Day 11: Tree-mendous

And so I am now presenting the Christmas Buildup 40333 in real time. Today we have a Christmas Tree.  I have had Christmas trees on my mind lately, due to a little side project at the scout group. So, lets review what we know:

Built around a core of bricks with studs on 4 sides, with some 1×1 round plates to fill the gaps, this is an almost entirely SNOT  (Studs Not On Top) built tree.

 

New Christmas Tree designs are produced at a remarkable rate in LEGO® sets. Here are some of the highlights from Advent calendars. as well as other sets,  over the last few years (However,I won’t include those from 2016 because…spoilers.):

LEGO® City Advent Calendars:

The City Themed Advent calendars have been generally fairly similar over the last few years, as far as the structure of the tree is concerned.  However the top, the base and the decorations do vary.

LEGO® Friends Advent:

There has been a little more variation with the Friends Advent Calendar Christmas Trees over the last few years, but again they are stacks of slopes.  I quite like the green and white version from 2015.

LEGO® Star Wars Advent:

After one effort in 2011, it became apparent that Christmas trees are not why we get the LEGO® Star Wars Advent Calendar. I think however, it is a shame.  This is certainly quite different to the offerings in the City and Friends Calendars in recent years.

Creator Polybags

The Creator series has seen a number of christmas trees released as polybages over the last few years, typically simple builds, they allow for more pieces than the Advent Calendars.

Creator Expert: The Winter Village

As an Expert Creator series of models, the slightly seasonal Winter Village sets often depict the hustle and bustle of village life in the run up to Christmas.  Interestingly, Brick Built Christmas trees have not been a major feature in more than three of these sets (four if you count the reissue of the winter Toy Shop).

Here are a few examples:

 

Here are just a few of Christmas Trees as demonstrated in LEGO® Sets over the last few years.  All of them are a little bit different, and have something that sets them apart from the others.

As far as the Advent Calendar builds are concerned, I like this model from the Christmas build up: it demonstrates different techniques in tree construction.  The rebuildable aspect of the models makes it easier to include a slightly higher piece count in a daily model, and keeping the set a reasonable price point (which was… free with purchase!)

What will tomorrow bring?

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