There is something undefinable about the final product of this combine harvester.  After I built it, I spent a long time just admiring its design.  It's shaped well, looks great, feels like a combine, and just makes my farm look so right.  It is a beautiful piece of work. 

I spent a lot of time on farms growing up and still love farm machinery. I think LEGO did a bang up job and created a masterpiece with this one. I now have the entire farm subtheme and this is my favorite. I hesitated because the blade structure looked pretty flimsy and I have small kids near the sets all the time. I broke down and bought it when it showed up online here in Taiwan. I am NOT disappointed and only wish I had bought it much earlier.

The scale of this machine is great. LEGO really did their homework on studying photos of real machinery. I think the photos must have been black and white, because (as another reviewer mentioned) most harvesters in America's heartland are International Red. Most other farm gear is John Deere green, but not harvesters. That's such a minor downer, since most components can be purchased from Bricklink in red.

The realism is also great. From the pilot's cabin, to the hopper, to the chute, to the engine breathers...this one has it all. It's truly a masterpiece. The playability is also great! The floating blades allow it to cruise over an uneven floor. The fully opening cabin should be migrated into other kits - it's just smooth! The addition of a few hay bales is nice, too. The minifig and his coffee mug look good in their Sunday best. What? I've never seen a farmer dress up like that unless he's asking the bank man for a loan.

With the Farm tractor along side to catch the grain, it makes for a highly playable set. Perhaps more so than any other City set. Bravo to LEGO for this one - I truly hope to see other unique sets like this in the near future. Don't hesitate - buy it.

I was so excited to see the farm sets come out. My Lego city was full of civil servants and needed some variety. The combine has a grain shoot for bales of grain to pop out of, and rotating blades. The huge tires were a treat, and are a great addition to my tire collection. The farmer even has coffee, just like in real life. The set could have been improved by lengthening the black rods used as "blades" by 0.5cm. They are just a little too short.

Most of my Kits are Star Wars or Technic but this one looked interesting on the shelf (and it was on sale) so I purchased it.  The parts are well concevied and the building process is fun.  I did question why a couple of the parts in a color that stood out ended up hidden when completed.  Why the base color was not used seemed odd.  If you have a part in red or blue and most of the exposed color is green, to then hide it under all the green ... seemed a waste of a bright color.  I do plan to buy more of this set as the playability and display potential is cool.

Being the first stab at Farm Machinery outside of Tractors, Lego nearly hit a home run. It is their attempt and close ideals that I give it a '5'... but they painted it green. So they receive a '4'.

First off, combines are HUGE machines in America... I don't know about other countries, but this is one big beast. They are a one man operation in most aspects; and they operate day and night when the weather permits.

It is nearly realistic in its appearance. Yes, the tires are larger than most cars. That is how they are here in the States.

The separation spears do not stick out far enough, I will grant you that. And the blades are not as rugged as I would hoped that they would be. However, I do not fault Lego for those aspects... again, it is their first attempt.

HOWEVER, I DO fault them for not producing this in International Red. If you ask a person in the States what color a Combine is, 99% would say 'RED'... and the farm folk in my area would say 'International Red'.

Kudos, Lego, keep up the good work and keep pushing out the Farm Theme... it will catch on eventually.