Review: 60351 Rocket Launch Centre
Posted by benbacardi,Currently, NASA's primary focus is Artemis, a project with the aim of landing humans on the moon once more. LEGO's latest range of space-themed City sets are ostensibly inspired by this project, as proclaimed by the artwork on the boxes.
At over 1,000 pieces, 60351 Rocket Launch Centre is the largest of the four, and is the only one Earth-based (instead of lunar-based). It's clear the primary inspiration for the set from Artemis is the Space Launch System, or SLS; in other words, the big rocket. Perhaps surprisingly, this is remarkably accurate—at least from the outside!
Aside from the rocket and launch tower, there are a handful of other smaller builds included, as well as a variety of minifigures and new astronaut uniforms sporting the Classic Space logo!
Summary
60351 Rocket Launch Centre, 1,010 pieces.
£129.99 / $159.99 / €149.99 | 12.9p/15.8c/14.9c per piece.
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A substantial play set with some fun interactive features.
- Lots of small details
- A fairly accurate representation of NASA's SLS
- New astronaut suits with the Classic Space logo!
- Launch control centre a little small
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
The set contains seven minifigures (although all of LEGO's marketing refers to only six—I wonder which they forgot!) The two scientists are called out on the front of the box as Gwen Ravenhurst and Dr. Barnaby Wylde. Both heads are new, and feature double expressions, with more serious faces on one side and overjoyed on the other. I particularly like Gwen's half-moon glasses, and Dr. Wylde's goatee.
Gwen's hair, pulled back into a chignon, was introduced last year in black; it is new here in reddish brown. Dr. Wylde's receding hairline has been in various sets, but never before in sand yellow as it is in this set.
Both are wearing lab coats with impressive detail, though unfortunately the printing doesn't continue onto the legs. Only Dr. Wylde's is unique, with Gwen's having appeared numerous times before. Both have pockets containing pens, and an ID badge pinned to the left lapel, though in different designs. Gwen's wearing hers over a grey shirt, and Dr. Wylde's layered a green shirt under green knitwear.
The rear of each torso is printed with a few crease marks and a neckline.
Two engineers are included, wearing red hard hats, high visibility jackets, and blue gloves. The torsos are printed on the new vibrant yellow, which is the perfect application of the colour. Despite not being overly detailed, I think they look fantastic and very realistic.
The female engineer is wearing dark aviator sunglasses, and the male a pair of orange safety googles. Both prints have been in numerous sets before.
The high visibility jacket detailing continues on the rear, but the legs are unprinted. The female engineer's hard hat piece includes a brown ponytail.
The final three minifigures make up the astronaut crew: two fully-suited astronauts and another wearing a different coloured flight suit.
The astronaut's orange space suits are new to three City Space sets this year, and look fantastic. They sport the Classic Space logo, not centred like the original torsos, but off to the right. Other detailing includes tubing and valves that continue onto the legs, and reinforced patches on the knees and hips.
Both astronauts are wearing the current Space helmet design, with the dark blue visor new in this colour. As with real-life space suits, the visor can't be opened, but it does detract a little from the playability of the figures.
Beneath the helmet, we find one female and one male astronaut. Hair is provided for when they're not wearing their helmets. All three figures are smiling, and the flight engineer is wearing glasses. All three heads have been in quite a few sets before.
The blue tubing of the orange space suits continues onto the rear of the torso, including additional stitching detailing. The male astronaut's head is double-sided, with a face that looks as if he's about to be sick; presumably he's a rookie and hasn't made the trip to space before!
The Build
At over a thousand parts, this is a significantly sized set, and this is clear from the four instruction booklets, two sticker sheets, and eleven bags of parts. There's actually not a large amount of stickers; the two sheets are because one of the stickers needed to be printed on a transparent background for reasons explained later.
Ancillary Models
The first booklet builds three of the smaller models. The first is a small crater holding a large rock, with a pair of flames and a small plant. As this set is an Earth-based launch complex, I can only assume this is for testing of the rover. A small autonomous rover is built around a single red light brick, which has only appeared once before in 42127 The Batman - Batmobile.
The third model in the booklet is a small two-person flatbed truck with a lift arm on the back, capable of lifting the boulder out of the crater and stowing it safely for travel. There's a fire extinguisher on board, presumably to put out the flames by the crater. I'm not sure where the astronauts are destined for in space, but flames on the surface of another planet aren't very likely, so this is a rather odd thing to include!
The boulder is made from a pair of new dual-moulded parts; transparent blue on the inside, that is visible through holes in the grey exterior. A crystal sits at the heart of the rock, topped by a round 1x1 rile that is printed with an image of bacteria, which is new in a couple of sets this year.
The Observatory
One of the buildings accompanying the launch centre is a small observatory on top of what is essentially a parking garage for the truck. Of particular interest here are the four quarter-dome parts in white, a new piece for 2022. It's also available in 60350 Lunar Research Base, but in transparent light blue.
The observatory is built on top of four basic pillars, and a sliding garage door allows the service vehicle to drive up and into the garage (although the rear is entirely open, so the vehicle can just easily access it that way instead...). A palm tree stands to the side, with a "multicombination" blue and yellow parrot.
All four quarters of the dome can be opened, revealing the observatory inside. The main function of an observatory sits in the middle: a telescope that can change angle as the entire observatory rotates to point at any part of the sky necessary. There's also a drone included, because it seems every City set needs to have one of those nowadays.
Behind the telescope is a screen with a display showing some far distant nebula, and a microscope underneath which another petri dish tile sits. I'd say it's unusual to be examining bacteria in an observatory rather than a biology lab, but there we are!
The telescope mechanism is quite neat. It can be raised and lowered by turning the dial on top of the observatory, which is attached to a worm gear to move the telescope. I've removed the housing in the photo below so the mechanism is visible.
Launch Control Center
The final building is the Launch Control Center, where the engineers and scientists watch the progress of the launch of the rocket through large windows and computer screens.
Inside the control center is rather cramped, with space for just two engineers and their computer terminals. A mug sits atop one of the terminals; almost certainly a breach of protocol! There's a large red abort button, and a small model of the rocket in the corner of the room.
The left-hand wall is entirely dedicated to a large sticker depicting the Earth from space, which is applied to a transparent light blue wall panel. Through a portion of the sticker that isn't printed, an image of the rocket is visible (another sticker on a 1x2 tile). The rocket's progress can be tracked around the Earth as it orbits, by turning a gear on the outside of the control center. It's a simple but clever mechanism, although it would have been improved by using a trans-clear wall panel instead of a blue one.
Launch Tower
The final booklet builds both the launch tower and the rocket itself. The tower's primarily constructed of (appropriately-named) "earth blue" lattice wall pieces, which are new in this colour in the set. The added colour is appreciated, although a grey would have been more realistic for the real-life launch tower it is attempting to replicate.
The base of the launch tower includes a stand for the rocket, with a Technic liftarm holding the booster steady. Two water jets are included, which are common on US launch pads to douse the flames from the lit boosters, creating the iconic plume of water vapour as the rocket takes off. (Some other countries don't bother, making for much more fiery launches!)
The two angled pipes at the front lift to vertical when the rocket is sat on the launch pad, held in place by the weight of the booster. They line up neatly with two 1x1 round tiles on the rocket itself, and are a fairly effective replica of the umbilical cords that connect the rocket's systems to the ground control systems before launch. They neatly drop away as the rocket begins to lift off.
On the rear of the launch tower, a small winch-operated lift gives the astronauts access to the command module at the top of the booster where they would be strapped into their seats ready for launch. It connects neatly to a retractable platform that can be swung out across towards the rocket with the gear on top. Overall, each feature of the launch tower is immediately obvious, and it looks pretty true-to-life for the scale available.
The Rocket
Finally, the rocket itself is constructed. This makes heavy use of large dark orange shell parts to form the main booster, with two white solid rocket boosters either side. The tapered cockpit at the top (below the white) is new this year, and available in dark orange here or in white in a couple of the other new City Space sets.
Three NASA stickers highlight the real-life inspiration for the set, and the final model is surprisingly similar to NASA's SLS, even down to the shape of the launch tower and the two connectors at the base of the rocket.
Two smaller models are also built in this booklet. One is a tank of fuel, by LEGO's classic brand Octan (complete with the distinctive red and green colour scheme). The other is a small rover, designed to take a single minifigure on trips around the surface of another planet. It's unfortunately rather basic looking, although I do like the gold wheel hubs.
The main rocket booster opens into three sections. The lower one is designed to snugly fit the Octan fuel tank, while the middle one further up the rocket can accommodate the rover, with its windshield folded down.
At the top of the booster, the tapered cockpit opens to reveal space for a pair of astronauts (albeit in very confined quarters), a couple of control panels, and a set of classic air tanks for each.
I mentioned earlier that the rocket looks remarkably close to the real thing, but the similarities end once you open it up! The brown booster, known as the *core stage*, would be filled with fuel, and has no compartments to store things such as a rover, let alone the pilots themselves! Instead, they'd be sat much closer to the top, in the white segment. Building a minifig-scale version of the rocket to accurately accommodate this, however, would be very unrealistic.
Returning to the outside, the similarities with NASA's SLS booster continue, however, with an accurate number of engines; one on each of the two white solid rocket boosters, and four on the core stage (the same engines that powered the Space Shuttle).
Once stacked on the launch pad, the retractable platform allows the astronauts access to their cockpit.
You can also see the weight of the rocket holding the two pipes in place at the front, lining up with the two 1x1 round tiles on the front of the central booster. At over 42cm tall, it's a fairly impressive display piece in itself.
Conclusion
There's a lot going on in this set, and a lot to like. The rocket and launch tower are impressively accurate to the real thing, visually at least, while still managing to maintain interactive minfigure-scale play features.
Overall, the set is packed with small details that make it fun to play with: the rocket progress screen in the launch control center, the rotating observatory with adjustable telescope, and the launch tower lift to name a few. Displayed all together, it's a substantial set, and I would also be happy to have the rocket and launch tower out as a display piece.
It's not the cheapest set, but I think it's fair value for money, particularly for a NASA or space-loving fan in your family.
It's available now at LEGO.com for £124.99 / 139,99 € / $149.99.
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Thanks for this review! It's the best Lego rocket for minifigs ever, and the best launch tower for such a rocket ever. Much better than the rocket in 2019's set 60228, which was also intended to be SLS. The boosters and core stage engines of the new one are improved too, but the new cockpit/tank piece works wonders compared to the big cone used for the crew capsule on the last one. I think the reason for the flames by the big boulder is that it's a meteor that fell to earth and started a small fire where it impacted.
Set 60351 is rather overpriced by part count, but by "volume of stuff" and by play potential it's still a bargain compared to Star Wars. There a big spaceship or other vehicle with three good-sized ground bases, two small support vehicles, seven minifigures, and a little robot will set you back a lot more than $150.
Comprehensive & useful review, Ben! Really appreciate the extensive collection of photos.
Between yours & Jang's reviews, as referenced by iwybs above, I'll definitely be working a couple of extra shifts to add this blast-off scene to the fleet!
Guessing that this is asked and answered, but whatever happened to the 1990s old style palm tree trunks?
When the first photos were published I was worried that there won’t be a space for astronauts in the rocket, happy to see that I was mistaken!
I'm really, really confused by the NASA brand being only in this set from the line! I think the choice between NASA or CS Logo would have been neat.
Looks good, price is ridiculous.
What a great review and Set, I must admit when I saw it I thought it was just another rocket set, I've yet to build the last one I bought which was next but one on my list to build (60228) I also didn't realise this was NASA and based on a real thing. I also have to say I like the Blue background for the photo's, not sure why maybe its Sky looking? Anyway I'll now be getting this after this review at hopefully about £95 in a few months. Thankyou
I was very tempted by last years City Space sets, but this year's are even better, so I might just have to get this wave once there's a bit of discount.
My only slight concern is the abysmal colour matching of the blue roof panels on the Launch Control Center. In Jang's retail review 2 are blue but 1's almost green. Doesn't appear to be an issue on this copy. Almost as if the Quality Control team is told, 'Right, that's the promotion freebies done, you can go home now'.
In my headcannon, the Clamp sticker is a reference to Gremlins 2. Doesn’t bode well for the safety of this space mission though…
The water at the launchpad is not to douse the flames, its actually a sound suppression system to prevent the noise of rockets at launch from shaking apart the launch structure.
Dr Wylde looks like Brent Spiner's Independence Day character if it only had the glasses. :D
Good, thorough review.
Looks like a really impressive set. Lots going on.
I imagined that the contents of the meteor/rock was proto-molecule.
I'm glad for the lack of accuracy, in a way, as making the rocket to scale is the only way to do things like put astronauts and cargo in the correct locations. Leave that to a MOCer with disposable income and let fans get something affordable yet good enough on the accuracy front!
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Guessing that this is asked and answered, but whatever happened to the 1990s old style palm tree trunks?"
I really miss those palm trees. They were so realistic looking - most likely they become too expensive for what they are and have been phased out for the generic stuff we have now.
Looks cool despite lacking a baseplate. I'd love to get it but it's rather expensive.
Not a good time to spend on hobbies lately.
Good review! I'm really impressed with this set. Every time I think that City space center sets have peaked, LEGO somehow manages to surpass my expectations yet again.
Am I correct in thinking this is the first observatory in the Town, World City, or City themes? I'm surprised it took so long to get one, but I suppose it may not have been an option at that sort of target age without a suitable dome piece.
This one is certainly very impressive for a first attempt, and while it might not be strictly accurate for it to devote so much of its space to a microbiology lab and garage, it's a good way to pack a whole lot of play value into this one structure. And thankfully, it doesn't compromise the functionality/playability fo the telescope itself!
I also agree with @iwybs about the launch tower and rocket being the best that we've seen in the Town or City theme. The launch tower's shape is just about perfect, and the lift and boarding platform feel very authentic considering how compact they are! And once again, even if the use of the rocket's interior space isn't 100% realistic, it manages to incorporate just about all the play features and details I could hope for. The use of Octan rocket fuel is a very nice touch!
I'm pleased that the control center incorporates the same sort of nifty analog play features for its display screen that we previously saw in 60228, although that set's "countdown" feature and option of inserting a smartphone for authentic video and sound effects still put it a bit ahead of this one's from a playability standpoint. Even so, the control center in this set makes good use of its smaller 8x16 footprint, and the microscale model of the rocket is a pretty charming detail!
The service vehicle also feels pretty nice in terms of both its build and its playability. In addition too the meteor retrieval play scenario that accompanies it in its instruction manual (which honestly feels a little tangential to the main play experience), it also has seating in the back for driving the astronauts to the launch site, as shown in one of the images from the back of the box. A lot of the time these ground vehicles are some of the most forgettable parts of spaceport sets like this, but I definitely prefer this one over the ones from 60080 or 3368.
While you don't seem too impressed with the camera drone, I think it's a very realistic detail for monitoring the rocket and launch site prior to launch. 90s Space sets often used traditional helicopters for this purpose, as NASA did in real life, but a drone is a more high-tech solution that definitely feels appropriate for a modern set, and as a bonus it eats up a lot less of the budget than a helicopter would.
The robotic rover is nothing too extraordinary, but I'm not going to complain about getting a cute robot buddy to accompany the human astronauts and ground crew! And for such a small build, it has a pretty impressive level of articulation, which would be very helpful either for handling different types of accessories or simply to give it more expressive "body language".
I can definitely imagine having a great time playing with it as a kid and using the light brick to "scan" the meteor impact crater, or even rolling it around with its arms raised and flashing its red light in "panic mode" when a dangerous situation arises! And I suppose once it's declared "mission ready", it could join the astronauts on the rocket in place of the lunar rover.
Is it just me, or has the air tank piece had additional connection points added since my childhood in the 90s? I don't remember being able to attach a 3.18mm bar into the holes at the bottom back then — which was frustrating because it looked like a place where a bar SHOULD be able to fit! Maybe I'm misremembering, though?
Aww, a picture of the sticker sheet! You guys really listen <3
That's actually a very nice looking set, even though I totally dislike the real life SLS.
I think the rocket and minifigs look awesome. The Octan branding in the ship and colors on the fuel lines are a nice touch and a great way to tie this set into anything City.
Great review @benbacardi , really appreciate the detail and candour. I was leaning towards this and your review clinched the deal (once I can find a discount :-) With my nostalgic AFOL hat on, I like the blend here between real world NASA and the nods to Classic Space. A daft question, how does this rocket compare next to the mighty Saturn V? I suspect a wee bit smaller but it does look like a reasonable size - I know they are different themes and markets but just wondered. I really like all these sets and didn't get the launch set from the last wave so this could fit right in. Now if only I still had my old school crater and launch pad base plates...
I love space! This set looks really awesome and a lot more coherent than the previous ones. We’ll have to see if my kids are still enamored enough to ask for these new sets or not.
I mean either way I’ll get them. It’s just who will build them is the question.
I think having the trans-blue panel behind the transparent sticker is meant to indicate the Earth's atmosphere. Having a rocket to track is a delightful detail! Thank you for the detailed review; this set may well displace the smaller ones from this subtheme that were on my wishlist. Also sounds like an amusing companion to Saturn V whenever I get that built and find an appropriate place to display it!
Very solid rocket but weak everything else. Previous Launch set was way better
I like that the rocket boosters use the half-barrel / crow's nest piece. The palm trees may not be Pirates inspired but it is fun to see that one getting repurposed so well.
And this looks great. I'm also unsure about this price point but we'll see.
They need to make those dome pieces in tan, azure, and gold for Middle Eastern architecture.
I love that now they use both the NASA meatball and worm logos on the rockets because they both look great and say Spaaaaaaaace!
@Aanchir: I don't think you're misremembering about the air tanks; I seem to remember similar disappointment with my first Space sets in the late'80s.
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"The water at the launchpad is not to douse the flames, its actually a sound suppression system to prevent the noise of rockets at launch from shaking apart the launch structure. "
And most importantly, it prevents the noise from bouncing off the pad and shaking apart the rocket itself!
That is not the Classic Space logo! It just resembles closely which is dumb. It might have been the proper one instead.
Great set! Now if NASA would actually launch the real thing without delaying it again, maybe we'll get a wave two...
I just want Major Matt Mason and Sgt Storm minifigures!
@HOBBES said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Guessing that this is asked and answered, but whatever happened to the 1990s old style palm tree trunks?"
I really miss those palm trees. They were so realistic looking - most likely they become too expensive for what they are and have been phased out for the generic stuff we have now."
They were prone to cracking. Of course Lego could probably have reinforced the elements, but I’d say at that stage in TLGs history there were better uses for the money. Shame, as I think they look far superior. New palm leaves are great though.
Excellent review.
Great features and small fun details in this set.
A must get for me.
looks very cool! won't get it because I'm into city, but still
My first space set was 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base and I feel like this is the modern update of that classic set. This is a MUST BUY for me!
Beehive engines! I wouldn't expect a bee powered rocket, but that's NPU.
Hoping for a sale on this one!
@benbacardi
Did the set include any mis-coloured light trans blue canopies? There have been some issues with them in these new sets.
@VictorvanSchagen said:
" @benbacardi
Did the set include any mis-coloured light trans blue canopies? There have been some issues with them in these new sets."
Not that I noticed, no. Everything was uniform.
@Kenmore said:
"A daft question, how does this rocket compare next to the mighty Saturn V? I suspect a wee bit smaller but it does look like a reasonable size - I know they are different themes and markets but just wondered."
Funnily enough, I sent a quick photo to a friend of mine showing both of them, as they asked the same question! I've uploaded here for you: https://images.brickset.com/news/73511_Image%20from%20iOS.jpg
I would say you need two of this set. Then you can increase the brown part of the main tank as much as allowed with the part provided; double the length of the boosters and also double the height of the tower. Then you will have something that look like the picture above (art picture showing the real thing). And while you are at it and have a bit more pieces, move the rocket a bit further away from the tower and increase the size of the two holder/feeder on the platform. Suddenly, your control room will also look much better with double the size. And for what is left, modify one dome to be solely the observatory and the other one as being the lab.
@benbacardi said:
" @Kenmore said:
"A daft question, how does this rocket compare next to the mighty Saturn V? I suspect a wee bit smaller but it does look like a reasonable size - I know they are different themes and markets but just wondered."
Funnily enough, I sent a quick photo to a friend of mine showing both of them, as they asked the same question! I've uploaded here for you: https://images.brickset.com/news/73511_Image%20from%20iOS.jpg"
Thanks so much! Wow, that's an even bigger difference than I expected - but great to see and could see though how the Artemis-esque rocket and pad could be part of a Space display. Thank you.
Before anyone adds "but it's not minifig scale" , good luck with that, would be about a 2 meter tall rocket then.
Adding one of the transparent canopies from the other sets could turn the rocket into a pretty cool spaceship as well, when the figures have some window to look out of, realistic? no, fun, yes.
@HOBBES Or even better buy the Saturn V with less money and have a proper scaled rocket model. This set is just ridiculously overpriced even for City.
Who in the right mind would waste their income on two of these sets just to fix what LEGO should have done for the Artemis SLS?
@R0Sch said:
"That is not the Classic Space logo! It just resembles closely which is dumb. It might have been the proper one instead."
Well... it's not supposed to be classic space. But for a while now the City space port theme logos have crept closer and closer to the classic logo. If anything it seems like we're slowly witnessing the agancy that one day will become the classic space one come into being, with these being precursors. At least I would like to think there's such a continuity.
It's already down to $130 if you have Costco membership. just check their online store. Other new space sets are cheaper that lego.com as well
@Binnekamp said:
" @R0Sch said:
"That is not the Classic Space logo! It just resembles closely which is dumb. It might have been the proper one instead."
Well... it's not supposed to be classic space. But for a while now the City space port theme logos have crept closer and closer to the classic logo. If anything it seems like we're slowly witnessing the agancy that one day will become the classic space one come into being, with these being precursors. At least I would like to think there's such a continuity."
The beauty with 'Classic Space' was that the action took place in 'space'. This is an earth set related to space activities. The other 3 sets from this wave (lunar base, rover, and space station) relates more to 'Space' than this. Somehow, I am tempted by the lunar base and rover (might not have a choice since the 90s anniversary set is apparently not a Classic Space one - personally I think the best 90s set would have been one for each themes {Bionicle, Castle, Pirates, Space} - certainly Lego has the capacity to do that). The other element of 'Classic Space' is: imagination! This is not based on anything, it is just simple creativity and anything - shape - colour - faction is possible. These sets are a little too much rooted into something tangible which lead to comparisons - for better or for worse. Also, in 'Classic Space' the minifig were 'outside' most of the time - in these new sets, they are inside most of the time - as they are most of the time in real life.
@R0Sch said:
" @HOBBES Or even better buy the Saturn V with less money and have a proper scaled rocket model. This set is just ridiculously overpriced even for City.
Who in the right mind would waste their income on two of these sets just to fix what LEGO should have done for the Artemis SLS?"
Yikes! I just looked at the price of this (was never in my want list - not close enough to the thing it is supposed to represent and too far from something truly fictional). I think this should be a $100 set but I guess this goes along the mainstream comments that, in general, City sets are incredibly overpriced (the last ones I bought (City sets) had elephants in them and were quite expensive!).
I do own the Saturn V (one of the best set ever (incredible building techniques)) - I also have the lunar lander, The ISS station and the space Shuttle (including the extra satellite from Stonewars.de) all built and on display in my office. Not so much a 'play' set though. It is retiring this year - go get it before it's too late.
@R0Sch said:
" @HOBBES Or even better buy the Saturn V with less money and have a proper scaled rocket model. This set is just ridiculously overpriced even for City.
Who in the right mind would waste their income on two of these sets just to fix what LEGO should have done for the Artemis SLS?"
Why bother anyway? I think this set is just fine as it stands--looks surprisingly like the RL thing, if at a smaller scale than Saturn V, and offers lots of play value without exposing minifigs to open space. (Yes, I'm an AFOL with no younger relatives, but I still enjoy playing with my Lego, or at least knowing I could do so if I ever had the time!) A complete rocket-launching set to the scale of the Saturn V would take up more space than I could possibly devote to such a thing--having been reminded of the SV's real size, I'm not sure where I could display it even as it is!
Looking back at 60228 I have to agree that it was much better value for money, but having missed the opportunity to get that I'm still happy to have bought 60351 instead. For one thing, it takes up less display space (to go back to one of my most pressing issues).
You did a nice job with the photos. They’ve got a kind of quasi-sunlight look. I dig them.
The review is passionate and enthusiastic about the source material.
The price of the set is egregiously greedy.
Fantastic review & great pics x Will be picking up the Artemis sets (when I can find them on offer!) cause I love them all xx
chignon - you learn something new every day!
I like it. Still not convinced about it because of price (which will come down eventually) and concerns over it fitting in with my other space stuff. But it looks fun and this was a great review - thanks @benbacardi
Also, can someone post a close up of the classic space logo on this set and the 'original' ones please? I know they're not the same, but how different, exactly?
@maffyd said:
"Also, can someone post a close up of the classic space logo on this set and the 'original' ones please? I know they're not the same, but how different, exactly?"
Here you go! https://images.brickset.com/news/70883_IMG_2191.jpg
It seems it's a simplified version that displays better at a smaller scale. I've seen a few people complain that it "isn't the classic space logo" but to me, it's near enough to be considered an extension of the brand.
That's a really nice set! Bit expensive, but otherwise a very good buy for a space-obsessed kid.
@benbacardi said:
" @maffyd said:
"Also, can someone post a close up of the classic space logo on this set and the 'original' ones please? I know they're not the same, but how different, exactly?"
Here you go! https://images.brickset.com/news/70883_IMG_2191.jpg
It seems it's a simplified version that displays better at a smaller scale. I've seen a few people complain that it "isn't the classic space logo" but to me, it's near enough to be considered an extension of the brand."
No worries anyone, it is definitely the classic space logo.