City

Passenger Airplane

The plane itself is the whole reason to buy this, and honestly, it earns its keep.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 60262 · 2020

Pieces669

Minifigs8

Year2020

Set number60262

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The verdict

The finished fuselage is what got me here.

It is long, it is chunky, and it reads as a real jet the second it is on the shelf, which is more than I can say for a lot of City vehicles. The side builds are thin and the price crept up over its life, so this is really a set you buy for the airplane and the generous pile of minifigures. If a big swooshable jet makes you grin, you will not regret it.

Best for: City fans who want a proper full-size jet and a crowd of minifigures on the shelf

The full review

What it is

This is the big City passenger jet from the 2020 airport wave, and the plane is the entire point. I have built plenty of City vehicles that shrink the second you put them next to anything realistic, and this one does not do that. It sits long and wide on the shelf, the twin engines and swept tail actually read as a commercial airliner, and the nose hinges open while the whole roof lifts off so you can drop minifigures into the cabin. The first time I swooshed it across the room I felt about seven years old, which is exactly what a set like this should do to you.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the value, though, because that is where the honest conversation lives. For 669 pieces the box asked a fair bit at retail, and a good chunk of those pieces are large plane panels rather than fiddly detail, so the build goes quicker than the count suggests. The side builds are the weak spot. The radar control tower and the airport truck with its little car lift are fine, functional things, but they feel thrown in to pad the play scenario rather than designed to impress. If you came for clever engineering across the whole box, the plane carries the team and the rest coasts.

Who it's for

So who should actually grab this. If you want a proper full-size jet for a City airport layout, or you just love the idea of a shelf plane you can pick up and fly around, this is an easy yes, especially now that it is retired and you are buying it for the plane and the eight-strong minifigure crowd. If you are chasing the most pieces and the meatiest build per dollar, or you want every sub-build to sing, this one will leave you a little cool. Buy it for the airplane, and it delivers.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build is a quick, satisfying afternoon rather than a marathon. Because so much of the plane is made from large curved fuselage panels and long Technic-reinforced sections, it comes together fast and feels sturdy the moment it is done, which matters for something you are meant to actually pick up and swoosh. You build the plane in big recognizable chunks, roof, cabin floor, nose, tail, and there is a nice moment near the end when it suddenly stops looking like a brick pile and becomes an airliner.

The standout parts are those big molded plane elements in white, the kind of pieces you only ever get in an airport set, and they are worth having if you like building your own aircraft. Beyond that, the real draw is the minifigure return: eight full-height figures plus a baby, including singer Poppy Starr from the LEGO City Adventures show, a pilot, ground crew, and travelers, several with double-sided faces and fun printed torsos front and back. For minifigure-per-set value in City, that is a strong haul, and Poppy's printed red convertible is a lovely little bonus vehicle.

Fun facts

01Poppy Starr, one of the passengers, is a pop singer character pulled straight from the LEGO City Adventures animated show, and her red convertible actually rolls up the tail ramp to ride inside the plane.
02The set launched in 2020 at a recommended 99.99 US dollars and retired at the end of 2022, after which its value on the secondary market climbed well above 200 dollars for a sealed copy.
03Despite carrying eight full minifigures plus a baby, not one of them is the short-legged child type, which is unusually generous for a City set of this size.