Review: 40701 Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene gift with purchase

Starting midnight Friday December 6 2024, a new Gift with Purchase (GwP) becomes available to LEGO® Insiders... plus, LEGO® Insiders 2x Points are back too! 

So let's get into the spirit of the holidays with 40701 Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene.

Products in this article were gifted by The LEGO Group; the author's opinions are their own.
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• Double points available to LEGO® Insiders from 6 to 10 December 2024

40701 Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene

• Release date: 6 to 12 December 2024, while stocks last
• Pieces: 244
• Age mark: 9+
• Price: free with purchases of or above US$150/ CA$195/ £135/ 150€/ AU$240/ NZ$260, excluding re-orders and Pick a Brick orders that only include 'Standard' bricks.

• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com US
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Canada
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com UK
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Australia
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com New Zealand
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Deutschland
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Nederland
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com France
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Polska
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Norge
• View GwP 40701 on LEGO.com Danmark

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The only new element in 40701 Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene is found in the ballerina herself; her white torso features a new print. 

These elements have appeared in only one or two other sets:

• 8x Glass for Window 1 x 2 x 3 Flat Front in Black (6476097 | 35287, 60602) in one other set
• 2 x Panel 3 x 3 x 2 Quarter Round in White (6472652, 6508091 | 3535) in one other set
• 2 x 78594 Panel 2 x 2 x 5 Corner in Medium Nougat (6469953, 6499103 | 78594) in two other sets

There is a sticker sheet with some useful designs. Unfortunately they are all applied to the rarer elements I just listed, so you may wish to leave them off.

Most of the build is pretty simple, giving us a pretty but detailed stage for the ballerina to perform her dance upon. 

Here is the dancing function revealed. I would have expected her to fully rotate rather than just twirling from side to side.

As a collector of nanofigs, I would have preferred the dark red nutcracker (6107894, 6301335 |  90398, 53017) she holds to have come with a suitable new print.

Nevertheless, this is a sweet and detailed gift with purchase with several elements that are nice to have.

Merry Christmas. But first het heerlijke avondje vanavond for all! 

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