LEGO Exclusive 40083: Christmas Tree Truck Review.

 Yesterday I received my delivery from S@H. I ordered 10235: Winter Village Market to finish off our Christmas nativity scene. Also with the order and to push it over the $150 for free delivery, I ordered the last 3 Star Wars series 4 planets. There was a sale on for VIP members on the weekend of the 23rd of November and I was wrapped to get them for $12.79 instead of $15.99. I had planned to get them with this purchase anyway so a little saving is a good saving.   :-) 

Included with the order for free was part 2 of the Creator set 40083: Christmas Tree Truck as an Exclusive Promotion. Today we are going to look at the set that is a companion to 40082: Christmas Tree Stand. 

LEGO Shop Exclusive 40083: Christmas Tree Truck. 

The set contains 118 pieces Free with orders over $100. 

Comes with 1 Minifigure: Christmas Tree Truck, Trolley and a small Christmas Tree.

  

Note: All photo's can be clicked on for a larger view. 

The front shows the the Red Truck with an old man pushing a trolley. This is another is a cute little set! In the corner like the previous set it informs you that this is a Limited Edition 2013.

  Just like the back of part 1 the back of this box shows you how both Exclusive sets look added together.

Inside of the box the you get 3 unnumbered bags and a couple of loose pieces. You also get a folded  instruction booklet.

All the parts lined out. Some nice Dark Red pieces and the newish 1x2 curved slopes in Dark Bluish Grey.

The old man Minifigure has a double sided torso print which can only be found in one other set 9389: Community Starter Set. Making it a somewhat rare piece. He has a single sided face print. 

Here we have a quick step by step build of the Truck. After its built the set is finished.

And here it is! Completed! A sweet looking ride!

Finally here are the spares you get from the set.

Some more photos from a few different angles and one with both sets together.

This was just as much fun to build as it was when I built the first set. Some very interesting techniques were used to build the truck that I have not seen used in a set before. I love the side steps on the side. they remind me of my Dads old F100 back in the day.  Both of these sets will complement the Winter Village theme rather nicely. All in all a fantastic little set, that you really should try to track down! I'm pleased I have it and with both sets next to each other, they look perfect. I wonder what they will come up with next year?

Thanks again for reading and I hope you enjoyed this review!

As always and if you want too, let us know in the comments below, what you think of the set. I would love to hear others opinions on it.

Tan Tile... out!

LEGO Exclusive 40082: Christmas Tree Stand Review

Back in the middle of October the LEGO online Store (Shop@Home) were running an Exclusive Promotion. If you Spent over $100 you would receive a small Christmas set. Today we review is that set. It's Part 1 of  2 and the second set will be available at the end of November.

Note: You can skip the next paragraph if you now all about VIP points...

October was also double VIP points, meaning for every $1.50 spent you would get 2 points instead of the 1 point. With every 100 points you would receive $7.50 off your next order if you so wish, or you can accumilate those points to a higher value and use it whenever you choose to do so. Taking full advantage of the double points the order I placed was for the 10232: Palace Cinema. Instead of getting 128 points I got 256 points. I also added 40058: Decorating the Tree and 40059: Santa’s Sleigh to my order giving me another 32 points instead of the 16 points that it normally is. I had a few points already on my account and that pushed me over the 300 point mark giving me $22.50 off any future purchases.
My goal is to accumulate enough points to knock off some $$$ to purchase the new 10243: Parisian Restaurant Modular being released on January 1st 2014.

LEGO Shop Exclusive 40082: Christmas Tree Stand 

 The set contains 115 pieces Free with orders over $100.

 Comes with 2 Minifigures: Christmas Tree Stand, 3 x small Christmas Trees.

  

Note: All photo's can be clicked on for a larger view.

I was a bit disappointed that this Exclusive set come to me crushed in my S@H order.  But Very happy to get none the less.

The front shows the Christmas stand with the 2 minifigs. It is a cute little set! In the corner it informs you that this is a Limited Edition 2013.

The back of the box shows you how both Exclusive sets look added together. They look neat and I look forward to picking up the second set at the end of November.

You get 3 unnumbered bags and an instruction booklet.

A quick look at all the pieces. Some really useful pieces in this set.

The female Minifigure comes with a new color beanie in Medium Lavender. The beanie is also available in this years Friends Advent Calender. She comes with a single side face print, printed front and back torso.

A standard male Minifigure with the new cap with hole on top. He comes with a single side face print, printed front and back torso.

A broom and axe holder. Those pine needles really make a mess when chopping with the axe.

A quick step by setp build of the Christmas stand for those of you that missed out on the set so yo can replicate it using your own parts.

A Shot of the stand all completed.

Now for some shots of the set as a whole.

Here are the spares that you get in this set.

Overall this was a cute little set to build. It was nice to get it free with my S@H order. With all the sets that we own we don't have too many of the small spruce trees and this is a great set to build those numbers up. If you are after these they are few and far between unless you have the winter village sets that are released each year. I'm glad I place a second order in October to receive a second set of this while getting the LOTR Tower of Orthanc with the double VIP points and getting 372 points instead of 186 points. I cant wait till the end of November to pick up part 2 of this Exclusive series and start building my Winter Village nativity scene, and have it ready for Christmas.

Thanks again for reading and I hope you enjoyed this review!

As always and if you want too, let us know in the comments below, what you think of the set. I would love to hear others opinions on it.

Until next time this is Tan Tile... Getting into the Christmas Spirit.