Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original "rock and rolling ride," the electric buggy driven by NASA's last three Apollo crews to explore the moon.
The new Lego Technic "NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle - LRV" set will roll into Lego stores on Aug. 1.
...the LRV (set no. 42182) includes 1,913 pieces and is can be pre-ordered now from Lego's online shop for $219.99 (€219.99 or £189.99).
gareth89 Member
Posts: 636 From: Ireland Registered: May 2014
posted 05-11-2024 06:35 PM
I’m very much looking forward to this!
Davestory New Member
Posts: 9 From: United Kingdom Registered: May 2013
posted 05-12-2024 11:20 AM
Ordered mine this morning.
mode1charlie Member
Posts: 1473 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
posted 05-12-2024 05:01 PM
Just in time for my birthday, so I did my wife the favor of ordering it for her for me.
the clocks running Member
Posts: 383 From: Rochester, NY Registered: Jan 2012
posted 05-12-2024 09:18 PM
Wow! This is one of the sets that I have been dreaming about. Bravo Lego!
PeterO Member
Posts: 460 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
posted 05-14-2024 11:56 AM
I was hoping this would be about 1/6 scale, the right size for Dragon's Apollo Astronauts. The LRV was 10' long, which is 20" in 1/6 scale. LEGO's version is only 15" long. Close, but not close enough.
Nevertheless, I'll be buying it anyway
astroborg Member
Posts: 211 From: Woodbridge, VA, USA Registered: Nov 2000
posted 05-17-2024 01:18 PM
Has anyone heard if 31152: Space Astronaut is compatible with the LRV?
JJG10101 Member
Posts: 37 From: Woodbridge, VA Registered: Feb 2019
posted 05-24-2024 06:59 AM
According to some, the 31152 set is almost 10.5" tall. I don't own one, but I've seen it in person, and that seems accurate. As a result, the astronaut would be much too large to sit in the LRV.
That's understandable. They do come from separate product lines; the astronaut is a Creator 3-in-1 set, and the LRV is Technic. Having said that, there's a pretty active group of LEGO space-model enthusiasts out there (the "Bricks in Space" group on Facebook, to name just one), so I would expect to see a few MOCs in the near future.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52896 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
There is a moment when you are building Lego's latest NASA-inspired set that the assembly goes from looking like a random collection of plastic bricks to being an unmistakable model of a moon buggy. It is satisfying and is met with the sense that this was a quick and easy build.
And then you realize you are not even a quarter of the way done.
posted 08-01-2024 03:28 AM
I just received mine: impressively many parts, that will not be an afternoon build! Also like the complimentary 'Tribute to Jules Verne books' set.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52896 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2024 12:15 PM
quote:Originally posted by JJG10101: ...the astronaut would be much too large to sit in the LRV.
Here is a review and time lapse build of the rover, which places the 31152: Space Astronaut next to the rover at the end for a size comparison.
PeterO Member
Posts: 460 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
posted 08-13-2024 11:58 AM
I've just finished building the LRV, and I'm very impressed with the details. I'd like to have an astronaut or two sitting on it, so I've tried a couple that I already have. As I speculated above, a 1/6 scale figure is indeed too large. The 1/10 scale Bandai ISS EMU Astronaut is too small, and an ISS astronaut is the wrong era in any case.
I don't have the LEGO Space Astronaut figure to see if it's the correct size, and again, it's ISS vintage, not Apollo. However, if it is about 10 inches tall as stated above, it may be just about the right size.
Hopefully some LEGO builders will create a suitable astronaut figure soon.
Liembo Member
Posts: 867 From: Bothell, WA Registered: Jan 2013
posted 08-13-2024 12:06 PM
I'm not a fan of non-LEGO plastic bricks, but this kit from Brickloot might be in the ballpark, and it could be re-made with actual LEGO bricks if there was a parts list.
posted 05-11-2024 03:55 PM
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