LEGO City Fire Station & Fire Truck 60414 review! Elegant design, simple construction, ok price?

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Thats actually a really cool design and style thats not too much held back by the age range, and man that '1' is clever

[@noxx-0-k7z]

Really love this one! The design of the station is really unique! Almost gives off a sort of classic, but also a modern lego vibe. Love the garage mechanism as well!

[@Snitram19]

That firetruck is one of the best looking lego toy firetrucks in my opinion, it's unfortunately that the truck doesn't have a fire hose for the minifigs like they always had back in the day. The station itself also looks great, but again, the fact that the truck doesn't even halfway fit inside is disappointing, however those door mechanism are amazing! Overall it's a really nice set, far from perfect, but I would have loved to have this as a kid.

[@airborneace]

It seems like they've gotten away from the old hoses, I think that's definitely a missing element here

[@meowritz]

It really looks like a Russian Kamaz fire truck or something else from that region, atleast from the front and headlight position and shape

[@BIGTAYLORNI]

I'm feeling the same about the set.

[@ryanelliott71698]

It being $99 Canadian does suck

[@Mr.Pufferfish.]

like 30 minutes ago i looked for a review of this by you

[@matth3wc]

I wasn't really interested in City too much until this 2024 wave. Now I can't resist. I especially like the Fireman with the flaming pajamas!

[@grizzly._.]

Really enjoy the unusual design of it. Feels like police/fire stations looked basically the same for years and years, so it's nice to see something completely different from the past. A big plus also for having the options with the truck, as someone who prefers more realistic-looking City sets, I've been rather disappointed in the last 5-10 years where a lot of fire trucks have just had a big fire cannon that didn't look believable at all. With this one you can have it either way you prefer.

[@emc246]

It would be interesting to see 2 of these combined into a full building. Looks like it wouldn't need much modification other than the builds on the roof.

[@redenginner]

RIP the original fire helmet. You will be missed.

[@Winchester1979]

Thanks for the review, Jang! The very nice part about how the doors are constructed is that it looks really easy to widen them by a couple of studs, maybe even make them taller to support the whole truck, including any side mirrors. (that's been my problem with the old 8-wide segmented garage doors for years, they're too narrow for the huge trucks we get). I'm looking forward to seeing how this looks when expanded, and how easy it is to make other numbers with the existing tiles....

[@ryanazevedo1690]

Bought two of them and put them together. Much better than just one

[@the_best_jr9884]

Could you post a video or picture on yt?

[@bayoubrix]

This and the Friends mansion are really great designs

[@migatron1]

Is that the Miami looking one?

[@AldenG]

Station looks really modern. Truck looks good, but too bad about the wasted body of the truck, could have hollowed out to allow transport of firemen.

[@Ciero9]

Even though I'm primarily a classic castle/pirates/space junky, I've always had a heart for emergency vehicles and oversized vehicles. I could definitely see myself buying this and modding both the station and truck. I'd want to add significantly more depth for both the truck and living quarters. The I'd remove the "water tank", make space for a second fireman, and add an old reel hose. Plus, if I'm feeling frisky, I'd change the truck color scheme to white with a blue stripe like the county fire engines where I live.

[@MrHangman56]

I like this one. The design is really cool. I completely agree on the shalloweness of sets. Almost ALL lego city sets give nearly 0 space for minifigures, even some star wars sets have better floor space. Its a big problem

[@BeasBotBonanza]

Kinda reminds me of the fire station set I had in the 90s. Also that dog mould would be great for a guide dog, if they do one without the print! :)

[@frostedbutts4340]

They actually made a nice guide dog piece last year, it's like a harness with a handle that attaches to a regular dog.

[@kevinm5940]

I wish the central space also had a door, it looks a little incomplete like this. I do like the building's design though, it feels sort of retro-futuristic

[@warrennewman5325]

Looks fantastic set great review jang 👍

[@lady_macbrick]

Thank you very much for showing us the details of this set. I enjoy your reviews very much. There are quite a few things in regard to this set that I have missed when I looked at the pictures a few weeks ago. This set turned out to better than I had expected.

[@FlymanMS]

I love the firetruck design, it looks very realistic while maintaining its onw style.

[@curtisjordan5303]

I like it. The shape is uniaue and it looks like a great project to expand and customize.

[@balintgyuri6555]

I really like how the newer City sets are taking on a more unconventional, modern look

[@MLX1401]

Yeah, City "station" sets had really become stagnated and boring. These new, bold designs with crisp colours have made stations desirable again ❤

[@storm5936]

Like many, I do really like the looks of this set & that door mechanism is really neat for sure

[@pipiferry]

I love how when you get more vehicles you already have a place in the station to put them. I am suprised how many minifigs you get. Only thing I am not really happy about is the small office/dorm ...

[@jjproductions7299]

i understand that they can not make the build long enough to fit the truck but it might be better if they build the station in a way that the garages have no plates in the driveway (perhaps a curb where the door meets the ground for structural integrity) but the truck stays directly on the floor so it is all even. that might make the play a little smoother

[@unionjackal42]

It’s always a good day when Jang uploads a video

[@lopoa126]

An okay start to a station. Some curved glass windows to fill enclose that middle section would really help to make the set look bulkier. They should have put some "water" in that huge empty truck space to go along with the outside pieces. The old guy's shirt should have just been some random shirt to show that he really is in a hurry to get dressed.

[@BlackringIII]

This reminds me so much of Futurama, I wonder if someone could do a rebrickable on it!

[@OrdinarilyBob]

Nice review. I agree, this needs more depth. And I wish the bays were a little wider. Love the dog, gonna have to get one of those off Bricklink.

[@Obozo_Gaming]

Great video. And my first thought seeing the thumbnail was "This could be made to look like the outside of the Planet Express building from Futurama".

[@_RandomPerson_]

Just mirror another build back to back, excellent foundation!

[@Dotification]

Thanks for the video, Jang! Looks nice, though if you double it up/mirrored the garages the fire truck wouldn't fit, from the looks of it. Also not enclosing the middle is odd. I feel like they put too many parts/plastic into construction of the hose-less fire truck...

[@NitroNuggetTV]

The fire truck *looks* great

[@badhareday7509]

The design is great. I love it. But man, I wished they had enclosed the central section around the fire pole. And if they had a baseplate extending far enough to park the entire truck on it. Maybe add some low walls like in a cutaway drawing, just to pretend the station goes back further.

[@ginyutiki]

Great set. I love the aesthetics of the station and the truck, it's very unique and it just looks memorable

[@Anduril1974]

I can see it now, someone in Lego HQ came up with that door mechanism and then they frantically tried thinking of an application for it and decided upon this half-baked Fire Station.

[@gumbycat5226]

City has some interesting products, like this, for the first time in years. And the pricing is great. I am looking forward to my second Prison Island. That first one has so much stuff going on.

[@MarkBuildsBRIX]

The firetruck seems to be the best part of this set. Nice job on the review as always.

[@TediI47]

I really enjoyed looking at this set. It's nice and chunky, simple, but down to earth and "industrial" looking despite being modern. Strikes a really nice balance and tempts me to dip into Lego again and build a thicker truck.

[@herothunder_fighter8644]

I have the 2010 fire station the garages are long enough to have the trucks entirely covered and it has more beds and even a tv.

[@auroraz775]

I love to option of ladder or canon It appeals to both, people who care about play features and people who care about realism

[@betulaobscura]

I like dynamic design and interesting look with touch of futuristic vibes. Lots of playing spaces and cool features! The only major issues are: small size of whole base and female firemen figures...

[@rhysspeight7142]

what’s wrong with female firemen figures?

[@Howlox]

I honestly love the design. Very unique and interesting

[@Regeor]

It reminds me of an amazing Duplo set I used to have.

[@SuperSecretBricks]

That's one of the most aestheticly pleasing fire stations LEGO has released in a while. I had. Understood from some reviewers that the fire engine didn't fit inside the hangar, as in it gets stuck and can't go inside.... I'm relieved to see that's not the case, with a bit of push it can indeed go inside, even if it sticks out in the back quite conspicuously

[@tomasbarbosa8654]

I just wished the ladder extended like the older trucks did... Don't know why they discontinued the old ladder...

[@Bamboozlenoodle]

Neat set, been looking forward to your review of it.

[@McPilch]

I reckon it's perfect for the age group. Enough playability for a kid, but it really beckons the more creative kid to extend it (the size of the station and the detail of the truck).

[@DatboiYugo]

It'd actually be pretty cool to expand off of that set and make it the whole fire station

[@DennyHospers]

I love the look of the truck, it kinda represents the ones in Europe.

[@Frazec_Atsjenkov]

I think this might be an underrated set. Not by you mind you. But a lot of people will say: "Another fire station!!?". But this is definitely better than the average. Lots to love about the fire station itself, like the garage doors and the office area, and also a great beefy fire engine. Also a very good price, finally!

[@ExieNguyen]

Love the unique look of this set. One thing I have to question is the choice for the fire pole, especially when there are dedicated pieces for it (I can’t remember the set number but I think it’s between 2015 and 2020) and has been used in a fire station set. Perhaps Lego discontinued the molds for them or maybe they forgot

[@leg0liver194]

Great approach with very cool know-how and prints. As AFoL, I would prefer a different setup: Station with port 1 full truck length (open at the backend okay), on it the control room as it is, but two beds room and an entertaiment room (pingpong or gaming) at the backside. Next to it, the alert skid as it is, behind a place to store the shoter option plus a hint of tools behind and on it the heli pad at the backside. Then an attachable add-on set with port 2 and the van. For the truck, I would move the compartments down to wheels high, move the water tanks forward and take free space for two back facings seat for the crew.

[@kentslocum]

What this set lacks in substance, it makes up for in style. 😊

[@needfoolthings]

The truck fits nicely in front of the two garages.

[@massimookissed1023]

I can't get past the architecture of that building. It's like a brutalist dystopian vision of the future, like _Fahrenheit 451_ meets _A Clockwork Orange._

[@tahunuva4254]

I was thinking more Thunderbirds

[@SO-ym3zs]

Or the recent Judge Dredd. I'd like to see more Brutalist Lego, now that you mention it ...

[@tonymoore78]

I just see Futurama. haha

[@zoltanrudolf]

I just watched Fahrenheit for the 1st time last weekend and that is exactly what I was thinking!

[@Laurie_in_Maine]

Still haven't found the first "cannon shooter" stud I sent flying into my Son-in-Law's Pirate ship! (Daughter pulled it out of storage and packed it in suitcase instead of clothes at Christmas :) )

[@Lizardman0354]

I actually really like this set. It kind of reminds me of older style Lego sets and it feels like it has a lot of play value for kids. This plus the police prison and the new space stuff has been really good in my opinion.

[@V_vicke]

well, station has no depht, but those technik bricks still offer easy point to add some garage space and other rooms. of course its not part of set, but I think this offers easy option to add things

[@hereaardvark4815]

Wow your studio is really nice

[@ClintonMatos]

While I agree that the engine is hollow, I think it's implied that that section is filled with water.

[@donovanrichardjr.6729]

Only thing with this set is that it would be nice if the Firetruck actually fit probably in the bays other wise great looking set

[@Vegvysyr]

Right out of Red Alert! Love it.

[@v4victory665]

Hi Jang 👋... love your reviews the most by far... 👍 👍 💯

[@adamk9652]

With this set, originally regretted its purpose due to a OK building experience and configuration (I disliked the gap between the silver and red wedges). After awhile it's grown on me due to how the garage doors are set up. Unlike the other older type of garage doors, these ones can have the potential to expand the doors length allowing for wider lego vehicles to be able to fit. With the set growing on me, I decided to include the station's facade in my Emergency HQ MOC (before it was just a police station/Jail). The garage doors alone have proven extremely useful in allowing for the storage of 8 wide vehicles with modifications. Unfortunately it looks like the fire department will have to accept less real estate than the Police station garage but at least I was able to make it seamlessly fit in my densely packed city.

[@Ice-Qube]

I really love the Truck design. Feels rugged and very Realistic to me (I guess because it looks very European) and the Color combination feels best to have with the vibrant yellow and it not being too much.

[@celestek.b.5257]

I don’t know why, but the fire truck is just really pleasing to me. I think the design and details look really good. Honestly might try and find just the truck for sale and redo the cab to be a 4 door crew cab or something.

[@ELCAyoutube]

I will never stop complaining about the lack of minifigure hose reels on modern day fire sets until they get added back, other than that though it’s probably one of my favourite fire sets

[@kristiankleemann6963]

It would be good if LEGO made fire trucks like this as a stand-alone set

[@rc-fannl7364]

Nice design, does feel a bit like a facade/flat compared to older fire stations. But pretty decent and at least some prints as well

[@BIGTAYLORNI]

Hey Jang, great review as usual. I've bought the set already when it was released, I'm an afol, city fire theme is my favourite theme, but also like others, where can I start with the set... bad points, as you stated, the depth of the bays, the open doorway living space on the first floor, and the fire ladder truck, disappointed with that. But I've a plan to moc this set to add more space, more bays, also to accommodate the airport fire truck set 60061-1, easy to do with the front doors being plate built. Thanks for the review.

[@nicholaslewis862]

As disappointing as that shallowness is at first glance, I actually like the back being open for play. The door function is really fun, and that firetruck is a good size, too!

[@EvanMoon]

Thank you for this awesome review.

[@harveynoshoe8085]

"Sticker hater" sounds catchy! Someone should write a song about it.😄

[@LEGOkingJETTT]

Gonna buy two and build the second one mirrored so I can put them together. You think the Fire truck would fit if the garage was twice as long? Maybe if it had the water blaster attachment instead of the ladder.

[@BrickHQ]

Pretty good unique set It's a shame the vehicles can't fit inside, the biggest disadvantage of this set The system within the system continuing is good I would love to see more realistic fire stations and fire trucks in Lego city Great minifigures

[@gabrielrosa9806]

I’m a big fan of the helmets they remind me of the helmets that we use in the navy

[@kinographer5926]

print opacity on those black torsos seem a lot more opaque than recently

[@Snipey_ihavemilitarydocuments]

I really enjoy the look of that station and truck, but it is a shame that they haven’t gone back to the 2013-15 (I don’t exactly remember the year) where you had the big fully enclosed garage fire stations that were the scale of Lego creator buildings

[@SO-ym3zs]

I'm glad you raise the sticker issue repeatedly. They're not the end of the world, at least for experienced adults, but for the high prices Lego charges, only prints should ever be included.

[@Brick-Life]

Has some retro vibes but such a tiny Interior !

[@arthurstrebel4424]

As always, great review Jang! Wondering whether I should get it. Got the 2023 one. That wasn't as solid as this one. However, the fire truck fit in! :-)

[@ThatGuyNamedJoe]

i legit thought the "1" and "2" were text added in photoshop on the thumbnail, I guess the numbers just look that good

[@johnblack3204]

I find the set to be very aesthetically pleasing. That being said I am probably not going to pick this up because it is a lot more play focused then what I am into an AFOL, and that's totally okay. Lego is meant to be a toy and this seems to be a great toy.

[@gengbai691]

The garage looks different from the fire station sets from previous years, 2023, 2019, 2004, 2013, and 2016. The garage doors are glass, with the number printed above the doors, while this year’s garage is made of black bricks, with numbers printed on the station door.

[@polarlicht4758]

I miss the old garage doors

[@edoardom3677]

This feels like a 90s Lego set but with the cool techniques and pieces that we have nowadays and I love it so much. Only thing the garage stayed the same size as it would've been 30 years ago but the vehicles got huge so that part looks awful in my opinion

[@dustinzaccaria7644]

Stickers are pretty good, although I’m still getting the hang of them and have had to reorder some from Bricklink. However, printed pieces are actually superior.

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

Here is my solution to the garage space issue. Have the smaller, pickup style truck with the fire engine sets, and put more pieces toward a larger fire station (adding more rooms or even a secondary build to put out a fire), and have the long fire engine be the second most expensive set of the wave. I know it’s not to LEGO’s way of going about waves, even though they’ve done away with their own method for the most part anyway-at least where DC and Marvel and Star Wars are concerned-but I would like it if they did the fire station and hospital/ER sets as modular building sections, that connect to form a more “complete” play set. It doesn’t have to close up, but at least look more complete from the front face or even from two faces. That could solve the matter of open doorways or empty windowpanes.

[@BigKilla99]

Love this set but where are their oxygen tanks??

[@Res375]

Warm weather fire station lol.

[@Dezrakaz]

I would edit the unused spot so you could place the dog and then see his head coming out behind the seat.

[@Summer-Kid]

This is probably one of the best fire sets of the 2020s so far, because the other sets really sucked.

[@DrNA142]

I guess this is the official remake of M-tron

[@veekleek7535]

Awesome looking model, it looks so grounded. Shame the playability with the truck is a bit compromised.

[@andyp.1102]

Servus Jang, i like stickers too!

[@BulletNoseBetty]

I like the fire truck, but I agree that the middle of the truck is wasted space. That, plus the shallow design of the fire station, do three things. First, it keeps the cost down. It also makes it easy to build by children. Third, the whole kit literally screams MOC. Adult builders would be able to expand on the basic set and do all kinds of things.

[@MandaPii_]

Maybe it would be a great idea if LEGO were to make additional extension sets for us older LEGO fans so that it can be more full and expanded for those that want it. Just an idea.

[@AhhGeeProductions]

Great front, Great angles, poor decision to not give the engines a fully covered garage.. like many models of the past.

[@Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310]

I really love the style of it but it's unfortunate that the firetruck doesn't fit and doesn't come with the helicopter too. I'm gunna get this and the helicopter too.

[@peterpop-off]

Reminds me of the Planet Express building

[@BxWcreations]

Point out more tow hitches when lego does them for vehicles in city