Brave New Lego World: day CXL: 7498 Police Station + 60015 Coast Guard Plane GET!

Day 140, 3/07/2013:

Since the time I got back into Lego – late October last year- all the larger Lego City sets (sets that cost over 100AUD; usually between 130AUD and 150AUD) have been discounted to 100AUD or less… all except the 2011 7498 Police Station that is. I always thought it was strange that even newer sets like the 2012 4204 The Mine or the 2013 60004 Fire Station were being greatly discounted yet the older 7498 hadn’t; maybe 7498 was selling well at full retail price? And then of course when it’s finally on sale, both Myer and Target decide to discount it to under 100AUD! Unfortunately Myer was late in discounting 7498 so I ended up ordering it from Target online for 99AUD (RRP is 149.99AUD), and having it delivered (free!) to my local Target to pick up at a later date, so no Myer One points for me 😦

I’ve ordered from Target before (bought the Target exclusive 4205 Off-Road Command Centre at the start of the year) and the delivery was excellent: (very) large box meant I had received my Lego set dent free. So when I ordered the 7498 and the new 60015 Coast Guard Plane, I felt confident that they’d arrive in much the same condition as the 4205 (though I did realise 7498 is significantly larger…).

Unfortunately I was mistaken: the 7498 has quite a visible dent in the centre, causing noticable creases 😦

Lego City 7498 Police Station

The 60015 was placed on top of 7498, and obviously something was then stacked on top of the box they were in, resulting in the crease But I guess I still ended up getting the sets at pretty nicely discounted.

Lego City 7498 Police Station- back

Not surprisingly the back is crease-free -.- The back gives an excellent overview of what you can do with the set; love how the cell toilet is actually a hidden exit and that the cell doors can be opened and closed by a single sliding mechanism.

I was surprised that Target decided to sell the newly released 60015 Coast Guard Plane at a discounted price of 47AUD (RRP on shop.lego.com is 59.99AUD) but whatever! It was a no brainer to get 😛

Lego City 60015 Coast Guard Plane

Whilst the shape of the box is fine, there was something stuck to the front (tape?) and it’s been ripped off rather poorly Nooo my OCD!! This seaplane becomes the second seaplane I’ve obtained (already have the 2010 3178 Seaplane), and the boat my god-knows-how-many-now-th; pretty sure what little water space in the city cannot possibly accommodate all my boats…

Lego City 60015 Coast Guard Plane- back

I’d still love to modify my city so that the water sections were actually water, but for now I think that’s beyond the abilities of the cheap IKEA tables I’m currently using 😛 And once more I’m reminded why I prefer to purchase my Lego sets in person: I can make sure I get sets that haven’t been sat on/crushed/kicked about/etc.