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For those of you ordering, are you ordering the AAA Battery Box (88000) or the Rechargable? (8878)? Fantastic pre-Easter surprise Phred - sweet!

Welcome Michael (HHS). That's great to hear and I hope you continue to enjoy our Forum. It's never too late Jay. LEGO Trains (and Wild West) brought me out of my Dark Ages as well (the MyOwnTrain collection). I've been going strong since and over the last few years, it's been great to see all the fantastic trains LEGO has been offering. Glad you took some time to introduce yourself and train interest. Hope you both continue to enjoy our LEGO Train Community.

There's a topic very similar to this one that was posted a few months ago. The Limited Edition Super Chief is discussed in the topic. I've merged together.

Awesome station, but please resize your image. Our max image size per EB's guidelines is 800x600. Much appreciated. Now let me go back and look at this fantastic station.

Absolutely! I like these types of questions, esp. considering that with the light/Maersk blue color scheme, other rolling stock may look a bit strange. I think this question is about choosing an aesthetically pleasing container car that compliments the engine. Interesting thoughts.

A big welcome for both Brenden Perkins and KIERAN2400. I hope you both enjoy Train Tech and our EB LEGO Train community.

'Bout time this site had a make-over. I think the hot pink is fantastic! In fact, if LEGO made cowboy hats in pink, I'd be the first to purchase. Nice job Boney and Pinkettes. I hope to see the new theme last until Christmas. Now I'm off to make some pink lemonade.

Congrats to all the winners and a BIG Thank You to CopMike for this amazing contest. I really enjoyed seeing all the creative and diverse Train Container entries. Great contest!

Thanks for the feedback fellas. Probably why I like it. It really is a nice little set and as drdavewatford mentions above, very "swooshable".

Welcome Stacker. It's great to hear that you like our LEGO Train community and I hope you continue to enjoy the forum. Also, I love that alpine mountain scene. Thanks for sharing.

Moved to Buy, Sell, Trade and Finds.

All are welcome to respond to any of the new members T.

Absolutely Baard. Glad to have you and I hope you enjoy both Train Tech and the other great EB forums. Welcome!

Welcome to Train Tech Pingles. Older builders are certainly welcome as there's a few more of us who remember the blue track era (just wish I had a few trains from that time). I hope you enjoy the forum and feel free to share any of your creations or interest by way of a topic.

Cheap attempts to copy LEGO.

Please resize your images. Our site guidelines are 800x600 max. Much appreciated.

Well thanks Toastie. That's very nice of you to say. Our EB Global Moderators and Admins are always close by lending a hand to our forum's success (as well as others). Just look at the wonderful and generous Container Raffle led by CopMike. Plus, our forums are successful because of members like you and the rest of our superb LEGO fan community. It takes a village. I hope you continue to enjoy the forum.

It's great to see the variety of containers! So far, I particularly like the Army Now and the Classic Space containers. Great ideas all!

Hi Medib. Make sure you don't wait too long to purchase the Emerald. I'd hate to miss out on it. Hope you continue to enjoy the Train Tech forum, but please be aware of our picture size guidelines (800x600 max). Regards, -TB

Thanks WF! Thanks Syn. I never had any of the 90s sets, so maybe this is why I really appreciate this new line-up. In comparison, I really like the new front-nose piece. While it's not as classic as the use of slopes, the new nose piece with black detailed print is rather nice. I think so. It really is a neat little set. Some additional accessories would have made it even better. Thanks MetroiD. It's always pleasant to see ones' topics blogged. I missed that last landing, but it's great to hear that everyone made it home safe. I don't follow the Space Shuttle much, but life for an astronaut must be pretty difficult with long durations in a ship. Considering so many things could go wrong, it's amazing how technology has allowed them to venture into space.

You heard the man. Loud Train Whistle for CopMike. What an awesome raffle build! I'm looking forward to seeing all the wonderful containers.

Good points Aanchir. I like the new logo as well, but alignging on the tail would be difficult. I can't help to think how this set would rate if LEGO did not release the exclusive last year.

You've got to love Maersk Blue!

I think it's difficult to compare this set as part of the City theme with 10213 Shuttle Adventure exclusive. It would be like comparing a small City building with an exclusive Modular. I don't plan to buy 10123 because of the price point, but I may consider a few of the other 2011 City/Space sets. To me, the new sets are more along the line of Classic Town. Thanks for that link dr_spock. That's a very nice review as well. You make a good point about the price point.

Introduction - Remembering the Launch Command Sub-Theme from the 90s In 1990, LEGO introduced a new sub-theme that would have Town and City passengers swooshing into space in the blocky yet classic United States Space Shuttle with set 1682 Space Shuttle Launch. An additional set was added to the collection in 1992 with 6346 Shuttle Launching Crew, a space shuttle with 4-stud wide truck and trailer transport; and in 1995, the theme was expanded with five additional sets including the large 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad. Classic Town fans can certainly appreciate the 4-stud wide vehicles, slope brick-built shuttles, and roadplates contained within the Launch Command sub-theme. Now in 2011, LEGO brings back the theme with a NASA license with 3367 Space Shuttle. Statistics Set Name: Space Shutle Set Number: 3367 Theme: City Sub-Theme: City-Space Pieces: 231 Price: $29.99 USD found at ToysRUs Minifigures: 1 Accessories: Space Telescope Images I was immediately drawn to the beautiful City/Space boxart with a ship that is based on the United States Discovery Space Shuttle. While the shuttle is not called the Discovery, images found on the boxart and instructions suggest that this is the U.S. Discovery with Hubble Telescope. The box reads: In collaboration with NASA, with a small picture of the Discovery. Upon opening the box, one will find two large bags numbered One and Two, with 6x16 black baseplate, and a sticker sheet: An image of the sticker sheet with new and improved space logo/emblems: Accessories include a space telescope similar to the Hubble Space Telescope and one lone astronaut: Opening Bag #1, one is drawn to some of these unique pieces. I love the printed control panels reminding me of Classic Space: Also reminding me of Classic Space is the use of wing-shaped baseplates, two white and two black (10x10). I think these are new pieces - please correct me if I'm mistaken: A shot of the cockpit assembly. Unfortunately, it only fits one coffee-drinking minifig: After using all the pieces in Bag #1, this is the base assembly of the shuttle: Bag #2 has some unique and special pieces including, but not limited to these shuttle components: As well as these additional components. Please Note: the set includes some other new pieces not shown. The main landing gear assembly is three sections (2 landing gear wheel sections connected to a 4x4 frame). A seperate wheel assembly connects to the front/nose section of the shuttle allowing the shuttle to turn: After completing the shuttle, the Hubble Telescope can be placed inside the Payload Bay. The astronaut's oxygen helmet with gold visor helmet can also be stored nicely inside: Attaching the Hubble, the arm can lift it away from the shuttle: A view with the Payload Bay doors closed: The shuttle has three large engines and two smaller ones tucked behind panels that swing open: The rear wings flaps also fold upward: Interestingly, I thought I had done something wrong with the landing gear because the shuttle slopes forward. After looking at images of the actual Discovery, I realized this is an actual feature of the real shuttle: A top view of the shuttle: Removing the nose to see the cockpit once again: A look at the Lone Astronaut, I will name Major Tom: And lastly, a poster from the LEGO SAH website: Strengths I thank and applaud LEGO for re-introducing the Space Shuttle sub-theme of City. Just as LEGO has produced some amazing City sets over the past few years in Classic Town fashion, once again LEGO City fans can certainly appreciate this revisited theme with a new modern look. Blocky sloped bricks have been replaced by the new stream-lined front nose. The white shuttle with black and red accent colors/stripes create a nice visual appeal, and I like the use of a trans. blue window piece for a lighter more playful look, bringing me back to Classic Town. I love the 2x2 printed sloped computer pieces and like how the Hubble Telescope can neatly be tucked away inside the Payload Bay. This is a great "playability" feature. Opportunties for Improvement While the new Space logo is certainly nice with its black, blue, white, and red color scheme, and serves as a generic logo for Space fans of all countries, they are stickers which I hate to even place on my model. I may make some duplicates of these and tape them on just for added visual appeal. The single minifig is nice and I like the gold visored helmet with oxygen tank, but it is only one. A set this size should come with at least two figs so that Major Tom doesn't end up lost in space. Break out those space figs from the Minifigure Series 1 collection. Additionally, Major Tom has no tools to work on the Hubble with. Where's the Classic Space black spanner/screwdriver wrench, or a SF Super Chief monkey wrench for some added play? I suppose we have to create a small tool chest and make some room inside the bay. Lastly, I understand the limitations of the cockpit due to size and/or length, but it would have been nice for the crew cabin to fit "a crew" vs. lone Major Tom. Final Thoughts The final question that I always ask myself when taking the time to review a set is: "Would I buy this set again after building"? Based on the above, my answer is a strong YES. I believe the strengths of this set far excede the limitations. While I think the set is a little pricey at $30 (USD), it is a nicely designed set that can appeal to both City and Space fans as an interesting "cross-theme" model. It also has an educational element for children with facts about the Discovery included within the instructions. I plan to break out some newer space-related Minifigures (ie. Robot, Alien, Blacktron fig), and take a little visit to Mars or the Dark Side of the Moon. I hope you have enjoyed this review. Comments are certainly welcome.