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LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery wall-mounted display case review
iDisplayit’s 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery wall-mounted display case offers an out-of-this-world way to display what’s already a stellar LEGO Creator Expert set. iDisplayit has a pedigree for producing top-quality, professional and high-end display mounts and cases. The clear acrylic used not only looks great and is incredibly sturdy, but keeps those precious LEGO sets…
Check out these stunning images of LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
To celebrate the recent launch of LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, Brick Fanatics heads into the cosmos with an exclusive gallery of show-stopping images. 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery is the largest space shuttle ever created by the LEGO Group, coming in as a beautifully-recreated and detailed model celebrating 40 years since the launch…
LEGO explains why the VIP NASA Ulysses Space Probe launch went so badly
The LEGO Group’s VIP team says it was ‘unprepared’ for how quickly the NASA Ulysses Space Probe sold out last month – despite ramping up production on the exclusive reward. Originally intended to tie in with April’s brand new 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, the NASA Ulysses Space Probe’s delayed launch went anything but smoothly.…
LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery took three years to develop – and that’s a good thing
The LEGO designer behind 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery has revealed how the team spent three years developing the model, creating the perfect conditions to bring the space set to life. Speaking exclusively to Brick Fanatics, Milan Madge shed light on the development process for the LEGO Group’s latest NASA-inspired 18+ set, which benefited enormously from…
LEGO considered combining several space shuttles into one for 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
Before settling on STS-31, the LEGO Group was leaning in a very different direction for 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery – and even considered combining multiple shuttles into a single set. That’s according to the set’s designer, Milan Madge, who told Brick Fanatics that a number of different space shuttles were ‘in scope’ at one point or…
LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery’s concept model was designed in just one day
The designer behind LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery says the set’s original concept model was assembled in a single day. Speaking exclusively to Brick Fanatics, Milan Madge revealed that the LEGO Group’s latest real-life space set was initially mocked up by Mike Psiaki – designer of 92176 NASA Apollo Saturn V – during one of the…
LEGO really needs to get a handle on its measurements
Did you know that the Space Shuttle Discovery flew an incredible 238 kilometres across its 39 missions? That’s what the LEGO Group would have you believe, anyway. Andrew Webb pointed out on Twitter that the instruction manual for 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery describes the spacecraft as flying ‘238 kilometres’, completing ‘5,830 orbits of Earth’…
How to build LEGO Creator Expert 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
You can now watch LEGO Creator Expert 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery come together in an exclusive time-lapse video from Brick Fanatics. We’ve spent the past week piecing together the enormous 2,354-piece set for our extensive and in-depth review, which you can check out in full right here. But we’ve also taken the opportunity to film…
Real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield has built the new LEGO Space Shuttle
Former Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield has been busy building the LEGO Group’s newest real-life space set, 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery. The ex-commander of the International Space Station tweeted two photos of the 2,354-piece ode to real-world space exploration: one before building, and one after. Seeing all of the set’s 19 bags laid…
