Name: Nutcracker
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 40254-1
Rating: 89 (6 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 33%

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

The Brick Fan Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

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JANGBRiCKS

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Set information

Set ID: 40254-1
Name: Nutcracker
Parts: 230

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2017 Seasonal Christmas

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Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 from 7 reviews

I got this free with the purchase of the winter village and it was a great little extra item. It didn't take very long to put together and immediately went on my mantle for display. It's a fun little piece that will probably be pulled out at Christmas for years to come.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 7 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 from 51 reviews

Smaller than The palm on your hand. A total rip off! They are taking advantage of Christmas shoppers. Do not order this product

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 51 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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The Brick Fan

Recommendation: no 4 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In my opinion, the limited edition LEGO Seasonal Nutcracker (40254) is a great little set that looks faithful to their wooden counterparts. The completed build is actually bigger than I expected and makes a nice item for the mantle. Like with the modern nutcrackers, this LEGO version also can not crack nuts and there's even a warning on the box stating it. There's still a few more weeks until you can get your copy of the set during Black Friday or a week earlier for VIPs.

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JANGBRiCKS

by Jang

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by MeganL

It's a engaging little build. I love the colour scheme and the generous use of warm gold for accenting on the torso, as well as the nutcracker's expressive face. The use of the jumper plates to create offset connections between the main portion of the build is very effective in creating a realistic model.

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The Brothers Brick

by Andrew

It's quite a fun build, with lots of studs-out details and odd-width sections attached via half-stud-offset connections. As a display model, I expect to see this lovely figure on many a LEGO fan's mantel for years to come.

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