LEGO Ideas (Cuusoo): NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover – 21104

by El Brick | Apr 13, 2020 | Lego Ideas | 0 comments

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Theme: LEGO Ideas

Lego Ideas (formerly known as Lego Cuusoo). Originally LEGO Cuusoo was a website run by Chaordix and LEGO. The website allowed users to submit ideas for LEGO sets. There would be a voting process, and if a set made it to 10,000 votes, the set would go into a review process, where it had the potential to be released. The original designer receiving 1% of the royalties. It started in 2008 as an offshoot of the Japanese website Cuusoo.

LEGO IDEAS

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Ideas #

005

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Pieces

295

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Item #

21104

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Release

2014

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Ideas #

005

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Item #

21104

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Pieces

295

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Release

2014

This Lego Ideas set holds a special place in my heart, as it was actually the first Lego Ideas set that I bought.

The fifth set in the Lego Ideas range and the first of many NASA (and space) related Ideas sets to be released over the coming years. I am not complaining! I love space, and love LEGO Space sets too! I only wish I could afford to get them all.

Description

This is a model of the Mars Science Laboratory rover, named Curiosity. The real rover is currently on Mars with a mission to investigate the past and current habitability of the Red Planet. On August 5, 2012, it touched down at Gale Crater, near the equator. This model has a fully articulated arm, deployable mast, and a working rocker-bogie suspension system that allows the rover to climb over large rocks and keep all six of its wheels on the ground.
ideas.lego.com

Lego Ideas Firsts

NASA Set

Space Set

Written by El Brick

El Brick, or Luke (El = L geddit? no... ok) fell in love with LEGO as a child, and one of his fondest memories was getting a new LEGO (and later Technic) set for Christmas each year. Losing touch with LEGO for a few years, he returned when LEGO Ideas captured his imagination. Combining his love of LEGO and websites, he decided to create this here LEGO website, and hopes you enjoy it 🙂