Random minifig of the day: col229

I love space-themed CMFs, whether Lego Space, real-word stuff, or sci-fi.

@Formendacil: I take issue with your assertion that pandering to Classic Space fans can be overdone, says the guy who bought three copies of 70841.

What a great minifigure.

A very good Astronaut.

Makes me think of this guy in the LEGO Worlds videogame. It's a shame we never got a set of his spaceship, PUG-Z. Although, a person over on Rebrickable (not me) has recreated it to be buildable IRL: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-46324/TOB1bricks/pug-z-ship-from-lego-worlds/details

My gut instinct when I saw the image was S1 Spaceman, but then I saw the minifig number and realized it was _WAY_ too high to be that one.

@MeisterDad: You're raising her right. Your username definitely checks out.

@Murdoch17 said:
"Makes me think of this guy in the LEGO Worlds videogame. It's a shame we never got a set of his spaceship, PUG-Z. Although, a person over on Rebrickable (not me) has recreated it to be buildable IRL: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-46324/TOB1bricks/pug-z-ship-from-lego-worlds/details"

In a lego world, anything is possible. And here you are, just starting out, on a creative adventure. Infinite worlds ahead. Infinite possibilities. And one goal: to become a MASTER BUILDER. See how these magicians of the brick use their creative tools: summoning creatures, conjuring houses, flattening mountains, and shaping the land itself. You too can wield that power. Discover and master the creative tools. Collect new bricks, models and vehicles. Conquer worlds. Make your mark. And become... a MASTER BUILDER, able to create new worlds of endless possibility. Welcome... to LEGO WORLDS!

Until the 10266 Apollo Lunar Lander came out, this was (and still is) a pretty darn good substitute for an Apollo astronaut - especially for one of the commanders of the J missions. On Apollo 15, 16, and 17 the mission commander wore a suit with red stripes like this on moonwalks in order to be visually distinct from the lunar module pilot.

While I don't "hate" this guy, I think the one from series one was the better. Also led to that great Blacktron character (with a peg leg), and "Intergalactic Girl"...ah, fun-times:)

My 'ideal' would be a hybrid of "Classic" (colors, size/placement of Space logo, air tanks/bottles), and printing (gauges, hoses, and such)...Basically "Classic Space" w/'grebelling':)...oh, and bring back that helmet with the embedded visor like series one...

Got this dude. As a Classic Space fan how could I not? It's like a precursor to the original classic space suits (where they finally figured out how to streamline all the gubbins on the suits to be hidden inside the 'skin' so to speak) so the dials and buttons and straps are still on display.

When I got this one I liked the detail. But I dislike it when the CMF figs overlap with other themes, especially City.
And this one does that. Every 5 years or so we get a near-future space theme á la Launch Command and this figure was too much like that to me.
If you do an astronaut, at least make it full-on Space. Make it distinct!

That said, it's good for what it is. And we did get plenty of full-on Space minifigs beforehand.

I don't know about the helmet.

I put this guy in 30315 and promptly forgot that wasn't his actual origin for like two years.

@iwybs said:
"On Apollo 15, 16, and 17 the mission commander wore a suit with red stripes like this on moonwalks in order to be visually distinct from the lunar module pilot."

Gosh, the two astronauts must have had a devil of a time telling each other apart before that.

I don't have this CMF but I do like that similar flags were made last year with 60354 : Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions and 60348 : Lunar Roving Vehicle

Especially 60348 has the similar flag being silver (sticker), and the figure in that same set has a very similar face to this CMF :
https://brickset.com/minifigs/cty1414/lunar-research-astronaut-male-white-and-dark-azure-suit-white-helmet-metallic-gold-visor-backpack-lights-beard

Obviously those aren't as Classic Space logo as this CMF is, but still good variations of it, being more Mars/Earth focused with the orange/blue planets instead.

Recent Creator 3-in-1, and 2022 City Space figures having classic space inspired logos is quite nice to see as well.

I quite like this one, but I was never impressed with the helmet. Since these collectable minifigures usually had at least one unique piece, the helmet really stood out as lame.

@TheOtherMike said:
"I love space-themed CMFs, whether Lego Space, real-word stuff, or sci-fi.

@Formendacil: I take issue with your assertion that pandering to Classic Space fans can be overdone, says the guy who bought three copies of 70841."
That's my most owned set at eight copies :-)

Hey, I straight-up said the pandering always works on me! And I bought a couple of 70841 myself--and another to lay away for my then-1 year old.

And if they released this exact fig but using black, red, blue, yellow plastic instead of white? Well, I'd buy them all eagerly.

But I retain a drop of perspective--enough to know they'd be pandering.

@Formendacil: I know it's pandering, but you originally said it "sometime seems overdone," and that's what I was taking issue with. I just don't see how that particular stripe of pandering can be.