LEGO Icons 11382 Hubble Space Telescope announced!
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO Icons seems to include at least one space-oriented set each year and the latest depicts the famous Hubble Space Telescope! The press release follows:
11382 Hubble Space Telescope
1,252 pieces, rated 18+
$139.99 / £119.99 / €129.99
Available at LEGO.com from 1st August
Explore one of humanity’s greatest scientific achievements with the LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope (11382) – a space decor building set for adults. Perfect as a gift idea for astronomy enthusiasts, this detailed replica captures the essence of the legendary observatory that helped reshape our understanding of the cosmos.
Remove the exterior panels to reveal a detailed instrument bay depicting gyroscopes and primary and secondary mirrors. Position the solar arrays and antennas, open the aperture door and display the telescope on its stand, complete with an information plaque. The set also includes an astronaut minifigure for approximate scale representation.
What do you think of the Hubble Space Telescope? Let us know in the comments and via our poll.
Our review will be published shortly, so look out for that tomorrow.
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I do like the build for that... drill? Pneumatic hammer? Tool. I like that tool.
I do not think I'll be shelling out 140 of my shiniest Euros for just that tool, though.
It's beautiful and it's pretty darn close to perfect 1:38 or 1:35 minifig scale. Day one buy or close to it. Hopefully we can get a 1:35 scale Apollo CSM or Orion spacecraft soon. Lego, are you reading this comment?
Metallic or chrome pieces would have really made this something special.
As it is, not so much.
It looks nice, but having Hubble included in 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery is more than enough, especially considering it fits into shuttle’s cargo bay
This is the weirdest thing; I am not exactly impressed by that set; in fact. I'm very much like: meh! but I will still get it eventually. I guess I am some sort of 'space' completionist.
I was quite satisfied with the one provided in 10283. It is probably better as it is in lacquered silver and this one is in light blueish grey. If they had made this in chrome then that would be special. I've never been as less enthused as now to get a set. Maybe it has some redeeming features, we'll see in the review.
Zapp Brannigan: What the hell is that thing?
Kif Kroker: It appears to be the mothership, sir.
Brannigan: Then what did we just blow up?
Kroker: The Hubble Telescope.
I really like this set, but I'm pretty happy with the Hubble that came with my 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery (and that's clad in the metallic sheen pieces) so I might pass on this.
I'd love a CSM in this scale to go with my 10266 Lunar Lander though - that'd be a day one purchase for me!
It's good, but I think it's a shame there's no 'view' of the stars at the camera end, that would have been a nice touch, even it was a sticker.
Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!
Meh, another gray spaceship.
:)
I hope an official James Webb telescope is forthcoming
That will look great alongside my 10283 deploying its smaller-scale equivalent!
Looks pretty good. Death, taxes and people moaning about Lego prices are the only guarantees in life.
Oh man this is awesome. I made a digital MoC of Hubble about 5 years ago and the scales are almost identical. I even made little life support systems for the astronauts using 2x3 tiles as well, on the same neck bracket! I should have submitted it to Lego Ideas hahaha!
My concept also had two astronauts and an Edwin Hubble minifig, with a 2x2 tile with Hubble’s famous plate of Andromeda and the variable star annotated on it (VAR!) as an accessory.
I’m pumped that Lego is releasing a minifig scale Hubble. It’s much more detailed and complete than anything I could come up with. Now I can finally build it!
@Kre_O said:
"Looks pretty good. Death, taxes and people moaning about Lego prices are the only guarantees in life."
Funnily enough though, so far not one seems to be moaning about the price of this set. Maybe because the price isn't too unreasonable.
Shame about the LBG colour choice though.
@Crux said:
"I do like the build for that... drill? Pneumatic hammer? Tool. I like that tool.
I do not think I'll be shelling out 140 of my shiniest Euros for just that tool, though."
If you look closely, you can see that the tool is brick-made, and very well done.
Like others I am fine with the Hubble telescope I got with my Space Shuttle a few years ago.
@sjr60 said:
"Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!"
Yeah where the heck is Brickset’s post for it?
On its own timeline, this is a fantastic set. But with the incredible amount of LEGO releases in the last few years, this now feel repetitive and tiring - maybe LEGO should start released fewer products.
I love that this is minifig scale and that you can replace all the broken parts
I am content with the Hubble in the Space Shuttle set I have. I also have the Ulysses Space Probe for it. I wish they would have done something original, like a detailed Mercury Friendship 7 with John Glenn or something like that.
Even better, my hero, Chuck Yeager and the Bell X1.
Seems Lego has still not adapted the price in Switzerland.
Sometimes, the prices are only 10% to expensive, but sorry for 149,00 CHF, this time it will be without me.
What a great piece of history.
I'd prefer a foldable James Webb telescope. Or an Apollo capsule that splits open to see the interior.
So....instead of the slightly awkward mix of drum laquered pieces and bley on the one from the Space Shuttle set, they new just went all bley?
Apart from that this does look nice, and with the bigger size probably more accurate and detailed. But looking at the one I already have, I never felt like I needed a bigger version of the same thing. Considering all of the space stuff they haven't made sets of yet, this one seems like a weird choice.
@Rare_White_Ape said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!"
Yeah where the heck is Brickset’s post for it?
"
Considering the pictures I have seen of that, I can't blame them if they wisely decided to delete that press release and just ignore the whole set....
$140 dollars!! LEGO doing it again. Why buy this when I can get a real one for $16 billiio... oh wait. Sorry it was just a reflex answer.
What does this larger scale version offer that the smaller one that came with the shuttle doesn't??
Press releases generally have rules about when they can be published, peeps. “Leaked photos available” and “Lego press are allowed to publish photos” aren’t the same thing.
Love it...will buy eventually, probably on sale. Keep it coming with the NASA / space sets!
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Rare_White_Ape said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!"
Yeah where the heck is Brickset’s post for it?
"
Considering the pictures I have seen of that, I can't blame them if they wisely decided to delete that press release and just ignore the whole set...."
Yeah the E-type is too good for brickset fans. They rather us buy smart play sets.
@Rare_White_Ape said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!"
Yeah where the heck is Brickset’s post for it?"
The set has not been officially revealed yet, unfortunately. Those images floating around are from a retailer publishing early.
@kingalbino said:
"What does this larger scale version offer that the smaller one that came with the shuttle doesn't??"
Come on, man...it's three times the size. I get how some might feel this is a retread (I do not) and you may not want to buy it (I will) but you can't honestly say you don't see the benefits of a larger scale.
@CDM said:
" @kingalbino said:
"What does this larger scale version offer that the smaller one that came with the shuttle doesn't??"
Come on, man...it's three times the size. I get how some might feel this is a retread (I do not) and you may not want to buy it (I will) but you can't honestly say you don't see the benefits of a larger scale."
Not to mention the other is five years old and two years discontinued.
@kingalbino said:
"What does this larger scale version offer that the smaller one that came with the shuttle doesn't??"
Retrying this because my last comment didn't post:
The smaller one that came with the Space Shuttle in 10283 was about 1:70 scale. That was a solid model that was too small to include interior details like the representations of the instruments and optics inside the hollow walls of this larger model at about 1:35 scale. Also, the larger scale allows improved proportions and detail. Besides, Star Wars gets enormous minifig-scale models of the Millennium Falcon, Slave 1, AT-AT, and Razor Crest; I think NASA can get much smaller minifig-scale models of icons like the Hubble Space Telescope. Note that 1:35 scale is the most common scale used by builders of minifig-scale airplanes, etc.
I am more interested in getting the tiles with the Space images on them then anything else in this set. Those are cool.
They appear to be printed on transparent window panels? I assume that's why the back of the stand is open, to allow light to shine through?
Man.... I should like this, but honestly... it doesn't interest me. It looks good and accurate, but I guess LEGO's IRL space sets have just gotten boring to me. Personally I'd rather look at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field than the HST itself; HST is just a tool - a brilliant tool, no doubt - but the data products it outputs are far more interesting, at least to me. Somehow rendering real space vehicles in LEGO just drains them of personality, with the exception of 10283 (also the only Icons space set I have). Probably because it should have been chrome or at least Silver Metallic, not grey. Grey is wrong. LEGO can put in the effort for other Icons sets (and the Editions sets), and they should have done so here as well. One of my mottos: if you're going to do it, do it well and do it right.
As it is, it's way too expensive. If I see it for under $100, I might pick it up. Maybe.
What's better about this other than the bigger scale? The previous included in 10283 had tons of metallic silver elements, not just lbg parts and all prints instead of cheap stickers.
Why not rather make the James Webb Telescope instead?
@R0Sch said:
"What's better about this other than the bigger scale? The previous included in 10283 had tons of metallic silver elements, not just lbg parts and all prints instead of cheap stickers.
Why not rather make the James Webb Telescope instead?"
I don’t buy this theme, but it doesn’t seem difficult to work out at least some of the possible appeal:
1. Actually available to buy (soon) instead of long retired
2. Minifig scale is something a lot of people care about
3. The examples of Stuff You Can See Through Telescope is an easy sell to space fans
4. People like non-brick elements and the solar panels are quite dramatic
“Better” is of course going to be a matter of personal opinion. Depends whether someone cares about those things (or something I didn’t think of) more or less than shiny pieces, cute size, compatibility with the shuttle features, and all-prints.
@Hiratha said:
"2. Minifig scale is something a lot of people care about"
is it really though, for space stuff? I mean, looking around from my seat I do have several space sets surrounding me, neither of which are minifig scale. 21309 Saturn V, 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery, 21321 International Space Station, 30682 Mars Rover Perseverance. 21340 Tales of the Space Age and (still in box and most disappointingly of all) 31212 The Milky Way Galaxy.
I don't mind if Lego would make minif scale versions of all of these sets, But I do know I won't be buying them.
The one space set I have that is minifig scale (sort of...) is 31152 Space Astronaut. Twice actually.....but the Space Dog alternate build obviously isn't minifig scale anymore.
More sets like the Shuttle and Saturn 5, please Lego.
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Hiratha said:
"2. Minifig scale is something a lot of people care about"
is it really though, for space stuff? I mean, looking around from my seat I do have several space sets surrounding me, neither of which are minifig scale. 21309 Saturn V, 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery, 21321 International Space Station, 30682 Mars Rover Perseverance. 21340 Tales of the Space Age and (still in box and most disappointingly of all) 31212 The Milky Way Galaxy.
I don't mind if Lego would make minif scale versions of all of these sets, But I do know I won't be buying them.
The one space set I have that is minifig scale (sort of...) is 31152 Space Astronaut. Twice actually.....but the Space Dog alternate build obviously isn't minifig scale anymore."
Since there are multiple people expressing pleasure about it being minifig scale just in this thread, yes, I’m fairly confident that it applies to space stuff too. :) I don’t really know why it wouldn’t; people who like space also tend to like astronauts, after all.
This is not, of course, the same as saying “everyone likes minifig scale” or “everyone prefers minifig scale above all other considerations”, and certainly if I’d said either of those it would have been very silly indeed.
@Hiratha I disagree that people care more about minifig scale, in fact none of the adult-subthemes really stick to that. Even the Speed Champions cars are way too big now. What would rather make more sense is everything in a collection/series be the same scale, e.g. all rockets and space shuttles.
So, which of the sets I mentioned would you suggest should be released in minifig scale next?
All jokes aside, I don't really mind this set, but while being a space enthousiast it doesn't get me excited either. And stand by my earlier point that I would much rather have seen something they hadn't done that recently before.
@R0Sch said:
" @Hiratha I disagree that people care more about minifig scale, in fact none of the adult-subthemes really stick to that. Even the Speed Champions cars are way too big now. What would rather make more sense is everything in a collection/series be the same scale, e.g. all rockets and space shuttles."
There is a vast difference between ‘a lot of people’ and ‘all people’. Not all people value minifig scale; definitely some — a lot of — people do. Whether it’s enough to make this kit better in their eyes or whether other aspects outweigh it is up to them!
@WizardOfOss said:
"So, which of the sets I mentioned would you suggest should be released in minifig scale next?
All jokes aside, I don't really mind this set, but while being a space enthousiast it doesn't get me excited either. And stand by my earlier point that I would much rather have seen something they hadn't done that recently before."
I’m not sure why you’d think that clearly signposting my comment as “I don’t buy this theme but here are things that will obviously appeal to some people compared to the previous version, as based on the comments people frequently make on sets, and thus potentially lead those people to consider this one better” suggests I’m enormously invested in minifig versions of everything..! What I’m saying is people who care about that *do* exist. And they do, and are in this thread, caring about it.
(Minifig version of Tales of the Space Age — the one set I have, blessèd be its price point — *would* be fascinating. Especially if they were faithful to the colour scheme. Bugnuts huge though. You’d need a convention centre to build it in.)
Generally speaking I think new stuff is great and also old stuff that’s been retired a year or more is probably also great as a redo for people who didn’t pick up that version (hence 1 on that list). I’m really happy with my Lego roller coaster and have no need to buy another one ever again but it’s sod all use to people trying to buy one from Lego now, so it’s great there’s a new one.
@CapnRex101 said:
" @Rare_White_Ape said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Very nice... but it aint no E-Type!"
Yeah where the heck is Brickset’s post for it?"
The set has not been officially revealed yet, unfortunately. Those images floating around are from a retailer publishing early."
I may be mis-remembering but doesn’t the Brickset novelty policy allow for the site to publish its own reveal if a retailer lets the cat out of the bag?
In this case a nice big green cat…
@Hiratha said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"So, which of the sets I mentioned would you suggest should be released in minifig scale next?
All jokes aside, I don't really mind this set, but while being a space enthousiast it doesn't get me excited either. And stand by my earlier point that I would much rather have seen something they hadn't done that recently before."
I’m not sure why you’d think that clearly signposting my comment as “I don’t buy this theme but here are things that will obviously appeal to some people compared to the previous version, as based on the comments people frequently make on sets, and thus potentially lead those people to consider this one better” suggests I’m enormously invested in minifig versions of everything..! What I’m saying is people who care about that *do* exist. And they do, and are in this thread, caring about it.
(Minifig version of Tales of the Space Age — the one set I have, blessèd be its price point — *would* be fascinating. Especially if they were faithful to the colour scheme. Bugnuts huge though. You’d need a convention centre to build it in.)
Generally speaking I think new stuff is great and also old stuff that’s been retired a year or more is probably also great as a redo for people who didn’t pick up that version (hence 1 on that list). I’m really happy with my Lego roller coaster and have no need to buy another one ever again but it’s sod all use to people trying to buy one from Lego now, so it’s great there’s a new one."
First of all, it should ghave been pretty obvious my entire reaction wasn't all too serious. As sad as some people might be, I don't really expect Lego to ever release a proper minifig scaled version of the Milky Way.
But I must have also underestimated the general appeal of the Hubble, thinking a few years without a Lego Hubble wouldn't be a big deal if they had something else instead. I stand corrected.
Hey given the frequency that Lego releases space shuttle orbiters in various scales I didn’t think it would be a problem either.
Hell, look at how many X-Wings we get offered to us over a 5 year period. (A quick look in the search function says we got 18 of them since 2021).
In my mind I picture this as being like a UCS version of the Hubble telescope. At least it’s in scale with the UCS Millennium Fslcon!
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Hiratha said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"So, which of the sets I mentioned would you suggest should be released in minifig scale next?
All jokes aside, I don't really mind this set, but while being a space enthousiast it doesn't get me excited either. And stand by my earlier point that I would much rather have seen something they hadn't done that recently before."
I’m not sure why you’d think that clearly signposting my comment as “I don’t buy this theme but here are things that will obviously appeal to some people compared to the previous version, as based on the comments people frequently make on sets, and thus potentially lead those people to consider this one better” suggests I’m enormously invested in minifig versions of everything..! What I’m saying is people who care about that *do* exist. And they do, and are in this thread, caring about it.
(Minifig version of Tales of the Space Age — the one set I have, blessèd be its price point — *would* be fascinating. Especially if they were faithful to the colour scheme. Bugnuts huge though. You’d need a convention centre to build it in.)
Generally speaking I think new stuff is great and also old stuff that’s been retired a year or more is probably also great as a redo for people who didn’t pick up that version (hence 1 on that list). I’m really happy with my Lego roller coaster and have no need to buy another one ever again but it’s sod all use to people trying to buy one from Lego now, so it’s great there’s a new one."
First of all, it should ghave been pretty obvious my entire reaction wasn't all too serious. As sad as some people might be, I don't really expect Lego to ever do a proper minifig scaled version of the Milky Way.
But I must have also underestimated the general appeal of the Hubble, thinking a few years without a Lego Hubble wouldn't be a big deal if they had something else instead. I stand corrected."
It was more that I didn’t really understand the relevance of the joke in the context of my comments, which weren’t advocating for minifig scale kits but merely pointing out that people like them, and I continue to be extremely surprised that this was apparently the most controversial statement I made! I thought for sure if anyone got annoyed about something in that reply it would be that I vaguely acknowledged the fact that some Lego fans prefer stickers (which they do! and they’re allowed to! even if I don’t like them!).
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Hiratha said:
"2. Minifig scale is something a lot of people care about"
is it really though, for space stuff? I mean, looking around from my seat I do have several space sets surrounding me, neither of which are minifig scale. 21309 Saturn V, 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery, 21321 International Space Station, 30682 Mars Rover Perseverance. 21340 Tales of the Space Age and (still in box and most disappointingly of all) 31212 The Milky Way Galaxy.
I don't mind if Lego would make minif scale versions of all of these sets, But I do know I won't be buying them.
The one space set I have that is minifig scale (sort of...) is 31152 Space Astronaut. Twice actually.....but the Space Dog alternate build obviously isn't minifig scale anymore."
No, I don't think it is. The rocket/vehicle is usually the star of the piece, not the driver. However, I wouldn't mind a separate display stand with an astronaut or three in the right outfit. For example, Saturn V was about the right size to make it a viable set but having a separate stand with the crew members would have been perfection.
@Hiratha said:
"It was more that I didn’t really understand the relevance of the joke in the context of my comments, which weren’t advocating for minifig scale kits but merely pointing out that people like them, and I continue to be extremely surprised that this was apparently the most controversial statement I made! I thought for sure if anyone got annoyed about something in that reply it would be that I vaguely acknowledged the fact that some Lego fans prefer stickers (which they do! and they’re allowed to! even if I don’t like them!)."
Well, by now I have learned that some people rather buy a €130 set to get that one unprinted piece instead of getting it for a few cents via Bricklink or so. No fun in making jokes about them.
@Crux said:
"I do like the build for that... drill? Pneumatic hammer? Tool. I like that tool.
I do not think I'll be shelling out 140 of my shiniest Euros for just that tool, though."
No, no , you get a minifig, too.
@CCC said:
"Saturn V was about the right size to make it a viable set but having a separate stand with the crew members would have been perfection."
It has a separate stand for two of them.
https://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/21309-1/21309_alt7.jpg
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Hiratha said:
"It was more that I didn’t really understand the relevance of the joke in the context of my comments, which weren’t advocating for minifig scale kits but merely pointing out that people like them, and I continue to be extremely surprised that this was apparently the most controversial statement I made! I thought for sure if anyone got annoyed about something in that reply it would be that I vaguely acknowledged the fact that some Lego fans prefer stickers (which they do! and they’re allowed to! even if I don’t like them!)."
Well, by now I have learned that some people rather buy a €130 set to get that one unprinted piece instead of getting it for a few cents via Bricklink or so. No fun in making jokes about them."
… what piece
@ikke said:
" @Crux said:
"I do like the build for that... drill? Pneumatic hammer? Tool. I like that tool.
I do not think I'll be shelling out 140 of my shiniest Euros for just that tool, though."
If you look closely, you can see that the tool is brick-made, and very well done."
And cheaper to buy than a real one.
@Hiratha said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Hiratha said:
"It was more that I didn’t really understand the relevance of the joke in the context of my comments, which weren’t advocating for minifig scale kits but merely pointing out that people like them, and I continue to be extremely surprised that this was apparently the most controversial statement I made! I thought for sure if anyone got annoyed about something in that reply it would be that I vaguely acknowledged the fact that some Lego fans prefer stickers (which they do! and they’re allowed to! even if I don’t like them!)."
Well, by now I have learned that some people rather buy a €130 set to get that one unprinted piece instead of getting it for a few cents via Bricklink or so. No fun in making jokes about them."
… what piece"
In this case the one with the NASA/ESA sticker.
@Hiratha said: "People like non-brick elements and the solar panels are quite dramatic"
Huh? The only desirable non-brick element I can think of at the moment are the sails on pirate ships. IMO these solar panels looks cheap and total crap (even in the official photos), reminding me of the 7315 "Life on Mars" shuttle. Also, solar panels are supposed to *absorb* light, they shouldn't be translucent - why didn't they use printed 8x16 tiles instead?
Day one buyer of real space sets here ...
Somewhat not impressed at all, and that's the second in a row after the Boeing shuttle transporter.
@axeleng said:
" @Hiratha said: "People like non-brick elements and the solar panels are quite dramatic"
Huh? The only desirable non-brick element I can think of at the moment are the sails on pirate ships. IMO these solar panels looks cheap and total crap (even in the official photos), reminding me of the 7315 "Life on Mars" shuttle. Also, solar panels are supposed to *absorb* light, they shouldn't be translucent - why didn't they use printed 8x16 tiles instead?"
I have personally seen a lot of Lego fans get excited about elements like that! (And also *other* Lego fans complaining that they exist at all. And Lego fans who like some but not others. Lego fandom contains multitudes. The point was to consider what there was about the kit that people — any people, not all people — might think was “better” than the previous mini Hubble, and vice versa, not to make an argument for why *I* thought one or the other was better.)
(I’m a bit disappointed no-one thought of anything I hadn’t, for either of them, actually. I’m sure I can’t have described every possible frequently-expressed and applicable opinion in Lego fandom.)
An accurate representation, but not really the most interesting of objects to build. Scientifically yes, but aesthetically, no.
Will it come with a replacement focussing unit?
@derekthetree said:
"An accurate representation, but not really the most interesting of objects to build. Scientifically yes, but aesthetically, no.
Will it come with a replacement focussing unit?"
No, you have to wait for the companion scale orbiter set to be released.
I will probably not be getting this, since I have finite space and the Hubble in 10283 is already really nice, but it's very impressive. Almost as impressive as @Hiratha's patience in this comment section.
@WizardOfOss said:
"The one space set I have that is minifig scale (sort of...) is 31152 Space Astronaut. Twice actually.....but the Space Dog alternate build obviously isn't minifig scale anymore."
I assume you’re referring to the spaceship alt build, because the astronaut looks more in scale with the dog.
@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"The one space set I have that is minifig scale (sort of...) is 31152 Space Astronaut. Twice actually.....but the Space Dog alternate build obviously isn't minifig scale anymore."
I assume you’re referring to the spaceship alt build, because the astronaut looks more in scale with the dog."
No.....the astronaut isn't actually an astronaut, but a mecha with a cockpit for a astronaut minifig ;-)
@myth said:
"It looks nice, but having Hubble included in 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery is more than enough, especially considering it fits into shuttle’s cargo bay"
Even if I had 10283, I'd still want this. I mean, I have 7468, 10266, and 21309. The more real-world space-themed Lego sets I have, the better. Unfortunately, I don't have the space for the Shuttle or this.
@opusbrick said:"I hope an official James Webb telescope is forthcoming"
And then later, a Nancy Grace Roman telescope?
@Pioneer4x4 said:"I am content with the Hubble in the Space Shuttle set I have. I also have the Ulysses Space Probe for it. I wish they would have done something original, like a detailed Mercury Friendship 7 with John Glenn or something like that.
Even better, my hero, Chuck Yeager and the Bell X1."
As I said, I'd want this even if I had 10283, I like your other ideas.
@kingalbino said:"What does this larger scale version offer that the smaller one that came with the shuttle doesn't??"
Detail, a different information plaque (one with the telescope's info, rather than that of the shuttle that launched it), and those cool space pictures, for three. Being minifig-scale, for another.
@WizardOfOss
I wouldn’t pay €130 to avoid having to deal with Paypal (which most Bricklink sellers seem to use exclusively), but I suppose I can understand the urge. eBay’s usually pretty good about sticker sheets so I have yet to resort to such lengths. Is that really the *only* reason whoever it was said they wanted this kit?
@Andrusi
Well, I don’t think I would’ve gained anything from being rude to people for not recognising the fun thought experiment I was trying to have, so I don’t think I deserve that much credit.
@TheOtherMike
Absolutely delighted to see someone else finally have a go at identifying appealing differences. I didn’t think of the different plaques at all!