Random set of the day: Satellite with Astronaut
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6458 Satellite with Astronaut, released during 1999. It's one of 63 Town sets produced that year. It contains 31 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$3.
It's owned by 3,111 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $30.00, or eBay.
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So many good pieces in this one small set!
For a minute there, I was thinking this was 30365, but the technicolor solar panels felt all wrong.
How did he get here? He’s just hanging onto a satellite in space, with no shuttle in sight.
well I'll be, never knew about this little jem!
and that chrome dome, yeeeeah booy
When the picture's getting fuzzy, just bang on the satellite with a wrench a couple times, that should fix it.
Uh-oh, no space shuttle in sight. I fear this might be a Major Tom situation...
The last hurrah of the Blacktron jetpack, which was produced only in 1991 and 1999.
One of my first LEGO sets! The sparkly solar panels were awesome!
@Username28 said:
"How did he get here? He’s just hanging onto a satellite in space, with no shuttle in sight."
He is wearing a jetpack piece introduced in Blacktron II sets in 1991
Better hope that picture on the screen isn’t accurate, because I’m pretty sure the Earth is screwed if that meteor’s path and size are right
I bought this set during my first visit to LEGOLAND Windsor!
CHROME!
Arguably the best Space Port set because of the visor and chrome dome and panels. And it's actually in space!
You can also always use another satellite and asstronaut!
@Brickalili said:
"Better hope that picture on the screen isn’t accurate, because I’m pretty sure the Earth is screwed if that meteor’s path and size are right"
No, I'm pretty sure it'll miss Earth. The Moon, however, I'm not so sure about. But I suppose that could lead to chunks of Moon hitting Earth.
1999: the year that you just *had* to put “2000” on all of your products to make it sound modern and high tech.
@Tc99m said:
"1999: the year that you just *had* to put “2000” on all of your products to make it sound modern and high tech. "
It started earlier than that, SimCity 2000 came out in 1993.
Obviously this picture was taken from the shuttle that brought the astronaut.
You can tell I got this set as a kid, because each of the four stickers is just... a bit... crooked. It's a lovely little set (alas, but the chrome dome has cracked). At the time, I probably loved the jetpack more than any other part, but these days it's the chrome I miss most.
this was the last set I got before my lego dark ages started
@Worrissey said:
"well I'll be, never knew about this little jem!
and that chrome dome, yeeeeah booy"
not just any chrome.... Gold chrome :D
@Username28 said:
"How did he get here? He’s just hanging onto a satellite in space, with no shuttle in sight."
*Shuttle Sold Separately
If I was an astronaut, I'd be floating in mid-air
And a broken brown brick would just belong to someone else down there!