Lego - Titanic

Hello all! Hope you are all having a wonderful start to the year so far. I am beginning 2026 with a post about my holy grail of a Lego set: the Titanic.

For those of you who know me, I have always read and learned about the tragic case of Titanic since the movie came out decades ago. My dad had always wanted to build a Titanic model but it never happened. He had bought me a plastic model by Revell many years ago but unfortunately I didn't do a great job with putting it together (nor did I have paint available), and M ended up knocking it off the fireplace so it broke apart (no pun intended). 

For years, I waited to see if anything would come out but I didn't find anything significant. That is, until November 2021 rolled around. 

In October 2021, Lego had teased us all on Instagram on the future release of the Titanic set. This was no ordinary Lego build. This was meant for the hardcore builders and fans. At 9090 pieces, it was (and still is) one of the largest Lego builds to date. When it was officially released in November, it sold out pretty quickly and was on backorder for a while. 

At that time, I really wanted it, but the problem was...I had no where to put it. It's just over 53 inches in length, which makes it longer than most of my tables at home. So for that time, I would only daydream about it. The price in 2021 was $799.99 Canadian. INSANE!

Now, fast forward to summer 2025. The price of Lego Titanic had gone up another $50. Thank you inflation and thank you Liberals.

At this point, I wasn't getting any younger. I might as well try to exercise my brain and fingers, along with my back.

The Lego Titanic was ordered. Hubby and I went to the Lego store to pick it up. This was when we saw the sales associate carry this MASSIVE box from the back, and take a quick break before hitting the cashier counter. Some stores offered a cart to wheel packages considering some are huge boxes. But hubby is so strong, he managed to carry it on his own (thank you hubby!). 

The gigantic boxes! Featuring the Concorde set in the background.

Man, oh man. Giant is an understatement. I could sit on the boxes and it would not break. Now, considering the build is already done, I will share with you some of the progress and pictures that I took during each phase. The Titanic comes with 3 boxes, divided into 3 sections of the ship (the bow, middle section, and stern). Each section came with its own instruction manual. Based on the manuals, the stern is the hardest section to build. Obviously you can choose which section to build first as you don't NEED to start at the bow first. 

I suggest to not rush this build because there are so many pieces. I'm no expert builder, but there were a few times when I missed a piece or put it the wrong way and I had to try again. Nonetheless I never lost patience and just took my time. Total time it took to build the entire Titanic was about 2.5 weeks, and I spent about 2 hours (maybe 3) per day. 

I started with Box 1, which was the bow section. I think the most challenging part of this build was getting the outer walls put together. If you snap too hard, the entire thing collapses. Considering it's the bow section, the Legos are aligned on an angle which makes it challenging. The coolest part about this section was the internal aspect, where you get to see the boilers and first/second/third class rooms aligned on top of another. 

First look at the bow section.

Captain's quarters and the first funnel, along with the bow. 

Bow section done. Box 1 done.

Transverse section showing the pool, boilers, and the bedrooms of each class. This is now the second box.

The second box focuses on the second and third funnel section. This part was a bit repetitive but nonetheless still good. The external portion of the ship was quite repetitive, along with the windows. I enjoyed the funnel's locking mechanism (although it took a bit of skill to line up the portion), but I also enjoyed putting the windows together (as lame as it sounds). I just thought it was pretty cool to see small pieces stacked up together, and then using the side portions as the window.

This was the base foundation for box 2.

That clean look!

Slowly coming together!

Now we work on the third funnel section. This is close to the second section that was previously done. 

This is pretty much the base of most of the sections! It goes from this....

To this!

..to this! And now we combine the second and third funnel to make the mid section complete.

The 2 sections are put together so cleverly it's tough to even explain on paper. But it is brilliant.

This completes box 1 and 2. Now moving onto the last box and the stern section...

As the manual says, the stern section is probably the most challenging of the 3 sections. For someone who doesn't build much Lego (me), I found it to be ok. That's only because I wasn't rushing myself to have it all done at a specific time. I think the hardest part was getting the tube snapped down properly around the curve of the stern (the fence part you can say) because I couldn't align it 100% the way I wanted. Eventually I did though, after doing it about 2 times. The propellers felt quite delicate, like something was going to snap when I tried to turn it internally (thankfully it did not). 

The last section begins with the final 4th funnel section, and this is where the working piston engines are located. This part may also seem a bit repetitive, with some variations internally.

Now we work towards the stern and final portion of the ship. This is the base.

This part you can turn the propeller to make sure you have all the parts required. It felt pretty flimsy but like Lego product, it did not break.

Oh yes!! Starting to take shape and form!

This is looking great!

Now I didn't get a chance to take pictures before combining it all (I ended up with videos), but the final 'lock in' was just surreal. After almost what felt like an eternity of building the ship, she is finally done. All 3 boxes! Final product:

The RMS Titanic.

RMS Titanic with the Concorde. My 2 holy grails of Lego. 

RMS Titanic with Concorde's infamous nose droop. 

This build was definitely challenging given there were so many pieces. But I am thankful I was not missing any pieces. There were a couple of times I thought I was missing pieces but it just turns out I needed to open my tiny Asian eyes more to find them. Lego was very gracious in including many spare tiny parts.

The most creative part of the Titanic is having the 3 sections that can be taken apart separately and then put back together. This is great if you are moving the Titanic from one side of the home to another, for example, or moving homes all together. Instead of struggling to carry it down the stairs (not recommended given the length AND weight), you can split it into 3 and carry each section separately. You can also display the Titanic with all 3 sections opened. There's so much variety. 

For Titanic fans, this is a must in your collection. If you have no space to display, don't worry. You will figure it out (like I did). There is no date yet for Titanic's retirement so get them while they are still available. As I said, I'm not an avid Lego builder nor do I have much Lego displayed (City airplane, Concorde, and Stitch); I took up this project and still made it through. If I can do it, so can you!

I'm super grateful that I get to have 2 of the most iconic builds in my collection. I can't help stare at it all day. Thank you for checking out my build.

P.S for those looking on a post about my Concorde build, it was built in September 2023 and unfortunately I don't have all the pictures in my phone, but I definitely have them saved in my Instagram stories for viewing. I can always take more pictures of Concorde for my future post for those who are interested.

Lego RMS Titanic Product Info:

Product Set #: 10294

Number of pieces: 9090

Price (in Canadian): $849.99

Age: 18+

Length: 53 inches (135cm)

Height: 17.5 inches (44cm)

Width: 7 inches (17.78cm)

Scale: 1:200

Design: comes in 3 sections and is divided up to make it easier to transport