LEGO Racers #8214 Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia Review

Theme: Racers
Name: Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia
S/N: #8214
Year: 2010
Pieces: 801
Minifig: -
Price: RM379.90, SGD119.90, USD59.99, GBP49.99

Box

I'm not sure why I get a set with no minifigs in it but anyway, I've bought it and even opened it already. The front of the box shows not only the details of the model and the box art but also the a  small picture of the real Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia on the bottom right of the box. On the top side, the actual scale of the wheel was shown while the back of the box showed us the details of this car and also the function that it has.

Content

As usual, we get instructions book, and sometimes sticker sheet if needed and most importantly the bricks that are properly pack in a plastic bag that are numbered sometimes. This car details is heavily rely on the stickers.

Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia

I would say the designer done rather a good job in making this car. It looks quite alike with the real machine especially the place accessories that were kept. The only thing that I do not like here is the front part of the car where it is a little square-ish and of course the stickers that are needed to spice up this sporty police car.

The front bumper is very well-designed as it manage to shows the traits of the car and it is very accurate.  You can see that there is a dark blue translucent parts there. Of course it looks cool. As for the headlight, it is nothing resemble the real one and I do not know why the designer uses that parts. The rim is specially mold with the shape of the Lamborghini logo, but too bad, is just the shape with nothing on it. I still like the rim since we can notice the shape of the logo.

The boot compartment at the front carries medical equipment and it is said that this car is regularly use as urgent medical transportation too. That's not the point here, but whatever the real car has in the front boot, this model has them too but in a more simplistic shape. Also the hood do fall off quite easily when you open and close it. This is one of the weakness of this car.

Moving to the doors. Both of the door can be open, but side way which is the same with the real  Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia and on one of the door carries a "Paletta" on it. The side mirrors are adjustable too.

There is a camera place right beside the rear view mirror and they were attached to the roof. I guess this is some sort of high-tech video system that the real car has. The roof were quite detail as well with the added antennae and lights.

It's quite hard for me to get the picture of the interior, so I take off the roof to enable me to snap a clearer picture of it. The detailing in the cabin is not printed and is the worse part of it, as some sticker needed to be stick on two bricks. You got a handbrake and a steering in it but they do not play ant function, just for decoration.

The seat is adjustable and there are small space behind the seat to keep some equipment. Just push the seat to reveal the small compartment and the equipment that were attached there. Nice isn't it?

Guess where the engine is? At the back of the car it is (a general knowledge for all the Lamborghini fans). The hood again can be open to reveal the engine and again, stickers are need to decorate the engine. At least the designer took the trouble to make us an engine and a open and close hood rather than just block it with the hood and left that compartment empty.

I have to admit I love the rear view of this police car very much. I got no idea why, perhaps it is the most perfect and very well done part of the car? You can see there are translucent red on the top and bottom, I suppose is the third light that light up when brake. Too bad the rear light are stickers. The dual exhaust pipe are actually a metallic piece and it looks cool!

Extra pieces

The leftovers are as below picture.

Completed model

This car is made solely for display purpose as it includes us with as much details as possible and most of the detailing are from stickers. The steering cannot steer the wheel to change direction so do the front wheel that cannot move left or right, but you still can move it around as the wheel do turns. Is actually recommended for car collectors that loves a lot of details.

Playability: 5/10 Just some open and close functions.

Building experience: 7/10 Is quite fun to build as you learn how to made some shape.

Parts: 9/10 A lot blue tiles included which is pretty rare.

Value for money: 4/10 This thing cost around RM380 and it is quite pricey.

Overall: 6/10 Nicely design Gallardo LP 560-4 Polizia with all the details and accessories that comes with the real thing.