LEGO Ideas 21317 Disney Steamboat Willie Building Kit (751 Pieces)

This is a beautiful set that I had the honor of buying during an exclusive sale to VIP members of Legos shoppers club. That got me early access and delivery of my order a few months before the set was finally released to the general public through all retailers and not just the manufacturers own e-tail system. I didnt have the time to immediately assemble that set, but I did get it done as soon as I could find a little time. From the number of pieces in the set, I didnt think it would take that long, but there are some complicated workings inside that help to give this set more motion and in turn more reminders of the material this set was created to honor. Once assembled, the steamboat will roll along on a fairly smooth surface with the paddle wheels turning but not just with that motion - as a bonus the smoke stacks also move up and down in a piston type motion, just like you may have seen in the original Steamboat Willie short film. I really, really, really like this set. It may not be my absolute favorite Lego set, but it ranks up there highly. I was really happy to get one here. Ive still got youngsters in the family that like to build Lego sets, and they too were excited at getting to assemble this set (under my supervision). With the set I had preordered already assembled, they had a full scale model to look at and figure out all the more how it should wind up, though the instructions that were included with this set are crystal clear and the set itself comes very well organized and fairly easy to work through. In the end, my concerns about assembly come more from the mechanics of the model and not from the assembly itself, or the instructions. It isnt that complicated, but it does leave you marveling and somewhat awestruck at how these plastic pieces come together and offer a working mechanism that will work for some time to come (if you dont take the model apart and build something else instead). Easily 5 stars from me and my family.

Straightforward assembly, phenomenal attention to detail, loved the action on it too!

Its Lego, need I say more.

This Lego Steamboat Willie building set is a Winner! all around. It’s a wonderful Lego set done in an early film black and white motif. It’s a Disney collectable depicting Mickey Mouse in his first “talkie”. The paddle boat has a workable side wheel, a hook for lifting at the stern, a guitar with music plus Mickey and Minnie figures to move about. The wheel house is open and the smokestacks wobble up and down as the boat moves along. There are so many moving parts to this truly remarkable Lego set. There’s only 751 pieces so this is the perfect weekend project for the family. I think the intention will be to keep this project sitting on a shelf but I’m sure when the kids are in bed the adults will take it down to play with it. I did. This is a top-5 favorite Lego set for me. Wonderful. Innovative. Fun, fun fun.

I thought it would be bigger for the price. Wish it could have had more extra pieces in case you loose some. This is for my son and he lost a piece right away and that messed us up. Other than that it’s really cute and my son loved it.

Very cute. My 90 year old mom loves Mickey Mouse. He has always been her favorite character. She was also born in 1928 so they share a birthday. One of her great granddaughters put it together for her.

Didn’t like on all the pieces it had, and the set to get it done, and due to the time it took and cost it’s a display.

Great product!

Great build

This set is adorable!