Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Lots of parts that light up, some fun touches
Cons: Could use more decorations overall
The Bottom Line:
This fire station
Is pretty when lit but could
Use some more color
Putting Out that Roasting Gingerbread
When coming up with ideas for the ornaments in a town, I
don’t know that a Fire Station would have been one that would leap out to me as
a logical one to do. I’m not sure why, but it just wouldn’t
be. And yet that’s exactly where we go for this year’s Noelville
ornament, and it’s a good choice.
The Fire Station is a two story square building. The
walls are brown, naturally, since Noelville is a gingerbread house town. There’s
an arch up above the second story with Noelville Fire Station written on it and
a peppermint where you might expect a round window to be. There’s a
wreath in the middle of the second story with windows on the sides. And
on ground level, the door is open to see the fire truck with a gingerbread
fireman and a small Dalmatian out front waving at us. There are a
couple of candy pine trees over to the other side, and plenty of hard candy
creating the roof.
When I first saw the picture of this one, I was happy. It
looked nice with some good detail and the potential for lots of light shining
through it. However, reality hasn’t been quite as kind to this
ornament. When you really stop to look at it, you realize how plain
brown it is. Yes, there are windows on three of the sides and the
front looks good, but overall, it looks brown. It’s still not as
detailed as the first few ornaments in the series were. Don’t get me
wrong, I like what is here. It’s just not quite as great as it could
have been.
As I hinted above, this ornament has a hole in the back, and
you can stick a Christmas tree light in the back to make the windows of the
ornament glow. Actually, more than the windows glow – the roof, the
trees, and the fire engine glow as well. Sadly, the arch hides most
of the roof’s glow. That’s a minor complaint, however, since I love
this series for the glowing the pieces do, and this one lights up pretty well.
Being a building, there’s a nice base under it, so you can
set this out and create a town if you have the entire series. Some
year, I’m going to do this instead of putting my churches out. Some
year. You’ll also find the 9 in a Christmas tree on the base
indicating its place in the series.
For the time being, I’m hanging this ornament on my tree
like I do with the rest of the series I display. The hook is at the
top of the ornament’s roof pretty much in the middle, so it’s no surprise that
the ornament hangs straight side to side.
With the stuff out front, the ornament actually tips a little bit to the
front, by with mind on the tree and attached to a light, I hadn’t hadn’t
noticed at all.
The series is beginning to recapture the glory days of the first
few ornaments, but it could still use a bit more detail and color to the
pieces. Even so, fans will be happy to add the Fire Station to their
Noelville village.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Noelville series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Noelville series.
Original Price: $19.95
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