Hey, how's it going? Thanks for dropping by to Its Not Lego! Earlier in the year I watched the Netflix epic Chinese Sci-fi movie called the
Wandering Earth.
In the movie, they depicted some awesome looking transport and cargo trucks.
It wasn't long afterwards that you could find different version of the trucks as Lego style building sets on Aliexpress. All of them are made by the Sembo brand of bricks. I thought they really looked cool but I wasn't on planning on buying them because my brick building tends to lean towards City and Modular block sets.
But then, during this year's Aliexpress 8-28 sale, I couldn't pass up buying a set. This Aliexpress store had all of the Wandering Earth truck sets on sale, so I decided to buy the 1446 pieces Sembo 107006 Cargo truck. I got the set about 3 weeks later and just finished building it. Here's my pictures from the build.
Inside my package, there was a large cellophane bag, that contained 5 smaller bags, an instruction book and a sticker sheet. Each of the subsequent bags contained more numbered parts bags that were all matched the steps in the instruction manual. I took pictures of the cargo truck after completing each of the steps.
The instruction manual.
Lots of stickers.
Step #1
All the parts for step one will let you build the minifigs and the cargo truck chassis.
There are four Lego style minifigures that come with the cargo truck. You get one guy in a blue jumpsuit and three more figures in red space suits. You can choose to pose your figures with either their hairpiece or helmet.
The minifigs all have backprinting. The girl minifig has two different faces.
The truck chassis and front bumper. Weird how Sembo starts building part of the wheel arch in step one and then continues in step two. They could have just excluded it in step one and started to build it in step two.
A closer look at the front of the truck. My ladder kept popping off during the build.
Chassis rear.
I flipped the chassis over so you could see the underside.
Step #2
Step two will complete the wheel arches and start building the cargo truck cabin.
Some interior features include a bed, a cabinet with drawers and an air tank. The lower part of the doors are hinged and extend down and outwards.
Details on the rear of the truck.
Side profile.
Looking from back to front.
Step #3
Step three adds more details to the cabin interior including the cockpit and extra seating.
Front windscreen and some walls go up.
Yup, this set even includes a toilet.
The instrument panel and long sloping console.
Not sure if this is supposed to be the power plant for the cargo truck. The storage unit doors don't open because they sit too low.
Right side profile shot.
Left side profile shot.
Step #4
The cargo truck really starts to take shape on step four. It includes the construction of the power plant and remaining exterior walls.
I got tired of the ladder popping off so I elevated the truck to make it easier to add parts.
Storage tank and rear struts added.
The completed interior.
There are door openings on both sides of the cargo truck.
Front view. Looks kind of like a spaceship!
The downward facing vents look really cool.
Another look at the front of the truck.
Step #5
The truck's giant wheels are installed and the roof panels are added in this final step.
Giant tires.
There are wheel covers that go over the red rims, but I decided to leave them off because I think the red rims look really good just the way they are.
Ok, let's get this truck on solid ground.
Here's the completed right side of the cargo truck with entry ramp deployed.
This is my favourite view of the cargo truck.
Left side view.
Rear view.
Profile view.
Left side door panel removed to allow easier egress.
Right side door panel removed.
Final Thoughts
I really enjoyed building this cargo truck. I think it has a very unique look and looks amazing, especially the angled powerplant. The truck is extremely sturdy and the brick clutch is excellent. The six beefy wheels makes the truck roll very smoothly.
Things I didn't like was the interior and that included the toilet, and bed. I mean the toilet doesn't even have it's own compartment or room, it just sits there out in the open. Talk about total lack of privacy. I also think the bed and cabinet are completely unnecessary.
Finally, I thought there could have been more thought placed into the design of the exterior doors to allow proper access to the truck. I would prefer that the doors are hinged on both top and bottom to allow easier access.
