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I got 60051 for my 5 year old son last Christmas, and he loved it. Great build that he managed virtually himself, and loved playing with it. I thought the freight trains were a bit more fiddly to build, and a fair bit more expensive. So I got the 60051, and would recommended it - especially buying some extra track with it, as the circle with it is fairly limited.

do you even get Children fans of MB? Think my kids were interested in them for about a 6 month spell in their development (admittedly progressed away from them quickly under "guidance" from me that Duplo was a better option ) Was delighted when I got to bundle them all up and dump them on the charity shop.

just to confirm, (as AmperZand wasn't sure), Glasgow shop has Pick a Minifig stand. The only time I've been (2 months ago roughly), it seemed to have a few Halloween type things - my kids picked a couple of witches hats and skeleton heads. There was also a neat wee soldier's hat, which I had never seen in any sets. I don't think Pick a Model was there - there was a blank strip of empty holes, which I've read on other threads can indicate an out of stock pick a model. But, as I said, only time I've been there, so not sure how they are usually setup.

thanks for this post - I had completely forgotten I had this set, and came flooding back when you posted this - like you, I loved it, though looks so basic now. The wee yellow postbox was great.