The Lego store currently has the new holiday train available to VIP members before it goes on general sale on 1st October. However they also have a £10 off £40 spend with the code GB10 so can get it for £59.99 rather than £69.99
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Grumpy_womble
16 Sep 166#1
Lego and Christmas two of my favourite things.. Thanks heat added
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Bleugh
3 Nov 16#55
Nice but gb10 expired :-(
Penguin_24
5 Oct 16#54
If you want a cheap train for the power functions the heavy haul cargo train is on sale at Asda online for about £80 at the moment. Bargain!
hufton05
24 Sep 16#53
Just ordered this for my grandson for Christmas, looks that good though may keep myself! Thanks
aimiturtle
21 Sep 16#52
Just received mine and got a free Spider-Man super jumper set (30305) as well as Kai's dragon!
jules123321
20 Sep 16#51
Automatically added to basket (for free) when buying direct from Lego on certain dates in run up to Christmas. I think most of October.
Rareviolet
20 Sep 16#50
I'm a newbie! How do you get a free Xmas set? Thank you!
Mandz27
20 Sep 16#49
yeah its the snow globe as a freebie for this year, although there will be a 2nd limited edition and no idea what that Is.
CBMark
20 Sep 16#48
Yeh I saw this back in January just hope that this is what it is!
buddn07
19 Sep 16#47
From Brickset:
manda1
19 Sep 16#46
I also got Kai's mini dragon 30422 free as well. No idea why, it appeared in my basket at checkout. The Christmas free gift looks brilliant too, so I'll have to order again when that's out, oh well.....
janlim
17 Sep 161#36
Should i get LEGO City 60051 or Lego winter holiday train?
Lego city includes the power function and Lego winter none..... Need to do the maths
Nujol to janlim
17 Sep 16#37
Hahaha EASY! Both :smiley::smiley: Then you've got the fast train and steam train angles covered, plenty of track and you can swap the power functions between them. 60051 every now and then can be found for about £60 so don't get it if it's anything more than £70.
danny_boy_b to janlim
19 Sep 16#45
I'd get the winter train set, or if you want the Cirty train it's cheaper at Amazon currently £64.97, or Asda online £59.97 once added to basket :smiley:
CBMark
17 Sep 16#13
Wonder what the free gift will be at Christmas? I usually wait for that. Unless this is going to be it:
Wow. We sometimes wait for the Christmas freebie too, but those elves are creepy. Thanks for the heads up!
LEPIN to CBMark
18 Sep 16#43
Hideous! I won't be ordering during this time!
danny_boy_b to CBMark
19 Sep 161#44
Actually it was announced a couple of months ago it's this:
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In my opinion one of the best freebie sets ever!
gwagirl
18 Sep 16#41
when does the £10 code expire, anyone know?
zetecer to gwagirl
18 Sep 16#42
someone said it was the 20th sept.
mighty sausage
17 Sep 16#40
its worked now !!!
cov4theprem
17 Sep 16#39
It is on the Internet...
mighty sausage
17 Sep 16#35
I have joined the VIP program, but it says added to wish list, how can I use the £10 off ???
Nujol to mighty sausage
17 Sep 16#38
Have you logged into your VIP account after joining?
To get the £10 off add promo code GB10 at basket stage.
stato22
17 Sep 16#29
did anyone find out which parts are needed to power this?
Nujol to stato22
17 Sep 162#34
You need the same parts as are found in any recent Lego Train Set. Best bet is to either use your parts out of 60051 if you already have it, OR to keep an eye out for it being ~£60, which it is every now and then. Seems little point forking out £40+ for the bits when you can get a whole train set and track for £60 that includes what you need :smiley:
cov4theprem
17 Sep 16#32
I will wait until Black Friday and get the Lego snow globe ltd edition for free (Lego code 40223). Worth paying the extra tenner for...
stato22 to cov4theprem
17 Sep 16#33
where have you seen that?
Nooby12
17 Sep 16#31
Need these bits to power it: Power Functions
Another £47 for those from the Lego shop! Jeez..
Gruff666
17 Sep 16#30
Did the same but ordered a 5p pick a brick
noahsdad
17 Sep 16#26
It must have been what 15yrs since the last Winter Train set? This is very unimaginative and a bit of a reproduction in truth. Very little effort in this, very uninspired. It really looks like a set made 15yrs ago. So disappointed, was hoping for something that would compliment the Lego North Pole village set with Santa, elves, reindeers etc. This should have been so much better. It is dull, lacking play features, lacking detail. It is not as cohesive as should have been either with existing winter sets.
Not like Lego to disappoint with winter theme sets, but well they really have in my opinion here.
Nujol to noahsdad
17 Sep 162#27
Don't buy it then! :smiley:
My little ones and I will love and cherish it as a beautiful example of Lego almost as an art form.
Honestly I can't believe anyone could be so damning of what is a lovely set!
bex85 to noahsdad
17 Sep 16#28
Thanks, now I've ordered Santa's Workshop for £49.99 (£59.99 - minus £10, plus a keyring so I didnt have to pay for delivery :stuck_out_tongue:) :confused:
kerrytwyman
17 Sep 161#25
Thanks! I managed to sign up to VIP without buying anything first.
jelico
17 Sep 16#24
Thanks.
Bigred01
17 Sep 16#23
thanks
1on4
17 Sep 161#22
Bookmark
Badpoet
17 Sep 16#21
I forgot the 10 quid too thanks for reminding me was going to wait for the Christmas freebie but worried this one might sell out before Christmas
bex85
17 Sep 16#20
Thanks. Almost ordered this last night on my partners account but, I got a VIP card at the Lego shop which wasnt linked to an account. Glad I hadnt done it because completely forgot about the £10 off :smile:.
doggboy10
16 Sep 161#6
What is this vip business?
parabootz to doggboy10
17 Sep 16#11
you can just sign up on the site, its free
Nujol to doggboy10
17 Sep 161#18
Loyalty card similar to Tesco Clubcard or Nectar.
Lego's way of encouraging purchases direct from their site, which 9 times out of 10 is more expensive than the items can be found elsewhere. BUT for exclusive sets, less mass-market items and their sales which sometimes include different sets to sales elsewhere, the points add up with occasional purchases.
It's a pretty good conversion rate. £1=1 point and then 100 points = £5 off. So effectively a 5% return which makes the Lego shop cheapest for sets that are not discounted anywhere.
parabootz
17 Sep 16#17
yes me too, it automatically added 30422 kais mini dragon to the basket for free
Dolphin01
17 Sep 16#16
same here £10 worth of points ...cher..ching!!
leeanni
17 Sep 16#15
Thank you so much. Had £15 in points due to expire and with the extra £10 off I had to have it.
Ultima2876
17 Sep 16#14
You do get a free dragon with this. At least I did.
sintass
17 Sep 16#12
I was going to wait but £10 off is too good to miss! :confused: Thanks! :smiley:
parabootz
17 Sep 16#10
what about 8881
KazzyD
16 Sep 161#9
Almost £50 for the rechargeable battery pack :confused:
Would 88000 not be better (though you have the cost of batteries on top), only £11.99 for this one ?
KazzyD
16 Sep 161#8
Thanks, just ordered, used my £5 in VIP points too, was going to wait till October 3rd to get the London Bus free, but can't pass up £10 off
mateus
16 Sep 161#7
Thanks - although the Mrs will no doubt wonder why....!
Nujol
16 Sep 161#5
Oohhhhh yeeeaaaahhhh!
Thank you OP a million times for the heads-up. Used GB10 and £10 VIP points to take it to £50 which I think is excellent for what surely will be a sell-out item this Christmas. Plus all that extra track woohoo it's my Christmas present and the kids will love it too.
Thanks OP BRILLIANT!! :smiley::smiley::smiley: what a cracking set
owllee
16 Sep 161#3
What parts are needed, is it better to buy pack? Amazon currently £24.25, cheaper than Lego store
efc1888 to owllee
16 Sep 16#4
I think you need 88002 which is the motor and 8878 which is the battery pack - unless you have another powered Lego train. But I'm just going off what I've briefly read. You may be able to find a different power solution - if it's cheaper let me know
efc1888
16 Sep 161#2
Just need to find the power pack at a reasonable price and this will be rolling round my tree this year - Lego seems to be the cheapest for that too
Grumpy_womble
16 Sep 166#1
Lego and Christmas two of my favourite things.. Thanks heat added
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Lego city includes the power function and Lego winter none..... Need to do the maths
Source: http://brickset.com/article/23544/seasonal-christmas-set-40205-first-look
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In my opinion one of the best freebie sets ever!
To get the £10 off add promo code GB10 at basket stage.
Power Functions
Another £47 for those from the Lego shop! Jeez..
Not like Lego to disappoint with winter theme sets, but well they really have in my opinion here.
My little ones and I will love and cherish it as a beautiful example of Lego almost as an art form.
Honestly I can't believe anyone could be so damning of what is a lovely set!
Lego's way of encouraging purchases direct from their site, which 9 times out of 10 is more expensive than the items can be found elsewhere. BUT for exclusive sets, less mass-market items and their sales which sometimes include different sets to sales elsewhere, the points add up with occasional purchases.
It's a pretty good conversion rate. £1=1 point and then 100 points = £5 off. So effectively a 5% return which makes the Lego shop cheapest for sets that are not discounted anywhere.
Would 88000 not be better (though you have the cost of batteries on top), only £11.99 for this one ?
Thank you OP a million times for the heads-up. Used GB10 and £10 VIP points to take it to £50 which I think is excellent for what surely will be a sell-out item this Christmas. Plus all that extra track woohoo it's my Christmas present and the kids will love it too.
Thanks OP BRILLIANT!! :smiley::smiley::smiley: what a cracking set