I've been super busy this month, so the post is a little late. Today, I'll be writing about the two small Christmas sets: Christmas Train Ride (40262) and Christmas Town Square (40263). They were $9.99 each. The train set comes with 169 pieces and the town square has 179. Both of the sets took about 40 minutes to build. Let's start with the train:
This set has 3 minifigures:
The mini builds that make up the set are a coffee stand, a ticket booth, the train, a picnic table, a lamppost with a bench, and a tree with a little snowy area:
These are the pieces I had leftover:
Let's put it all together:
The train is fun and a great addition to any Christmas scene. It could also be used in a park, zoo, mall, or any other place you might find a little train ride. The lamppost is nice, I like that it has a town map feature. I like the coffee and ticket stands, I just wish that they were a little bigger because a minifigure can't fit in them. Overall, it's a good set for the money, especially since it comes with 3 minifigures.
Now, we'll look at the town square:
This set also comes with 3 minifigures:
The mini builds in this set include a snowman, a lamppost with mailbox, a sled with presents, a food stand, and a tree surrounded by fencing:
Here are the leftover pieces:
And here is everything put together:
Another great seasonal set. The tree is my favorite part of this one. The way it is built is interesting and the fancy fence is very nice looking. The little wreaths on the fence are another great touch. Like the map hanging on the lamppost in the last set, this lamppost has a little letter sign to let people know there's a mailbox there. The snowman is adorable. Once again, I like the food stand, I just wish it was big enough for a minifigure to stand in.
Now for one last photo. I decided to put both of the sets together and have train ride in town square:
Thanks for reading! It was a lot of fun building these little holiday sets. For January, I will probably be posting about the Park Street Townhouse.
