Used & new (7) from $340.00 + $7.49 shipping Lego Technic Space Shuttle (8480) This set was one which features a fiber optic system. The motors power the bay doors, the robot arm and the satellite. The arm can turn and bend and the satellite solar panels can open and close. The fibre optic system is used to light up the engines. The shuttle also has hand-operated landing gear and flaps. The alternate model is a submarine. The technology used in this set was and is currently advanced for LEGO. However, LEGO stopped marketing and stopped using Light-Fibre Technology and only uses gears and motors in their modern TECHNIC sets. 20.8 x 14.9 x 4 inches 9 years and up #1,123,544 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #27,485 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Building Sets 35 star67%1 star33%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsExcellent, Challenging, Classic TechnicOne of the best Technic sets everImcomplete setTwo years ago, I've initiated here the TechNostalgia tag, with a commercial from the 8880, Supercar.

Now as a matter of coincidence (or not...), two years later it returns with a similar video from another iconic LEGO Technic set from the same Technic era, which was also released two years later. It is a video made available at YT by the same author, Chaz2727. It was in 1996 (now 14 years ago), when TLG released its Technic model from the Space Shuttle. It was the set 8480, one of the most complex, complete and ingenious official LEGO Technic sets, ever made! Most likely you won't remember or never seen it, but today I leave you with the respective commercial on the video below. TechnicBRICKs contents may be sporadically updated, if the authors finds further relevant info about a certain post, or content/spell mistakes. Hence please don't be surprised if you find few changes at later visits, relative to a previous read. TechnicBRICKs often shows other peoples' creations and/or images. We always try to credit the author(s) and link to their main publishing website, and if possible with their name in real life.

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It has 1366 pieces. Pros: Functions have to be the best. Includes every Technic function except the flex system. Cons: There's no fuel tank and booster rockets. Reviewed by: Josh Opotzner The darn thing comes with a Technic battery box, technic power pack moter, micro motor, fiber optics, a piece count of 1,366 and a price tag of $150. Regardless of the price, the set is a must have. The function of this set is like no other set. I've heard about it being very much like the Super Car, but the only thing I have done with that is built a page from my cousin's Super Car, so I can't compare. The Space Shuttle is massive. It's 20" long and has a wingspan of just over a foot. It has a gear thingy in back of the cockpit which is similar to a gear switch in a car. Switch the gear and press the button; the shuttle will perform the action the gear switch is moved to. Near the back is a yellow switch on each side. One puts power to the Technic motor that works the functions on the gear box.

The other, well, more on that later. Here's what you can do: Move gear switch to right bottom and press switch at rear of shuttle to open the shuttle's cargo bay doors. Move gear switch to left top to raise the huge mechanical arm to lift the satellite. Move switch to left bottom to turn the arm side to side to get the satellite a safe distance from the shuttle. Turn the switch left of the back hull to open satellite wings/solar panels. Now manually detach the satellite. Move gear switch to right bottom to ignite the engine thrusters! (Fast moving fiber optic lights.) All functions can be performed backwards by turning the switch either way. (It depends what button you pressed on the battery box.) More special pieces include a white (not grey) battery box, 4 wires (2 are longer than your computer screen), and black engines (in yellow in Aquanaut sets.) Thereare a few more functions. On each wing there is a yellow switch. Pull one back and forth to move wing flaps, move the other to retract the landing gear.

You can fit 2 mini-figs in the front. I prefer a black original Space mini-fig with a Launch Command head. It's a must for any Technic collector. Since it's mini-fig scale, Town collectors might consider it. The only flaw is that there isn't any fuel tank and booster rockets. That would be pushing it, though. A fuel tank is bigger than a space shuttle in real life!Olaf LegoSnowman LegoBuild A SnowmanDisneys OlafI'M OlafOlaf CreationLegosculptureLego ArtFun LegoForwardThe only thing I do not like about it is the eyebrows. The look like dumbells!?!?!?! Shut up and take my moneyDid you read our first “Technic History of” post about cranes? This time we FLY back in time! In this second post in our “Technic History of” series, we take a look at planes and helicopters. By now you have probably already seen the Cargo Plane (42025) that came out in January. It’s the largest aircraft we have designed in Technic so far. That doesn’t mean we don’t love the aircrafts that came before the Cargo Plane.

We have quite a few in the archives that we’re really proud of. Maybe you (or your parents) remember some of them? Model: 852 – Helicopter Claim to fame: This was our first Technic helicopter, built with a combination of Technic elements and system bricks. The building instructions came with a 1:1 size grid blueprint of the main model. For a model this size, however, it’s interesting that the instructions were only broken down into 13 steps! And the Technic catalogue that came in the box was titled “Precision construction for young men of 9 and over”. It’s safe to say we’ve made a few changes along the way! Re-released in 1978 as 954 Sky Copter. Functions: Rotating propeller blades which could be motorized with a separate motor set. The 80’s were really cool. So cool we want to highlight both aircrafts that were released: Model: 8640 – Polar Copter Claim to fame: So far the only arctic aircraft we have created. And it came with a Technic figure pilot with a helmet (safety first!) and a set of skis and poles.

Most of the elements were white to fit the arctic theme. White beams are a rare sight in Technic models. Functions: Three-blade rotor and tail rotors. Model: 8855 – Prop Plane Claim to fame: The first Technic airplane. And not just any little old yellow aeroplane -- it’s huge! It was a popular set when it came out and continues to excite avid collectors. Functions:Piston engine, cockpit control stick for ailerons and elevators. Technic really took to the skies – and even space – in the 90’s. We had helicopters in all shapes and sizes, planes with 2-bladed propellers, and new elements and functions like pneumatic tubes and retractable landing gears. And we feel it’s only right to highlight two models from this period: Model: 8856 – Whirlwind Rescue Claim to fame: Our first four-bladed helicopter and the first Technic helicopter with a cyclic system controlled from the cockpit. Functions: Rotating main and tail rotors, new flex system parts tilt the main rotor.

Retractable tricycle landing gear, rescue winch. Model: 8480 – Space Shuttle Claim to fame: It’s the only “real life” space model we have designed. Sure, we have had Star Wars Technic, and LEGO has had lots of space related themes, but this is by far our most advanced space set. Functions: Solar panels and bay doors open and close, robot arm and satellite can move, landing gear and flaps on the shuttle, and best of all, fiber optic system lights up the engines. This decade was very close to becoming a no fly zone for Technic. We only released a helicopter in 2002 (8429), and a fairly big plane in 2004. The following years, the number of elements in our assortment was cut dramatically. We turned our focus towards big vehicles. It would be another 8 years before we sent the next the next plane down the Technic airport runway. Model: 8434 – Aircraft Claim to fame: Only plane released in the 00’s. Unique technical elements allow you to control undercarriage and engine functions from the top of the model – and the cool colors will make your aircraft look awesome!