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LEGO is releasing a set of the Saturn V rocket that was used for the NASA Apollo missions on June 1st, 2017.
It will be about 1 meter high and consist of 1969 pieces (which, obviously, isn't a coincidence).
It is seperable in 3 separate stages and also contains the moon lander and command module that landed back on earth.

It's gonna cost you $120/€120/£110

I definitely am going to order one

https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/137

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That's really fucking cool

no-brainer purchase

vesp wrote:no-brainer purchase

Certainly is
Even though I am a Technics fan this is close enough for me so thanks Eraser for the heads up.

Cost per brick, this is one of the relatively cheaper sets.

awesome. it would be disassembled within days in my house tho... :/

UPDATE: I am still trying to buy this set but like the recent Star Wars (UCS) Millennium Falcon (75192) I continue to be left in disappointment.

MKJ wrote:awesome. it would be disassembled within days in my house tho... :/

Have they made it legal to kill ur kids yet???

O yea, I have it. It's quite big. Put it up on display at my work though. We moved to new offices where there's a bit of a space theme going on so I thought it'd fit right in.

scared? wrote:

MKJ wrote:awesome. it would be disassembled within days in my house tho... :/

Have they made it legal to kill ur kids yet???

ikr
theyre older now tho and there's a few sets they understand they can't take apart. Like the X-Wing.
Their playdates don't always seem to care.. is it legal to kill other people's kids?

I am still trying to get my hands on it...

So tell me about the build; worth it?

MKJ wrote:

scared? wrote:
Have they made it legal to kill ur kids yet???

ikr
theyre older now tho and there's a few sets they understand they can't take apart. Like the X-Wing.
Their playdates don't always seem to care.. is it legal to kill other people's kids?

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I ordered mine online on launch day (teehee), they shipped it to me quite a while back. Took me most of a full day to assemble. This thing is a full metre tall.

Whiskey 7 wrote:So tell me about the build; worth it?

Definitely. What you see on the outside is just the shell. On the inside are intricate constructions of the various fuel tanks and connection points for the outside layer.

this barely qualifies as LEGO at this point tbf

pretty cool though. will not buy

obsidian wrote:I ordered mine online on launch day (teehee), they shipped it to me quite a while back. Took me most of a full day to assemble. This thing is a full metre tall.

Definitely. What you see on the outside is just the shell. On the inside are intricate constructions of the various fuel tanks and connection points for the outside layer.

Thanks obsidian & Eraser
My faith is restored as I wait to get my hands on this one.

seremtan wrote:this barely qualifies as LEGO at this point tbf

Why not?

It's more like Lego than that Harry Potter bullshit

Eraser wrote:

seremtan wrote:this barely qualifies as LEGO at this point tbf

Why not?

Possibly the "If it's not a box of square bricks then it just ain't lego" argument?
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edit... image above isn't even a box of square bricks!
Is seremtan harkening back to a bygone age restricted by a limited number of production moulds ?
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had this in 1973!

lego has come a long way!

careful guys or i might tell you your phones aren't very good and then you'll be sorry

Oh right, I forgot, this is the Internet, where politely asking someone to elaborate on their opinions doesn't work.

As someone who grew up playing with classic Lego and loving the shit out of it, it's really cool to see how far they've come. It's just a shame their sets are so expensive now and I have too many expensive hobbies already

Eraser wrote:

seremtan wrote:this barely qualifies as LEGO at this point tbf

Why not?

well maybe i'm old school but to me LEGO was something where you could build whatever you want, and Airfix kits were something where you built what the designers told you to build

that said, i will never buy this or any other LEGO stuff

Aye that's my main issue with it too - they're almost "too good" at the moment, releasing a lot of really desirable sets all the bloody time, and the best ones are the pricey ones!

I'm a lifelong Lego fan... I had a fair bit of Lego growing up and have only ever added to the collection. Some of the oldest pieces were originally my Dad's - 1:87 and 1:90 scale vehicles from the 1950s that you wouldn't at first glance think were Lego, and a few sets that predate the "true brick" (without the clutch elements on the underside of the bricks)


So.. I'm always interested when I hear someone say about modern sets that they're not "proper" Lego, considering the bricks and their usage has evolved so much ever since they've been produced!