What makes Coast Guard Plane 60015 a seaplane?

It has floats instead of wheels, letting it land on water, matching real coast guard operations.

How many minifigures are included?

Three minifigures come with the set, including crew and at least one rescued figure.

What colours does the model use?

Dark bluish grey, white and light bluish grey form the base, with black used for details.

Coast Guard

Coast Guard Plane

Coast Guard Plane is a 2013 City set that builds a seaplane for rescue missions rather than a standard runway aircraft. With 281 pieces, 3 minifigures and 114 unique elements, it packs a decent amount of variety for its size. The parts list on this page breaks down the plane and its rescue gear.

Set number: 60015
Year: 2013
Pieces: 281
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Coast Guard
Different parts: 114

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 114

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (13)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 3

Coast Guard, Orange Jumpsuit, White Helmet with Visor, Silver Sunglasses fig-0072855 pieces × 1
Man, Blue Overalls over Shirt, Blue Legs, Dark Bluish Gray Hair, Beard fig-0072864 pieces × 1
Man, Dark Blue Plaid Shirt, Sand Blue Legs, Dark Red Cap fig-0072874 pieces × 1

Description

Floats instead of wheels

Rather than a conventional landing aircraft, 60015 builds a seaplane fitted with floats, matching how real coast guard aircraft search for vessels in distress. That layout differs noticeably from the wheeled undercarriage on most other City planes and needs its own long, shaped pieces to form the floats. A fair share of the 114 unique elements are these specialist undercarriage pieces, which rarely turn up in other City sets. The parts list lets you track them down individually, whether for repairs or a custom rebuild. The wings are also unusually long for a City plane, which gives the model extra visual stability when it is posed as if settling onto open water.

Rescue gear built into the play

The set typically includes rescue props such as a lifebuoy or a stretcher, letting the minifigures act out a sea rescue scenario. These small items are part of the 114 unique elements even though they barely register in photos of the finished model. Details like these are what separate a display-only model from a set built around an actual play story, and they are each listed individually on the parts list. For children fascinated by rescue services, this kind of gear is exactly what turns passive display into active role play around a rescue story.

A muted grey and white colour scheme

The dark bluish grey, white, black and light bluish grey palette is deliberately restrained and echoes real coast guard aircraft, which are usually painted in subdued tones rather than bright red or yellow. That restraint means the finished model works well as a display piece in an adult builder's collection without looking overly toy-like. The parts list shows how those four colours are distributed across the fuselage, wings and floats. Small black accents around the cockpit and propeller add deliberate contrast points without disturbing the model's generally calm colour balance.

Three minifigures for a full rescue scene

Three minifigures come with the set, usually coast guard crew plus at least one figure being rescued. That role split turns a plane model into a complete play scenario that children can act out freely rather than just displaying. At 281 pieces the build stays manageable, while the varied elements, especially the floats and rescue gear, are also worth keeping for other water-vehicle builds. Overall the set works equally well for open-ended role play and as a starting point for custom seaplane creations once the original model is taken apart.

FAQ

What makes Coast Guard Plane 60015 a seaplane?: It has floats instead of wheels, letting it land on water, matching real coast guard operations.
How many minifigures are included?: Three minifigures come with the set, including crew and at least one rescued figure.
What colours does the model use?: Dark bluish grey, white and light bluish grey form the base, with black used for details.

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