Customer reviews from LEGO
LEGO - City Arctic Explorer Ship 60368
Average customer rating
4.7
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
5 Stars
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88%of customers recommend this product.
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21 out of
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Customer Reviews for LEGO - City Arctic Explorer Ship 60368
Posted by: astronauthor
Verified Purchase:Yes
I had originally talked myself out of buying this set. Then I went on an Alaska cruise and saw orcas, so this was too fitting to pass up. The set has loads of play features. Because of the large hulls and new orca piece, the set is expensive, overpriced, really. I'm glad I waited for double points and a GWP before buying it.
*The ship: This is LEGO's longest floating ship. It has a sleek, colorful, realistic design. The structures and interiors are very nice. The outside deck feels underequipped. I added accessories such as extra diving gear, a deep diving helmet, knives, snow shoes, a saw, and a surveillance drone with a hinged housing.
*The helicopter: It's cute and swooshable. Not realistic compared with real choppers on research vessels. I wouldn't want to ride in arctic air in an unenclosed cabin. It holds only one minifigure. No room for a passenger or cargo. I added storage boxes to the sides.
*The raft: It's suitable. Holds a driver and a scientist/photographer with two clips for equipment.
*The crane: Three of its four functions work well. It's very hard to tip up and down. There was surely a better, smoother design that used a worm gear or an actuator.
*The ROV: Simple but effective and realistic. It's a nice inclusion.
*The shipwreck: A little bigger like the wrecks in similar sets would've been nice, but this has neat colors and building techniques with cool sunken Viking gear.
*The ship: This is LEGO's longest floating ship. It has a sleek, colorful, realistic design. The structures and interiors are very nice. The outside deck feels underequipped. I added accessories such as extra diving gear, a deep diving helmet, knives, snow shoes, a saw, and a surveillance drone with a hinged housing.
*The helicopter: It's cute and swooshable. Not realistic compared with real choppers on research vessels. I wouldn't want to ride in arctic air in an unenclosed cabin. It holds only one minifigure. No room for a passenger or cargo. I added storage boxes to the sides.
*The raft: It's suitable. Holds a driver and a scientist/photographer with two clips for equipment.
*The crane: Three of its four functions work well. It's very hard to tip up and down. There was surely a better, smoother design that used a worm gear or an actuator.
*The ROV: Simple but effective and realistic. It's a nice inclusion.
*The shipwreck: A little bigger like the wrecks in similar sets would've been nice, but this has neat colors and building techniques with cool sunken Viking gear.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: The Brick Professor
Verified Purchase:Yes
This ship is amazing! Excellent interior details, a moon pool, an inflatable raft, a helicopter and even a little ROV for exploring the ocean floor. This is what I call a playset. This set receives an A+ from the Brick Professor.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Awesome ship
on December 27, 2023
Posted by: DukeMagnificentPeach100
Got this for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. She's new at building Lego sets, so she needed a lot of help with a set this complex. But she absolutely loves it and so do I. And it really does float!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Best Lego Ship
on August 5, 2023
Posted by: ArcticOceanographer
I’m an oceanographer and have worked on several ice breaking ships in the Arctic, and this set got it all right! It was really fun to build and I love the addition of the ROV, helicopter and small boat. The Arctic series is my all time favorite, great work LEGO!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Thar she blows!
on August 8, 2023
Posted by: The_Panther_X
Pros: Lego boats are always a mixed bag...you give up a lot of part count for those big hull pieces...and often the boats themselves are kinda meh. This was an exception though. This is a good overall build. The boat is well designed and offers a lot in play features without cutting too deep on the part count. The inclusion of some new animals and a sunken treasure really rounded it out nice. It has decent figures and overall it feels and plays well. My nephew and I easily filled a full afternoon exploring the high seas. Cons: Stickers...I hate stickers in general...but Lego boats should NEVER have stickers. You know the kid is going to take it into the tub, the pool and every puddle in the yard and those stickers last about an hour once they get wet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Teamwork
on August 30, 2023
Posted by: Curlylocks
This was a two day build for an eight year old who only let me sort bricks. He also had to deal with a younger brother who kept taking finished parts to play with. As with most of our builds, talking while we work together is a big part of the build.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Bad structural integrity
on November 16, 2024
Posted by: Boatbuff
Verified Purchase:No
First off this is a great set it's big and floats quite well but I feel the structural integrity is not great where the two hull pieces meet. If it's not going to be in the ocean or rough waves it's fine but it can snap in half because of the flexibility of the technic bricks supporting it. These can easily be replaced by 2x4s or 2x6 bricks but this really is a great set.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: LadySqueakyLegs103
Verified Purchase:Yes
Having worked on an ice-capable R/V myself, this one was a no-brainer. And it is a big boy! And very playable! Will try it out in my hot tub, and report back. Piece count was low, but you do get an orca, transportation, and a really cool little shipwreck. The mini figures are detailed, but if you collect the artic sets, you will have seen them all before. So your mileage may very on this set as to why you want it. Oh! And stickers :/
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO