I guess this is … funny? I’ll probably skip this one, and pick up orange space guy (girl?) on Bricklink later.

I'm waiting for that classic space micro-build of a tram station....or something of that sort.

Is it the pictures or are these new variants of the classic Space helmet? They look slightly off to me

it is not, it has a thicker chinstrap so it should be less prone to crack. Orange one i guess it only exist in this mold anyway, there is no vintage version of it: it should be the actual first occurrence of this part (or maybe it was the lego movie 2 set?)

Me: GASP!

@Gragosa said:
"it is not, it has a thicker chinstrap so it should be less prone to crack. Orange one i guess it only exist in this mold anyway, there is no vintage version of it: it should be the actual first occurrence of this part (or maybe it was the lego movie 2 set?)"

I'm pretty sure that this "smooth" version of the orange helmet (as opposed to the textured version from the DK book) debuted in 40512 Fun and Funky VIP Add On Pack.

This is adorable! I wonder if it is inspired by the diner in Spaceballs...

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Alien: Hiya, big stuff. Hi, dream. What'll you have?

Orange Guy: We just got a couple minute while we're gassing up. What's ready?

Alien: I can give you the space soup or the space special."

Orange Guy: I'll have the, uh, space special.

White Guy: I'll have the c******e.

But really, shouldn't the Orange Guy be named "Barf"?

Even if it doesn't have the air tanks I do like the idea of this set.
Maybe build a nice exterior around it, similar the ground floor of 10260 Downtown Diner.

I like the choice of bright orange Minion mohawks as peeled oranges in the blender. I am still amazed there isn't a better design part(s) for sandwiches/burgers.

Finally a GWP! Now I can order some of the pricey sets I've wanted!

Very Pizza Planet-like!

While this looks interesting, it seems like a missed opportunity to update a classic spaceman colour like black or blue instead of reusing the white spaceman again

How are they supposed to breath without the air tanks?!

@Huw The orange spaceman (with airtanks, I believe) was also included in the LEGO Ideas and Games Collection from 2022. It was available at Costco in the US for $22.99 for a few months. https://rebrickable.com/sets/9780744050417-1/the-lego-ideas-and-games-collection

It’s possible (if unlikely) this will actually have the tanks and that they just aren’t pictured, and it’s also possible (and likelier) the purchase threshold will be too high for me to get one anyway, but just in case, I’m glad the PaB order I just placed included some extra orange and white tanks I threw in as a lark.

Astronaut: "So...what's your diner called?"
Alien Waiter/Cook: "Serving Humans."
Astronaut: "..."

Seriously(ish), I do like the 'Retro/SPACE' look of it; should have added air tanks/bottles, even if they were on a rack (even having a shot of the astronauts leaving or entering, possibly having the cook/waiter waving at them).

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Alien: Hiya, big stuff. Hi, dream. What'll you have?

Orange Guy: We just got a couple minute while we're gassing up. What's ready?

Alien: I can give you the space soup or the space special."

Orange Guy: I'll have the, uh, space special.

White Guy: I'll have the c******e.

But really, shouldn't the Orange Guy be named "Barf"?"

"Oh, no! Not again!"

Do or do not. There is no try.

If you’re going to put spacemen in a set, let them at least be able to breathe.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"White astronaut: "What is Holland?"

Orange astronaut: "What do you mean, what is it? It’s a country right next to Belgium."

White astronaut: "No, that’s The Netherlands."

Orange astronaut: "Holland is The Netherlands."

White astronaut: "Then who are the Dutch?""

I recently learned on some Discord that most things "Dutch" in the US actually refer to Germans...."

That's true. Pennsylvania Dutch often has little to do with Pennsylvania and nothing to do with the Dutch.

Oh, no! We've said Dutch too many times! This can mean only one thing. The resurrection of @Ridgeheart !"

If this is going to cost us, I think we should go.....halfsies.

A spaceman without air tanks is a dead spaceman.

Too bad it's not the even rarer purple spaceman, which required an inane scavenger hunt to create. The orange one came in a book that you could just buy.

I need the torso in black, blue and green and the airtanks in green but I don't want old and overpriced parts; re-release them!

Plus the unreleased LBG airtanks and helmet (no, old gray doesn't do it for me)

I was also missing the green helmet but it finally went live on lego's pick a brick a few days ago (it'll still take some weeks before I actually have it).

And don't forget we had to dismember 2 torsos to get the LBG and purple ones ?? it'd be nice if they never do that again.

Harsh critics out there. This set looks amazing. Fun, inventive, a slap of humor! And space! My god, space! And a tentacled alien?? Yup. I'm in.

I'm sorry but there is something really wrong with the faces they chose for those Classic Space-ish minifigures. I see them even when I close my eyes.

@oukexergon said:
"I like the choice of bright orange Minion mohawks as peeled oranges in the blender. I am still amazed there isn't a better design part(s) for sandwiches/burgers."

This slide shoe part was a little better: 6122533.

@AddictedToStyrene said:
"Is it the pictures or are these new variants of the classic Space helmet? They look slightly off to me"

It's probably the POV. The thick chinstrap is designed to look almost exactly like the regular chinstrap when viewed directly from the front. From the side, there's really nothing that can be done to hide how beefy that thing is.

@BaconKing:
Seen Spaceballs? Remember the canned air? This place has it on tap.

@WizardOfOss said:
"I recently learned on some Discord that most things "Dutch" in the US actually refer to Germans...."

I think you mean Deutschland.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"I recently learned on some Discord that most things "Dutch" in the US actually refer to Germans...."

I think you mean Deutschland."

Schade Deutschland, alles ist vorbei!

@Studless said:
"Plus the unreleased LBG airtanks and helmet (no, old gray doesn't do it for me)"
If you get an old grey space helmet from 1979’s Yellow Castle with JUST the right amount of discolouring, you can get it to match perfectly!!
See my video for proof: https://youtu.be/9lIyIHPavrY

@Minifig_Jez said:
"
@Studless said:
"Plus the unreleased LBG airtanks and helmet (no, old gray doesn't do it for me)"
If you get an old grey space helmet from 1979’s Yellow Castle with JUST the right amount of discolouring, you can get it to match perfectly!!
See my video for proof: https://youtu.be/9lIyIHPavrY

"

Lmao I could also paint a white one but I prefer the real deal

Maybe its my mind playing tricks on me, but the way the stars on the back wall are done combined with the thickness of the floor reminds me of that space kid bedroom GWP from a few years back. Wonder if this would look nice next to it?

@yellowcastle said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"White astronaut: "What is Holland?"

Orange astronaut: "What do you mean, what is it? It’s a country right next to Belgium."

White astronaut: "No, that’s The Netherlands."

Orange astronaut: "Holland is The Netherlands."

White astronaut: "Then who are the Dutch?""

I recently learned on some Discord that most things "Dutch" in the US actually refer to Germans...."

That's true. Pennsylvania Dutch often has little to do with Pennsylvania and nothing to do with the Dutch.

Oh, no! We've said Dutch too many times! This can mean only one thing. The resurrection of @Ridgeheart !"

If this is going to cost us, I think we should go.....halfsies."

To make matters even more confusing, Germany is actually called Deutschland in its own language. And Duitsland in Dutch. An often misheard lyric in Tina Turner's Private Dancer is the part where she mentions Deutsche Marks (the former German currency), which to many listeners sounds as 'Dutch Marks'. I'm also not sure at which club in 1980s America you could pay with German Marks, but I bet the song's writer, Mark Knopfler, found such a place while on tour.

@CCC said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"
Orange astronaut: "Holland is The Netherlands."
"

Orange astronaut is wrong. Holland is a region in The Netherlands. The irony of wearing all orange and not knowing that!

"

He is very wrong. Then again, from my observations, a lot of people who dress up in orange for sporting matches or official holidays like King's Day somehow seem to think 'Holland' is all of the country -- or are willing to to pretend so when it is convenient to them.

Also, it's a Seinfeld reference, which probably still has some relevance to it. ;-)

The alien’s eyes appear to be stickers.

@shootvolio said:
"The alien’s eyes appear to be stickers. "

Kinda looks like it indeed, but pretty sure those are the same as were used in some other Space sets, and are actually printed.

@shootvolio said:
"The alien’s eyes appear to be stickers. "

That stinks!

BINGO!

And don't forget we're obsessed with terrible beer. That's what really sets us apart from Germans and Belgians!

@WizardOfOss said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"He is very wrong. Then again, from my observations, a lot of people who dress up in orange for sporting matches or official holidays like King's Day somehow seem to think 'Holland' is all of the country -- or are willing to to pretend so when it is convenient to them."

To be fair, for decades this has been a popular song at football: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBvLbFUN0MA

But as someone not from Holland, I will always use Netherlands instead of Holland. Well, except for that one time in a restaurant in Seattle:
Waitress: "Where are you guys from?"
Me: "The Netherlands!"
Waitress: *blank stare*
Me: "Holland..."
Waitress: *looking even more confused*
Me: "Amsterdam?" (which for us is basically the other side of the country....)
Waitress: "Is that in Europe or something?""

The word Holland works great for songs with alliteration and it's short. Holland also existed as a duchy and as a state centuries before The Netherlands was a unified country, and named as such, so I guess it stuck around with our neighbours. Ironically, the most successful soccer tune, at least in terms of sales, does mention The Netherlands in the chorus: We Houden Van Oranje -- and the tune is lifted from Auld Lang Syne. And yes, outside of the provinces of Holland the term 'Holland' is sometimes used in a derogatory manner.

@ToysFromTheAttic said:
"Ironically, the most successful soccer tune, at least in terms of sales, does mention The Netherlands in the chorus: We Houden Van Oranje -- and the tune is lifted from Auld Lang Syne. And yes, outside of the provinces of Holland the term 'Holland' is sometimes used in a derogatory manner."

Ah yes, I sang that song quite a number of times recently, during my vacation. In Japan they use that tune (a bit slowed down) whenever events are ending or shops are closing. It basically means "get out!" there. And I do get some weird stares when I sing along with it in Dutch...

@WizardOfOss said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @trelic said:
"The Restaurant at the end of the Universe."

@WizardOfOss said:"I kinda like this.....but do they serve Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters?"

"I want you to know I'm feeling very depressed right now,""

Well, so long, and thanks for all the fish!"

The key to flying is to distract yourself while falling. "

The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties."

42!

@Murdoch17 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @trelic said:
"The Restaurant at the end of the Universe."

@WizardOfOss said:"I kinda like this.....but do they serve Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters?"

"I want you to know I'm feeling very depressed right now,""

Well, so long, and thanks for all the fish!"

The key to flying is to distract yourself while falling. "

The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties."

42!"

Some very Deep Thoughts here...

@WizardOfOss said:
"But as someone not from Holland, I will always use Netherlands instead of Holland. "

I used to work with someone from Enschede (and no, it wasn't Schteve McClaren). He was always very clear that he was from The Netherlands and not from Holland.

@CCC said:
"I used to work with someone from Enschede (and no, it wasn't Schteve McClaren). He was always very clear that he was from The Netherlands and not from Holland. "
Enschede....that's almost Germany. Barely Netherlands....

@Ridgeheart said:
"An ill wind blows from a yawning grave, a low bell tolls. I was named thrice, and so my weary bones are set into motion again to resume my grim task.

"Holland" is comprised of two provinces in the Netherland (North- and South-Holland), meaning the actual Holland only takes up roughly 15% of the Netherlands by both province-count and actual size - but don't tell the residents of the Hollands this, as they will vehemently claim that they alone exist in this universe. To make things even more needlessly complicated, each of the Hollands does acknowledge the other, but only in terms of competition, largely in terms of footingsportsball.

The actual name doesn't matter all that much. "Nether lands", "Hollow lands", "Low lands", it's all to denote the fact that the country is built below sea-level. Whether you call them Dutch, or Netherlandese, or even Germans, it doesn't matter. The Dutch are a race of excessively tall sea-goblins, obsessed with balls, the monarchy, blackface and the colour orange. This keeps them distracted, and in turn, will keep them from kidnapping your children. Honestly, it's for the best."
But is it still a part of Swedemark?

@WizardOfOss said:
" @CCC said:
"I used to work with someone from Enschede (and no, it wasn't Schteve McClaren). He was always very clear that he was from The Netherlands and not from Holland. "
Enschede....that's almost Germany. Barely Netherlands....

"

Funny enough his catch phrase for our German coworkers was eerst mijn fiets terug, apparently dating back to the war, even though none of us was born until 25-30 years later.

Where is the Sabre Island GWP?!

@Captain_Soybeard said:
"Where is the Sabre Island GWP?!"

Apparently someplace called South Holland.

Not quite Dex's Diner...

@CCC said:
"Funny enough his catch phrase for our German coworkers was eerst mijn fiets terug, apparently dating back to the war, even though none of us was born until 25-30 years later."

Ich will mein Fahrrad zurück! :-)

@WizardOfOss said:
" @shootvolio said:
"The alien’s eyes appear to be stickers. "

Kinda looks like it indeed, but pretty sure those are the same as were used in some other Space sets, and are actually printed."

Huh. Looking closely at the full-size image, the eye tiles do indeed appear to be stickered… but even for a promotional freebie, I’d be very surprised for those parts’ deco to be stickers.

Has there ever been a sticker for a 1x1 round tile? Serious question; I honestly don’t remember having ever seen one in any LEGO set I’ve ever built before, but of course that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. But it certainly isn’t typically the case. Right now, I want to assume the photo is of a prototype made using stickers, and that the final set will have prints, but I guess we’ll see soon enough…

@Blondie_Wan:
You’re seeing the chamfered edge of the tile, not a sticker. These same printed tiles are used in 40715 and 40716.

As to the other question:

https://www.bricklink.com/browseList.asp?itemType=P&catString=812&q=Sticker&sortBy=N&sortAsc=A

1x1 round tiles have been stickered a total of twelve times, plus one time for the 1x1 D-shaped tile.

@yellowcastle said:
" @Captain_Soybeard said:
"Where is the Sabre Island GWP?!"

Apparently someplace called South Holland."

This is a discussion about Europe, please leave Chicago’s suburbs out of it.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"Ironically, the most successful soccer tune, at least in terms of sales, does mention The Netherlands in the chorus: We Houden Van Oranje -- and the tune is lifted from Auld Lang Syne. And yes, outside of the provinces of Holland the term 'Holland' is sometimes used in a derogatory manner."

Ah yes, I sang that song quite a number of times recently, during my vacation. In Japan they use that tune (a bit slowed down) whenever events are ending or shops are closing. It basically means "get out!" there. And I do get some weird stares when I sing along with it in Dutch..."

Due to the tune's age and wide appeal, it's actually used in quite a few cultures around the world for different occasions. However, the original sentimental Scottish words set to the tune are by far the best and most genuine. The opportunistic André Hazes version is dreadful in comparison. :'-)

@yellowcastle said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
"An ill wind blows from a yawning grave, a low bell tolls. I was named thrice, and so my weary bones are set into motion again to resume my grim task.

"Holland" is comprised of two provinces in the Netherland (North- and South-Holland), meaning the actual Holland only takes up roughly 15% of the Netherlands by both province-count and actual size - but don't tell the residents of the Hollands this, as they will vehemently claim that they alone exist in this universe. To make things even more needlessly complicated, each of the Hollands does acknowledge the other, but only in terms of competition, largely in terms of footingsportsball.

The actual name doesn't matter all that much. "Nether lands", "Hollow lands", "Low lands", it's all to denote the fact that the country is built below sea-level. Whether you call them Dutch, or Netherlandese, or even Germans, it doesn't matter. The Dutch are a race of excessively tall sea-goblins, obsessed with balls, the monarchy, blackface and the colour orange. This keeps them distracted, and in turn, will keep them from kidnapping your children. Honestly, it's for the best."
But is it still a part of Swedemark?
"

He's back!!

This is available now at the Lego certified stores here in Australia. Minimum spend AU$165.

Found this on the Canadian Lego site:
https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/alien-space-diner-40687
"Lists" (no, you can't buy it directly) for $24.99 CND...trying to think what that roughly translates to in terms of purchase 'cost' (how much you have to spend to qualify for it...)

Live in the US now, too.

@Captain_Soybeard said:
"Where is the Sabre Island GWP?!"

They still must release:
40685 Water Park
40689 Fireworks Celebration

I had 2 on the way!

Also, I thought the orange spaceman helmet is thin chin strap from the book but it appears same as in this GWP, i.e. thick chin strap?

Fun set. I like the funky vibe

oh no, I paid a high price for the orange astronaut over a year ago and here's basically the same figure coming in a free set. Lego has specifically targeted me and retroactively wasted my money and it is time to make this the entire internet's problem. it is an inherently bad thing if more people have access to this minifigure.

/s

Sets like these shouldn't be locked behind the "gift with purchase" paywall and instead should be normal releases.

@Gragosa said:
"it is not, it has a thicker chinstrap so it should be less prone to crack. Orange one i guess it only exist in this mold anyway, there is no vintage version of it: it should be the actual first occurrence of this part (or maybe it was the lego movie 2 set?)"

Well,there is this https://www.lego.com/en-nl/product/a-visual-history-5006811

@bogdanst said:
" @Gragosa said:
"it is not, it has a thicker chinstrap so it should be less prone to crack. Orange one i guess it only exist in this mold anyway, there is no vintage version of it: it should be the actual first occurrence of this part (or maybe it was the lego movie 2 set?)"

Well,there is this https://www.lego.com/en-nl/product/a-visual-history-5006811 "

It's not the old one, it's the new one. exactly the same as the GWP one. The book one has air tanks and classic head, but new mold for the helmet. ;)

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?M=sp130