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Riding the snow train Words: Mark Guest Set number: 10254 Set name: Winter Holiday Train Piece count: 734 pieces Price: £69.99 / $99.99 In 2009 the LEGO Group launched the Creator Expert Winter Village line with 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, and has built up this theme to create an everexpanding magical winter wonderland scene. Snow-covered bakeries, cottages, post offices and many more festive
buildings populate the magical setting, making the annual release somewhat of a calendar highlight. The announcement of this year’s set was met with great excitement, as not only is 10254 Winter Holiday Train aesthetically pleasing but it is also an unexpected departure from the static settings of the buildings we have seen before. I couldn’t wait to add this to my collection, but would the build experience and final model live up to my expectations?
The level of detail is immense across all four carriages of the train
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MINIFIGURES The set contains five minifigures and although they contain no new parts, they are beautiful and so this not a point that detracts from the excitement of the set. Included in this line up is a boiler suitwearing driver, three passengers (two children and an adult female) and the fifth is the conductor. As you would expect, all the passengers wear winter clothing with
