LEGO Technic Space Shuttle 8480

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The focus is clearly on the functions and outline of the shape. The signature contours are combined with only hatched areas (wings, ribbed hatches), no panels in this time. This set. This one. This is the single greatest set LEGO has ever released! What can I say. It just has everything. Especially great personal memories, what might play a role in naming this the best set ever. In excess of 1,500 additional pieces means the designers have been able to include even more accurate detailing and authenticity than ever before, but it wasn’t easy – as the interview with LEGO designer Milan Madge contained within the manual attests to. Several design features of the Shuttle proved to be a real headache, such as the retractable landing gear, and the interview does a great job in explaining how the design team overcame these hurdles, as well as building anticipation for the model to come. Besides being the largest set I've ever built at the time, there were a couple of other things in this set that were a first for me. FOS

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I was thrilled to see the space shuttle in Lego form … Hubble is definitely the highlight of my career,” Sullivan said in the news release. This set was one which features a fiber optic system. The motors power the bay doors, the robot arm and the satellite. The arm can turn and bend and the satellite solar panels can open and close. The fibre optic system is used to light up the engines. The shuttle also has hand-operated landing gear and flaps. The alternate model is a submarine. The technology used in this set was and is currently advanced for LEGO. However, LEGO stopped marketing and stopped using Light-Fibre Technology and only uses gears and motors in their modern TECHNIC sets. Good review! Now I want this set so desperately! I stepped into the dark ages around 1994, so I totally missed the release of this beautiful set! This is far from a unique problem for a build this big, with other models likely to run into similar issues. It is a reminder that you need to plan ahead with where you decide to set up base for the space shuttle as the further you progress, the fiddlier it becomes.The arm is build, and the controls of the motors are installed. I'm always a bit anxious if I gave the wire enough room to attach the satellite later on. It's tight, but it's long enough.

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On the other hand, it's very sensitive and it moves around too easily. So, if you're trying to view the correct part on a particularly complicated bit, you can lose your way. The final part (H) being the worst offender for this, with it being incredibly difficult to differentiate between colors and what you're trying to achieve.Another option is letting both clutch gears activate the same drivetrain. Using different sized gears behind the clutch gear, you can create a gearbox, driving the drivetrain in different speeds, while the source stays the same speed. This system is utilized in the 8880-1 Technic Super Car. You can also activate the same drivetrain, but in a different direction. I don't know when this was used first, but I have seen it in the 42042-1 Crawler Crane and 42082-1 Rough Terrain Crane in recent sets. There are probably more. NOTE: This review was written before the release of the 10283-1 NASA Discovery Space Shuttle. Contents: Introduction One of the most noteworthy of the new parts is the Fiber Optics Element. According to multiple blogs, this element was so expensive to produce, LEGO lost money with every set the part came in. I can't find any proof of this, but knowing what the next years would bring (AKA the Dark Ages) makes me believe there can be some truth in it. Also, the system only appeared in a few sets in the span of 2 years. A detailed recreation of the STS-31 mission launched in April 1990, this NASA collectible brings together the vastness and tranquility of space travel with a level of detail that allows you to zone out and leave the world at your door.

Classic Review: 8480-1 - Technic Space Shuttle - Rebrickable

Lego is launching a new set that is out of this world: the space shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope. Home > Toys > Lego > Lego Technic > Lego set 8480 Technic Space shuttle Manual Lego set 8480 Technic Space shuttleWe have combined the instructions for the alternative models with those of the main model. Scroll past the regular instructions to view the alternative model.

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These two sub-assemblies connect at a slight angle, which is achieved in a rather unique way. Hinge plates are used at one end, but in the middle a 2×3 plate with hole connects to a 1×2 jumper plate. This allows for the angle of the 2×3 plate with hole to be adjusted, facilitating its attachment to the main assembly at an offset angle.It's hard to believe there once was a time, where we didn't have gear shifters. These are now so common-place in the Technic universe, that many sets wouldn't be possible without them. The Space Shuttle is the 2nd set to feature this system, after the 8880-1 Technic Super Car (next Classic Review?).