LEGOCreator Maersk Train 10219

This is a great set for a Lego fan. The build took a little while, but my 9 year old managed it just fine. He loves this train, and is currently working on getting the parts and pieces to add power via Power Functions parts. The detailing on this train is great, there are a few movable parts, doors at the back of the cars open. It looks just like the real thing. It's larger than I thought it would be (in a good way!). The trains have a good sturdy weight to them when they've been built to spec. My son is thrilled (he saved for a year to get this). Just be warned that the Power Functions don't come WITH this train, those are separate parts that you have to purchase (the Lego website often has the best pricing for those odd parts). Tracks also come separately.

This was a great LEGO set for investment purposes. It's a train, which always do well, and it's mostly in Maersk blue, which is a fairly rare LEGO color.Since it was discontinued in November of 2012, it's doubled in value. I really wish I had purchased more of them, but alas, I only got one. I thought they'd go end of line a little later than they did. Can't always reliably predict the market, you know?So, the big question is, do you want this set? At the current price, I think it's hard to justify just for building purposes. It's a neat set, but it's not that big, that complex, nor that interesting of a build. It also uses a lot of stickers across multiple bricks. If you're really into Maersk stuff or trains, it might be worth it to you, but otherwise, it's probably more economical to buy a different train or wait for the next Maersk LEGO product.As an investment, it's appreciated well and appreciated rapidly. However, I don't expect that to continue long term. I don't think it will go down in price, but I think the opportunity for making large gains quickly has already passed.

I used to love Lego's but as an adult, I pretty much lost the thrill. This Christmas I was looking for Lego Duplo toys for my Son and stumbled on this. I decided to order it and was enthralled putting it together. I forgot how much fun putting together Lego's could be! This train was a lot of fun and I didn't want to stop until it was complete. The outcome was better than my expectations! I highly recommend this set for anyone who loves Legos and especially Lego train sets.

We thought it would come with a small oval of track. After it was built, he couldn't run it because there was no track. It shows it on the box and we were not able to find out if it was in the box until he opened it on Christmas day. What a dissapointment to all. He had it built within five hours and couldn't run it.

The child this was purchased for, age 9 and autistic, only needed a little assistance with the engine and was able to assemble the train. It is a great toy that he has already enjoyed for hours. Because there is no motor we attempted to attach it to another lego train, red cargo train, to get it motorized but the weight of the Maersk Train proved too much to pull around the track. Thank you Lego for another amazing toy, our 12th large Lego Construction.

We loved this, however, I read that you had to buy tracks separately but I didn't realize that you would have to pay almost the same cost of the train to get an engine, battery pack, tracks, etc... and still not have enough tracks to go around the Christmas tree... good thing he still likes the train because guess what he's getting for this Christmas... more tracks!

This was bought for my son, who is enamored with trains and Lego, so this was the best of both worlds for him. The instructions were easy to follow (for him...they looked Greek to me). It took him most of a day to assemble it, and he was incredibly proud of his accomplishment when finished. We are already planning to buy the other Lego train for him next year :)

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