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Elite Police Boat Transport — LEGO set 60272

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City · SET 60272

Elite Police Boat Transport

A police off-roader with a boat trailer.

Pieces
166
Release year
2020
Theme
City
Set number
60272
LEGO recommended age
5+
Archived regional retail price · Germany
19.99 €
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Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026

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Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.

TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Elite Police Boat Transport?

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Editorial estimate · first build

Beginner

≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h

Intermediate

≈ 50 minSuggested range30 min – 1 h 20 min

Experienced

≈ 35 minSuggested range21 min – 56 min

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

Editorial assessment: A police off-roader with a boat trailer. A red speedboat accompanies the pursuit scene. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

01

Boat on the trailer

The small yellow and blue craft travels behind the larger vehicle.

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02

Another boat

A red speedboat accompanies the pursuit scene.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

03

London policing in 1829

Robert Peel established the Metropolitan Police in 1829, initially divided into seventeen divisions.

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The new force had two commissioners and seventeen geographical divisions. Specialist work developed later: a Detective Branch appeared in 1842, followed by the Criminal Investigation Department in 1878. Modern-looking city police combine roles that became organised at different points in London’s history.

Metropolitan Police
04

A change of hat

In 1863, helmets replaced uniform top hats and tunics replaced tailcoats.

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Helmets and tunics replaced top hats and tailcoats in 1863. Other familiar equipment also arrived gradually: the Met dates whistles replacing rattles to 1884 and police boxes to 1928. Uniform and equipment evolved rather than appearing fully formed when the force was founded.

Metropolitan Police

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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SET THE MOOD

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Ponyo’s musical storytelling accompanies water, small journeys and wonder. This pairing follows the model’s aquatic subject, with more understated alternatives for a build with fewer changes of scene.

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