Crocodile Locomotive

kari · 2025-02-15 · value 3/5 · build 4/5

TLG created a wonderful LEGO locomotive based on the real thing, the Swiss 6/8 III Crocodile. This is what we were waiting for many years after the great Creator Expert trains. Things I do like: Stunning details, lovely solutions everywhere. Building the set was a joy, and you can learn some new building technics here. I like the colour choice as it is something new to LEGO trains. Loco looks like the real thing. I k…

johnnytifosi · 2024-03-04 · value 3/5 · build 4/5

This set works fine as a display piece, being a decent model of the classic Swiss Crocodile Locomotive in a compact package. However, things fall apart when you try to motorise it and actually play with it like a train, given it is still Lego (gasp!). First, there is just too much friction. The middle section has a huge wheelbase and too large wheels for the Lego curved tracks and the rubber bands on the wheels make …

Exo98brick · 2021-02-19 · value 5/5 · build 3/5

I received this set for my birthday a few days ago and here are my thoughts on it : The building experience : my feel is to give a 3 out of 5 looking to the build process. We begin with the plate to expose which consist into a huge number of identical plates and feel repetitive. Then the next two steps are the build of the central part with nice details and a good process. Finally, the last bag is the build of the tw…

TeddytheSpoon · 2021-01-16 · value 5/5 · build 5/5

The build: on the whole, pretty fantastic. It gets off to a pretty mundane start as the base requires around 30 1x4 tiles and 60 1x1 plates to form the sleepers, but the locomotive more than makes up for it. Plenty of interesting techniques are used to form the sides of the central cab section, while the ‘snouts’ that give the Crocodile its name are built using a 7-wide standard that will be familiar to many train MO…

m76 · 2020-10-28 · value 4/5 · build 4/5

I really hope Lego will make more 18+ sets similar to this. When I first saw it I immediately had to own this set. It reminds me of model team sets I always longed for as a child but could never get due to their price. Now I can at least experience it as an adult. The creativity of how the parts fit together to make a pretty realistic looking model, is really neat. There are no special parts specific to this set as f…