The Crocodile Locomotive is undeniably handsome, but $100 for a 1279-piece train with two minifigs is a tough sell when the build doesn't match the asking price.
Is the price fair?D+$100 for this piece count stings, especially in a theme where the competition sets a higher bar.
Will you love it?C-The subject matter is charming but the build experience doesn't sustain the enthusiasm past the first few sessions.
Holds its value?BSteady post-retirement gains make this one of the safer trains to sit on if you find it discounted.
True ValueD+
$135
Street price
$187
Parts value
138%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 138% of the street price — the basis for this D+ price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$137
Printed & detailcalc
$5
Functional piecescalc
$37
Figures (×2)
$8
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $187 of parts for $135.
The Full Take
Few LEGO® trains carry this much real-world history — the Swiss 'Crocodile' is a locomotive icon, and LEGO® captured its sinuous, segmented silhouette with care. On a shelf it reads immediately: the green livery, the articulated body, the period-correct detail. The problem is what you're paying to get there. A hundred dollars buys you a middling piece count and a build that, while pleasant, never delivers a genuine 'wow' moment from the inside. The two minifigs feel like an afterthought for a set leaning this hard into adult collector territory. It holds its value reasonably well after retirement, which is the one clear bright spot financially. A solid C overall — it's not a bad set, it's just priced like a better one.
