I still hate the whole theme, but I think I have to write the review. (Someone gave 5 points - I can't understand him.) I got this as a child, but I don't remember playing with it. I try to stay calm. (It won't be easy.)

Box/Instructions

I don't own the box, and I don't remember of it. The instructions are on a very small folded paper and consist of one picture.

Parts

I think no one can design a good-looking and playable tanker truck out of 34 elements, even if the minifig consists of one single part. And this set's designers couldn't do it too. No windscreen, no lamps and no roof. But we get some useless Jack Stone-parts, ridiculously big wheels and steering wheel, and a box which should include the fuel, but it would flow out if box is opened. At least there is a useful pipe.

Minifigures

The poor guy is too juniorized, it consists of one part. He looks like a fat four-year-old with his turquoise cap, waistcoat and pants. His hands can't be moved, and his head is very strange with the pointless ears and nose. Boah.

The build

It takes one minute, nothing interesting there.

The completed model

It's as ugly as the other Jack Stone sets. Juniorized, shameful, unsightly, nasty and hideous.

Summary

I think that even a four-year-old wouldn't like to play with this 'vehicle'. Totally useless parts, nasty design, ugly minifig. Don't buy Jack Stone sets, it isn't worth.

Aaaaaaaaaaand I've done - I stayed calm!

Thanks for reading, and sorry for my bad English grammar :D.

It's my second Jack Stone review, but my opinion didn't change: Jack Stone is beyond reason. I got this one as a child too, but I didn't build the set, I just used the useful parts. Details below.

Box/Instructions

I have the box at the moment because I can store my smaller boxes and instructions in it. On the back, there is a 4-years-old kid who is playing with that 'set'. On a smaller picture, it advertises that if you throw the vehicle to the ground it doesn't break. (Of course it doesn't. It contains ~a dozen parts only.) And there are even uglier alternate models. The instructions are on a folded paper and those are very simplified. You can see a comic on it too, where our sheik, Jack Stone saves a poor guy who stacked on the top of a building-like object. He rebuilds the frumpy fire truck to a frumpy fire truck with higher ladders. Interesting.

Parts

90 pieces? Are you kidding me? 4436 (the forest police car) contains even more pieces! What a shame! Yes, yes, I gave two points, but just because some useful pieces, for example the rare fire and water elements, the dollar bill, the cool but big wrench, the rare control panel, the 'Octan'-logo and so on. Yes, those are useful. But I can't imagine that awkward juniorized vehicle-elements on a good-looking vehicle! Giant wheels, disfigured sirens and a spoiler. Wait...a spoiler? On a fire truck? How shameful!

Minifigures

We get three of them: Jack Stone with his ugly clothes, and two fireman with their strange-looking uniform. The minifigs' main problems are: the noses (why are those there?), the hand what doesn't rotate (but the arm does!) and the tallness (they don't fit to any other LEGO sets).

The build

It doesn't take more than 5 minutes-of course it doesn't, because of the horrible juniorized parts!

The completed model

I can typify it with a single word: TERRIBLE! Yes, you can play with it, until you don't get sickness. The vehicle itself is just ugly! The building doesn't make sense! The silly waterbox, the nasty windscreen, the hideous columns...arrgh!

Summary

The only positive things about the set are the rare pieces and the low playability. But all the other things - the minifigs, the design, the 'models', the stupid juniorization - are horrible! If TLG wants to make an instant-build set, they have to design it normally, because it's unsightly in almost everywhere! Jack Stone was a very bad break!

Thanks for reading and sorry for my bad English grammar :D.

Yes, I own it, but I'm not mad enough to buy this awful 'vehicle'. I got it as a child, but I don't remember playing with Jack Stone sets. Now I know why.

Box/Instructions

I can't remember to the box, but I own the instructions. Very small sheet of paper with a strange comic where our hero rebuilds the 'SUV' to another vehicle which has enough place for two Jack Stone-style minifigs.

Parts

28 pieces isn't enough for a real fire response SUV. But Jack Stone did it with the unbelievably ugly juniorized parts. The water part is good, all the other ones are horribly unrealistic.

Minifigures

We get 2 of them: Jack Stone, the sheik, and a fireman in a very ugly uniform. The biggest problem is with their nose (why are those there?) and their hand (you can move their arms, but you can't move their hand itself). And they reminds me to Galidor, the other worst theme of TLG.

The build

Not more than one minute. You don't even need the instructions for it.

The completed model

I can't have even a good word about it. The 2x2 round brick, which is called 'siren' in that case is ugly, just like the silly-built box-like something on the back.The windscreen is hideous, and there are some paintings on it! It's even increases its deformity! The six (!) giant wheels are unsightly and ugly!

Summary

Maybe TLG wanted to make a set which is easy to build for kids. It's OK, but why made they it so ugly? It's nasty, unplayable, horribly unrealistic and overpriced! The only good point is the water piece, which is rare and useful, but it's only one part out of the shameful 28! So don't buy it, forget Jack Stone immediately! It was a bad break, dear TLG!

Thanks for reading and sorry for my bad English grammar :D.