LEGO Holiday Main Street 10308 review! Excellent trolley/tram, shallow but soulful buildings

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Жыл бұрын

Independent, #NotSponsored, unscripted fan review of LEGO winter village set 10308, with 1514 pieces, 6 minifigs, £89.99 / $99.99 / 99.99€
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@bungoboy5718 Жыл бұрын

The idea of minifigs with older features like grey hair and wrinkles also having standard design elements from previous minifigs is really cool. Like the characters that are old now used to be 2000's era standard minifigs, they're just aged. A really old character could just have the classic smiley face but with a lot of wrinkles. IDK if that's what they were going for but it's my head-canon now.

@LegoSonicBoy Жыл бұрын

It's almost certainly a printing quality issue, although early 2000s minifig prints weren't the best either so even that strangely matches. Nothing wrong with headcanons though!

@tylertichoc7330 Жыл бұрын

It's like he's always looking at you from the side! His eyes follow you everywhere! Menacingly!😂

@ImaginaryPerson1138 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I have many lego faces that have the older figure from this set's face without the facial hair, so its cool to see

@sonicguyver7445 Жыл бұрын

I think it has a very quaint small-town charm to it. Like the train station and town square in previous years this has a very cozy feel to it. I always think the Holoska village music is a good fit for the feeling these sets give.

@SharpenedBlade0 Жыл бұрын

I really like this set, and I love the music store! I love how the snow on the roof looks like it could slide off at any moment. To me the store really looks “alive”, if that makes sense? Lol Yeah, the buildings are kinda narrow but the designers did such a good job on the facade of each building that I agree they’ll look awesome in the background of City/Christmas displays. Great review!!

@et6695 Жыл бұрын

"Shallow but soulful" Me too, LEGO Holiday Main Street 10308, me too.

@greenhill004 Жыл бұрын

I really like the set. The thinness is very helpful for displaying on a table against a wall. So I'm okay for it. For $33 for each thing I think it works really well and I really like it, more so after last year's disappointing Santa's Visit. I completely agree with the dark pink torso. No need for waist lines on sweater torsos.

@williamjohnson9374 Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see combining two of these sets to make the buildings deeper and complete. Thank you for the review.

@kentslocum Жыл бұрын

The LEGO Designers did a fantastic job with this set! I especially appreciate the fact that these buildings seem to work well with the Winter Village post office, both in style and the red mailbox.

@LostWhits Жыл бұрын

Nice little festive set. Glad they're all not entirely Santa based.

@shalmanlester1 Жыл бұрын

This set will help tie in the harry potter Hogsmead Village buildings with the winter village.

@samuraibricks Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jang! I do think this set is kind of underrated not just in terms of value but also its compatibility with the winter village theme. This is a very Christmassy set that has a fantastic vehicle build.

@cyanimation1605 Жыл бұрын

This is gonna be my first winter village set and I'm really excited to start modifying it.

@xinlu2806 Жыл бұрын

I feel like these will look lovely with the fire station and the tram is a nice addition and better than just another car imo. Great set, looking forward to get it!

@johnnations5932 Жыл бұрын

I insist that Lego should be including some Mid Legs in EVERY set in this and the City range by now. Why not? Great review, Jang, especially the technical part on how to motorize the trolley. Where's Mr. Rogers? He'd love it🤓

@johnmickey5017 Жыл бұрын

Really happy with the building depth. Will go nicely in the background of my scene and matches the Hogsmeade Village building sizes (which I consider a stealth winter village release)

@garethsmith2250 Жыл бұрын

Agreed Hogsmeade is a Winter Village Pub in all but name as Lego don't do pubs this was a good workaround for them to allow a pub for winter village

@migatron1 Жыл бұрын

Always love watching your reviews, JANG. This looks amazing, imo. I love the wintery LEGO sets. This one has a nice amount of variety, details, and Minifigs

@augsdoggs Жыл бұрын

The face on the suspenders figure looks very similar to “Jedi Bob” from the first Republic Gunship. Darker gray facial hair and white dots on the pupils are what makes this guy different.

@scpfoundation8376 Жыл бұрын

Ha, “H. Jollies Music Store”. I get it.

@ml4757 Жыл бұрын

Not a bad deal for 100 dollars! The Winter Village sets are always very decently priced.

@erickok Жыл бұрын

Nice review! I like getting 2 buildings and a tram all in one set. It's a great, wholesome addition to the theme and much more fitting than an Elf house. 🎄

@legochickenguy4938 Жыл бұрын

Really pleasant set. I think they really understand the winter village aesthetic and nail it year after year

@undead.rising Жыл бұрын

Personally I prefer this as a Winter Village set than some of the last ones. I want to see things that fit into a regular city, rather than niche things such as Gingerbread men or elves that would look out of place in a regular village.

@felipechan Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the tram, the buildings are good too but... a bit meh compared to previous years.

@AdamJasper18 Жыл бұрын

I wish LEGO made the LED lights in multiple colours. It's a very cold light especially compared to the standard light brick

@empatheticrambo4890 Жыл бұрын

I like how they used unique brown and green shades for the main buildings. It makes it feel modern and real

@DRUmBEaTTS Жыл бұрын

Great set for a shelf or mantle display for those of us that do not have much display space.

@ronvallance5425 Жыл бұрын

Great set. Added it to my holiday collection. I love the trolly reminds me of my trip to San Francisco. I like the how the instructions show how to install the power functions.

@DailyWeeklyBuilds Жыл бұрын

Was great to catch the live stream building session for this! Recently picked this set up for myself but haven’t built it yet

@BirbarianHomeGuard Жыл бұрын

Cool streetcar/tram/trolley/cable car

@stevenwheaton874 Жыл бұрын

I've got this set, and I'm looking forward to building it. I really like your set reviews, I've been following you for several years. Thank you for sharing, your reviews are always very informative. Thanks again, and I'll see you next time.

@LibertyPrime1982 Жыл бұрын

With all the Christmas sets we got, a nice little village can be made 🎄

@realityblows5817 Жыл бұрын

Feels like a classic 90s small town

@Peachghost4348 Жыл бұрын

I love the cute little presents and toys in this set

@Akhen. Жыл бұрын

I actually like the waistlines and other elements like that on minifigures, it adds a little bit of variety and diversity

@yuotueb Жыл бұрын

for me, the "illusion" of that waistline has never worked... printing that black line on the edge of a colorful torso doesn't make it look like the torso ends there.

@SquareToaster Жыл бұрын

I'm excited to build this set with the kiddos in a few weeks. Thanks for the build!

@andrewgwilliam4831 Жыл бұрын

Judging this solely as a set by itself, I think it has some charm to it.

@pseudoty Жыл бұрын

Great value with Lego holding the $99 price. That backsplash tile will be great for my MOC house.

@coraldiamond1922 Жыл бұрын

That piece is available in the much cheaper Minecraft bee set.

@randolphthesilver4245 Жыл бұрын

I really love that trolley build. Definitely the best part

@ned_ryerson0202 Жыл бұрын

Nice review as always thanks Jang ❤ I think I will buy the set - next year 😉

@dutchmansmine9053 Жыл бұрын

It gives me an early 20th century "it's a wonderful life" vibe. I love it. I haven't bought any lego all year but I might pick this one up in the christmas sales.

@Johnny-cu4zi Жыл бұрын

I have this set and love it. I received it Oct 10 with VIP. So happy

@kevina1084 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review

@zenjii1 Жыл бұрын

Yippee, i was waiting for you to do a review of this set!!!! I love the inclusion of the tram. I'm hoping to get this soon...very soon.

@poresok Жыл бұрын

Great set,great review!

@danahfaren74 Жыл бұрын

The train is the highlight. The houses.. meh .. okay. I do prefer the houses we had in recent years with more depths and an overall more festive look.

@derekchapman2027 Жыл бұрын

Almost 100k subscribers!

@Baileyske Жыл бұрын

I totally LOVE it

@empatheticrambo4890 Жыл бұрын

Definitely looking to see if this goes on sale - I really like the charm of this set

@kevinhenderson9020 Жыл бұрын

That motorization design is so simple

@jasonnormand7121 Жыл бұрын

Obviously the trolly is the focus. But I feel like the buildings are lacking for the winter village theme. I would have liked to see one more complete building, rather than just the two set pieces.

@daksoft Жыл бұрын

I feel like it would have been nicer to make one building instead of 2, and I would have chosen the music shop to go with the tram. My preference is always for a complete building over having multilpe facades. The facades are well done though. I agree that maybe buying 2 is a good idea for those wanting more complete buildings, and you get to have a second tram as well. The tram reminds me of smaller version of the trams we had in my old home town of Bendigo in Australia. Lowely little set that will definitely be added to my shelf at some point in time.

@user-UCdTwcniaJXNCkOLhUhN794g Жыл бұрын

Just as shallow as the winter bakery! I don't mind it. I like the variety in this theme whereas modulars usually always follow a certain standard of building features.

@lopoa126 Жыл бұрын

Better looking with a live person to compare it to. Fine facades for a winter village.

@Northerner_Transport_Hub Жыл бұрын

If I'm honest I really wanna get the music store building but I reckon even separate parts of the set probably are an eye watering amount on ebay. That music store just looks soooo British thus perfect for my new LEGO village.

@legolover1361 Жыл бұрын

hi Jangbricks i love your youtube videos and i am a huge fan and i am subscribed

@benchui580 Жыл бұрын

I like these small/mid-size building. Have more of these I can build a small town with decent price!

@Lordodragonss Жыл бұрын

Very solid set indeed!

@bjornkeizers Жыл бұрын

Wow, very nice way to design that tram for powered functionality.

@ninjanebula7335 Жыл бұрын

Having 4 sets from the winter village line, im gonna buy this and put it with the Firestation i got last year.

@Res375 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MichaelB-jw5po Жыл бұрын

The level of charm in this set is off the charts

@Isleofwonder64 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jang I really love your vids

@kezare569 Жыл бұрын

This set does look nice. I gotta choose wisely on what set I get this holiday

@alexanderanderson7422 Жыл бұрын

JANG! can you do instead of a price per piece, do price per gram or ounce? Someone who reviews Lego sets needs to adopt this when reviewing sets. We all know piece counts can be inflated due to little pieces, or "off" if there are big pieces, but if we switch to a weight system it will be uniform no matter what. I wonder what that would be like if you compare it to another brand like COBI, or even a generic Hasbro toy. Please try this and see how far you can take it. Innovate and push the Lego community to advance themselves! Love the content! Thanks

@JANGsLEGOreviews Жыл бұрын

Yep I included price/weight ratio in every video for a full release season in late 2020. The data was all but useless with no consistent correlation to my own sense of value. Here's a summary of my thoughts www.jangbricks.com/2019/09/faq-pricepart-vs-priceweight-in-lego.html

@alexanderanderson7422 Жыл бұрын

@@JANGsLEGOreviews look at you! Been there done that of course. You're even better than I thought. It's a good read and the comments have good points too, which you responded to as well. I guess I would summarize everything into it being too complex and case by case to really make it into a stat that can be quickly utilized for comparison. Your technique of "volume of stuff" quickly does that and forces viewers to listen to and consider how you came to that conclusion. The other proposed stats would require people to do some maths or number crunching themselves to see how the number was reached. Far less consistent/helpful than listening to your opinion of "volume of stuff". Thanks for your hard work, I look forward to every video. I'll try to come up with a more helpful suggestion. I enjoy the Gundam videos, do more of those.

@matthewpotter8491 Жыл бұрын

I like it. It’s a winter village set so will defo pick up. The shallow builds don’t annoy me too much.

@saintjamesmodernart Жыл бұрын

Important! - Some places that are selling this are recommending that Track set 60205 be bought with this. Beware - 60205 does not make a complete loop. It's just an add on of tracks to go with existing track sets. James 😁

@BoardGamesBricksHobbies Жыл бұрын

All together it's a nice little set, but I think it's silly how the streetcar is wider than the buildings!

@matthewhuff7334 Жыл бұрын

I wish they made more sets like the cottage. I have a whole winter village that's a bunch of stores and park elements but only two similar-looking houses that people live in.

@lopoa126 Жыл бұрын

These have two mixed use buildings. It’s better city planning. People live upstairs 😂

@Hgh38 Жыл бұрын

I just want to by the set for the tram. I want to use the buildings for a future moc.

@ned_ryerson0202 Жыл бұрын

Let’s push this channel to 100k Subs. 💪🏻 it is more than deserved ❤

@garytavares7962 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do starry night

@Slacking02 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@Benjamin0119 Жыл бұрын

Pretty nice set with lots of little details and nice scenes. Do you think you will do a powered up test of the trolley? That's a nice trolley.

@danielmcbride6413 Жыл бұрын

Great review! I’m just curious, do you plan to review this year’s Star Wars advent calendar?

@NikolaK381 Жыл бұрын

Medicre winterised city set... This pile of bricks is definitely worth 100e, but it doesn't meet minimum standard for Icons (creator expert) series, it is typical city set and if it was labeled as city, I would say: "It is awesome".

@joydivision1970 Жыл бұрын

The 2 buildings don't fit together because the bed's frame pushes against the kitchen cabinet. Besides that, I'm surprised you don't talk about the fact that there are no rails for the tram - EVERY other review I watched was grumpy because of that. :) As for the inclusion in the winter village, I'll happily align those with the HP Hogsmeade buildings released this year. Will look beautiful!

@Coffee_is_ready Жыл бұрын

I think it is cute and a good addition to a winter village. I'm looking forward to building it. I am a bit disappointed in the depth of the buildings.

@defenderprime8046 Жыл бұрын

Lovely little Christmas set, not perfect, the buildings could be a little larger, but still, I like it for what it is.

@seqhorse Жыл бұрын

Just occurred to me - sweater (center 10:07) echoes honeycomb tile in kitchenette (7:14)!

@edoardom3677 Жыл бұрын

Is it worth the money? Yes Does it feel like it's worth the money? Not really Is it beautiful? Absolutely, so many cool tecniques

@RCmies Жыл бұрын

I just can't help but feel like these are like Lego City buildings with slightly more detail. The interiors of these buildings don't radiate the same cozyness as the other winter village sets. However, the set looks great as a display set and has that American christmas rom-com vibe to it.

@seankart4459 Жыл бұрын

I really wish Lego would stop doing waist lines for torsos like sweaters it really limmets the use of the pice I really don't think we need it for most torsos. But overall the set looks so nice I can't wait to pick up two and compleat the buildings and have two trollies

@boardwithbricks Жыл бұрын

Powered up mine last night, pretty nice with the app. Sadly when I receive calls the trolley stops :S

@michaelreilly7106 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me or post a link to the set you would need to motorize the trolley (including the controller). I’ve looked for it online and I can’t seem to find it.

@PhoenixFyre Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of passing on this, but I'm warming up to it 🤣 . Where do you get the power functions?

@dazblue5515 Жыл бұрын

There's one thing that bugs me... the doors having no glass in them... petty I know, but wish Lego would update them

@hdhdhadn8356 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how to bug powered up functions battery, motor and lights?

@pilotman012 Жыл бұрын

Forgive me if already answered. Any trivia about the time on the clocks? The time is the same on all of them in the set. Perhaps just before midnight and Santa?

@THE-CB3 Жыл бұрын

Could just buy 2 of them and combine them to make full buildings

@grootsyt Жыл бұрын

€99.99, thats crazy. looks nice though.

@Otto1360 Жыл бұрын

I got $100 for Christmas and I want to buy a lego set. Do yuo think I should spend all of my money on this set?

@thomassijbom6210 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does the trolley operater look like the conducter from the polar express?

@mitchslego6601 Жыл бұрын

Can this be built by multiple people at the same time?

@thepostofficeprince8819 Жыл бұрын

Yes there’s 4 instruction books

@Johnny-cu4zi Жыл бұрын

It has 4 seperate instruction booklet for the 4 different parts.

@andreasrefe6209 Жыл бұрын

Some rails would have been nice!

@villelepoaho4105 Жыл бұрын

130 € where I live (with tax), just a bit too high in my opinion. For 100 € flat, I'd actually get this set.

@gregm963 Жыл бұрын

A lot of the past Christmas village sets have really interesting angle building techniques. This looks okay but the build feels boring.

@blop6817 Жыл бұрын

I like the tram but the buildings dont really do it for me, especially since i have the old toy store which is much better imo Will maybe pick up the figs and tram from brickkink :)

@jaketeske6968 Жыл бұрын

It's a $100 trolley with some extra pieces. The buildings are way to small compared to the rest of the village sets, like the Fire Station or Santa's visit. I wish it had been one larger building, like a café or an updated post office or bakery.

@judysears6417 Жыл бұрын

Except we already have a toy store in the winter village so this is kind of repetitive and certainly not to the scale of the original toy house for $99 and it was a much greater build toy store with the original winter village. you know what I mean so it doesn't really add to the winter village how can you have two toy stores that's kind of weird. I don't like that😣