![]() My available desk space was roughly 3 feet by 2 feet (1 meter by 0.6 meters) I'd recommend a little larger as organizing the pieces, manual and ever-growing shuttle got tougher as the hours continued. The first one is to have a very large surface. In NASA style, I recorded some "lessons learned" from constructing this set. The Hubble Space Telescope is an amazing co-star in Lego's new NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set. Related: Lego reveals space shuttle Discovery set featuring Hubble Telescope But really, what's the rush? It's a set well worth admiring as you go. Incredibly adept Lego builders will probably clock well under 10 hours, while first-timers can expect to spend a lot more time. I was moving fairly quickly as I have experience putting together other recent large space sets such as the International Space Station (864 pieces), the Apollo 11 Eagle lander (1,087 pieces) and the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket (1,969 pieces in honor of its launching year, 1969.) But your mileage may vary. ![]() ![]() My build with "frustration-free packaging" (meaning the pieces and stickers were organized in 17 numbered bags and a couple of unlabeled ones) took me nearly 11 hours to complete. This set is tailored firmly for the adult, display-only crowd. It's far from Lego's first shuttle set, and long-time Lego fans probably know that the company released a Hubble-shuttle set for children some years ago. The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set (MSRP $199.99 USD) releases Thursday (April 1) with 2,354 pieces to put together.
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