#destination moon

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Tintin, Destination Moon, 1950

[sillycele]

LEGO Tintin: Destination home

Lego just announced a new set: The Tintin Moon Rocket!! And it's ready to pre-order!

It was originally submitted via LEGO Ideas Programme by a fan, and after its succes there it was eventually approved to be made into an official LEGO set (source)

And look at it!! IT'S BEAUTIFUL

(from LEGO's and Tintin's Instagram)

It includes 1,283 pieces, measures over 49cm (19.5 in) high, is 20cm (8 in) long and 23cm (9 in) wide.

THEY EVEN BOTHERED TO MAKE THE THOM(P)SON'S HAIR GREEN

I remember when I first heard about this project in LEGO Ideas Programme, I thought to myself that if this ever gets approved I would sell one of my kidneys.

... Oh well :)

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Courtesy of LEGO on IG

[tomoleary]

Lan Medina "Destination Moon" Tintin and Milou (Snowy) homage (undated) Source

[chernobog13]

The Luna, the ship that gets men to Destination Moon (1950).

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Destination Moon, 1950.

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

modern au fits! basically wanted to translate some of tintin’s most iconic looks.

From left to right, top to bottom:

- His basic day-to-day - just a crew neck sweater, white t-shirt, cargo joggers and a pair of leather trainers. The big baggy trousers Tintin famously wears are plus fours - breeches that extend four inches below the knee (hence the name!). They were introduced in the 20s and gained popularity as sportswear in the 30s as they allowed a greater range of movement. I gave Tintin cargo joggers for that sporty feel while still keeping him feeling preppy, and pockets are always useful! Snowy wears a collar now.

- A take on the Yellow Shirt and Grey Sweater Vest Look from the earlier comics, a long sleeve baseball t-shirt with the corresponding colours! isnt menswear exciting

- Thought an all blue tracksuit and plimsolls with a baseball cap and glasses to hide his face would be fun as I guess dressing in traditional Chinese clothing wouldn’t make much sense as a disguise in modern day China. Chang would wear yellow crocs.

- The spacesuit! When Herge wrote Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon the moon landing didn’t happen yet - it was a piece of speculative science fiction. He modelled his suits very closely to actual speculative spacesuits from scientific sources. In a similar spirit I based this design off the MIT Bio-Suit, an experimental spacesuit that uses elasticity to maintain pressure on the human body rather than gas pressurisation which is used currently. The idea is to reduce bulk, which should make mobility easier. We’re probably still a long way from using spacesuits like this but hey! 

- basically looked up what modern mountaineering equipment looks like today. I imagine the bright colours help with spotting climbers out in the snow - there’s a part of Mt Everest called Rainbow Valley - it’s so-called because the colourful coats of various dead climbers dot the landscape, frozen in place because it’s too dangerous to retrieve the bodies. Sherpas often risk their lives for poor pay to the benefit of wealthy tourists wanting a bit of Everest glory - Herge made efforts to point this out in Tintin in Tibet through the character of Tharkey. Sadly things haven’t seemed to have changed much in that regard.

- A bomber jacket with a fur lined hood and snow boots. I absolutely loved his outfit in The Shooting Star, and Snowy’s little bib and pink ribbon! style icons honestly