#Lego space shuttle old full

That was the concept model that kind of kickstarted this whole project and that was built for fun by Mike Psiaki, who is the designer of lot of the Creator Expert cars and the Saturn V. There are so many options to choose from, but yes initially we built the Discovery with the Hubble in the bay.

How was the Discovery and especially the STS-31 mission chosen from all the different possibilities when you decided that you want to build a space shuttle? There was set number 7470 that was already commemorating the exact same mission, so were there any other candidates or how was the selection process? So it’s part of a new team we have in LEGO that’s catering towards adults, but isn’t necessarily defined as Creator Expert. I tried to figure out what is the official theme of the set and I was looking at and checked the Creator Expert section but it was not there, so is there a category now for 18+ or what is the official theme of this set?Įssentially now we are looking at adults as a demographic instead of kind of pursuing the Creator Expert that we used to and the reason being is that we’re finding that a lot of adults are super interested in getting back in touch with LEGO after having it as a kid or getting it for the first time.īut they’re not necessarily experts of the LEGO system, so we’ve been moving into this this new space away from the Creator Expert brand in order to be able to offer LEGO models and builds that are tailored to adults that are maybe not super comfortable with the crazy complicated level of building. First of all about theme because I’m a bit confused. That’s a cool one! Now let’s talk about the Discovery. But that’s my favorite because it’s all really basic bricks and it kind of reminds me of the LEGO I had when I was a kid.

It’s a $10 set that’s just RC from Toy Story and a minifigure of Woody. My favorite one always surprises people, there’s a set that I did in 4+ called Woody and RC. Is there a favorite set among the ones that you designed? Since that I’ve been in the Adult team which is led by Jamie and now I’m designing sets specifically for adults, so that’s my journey to where I am now in a nutshell.

I started in Creator 3-in-1, and then moved into 4+ or Juniors at the time, and in there I got to work with some really interesting projects like Disney and Star Wars and the LEGO movie.Īfter that into LEGO Ideas when I got to work with some really awesome fan designers, Aymeric and Pablo on Central Perk and Pirates of Barracuda Bay.

#Lego space shuttle old full

So that was that was five or six years ago, and that kind of evolved into a full time job, So I’ve been a designer at the company for I think five years. And then my interest in LEGO kind of led to a passion for design, so I trained to be an industrial designer.Īt the time I did not have the time to think of going into LEGO as a job, but then someone approached me and offered me an internship for LEGO. Thanks for having me come! I could say I came from the LEGO fan community and LEGO was something that I was obsessed with as a kid, and then into my teenage years and early adulthood as well. Hi Milan, thank you very much for this opportunity! First of all, can you tell me a bit about yourself? What is your background, since when do you work as a LEGO designer? I had a chance to talk to Milan Madge who designed this amazing set, please find the interview below: