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"The High-Speed Train is a niche display collectible that works well on its own terms, but its Skip It rating reflects the fundamental mismatch between its limited playability, no track compatibility, and the expectations most buyers bring to a train set at this price."
The High-Speed Train is a small-scale Creator display piece that earns polarized reactions depending heavily on buyer expectations. Expert reviewers flagged it as a Skip It due to limited playability and no track compatibility, while casual buyers have been more forgiving. Owner ratings average 4.42 out of 5 across 316 ratings, though LEGO.com buyers rated it lower (3.96) and only 76% would recommend it, suggesting those who went in expecting a full train experience came away disappointed.
Where they split: There is a clear split between buyers who read the product description and found it charming, and those who expected a track-compatible play train and felt misled. Amazon and Walmart buyers (averaging 4.5) rated it higher than LEGO.com buyers (3.96), likely reflecting different audience expectations across channels.
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"It's not the new advanced train that fans of 10277 Crocodile Locomotive were hoping for, but this $20 set is clearly not targeted at scale model railroad LEGO fans."
The Brothers Brick
"The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author."
Brickset Reviews
"it's a four stud wide design so if you expect it to work with minifigures i suppose if you're thinking that it's gonna represent a one-third scale train or yeah i think about one-third scale is is about what it would loo…"
JANG's LEGO Reviews
"I don't get it. At all. I don't understand why this set exists."
Rebrickable Reviews"It's not the new advanced train that fans of 10277 Crocodile Locomotive were hoping for, but this $20 set is clearly not targeted at scale model railroad LEGO fans."
"The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author."
"it's a four stud wide design so if you expect it to work with minifigures i suppose if you're thinking that it's gonna represent a one-third scale train or yeah i think about one-third scale is is about what it would look like compared to a minifigure maybe even quarter scale or something you know it's it's two studs narrower than a typical lego train but it's significantly smaller in mass overall"
"I don't get it. At all. I don't understand why this set exists."
Owners love this set as a sleek, affordable display piece and entry into LEGO trains, but many who expected track compatibility were blindsided by its non-standard scale.
Amazon4.5LEGO.com4.0Walmart4.5
