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Police Mobile Crime Lab Truck — LEGO set 60418

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City · SET 60418

Police Mobile Crime Lab Truck

An opening truck brings a two-level mobile lab to crime scenes.

Pieces
674
Release year
2024
Theme
City
Set number
60418
LEGO recommended age
7+
LEGO retail price · Italy
54.99 €

Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.

Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 23 October 2026

Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.

TIME TO BUILD

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Beginner

≈ 4 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 45 min – 6 h 45 min

Intermediate

≈ 3 hSuggested range1 h 45 min – 4 h 30 min

Experienced

≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h 45 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

Chassis, opening body and compact laboratory need access checks on both levels. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.

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: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT BUILD

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Model or component measured by LEGO

Height
≈ 10 cm
Width
≈ 7 cm
Depth / length
≈ 25 cm

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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Dimensioni: il camion giocattolo in questo set da costruzione di 674 pezzi misura 10 cm di altezza, 25 cm di lunghezza e 7 cm di…

Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29

BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

01

A travelling laboratory

Open walls reveal microscope, desks, screens and a cell.

LEGO source
02

An included crime scene

A criminal quad and forensic setting link evidence with pursuit.

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Beyond the set

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03

A huge archive in 1924

The new Identification Division merged two archives into 810,188 fingerprint cards.

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The central collection merged Leavenworth prison’s files with the National Bureau of Criminal Identification in 1924, producing 810,188 records. Physical cards remained important for decades. The FBI dates completion of the change from manual to automated criminal fingerprint searching to 1983.

FBI
04

Fingerprints for an exam

New York used them in 1902 to stop substitute candidates taking examinations.

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In 1902, Henry P. DeForrest used fingerprints with New York’s Civil Service Commission to prevent better-qualified substitutes from taking applicants’ tests. Identification was useful beyond criminal investigations: it could also establish who had actually arrived to sit an examination.

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Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.

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