Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon

Pieces and price:

This default model contains 506 pieces, costing approximately $55 (prices on Bricklink vary depending on region and current parts availability), see the buying guide in the section below.

Dimensions:

64 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm
25 in x 2 in x 2 in

With the landing legs extended the base measures 14 cm (5.5 in) x 14 cm (5.5 in).

This product comes in four different variants, which you'll all have access to with the single purchase. Use these explanations to determine which instructions to use and parts you need to buy to build your desired variant:

1. Default Falcon 9 [506 pcs] - builds the clean Falcon 9 model with both the fairing and Crew Dragon included.

2. Falcon 9 with only Crew Dragon [358 pcs] - builds the clean Falcon 9 with only Crew Dragon (inspired by Muscovite Sandwich's Crew Dragon) and no payload fairing.

3. Falcon 9 with flight-proven first stage [559 pcs] - builds a flight-proven Falcon 9 with a sooty first stage (inspired by TheBrickFrontier's Falcon 9 Sooty Booster) and reused fairing, instead of the clean counterparts in the default inventory.

4. Only flight-proven first stage [260 pcs] - builds only the flight-proven first stage to be displayed separately.

I recommend buying the bricks required for the model from Bricklink.com, which is the largest online marketplace for LEGO® parts sellers.

There are other alternatives, like the official LEGO® Pick a Brick site, but they rarely have all the required pieces and it's often more expensive there.

The process to buy from Bricklink is easier than it seems, and is explained thoroughly in this step-by-step guide to help you:

1. After buying the product, you need to download the folder named "Part lists" and unzip it.
2. Next go to Bricklink.com and log in or create an account (it's very easy to set up).
3. Click on your Profile tab in the top right corner and go to "My Wanted Lists".
4. Click on the blue "Create New List" button and "Create Wanted List" after having given it a suitable name.
5. Click on the upload button on the menu to the right and drag and drop the part list you want to buy. Then click the blue "Verify items" button, followed by the "Add to Wanted List" button at the bottom of the page.
   Repeat step 5 for each part list you want to order.
6. [Optional step if you want to slightly reduce the part cost] In the wanted list, you can sort by colors and select all the internal pieces (described in "Product specifications" above) and click on "Color" and apply "Non applicable" since all those colors can be substituted without affecting the exterior look.
7. [Optional step if you only want new pieces] Select all the pieces and change their "Condition" to "New" (needs to be repeated for each page). Note that this will lead to a higher price and the risk of some parts being unavailable. The default option gives you a price around the estimate and will include both new and used bricks.
8. Next click the green "Buy All" button to get to the buy page. Here you should select the store location to your country or continent for lower shipping costs.
9. Proceed by clicking the blue "Auto-select" button, uncheck the box in the pop-up and click "Start".
10. This will give you a list of stores whose orders together will include all of the pieces in your wanted list. Confirm that all the pieces are included by clicking the "Wanted Items" tab to the left and control that there aren't any pieces left there.
11. If you are happy with the selection and price, click "Create carts", followed by "Checkout" for each individual store and buy the pieces!
    (If you are not happy with the price or if you're missing any pieces, you can click "Remove All" and redo the auto-selection with different settings like expanding the region your buying from)

If you're having any issues with ordering your bricks, don't hesitate to send us a message through the "Contact us" tab in the menu and we'll do out best to help!

2024-02-12 The part lists were updated to work with the changed BrickLink part numbers and their format was changed to BSX-files to simplify the upload process to BrickLink.

The instructions have also received a visual update with new front and back covers.