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"The Firefighter Aircraft is a BrickScore 82 Technic winner that delivers on its core promise: two spinning propellers, working landing gear, and a model that surprises with its size. With 4.78 stars from 624 buyers and 90% recommending it, the only caveat is an occasional landing gear reliability issue that precision building largely avoids."
The Technic Firefighter Aircraft (42152) earns a BrickScore of 81.8 and a Highly Recommended verdict, with reviewer consensus driven almost entirely by owner feedback given the absence of structured expert critiques in the data. Across 624 ratings averaging 4.78 out of 5, buyers consistently praised the model as larger than expected, mechanically satisfying, and an excellent entry point into Technic for first-time builders. Value for money rated 4.46 out of 5 and 90% would recommend it, reflecting genuine satisfaction at the $99.99 price point with its $0.088 per piece ratio.
Where they split: The only meaningful split in opinion concerns the landing gear reliability. Most buyers reported no issues, but a notable minority described persistent binding despite rebuilding. This appears to be a mechanism-tolerance issue that affects some builds more than others rather than a systematic design flaw.
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Unlock with Collector or Reseller"I'm sure you remember the awesome 42152 Firefighter Aircraft from 2 years ago. It was a surprisingly huge build for the price, with a very cool mechanism driving the propellers and a bunch of other neat features."
RacingBrick
"LEGO Technic 42152 Firefighter Aircraft might just be one of those sets."
The Brothers Brick
"42152 Firefighter Aircraft is the largest fixed-wing aircraft that LEGO has released since the ill-fated 42113 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey in 2020."
Brickset Reviews"I'm sure you remember the awesome 42152 Firefighter Aircraft from 2 years ago. It was a surprisingly huge build for the price, with a very cool mechanism driving the propellers and a bunch of other neat features."
"LEGO Technic 42152 Firefighter Aircraft might just be one of those sets."
"42152 Firefighter Aircraft is the largest fixed-wing aircraft that LEGO has released since the ill-fated 42113 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey in 2020."
Most Technic newcomers and aviation fans are genuinely impressed by the Firefighter Aircraft's large scale and satisfying working mechanisms, though the landing gear reliability and finicky small-peg construction frustrate a notable minority.
Amazon4.8
LEGO.com4.5
