I bought this set because I had a long weekend and it’d been awhile since I’d built a Lego. I’ve always enjoyed sets scaled for mini-figs and thought it looked like a fun build. I’ll just say, I couldn’t have been more impressed! From start to finish it’s so cool to watch each layer of the steamboat come together with the astounding level of detail for each level. At the end when you don’t know how there could possibly be more, you begin adding things you didn’t even think about, but things that make sense for a river steamboat. I’d highly recommend this set—also is HUGE and looks great on display.
This is a fun build. The details are really great... however, one of the greatest details it could have, but it's desperately missing would be a group of minifigs to bring it to life. There's a stage with music and tables with drinks, but no singer or patrons to add to it. There's no captain of the ship or guests on board to walk around. There's a kitchen with no chef.... Minifigs bring a build to life. This build needs that.
I was excited to get this set. This set was so fun to build. I encountered a couple of new building techniques, which is always fun. Highly recommend this set.
Interesting build with minimal repetition. When I saw the rigging I was afraid of another frustrating step that I’ve experienced with other sets that included ‘string’. However, the rigging was simple and stable. Quite an impressive finished product that makes a great display.