Name: Whirl and Wheel Super Truck
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 5590-1
Rating: 91 (4 reviews)

Whirl and Wheel Super Truck is LEGO set 5590-1. It has a score of 91. This is good compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 3 reviews, based on 4 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 5.73% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 1990, and it is categorised in Model Team.

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Recommendations

Recomended 75%

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Lugnet Recommendation: yes 95 / 100 → 95 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: yes 9 / 10 → 90 / 100

The LEGO Car Blog Recommendation: meh 9 / 10 → 90 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 5590-1
Name: Whirl and Wheel Super Truck
Parts: 1012

More sets:

1990 Model Team

Statistics:

Best Model Team sets of all time

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Lugnet

Recommendation: yes 95 / 100 from 47 reviews

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 from 5 reviews

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: yes 9 / 10 by FROGG

Overall this is a excellent set! You get two great highly detailed models and lots of nice parts. Personally I enjoyed the alternate model more. A pushback has not been done outside of this set. This was only the fourth set to come from the Model Team theme when it came out back in 1990. I think they did a great job with the parts available at the time. You could probably improve upon it some with newer curved/sloped elements but the model still looks great.

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The LEGO Car Blog

Recommendation: meh 9 / 10 by The LEGO Car Blog Team

5590 has, like most sets from the era, aged a little when compared to sets from the late '90s. There is barely a smooth piece to be seen and SNOT (studs not on top) was but the dream of a madman back in 1988. However, it is still perhaps one of the best Model Team sets made to date, combining detail, a ruggedly playable exterior, and sheer scale that wowed children perusing LEGO's catalogue back then, and continuing to wow collectors on eBay and Bricklink today. If you can find one for sale you won't be disappointed, but you will likely be quite a bit poorer.

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