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From the official CUUSOO blog:

LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Available January 1st

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Hailed by NASA as a “miracle of engineering” when it landed on Mars in August, 2012, we’re thrilled to present a LEGO set based on this historic spacecraft. The fifth LEGO CUUSOO set, 21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover, will be available in the LEGO Shop online for $29.99 from January 1st, 2014.

Go here and read the whole story!

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This is actually the first offering from Cuusoo that I really feel like going out and getting. A decade ago, I gobbled up the whole Discovery Channel theme and this would have fit right in.

I just wish it came with the Skycrane module shown in Stephen Pakbaz' original proposal as well.

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This is definitely on my radar for next year. Maybe not right away, but eventually. I like the look and box art presentation and the set is very recognizable.

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also don't you think lego is being cheap by changing the plate and rocks pieces from dark tan and dark orange to regular tan and dark grey?

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I agree that changing the colors for the rocks and baseplate is kind of cheap :sceptic: Also, the arms on the front (holding the front wheels) look kind of flimsy.

That being said, the set looks fantastic! Although I think there were some better projects on Cuusoo, kudos to the Cuusoo group. :thumbup:

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Great-looking set! It appears to be one of the most playable CUUSOO sets so far, if not indeed the most playable one.

I sympathize with those who wanted the Martian terrain retained in the original color, but if it was simply a cost-cutting move, at least they passed it on to us - this is the least-expensive CUUSOO set yet (well, at least of the four released outside of Japan, anyway - I don't know what the Shinkai 6500 set was priced at, but I suspect it worked out to a fair bit more than this). I'm definitely getting one of these. I just wish it were out a few weeks earlier - this would be an excellent Christmas gift for my girlfriend.

It's ok, but I still seriously question the relevance of this set 18 months after it was in the news, and current?

Yeah, that's why the Imperial Flagship flopped. Who wanted an 18th/19th century-style sailing vessel in 2010? :p

The mission is still current, isn't it? Isn't Curiosity still operating?

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