While I am usually impressed with the skills of the builders on LEGO Cuusoo, this one has E.T. in it! A heartwarming set based on the friendliest movie alien from my childhood would automatically get my vote. This one is also complex and well-thought out with multiple individual items able to tell the whole E.T. story.
The designer, TJ Spenser, recreated Elliot’s house to include the toy closet for hiding extra-terrestrials and the plasticine E.T. uses to explain his otherworldly origins. The garden shed is recreated along with the iconic Reese’s Pieces. The medical van with mobile cryo chamber doesn’t have the plastic tube (darn!) but it will pull a wall off the house (acceptable compromise).
The set includes Includes 5 minifigures: E.T., Elliot, Gertie, Michael, and a medical unit officer. The detail in the accessories really get me: Elliot’s BMX bike, a Speak ‘n’ Spell with E.T.’s homemade communications antenna, and Gertie’s Radio Flyer wagon (how adorable).
Click on over to the Cuusoo page and vote for the E.T. set to be officially produced by LEGO!
LEGO® CUUSOO | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – Return Home
Tim Bailey
Tim Bailey is a space geek, husband to a brilliant engineer, father of two adventurous daughters, and proficient at zero gravity flips in multiple axes. He leads the Marine Maker initiative from Washington, DC, is a Flight Attendant for Zero Gravity Corporation, and is Executive Director for Yuri's Night, the annual worldwide celebration of human spaceflight held every April 12.
