When I was emerging from my dark ages, the City theme was taking one of its sojourns into space. I was on a tighter budget and was buying buildings to create a city at the time. Consequently, despite wanting space sets, I did not buy many. I managed to score the Spaceport on liquidation. However, I missed out on other
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Exciting news from the LEGO® Group today. This is especially true if you are a space enthusiast. The Creator Expert (18+) NASA Space Shuttle Discovery is coming soon! As if that fun tidbit were not enough, the set also contains a model of the Hubble Space Telescope. Additionally, VIPs will have access to exclusive points-only purchases in the VIP center,
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The last few months have been huge in terms of announcements for LEGO® space themed sets. To start it all off, last May we heard about the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander set. Subsequently, the City theme Mars Exploration sets followed in June. Now, less than a year later, the LEGO® Group takes us into orbit again with the latest offering
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A while back, the LEGO® Group sent me a few of the 2019 City Mars Exploration sets to review. I decided to save the best until last. By best, I mean the one that I was most looking forward to. On the quest to reach Mars, mankind will need a stop over en route. Minifigures are ahead of the game,
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Rocket Assembly and Transport is the largest of the summer 2019 City Mars Exploration sets. The centerpiece of the kit is an epic rocket. Additionally, you get several smaller builds to set up your own mission control. However, the set comes at a hefty price that many might find inhibitive. This week, we will take a closer look at Rocket
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In the summer of 2019, LEGO® City scientists returned to space exploration. Their research targeted the Red Planet, and ultimately Mars exploration. To that end, the development of technology was required, and testing took place on Earth. This brings us to the topic of today’s review, the Rover Testing Drive. Here, we examine the set that will allow Minifigures to
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A review of the LEGO® Space Research and Development people pack. This past summer, the LEGO® City theme went on a mission to Mars. Included in the series of sets were two Minifigure packs. I have already reviewed the smaller of the two (click here to read about it). Consequently, this week, we will look at the larger Space Research
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Every summer, the LEGO® Group delivers a new science based City sub-theme. I am always pretty quick to jump on these since I am a bit of a science geek at heart. This year, we get a much anticipated return to space. I have a number of sets from this assortment in line for review over the next few weeks,
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July 20, 2019 marked the 50 year anniversary since mankind first set foot on the moon. To commemorate the occasion, the LEGO® Group teamed up with NASA to develop a brick-built replica of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander. I reported on this back at the end of May, when the LEGO® Group officially announced the set (click here to check
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LEGO® Ideas has juts announced a new contest for the summer. This is in addition to the contest already underway for Jurassic World (which is on until July 17 – click here for the details). This time, the LEGO® Ideas team wants you to design a mode of transportation that will carry astronauts from the Moon to Mars, using LEGO®
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