LEGO Creator Expert Winter Holiday Train 10254

Every year my kids can't wait to put up the Lego Winter Village, and this year they are super excited. This train is great for kids of all ages, and adults too. The power functions are a must. Some have commented that they remove colour, which is true, but it is hardly noticeable. It's going to be a lot of fun figuring out how to incorporate this set into the whole village this year.

This is a fantastic set. It is easy to build and only takes a couple of hours to put together. It will look great under the tree, but you will probably have to buy more tracks. I bought the additional Power Function parts to motorize the train, because, well, TRAIN. (BTW the automation is not required, and pushing the train is just as fun as using the remote.) MODS: Like others who reviewed this set, I found the engine car too light to carry the motor, and experienced slipping of the wheels, especially when I added another car. I took another reviewer's advice and moved the motor to the tender/coal car and moved it to the middle of the train. It then worked perfectly. I also thought the smoke was a little small for the train, so I made that bigger. Like others, I found that the lamps on the last car made putting a full sized minifig on the outside of the car impossible. I compromised by taking the lamp off of the roof and putting it on a gold pole I had in my stock and had the ticket-taker hold this pole/lamp. MORE MODS: After all this, I watched the Polar Express and decided to turn my new train into the Polar Express. I added a couple of kids and put the hobo on top of the additional car, which I made into the toy transport car for the movie. This ended up being a great place to put the toys that you make in the set. I added an area at the front of the train to stand and made the lamp on the engine bigger. This is a super-cool set and I had a blast making all the mods for it. I think it will be a great addition to the North Pole Workshop and Winter Toy Shop.

We love this Christmas train!! We added some straight track to make it an oval under the tree. My grandson helped me put it together and he really enjoyed the little toys, especially the fire engine with the moving ladder. We already had the power functions since we motorized our Lone Ranger Train so we just used those. The bright colors are delightful and it went together very easily.

I just recently started to get into Lego again - and when I ordered the winter village I saw the Winter train and had to get it too. I've built it in a bit over 2 hours - and have been sitting driving my train in circles for another half hour, as the tree spins so nicely when the train is moving... ;) I love the details and how many little extras come with it - I would definitely purchase it again and am very, very happy with it!

Great Christmas set, especially with all the electrics set up. Obviously you don't get much play opportunity with a simple circular track, but it doesn't make for a great display around the Christmas Tree during the loves festive period. I wanted a Lego set that would look great during Christmas time and I think this set is perfect for that. Friends and family always comment how great it looks. Goes very well with the more recently released train station which comes with more track offering a bit more playability. Love it

We bought this along with the Holiday Train Station. They're very fun together but I'm not sure I'd like them as much by themselves. My kids play with the Christmas town sets every night and Daddy and Mommy love rebuilding them every evening after the kids are done! haha My husband's only wish is that the train ran so it could go around the tree LOL

Got the train for my gf who wanted a train to go around the base of the Christmas tree , was not to happy about there not being a motor for the train , but used an old 9v train motor and the electric charged track so she could have it on for as long as she wanted and not have to fight to change batteries every other day , worst thing lego ever did was get rid of the 9v train system

Lego made a beautiful winter train set. It looks good and gives the feeling of the holidays. If you want to motorize it with Power Functions and want to add more rail cars. You should place the motor under the tender and not under the engine (watch photo below). The motor slips over when the motor is placed under the engine. Lego proposes in the building instructions but in my opinion it is not a good idea. Happy Holidays and have fun with the (motorized) Winter Holiday Train

The train was fairly simple to build and definitely has playability and looks great displayed also. I have not connected the train to motor functions but I'm sure it would make a great toy train for older children. The train runs freely along the tracks and the Christmas tree rotates while the train is moving. Smart and fun!

Great set with some lovely little details. Built it with a six year old. Some giddy bits for her but we did it all in one evening together. Shame it doesn't come with the battery control as standard. Description claimed the box includes dual instructions for family building - we only got one set or the instructions so I had to view a PDF on this website to build along too.