Posts: 104 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Jan 2014
posted 08-04-2017 12:48 AM
Got my Saturn V today. Feeling very lucky to get one of these models. Australia got very few.
mode1charlie Member
Posts: 1279 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
posted 08-04-2017 04:43 PM
...including 80 to 87 LEGO bricks available (for sale at a low price at Bricklink).
If one wants to buy the base, how does one do that? I've looked at Bricklink but don't see where I'm supposed to be looking.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-04-2017 04:59 PM
When you download the build instructions for the base (from the link shared earlier), it includes a spreadsheet with links to Brinklink to order each of the pieces (bricks, or parts) needed.
AussiePete Member
Posts: 104 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Jan 2014
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-03-2017 03:59 PM
Just a day before the deadline for the second 2017 LEGO Ideas Review, the NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower has reached 10,000 votes and qualified for the review.
Liembo Member
Posts: 741 From: Bothell, WA Registered: Jan 2013
posted 10-03-2017 11:31 AM
If you're on Facebook, come join us in Lego Saturn V mods and space builds. We discuss and share Saturn V and other Lego space vehicles.
keymichael1855 Member
Posts: 182 From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
posted 10-16-2017 04:03 PM
For those who might be interested, I've created some properly shaped Saturn V fairing fins for the LEGO Saturn V. They can be used right out of the box in white (or painted white if desired). They can also be painted silver to more accurately represent the real thing. Here is a link to them on my Shapeways page.
jklier Member
Posts: 76 From: Austin, Texas Registered: Aug 2007
posted 11-05-2017 01:03 PM
I received the kit on Thursday and my youngest daughter and I worked on it off and on over the weekend. Got the SI-C stage completely done and started on SII. This is an incredible kit! My daughter is especially impressed that we're building the fuel tanks inside the stages that you'll never see if you leave the kit complete. We've got my Haynes Saturn V workshop manual out and refer to it just to show her what each part looks like in real life.
The only minor detail that I may fix is the SI-C fins are the wrong shape. They have the bottom angled rather than horizontal. I'll likely 3D print a new set.
keymichael1855 Member
Posts: 182 From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
posted 11-05-2017 06:53 PM
I had a great time building this kit with my daughter as well! I'm not sure if you saw these or not, but I already have some replacement fins available. There are some pics of them on the previous page of this topic.
jklier Member
Posts: 76 From: Austin, Texas Registered: Aug 2007
posted 11-06-2017 09:12 AM
Thanks for the heads up on the fins but I've already got them ready to print. Took about 30 minutes to do the design in sketchup.
PeterO Member
Posts: 436 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
For those interesting in sharing ideas about how to modify and improve the amazing Lego Saturn V kit. Detail improvements or Apollo-Saturn derivatives and other NASA-related custom builds.
In addition to the Saturn V, it includes other launch vehicles and payloads in the Saturn's 1/110 scale.
I've already constructed launch and landing models of the SpaceX Falcon 9 using plans from the group, and I'm designing a Delta IV Heavy.
vamanboatin Member
Posts: 251 From: Vienna, VA Registered: Mar 2004
posted 06-12-2018 01:17 PM
After seeing the Lego Saturn V in stores for a while I finally decided to commit to the build. It has been about 45 years since I have "played" with Legos. My 12 year old daughter was with me and she thought it was just okay.
When we arrived home to assemble this in the VAR (vehicle assembly room) she took over. A great build and a fantastic family project. About 9 hours with an assistant. The end result is a reasonable price display model about three feet tall! I hope to post a few photos soon. Our next build will be the large shuttle when we find one. Unfortunately I learned they are discontinued. Happy building!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-08-2018 04:59 PM
From LEGO Ideas on Facebook:
We recently visited the popular Skærbæk Fan Weekend exhibit in Denmark and were mesmerized by all the creativity.
One of the impressive creations was this custom Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center created by the German builder, Jürgen Kropp, to house his LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V. Taking about 2 months and approximately 3400 LEGO elements to build, it was quite the spectacle!
apolloprojeckt Member
Posts: 1497 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
posted 10-09-2018 12:55 AM
Very nice!!!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-13-2019 10:34 AM
LEGO video
It's about to get out of this world because we teamed up with real rocket scientists to launch the LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V! Get ready for blast off!
If you already have the beautiful #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V, and you would like to make it even more impressive, the NASA Saturn V umbilical tower is definitely a beautiful match. The red looks striking next to the white and black of the rocket. Building the umbilical tower is a challenging and pleasant project.
Liembo Member
Posts: 741 From: Bothell, WA Registered: Jan 2013
posted 07-22-2019 12:23 PM
The Vonado kit uses plans from a respected MOC designer without their permission and uses non-LEGO bricks. Please don't support companies like this.
Also, please do not support companies like Lepin who have counterfeited, brick-for-brick, LEGO designs as well. I know it's hard to find an affordable Space Shuttle Adventure kit, but supporting counterfeiters is no way to go, either.
cspg Member
Posts: 6275 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
posted 07-23-2019 06:58 AM
So what's the alternative since LEGO won't build a LUT? It doesn't not exist as a LEGO set, so where's the counterfeiting? I do not support counterfeiters of existing products. A little "vision" from LEGO wouldn't have hurt...
Liembo Member
Posts: 741 From: Bothell, WA Registered: Jan 2013
posted 07-23-2019 10:41 AM
There are several LUT designs available for you to download that contain the plans and complete part lists for ordering.
In my opinion, the best place to discuss them (because their designers are also members there) is the Facebook group called Lego Saturn V, Lunar Lander and Other Space Builds. There's a files area where you can find the plans and part lists for the various LUT designs (and literally dozens of other builds from the HST to the Lunar Rover and everything in between)
The cost of the parts depends on how and where you source them (usually through sites like Bricklink) but usually range from $600-1200.
Expensive, yes, which is why Vonado saw an opening.
While these plans are made available for free, they're not intended for commercial use as Vonado has taken liberties to do.
It's not for me to tell someone how to spend their money, but I feel that supporting a company like Lepin or Vonado who have taken someone else's creative work (even if it's another corporation's) and is turning a profit from it without permission, even if it means saving the consumer 70%, is a bad thing.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-31-2019 09:43 AM
An update from Valerie Roche, co-designer of the LEGO Ideas Launch Umbilical Tower project (via Facebook):
I have the sad news to announce that all documents, free downloadable online, concerning this design will no longer be directly accessible because of malicious people (nasty Asian pirates: Alibaba (vonado & vonado bricks), Aliexpress (formerly Lepin!) and also a network of virtual shops around the world that belongs to the new community: Lepin (+100!).
These people have stolen this copyright-protected design that is owned by Lego Group, and are selling it illegally.
What is even more vicious is that some who have not now the right to use my original photos of this design under penalty of prosecution, have attached on their sites the link of this page and also the link of the original project, presented at Lego Ideas, to legitimize the sale of these copies (I even received messages asking me why their credit cards were not working, or why they had not yet received their orders, ... LOL!)
Other sites have attached the link to my download page of the assembly instructions and proclaim to each buyer that I agree to provide and sell these instructions, which is totally FALSE. If anyone wishes to obtain the documents related to our design: NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower, it will now be necessary for this person to contact me (here: whatsuptoday@free.fr), that he declines his identity and that he undertakes in writing that he will not trade with any of the documents that will be offered to him, under pain of prosecution.
Sorry for the inconvenience, my opinion on all this is that Lego Group made a huge mistake in strategy by not producing this design, here is the result!
cspg Member
Posts: 6275 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
posted 09-13-2019 09:51 AM
quote:That's why I opted for the Vonado option- and very pleased with their professionalism.
And in view of the number of bricks and the 600+ page manual (that you have to print), no wonder LEGO is not producing this set.
LEGO will never produce this set for many reasons, ranging from complexity to a mix of LEGO traditional and LEGO Technic (if it's what it's called in the US).
I just completed the Vonado set (about 45 hours of building time) and although I stand by my comment regarding their professionalism, the model itself is whole different story. The manual is incomplete and not easy to follow; assembly sequence doesn't make sense; quality of bricks is uneven (and sometimes they don't hold together!) making the assembly sequence definitely not a LEGO type experience, especially if you have to use adhesive tape, hammer and wrench to make them hold together. But it's a $150 model so...
But on a positive note, the model gives a total new look at the size of the Saturn V. The LEGO model is great but next to its required infrastructure for launch, what a beast!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-30-2019 11:34 AM
LEGO has announced that it is ceasing production of the NASA Apollo Saturn V, among a few other LEGO Ideas sets.
Finally, to make space for all these new [2020 LEGO Ideas] sets and to allow even more LEGO fans the chance of seeing their ideas turned into real LEGO sets, we will be retiring the NASA Apollo Saturn V...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-19-2020 01:56 PM
LEGO has announced it is re-launching production of the NASA Apollo Saturn V set "due to popular demand."
The re-issued set will have a new product number: 92176 (rather than the original 21309).
bthumble Member
Posts: 274 From: Houston, Texas Registered: Nov 2007
posted 10-26-2020 09:19 AM
Just a heads up that the Lego Saturn V is on sale now on Amazon for $83.99.
DavidH Member
Posts: 1255 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Jun 2003
posted 10-26-2020 10:08 AM
Perfect for starting a LEGO rocket garden, or, if you already have one, buying a second to convert to the way-sexier Skylab configuration.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 47349 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-26-2020 10:17 AM
quote:Originally posted by bthumble: ...on sale now on Amazon for $83.99.
The sale must have been popular as the Saturn V set is now sold out.
posted 08-04-2017 12:48 AM
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