Orient Express: Build the King of Trains as a complete set
It’s often frustrating when you want to recreate a historical scene but have to go to great lengths to find the individual components. Particularly with legendary trains, the right carriage to go with the locomotive is often missing. With this kit, we solve this problem for you. After an absence of over 25 years, we are bringing back a legend that leaves nothing to be desired. Here you not only get the locomotive, but also a complete train set including the tender, sleeping car and dining car. This allows you to bring the full aesthetic of the luxurious railway era directly to your modelling table without having to compromise on the composition.
Why this kit is a must for professionals
• Finally back: This kit has not been available in the range for over 25 years – a real 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 technology: With a difficulty level of 5 and 250 parts, you’ll put your craftsmanship to the test and be rewarded with the utmost attention to detail.
• Literary classics: This is precisely the train formation that became world-famous through Agatha Christie’s crime novels and their film adaptations.
• Authentic design: The included decals ensure the final, true-to-original look of the “Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits”.
The Orient Express embodies the splendour and style of bygone days like no other means of transport. As you build this model, you’ll delve deep into the technology of the steam era. The fine engravings on the carriages and the complex mechanics of the locomotive require a steady hand and experience in model-making. Here, you’ll be creating a showpiece model that impresses with its sheer length and the combination of technology and luxurious interior design.
As this kit has been out of production for so long, it now offers you an exclusive opportunity to fill a gap in your collection. It is a project for long evenings, during which you will bring the ‘Procession of Kings’ back to life step by step. The combination of the locomotive and carriages makes the model a complete work of art that perfectly captures the atmosphere of a journey from Paris to Istanbul.
Background information
The Orient Express was more than just a rail service; it was a legend on rails. First launched in 1883, it linked the West with the East and offered a level of luxury previously unthinkable on trains. Kings, spies, diplomats and artists travelled in its teak and velvet compartments. However, the train gained worldwide fame not only because of its comfort, but above all because of Agatha Christie’s novel *Murder on the Orient Express*. The version presented here captures exactly this spirit of the times, when travelling was still a real adventure full of elegance.
Contents
• Plastic model kit (unassembled)
• Contents: locomotive, tender, sleeping car, dining car
• Illustrated, multilingual assembly instructions
• Decal set
• Scale: 1:87
• Difficulty level: 5/5
• Recommended age: 13 years
