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This LEGO set typically sells between $300-$324 locally. The average price is higher than the retail price of the set.
Set Facts
- The design of LEGO Ideas 21344 Orient Express draws inspiration from the Pacific PLM 231 K 8 locomotive and the carriages of the International Night Wagon Company from the 1930s which transported passengers across Europe to Istanbul from 1919 to 2009.
- The Ideas set is based on project The Orient Express, a Legendary Train by LEt.sGO. The original project submitted by LEt.sGO uses 2,995 pieces, potentially cutting around 400 bricks from the initial design.
- It is LEGO Ideas No. 52.
- This is a licensed set, but the license is with Accor, the current holder of the Orient Express brand.
- Orient Express was designed by LEGO designer Ollie Gregory.
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Orient Express Reviews
Jays Brick Blog
“Train fans will be in for a treat with the model, which notably has been colour-swapped to blue, matching The Orient Express that’s more widely known in popular culture and is the current livery of the active train. The set also comes with 8 minifigures featuring a lively... More cast of characters, from an engineer, conductor, as well as guests on the opulent train.”
The Brothers Brick
“The set rumbles in with a 4-6-0 steam locomotive, a 3-axle tender, a restaurant car, and a sleeping car with two classes of accommodations. Nearly every Ideas set provokes opinions, positive and negative, about changes between the original submission and the released set. In... More this case, reaction has been especially mixed because there are significant changes.”
Subtheme Analysis
Lifespan
22 mos (this set 17 mos)
Community Stats
Orient Express currently ranks #27 out of the top most owned sets in Ideas Licensed.
Hark back to the golden age of train travel as you build this stunning LEGO® Ideas display model (21344) of the Orient Express. An ideal gift for lovers of trains, travel and history, it features brick-built versions of the locomotive, tender, dining-car and sleeping-car, plus train tracks. Removable roofs allow easy viewing of the many authentic interior details of the dining-car and sleeping-car, including the inlaid panels and a mirror effect above the bed in the sleeping-car’s first-class room.
All aboard!
There are also 8 LEGO minifigures, including a railway station manager, duchess and a film director (based on the fan designer who created this set!). Find instructions in the box and on the LEGO Builder app to guide you through every step of the immersive creative experience.
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