We’re taking a break from reviewing all those Star Wars sets to catch a look at something a little closer to home: a good old fashioned racing truck. 60115 4×4 Off Roader hit stores in December, and is currently available for $19.99. It has 176 pieces.
This is also one of the few minifig-scale LEGO vehicles to feature side mirrors, which is important since there’s no back window. (Edit: I am mistaken. Many recent City vehicles now feature side mirrors.) The roof is held on by just a few studs to allow easy access to the driver.
I’m not generally a big fan of stickers, but I chose to apply a few of them in this set. I put the stickers on the flag, the license plates, and the 2×2 round tiles behind the cockpit with the racer’s number. I refrained from putting on the stickers that cover the hood, roof, and sides of the truck bed. The only non-minifig decorated element in this set which isn’t a sticker is the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel, which has a pair of gauges on a 1x2x2/3 slope.
The two minifigs have identical torsos with OCTAN stamped across the front, and the large Octan red/green yin and yang logo on the back. We’ve had dozens of Octan torsos over the years, including a fair few racing suits, but this torso is currently unique to this set. The driver is male, and the technician is female. I do wish the tech had a headset.
In summary, this is a solid set. It’s not the most glamorous, and play features pretty much consist of rolling wheels and your imagination. However, I know that 12-year-old me would have been thrilled with this set, and it’s a good addition to a City collection. It would also be pretty easy for a budding builder to construct additional vehicles in the same style to race with it.