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^Thats pretty sweet. Did a quick check on the prices and nope, not gonna pay that much for a non-flying rocket. $120 for the Lego kit was my top end lol.
 
I am so glad that Lego came out with it and so many are enjoying it. But personally, grand Lego models with custom parts just does not do it as something I'd like to buy.

I used to think that, but my mind was changed when helping my daughter with some of her sets when she was younger (now she helps me :)). There is so much incredible engineering cleverness in these sets, I find it really fun to see what great little tricks they pull. And in this case you certainly do end up with a nice display piece.

To each his own, obviously. That see-through model you link to also looks super-cool.
 
I am so glad that Lego came out with it and so many are enjoying it. But personally, grand Lego models with custom parts just does not do it as something I'd like to buy. As a kid I really loved doing Legos, and trying to make up things out of imagination using the generic/basic parts (this was in the 1960's, long before the special kits with custom molded pieces). And for my model-building work I sometimes use Legos to make up a crude fast jig or as a retainer wall for pouring an RTV mold.

If I wanted to pay a lot for a Saturn-V to display, I'd go for the 4D Vision 1/100 cutaway model.

George inherent to the rules that LEGO Ideas set follow as I believed was discussed above there are no "custom molded parts" they are all stock LEGO Bricks, I will give you that the "Plate with bow 2x3x2/3" that makes up the bulk of the first and second stage exterior is a newer component, and the "Plate with bow 1x3x2/3" which it is an expansion from is only about a decade old they are really just profile changes / extensions of the 2x2 and 2x3 slope bricks that go back at least to the '80's, but even the old sets had lances, trees, wheels and other "Special" parts that weren't the classic 2x4 that everyone believes makes all the '60 and 70's era sets. Brickset.com has a wealth of data for when various parts came into service back to 1980 and products/sets back to 1949. (ie gears in 1965 https://brickset.com/sets/001-1/Gears). I do applaud and remember the creativity of the blocky building style of old, but much like rocketry as a company they couldn't not innovate and grow. (most AFOL's (Adult Fans of LEGO) will give you that the late '90's and early '00's things did get really specialized and "juniorized" but that things have improved greatly since then.)

I thought I had read an article about the "part specialization" with in the last few years but couldn't find it readily I will have to look deeper later but I did re-find this excellent and well researched article on LEGO prices that may interest some of you
https://www.realityprose.com/what-happened-with-lego/

As for imaginative use one can see it greatly with a quick scroll through Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/lego/pool/ a general LEGO photo pool that a wide variety of folks post too
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2167827@N22/ Iron Builder scroll through the discussions this is where very prominent builders face off one on one to build many models in a month with a difficult "seed part"
 
George inherent to the rules that LEGO Ideas set follow as I believed was discussed above there are no "custom molded parts" they are all stock LEGO Bricks, I will give you that the "Plate with bow 2x3x2/3" that makes up the bulk of the first and second stage exterior is a newer component, and the "Plate with bow 1x3x2/3" which it is an expansion from is only about a decade old they are really just profile changes / extensions of the 2x2 and 2x3 slope bricks that go back at least to the '80's, but even the old sets had lances, trees, wheels and other "Special" parts that weren't the classic 2x4 that everyone believes makes all the '60 and 70's era sets. Brickset.com has a wealth of data for when various parts came into service back to 1980 and products/sets back to 1949. (ie gears in 1965 https://brickset.com/sets/001-1/Gears). I do applaud and remember the creativity of the blocky building style of old, but much like rocketry as a company they couldn't not innovate and grow. (most AFOL's (Adult Fans of LEGO) will give you that the late '90's and early '00's things did get really specialized and "juniorized" but that things have improved greatly since then.)

I thought I had read an article about the "part specialization" with in the last few years but couldn't find it readily I will have to look deeper later but I did re-find this excellent and well researched article on LEGO prices that may interest some of you
https://www.realityprose.com/what-happened-with-lego/

As for imaginative use one can see it greatly with a quick scroll through Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/lego/pool/ a general LEGO photo pool that a wide variety of folks post too
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2167827@N22/ Iron Builder scroll through the discussions this is where very prominent builders face off one on one to build many models in a month with a difficult "seed part"

I seem to recall seeing the MegaFactories episode in Lego, and from memory they were saying for every custom new piece they add to the fabrication, it costs them €2mil...

If that's the case, I can understand their desire to avoid making new pieces if it can be avoided!
 
I seem to recall seeing the MegaFactories episode in Lego, and from memory they were saying for every custom new piece they add to the fabrication, it costs them €2mil...

If that's the case, I can understand their desire to avoid making new pieces if it can be avoided!

That's amazing. I did some research and reading when building my Porsche, and even something like an existing part being cast in a new color gets noticed by the diehard fans.
 
That's amazing. I did some research and reading when building my Porsche, and even something like an existing part being cast in a new color gets noticed by the diehard fans.

When I bought the biplane, there was big(ish) hooplah over the different colors it contained.
 
I took mine apart this weekend. It was more difficult and took longer than expected, which is due to the complex design. I was impressed again when disassembling it.

The third stage, CSM, and LEM are all in a single one gallon ziplock bag.
The second stage is in another.
The first stage is in one too but barely - I began to worry that all the pieces might not fit in a single one gallon bag. When all bags were filled and labeled I found a single peg round piece on the table, I just tossed it into the first stage bag. I'm sure when I rebuild it I'll figure out where it goes.

Probably do that this week.

I'm going to take a chance and buy another one of these kits as an investment. I know they'll be producing more kits in the next few months so I'll probably store it in the basement and in 5-10 years see if there's a market for it. I'd love to get a Space Shuttle kit but the one I saw on Amazon was over $400 which is more than I want to pay, but maybe someday I'll be able to trade a Saturn V kit for one.

It would be even better if they'd come up with a new Shuttle kit, to a similar scale and as good looking as the Saturn V.
 
I've made the mistake of waiting till this past weekend to go out to the Lego store. Out of stock, not sure when they'll be back. The Lego site shows out of stock too, so I guess I have to wait to see if they'll make more...
 
That's amazing. I did some research and reading when building my Porsche, and even something like an existing part being cast in a new color gets noticed by the diehard fans.
yeah there is a whole blog dedicated pretty much to new piece designs and colors. https://newelementary.com/

Those of you that are still pining for the set you should be able to get it for quite some time still. Various place are stating the LEGO plans to produce the set well into next year (2018). So your investment will take a while to mature Mushtang but It will definitely be a long sought after set. https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas-nasa-apollo-saturn-v-21309-in-production-through-2018/

Adam Savage did a time lapse build that was an amusing 20 min, them sorting all the parts was impressive to see everything all laid out but I wouldn't recommend building the set that way.
https://nerdist.com/adam-savage-and-tested-crew-build-the-epic-lego-saturn-v-rocket/
 
Thanks for posting that. I'll just have to keep watching for it return to stock. In the meantime, maybe I'll spend that money on the large Millennium Falcon set... :cool:
 
My son and I recently put together the Lego Saturn V that I'd previously put together and taken apart, twice. He'd been gone all summer so I let him do most of the build and I just helped sort pieces and find them for him.

Before I have him take it apart I'll let it stand next to the Estes Saturn V I built back in January of 2012 for a bit. The Lego kit isn't quite as big, but it's close.

Saturns.jpg

I should have stood my Dr. Zooch Saturn V next to them, but didn't think about it until posting this.
 
Is it really worth that much? *Looks at space shuttle parts...*

Something is worth whatever someone else is willing to trade for it. It's not worth $400 to me, which is why I didn't trade my $400 for it. If it's still available for that price then I'd guess it's actually not worth that much to anyone else. If the seller actually finds someone that is willing to pay that much then I'd guess they'd both be happy.
 
I'm waiting for somebody to modify one for a 29mm, super glue it together, and fly it.


Now that would be impressive.
 
Just looked and some have sold for 400+ though they were still new in box. 250 for used once.... I'm seriously tempted now because that would fully fund my EX hardware and would get me the electronics for my L2. Time to gather the parts! (This is for the Space Shuttle not Saturn V)
 
One of the local hobby stores here in AU had them two days ago available for $165AUD for pre-order...

I decided not to impulse buy...

Changed my mind yesterday, went back...

SOLD OUT...

#sigh...
 
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