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10235 Winter Village Market

Ages 12+. 1,261 pieces.

Collect and create a fun festive scene with the Winter Village Market!

US $99.99 – CA $129.99 – DE 89.99€ – UK 79.99 £ – DK 799.00 DKK

Bring home the holiday spirit with the Winter Village Market, continuing the popular LEGO® Winter Village Series. Turn the handle and take a ride on the rocking horse as the carousel spins! Visit the carnival booth. Fill up on holiday and fair favorites including a pie, pretzel and croissant at the baker’s stand, chicken and sausage at the grill stand or sweet treats at the candy shop. Celebrate a holiday season full of traditions and building with the Winter Village Market!

• Includes 9 minifigures with accessories: 3 females, 2 males and 4 children
• Features functioning carousel and operator’s booth with moving bucket challenge, baker’s stand, grill stand, candy stand, 2 streetlamps, 3 trees, a bench and 3 tables
• Accessories include cups, teddy bear, a cat, scarf, purse and lots of food elements
• Carousel horses feature new ornamental headwear design
• Turn the handle to make the carousel rotate
• Take a ride on the carousel
• Watch the carousel horses really rock!
• Fill up on holiday treats at the bakery, grill and candy stands!
• Carousel and operator’s booth measure 7″ (19cm) high, 10″ (25cm) wide and 6″ (16cm) deep
• Booths measure over 3″ (9cm) high, 3″ (8cm) wide and 1″ (4cm) deep
• Combine with 10229 Winter Village Cottage for an even bigger winter scene!

Designer Video

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[Like the hat?]

Wow, I love this.

 

[MrPing1000]

Designer looks stoned out of her mind.

 

[captive]

she looks high as fuck.


i feel like legos have gotten exponentially better since i was a kid. I cant wait to play with legos with my future kids.

 

[ghostmind]

This is the 5th entry in LEGO's Winter Village series.


Toy Shop (2009)

Bakery (2010)

Post Office (2011)

Cottage (2012)

 

[Sonicbug]

Why the heck are logos so expensive. My god....

Also, that kit needs to come with a train.

 

[golem]

Have resisted the Winter series thus far.

Not sure how much longer I can hold out.

 

[Senator Soufflé]

That's one big pretzel.

 

[fantomena]

Oh wow, really cute.

 

[the chris]

I'm surprised that no one has come in to the thread yet to complain about people saying "Legos."

 

[ghostmind]

Why the heck are logos so expensive. My god....

Also, that kit needs to come with a train.

About that train...

The Holiday Train, released in 2006, is a very rare limited release that now sells for around $500.

 

[sn00zer]

Man this is so European

 

[Cindres]

Eighty fucking quid? This is why my brief re-entry to the LEGO world ended so bloody soon.

 

[ghostmind]

 

[mrkgoo]

Why the heck are logos so expensive. My god....

Also, that kit needs to come with a train.

They're actually precision manufactured toys with tolerances in the micrometres, i believe. And i think NOT made in China.

The quality is pretty exceptional.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Why the heck are logos so expensive. My god....

Also, that kit needs to come with a train.

Quality and brand.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

what

Did the designer come up with names and backstories for each individual lego person?

 

[Vard]

Nice, fun looking set. The cat is great.

They're actually precision manufactured toys with tolerances in the micrometres, i believe. And i think NOT made in China.

The quality is pretty exceptional.

Yep. I believe the factories are currently just in Denmark, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Mexico. I read that they plan on building a factory in China by 2017, which would supply bricks for the (growing) Asian market.

 

[Rootbeer]

Nice, and good price. Really jealous of everyone who owns the previous ones and plans on getting this. It's one heck of a killer set to have.

 

[Hypereides]

799.00 DKK? Lego corp must be high on some good shiet.

 

[JSoup]

Beautiful set. Really love that LEGO pretzel.

 

[Calm Killer]

Good looking set. Wish it was more 1 big piece a less little individual sets. Price is good at 99.99 for 1267 pieces. Less than 10 cents a piece.

 

[vicissitudes]

I have the first two Winter sets, a little disappointed in the last two, but this one looks sweet.

Also we have official individual threads for new Lego set releases now? imokaywiththis.gif

 

[Rhomega Beta]

These are really nice.

 

[Plinko]

Day one.

 

[R-User!]

Will wait for price drop...

 

[Forkball]

LEGO is great but good god it's expensive.

 

[apesh1t]

when putting them together do you guys use the instructions? I mean, it says "expert" but if there's instructions how hard can it be? I remember loving these when I was younger and thinking that using instructions was cheating, but impossible without.

 

[BowieZ]

Kirsten Dunst now designs Lego?

 

[zou]

was gonna buy until I saw who the designer is. no thanks.

 

[Gibbo]

was gonna buy until I saw who the designer is. no thanks.

Hm why? Care to educate me on who she is and what is wrong with her?

 

[mrkgoo]

Hm why? Care to educate me on who she is and what is wrong with her?

Just one of their designers. I think she was an architect in a previous position. I don't know what's wrong with her, but probably that she designed some previous models that zou was less than impressed with. The only place I know her from is the modular model town hall.

 

[strafer]

I love Lego

 

[injurai]

Kirsten Dunst works at lego now?

edit: dammit, beaten...

 

[Femmeworth]

Good lord, have Lego sets always had such a high price tag?

 

[mrkgoo]

Good lord, have Lego sets always had such a high price tag?

Different sets and ranges have different prices.

Generic brick boxes tend to be the best 'value'.

Licenses such as Star Wars and Hobbit, for example, have a bit of a premium, as they pay for the licensing.

Then there are more expert/advanced/collector's, which all carry a slight increase in price, presumably due to their unique designs or limited release.

Just as in pretty much everything else, it's not just about the materials.

 

[leng jai]

Not impressed with this. Far too disjointed and the main structure doesn't have enough presence. The Cottage was way better.

 

[zou]

Just one of their designers. I think she was an architect in a previous position. I don't know what's wrong with her, but probably that she designed some previous models that zou was less than impressed with. The only place I know her from is the modular model town hall.

yeah, town hall and cinema. incredible boring, repetitive and unimaginative builds.

 

[leng jai]

yeah, town hall and cinema. incredible boring, repetitive and unimaginative builds.

The Cinema might be a boring build but it's by far the best looking modular externally and as a display piece.

 

[Currygan]

man, LEGOs are always so damn charming. i wish I still had the time to play em

 

[ruxtpin]

yeah, town hall and cinema. incredible boring, repetitive and unimaginative builds.

I do agree that the Town Hall was a bit boring to build, but it's visual appeal has grown on me over time. I also think the interior is pretty neat.

 

[BGBW]

ANd that's my annual Lego purchase once again guaranteed!

I'm going to run out of room for my Christmas display.

"Only" £80. I honestly expected more.


EDIT: Just noticed the snow is melting/yet to settle like the post office. Guess I could split them into two displays.