Unfortunately, this was scrapped during the development of the Titanic set, but a lucky few individuals ... and some time inside Studio, the official LEGO CAD programme, I can now present a ...

One day, no doubt, the Lego set 10294 will pop up on CNBC as the investment of the century, and I will kick myself. But then, the Irish have never had much luck on the Titanic.

Other many-piece releases are the Titanic set (9,090 pieces), Colosseum (9,036), “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon (7,541) and the “Harry Potter” Hogwarts Castle (6,020). The LEGO Group ...