When I saw the release pictures of this little christmas set I really needed to have it. It fits perfectly with the other christmas sets, and I just have a weakness for christmass trees. So, lets see how this free set holds up!
This is my first review made, and english is not my native language so please bear with me!
Theme: Seasonal Holiday
Set name: Christmas Tree Stand
Set Number: 40082
Price: $9,99 / Free
Pieces: 115
Minifigures: 2
Year of release: 2013
The Box:
The box has a really nice design, featering a nice scene where the lady buys a christmas tree. A big red stamp display that this is a 2013 exclusive set, which makes it that much better.
The back features the 2 limited edition sets from this year, the christmas tree stand and the car. They both fit together perfectly and make for a nice play set on its own.
The sides of the box are very standard, the bottom shows again the red stamp and the top displays the salesman with a broom at actual size. Nothing special here!
Inside the box:
Inside the box we find 3 seperate bags. Can't wait too open them!
The instructions are very clear and simple to follow, with a nice part call-out on every step and a relaxing blue background.
Inside the bags:
The first bag, with a brand new purple hat! I think its really pretty and fits the winter style perfectly. Also some lego money, which I cant get enough off.
The second bag, nothing special here.
The third bag, with some lovely christmas trees and dark red tiles.
And all of the parts in one big collection!
Minifigs
Here are the 2 lovely minifigures, and the lady of course with her brand new purple hat. I also really like the scarf of her.
And now, the actual build.
We start off with this small tool rack, I think it would have been fine without the bricks under it, but this works great too.
The next thing we build is -of course- the stand where the shopkeeper sells his trees from. I really love the design, although I think the bright red tiles on the roof are a bit too vibrant, but I love the little lights under it and the decoration. Its also really small, only 4 studs wide.
And to finish it all off, the railings are attached to both sides of the building so the shopkeeper can fence of his christmas trees! There is also some lovely decoration placed on it.
Finished!
And there we have it, our end result after we have placed the christmas trees inside the fence. Woo! I really love the look of it, its small yet has a lot of playability.
And with a few other christmas sets combined.
It fits perfectly with the other sets! Don't really pay attention to the lay out, I set it quickly up for the picture.
Final comments:
This is my first review I've made, so I would love to have some feedback! English is not my native language so writing lots of text is hard for me, and there might be lots of errors in the review. Sorry for that!
Design & Colour scheme – 9/10 (I really love the design, and the colours just fit perfectly with the christmas theme and all the other sets.)
Minifig – 8/10 (Just your basic minifigs, but I really love the purple hat so a little higher)
Parts – 8/10 (I love getting the christmas trees, and ofcourse the purple hat, apart from that there is not a lot going on.)
Playability – 8/10 (I love that it has a lot of playability for such a small set, so thats really cool.)
Build – 7/10 (Really simple, so nothing special.)
Price – 10/10 (Its free! I would almost like it to give it a higher point for this)
Overall: 8.3, Really good!
