REVIEW: 6348 Surveillance Squad

[Freekysch]

Hello Eurobricks community, this is my second review of a Classic Town set, you can see my first one here: 6670 Rescue Rig

First of all i must say that this was one of my favorite sets from that time and when i got it (i think i was 10) i was really excited and happy. A few days ago, i decided to rebuild my old City Sets and review them. I'm really sorry that my pictures are no high-quality, i wish i had the talent to do them. Also, i didn't have the time to wash the pieces so some of them are alittle yellow-ish. That beeing said, let's see this wonderful set!

Name: Surveillance Squad

Theme: LEGO System / Town

Year: 1994

Pieces: 311

Minifigs: 3

Price: US$ 33

First of all, i don't have the box of this set, nor the instruction manuals (got lost a long time ago), but that was not a problem since you can find the instructions online. The set contains 3 minifigures, 1 motorcycle and the truck itself. I have only one downside to this set, the stickers, it has 2 of them, but they are big (see the black panels on the trailer, the POLICE sign are stickers).

Once you start building, the first thing you do is build the motorcycle, it has 2 printed tiles with Police written on them. The design is very very nice, i like this type of motorcycle better than this new ones.

The second this you build is the 4 studs structure of the tractor head. It is nicely done, with nice details like the front grill, side windows, exhaust pipes on the back and the police lights on the roof. The build is straight forward, nothing spectacular.

This is how the chassis is made. You can see the fuel tanks, front light and the way the trailer will be towed.

This are the last steps of the build, doors are fitted, exhaust pipes and windscreen is placed. On the roof you have to put the police lights and some antennas.

Sooo, after a few steps, the tractor head is done, and wow, i really like how it looks. I really like the old design of Classic Town sets, because i think they are more detailed, they've got more stuff on them like, front grill, real lights, gas tanks, opening doors. From my opinion, this old sets are better than what we can find today on the market, But, that's just me, so let's go see the build of the trailer.

Here we go, first thing that we have to build is the frame of the trailer. It is 6 studs wide.

Inside the Surveillance Squad trailer, we find 2 seats, 1 computer and some machine for finger prints. What i like about this very much is that all the pieces are printed and after all this years the print is still sharp and lovely. I'm sorry again about not washing the pieces before this build, but i really didn't have the time to do that.

Another very cool thing about this trailer is that the second wheel has some kind of suspension, so it moves over bumps in the road. I have never seen this before on a city set, but i might be wrong. I didn't take photos of that, it was very late and i just forgot.

So, here is the finished set, in all of its glory

In conclusion, this is a great set and i still enjoy it after all this years. I think i'll keep this one on display next to my Technic collection just because it is beautiful.

Playability: 9/10 - Great playability with this set. You have the motorcycle, the trailer opens, 3 minifigs, lots of computers and other stuff inside. It's a great addition to your town.

Design: 9.5/10 - Just great design. Lots of printed pieces, lots of lights and nice details.

Price: 9/10 - I don't know what is the price for this set on ebay, but at that time this set had a great price.

Overall: 9.5/10 - I must say, after almost 20 years i find this set superb. I REALLY like it and i think it is a great addition to any Lego Town out there.

[UberlegoTV]

Great little set! I love reading or watching reviews on a older set. :D

[Freekysch]

Thank you for linking it. I'll review some other sets when i'll have the time.

[Lyichir]

Decent review. What I'd really love, though, is to see a side-by-side comparison of this with 7288 and 7743.

[LEGO Guy Bri]

Nice review Freekysch. This was a favorite Town set of mine! It took an additional 15 years to get one, but so glad I did. Really wish TLG would still design trailers that articulate as the old Town sets did

[Hey Joe]

Hey! Thanks for reviewing this blast from the past.

Your pictures are pretty good.

Joe

[Zed_43]

Ohhh... This reminds me my chilhood! I had this set and long time playing with it. Now the parts are... everywhere in my MOCs and stock.

This set was of a great quality!!! But now, the tractor should be redesigned to the new 6 studs wide norm!

Great review!!!

[tommiirugby]

Had that set long time ago! loved it looks so much better than the revised version Lego released recently.

[The Jersey Brick Guy]

I remember getting this for my birthday! It was a wonderful set to play with! Thanks for the trip down memory lane with it!

[tomdobs55]

I had this set as a kid and just rebuilt it with my son. Fantastic set. Still love the look of that prime mover. Maybe I'll try to MOC this, 6346, and 6335 into 6 wide trucks and 8 wide trailers.

[Freekysch]

Thank you so much guys for liking my review, and yes, it's a wonderful set ! Today i'll be posting another old school review, stay tuned.

[Rast]

Wow thank you for this review. I loved this set growing up. I never thought Lego would ever make a better set ha.

[CaptainJackBrickster]

Love this set alot. Wish i had it, but alas i dont. Good review btw very straght forward.

[junaz]

A really awesome set! I remember getting this as well when I was young. Great review! :)