For my fellow shape rotators.

The Atreides Royal Ornithopter, by Lego. 

The landing gear retracts, the wings flutter, and the wings retract.

Such a fun build.

Still needs a little imagination.

I want to meet the designers behind this - feels wild that they were able to pack all these mechanics into a Lego set.

Does it... actually fly?

(10 years ago I would have said "obviously no, it's a toy" but now it's totally not clear)

saw that one with my son at the Lego store the other day, the Lego Baron almost had it in my cart

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It’s a marvel how they pulled this off. You gotta get it.

i dont need this. i dont need this. i need this. i need this. need this