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City · SET 60433

Modular Space Station

A ring station gathers interchangeable living and laboratory capsules. Reconfigure modules or link them behind the shuttle as an unusual space train.

Pieces: 1,097
Release year: 2024
Theme: City
Set number: 60433
LEGO recommended age: 7+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 99.99 €

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Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Modular Space Station?

Individual build

A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.

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Beginner

≈ 6 hSuggested range3 h 45 min – 8 h 45 min

Intermediate

≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 h

Experienced

≈ 2 h 15 minSuggested range1 h 15 min – 3 h 30 min

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

The central ring needs precision. Capsules repeat some structure but have different interiors. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

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The review estimates a couple of hours, with possible pauses because of repetitive capsules. Experience ranges remain editorial.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT BUILD

How much display space does it need?

Model or component measured by LEGO

Height: ≈ 9 cm
Width: ≈ 40 cm
Depth / length: ≈ 35 cm

These measurements refer to the model or component in the original specification below. Other builds, poses or arrangements may need additional space.

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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification

Dimensioni: la stazione spaziale completa in questo set da costruzione di 1.097 pezzi misura 9 cm di altezza, 40 cm di larghezza e 35 cm…

Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29

BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

Everyday orbital life

Capsules contain a laboratory, workshop, kitchen, sleeping area and biodome, with six astronauts.

LEGO source

A second configuration

The shuttle can tow connected capsules in a line; the ring is not the only arrangement.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

A station assembled over time

The first ISS elements reached orbit in 1998, following Shuttle-Mir cooperation. Components launched at different times were joined to build the station.

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Thinking of it as an orbital construction site helps explain its modules and connections: it was not sent into space as one finished building.

NASA

Cooperation built into the hardware

NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA and the Canadian Space Agency share the ISS partnership, with responsibilities for their systems and components.

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Cooperation is operational and technical, not just a matter of astronaut nationalities. The laboratory’s physical form reflects contributions that must function together in orbit.

NASA

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.

THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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Three separate scores from 1 to 10. For difficulty, 1 means very easy and 10 means very difficult.

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SET THE MOOD

A soundtrack for your build

· Selected for the subject and atmosphere

The Secret Life of Pets offers a comic character for small figures and everyday scenes. The affinity is lively domestic storytelling, not nature in general.

OUR PICK

The Secret Life of Pets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Alexandre Desplat

Rhythmic and lively

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