Posted August 3, 201113 yr Just read this on GeekDad full article here Basically Lego has made 3 special aluminum mini-figs that are on the soon-to-launch Juno spacecraft that is heading for Jupiter. I hope they release them for sale too!
August 3, 201113 yr Deeplinked pic: (Jupiter, Juno, and Galileo, according to the article) Great to see minifigs expanding their reach! And those are some sweet minifigs, even if they aren't articulated.
August 3, 201113 yr That's very interesting, a Lego minifig will be the first man on Jupiter. I wonder if Lego might make some plastic versions of these and sell them.
August 3, 201113 yr On 8/3/2011 at 7:04 PM, sputnik16 said: wow. this is awesome! Does galileo have a new beard piece? Nope, that is a very nice rendition of the CMF3 Fisherman beard.
August 3, 201113 yr On 8/3/2011 at 9:30 PM, Peppermint_M said: Nope, that is a very nice rendition of the CMF3 Fisherman beard. Ahh, you beat me too it. In other news, this is really interesting. You think TLG would make a handful more of these and sell them for ridiculous prices. I'd certainly pony up for them.
August 3, 201113 yr On 8/3/2011 at 6:34 PM, Deeks said: Just read this on GeekDad full article here Basically Lego has made 3 special aluminium mini-figs that are on the soon-to-launch Juno spacecraft that is heading for Jupiter. I hope they release them for sale too! Hmmm ... Build spaceship , get there in 2016, get minifigs back ! This could be a very interesting sales pitch, 3 figs cast in aluminium , the plastic counterparts in a box with a NASA-LEGO patch, or something like that, nice promo !
August 3, 201113 yr Author On 8/3/2011 at 10:18 PM, Big Cam said: Ahh, you beat me too it. In other news, this is really interesting. You think TLG would make a handful more of these and sell them for ridiculous prices. I'd certainly pony up for them. Well according to the article TLG spent $5,000 a pop on those three, though I assume that would include the manufacturing costs + the expense of installation.
August 4, 201113 yr Wow talk about LEGO trying to expand their reach around the worl... i mean the galaxy! what next a factory on the moon to save on shipping cost
August 4, 201113 yr These were made from aluminum not ABS which I assume contributed to the cost. Now I want a fisherman mf beard so I can make Papa Smurf .
August 4, 201113 yr On 8/3/2011 at 11:40 PM, Deeks said: Well according to the article TLG spent $5,000 a pop on those three, though I assume that would include the manufacturing costs + the expense of installation. Well if these are machined from solid aluminum, that's like machining a small mold, and I think Brickarms spends up to $20,000 on molds, so it's not that far-fetched. Edited August 4, 201113 yr by Brickdoctor
August 4, 201113 yr woot more lego in space. I'm wondering is the lightning that Jupiter is holding a part? I can't seem to find it on bricklink.
August 4, 201113 yr That's fantastic, the whole idea and execution is spot on. I agree that Lego should make a 3-pack of these to use as a special / promo item. Would be nice to own a part of history
August 5, 201113 yr On 8/4/2011 at 1:56 AM, captain jari said: woot more lego in space. I'm wondering is the lightning that Jupiter is holding a part? I can't seem to find it on bricklink. At the moment I don't think it's an official part, but that being said I wouldn't be surprised to see it soon in a set or collectible minifig.
August 5, 201113 yr I hope they put out a special collectors 3 set of these (in plastic). Really neat. hehe first 'man' on jupiter
August 5, 201113 yr I hope aliens intercept them and then when they try to infiltrate our society they mistakenly disguise themselves as minifigs.
August 5, 201113 yr I think these are great. I love the whole idea that something as simple and playful is included in a mission like this. That is so very human in my opinion.
August 5, 201113 yr Author Well they are blasting off in about 20 minutes Livefeed Edited August 5, 201113 yr by Deeks
August 5, 201113 yr This morning, NASA launched the Juno mission to Jupiter. On board the spacecraft are three LEGO minifigs. So cool! Juno Minifigs
August 5, 201113 yr On 8/5/2011 at 5:54 PM, Skipper said: We already have a thread about that here. Yeah, and it is no longer Science Fiction I'll merge this with the other thread.
August 5, 201113 yr On 8/5/2011 at 6:11 PM, Rufus said: Yeah, and it is no longer Science Fiction I'll merge this with the other thread. Thanks kindly. Anyone know if Lego plans to release these figures to the public?
August 7, 201113 yr I read this yesterday on FOX, and I love the idea. I can see these three as CMFs someday. From Mars, to Jupiter, what's next? The Sun? Neptune? The possibilities are endless. And if there are aliens, what if they mistake minifigures as the dominant species on Earth? Thanks for posting this!
August 7, 201113 yr On 8/7/2011 at 3:02 AM, KingoftheZempk said: I read this yesterday on FOX, and I love the idea. I can see these three as CMFs someday. From Mars, to Jupiter, what's next? The Sun? Neptune? The possibilities are endless. And if there are aliens, what if they mistake minifigures as the dominant species on Earth? Thanks for posting this! I'm sure we can rule out the sun. I think it may be just a wee bit hot for a spacecraft, much less minifigures.
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