City

Red Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus

A cheerful little postcard of a build that plays bigger than its part count.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 60407 · 2024

Pieces384

Minifigs3

Year2024

Set number60407

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The verdict

I put this one together on a slow Sunday afternoon and kept grinning at how much personality LEGO squeezed into that red shell.

The open top deck with its little bench seats is the star of the show, it just screams city holiday even sitting still on a shelf. It is not a technical showpiece and it will not challenge an experienced builder for more than half an hour, but as a display piece and a play set for a kid who loves vehicles, it earns its keep. I would call it a confident, well priced pickup rather than a must have.

Best for: kids and casual City fans who want a fun, playable vehicle rather than a display centerpiece

The full review

What it is

This is LEGO City doing what it does best, a friendly, recognizable everyday vehicle turned into something you actually want to build and then keep out where you can see it. The red double-decker shape is unmistakable the moment the last panel clicks on, and the open top deck with its rows of little seats is the detail that sold me. It is the kind of set where the fun is obvious at a glance, no instruction manual needed to know what it is.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the limits here. At 384 pieces this is not a long build, and once you have snapped the body panels together there is not a lot of engineering trickery going on underneath. The lower deck interior is fine but plain, mostly flat panels rather than the layered detail LEGO sometimes gives its bigger vehicles. If you are shopping for a weekend long project or a set full of clever new techniques, this is not it.

Who it's for

Where it shines is as an easy, satisfying build for a younger fan or for anyone who just wants a cheerful red bus to sit on a City shelf next to the rest of the fleet. The minifigures make it feel lived in rather than static, and the price point keeps it an easy add on rather than a big commitment. Skip it if you need complexity, grab it if you want a quick, likeable build that photographs well.

The parts story

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

Assembly here moves fast. The chassis goes together first, then the lower deck walls click up around it, and the roof of the lower level doubles as the floor of the open top deck, a nice bit of efficient LEGO logic even in a simple set. The wheel arches and the curved nose of the bus are where most of the shaping happens, and they come together cleanly without any fiddly sub assemblies.

The standout piece for me is the run of bench seating up top, simple elements arranged to actually read as bus seats rather than generic bricks, which is harder to pull off than it sounds. The red and white color blocking uses common but well chosen pieces rather than anything exotic, so do not expect rare molds or printed rarities here. What you do get is solid value in plain parts, enough red slopes and curved pieces to be genuinely useful for custom builds long after the bus itself gets retired to the shelf.

Fun facts

01The double-decker sightseeing bus has been a recurring LEGO City vehicle concept over the years, with 60407 continuing that tradition with an updated shape and color scheme.
02The open top deck design lets kids reach in and reposition minifigures without disassembling the model, a deliberate play friendly choice common in City vehicle sets.
03City sets in this size and price bracket are typically aimed at building confidence in younger fans, making them common gateway sets before bigger City sets.