Long before sci-fi made them iconic, real engineers tried to build flying machines that mimicked birds—inspired by the concept of the ornithopter. Among the most striking attempts was a French ...

Ornithopters look silly. They look like something that shouldn’t work. An airplane with no propeller and wings that go flappy-flappy? No way that thing is going to fly. There are, however, a ...

Until Lego approves my proposal for a Guild Navigator set, the Lego Dune Ornithopter is the only model based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga. If you’d like to add the official ride of House ...

The Lego Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter is currently down to its ... These give you a deeper look at how the film was brought to life, including features such as Creating the Fremen World ...

If you're in the market for an awesome gift for the Dune fan in your life (even if that person is you), LEGO is offering its first ever big discount on the LEGO Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter.

Not surprisingly, the inspiration for the first set was the Atreides Royal Ornithopter with its flapping ... to bring this iconic craft to life in LEGO brick form,” said Michael Psiaki, Design ...