BrickList: Lego Space "Midi Small" sets from the 80s and 90s.

Lego Space "Midi Small" sets from the 80s and 90s.

These "small" sets were slightly larger than the "Small" and "Mini-Small" sets of my previous lists. The boxes for these sets were almost double the length of the small sets. The sets numbered in the 684x range and expanded to the 685x range in the 1990s with boxes that were more squarish.

Created by Novelty. Last updated on 26 Apr 2011.

1. 6841: Mineral Detector

The series started with this set in 1980. Unlike the "small" sets, this series seems to initially favour red minifigs.

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6841: Mineral Detector
Space/Classic, 1980
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©1980 LEGO Group

Mineral Detector

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1980
  • Pieces: 44
  • Minifigs: 1
3.8
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2. 6842: Small Space Shuttle Craft

(1981) This was the midi-small set for the year. Notice again the red minifig. The set was also rather common, being given away in freebies and used in advertising.

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6842: Small Space Shuttle Craft
Space/Classic, 1981
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©1981 LEGO Group

Small Space Shuttle Craft

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1981
  • Pieces: 46
  • Minifigs: 1
3.6
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3. 6844: Sismobile

(1983) The series skipped a year (1982) and a number (6843) so one has to wonder what was the midi-small set for that year. This is the first set with a white minifig in the series.

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6844: Sismobile
Space/Classic, 1983
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©1983 LEGO Group

Sismobile

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1983
  • Pieces: 46
  • Minifigs: 1
4.4
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4. 6846: Tri-Star Voyager

(1984) The series returns to the red minifig, but a set number has been skipped. Note that the series is alternating between a ground and an aerial vehicle at this point.

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6846: Tri-Star Voyager
Space/Classic, 1984
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©1984 LEGO Group

Tri-Star Voyager

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1984
  • Pieces: 69
  • Minifigs: 1
  • RRP: US$4.45
4.3
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5. 6847: Space Dozer

(1985) The series continues with a ground vehicle and it has a yellow minifig for the first time since the colour was introduced two years ago.

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6847: Space Dozer
Space/Classic, 1985
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©1985 LEGO Group

Space Dozer

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1985
  • Pieces: 49
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
  • Related sets: 1
  • Notes:
    Included in 1969-2.
3.9
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6. 6848: Inter-Planetary Shuttle

(1985) This set is the second set this year in the series. It was not readily available, and from the looks of it is probably a US only set. It has the standard red minifig for the series, but departs from the jet-rover sequence for the series.

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6848: Inter-Planetary Shuttle
Space/Classic, 1985
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©1985 LEGO Group

Inter-Planetary Shuttle

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1985
  • Pieces: 62
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
  • Related sets: 2
  • Notes:
    Included in 1530-2, 1969-2.
3.8
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7. 6845: Cosmic Charger

(1986) And it's back to an aerial vehicle. Notice that this set used the "skipped" numbering. This is the second set in the series with a white minifig.

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6845: Cosmic Charger
Space/Classic, 1986
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©1986 LEGO Group

Cosmic Charger

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1986
  • Pieces: 51
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
3.2
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8. 6849: Satellite Patroller

(1987) This is the last Classic Space set in the series, and it continues the jet - rover alternation. A yellow Classic Space minifig helms the vehicle in the year that the Futuron minifigs were introduced.

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6849: Satellite Patroller
Space/Classic, 1987
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©1987 LEGO Group

Satellite Patroller

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1987
  • Pieces: 46
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
4.4
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9. 6848: Strategic Pursuer

(1988) Notice that this is the second set to bear this set number, and this set was available worldwide. This set breaks the sequence of alternating between ground and air vehicles by introducing a Mecha. Note that this is also a Futuron set.

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6848: Strategic Pursuer
Space/Futuron, 1988
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©1988 LEGO Group

Strategic Pursuer

Space - Futuron

  • Year: 1988
  • Pieces: 54
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
4.2
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10. 6850: Auxiliary Patroller

(1989) The second Futuron set in the series, and it's another set with a yellow Futuron minifig.

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6850: Auxiliary Patroller
Space/Futuron, 1989
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©1989 LEGO Group

Auxiliary Patroller

Space - Futuron

  • Year: 1989
  • Pieces: 46
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
3.5
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11. 6851: Tri-Wheeled Tyrax

(1991) There were no Blacktron or Space Police or M-tron sets in the series, but the second Blactron theme launched with this set.

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6851: Tri-Wheeled Tyrax
Space/Blacktron 2, 1991
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©1991 LEGO Group

Tri-Wheeled Tyrax

Space - Blacktron 2

  • Year: 1991
  • Pieces: 39
  • Minifigs: 1
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
  • Related sets: 2
  • Notes:
    Included in 4741-1.
    See also 6861-2.
2.8
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12. 6852: Sonar Security

(1993) The Space Police II theme launched in 1992, but it wasn't until a year later that the small and midi-small sets were introduced.

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6852: Sonar Security
Space/Space Police 2, 1993
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©1993 LEGO Group

Sonar Security

Space - Space Police 2

  • Year: 1993
  • Pieces: 61
  • Minifigs: 1
  • RRP: US$6.00
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
4.2
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13. 6854: Alien Fossilizer

(1996) There were no Ice Planet or Spyrius or Unitron sets in this size, bu tthere was a number that was skipped. One has to wonder if it was an Ice Planet or Spyrius set that was unproduced. Exploriens was the next sub-theme to introduce a set in this size.

Note that there's also 6856 in the Exploriens theme, but that's for the next size up. UFO and Insectoids did not have a set in this size. The numbers 6855, 6857, 6858 and 6859 were not used.

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6854: Alien Fossilizer
Space/Exploriens, 1996
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©1996 LEGO Group

Alien Fossilizer

Space - Exploriens

  • Year: 1996
  • Pieces: 53, View...
  • Minifigs: 1
  • RRP: US$6.00
  • Packaging: Box
  • Availability: Retail
3.8
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