swijak Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) I just finished building this set with my son. I have to say that of the 50+ Lego sets we have built this was by far my favorite. The build and stability of the model are wonderful and while there could have been a couple pictures that clarified part placement the instructions were the usual high quality. The building techniques used in each stage were very interesting. I know I'll be using a lot of them in future MOCs. I just have to get the "Lego Math" down for each part! I also thought the price per part ratio was pretty good; No stickers, lots of printed pieces all for @$120usd at Lego.com. Really good value! I am thinking of getting another if Lego will ever keep them in stock! While I purchased this set for myself (I’m 56), I did not think my son (9) would not have much interest. However I was very pleasantly surprised that he loved it. He played with it all night with only a few emergency repairs required; a testament to the build quality. He also discovered the “Kerbal Space Program” video game so that reinforced is interest even more… I was pleased to see that Lego Ideas has the Launch Umbilical Tower under review as well as the NASA Space Shuttle (Saturn V Scale). I’m hoping Lego Ideas group will do models of the following space programs in 1:110 scale: ISS (isn’t there an exclusive ISS set somewhere?) Soyuz Sputnik/R7 Rocket (first artificial Earth satellite) Vostok 1 (first man in space/first orbit) Mercury Gemini Skylab Mir And the new latest SpaceX, Blue Origien, Virgin Galactic ships… I guess I’ll have to supporting more Lego Ideas projects and maybe even submit them myself! Edited October 13, 2017 by swijak Added info. Quote
Aanchir Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 2:49 PM, swijak said: ISS (isn’t there an exclusive ISS set somewhere?) There was a small ISS set as part of the Discovery Kids line in 2003. There was also a larger and more detailed ISS build sent up with astronauts to construct on the actual International Space Station — however, like the real ISS, it was not designed to be structurally sound in Earth gravity. That issue would probably remain an obstacle with future ISS sets. You could make some sort of stand to support the model, but it could be hard to keep it from detracting from the model's appearance. Quote
swijak Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Thanks Aanchir! The big ISS was the one I was looking for! Maybe it's time to get out the fishing line and hang it from the ceiling! Quote
BrickWild Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 Saw it on display at Laygo in St Marys last week and indeed it was 'tall as a skyscraper'. Quote
22kane Posted October 23, 2017 Posted October 23, 2017 Found a handful at the KOP/ Philly Lego store yesterday. I bought another one. It's so hard to pass it up on such a rare and great set. I noticed a couple of them at a toys r us over the weekend as well which was surprising. They are charging $135 for it currently. I'm wondering if Lego will really be able to meet the demand for these before retiring it? Quote
Phantom59 Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 It is a great model, but the "X4"is a killer Quote
canuckster Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Any word on the possibility of Lego doing the umbilical tower? Quote
BrickWild Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 I now have one ordered online! And it should be here in the next few days! Quote
LucyCol Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 4:39 AM, canuckster said: Any word on the possibility of Lego doing the umbilical tower? It will be in the next 'Ideas' review along with the Space Shuttle, as much as I'd like one I can't see it being approved Quote
fred-eric Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Both are not approved :-( Edited January 24, 2018 by fred-eric Quote
BrickWild Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 I've built mine a couple of weeks ago and it was absolutely awesome! It is the tallest/longest model in my collection! Though the LUT didn't get approved, someone might provide a link to the building guide of their OC. Quote
Shiva Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 LUT building guide you say? They have an official page for it: http://whatsuptoday.free.fr/LUT-Building-guide/LUT-building-guide.html Complete with building guide, lxf file and parts list. Quote
NathanR Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 21 hours ago, Shiva said: LUT building guide you say? It's a fabulous model, unfortunately a lot of the parts are rare, long out-of-production, or simply don't exist in the required colours. I've been working on my own LUT for the last 6 months (WIP thread here), though there hasn't been much interest. Quote
Shiva Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 NathanR, your LUT looks ok. I have been mostly reading the tecnic forums, for a few years, until I finally made a profile here. Quote
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