News: Space Craze in LEGO® City!

Every summer, the City theme comes out with new science-related, exploration based sets. As a scientist, I love these side themes. This summer, we launch back into space. Recently, the NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander set was released in the Creator Expert line (you can click here to read more about it). But, coming on June 23, City will also journey to the stars in a series of sets inspired by actual NASA missions and plans. The touch of realism is really what makes this theme appealing to me, and I am chomping at the bit to get my hands on some of these kits. Today, I thought we would take a closer look at what’s coming in a couple of weeks!

40345 – Minifigure Set LEGO® City 2019

Set stats:

• Brick Count: 44
• Minifigures: 4
• Cost: $16.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.39

60224 – Satellite Service Mission

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 84
• Minifigures: 1
• Cost: $13.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.17

60225 – Rover Testing Drive

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 202
• Minifigures: 2
• Cost: $39.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.20

60226 – Mars Research Shuttle

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 273
• Minifigures: 2
• Cost: $49.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.18

60227 – Lunar Space Station

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 412
• Minifigures: 4
• Cost: $79.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.19

60228 – Deep Space Rocket & Launch Control

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 837
• Minifigures: 6
• Cost: $139.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.17

60229 – Rocket Assembly & Transport

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 1055
• Minifigures: 7
• Cost: $199.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.19

60230 – Space Research & Development

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Set stats:

• Brick Count: 209
• Minifigures: 14
• Cost: $49.99 CAD
• Cost-per-Brick: $0.24

Concluding Thoughts…

The cost per brick for each of these sets is pretty high, and averages out at about $0.22 if you count both of the people packs. City theme sets tend to cost a lot per brick, so I am not overly shocked there. It would have been nice to get at least one of these sets at a better value though. Overall, these sets look pretty awesome in my opinion, and I am looking forward to the Lunar Space Station the most. It will be interesting to see how easily you can combine more than one together to make a station more along the lines of the International Space Station. What do you think of the new LEGO® space sets? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

Until next time,

-Tom

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