LEGO Ideas: A Taste For Space & Science

With the official unveiling of Women of NASA set, this marks the sixth LEGO Ideas set which has been directly influenced by the science. From under the sea to the deep of space, when it comes to science, it seems to go hand in hand with LEGO. For projects to reach 10,000 supporters they must inspire people to vote and these sort of sets quickly reach their goal thanks to fans from outside of the LEGO community voting and sharing. The very first set was released back in 2010 when LEGO partnered with the Japanese platform CUUSOO. Japan would be the inspiration for the first two CUUSOO sets, both of which were based on real world scientific projects.

21100: Shinkai 6500 Submarine

21101: Hayabusa

21104: NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

21110: Research Institute

Although these sets are much sought after amongst LEGO collectors, even more recent releases are proving popular as well. The NASA Apollo Saturn V has been extremely popular, so much so it’s currently one of the hardest sets to find. Whenever new stock arrives it instantly sells out. The set also marks a shift in how LEGO Ideas sets are chosen. Previously sets would be fairly small in size and no-more than around £50. The Saturn V was almost twice the price of past sets and before the release of the Old Fishing Store it was the biggest LEGO Ideas set released.

21309: NASA Apollo Saturn V

21312: Women of NASA

The LEGO Ideas Women of NASA set will launch worldwide on November 1st and we’ll be bringing you our review of it very soon.

Beyond the realms of Earth, space and science has also influenced some of the other LEGO Ideas sets to make it to stores. From time-travellers to resourceful robots, although they might be a little outside the realms of reality, their scientific standings are evident.

21103: The DeLorean Time Machine

21109: Exo-Suit

21303: WALL-E

21304: Doctor Who

Author: Adam White

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