A coworker is into Legos, and got me interested in getting back into the hobby. My Lego childhood was WAAAAYYYYY back in the 1970's when there were 2x2 squares, 2x4 rectangles, some of which had a hole for small or large rubber wheels and green flat sheets to plug things into. I spent most of my life involved with Warhammer 40k, painting and converting miniatures with greenstuff, and had a decent side hustle selling my work. Now that I'm older and don't have the time/physical ability for fine detail work, Legos seemed like something I might want to get back into. This kit was right up my alley and I couldn't resist. Picked up the optional lighting kit as well, and everything is arriving tomorrow. Amazing how far Legos have come in 40+ years, the Technic kits in particular are astounding.
Excellent review! I am definitely going to be getting this set. I missed out on the old Lego NASA Rover sets in the past so I was happy to hear this is being released and it looks like an improvement on everything that came before it. What NASA is doing is truly inspiring and having sets like this makes you feel like you are a part of it in addition to better understanding the design of the vehicles. Lately, Lego has been killing it with their NASA Space sets. I have really been enjoying building these sets with my daughter as fun father/daughter projects. We have the Women Of NASA set, the Lego ISS, the Lego Saturn V, the Lego Lunar Lander, and the Lego Discovery Space Shuttle & Hubble so for us, this set is a no-brainer. Again, well done, and thanks for posting. Subscribed. Too bad us folks here in the States have to wait to get it. BTW I would love it if Lego would make sets on some older NASA spacecraft like Skylab and Voyager I & II as well as new stuff like the James Webb Telescope.
In real life the movement is very slow and each wheel is motorised making it highly adept for the uneven terrain on mars. Rocks are preferably drilled in, and not driven over.
A coworker is into Legos, and got me interested in getting back into the hobby. My Lego childhood was WAAAAYYYYY back in the 1970's when there were 2x2 squares, 2x4 rectangles, some of which had a hole for small or large rubber wheels and green flat sheets to plug things into. I spent most of my life involved with Warhammer 40k, painting and converting miniatures with greenstuff, and had a decent side hustle selling my work. Now that I'm older and don't have the time/physical ability for fine detail work, Legos seemed like something I might want to get back into. This kit was right up my alley and I couldn't resist. Picked up the optional lighting kit as well, and everything is arriving tomorrow. Amazing how far Legos have come in 40+ years, the Technic kits in particular are astounding.
Excellent production quality! I love the light behind you!
Thanks so much!
Excellent review! I am definitely going to be getting this set. I missed out on the old Lego NASA Rover sets in the past so I was happy to hear this is being released and it looks like an improvement on everything that came before it. What NASA is doing is truly inspiring and having sets like this makes you feel like you are a part of it in addition to better understanding the design of the vehicles. Lately, Lego has been killing it with their NASA Space sets. I have really been enjoying building these sets with my daughter as fun father/daughter projects. We have the Women Of NASA set, the Lego ISS, the Lego Saturn V, the Lego Lunar Lander, and the Lego Discovery Space Shuttle & Hubble so for us, this set is a no-brainer. Again, well done, and thanks for posting. Subscribed. Too bad us folks here in the States have to wait to get it. BTW I would love it if Lego would make sets on some older NASA spacecraft like Skylab and Voyager I & II as well as new stuff like the James Webb Telescope.
In real life the movement is very slow and each wheel is motorised making it highly adept for the uneven terrain on mars. Rocks are preferably drilled in, and not driven over.