Lumibricks F9043 Police Patrol Car Review: A Light-Up Cyberpunk Set

Today we review the Lumibricks Police Patrol Car (set F9043), a 372-piece light-up build from the Cyberpunk Neoncity line. Note that Funwhole is now called Lumibricks — so if you've seen this set listed under the Funwhole name, it's the same car. First, check out the whole Lumibricks store on Amazon. It's hard to pass up on these if you can find a genre you like.

As a self-admitted LEGO fanboy, I didn't know what to expect with Lumibricks. As you can infer from the name, they are illuminated. I have some experience with lights for LEGO sets — I think sometimes they are nice. But they are always after the fact. I build the set, then I'm like, "Hmm, maybe lights would be nice." With Lumibricks you have the lights from the start. This does make the brand skew toward older age groups. Some of the lighting work is tricky — lots of little wires and wire routing — which is why this set is rated 16+.

But today, our first review of a Lumibricks set should assuage all fears. Lumibricks are definitely contenders. They have great sets across multiple themes. The bricks (made by GoBricks) don't feel much, if any, different than LEGO. They're less expensive and they light up. You can't really go wrong with Lumibricks.

What you get in the box

The Police Patrol Car (F9043) first released under the Funwhole name on November 1, 2024 and now ships as part of the Lumibricks Cyberpunk Neoncity collection. It's a compact display car inspired by the lines of an American muscle car, finished in a black-and-white police paint scheme with ice-blue and red lighting accents to sell that near-future, neon-soaked vibe.

Here's what's inside, at a glance:

• Set number: F9043
• Pieces: 372 across 3 brick bags (99 build steps)
• Lighting: 8 LED light points, 3 light strips
• Minifigures: 1 police officer, plus 2 futuristic roadblocks
• Decoration: 15 printed elements — no stickers (UV and pad printing)
• Finished size: roughly 7.3 x 3.6 x 2.1 in (18.5 x 9.2 x 5.4 cm)
• Power: USB cable or an internal battery holder (3 x LR44 cells)
• Recommended age: 16+
• Build time: about 2.5 hours solo

I purchased several sets in the Cyberpunk Neoncity Lumibricks lineup. Currently the Game Stack build is done and reviewed, and there's also the Future Bus. But I wanted to get a review out for something smaller, so here we are.

Box and instructions

To start off, the Lumibricks boxes are top notch — dare I say better than LEGO. They are tuck-in flap boxes, which really helps when you end up putting the box in the closet and don't want everything spilling out. The instructions are much more 'solid' too. They are legit booklets with glued spines. You do see this on bigger LEGO sets, but not on small ones like this. The manual even walks you through a lighting test before you start the build, so you can confirm every LED works before it gets buried inside the model. The one thing I miss is a build app — I generally use the LEGO app for my LEGO builds, which Lumibricks lacks.

The build

The build proceeds similarly to LEGO. The set comes in numbered bags and you follow the instructions — not much to it on the surface. The difference, as always with Lumibricks, is the wiring. As you stack the body you route thin LED cables through the chassis and into a hidden battery box, so the whole car runs off a single switch. Because the palette leans heavily on black, expect a lot of dark-on-dark assembly, and a few of the larger panels need a firm press to seat fully. It's not hard, but it is fiddly enough that I wouldn't hand it to a young kid.

The car rolls on working wheels with a steerable front axle, and the roof comes off so you can drop the minifigure inside. My one gripe matches what other reviewers have noted: even though the body pushes toward a chunky eight-to-ten-stud width, only a single minifigure actually fits in the cabin. It feels like a missed opportunity for a car this size.

The lights are the star

This is where the set earns its keep. There are eight illuminated positions: two ice-blue panels on the sides (the printed police "signs" that glow through the graphics), two bright white headlights up front, a full-width red light strip across the rear, and an alternating red-and-blue bar that flashes on the roof. In a dark room it genuinely looks like a patrol car tearing down a neon alley. The side signs are the standout — a clever black coating keeps light bleed to a minimum so the glow stays crisp. The only weak spot is the rear, where the red light bleeds upward a touch more than I'd like.

Is the Lumibricks Police Patrol Car worth it?

At the end of the day, you're left with a light-up police car, two barricades, and a minifigure for about $36.99. I'd estimate similar functionality from LEGO — set plus an aftermarket lighting kit — would land around $55.00, and you'd be wiring lights into a finished model rather than building them in cleanly from the start.

I do think the value scales even more as you move up in piece count with Lumibricks. For example, the Lumibricks Cyberpunk Floating-Train-Station and Couture Galleria Building Set comes in at approximately 5,400 pieces; a LEGO set of that size would be at least $500.00. The Patrol Car is a low-risk, low-cost way to find out whether the Cyberpunk Neoncity line is for you.

Go and get some Lumibricks sets — especially if you're buying for older children and adults. If you want to go bigger next, start with our Cyberpunk Game Stack review or the smaller Future Bus, and browse the full Lumibricks store on Amazon.