LEGO Ideas The Orient Express Train 21344 Building Set for Adults; Gift Idea for Lovers of Travel and History (2,540 Pieces)

Such a cool build. If your into 100% exact detail it may not suit you. For me I really like this set. I don't usually buy sets when they come out, but this one I did. Would be nice to see Lego bring out a motor combo for this without having it modify it. Thanks for another great product Lego.

I was so excited to purchase this set upon hearing it was due for release, I ordered it the day it came out! This set was a Christmas and birthday present to myself and I have enjoyed a very gradual build of the set taking my time with it and enjoying all the details. The interiors are very well done and the overall scale is spot on! I love all the characters travelling on the train and the nod to Pippin Reed was sweet (I enjoyed the Adventurers sets too when I was little). As a long time Lego train fan this is a fantastic addition to the collection, sitting proudly alongside the Metroliner, Santa Fe, Emerald Night, Crocodile Locomotive and others. As mentioned, the attention to detail is fantastic, right down to the inclusion of boiler fire tubes represented by Technic bricks, not something most would notice or appreciate, I thought that was very clever. To top it off it runs on Lego tracks. It's a great set and in my opinion the best Lego set released for a long time, certainly the best I have built for a long time. Lego even supplied me replacement stickers as the ones the came with the set were yellow not gold, brilliant. Keep it up Lego!

I was hesitant to get this set because of some haters online, but I am glad I ignored them. This is an excellent Lego train set for adults. It looks fantastic displayed in my office. Are there some minor errors for a person obsessed with details? Maybe. If you're on the fence, I'd recommend you buy it.

Added Hub #88009 and train motor #88011 this required slight modification to the coal tender to fit them both in. The coal tender is the right size to fit both but requires the middle 4x6 plate in the bottom to be removed to let the cable through, you also need to fit 2 Motorbogie ornaments #6256101 to each side of the motor with a 1x4 plate #371026 and a 1x6 plate #366626 to each of them to get the correct height once the motor is attached. Also requires replacement of the coupling between the Train engine and the coal tender with 2 Train Buffers #6172149 otherwise it won't corners correctly. The coupling between the carriages seems to work fine so doesn't need replacing. The only other issue I had was with the wrong sticker sheet 2 of 2 which had yellow stickers and not the gold ones that should have been. The part number for the correct sticker sheet is #6511051. The train works well with the remote or the powered up app as long as you connect the motor to port A on the Hub you can use any of the powered up trains in the app.

Well, what can I say!. This set is stunning in every way, anyone that receives or buys this set will not be disappointed. The details in the actual train and carriages awesome, the figures perfect. It would have been a complete set of stars only for playability as I believe this set more suited for display.

Another Icons masterpiece, that has some wonderful detail in it for those who love Lego to be intricate in detail. My Orient Express sits alongside the Titanic set and is a topic of discussion for visitors who find it hard to believe that it's Lego until they get up close. This is a wonderful set, and would be complimented nicely with a set of a De Havilland Dragon Rapide or similar

This review splits into three parts, in descending order, carriages, locomotive, display stand. 1. Carriages. The completed carriages are great. They look good and run smoothly on my Lego track layout, although they are somewhat heavy and once the locomotive is motorised, may need another motor to assist with traction. The build was easy and as there are two carriages the build process is somewhat repetitive, but it's definitely worth it for the finished result, with two carriages definitely preferred to one. 2. Locomotive. Again an easy build and the finished result is a nice little locomotive, but it's not great. It's small in comparison to the carriages and the drive rods are over scale and look "clunky". The fact that it's not motorised and is not as per the original "Ideas" model is disappointing, but one has to assume that setting a price point for the whole set was the primary issue for Lego. With any luck Lego will bring out the originally proposed locomotive design as a separate set. 3. Display stand. This is horrible. It's a very easy, boringly repetitive build and looks awful when done. It feels very insecure and the rails seem to want to bend upwards. If you don't want to display this model, don't bother to build the stand. You can't even add the rails to your Lego track layout. Why does Lego do this? They did the same with the Crocodile locomotive display stand, but at leat that was robust and looked acceptable. The only good thing about this stand is that the parts - of which there are a lot - can go into my spares box.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Orient Express is a beautiful set that will look great on your shelf. Just make sure it's long enough! Even though it's an 18+ set, it has tons of play potential with 8 mini-figures, and you have easy access to the interior of the carriages. The building experience starts on a low point with the platform. It's a repetitive build and tends to warp due to the long parts. Next up is the first carriage, and the fun begins. There are plenty of great details and interesting techniques, and the interior looks stunning. Both the roof and windows are easily removable for convenient access. The wheels look realistic, and the build is intricate and technical. Hats off to the designer, as the wheels have been built to handle curves very well, even though the platform is straight. Most of the second carriage is identical to the first, so the build is a bit repetitive. Luckily, the interior is completely different from the first carriage, and the level of detail is just as good. The tender was surprisingly fun to build, and the wheel solution has a genius touch. The locomotive has some great details and looks good, but it appears a bit basic compared to the original Ideas submission. All in all, a very good-looking model with lots of details and play potential.

This set is very pretty but has a lot of issues. The printed elements on the boiler are very inconsistent. The new rods are made from a softer plastic which makes them bend and jam frequently. Rubber bands on the driving wheels should've been included. The front pilot wheels on the loco derail after a few laps of runnings, and because of their rubbery material they don't spin freely. The carriages are well built and nicely decorated. However, I wish the set included the older style of train wheels with the metal axle as it would've made the whole train run smoother. These newer, weaker plastic axles are why the weight of train makes it difficult to power. I also don't see the need for a base, I would've happily bought the set without it. The base is very flimsy and the rails bend awkwardly at the tip of each end - felt like an unnecessary addition. Overall, I did appreciate the set for its new elements and size, but felt there were too many faults from making it a truly great set.

Huge Agatha Christie and train fan and was looking forward to this immensely as a day 1 release. Unfortunately having seen it in the Lego shop I am going to hold off. The locomotive is too small for my liking and their are major quality issues with printing and stickers not to mention spelling mistakes (not sure how that happened), the rail stand is flimsy and the track seems to flex up. Having made a hash of the hogwarts express its nice it's now the right scale..... but flawed in terms of quality of parts and the wheels and pistons stick. Not having the option to motorise it is ludicrous and makes it somewhat pointless. Who wants to push it round a track? Very sad to say Lego have somewhat missed with this one. Still looks lovely for the most. But am now going to wait until the mistakes are corrected and the price is dropped. Its quite overpriced considering all the issues. I do wonder why Lego seem to sometimes avoid listening to customers and expect to charge premium prices for non premium products. Time to up your game a little Lego.