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"The Christmas Train earns a BrickScore of 72.4 — a solid verdict for a free promotional set. Across both reviews, it's seen as a festive, well-executed GWP that's bigger and better than its predecessors, held back mainly by the absence of minifigures and any play features."
Reviewers agree that the LEGO 40138 Christmas Train is a charming, well-designed promotional set that punches above its weight for a gift-with-purchase freebie. Both praise its festive red, dark green, and gold color scheme and note it is noticeably larger than prior years' seasonal promos. The set's biggest weakness, flagged by both reviewers, is its lack of minifigures and its non-minifigure scale, meaning the passenger car is essentially decorative only. One reviewer was more enthusiastic than the other, who had hoped for a winter village building instead.
Where they split: The Brick Fan scored it 80 and was clearly enthusiastic, calling it a great display piece and appreciating its design execution. Bouwsteentjes was more measured at 64, noting mild disappointment compared to the prior year's Elves' Workshop promo and wishing LEGO had offered a winter village building instead. Both ultimately see it as a decent freebie, but enthusiasm levels differ.
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"I do like the color combination of red, dark green, and some pearl gold throughout."
The Brick Fan"The LEGO 40138 Christmas Train is a nice little set."
Bouwsteentjes"I do like the color combination of red, dark green, and some pearl gold throughout."
"The LEGO 40138 Christmas Train is a nice little set."
