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Lego 21309: NASA Apollo Saturn V
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
Doesn't pop up for me for some reason.
whatsinaname
Member
The do go on sale sometimes (Caterham was ~$50 at Walmart/Amz this week) if they stick around for a bit. But whether this will go on sale I guess depends on how long Lego might keep it in production.
All the reviews indicate it is a great build!
Chezzymann
Member
JetBlackPanda
Member
Dream set for me. As soon as it hits my local Lego store its mine.
whatsinaname
Member
Damn, pretty ingenious. I thought they would go for something like the modular floor connections.
Rodney McKay
Member
I don't think this is LEGO store exclusive, right?
I really want to buy this on Amazon (5% refund with my Amazon card), but if they don't have it day one, it'll be hard for me to stop myself from buying it through shop.lego.com, or even just going to the nearby LEGO store and getting it there.
I really want to buy this on Amazon (5% refund with my Amazon card), but if they don't have it day one, it'll be hard for me to stop myself from buying it through shop.lego.com, or even just going to the nearby LEGO store and getting it there.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Darth Pinche
Member
Wow, things have come a long way from the moon landing Lego set I had when I was a kid
(old as fuck)
Another review with pics here - https://brickset.com/article/27956/review-21309-nasa-apollo-saturn-v
Gentleman Jack
Member
Wow, things have come a long way from the moon landing Lego set I had when I was a kid(old as fuck)
stickers covering two connected bricks....argh why
terencecah
Member
Cool to see kerbal space program get some merch
Marty Chinn
Member
39"???? Wow!
This is the first I've read of this new UCS Falcon and will be the first set I purchase in a couple years. Omg. Tie Fighter and Snowspeeder are already things I need to speed walk past in the mall.
GoodCoffeeJoey
Banned
I want it but it's so tall I'm not sure where I could display it where the cats couldn't get at it,
Darth Pinche
Member
It was the 70's, we didn't give a shit.
whatsinaname
Member
Separate stages on stands, staggered.
I have a low bookshelf off to the right of my desk and this is my plan for display.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Technosteve
Banned
will this be in stores?
Rodney McKay
Member
Not sure, Ideas sets are usually sold at places like Barnes and Noble, but I can't remember if I've seen them at places like Walmart or Target or whatever.
This'll be a pretty large box set too, so I'd be surprised if a place like Barnes and Noble would get very many if them.
I'm sure it'll be on other online stores like Amazon, but maybe not on day 1. I want to use my Amazon card to get 5% back on it, but I also want to get it right away, so I'm not sure what to do, haha.
CharmingCharlie
Member
Urgh, ok not a lego fan in fact I haven't touched lego for 36 years (I was 10 years old when I last messed with lego). I don't have the space for this model, no where to display it. Hell I wouldn't even say I have that much of a thing for the Saturn V5 rocket either.
But damn I want this, I seriously seriously seriously want this and I don't know why :-/ Ah well I have a few weeks yet hopefully I can talk myself out of getting it. Hopefully it will get sold out so I don't have to rely on will power alone. I honestly do not know why I want this thing but it is fucking cool.
But damn I want this, I seriously seriously seriously want this and I don't know why :-/ Ah well I have a few weeks yet hopefully I can talk myself out of getting it. Hopefully it will get sold out so I don't have to rely on will power alone. I honestly do not know why I want this thing but it is fucking cool.
Aruarian Reflection
Chauffeur de la gdlk
Now shipping from Walmart.com! Looks like it is releasing early?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Ideas-21309-NASA-Apollo-Saturn-V/55231379
https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Ideas-21309-NASA-Apollo-Saturn-V/55231379
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Giving it a go. Don't know for sure if it will ship now but it's worth a try. Don't have Prime so shipping is probably better than what I'd get from Lego or Amazon anyway.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Yeah I just ordered too, even though I was kind of disappointed when I learned that it's kinda wobbly when displayed vertically. That's the only way I have room for it, so I guess I'll just try and reinforce it somehow.
Is that from the Lego website, or is it available locally?
SiegfriedFM
Member
Would it be possible to hang it diagonally or will the connections break? Desperately trying to make room for this.
If you're in the Melbourne or Brisbane/Gold Coast it'll be in store at the Chadstone and Dreamworld LEGO stores respectively when it's released next month.
Alternatively you could buy from shop.lego.com
You'd have to spend another $30 to get free postage but it'd probably work out cheaper than buying from elsewhere and paying postage on it as the box is huge.
SiegfriedFM
Member
It will be on Lego's online shop, shop.lego.com, so it should have free shipping from there. Don't know how prices work out down there though.
Edit: oh, Australia doesn't have free shipping at around 70?
Lego.com has free shipping to Australia for orders over $200, if you're up for adding something else to your order along with the Apollo. I've just checked and it's still listed as Coming Soon though.
Yeah, the free shipping quota is ridiculous when it's only $50 or something to get free shipping to the US.
Thanks all. Sounds I'll make the sacrifice and find another set I want. The horror. But yeah, that does sound quite a bit more than the US free shipping.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Y'all missed the fun in the LEGO thread. Ordered over a week ago from BN in store and built it last week.
Copy of my post from that thread:
Oh, it is so nice and imposing on display. There are no real moments of "I never thought to use that piece like THAT before!" in the build, which many Jamie Berard modulars have. However, this set is filled with lots of putting parts in with clips to achieve curves or weird angles, like the best stuff Mike Psiaki has done before (Blue Power Jet, Beetle, Ferrari). I don't know which parts which designer contributed to, but the parts being inserted to get the curves reeks of Psiaki.
This set, however, is the "You know NOTHING about SNOT work, Jon Snow!" set. There are studs going in every direction for most of the build, and the clip connections for each stage just further enhance it. The whole thing just feels solid as hell, and doesn't feel like there is an stud of wasted space.
There is a lot of repetition in the set, as expected with something like this, but never does it feel tedious like with Tower Bridge or Big Ben (and I am a defender of the repetition in those sets, as repetition is what gives you those sweet textures on the sets). They keep the build varied enough as it goes to keep you on your toes. Once you get to the second and third stages of the rocket, it does feel like you are retreading familiar territory, but the build is slightly smaller and different enough to feel new.
Such a beautiful, wonderful set when done. I will admit my lifelong love of NASA and the space program is clouding my judgement on this, but this is the kind of thing I dreamed about having as a kid.
Now if only LEGO would make a launch platform for it. And I still think they should do a Creator Expert/UCS style NASA set every year. Heck, make profits from it go to fund space programs or science programs in the world. It would be a huge hit. I just want more. A lot more like this.
Bonus shot showing just how massive the set is. It is next to Disney Castle, but on a lower shelf (next to a Nintendo Switch) to put things in perspective.
Oh, and if LEGO can make high quality printed parts on a $120 set, why the hell can't they just make printed parts on $200+ UCS sets or Creator Expert sets? I am paying a premium, and I want premium parts. This set just feels premium the entire time, and at a fraction of the cost.
Copy of my post from that thread:
Oh, it is so nice and imposing on display. There are no real moments of "I never thought to use that piece like THAT before!" in the build, which many Jamie Berard modulars have. However, this set is filled with lots of putting parts in with clips to achieve curves or weird angles, like the best stuff Mike Psiaki has done before (Blue Power Jet, Beetle, Ferrari). I don't know which parts which designer contributed to, but the parts being inserted to get the curves reeks of Psiaki.
This set, however, is the "You know NOTHING about SNOT work, Jon Snow!" set. There are studs going in every direction for most of the build, and the clip connections for each stage just further enhance it. The whole thing just feels solid as hell, and doesn't feel like there is an stud of wasted space.
There is a lot of repetition in the set, as expected with something like this, but never does it feel tedious like with Tower Bridge or Big Ben (and I am a defender of the repetition in those sets, as repetition is what gives you those sweet textures on the sets). They keep the build varied enough as it goes to keep you on your toes. Once you get to the second and third stages of the rocket, it does feel like you are retreading familiar territory, but the build is slightly smaller and different enough to feel new.
Such a beautiful, wonderful set when done. I will admit my lifelong love of NASA and the space program is clouding my judgement on this, but this is the kind of thing I dreamed about having as a kid.
Now if only LEGO would make a launch platform for it. And I still think they should do a Creator Expert/UCS style NASA set every year. Heck, make profits from it go to fund space programs or science programs in the world. It would be a huge hit. I just want more. A lot more like this.
Bonus shot showing just how massive the set is. It is next to Disney Castle, but on a lower shelf (next to a Nintendo Switch) to put things in perspective.
Oh, and if LEGO can make high quality printed parts on a $120 set, why the hell can't they just make printed parts on $200+ UCS sets or Creator Expert sets? I am paying a premium, and I want premium parts. This set just feels premium the entire time, and at a fraction of the cost.
whatsinaname
Member
I ordered at B&N on Friday. Would have gotten it sooner via walmart 2 day shipping.
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