The LEGO Group is counting down to the lift-off of its latest LEGO Icons set. Thankfully, adults won’t need to be rocket scientists to piece it together.
The LEGO Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Set recreates a modified Boeing 747, originally used to ferry NASA Space Shuttle orbiters from landing sites back to base until 2012. Mimicking the Enterprise’s look during its 1983 international tour, this 2,417-piece model celebrates a crucial turning point in space travel innovation. The collectible set will launch May 18.
This set recreates the Boeing 747s that would tow space shuttles back to base. | Source: The LEGO Group
The space shuttle snaps to the Boeing 747 with a unique mounting system. | Source: The LEGO Group
Each aircraft features out-of-this-world details, like landing gear. | Source: The LEGO Group
The tail cones detach, just like the original shuttle! | Source: The LEGO Group
Store the extra pieces in the cargo bay. | Source: The LEGO Group
The display stand includes two plaques with more information about the aircrafts. | Source: The LEGO Group
The kit includes enough bricks to build both iconic aircrafts, which snap together with a piggyback mounting system. Each ship features several interactive details to delight aerospace fans, like deployable landing gear and detachable tail cones, engines, and wheels that can be stowed in the cargo bay. Collectors can display the model on a gravity-defying stand, complete with information plaques about both ships.
The LEGO Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft set will lift off May 18 at LEGO Stores and the links below. However, LEGO Insiders can start their aerospace collection early with a members-exclusive launch May 15.
LEGO ICONS SHUTTLE CARRIER AIRCRAFT SET
This 2,417-piece kit recreates a modified Boeing 747, which was used to ferry NASA Space Shuttle orbiters from landing sites back to base. When assembled, the iconic aircraft features deployable landing gear, a piggyback shuttle mounting system, and detachable tail cones, engines, and landing gear that can be stowed in its cargo bay. It also…
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