, fun to play with and a nice display piece - if you have room for it. Compared to the Lego 8421 mobile crane you get more value for money: same number of parts for a lower price but the building takes longer and the secondary model is outstanding.

Only a few minor setbacks: Prepare to spend a couple of hours sorting the bricks, which comes unsorted in twenty-plus plastic bags. And some of the red beams were from different production batches and had distinct color variations, but it helped to sort them into similarly colored groups.

Highly recommended.

It is one of the best value sets in terms of the number of pieces per dollar, but only if you pay close to the list price of one hundered and twenty. That is what I paid on Amazon, and is currently available on Lego's own web-site. Be wary of other sellers using the Amazon site trying to exploit ill informed customers with grossly inflated prices.

This product is not for the beginner but WOW what a kit. Our 9-year old spent hours sucessfully assembling the kit and is really enjoying the assembled model. We highly recommend this kit!

Ok this is the best model I have ever owned it is amazing. So I finished building it it took mabey 7-8 hours so I finished mid-day and I had left it in the hall and I had to move a TV from up stairs to down stairs and on they way down I dropped the TV on it and was so sad i just finished it like 10 minutes ago and I pulled the TV off it and nothing had happend it was totaly fine. There is olny 2 draw backs if ypu are getting this get 2 sets to have them bolth if you are going to play with them because you can recover anything but cant haul it away with out the low boy truck because the fold down car grabber thing wont fit anny modle execpt for the other tow truck. So if you are thinking about getting this get it P.S. dont drop a TV on it just dont.

Although i am a few years beyond the recomended ages of this 'toy', and i spent a couple weeks talking the wife into the purchase, I do think that it was well worth it. We (yes, she was more than happy to [...] in and 'help' build) worked on the second model first and it took 2 days. (We both work but still took 10 hours of time to assemble.) After that we spent about the same amount of time on the main truck. Unique time spent together! :)
As far as how good this is for kids... definatly wouldnt recomend this for any kids under the recommended age. Even those above it should have plenty of patience, and probably a mom or dad there to help sort through all the tiny little pieces.

So i bought this four 299 at the summer clearanece I am just a kid though but it is realy fun and a great build I droped a pretty goog sized TV on it oops! but nothing happend i was amased there was no damage execpt to the TV but it is a GREAT item and i love it

1 con is there is no con's

the perfict lego set for Boys 10-15 I am 12

Believe it or not, I purchased this for my husband. He has loved Legos ever since he was a kid. Two of our children are now old enough to play with Legos or Duplo blocks, so the tradition has continued on. My husband is a big rig truck driver, formally a tow truck driver, and was thrilled with this. Lego definitely took the time to design this properly. My family highly recommends it!!

I checked the instructions that were found on Lego's website and found that there are 102 steps for creating the tow truck and 92 steps for constructing the alternate with ministeps in between. I plan to get this since I grew up with Lego. Hope other Adult Fans of Lego will get this model and other models with lots of pieces with them.