Special Set for Me
Posted by
keithyw
in United States
on
11 December 2008
I won this set at a Lego competition at my local KBKids back in the day, so it holds a special place in my heart. But this set is just an incredibly versatile set. My standard for space has always had the formula: rocket, car, base and flying vehicle. If you had a set that could construct all four of those elements, then you had a very well designed space set. If you've seen the alternative designs on the back, you can see how many permutations of designs there are for this set.
The set has a nice set of 8 mid-sized wheels along with a long rocket, which is well constructed. The rocket has an axle to keep it from easily snapping apart and the rear neatly unfolds to set the rocket on the ground gently. The cockpit is really unique too as it is composed with the only clear yellow lower cockpit piece of that era. You have two sets of wings for a small space craft.
If I have a major complaint about the current Lego sets, it's that they're far too large and somewhat not economically feasible for the hardcore collector to handle anymore. Back then, this type of set would've been considered a "large." These days, it would be considered a mid-sized vehicle. But you could easily place one of these vehicles nice on a lunar base plate, whereas most space vehicles are so vast that you can't house them anywhere anymore, except on large shelves or flat surfaces. A set like this had a good number of diverse elements, was a fair size, and very reasonably priced. I really wish that Lego would downscale their sets again in some ways because sets like this are sorely missed.
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