![]() There are two sticker sheets one for the huge UCS-style info placards for Discovery and Hubble (you’ll be able to display them together or separately) along with a few small stickers that provide decoration on slopes. While most of the parts in the set are printed, the sticker sheets are still huge. There’s nothing in the build that a 14-year-old couldn’t accomplish quite handily, or even someone younger if they’re an experienced builder. As we’ve noted on previous reviews of LEGO’s newly branded Creator Expert sets, the 18+ rating is a marketing tactic meant to indicate these sets are targeting adult fans. Grab the inner box and the unnumbered bag and you’re ready to start building.Ī quick word on the 18+ age rating on the box. The inner box contains the instruction manual, sticker sheets, and bag numbers 1-8, while bags 9-17 and the unnumbered oversized parts bag are loose in the main box. ![]() The inner box helps the contents stay distributed during shipping, and I’m happy to say that LEGO has finally figured out sorting the bags by number. Unpack the hefty box and you’ll find a white inner box and a handful of bags, par for the course with LEGO’s top-end sets these days. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The LEGO Group sent The Brothers Brick an early copy of this set for review. Today we’re going to dive in with a full, hands-on review of this massive spaceplane. The new shuttle set is part of the Creator Expert lineup and will be available starting April 1, retailing for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £169.99. LEGO is also celebrating 2021 being the 40th anniversary of the first shuttle flight. 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery has 2,354 pieces and includes both the Discovery orbiter and the Hubble Space Telescope that Discovery launched on the STS-31 mission in April 1990 (the same year as LEGO’s first Space Shuttle set, 1682 Space Shuttle Launch). The latest set from LEGO is the largest and most detailed yet. ![]() The mid-deck also contains the space shuttle’s storage lockers and the airlock to the payload bay.LEGO Space Shuttles are a mainstay of the brand’s space themes, with the company having produced well more than a dozen models across a variety of scales, themes, and degrees of accuracy. But there’s something about the iconic design of NASA’s black-and-white reusable space plane that captures our imaginations and keeps drawing us back. It also includes the flight and robotic arm (Remote Manipulator System, or RMS), control panels. ![]() The crew cabin features the five seats in their correct placement for the astronauts on the STS-31 mission. It is not only the Space Shuttle’s exterior that is incredibly accurate. The tail’s rudder features a speed brake designed to assist in landing control and rollout on the runway after touchdown. It also boasts smaller engines designed for in-orbit manoeuvres. The rear of Discovery houses the three main engines used for launch into orbit. 2,354 little bricks bring the amazing detailed build to life The set build includes functional landing gear and payload bay doors with reflective stickers mimicking the real shuttle’s cooling radiators. Made up of 2354 pieces, the set is incredibly detailed and a direct reflection of its full-size counterpart. To reveal the set, Lego tapped the expertise of former NASA Astronaut Dr Kathy Sullivan who was part of the STS-31 mission. The Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery pays homage to the pioneering moment in space history. This new Lego build, available at Lego Certified Stores from 1 April 2021, replicates that flight in plastic brick form. Nine years later, on 24 April 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery took off for the 35 th American Space Shuttle mission.ĭesignated as the STS-31 mission, the Discovery ferried the Hubble Space Telescope into space. On 12 April 1981, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted into space, ushering in a new era for space travel. The release of the set is timely for the 40 th anniversary of the very first shuttle flight. Toymaker Lego has released a new NASA Space Shuttle Discovery that celebrates the wonders of space exploration.
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