Lego Advanced Models The Fire Brigade! (How Hard Was It To Save This 14 Year Old Lego Set?!)
7In todays build, we build the 2009 Lego Advanced Models Fire Brigade Modular Building set #, with pieces. This is a set that needed saving, and fortunately I’m Captain Save-A-Lego. To start, we bought this set with pictures showing it assembled and from the description it said one of the minifigs was missing their torso. Also in the pictures we did not see the brown firehouse dog. When this said arrived in came with no instructions and the pieces where bagged with the firetruck assembled. I did take everything apart and count the pieces back into their original bags of 1 and 2. Upon doing this I discovered a few missing pieces besides the two I already expected. In total $80 worth of brick was ordered to save this set that was $400. To me that is ok, because at $480 I know its 99% perfect. Where as if you went somewhere and took someones word for a complete set for $480, you could still be needing that $80 in parts and be in the hole. Parts like the tool wheel, the dog, and the torso make the largest chunk of repair cost for the set at around $50. To get started on this set, it needed a bath first, so with that we performed the bath in my kitchen. Drying took about a full day, and still needed a air blower to clear them of water. The build went smooth for the fire truck as I had the parts already set aside for it. This was the same for the minifigs as well. The minifigs you get with this set are there firefighters and a civilian. Getting into the main building was the fun part. Overall the set need very few additional parts in completion. In the review I highlight the main features of this set. The water tower and bell are nice touches on the roof as well as the 1932 nod to Legos foundation date. The firefighters apartment looks very cozy and has great lighting due to the large amount of windows. The apartment features a kitchen, a sofa, and a fun ping pong set. Going into the main garage for the firetruck you find a very simple area. There is a roll up door in the front with a barn door in the back for the fire truck to pass through. There is an area for tools, as well as an area for the fire gear. Externally the set features great detailing for the time it was created. The Firetruck has very good detail, and is something to be looked at. This set is not one to easily recommend, as I do not like usually recommending retired sets. Specially ones at this price. I did notice that I was likely not the only one to ever save or work on this set. I noticed several pieces of the same type had two different casting types. Also The set is extremely scratched, indicating a long storage somewhere in its life. We finish this video off by placing it in its home in the Lego city, this set really pops with the newer buildings and really completes the look. Thank you for watching! If you like videos like this, please Like, Share, and Subscribe!
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00:00 Introduction
00:15 Welcome
02:12 The Set As It Is
07:42 The Wash
10:12 Time Lapse 1
11:32 Step 1 Review
12:47 Time Lapse 2
13:38 Complete Review
20:13 Final Thoughts
32:57 Outro
33:34 City Placement