It's often frustrating when you want to recreate a historical scene but have to painstakingly gather all the individual components. Especially with legendary trains, the right carriage for the locomotive is often missing. With this kit, we solve that problem for you. After an absence of over 25 years, we're bringing back a legend that leaves nothing to be desired. You don't just get the locomotive, but a complete train set including tender, sleeping car, and dining car. This brings the full aesthetic of the luxurious railway era directly to your workbench, without having to compromise on the assembly.
The Orient Express, like no other mode of transport, embodies the splendor and style of bygone days. Building this model will immerse you in the technology of the steam era. The fine engravings of the carriages and the complex mechanics of the locomotive demand a steady hand and experience in model making. Here you will create a display model that impresses with its sheer length and the combination of intricate technology and luxurious interior design.
Since this kit has been off the market for so long, it now offers you the exclusive opportunity to fill a gap in your collection. It's a project for long evenings, where you'll bring the "Train of Kings" back to life step by step. The combination of locomotive and carriages makes the model a complete work of art that perfectly captures the atmosphere of a journey from Paris to Istanbul.
The Orient Express was more than just a train connection; it was a legend on rails. First put into service in 1883, it linked the West with the East, offering a level of luxury previously unimaginable on trains. Kings, spies, diplomats, and artists traveled in its teak and velvet-lined cabins. However, the train achieved worldwide fame not only for its comfort but also, and perhaps most notably, for Agatha Christie's novel "Murder on the Orient Express." The version presented here perfectly captures this era, when travel was still a true adventure brimming with elegance.
Features
- Finally back: This kit has not been available in our product range for over 25 years – a true rarity returns.
- Complete train set: The set includes the locomotive, the tender, a sleeping car and a dining car.
- Impressive length: At a scale of 1:87 (H0), the finished model reaches an impressive total length of 803 mm.
- Sophisticated technique: With level 5 and 250 pieces, you challenge your craftsmanship and are rewarded with maximum attention to detail.
- Literary classic: It is precisely that train composition that became world-famous through Agatha Christie's detective novels and their film adaptations.
- Authentic design: The included decals ensure the final, true-to-original look of the "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits".
Includes
- Plastic model kit (unassembled)
- Contents: Locomotive, tender, sleeping car, dining car
- Illustrated, multilingual assembly instructions
- Decal set
