Set Facts
- The Mountain View Observatory set started shipping in March 2023.
- The Mountain View Observatory has three levels: a basement with a computer room, engine room, and relaxation area; a visitors' level with a space exhibition, snacks, books, and a desk; and a dome with a telescope, computer area, and sliding doors.
- The dome telescope is functional, with sliding doors to reveal or conceal it, and the observatory can be fully opened for access to the detailed interiors.
- The set includes light bricks for illumination and enhanced surrounding nature details, including two trees.
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Mountain View Observatory Reviews
Brick Fanatics
“One of the projects in the program’s third round was the Mountain View Observatory. Sharing some design traits with the Modular Buildings Collection, the observatory offered three levels of stargazing action for anyone lucky enough to snag it. It also came with”
“The Mountain View Observatory easily made it into my all-time top ten and it also catapulted past the Winter Chalet to number one on the BDP sets. The Studgate Train Station is still to come, but that's a statement for now. In addition, it is the only set that, in my... More opinion, even justifies the current secondary market price. It is clear that it beats the lighthouse by far in terms of value. It's just more coherently designed with better features. It's also really modular, because it's easy to take apart and put back on.”
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Annual growth
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Community Stats
Mountain View Observatory currently ranks #12 out of the top most owned sets in BrickLink Designer Program.
About BrickLink Designer Program
The BrickLink Designer Program is a collab between BrickLink and the LEGO group (which now owns BrickLink). The first round of the program tool place in 2021 and was called the 2021 Designer Program.
Designer Program consists of 15 sets that ran from 2021 to 2022. As of today,
910008 Modular Construction Site is the most valuable Designer Program set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $933.
Summary
BrickLink Designer Program Mountain View Observatory set 910027 was released on May 17, 2022, retailing for $320, it has since been retired. New, unopened sets are valued at $459, while used sets sell around $334.
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The new "Mountain View" Observatory has 3 levels and the shape of the original version.
The basement contains: a computer room, an engine room and a sleeping/relaxing area.
The visitors level contains: a small exhibition about space, drinks & snacks, some books and a relaxing area and a desk with a happy member of the observatory.
The visitors platform contains: a small housing with details, a telescope, a great view, the dome contains a huge telescope a computer area and lots of details.
The dome has 2 sliding doors that can hide or release the telescope.
The complete Observatory can be opened. I also put some light bricks inside to illuminate the levels.
The nature surroundings received more details and 2 trees.
I hope that this observatory will inspire some kids in science and space. And maybe it will also find a place in a real observatory.
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