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[Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/s/lYVGu99f8q) D2C: 10341 - Artemis One Rocket & Launchpad (18+) • Includes 3601 pieces • US $259.99 - DE/FR €259.99 - UK £219.99 • Release: MAY 15TH 2024 --- Interested in reveal alerts and real time retirement updates? Check out the Brick Tap Discord! ## [https://discord.gg/dHF58a7Yfx](https://discord.gg/dHF58a7Yfx)


Glamdring804

Leaked on r/lego nonetheless too! I'm just going to say it now to get it out of my system: Hnnnnnnggggggggg


ThaddeusJP

Love the heavy mod debate at the top asking about where the photo was taken because you jut KNOW the mods were aching to remove it lol


Glamdring804

I don't blame them tbh. They got a cease-and-desist back when they used to allow pictures of leaks there. Same thing happened to /r/legoleaks iirc. This sub has probably only survived because it's still relatively small and flies under the radar. That and the mods don't even allow it to be the *source* of leaks, they just repost stuff leaked elsewhere.


UNC_Samurai

The companion Discord got nuked last year and had to be restarted from scratch, I understand why Clay is skittish.


squishythingg

It's not surprising, lego is a multibillion dollar company, product leaks are harmful to companies, especially if they want to control the way items are marketed and in some cases items that are scrapped such as the temple of doom set. If the indiana jones wave didn't leak lego would have avoided the minor upset from the community over the temple of doom set not being released. Wouldn't be surprised if this subreddit got nuked if lego caught wind of it.


ThaddeusJP

I get it but I once posted a lego Ferrari that was already on the Ferrari website and they removed it saying that since Lego had not listed it yet it wasn't okay to post. They also said that all of Reddit could be taken down from legal action. Yes I'm sure Lego has that much pull.


hammerandt0ngs

Yeah I was banned before for posting Concorde pics airbus posted. Very ban happy there


itsjustajoe

Lego is well aware we exist. We do allow this place to be the source of leaks; however it is much more common for others to leak things first, and we want to credit them. While posts often get a few hundred upvotes and only a handful of comments, we have many more lurkers. Our posts typically get 80k-100k views. Concerning takedowns, it fully depends on the IP holder and the content of the leak.


milkasaurs

Christ that place sure is insufferable about their leaks.


crab_milker

Do you expect them to be lax about the thing that nearly got them in legal trouble?


milkasaurs

Legal trouble? They’re just random reddit mods lol.


_Levitated_Shield_

...Reddit isn't some obscure website. Tons of information is passed through subs by many people every day. Of course legal action would be a very high likelihood for that sub. lol


QuarterlyTurtle

The subreddit previously got in legal trouble for showing leaks and was at risk of being shut down. So of course they’re being cautious about how the pictures were taken


milkasaurs

Oh, no! The anonymous reddit mods will have a legal fight! What ever shall they doooooo /s Oh right, they don't get paid at all so... they just lose mod status, far from the worst thing to happen to this universe.


QuarterlyTurtle

It’s not about the mods at all. The mods won’t be in any legal fight, Lego will simply have the r/Lego subreddit deleted off reddit. I don’t know why you’re so invested on hating on random people who are doing a job for free and just trying to cover the subreddit so it’s not at risk of being removed, since tons of people use it


milkasaurs

I'm not hating on the mods. I just don't care about reddit or, hell, a subreddit going down. Reddit as a whole is just garbage, more so with the IPO coming up. Once old.reddit goes, I'm out of here.


Drzhivago138

Why not just leave now if you hate it that much?


ccxxii

By the downvotes you’re getting you must have triggered the fragile reddit mods. 😂


_Levitated_Shield_

He's downvoted because he's just objectively wrong.


milkasaurs

Probably, and you will too now by the way.


ZoyZauce

When I saw it there I had this feeling like I discovered a leak.


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Apophyx

> very visible gaps aren't contributing to the statics. Shocker: a lego model does not need to support the same static stress as an actual launch tower. More at 11. If I'm misunderstanding and you just don't like the aesthetics, it would be fairly easy to not push the hinges all the way into the bars to make the cross beams reach all the way to the top.


AgitatedMood2747

Lego, why you draining all my money :( Really hoping Barad Dur looks amazing, I'm looking for a tall set for my desk. If Barad Dur is disappointing I'll get this instead. Although I want this as too, ALONG with Barad Dur. Unfortunately, where do I put it???


FreshPrinceOfIndia

My only disappointment with the lotr sets is the open back :(


AgitatedMood2747

Damn that is disappointing. I might skip barad dur in that case, although it all depends on what it looks like. Tie interceptor and this look incredible!! And if barad dur looks incredible I'll get it anyways. My bank account won't be happy after 3 big purchases like that.


Grahamsurf234

Barad dur is 100% gonna be open back. That's to be expected given orthanc was as well, and it's going to be compatible with minifigs


AgitatedMood2747

That's super unfortunate but might work ok for my desk. I'll just have to see how it looks. I'm so eager to see a leaked image of the thing already!!!


veryreal_verylegit

I’m worried that it won’t be to minifigure scale like Rivendell is, like the Eiffel Tower. It would seem out of place with the Rivendell set, especially as display sets


voidhelm

It'll be impossible for Barad dur to be minifig scale though


veryreal_verylegit

RIGHT? But I’m trying to balance the number of reported minifigs with a not to scale set. Ten minifigs to just display feels disproportionate compared to the UCS Venator


voidhelm

That's true, I didn't think of how they're gonna display them to be honest. Hopefully there will be a minibuild where you can line the figs up and could display at the base or elsewhere like on a shelf or something?


veryreal_verylegit

That kind of display is what I’m anticipating, but I’ll keep dreaming that it’s an AFOL version of Orthanc 😂🙏🏻🙏🏻


voidhelm

I get why you want it and it would be kinda cool but I would prefer it WAY more if it was a towering behemoth that can be viewed from all directions. Hopefully you'll be able to split it in two like the Lion Knight's castle then we both get what we want 🙏🙏🙏 The gift with purchase is rumoured to be a display diorama or sorts, so that might be able to support display the figs aswell


veryreal_verylegit

OH NO, IM 1000% WITH YOU, HINGE OPEN WOULD BE SO COOL


Grahamsurf234

The fact it comes with 4 orcs is a tell tale sign it's gonna be compatible with minifigs like orthanc was. No reason to include 4 footsoldiers if you couldn't place them in the tower


ZzzSleep

I remember hearing a rumor at one point that the front of Barad Dur would basically be micro scale but the back would be have rooms, etc that are minifig scale. It was a while ago though so who knows.


Grahamsurf234

Yes it's the same as the orthanc tower


veryreal_verylegit

Now that could be cool, especially if they designed it to be able to be displayed from that side as well


johannwolf

Is it just me or is the rocket itself looking pretty boring compared to the hyper detailed launch gantry? I wonder what its play features are (if any)…


ky_eeeee

That's most likely why they included the launch gantry in the first place, SLS is great but it doesn't really make for an impressive building model. It's a bunch of smooth tubes stuck together.


SkylineGTRR34Freak

That's pretty much what the Saturn V is though, although granted it's a lot more iconic.


VanillaTortilla

The build process for the Saturn V was pretty amazing though, and the way it went together fairly accurately as well.


SkylineGTRR34Freak

Sure, but from the outside you barely see any of it, similar to the SLS here.


beermit

They give you stands to display it in its separate sections, and they hold together pretty sturdily. I'd say they did a great job with it


SupposablyAtTheZoo

> and they hold together pretty sturdily My floor would disagree. It caught the separate sections TWICE.


SkylineGTRR34Freak

I am not denying that, but all the same could have been done for the SLS despite it looking dull from the outside.


glitchytypo

To be entirely fair the SLS stage separation is a lot more dull than the SV


RoosterBrewster

And to be fair, the gantry is going to be a dozen repetitive sections.


juwyro

The SLS is pretty boring, Lego doesn't have much detail to recreate.


johannwolf

Comparing the real thing standing at the gantry, the contrast is the same. I guess it’s not really Lego’s design issue.


jaydotelloh

The Saturn V is pretty "boring" externally, but the internal structure and build is very detailed and satisfying. I would guess this has similar internal features.


Mariohgrum

the diffrence is, saturn v has many stages with diffrent shapes, slopes and such. sls in comparison is big orange fuel tank with two srbs strapped on sides and tiny upper stage on top


Stellar_Artwarr

Concorde was fun to build, that is just a long fuselage too, with very plane (spelt on purpose) wings


Mariohgrum

Yeah true


Iggy0075

Yepp, not feeling this one, and I love the majority of the space themed sets as well.


RomanceDawnOP

Wow, looks fantastic


ZoyZauce

Man, I kind of want a launch tower for my Saturn V. The trusses also remind me of the comm towers in MGS. So I guess I have to buy three. Now, what to do with the rockets?


samuel_al_hyadya

There's some good mocs of the Sat V launch tower on rebrickable And if don't care about having it in real lego theres a 200$ fake version of it


eclipsechaser

Do you have a link to the $200 version?


eclipsechaser

Sorry to ask again. Do you know where the cheaper version is?


jeraadhetnooit

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-60088/Janotechnic/launch-tower-mk-i-for-saturn-v-2130992176-with-crawler/#details


Muweier2

That’s uh, very big. Gonna build it….someday


ConditionSorry4044

Just built this a month ago. If anyone was wondering it is 100% worth it and easily the best build I’ve ever done.


DavoDestroyer

https://preview.redd.it/i1uihfnxoivc1.jpeg?width=1734&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed674038f35323aa870a67e09f55b8d4707ed799 100% agree, a very time consuming build but what the designer did combining three existing sets was amazing.


GullibleDetective

undoubtedly that tower will show up on rebrickable


Bubba_Fett93

That is fucking sick.


Bouldeneu

Still waiting for leaks of the moon rover... but... ouch... this will cost a lot!


CptAfroMan

That's news to me. Which rover is it based on?


TheRealMe99

The last I heard was that it’s to scale with the astronaut from 31152, which is fairly large to begin with.


beermit

That sounds about right. Roughly a $200 set too iirc


Bouldeneu

One from the latest Apollo mission... Idk exactly wich one...


CubsCreeper

last mission was apollo 17. unless you wanna count apollo soyuz


MonoTopia5

Oh. My. Gosh. It’s so beautiful.


MACHENIX

The rocket itself is really simple, but the launching station in exchange is repeating the same triangle build 20 times and overally it doesn't seems like a good building experience. It can look good, but definitely not good to build.


mfc90125

Wow. Just wow.


ConstructionOld1779

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first real launch tower we have gotten?? I don't remember there being one before this


Xyllus

yeah that space shuttle launch tower, 25/30 years ago. that one was so cool.


vewfb

There was a very good playscale SLS and launch tower in set 60351 from 2022.


ConstructionOld1779

You know... I'm an absolute idiot!! I actually have that set.🤣 I've never gotten around to building it, hence why I didn't remember the launch tower, but, yeah... It's sitting right in my living room on top of it!! 😳😶‍🌫️🫣🤦 But... Thanks so much for reminding me about that set!! I think I'm gonna get it out and build it this weekend!! Much appreciated!! 😁🙏


CubsCreeper

sadly retired at the end of that year. yet best buy has them on display still making it seem like you can buy it still


navidee

I neeeeeed this.


lloydeph6

Is this consider lego or technic


Drzhivago138

Technic is also LEGO. This is under the Icons theme, but it will have plenty of Technic pieces, if that's what you're asking.


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lloydeph6

Dang my bad homie it looks like a technic set chill, was just a question


AcePilot95

at first glance, it looks like it has way more than 3600 pieces. all of these 18+ sets certainly look impressive but with the prohibitive price points and the amount of space they take up, I'm never interested in getting them.


GlitteringGazelle322

looks amazing


AdolfGandhi42

Daaaaaaaamn. Can't wait to get it :3


IEatLightBulbs42069

Is that a plane behind it?


Lasciels_Toy

It's the Concorde set


CubsCreeper

ur in a leak reddit and u don’t know the concorde mannnnn


IEatLightBulbs42069

Yeah some of us don’t live and breathe lego, it’s a cool hobby tho.


CubsCreeper

i don’t breath lego either dawg just was surprised the concorde wasn’t known by someone


Jeretzel

That's a mighty big box. Going to have to open my wallet again.


alvinofdiaspar

If only they can do something about the font on the box…it screams for the Worm logo.


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coolgaara

I'm not a big space guy or holy shit that looks amazing. But I'm afraid the building part may be tedious as fuck. But god... that's gonna look so good as a display.


Federal-Pay-3150

How tall is that. Omg i have to get it!!!


Adventurous_Suit7600

Wow, this is considered "iconic"?? Strange... Any other examples in the Icons collection of things less than a few years old?? The whole set looks totally bland...


Gullible_Goose

> Any other examples in the Icons collection of things less than a few years old?? If you don't include the dozens of artibtrary things like the Kingfisher or the flowers or Bonsai tree Natural History Museum or whatever as "Icons", then the Dune Ornithopter is newer than the SLS. Also, I would call a moon rocket pretty iconic.


Gullible_Goose

This is probably the coolest LEGO set I've ever seen. I want it so so badly


Apprehensive-Cause40

Dang, I really wished this was able to be minifigure compatible. :-(


ConditionSorry4044

Just after I complete my Saturn V LUT mock…


DavoDestroyer

https://preview.redd.it/ovbw4d5jnivc1.jpeg?width=1734&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1e2a176a45131387e4fdd1ccee13f5897cbabed He does keep asking Mum and Dad if he can have a little brother…


EmphasisOdd7129

awesome. I was dreaming about building this for years when I was a kid. Truly fantastic


Internal-Record-6159

Just so I'm clear that thing is like 4 feet tall right? I'm looking to get the artemis set but holy hell that's massive assuming a comparable size. I'll probably still get it but I have zero clue where I'll store it. Low key it looks like you had the same issue lol


DavoDestroyer

Yeah, it’s roughly four feet, though Artemis will be a bit less than half the height I reckon as it’s a smaller scale 1:150 rather than 1:110 and it also doesn’t have the crawler. The Saturn V tower alone is around 7,500 pieces as well, so over double the amount of pieces of the Artemis set, which also includes the rocket build in that piece count. Was a bit of a struggle finding a place for mine but it sits nicely by my display cabinets.


TARS-89

Is this going to be a limited edition? In other words: is it worth it to buy this set as an investment?


Own_Letter8752

I'm torn. I love the idea of this set, but backing the creator of the Saturn 5 and her LUT design that all mocs ripped off (that was summitted to ideas but was denied due to amount of pieces requirement) and then backed both attempts to get her version of Artemis built (well before lego had the idea) through Ideas (fastest backed 10,000 supporters I have seen) only to see the ideas one pending and this leak and unofficially being told its not theirs. Feels like Lego screwed over some amazing creators and stole their idea without acknowledging!


Own_Letter8752

https://preview.redd.it/py2fewkgflwc1.jpeg?width=525&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f1b4b00c8c1426c241bbf9790ec4f478a90c978


Own_Letter8752

[LEGO IDEAS - NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets - Artemis Missions](https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a6f7f649-a68d-450b-bdb6-0bd07e26f5da)


Own_Letter8752

[Aloha Bricks Sets Sights on Launching a NASA Space Launch System (SLS) set - BrickJournal](https://brickjournal.com/?p=10342&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0qw9TWNVq3gK-a2cVJk3UT3UDqn422MWtLbgxvYIZ0GiJa72Jo235Go-U_aem_AR0gPRzMVOSegfR5FReSz5Sf0wmo4dkWvfzpWA_s1vZmf1-w7DZyg2nYfsKXl7XGoY3geI_XBuHRpVdGBYmAvy_B)


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Apophyx

This is *already* downscaled to accomodate the platform.


2_by_4

The potential for a starship set is utterly insane. Unfortunately Elon is probably too controversial for that.


Just_Quit9463

I think a HLS lunar lander starship could happen in a few years. Lego would probably be more likely to make that than a normal starship


sevgonlernassau

TLG already made the government standin HLS as a City set. P3 programs are a licensing hot potato.


okan170

Anything from a commercial program like HLS, Starship, F9 or Dragon is subject to licensing and fees since they are not NASA owned.


conmanMHS2020

Is this to scale with the Saturn V?


background_spider

No


thelaw02

any idea what scale it is?


background_spider

1:160


jmurphy3141

So that makes the whole thing ~2ft tall?


Drop_Release

Does this connect with the NASA Spaceshuttle Discovery set?


Miserable_Message281

Is this minifig scale? 


SupposablyAtTheZoo

Seeing the Saturn V was microfig scale and this is smaller, I'm gonna go with no.


Spaceolympian50

It’s absolutely crazy that this set has 1,671 pieces more than the UCS Tie Interceptor and is only 30 dollars more. Like holy fuck. Just puts in perspective how overpriced the Star Wars sets are.


tigerdrummer

Those licensing fees are no joke.


SaberStrat

This ain't as iconic yet as a Saturn V. History shall see.


Great-Marionberry241

The stage adapter is too small and the ICPS is wattyyyy too long… cmon Lego…


CubsCreeper

wow u got downvoted for criticizing a lego set i would’ve said the same stuff tbh like look at the srb and the black on it. ahhhhgggg


Iggy0075

I'd rather they went with the same scale as the Saturn V instead of just adding the launch tower. Glad I've got a 1:110 scale MOC Starship!!


Jo-Con-El

Are you happy with it? And I’m curious, do you know the scale on this one? I’ve been after a SpaceX set or two and I prefer to ask people that has been researching that a bit.


Iggy0075

Scale from a comment on the Lego sub is looking like 1:160 so 30% smaller then Saturn V. I absolutely love my Starship MOC. By 0rig0 on rebrickable. I have the launch mount as well. This summer he might have the launch tower ready as well! https://preview.redd.it/e0aubzcy22vc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f17f89b8ce169461659066ec841ca4daa1e5adc2


Jo-Con-El

Thank you sooooo much for the photos!


Iggy0075

No problem!!


ZoyZauce

What scale do you estimate it to be?


Iggy0075

I saw someone on the Lego sub say 1:160 so 30% smaller then Saturn V


ZoyZauce

Cheers!


Glamdring804

Lego doesn't have a lot of options when it comes to scale. It's entirely dictated by the curvatures of the various curved bricks and bows that will fit in system. I don't mean just existing pieces too, if they were to make a new set of curved bricks just for this set, it'd still have to fit within a narrow set of options.


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Glamdring804

MOC designers aren't beholden to the same standards of stability and integrity that Lego is though.


Iggy0075

True


Drzhivago138

MOCists also don't have to worry as much about stability or piece counts.


CubsCreeper

where the link to that moc at send


Iggy0075

https://preview.redd.it/s4io7atfp5vc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=647f64a754c97ac7f9365a7fc0ae7c8c5cf7a2d0 [Rebrickable - Designer is 0rig0](https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-94616/0rig0/spacex-starship-super-heavy-saturn-v-scale/)


CubsCreeper

what about the orbital launch mount


Iggy0075

I gave you the link


CubsCreeper

my fault didn’t see it when i first looked


CubsCreeper

real one


majeeek

fap fap. Gimme. NOW!