LEGO Icons Land Rover Classic Defender 90 Model Car Building Set 10317

Super cool set! Got it for my bf as a gift. He hasn’t put it together yet but we looked through the book and it looks really fun. Apparently they make light kits and rc kits for it so he’s planning to turn it into an rc car. Highly recommend for any car or rc car enthusiasts.

When this kit came out, I immediately bought it and then sat on building it for a couple of years. My daughter and I got the inspiration recently to build it and mostly enjoyed it. We tag team - one finds the parts, the other assembles. We trade off roles. It keeps it fun. This was a fun challenge. The thing that was disappointing was that after building the chassis, we started assembling the body. It felt like every step of the way, parts would fall off without touching them. It was difficult to get the roll cage and roof rack to sit square. Little things were poor fit and finish. The rear door doesn't open all the way with the fire extinguisher mounted. That's ok, because the extinguisher doesn't stay on most of the time. I loved the suspension. The four-link setup, although not a Defender feature was a thoughtful mod. The modularity of the kit really embraced the spirit of the original Defenders and Series trucks. The windows, especially the Alpine windows, are cool. It looks the part. I just don't think the kit is adventure-ready. Just look at it. Don't expect actually to manipulate it or play with it. It'll just fall apart, immediately. Maybe a Defender 110 version will come out and Lego and JLR can redeem themselves with a more dependable, robust version. I'd love to see that and build it.

Wanted to relive my youth so bought this for nostalgia purposes.

Overall a fun build. I enjoy seeing how it all comes together. The biggest downside was the switching between the off-road to the suburban and back. The 2x1 studs that hold the roll cage on kept popping off when even sightly touching it. If you add anything to the roof rack, the 2x1 studs will come off. The opposite is true when removing the sloped pieces from the suburban mode. Lego is a victim of its tight tolerances. The sloped 2x1's have no way of being removed without removing something else. Other than that, it is a fun build.

This Lego set is so fun and enjoyable to build. It is a build that is long, but so rewarding in the end. Love it.

I grew up in a short wheel base Landie. There is something so attractive about the 90 inch wheel base. This kit was a delight to build (about 5 hours enjoying it and taking it at a moderate pace). The use of small parts, 1x2|3|4 flat, 2x2 corner cutout flat etc gave it strength with a lot of detail along the way. I ended up having it mid-configuration as my family's was. It's now permanently traversing my printer showing off the great suspension. Two options mean I need to buy a second to have both side-by-side. Yeah, the kit is that good.

Awesome Lego Set!!! Daughter was thrilled!

Weak construction, wheels do not steer well. Many parts are loose. BMW Motorad much better

A build I loved even if the body is unbalanced in early stage but perfect lego need more classic car , trucks etc to do

To many missing parts and an excessive amount of spare parts that had nothing to do with this build. Disappointing

For such an awesome vehicle, this was a bit of a let down. The front grill guard falls off easily, the back door also is not very well connected. Also there may be too many variations of this vehicle. Maybe stick to the off road version and therefore there are not so many extra pieces. The steering is wonky.

Missing pieces. This is the second Lego set that I have bought with missing pieces. It is really frustrating.

So fun to build!! Very intricate in some parts! Looks pretty cool on the shelf!

daughter in law loves jeep and lego and her birthday is 10th so we got her this to add to her collectiom of lego

No embarrassment needed by adults for playing with this lego set. A tremendously enjoyable and rewarding experience is gained by building this high quality faithful reproduction of the Land Rover 90. Complete with a beautifully illustrated build manual the set comprises 15 build bags each of which is opened to complete one stage of your build. I used the LEGO Builder app. on my tablet to allow me to keep my paper manual in pristine condition. Each build step is completed by following the corresponding build chapter in the manual and your Land Rover begins to grow. After many hours of enjoyable building you are rewarded with an excellent quality highly detailed model for display. in your home/office.

Not to challenging, couple of small fiddly bits to put in

Fun build. Straight forward with some challenging aspects. Would recommend.

this set is falling apart as you build it it has been missing multiple pieces in separate bags and is just a boring set

This was an awesome build. The suspension was a pain but worth the trouble. Kudos to the design team for sweating the details. A real joy!

This set made me want to pack up the car and go on a road trip!! Fun build, a lot of detail and interesting pieces I’ve never used before. It was bigger than expected but looks so cool