International Space Station press release
Posted by Huw,
Here's the press release for the latest Ideas set that we caught a glimpse of a couple of weeks ago:
21321 International Space Station, 864 pieces
US $69.99 / CA $99.99 / DE €69.99 / UK £64.99 / FR €59.99 / DK 549DKK
Available from 1st February
Stunning LEGO brick International Space Station for display
Build and display this spectacular LEGO Ideas 21321 ISS (International Space Station). Packed with authentic ISS details, including a posable Canadarm2 and 2 rotating joints that coincide with 8 adjustable ‘solar panels’, this 864-piece set is a wonderful gift idea for space enthusiasts, adult LEGO fans or any experienced builder.
Beautiful centerpiece
This awesome LEGO spaceship model comes with a display stand, a buildable mini NASA space shuttle and 3 mini cargo spacecrafts, plus 2 astronaut microfigures to create a striking centrepiece in any room. Illustrated instructions are included, plus a 148-page booklet with fascinating ISS facts and information about the LEGO fan who created this space model kit and its LEGO designer.
Amazing ideas!
The infinitely diverse array of LEGO Ideas sets are all created by LEGO fans and voted for by LEGO fans. Inspired by real life, action heroes, iconic movies, popular TV series or totally original concepts, there is something to delight all ages.
- Challenge your construction skills with this LEGO Ideas ISS (21321) display model, featuring 2 rotating joints with 8 adjustable ‘solar panels’, posable Canadarm2 and other authentic details to discover as you build.
- This ISS model comes with a stand, 2 astronaut microfigures, a brick-built mini NASA space shuttle and 3 mini cargo spacecrafts to create a spectacular display and rekindle nostalgic memories of childhood LEGO projects.
- Also includes a 148-page booklet featuring fascinating facts about the International Space Station, the spaceship model’s fan creator and LEGO designer, and a celebration of the LEGO Ideas theme’s 10th anniversary.
- A super treat for yourself, birthday present or holiday gift idea for space fans, adults aged 16+ or any experienced LEGO builder, this 882-piece set offers hours of creative fun, whether built solo or with friends.
- This ISS (International Space Station) toy building kit for adults, measuring over 7” (20cm) high, 12” (31cm) long and 19” (49cm) wide, makes a beautiful display model that will catch the eye of every passer-by.
STEP INTO YOUR ASTRONAUT BOOTS WITH THE NEW LEGO IDEAS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
The LEGO Group has announced the new LEGO Ideas International Space Station, packed with authentic details as part of its 10-year celebration of the LEGO Ideas programme
[21st January 2020] Realise your own dreams of becoming an astronaut with the new LEGO Ideas International Space Station, available to buy from LEGO stores and online at LEGO.com from February 1st.
Based on a concept from a LEGO fan, the new model contains 864 pieces, including the iconic space station itself and a LEGO brick-built NASA space shuttle with three mini cargo spacecrafts and two astronaut microfigures, making this a must-have for space enthusiasts and adult LEGO fans alike.
The realistic set features a posable Canadarm2 and two rotating joints that coincide with eight adjustable solar panels, to replicate the out-of-this-world complexity of the real space station that orbits the Earth sixteen times a day!
In addition, a display stand means that builders can proudly display it in any room once complete and celebrate the achievements of the five international space agencies that brought the incredible real-life ISS to life and have enabled humans to live in space for 20 years.
Measuring over 7” (20cm) high, 12” (31cm) long and 19” (49cm) wide, the LEGO Ideas International Space Station makes an eye-catching display model that will perfectly compliment any LEGO brick space collection.
The set comes complete with a 148-page illustrated instruction booklet, packed with interesting facts and information about the International Space Station itself and the LEGO fan who created the original design for the set.
LEGO fan Christoph Ruge submitted the original design for the LEGO Ideas International Space Station set after submitting other various space model entries via the LEGO Ideas platform.
LEGO Ideas offers fans the opportunity to submit their own brick creations with the chance to have their concept brought to life with the help of LEGO master designers and a share of the profits.
After three years, Christoph’s design was selected through the special review to celebrate the 10th anniversary year of the LEGO Ideas programme that has seen amazing sets come to fans including The Flintstones, Steamboat Willie and Friends Central Perk in the last year alone.
Hasan Jensen, Engagement Manager at The LEGO Group, said: “To celebrate 10 years of crowdsourcing and collaboration between LEGO Ideas (called LEGO CUUSOO until 2014) and LEGO fans around the world, we decided to dive into the archives of LEGO Ideas projects that had gathered 10,000 supporters but hadn’t quite made it into production.
“We decided that one of these great ideas should have a second chance, so we thought we would turn the LEGO Ideas process upside down. This time we started the internal review and came up with four exciting projects that we thought showed the greatest potential – and then it was up to the LEGO Ideas community to decide which of the four would be made into LEGO Ideas set number 29. It was great fun to follow the fan vote and we were excited to be able to finally welcome the International Space Station into the LEGO Ideas family.”
Are you impressed with 21321 International Space Station? Let us know in the comments.
Images will be uploaded to the set details page later today because we are currently attending the London Toy Fair.
Our review will be published shortly.
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Weird, the Soyuz and Progress craft are permanently docked to the station, while the other craft aren't. Unless there is something I am not seeing.
Looks like a nice model, and a reasonable price. I am glad this won the fan vote for Lego Ideas.
1st of February??
But I want it now!!
(Thanks for the news; this is exciting indeed.)
This is a cool set, but I still wish Stitch had won. I’m getting tired of all the Ideas space sets. Why don’t they just start a NASA theme? There’s clearly money to be made there given that 6/29 Ideas sets relate to space (not counting the promotional set or licensed ones) and 4 of them to NASA.
Solar panels; printed part or stickers?
Yet ANOTHER boring NASA set. Pass.
I'm still highly suspicious of the vote that led to this choice, and I have no interest in it whatsoever.
Which is good. My wallet certainly thanks me for it lol
@djcbs said:
"Yet ANOTHER boring NASA set. Pass.
I'm still highly suspicious of the vote that led to this choice, and I have no interest in it whatsoever."
Out of interest, if a set you were keen on had won, what would you say to someone who expressed suspicion about the vote...?
@Fireheart said:
"Solar panels; printed part or stickers?
"
Printed 1x4 tiles.
I wasn't planning on buying it originally, but now that I've seen the pictures, I kind of want it. Stay tuned for when my wallet sues me.
@GoldenNinja3000 said:
"This is a cool set, but I still wish Stitch had won. I’m getting tired of all the Ideas space sets. Why don’t they just start a NASA theme? There’s clearly money to be made there given that 6/29 Ideas sets relate to space (not counting the promotional set or licensed ones) and 4 of them to NASA."
I don't think that 6/29 counts as "all the Ideas space sets". I do agree that there is a target market for these, but I'm not sure how well a NASA theme would sell internationally.
Personally, I'm very excited for this.
I got excited for a second. The picture on the home page looked minifigure scale. XD
@djcbs said:
"Yet ANOTHER boring NASA set. Pass.
I'm still highly suspicious of the vote that led to this choice, and I have no interest in it whatsoever.
Which is good. My wallet certainly thanks me for it lol"
Your dislike of a set that follows the popular Saturn V and Lunar lander sets doesn’t mean it’s a conspiracy. I can’t wait to get this!
Ooh, this looks great! The first Ideas set in a while that I'm excited for, I'm glad they didn't butcher it this time (like The Flintstones) or overprice it (like Steamboat Willie).
Definitely looking forward to this one!
(Also waiting on that piano, and I hope Anatomini passes!)
No thanks, it looks fragile and repetitive to build, I can see why it got passed over the first time. I have only ever bought one Ideas set (old Fishing Store) and will probably buy the Pirate Bay set.
I'm sure it was a tough choice to pick the winner for this round. I bet they have to factor in costs, new pieces that need to be made (if any), licensing/permissions and space is easy to do.
I think this is great and the price is great too. I was always inspired by space sets as a kid.
@SeekerBear said:
"I don't think that 6/29 counts as "all the Ideas space sets". I do agree that there is a target market for these, but I'm not sure how well a NASA theme would sell internationally."
I think it just should be something like a Creator Expert Space theme. Get something every 1-2 years, like with the fairground theme. It is no longer fit for IDEAS in my opinion because at this point we are only ticking off famous objects from a space bucket list, for which Lego does not really need IDEAS to be honest - see the Lunar Module set.
Wow, the building techniques seem to be really close to the fan design.
@Fireheart :
The solar panels are the printed ones introduced in 21312: Women of NASA:
https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-6215341
Well, count me in! This'll go great alongside the Saturn V and Apollo 11.
So how many months ahead of The Pirate Bay was this one? Trying to figure out when something I really want from Ideas will be coming out. :P
Looking forward to seeing this one in person. Happily surprised at the images. Probably will grab it. Love realistic space sets!
Wow, this is absolutely stunning and I can't wait to get my hands on one!
Just like with the football stadium, I see the word "adult" several times in this press release, a new trend for 2020?
As for the solar panels, the 46 "Tile, Modified 2 x 3 with 2 Clips" are printed too, as are the two 8 x 3 flags - no stickers!
That looks like the EXACT same shuttle from the last NASA Ideas set though...
no it's SLIGHTLY different.
also yay solar panels - I'm on the fence with this, bought Saturn V and skipped Lunar Lander...
“Oh no another NASA set!”
Jeez
This will make a fine addition to my collection...
Cool set!
I like the set well enough and will most certainly get it. What I like less are these press releases. Why does LEGO feel compelled to make each point at least three times within the text? The repetition causes me to stop paying attention by the second installment of the contents. Or is this a compilation of three different releases all conveying the same information, but in different formats?
On top of that, they reference the set having 864 and 882 pieces. Could it be that the 18 piece differential comes from the pieces that build the stand? That is only a guess because it is not explicitly stated anywhere.
@yacoub said:
"So how many months ahead of The Pirate Bay was this one? Trying to figure out when something I really want from Ideas will be coming out. :P"
There's no clear indicator of when these sets will release - Voltron was in limbo for over a year after being confirmed (IIRC), meanwhile Steamboat Willie was released less than two months after being approved.
@gabrisermig said:
"This will make a fine addition to my collection..."
That meme will never not be funny to me, lol.
I would very much like more of this type of thing.
I was kinda sceptic to this, but more and more I look it I think it will be a nice piece to display.
Tempting. Need to see it in the flesh. Decent price though
good price, will certainly consider it
@Vaionaut said:
"Wow, the building techniques seem to be really close to the fan design.
@Fireheart :
The solar panels are the printed ones introduced in 21312: Women of NASA:
https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-6215341
"
It looks to me like they created an additional printed element without the gap in the middle of the solar array.
@djcbs said:
"Yet ANOTHER boring NASA set. Pass.
I'm still highly suspicious of the vote that led to this choice, and I have no interest in it whatsoever.
Which is good. My wallet certainly thanks me for it lol"
It got around twice the votes of the next closest entry in a public vote, and plenty of people commenting here are excited for it’s release. I realise there’s fatigue for real life space related sets on the Ideas platform, but there’s also a demand for them by a large group of people. Dressing up your opinion as a conspiracy against the sets you liked not getting selected is odd behaviour, and hardly in the spirit of a LEGO community website. Dare I say it, it strikes me as troll-like behaviour.
This set looks great. Probably gonna end up being as popular as the Saturn V
@SeekerBear said:
"I do agree that there is a target market for these, but I'm not sure how well a NASA theme would sell internationally."
I feel like this would be a slightly stronger argument if Lego hadn't just released a £250 model of Man U's football stadium.
Looks good, but wish it was larger, closer to Saturn V scale and with the interior.
This definitely makes the old Discovery Channel set look dated (and the difference in the number of awkward stickers looks to be... stratospheric) so looking forward to this!
Really though, that press release is dreadfully written and so repetitive...
Mmmm I guess it looks good. Not sure if I'll buy it though or if it's worth it... I think I'll sit on this and think about getting it later in the next few months.
@djcbs said:
"Yet ANOTHER boring NASA set. Pass.
I'm still highly suspicious of the vote that led to this choice, and I have no interest in it whatsoever.
Which is good. My wallet certainly thanks me for it lol"
I’ve looked at your collection and you own at least one AFOL aimed NASA set, the Saturn V. So why buy it if it’s just a ‘boring NASA set’? Beats me! I kinda like it! Wish I had the money to buy it or the space to put it, or the time out of school to build it.
I like it. A lot, really. Still not convinced how exciting the build really is going to be; the review will tell I guess. But it fits very nicely with the Saturn and Lander. It's a definite buy, maybe not day one (be patient and wait for useful promotions; or better offers elsewhere :)
@FlyerBeast said:
"This definitely makes the old Discovery Channel set look dated (and the difference in the number of awkward stickers looks to be... stratospheric) so looking forward to this!"
The old Discovery Channel set showed how the ISS looked at the time of the set's release. It would be kind of sweet to have the two of them side by side (despite the slight scale differences) to show just how much the space station changed throughout its construction.
It's also great to know that all the elements in this set are printed, no stickers at all!
Why is is so much cheaper in France?
Cool, my Mid Scale Star Destroyer can use this as an observation depot (the SD really dwarfs the station) to better care of Earth.
Now this is a pleasant display model, if I may this can serve as a lookout post for the Imperial Armada, as the SD dwarf this, protect the Sol System.
Space sets at an affordable price? Keep them coming!
This is a must-buy for me!
Hey brick set. Do you have any idea why this is in France 10€ cheaper than in Germany??? Dit this ever happened before? I don't think so. Best wishes
Flaky, boring design, micro-scale - hard pass. I'm not a fan of NASA theme at all, but I can appreciate the Saturn and Apollo sets as they're well done. This one is subpar compared to the previous ones.
It's a cool set, but it looks like sticker city.
Are white pneumatic T-bars new? If anything that's exciting.
I'm so excited for the parts per price value, but most of all: PRINTED SOLAR PANEL TILES.
And as far as I'm concerned, the more Space themes, the better. When/If Lego commissions Netflix Lost In Space sets then the circle will be complete.
So, does this come with a display stand? I think it would look odd just lying on a shelf and may be a little fragile to hang.
A Day-One-Buy. And I am saying this not very often nowadays.
I am not going to get this one....
For those responding at people talking about the 'next boring NASA set'.... When the original public vote was for 'one out of 10 Ideas that did not make it, will make it now' it was a foregone conclusion that this set would win.
In that thread a number of people already mentioned how nearly impossible it is for a good quality space set to NOT get 10000 votes, and enter in the selection process (at least relative to other sets). And yeah, I find 9 out of 26 sets belonging to a single theme an overrepresentation (and the relative dominance was actually worse at the time).
Space themes WILL sell, it is as simple as that. The original idea behind IDEAS sets - why the theme was created in the first place - seems to have been to find a way to put into production unusual but great sets designed by fans that do not easily fit in a general theme and do not automatically appeal to a massive market (or segment of Lego buyers).
Guess what? Anything space is GUARANTEED to be a massive draw, even among the non-Lego fan population. There is a reason why (classic) Space is arguably the most revered - and wished for a return - theme among the Lego fan base (with Knights probably being its only competition). So - arguably - Space sets do not even fit the original criteria of the IDEAS theme!
And - FTR - I do not believe Lego rigged the vote to get this set into production. There was absolutely no need to.
And - FTR - I am a proud owner of the Saturn V (2nd release) and Lunar lander. And I am still of the opinion that a number of the other sets were much better and valuable alternatives; and that - arguably - Lego should release a new Space line, in which this set could have been included easily.
Great replacement to "7467-1: International Space Station".
C'mon Lego, give us nerds a proper dedicated line for this and let different IPs take charge of Ideas.
Technical marvel in real life, boring as a set.
Easy pass.
@Schmopiesdad said:
" On top of that, they reference the set having 864 and 882 pieces. Could it be that the 18 piece differential comes from the pieces that build the stand? That is only a guess because it is not explicitly stated anywhere. "
I noticed this too, but the display stand (pictured in the LEGO VIP Program email announcement) looks to be made up of more than 18 pieces.
In any case, getting this to build and display with pride regardless of the part count!
Much better than I originally thought. Very well made and all, but I’m just tired of Space sets for Lego Ideas and the over abundance of stickers is driving me nuts. I might consider getting it soon but not right away.
I think what a lot of people are complaining about is the usual riding-the-coat-tails syndrom we always see with Ideas. An 80's movie vehicle wins, then a bunch of those come around; a sitcom set wins, then a bunch of those come around; a NASA project wins, then a bunch of those come around. There's a sentiment that a niche of people have taken over since we only seem to get a few Ideas sets a year.
Personally, I think the Apollo Rocket is one of the greatest Lego sets ever made. Easily top 5. The Lunar Lander is nice, and I have it and like it, but it's not at the same level as the Apollo. This set is fine, but I plan to skip it. As others have suggested, they really should just bring back the Discovery series. I would love to see a Soyuz rocket, talk about a legend.
Love this, i’ll buy it, but not day one.
If I have one criticism it would be the stand (pics on on other sites) could they have made it a bit more delicate, less bulky, even another colour other than black? It just seems a bit obtrusive to me.
@TheWackyWookiee: No stickers in this though!
Without a doubt, this is an absolute yes please. Fantastic set.
(oh and this is not NASA, it is the "International" Space station, a joint project between 5 nations. It takes 92 min to go around the earth, it has live HD feed 24/7, it has astronauts who are constantly taking astounding images of the earth and conducting experiments in space, and it represents what we all could be and achieve, if we got over ourselves a little :) ).
This is amazing.
@andyh1984 said:
"No thanks, it looks fragile and repetitive to build, I can see why it got passed over the first time."
The Brothers Brick have already posted their review, and according to that, it's actually quite sturdy:
https://www.brothers-brick.com/2020/01/21/lego-ideas-feels-right-at-home-in-orbit-with-21321-international-space-station-review/
The more space/NASA sets, the better. Get kids and adults interested in space and exploration. I'd love to see a proper yearly NASA theme, we don't need 20 police sets a year.
I'm delighted that LEGO made this.
We don't have enough NASA sets. We don't have NEARLY enough.
If LEGO ditched Star Wars tomorrow and focused those resources on NASA/space sets? That'd be wonderful, thanks. If I never have to SEE another Star Wars set, I'll be a content AFOL indeed.
I find it outrageous that we in Belgium have to pay 15 euros more than in France!!! There is absolutely nothing to caution this markup! Let's all write emails to TLG to complain about this ludicrous pricing strategy in Europe!
On topic: I like this model, I'll get it one day, but definitely not for 75 euros.
Are the microfigure astronauts the same design that was used for the Saturn V? Anyone that has the answer, please let me know. Thanks!
Not for me, but I’m glad it exists for other people. :)
"for display". Either we get tuned down sets that are basically just for selling super hero minifigs or ones for "display". Lego used to be about ripping your sets apart and create something new. Does not seem to be on the agenda anymore except for the catalogue intro.
I'm consistently impressed by how the Ideas team manages to improve on the fan build, even when the fan build is already very good. This is a definite day one buy for me ... I may even buy two, to rebuild one into Mir.
I am buying one in support of a set with no sticker sheet. (per Brothers Brick review)
@Fireheart:
Printed 1x4 tiles from the Women of NASA Hubble, new printed 2x3 tiles w/ clips, and new printed flags of the same style used for the TRON cycle light walls. No stickers.
@randomly_generated:
Joke's on your wallet. Not only is it where you'd get the money to pay the lawsuit, but it'll already be empty.
@yacoub:
You can never go by when they announced that a set has been approved for release. You can only go by when they unveil the final design. The shortest turnaround, I believe, is between Ghostbusters' Ecto-1 and Steamboat Willie (the former was reportedly already being designed by one of the Ideas team before it even went under review). Exo-Suit was one of the longer gaps between when they announced the approval and actually showed us the completed design. Doctor Who took a long time, but that was more about securing the license. They're not Apple, so they tend to shy away from announcing something will be released when they haven't actually squared up the necessary rights first.
@nashikens:
It might be. The trick is, _we_ aren't allowed to submit new projects that include the Space Shuttle, but there's no mention of the Ideas team being bound to the same restriction. In this case, the Space Shuttle makes perfect sense, so it's nice that they included it.
@Montyh7:
Blech. Finding exactly who contributed what turned out to be a little trickier than I expected. Anyways, it does appear that NASA and the ESA are the two main contributors to the USOS section, and both provided more components than Russia (who has threatened to decouple some or all of the RSO, which would be problematic because that's where all the navigation controls are located). Japan, Canada, and Brazil are the only other contributing space agencies that I can find information on. The crew, on the other hand, looks considerably more "international", representing several nations that don't appear to be part of those six space agencies.
boring... NO, looks great and i want it now. My over blown Lego budget be damned i will be getting it ASAP.
Can't wait to be building this. I really like all the space related Ideas sets.
@Mr_Jonny said:
"I feel like this would be a slightly stronger argument if Lego hadn't just released a £250 model of Man U's football stadium."
Well, that's a fair point.
@Fireheart said:
"Solar panels; printed part or stickers?
"
Pinted
@DarthWalle said:
"Are the microfigure astronauts the same design that was used for the Saturn V? Anyone that has the answer, please let me know. Thanks! "
The same.
Count me in on this one. I love the real space sets. I really had my doubts when I first saw the reveal but they did pretty good engineering it and it is better priced than I thought it would be.
$70? 864 pieces? It looks to make an exceptional use of the parts it has.
I'm in for this one!
79.99 EUR for Estonians... 1/3 more than appears to be the reasonable price. Does anyone know why this is only 59.99 EUR in France, there must be a compelling reason for such price differences within EU.
Looks Fantastic, I've been waiting for this one for a long time!
For those bah boring NASA naysayers. The International Space Station was constructed by 15 countries! Yes the US and Russia supplied a lot of components, but Japan has it's own set of modules, Canada built the robot arms, and the 11 European counties that make up the ESA, built their own module and did significant work on some of the "US" modules, so I do think this is a set with international appeal. (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/cooperation/index.html). Further more the ISS is about to celebrate 20 years of continuous human occupation in Space!
I understand that not everyone gets excited about space stuff as I do, and that's fine
@BricksandBoosters:
The ESA built quite a bit more than _a_ module. You can find a comprehensive list of who built what here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_of_the_International_Space_Station
Not very impressed....looks like a very boring set to build as it is very repetitive and the size of it make it unattractive for display. As much as I loved the Saturn V and the Lunar module, I think that Lego should give us a new nice Space Shuttle - properly designed instead of this.
@Fireheart said:
"Solar panels; printed part or stickers?
"
no stickers and all printed parts
Do people seriously buy these NASA sets? I would think the target audience is like tiny. I mean look at it.
@morvit said:
"Do people seriously buy these NASA sets? I would think the target audience is like tiny. I mean look at it."
What is this??? A space station for ANTS??!
Arrr, This be no Pirate Island. Arrr
Awesome! BTW, for those who want Lego to do a NASA theme, look no further than Lego City! The current theme was developed in cooperation with NASA! Granted, those are Soviet inspired rocket transport and launch mechanisms and the rover is straight from "The Martian". Speaking of the rover, the wheels match up perfectly with the Idea's Curiosity set from a few years ago and it is really easy to add in the suspension design. The wheels on the rover are really accurate to Curiosity also.
@merman said:
"Why is is so much cheaper in France?"
Exactly, 60 euros in France, 75 euros in Belgium !
@DarthWalle said:
"Are the microfigure astronauts the same design that was used for the Saturn V? Anyone that has the answer, please let me know. Thanks! "
Yes
@merman said:
"Why is is so much cheaper in France?"
Exactly. As long as this set is cheaper over there, I am not going to get it. Simple as that. Euro-price-discrimination continues to annoy. And that is coming from someone in Germany, where we usually get the best Euro prices. Iirc, the Friends Central Perk set was also 10 Euro cheaper in France than over here though.
Only 12 men have walked on the moon... only 4 are still alive and in their 80s. Anything that gets people interested in getting off this rock deserves encouraging. Easy purchase for me.
This is almost as much a waste of time, effort and money as the Old Trafford Set. Boring.
Enough of the space sets.
@FlyerBeast said:
"the difference in the number of awkward stickers looks to be... stratospheric"
I would say it's thermospheric!
LEGO official video of it going into space. https://www.facebook.com/LEGOAustralia/videos/2862582543802368/
@Thunbear said:
"Are white pneumatic T-bars new? If anything that's exciting."
Yes they are new. There is a review of the new pieces at New Elementary:
https://www.newelementary.com/2020/01/lego-ideas-review-21321-international.html?m=1
Boring, knew it would win that vote - it just had to be added to the line up didn't it?
Just make a separate NASA category and stop adding them to IDEAS it's stopping other legit set ideas from getting through.
For the ones who want this, more power to you.
@bananaworld said:
"Out of interest, if a set you were keen on had won, what would you say to someone who expressed suspicion about the vote...?"
I wouldn't say anything. It's their right to suspect the voting just as it's my right to suspect it.
Although considering the amount of Space sets LEGO approves for Ideas, it's more likely that this voting was rigged than a voting for a non-Space set.
@Slobrojoe said:
"I’ve looked at your collection and you own at least one AFOL aimed NASA set, the Saturn V. So why buy it if it’s just a ‘boring NASA set’? Beats me! I kinda like it! Wish I had the money to buy it or the space to put it, or the time out of school to build it."
Yes. I have ONE set related to NASA. The Saturn V. Because that was enough. It's one thing to release one NASA set amidst the Ideas catalogue. It's another quite different thing to have 5 space sets in the Ideas theme alone, plus the Apollo 11. LEGO already HAS a Space theme. They shouldn't even allow space sets like these in the Ideas project to begin with.
And yet, they keep wasting Ideas slots with space sets after space sets.
Day one buy :)
But i still don't understand the price difference; it costs €75,- in the Netherlands and only €60,- in France...
@PurpleDave said:
" @BricksandBoosters:
The ESA built quite a bit more than _a_ module. You can find a comprehensive list of who built what here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_of_the_International_Space_Station"
That's why I said "ESA, built their own module and did significant work on some of the "US" modules," I am very familiar with the Copula ESA, built the MPLM's, and Nodes 2 and 3 ESA / US joint (more ESA in some ways) , I was trying to be brief. I worked at KSC on the ISS, While I'm not in any of the pictures on the Wikipedia page I worked with those folks and am likely just out of the shot or behind the module on a few of them.
@djcbs:
Why would they need to rig the vote? Why would they _WANT_ to rig the vote? This isn't politics. Rigging the vote to bring an unpopular set to market is only going to result in a short run, massive clearances, and reduced orders from corporate buyers in the future. That's not in their best interest.
@BricksandBoosters:
You said they built _A_ module. Harmony, Columbus, and Leonardo are a node and two modules. The former two were built in Italy without any US assistance on record, and the third was originally built in Italy as an MPLM before being flown back down to the US where we modified it into a PMM. Other than the modifications to Leonardo, what contributions did we make to any of them? And for that matter, I'm unclear why we get credit for any portion of Tranquility, since it sounds like that was entirely built in Italy as well.
@andyh1984 said:
"No thanks, it looks fragile and repetitive to build, I can see why it got passed over the first time. I have only ever bought one Ideas set (old Fishing Store) and will probably buy the Pirate Bay set."
What pirate bay set are you referencing? I searched the data base and didn't find one.
Outstanding! Day one purchase for me :-)
@rtjepsen said:
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fcf1dec0-bdf7-48c7-9da7-95fd68e41480
They announced that this was approved four months ago, and haven't said a peep about it since. Personally, I'm not at all surprised. It's a large model, and especially if they're waiting for other themes to sponsor needed elements, it's going to take some time to develop. Other people seem to think the turnaround should be as fast as it was on Steamboat Willie.