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LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer joins the Brick Fanatics Top 20
Dozens of new sets have just launched at LEGO.com, but one stands head, shoulders and trans-yellow canopies above the rest – and has now landed straight in Brick Fanatics’ Top 20 LEGO Sets List. We’re of course talking about 10497 Galaxy Explorer, a stunning recreation of a 43-year-old set produced specifically to celebrate the LEGO Group’s…
VIDEO: LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer review
Travel through both space and time with Brick Fanatics’ latest video review, as we head for Planet 1979 with LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer. We’ve fuelled up on nostalgia, strapped into the gleaming, trans-yellow cockpit and blasted off into the cosmos for the first 90th anniversary set launching in August, which reimagines the classic 497 Galaxy…
LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer review
LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer tackles a true classic for the 90th anniversary – but can it successfully push our nostalgia buttons while simultaneously delivering something fresh and new? If there’s one word that’s synonymous with old-school LEGO, it’s spaceship (spaceship, SPACESHIP!). Sure, classic LEGO includes much-loved themes like Castle (which is getting its own…
Latest LEGO Ideas 90th anniversary contest calls for original Classic Space builds
The third LEGO Ideas 90th anniversary contest is now live, and focuses on Classic Space – but you won’t be building in microscale this time. The LEGO Ideas team has pivoted away from the format of its first two contests – which asked for microscale recreations of your favourite set, and then any Classic Castle…
LEGO fan designer is excited for 10497 Galaxy Explorer
A LEGO Fan designer whose creations were inspired by the original LEGO Classic Space set can’t wait for the upcoming 10497 Galaxy Explorer. A generation of fans are counting down the days until a recreation of one of the most iconic LEGO Classic Space sets is released in an updated form. LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer…
Win all the LEGO 90th anniversary sets in a new competition
A contest on the LEGO Ideas website is offering all the 90th anniversary LEGO sets as a prize. The LEGO Group turns 90 this year, and the company is honouring the event in a variety of ways. Naturally, the most interesting (to many LEGO fans) is the new LEGO sets being produced for the event.…
Don’t expect 10497 Galaxy Explorer to include sticker sheets
The upcoming 90th Anniversary 10497 Galaxy Explorer apparently only includes printed LEGO pieces, with no sticker sheets in the set. A new interview with two of the designers of 10497 Galaxy Explorer has revealed that the LEGO ICONS set is staying faithful to its design roots. Speaking to Zusammengebaut, Mike Psiaki and Milan Madge discussed the lack…
10497 Galaxy Explorer designers want more LEGO Classic Space sets
The designers behind 10497 Galaxy Explorer want to see every single LEGO Classic Space set reimagined in a similar updated style. The upcoming LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer is a dream set for fans of the original 1979 version. 497 Galaxy Explorer is remembered with much fondness by LEGO builders of a certain age and…
The reason 10497 Galaxy Explorer is missing some classic elements
A new interview with two of the designers behind 10497 Galaxy Explorer reveals why some classic elements are missing from the upcoming set. Fans of LEGO Classic Space sets will no doubt have been over the moon to learn about the announcement of 10497 Galaxy Explorer at last weekend’s LEGO CON. During the event details…
