@BabuBrick said:
"Was this in The LEGO Movie (during Wyldstyle’s message)?"

I'm pretty sure it was the one shown, yes; I thought of that, too.

@ra226 said:
"Excellent timing! It's a little known fact that this facility helps track Santa's journey as he makes his deliveries!"

They also watched a lot of broadcast TV. Apparently.

The Command Centre?

Where's Zordon and Alpha?

@ra226 said:
"Excellent timing! It's a little known fact that this facility helps track Santa's journey as he makes his deliveries!"

Speaking of which, does anyone have recommendations for favourite Santa Tracker website (mostly for giggles)? I found three so far: Google, NORAD, and FlightRadar24.

Never had it, but always admired it; just a grade below G.E. 1.0, which I also never had...had two of the Space Transport though (both received at Christmas too)...could even put it together without blueprints after awhile.:)

Merry Christmas!

So many incredible CS-y parts in this set, and such a classic to get stickered torsos. I still will always love the old TV antennas. Just great. Lovely set. But uh… @Huwbot? You sure about that? I’d be quite lucky to find one for $148.60 used ;)

I would love to have it today. Not in the box though, used. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to open and play with it.

Despite the positive reception, at time of this comment there's still a higher amount of comments than likes.

I really like the clear back seats. I wonder if there was a Uranus joke hidden in that piece choice.

Got it as Christmas present back then (1980), played endlessly with it; my very first 'building' set. Kids have it now...

Nice to see them dressed in appropriately Christmassy red and white!

Got LEGO as a gift yesterday. Got this legend from Huwbot today. Must be Xmas!

Was wondering which SNOT solution they used for the upper row of computer screens, until I checked the instructions... I didn't know they also printed these screens on inverted slopes.

Space base. Space Base! SPACE BASE!!!!

Happy Christmas everyone!

I potentially have this in a bulk lot, have found the printed 1x6x5 brick there, plus bunch of blue and trans yellow parts. Should finally get to sort it out one of these days…

@560heliport said:
"I got this set- actually, 493, the U.S. version- for Christmas 1979. I knew it was Lego by the rattle. I just couldn't wait, so I opened the wrapping just enough to see which set it was, then retaped it. Then I was nervous that I would be caught somehow. So that somewhat ruined the excitement of getting it. I never peeked again. Didn't stop me from trying to guess, though!"

I still remember the time three presents rattled, and I thought they were all Lego. Turned out, one was a model kit and one was a puzzle. (If you can't tell, I've always liked putting things together.)

@Norikins said:"Despite the positive reception, at time of this comment there's still a higher amount of comments than likes."

Not anymore.

@matrox2001 said:"This was my white whale as a child along with 924 . 920 was my first space set as a child. Now I'm am lucky to have pretty much every one. Was such a thrill when I got this one as an adult, the years just fell away!"

I assume you meant 920-2? Weird that we have that, but not 920-1.

Merry Christmas, Hubot! I got this set for Christmas 45 years ago and still treasure it. I remember putting the paper torso stickers on the minifigs, amazingly, they’re still there today. Real quality stuff. The antennas and the big dish were epic. So glad I had this set!

@TheOtherMike said:
"You can't spell Christmas without C and S."
There’s no L in Christmas. That’s why it’s sometimes called Noël (no L) :~P
Have a cool Yule, everyone!

It’s a Christmas miracle!

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
"Merry Christmas!

So many incredible CS-y parts in this set, and such a classic to get stickered torsos. I still will always love the old TV antennas. Just great. Lovely set. But uh… @Huwbot? You sure about that? I’d be quite lucky to find one for $148.60 used ;)"

This price was the lowest price internationally on Bricklink (including incomplete sets). The current lowest price on Bricklink of a used set in the US is $260 for 493-1 (the US version) or $280 for 926-1 (the European version).

@matrox2001 said:
"This was my white whale as a child along with 924 . 920 was my first space set as a child. Now I'm am lucky to have pretty much every one. Was such a thrill when I got this one as an adult, the years just fell away. "
Same here.
I bought the entire 1979 wave of CS sets on ebay over the years, because the only one I got as a kid was 886.
Luckily I sought these sets in the early days of ebay, when near mint examples (mostly without box though) were still available relatively cheap.
This one though was much harder to come by, and was the last of the '79 sets I managed to obtain.

On the 1st day of christmas, my true love gave to me:
A station in a space sea

I wanted this when I was younger. I never saw it in the stores. I did have one friend that had it which was my only awareness of it. Finally picked up a copy a few years ago. Hooray.

Merry Christmas Huwbot (and Huw).

Huwbot knows what we love!

What a great set. I never had this. My first base was the Beta-1 Command Base. But I always wondered what those other bases would look like next to mine.

@LordDunsany said:
" @Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
"Merry Christmas!

So many incredible CS-y parts in this set, and such a classic to get stickered torsos. I still will always love the old TV antennas. Just great. Lovely set. But uh… @Huwbot? You sure about that? I’d be quite lucky to find one for $148.60 used ;)"

This price was the lowest price internationally on Bricklink (including incomplete sets). The current lowest price on Bricklink of a used set in the US is $260 for 493-1 (the US version) or $280 for 926-1 (the European version)."

True, but the point was that, as with all (almost) RMotD’s and RSotD’s, the price @Huwbot lists is for new ones, thusly indicating the error.

Save the best for Christmas? I’m happy for this 1,422 Space cowboys who own this. It’s simple but it’s amazing.

@Elcascador said:
"Was wondering which SNOT solution they used for the upper row of computer screens, until I checked the instructions... I didn't know they also printed these screens on inverted slopes."

What's even more weird is they printed left and right versions of at least one computer screen on inverted slopes.

Always nice to see the classics come back every once in a while. Now I hope for one of the ones with white as a major color again, such as the 6929 Starfleet Voyager. That one's awesome :)

Spacebase, Spacebase, SPACEBASE! - Benny (probably)

Was super lucky to pick up this set a couple of years ago from an owner who’d had it since 1979. It was a present while he was in hospital getting his tonsils out as a child. He built it once and decided Lego wasn’t for him so it’s in lovely condition. With stickered torso prints and the leftover sticker sheets still in the box!! Couldn’t believe my luck. Has pride of place in my CS collection.

@Binnekamp said:
"Always nice to see the classics come back every once in a while. Now I hope for one of the ones with white as a major color again, such as the 6929 Starfleet Voyager. That one's awesome :)"

That one's also not white, it's gray.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"Always nice to see the classics come back every once in a while. Now I hope for one of the ones with white as a major color again, such as the 6929 Starfleet Voyager. That one's awesome :)"

That one's also not white, it's gray."

It's as much white as grey. Well, mine is so sun-damaged it's more ivory, almost Brick Yellow.

@560heliport said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"Always nice to see the classics come back every once in a while. Now I hope for one of the ones with white as a major color again, such as the 6929 Starfleet Voyager. That one's awesome :)"

That one's also not white, it's gray."

It's as much white as grey. Well, mine is so sun-damaged it's more ivory, almost Brick Yellow. "

Ooh, can't make spaceships out of ivory. Poaching is illegal!