I bought this as a present for my nine year old grandson and he just loves it. Being an avid collector of Lego in general and Lego City in particular we thought this would make a welcome addition to his collection, and we were right. Within moments of opening it he and his Grandad were building it. He can, of course build on his own, but its fun with Grandad 'helping'. Once built it was added to the growing City, and James was making up stories which involved the fire helicopter as well as his other City vehicles. He particularly liked the big water bucket which attaches to the underside of the helicopter and then is used to scoop up water from river or sea, and flown to douse the fire. All in all an excellent toy, both fun and educational.