![]() The nacelles are the only weak point in the model. The pieces fit together very tightly, making this model very sturdy… except for its nacelles. It’s a good thing that shuttle was so blocky in appearance, but it’s also a testament to BlueBrixx’s attention to detail in what they chose to re-create in brick form. What impresses me the most is just how closely the brick model resembles the onscreen Galileo shuttle from the Original Series. The pieces fit together just like LEGOs do, likely because LEGO’s patents have expired and now other companies can make brick pieces exactly to LEGO’s specs. Even though these weren’t LEGOs, the build experience was completely indistinguishable from building with LEGO bricks. It’s been a few years since I’ve built a brick set, but I was able to finish this shuttle in just under three hours. That all finally changed when began selling officially licensed Star Trek sets – and as I’m partial to minifig scale vehicles, the first set I chose to get was their 493-piece Class F shuttlecraft. ![]() Alas, despite LEGO adding licensed sets from many pop culture franchises like Marvel, Disney, and Jurassic World over the years, there was never a Star Trek set. These kits, both small and large, have been making their way to fans worldwide (as the company is only licensed to sell their Trek wares in Germany) over the last few months, and today we take a good look at the first-wave Galileo shuttlecraft and second-wave runabout Rio Grande builds, with a review from TrekCore reader review photos courtesy of IronCaniac.Įver since I was a kid and saw the first LEGO space themed set, I hoped that there eventually would be a Star Trek theme. ![]() Germany brick-build set company BlueBrixx made their way into the Star Trek universe in late 2020, and their second wave of products caught fans interest this summer with giant construction kits for the Deep Space 9 space station, a full-sized Starfleet phaser rifle, and more. ![]()
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