![]() Also, the three umbilical (located on the base of the platform) can pivot upward to release the rocket during take-off, just like the real one. In addition, you can manually lift up the damper (located at the top of the tower) during take-off, and lock or unlock the rocket so that it has maximum stability in a vertical position. The green control is to go up or down with the elevator, from level 0 (top of the platform) to the sixteenth floor of the crane (in the platform, there is a mechanism to stretch with two elastics the cable which makes a return trip). The blue control is for the gateways rotation during takeoff (at this time, the upper gateway with the white box, pivots to the right while the other 8 gateways are pivoting to the left). The red control is for raising or lowering the hook. The yellow control is for the rotation of the crane on its central axis either to the right or to the left. Notice that all the pipes and fuel lines have been replicated as technically possible on the LEGO model. The tower includes the crew elevator and ways for the crew to work on the rocket and inject fuel. The LEGO version of NASA Saturn V umbilical tower set features the launch tower itself as well as the launch pad. (UPDATE: building instructions and parts-list are no longer available.) So, if you already have the beautiful #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V, and you would like to make it even more impressive, you can download the parts list and building instructions to make your own NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower. Now that the project has been shelved, the creators Valerie Roche and Emmanuel Urquieta decided to release the instructions for anyone who would like to build it. However, due to the sheer size of the tower (almost 3,000 pieces, which is over a 1,000 pieces more than the Saturn V itself), and the fact that it would only appeal to those who bought the #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V already, it just wasn’t the right fit for the LEGO Ideas product line. There has been a lot of anticipation by LEGO fans, hoping that the project will be approved by the LEGO Ideas team. ![]() One of the projects that was effected is the NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower that was meant to be a companion set for the highly impressive and very popular #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V. Subsequently, in 2016 Lego also discontinued support for Lego Digital Designer.As we have discussed the other day (see: LEGO Ideas Latest News & Updates), the LEGO Ideas team recently made a decision to not approve any of the fan-created projects in the latest batch under review. Lego claims that Design byME has proven to be "too complex for children", and that despite its success, "the overall Design byME experience has struggled to live up to the quality standards for a LEGO service". At the time, Lego confirmed that it would continue Lego Digital Designer as a free design software, and also keep its Pick-a-Brick service operational. This does not affect the HERO Recon Team Hero Creator range of products. As of 16 January 2012, models created in Lego Digital Designer can no longer be purchased directly as Lego Design byME sets. In late 2011, Lego announced that it would discontinue its Design byME service in its current form.
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