mtMOClug Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 Today, July 16th, marks the 40th Anniversary of launching the Apollo 11 mission that carried 3 astronauts - Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. - to the moon. I was too young at the time to remember this mission, but the hype continued for years afterwards - I had one of the original plastic models of the Saturn V rockets when I was about 5 years old. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon. The 10029 Lunar Lander had been on my wishlist for years. Early this Spring, I placed an order through Bricklink for my beloved MISB Lunar Lander. I knew these were only going up in price - collectors would soon figure out the 40th Anniversary and my chance to own one would soon vanish. The build was straight-forward. There is no detailed interior but could easily be tweaked, there is ample room for seats and a control panel. I have no plans to mod the inside... this set will remain as-is. Stickers were applied - something that is quite rare for me. Since I didn't have a crater baseplate, I simply created my own. If you would like to read more about the mission, there is a great article on Wikipedia. Quote
DJ Force Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) This is really a lovely set, as all the Discovery Chanel sets were. In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary properly, you need to build the warehouse filled with sand, where they superimposed this lunar landing to fool the public Edited July 16, 2009 by DJ Force Quote
posades Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 An aspiring aerospace engineer myself, this set is awesome in so many different ways. I can't believe I didn't even know about it until now; now I may have to buy one myself which is going to be tough to find at a reasonable price. Great set to commemorate one of the greatest achievements of mankind, and nice timing too. Quote
Siegfried Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I love this set! It's wondefully done and instantly recognisable. Do you have more photos? Considering your good timing I was considering frontpaging this yesterday but it seemed silly to frontpage the story but have little more to see in the full post... In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary properly, you need to build the warehouse filled with sand, where they superimposed this lunar landing to fool the public Indeed. They went to so much effort to fake it all to; including building a secret probe for each launch that went there at the same time and left behind radar beacons and other stuff that can be seen via telescopes today... Quote
jonwil Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) I still regret not being able to get this set when it was released (I was able to obtain all the other Discovery sets from retail stores but was never able to obtain this one). The good thing is I was able to find the minifigs, stickers and quite a few of the parts I dont yet have on Bricklink and they are currently on the way here. The main part I have yet to find (or rather, yet to be able to afford to put another order into a store that has enough of them) is the tan hinge bricks. At least I will have all the special parts from this set and can put it together with a few color substitutions (although I cant apply the stickers until I get the proper tan hinge bricks where they get applied) As for the set, it is one of my top 10 favorite LEGO sets of all time Edited July 17, 2009 by jonwil Quote
DJ Force Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I love this set! It's wondefully done and instantly recognisable. Do you have more photos? Considering your good timing I was considering frontpaging this yesterday but it seemed silly to frontpage the story but have little more to see in the full post...Indeed. They went to so much effort to fake it all to; including building a secret probe for each launch that went there at the same time and left behind radar beacons and other stuff that can be seen via telescopes today... Ahh, the Walrus got me. Well, the conspiracy theory to this matter said that the launch was impossible then, but in order to win the race into space against Russia the US had to mimick landing on the moon, which later they actually achieved. Yet, this is strictly a conspiracy THEORY. I didn´t mean to offend anyone with posting this little joke. Quote
prateek Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I missed out on this set Great diorama though Quote
mtMOClug Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) I love this set! It's wondefully done and instantly recognisable. Do you have more photos? Considering your good timing I was considering frontpaging this yesterday but it seemed silly to frontpage the story but have little more to see in the full post... Thanks for the consideration Siegfried! I've uploaded the images to my Brickshelf account... unfortunately I can't provide more than one more cleaned-up picture until early next week. This particular set is in storage... luckily I know exactly which box though! Until the folder is moderated, here are the deep links: The pics are a little 1024x768 if that helps you. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/HotToads...er_space_a1.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/HotToads...er_space_b1.jpg And when the folder is moderated there are other pics as well although not as pretty: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=379785 This too is one of my all-time favourite sets. If you can build one off of Bricklink for parts, I say go for it! I was so pleased when I got mine... for quite some time it sat protected in the china cabinet. This set will never be farmed for parts... it cost me too much... and when our club does displays it gets many many comments... no sense taking apart something that is so popular. Last I checked... there were only 5 MISB available worldwide on Bricklink.... a few months back, I think there were about 30. This set is defiinitely going to be gone this year. Edited July 17, 2009 by mtMOClug Quote
Holodoc Posted July 18, 2009 Posted July 18, 2009 I was shocked to see this thread being opened, before I was able to finish my review for this brilliant set. Now it´s done. *phew* Quote
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