I combined two 21344 Orient Express sets to make a longer 2-8-4 locomotive, only using pieces from the set.

The set retired in December of 2025, but just got around to assemble it now, so this might be old news. Like others, I felt the locomotive was a rather small engine for the cars, especially four of them, so I made it a challenge for myself to make an alternative locomotive, using only bag 17 to 23, combined from two sets. The result is a longer, beefier locomotive accommodated by an extended tender with additional sliding wheels to accommodate curved tracks. I did not have motorization in...