As an 18 year old budding LEGO Designer and 10k Club Member I have combined my obsession for LEGO and Steam Locomotives to create this model.

LEGO has formed a huge part of my Home Education and after many years refining this model, I have committed the monumental step of submitting my first BDP Design.

This is my representation of, ‘Flying Scotsman’ - specifically, an A3 Class 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Railway Locomotive. The original Locomotive was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works and was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley.

The Flying Scotsman set two world records for steam traction. It became the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 mph (161 km/h) achieved on the 30th November 1934. Subsequently, while in Australia, a record of 422 miles (679 km) was set for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive on the 8th August 1989.

Having entered retirement in 1963 from British Railways, the iconic British Steam Locomotive 4472 Flying Scotsman (in LNER livery) toured North America Railroads between 1969 and 1971 to promote British exports and Steam Heritage, acting as a "visiting trade fair" under the private ownership of Alan Pegler.

In February 2004, the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York secured a winning bid of £2.3 million to purchase Flying Scotsman - restoring it to public ownership as part of the NRM's National Collection.

In all, as a result of these achievements, Flying Scotsman has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive.

Further inspiring details about the history and varied fortunes of Flying Scotsman are summarised on Wikipedia.

I really relish the challenge of building realistic, authentic and detailed Steam Locomotives that actually run on LEGO track, particularly curves and points.

I hope this model successfully portrays to the LEGO Community my passion and energy for LEGO modelling. Whilst I am relentless as my own critic, I am keen to incorporate through updates any constructive feedback from fellow LEGO enthusiasts. Ultimately, my aim is to make this model truly awesome as an affordable set, for the enjoyment of all.

My development model of Flying Scotsman reached the LEGO Ideas 10k Milestone (and achieved 'Staff Pick'!) and can be found via my profile 'LocoBuilderBear1' on the LEGO Ideas website. Also included are further examples of my Steam Trains and other creations.

Included in the Model:

Flying Scotsman Steam Engine with Tender
Designed for (but does not) include: LEGO Powered UP Functions
2 Minifigures – a Locomotive Driver & Fireman
4 Straight pieces of track.

Shown on the video but not included:

Additional LEGO City Train Track (straights; points; curves, flexi track)
Wagons (used to demonstrate traction and pulling power in a ‘Train Set’ environment).

Number of Pieces: 1123