REVIEW: 60437 Jungle Explorer Helicopter at Base Camp

[Pchan1983]

Here is my review on LEGO City 60437 Jungle Explorer Helicopter at Base Camp:

THE GOOD:

• The Gorillas are great and comes in two!
• The jungle area is good and customisable.
• Some interesting new parts like the new map, extra short coaster track and a few minifigures torsos.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• The Helicopter is massive in size but lack interior details.

Bought this with 30% off deal and for the Gorillas.  The Gorillas are great, although they do look small in comparison to other large land animals in other sets.  The jungle area is very detailed and compatible with other sets in the same wave.  There is a nice flower at the back of it but after seeing how certain pieces were used in the Creator Tiger, it does make me think ... lol. The minifigures are great if you haven't buy any of the previous sets on the Arctics exploration as they are the same team, so if you have them from the other waves then you might find them repetitive.  I especially like the pilot's torso.  In terms of the Helicopter, it's very big and have nice exterior details.  Interesting builds to create some of the action features too but to allow one of the key play feature (storing the base camp) this means the interior details are sacrificed.  With $180 NZD retail price down in NZ,  this set is not cheap.  I would only recommend this set, if you can't wait for the Gorillas to be available in cheaper way and you find a decent discount.  Of course if you like helicopter, this may be a set for you.