^Yep, similar ones to the ones from 2008-2010.

5610, 5611, 5612, 5613, 5620, 5621 (all from 2008), 8398 from 2009, and 7566 from 2010.

I only got this set in 2010 in order to pad out a LEGO purchase that required a certain dollar amount in order to get a freebie. At the time, I was so grateful that there were still little boxed sets that were just a few bucks. That, and for a LEGO City set, the traveler and his accessories seemed unobtrusive enough to fit in with my LEGO Town airport layout from the 90s. Always need more passengers, and that torso with the cool Space jacket was a nice touch. Little did I know that it and the Smart Car (later used as inspiration for Emmett's car in 2014's The LEGO Movie) would the last boxed sets to obtain well under $10. From there on out, it would be polybags that cornered that niche.

I think this is one of the first sets I ever got that contained a minifigure, definitely a strong memory from 10 year old me along with the ever-present Small Car.

It's the Classic Space Bomber Jacket set! I mean, literally, that was the only reason why people cared about this set. Prior to this, the same torso was available one year earlier in the 8401 City Minifigure Collection, and I think every other set was $50+, so I think you could buy this set for around the same price as just a minifigure with that torso on Bricklink when it came out.

I love these little sets, I don't know they are just little surprise boxes...and I'm lucky enough to have this one

I apparently have this. I wasn't sure why until I noticed his jacked. Classic Space logo! Yep, that's why I bought it.

When I had short hair, this set was basically me - lover of airports, and always in one and always camera carrying [to this day!]. I ended up buying about 6 of these tiny boxes and still have a couple sealed up, but absolutely loved this "set" ...it may be simple, but with the camera bag, camera, classic space jacket...it was just perfect to me. :)

Needs more 3626cpb0657

@cody6268 said:
"I remember wanting this set, but never could find it at my Walmart. I think Target may have had it when I was in Christiansburg, VA; but I went with another small set instead, the fake Smart Car, 3177.

It's these small boxed sets I miss the most. I could always afford them, even if I just had quarters (and I have bought them that way as a kid!). Could LEGO be not doing them as much since polybags now are found pretty much everywhere LEGO is sold, as opposed to special promo issues? "

That’s basically why they stopped selling them I feel like. Poly has are generally bigger too- piece wise and model wise. The litttle impulse sets had maybe like 30 max! So once you mix those impulse sets (which were $3.50 USD) in with poly bags (which were $4) on the same shelves it would be crazy not to get a polybag (unless you wanted certain figures of course!)

This was one of those City sets that were in boxes, despite sharing similarities with the polybags. This might have been the last of them except for two from Atlantis.

This was a nice idea for us Aussies actually. As my nearest LEGO certified store is a 6 hour drive to Sydney, polybags are virtually non-existent around here. On the other hand, I saw these boxed sets everywhere in the late 00s.

Meanwhile, I like this set. Not much, but it’s cute as heck!

I have this one! I remember loving the idea of someone to fill a train seat.

One of the first sets with Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Stud on 1 Side! I bought the set for that brick. And the messenger pouch. And the camera. And the sign pole. What a useful source of bricks it was!

City needs more little sets like this, to fill it with life. Today, you need to buy the large Citytown square sets to build anything besides police/fire fleets

I really miss the time when LEGO used to do small, cheap sets like this...

Ahhh... The days of £2.99 boxed sets ??

Yes, even as a grown adult, I remember purchasing this on a flight to Spain and had a lot of fun role playing a better flight experience.

@EpicMindvolt said:
" @cody6268 said:
"I remember wanting this set, but never could find it at my Walmart. I think Target may have had it when I was in Christiansburg, VA; but I went with another small set instead, the fake Smart Car, 3177.

It's these small boxed sets I miss the most. I could always afford them, even if I just had quarters (and I have bought them that way as a kid!). Could LEGO be not doing them as much since polybags now are found pretty much everywhere LEGO is sold, as opposed to special promo issues? "

That’s basically why they stopped selling them I feel like. Poly has are generally bigger too- piece wise and model wise. The litttle impulse sets had maybe like 30 max! So once you mix those impulse sets (which were $3.50 USD) in with poly bags (which were $4) on the same shelves it would be crazy not to get a polybag (unless you wanted certain figures of course!)"

Logistically and from a store planning point of view, polybags are much simpler for LEGO and retailers. They’re less fragile (a box with a crumpled corner is unsellable at full RRP) and take up less volume both in their distribution process and store display/location. Environmentally, cardboard, not plastic, was still the villain of green PR in 2010, making polybags preferable back then for that reason too.

I see the comments about why polybags are better than boxes for small sets, and I understand the argument.

Only thing is, though, I don't think I've seen *anywhere* selling polybag sets - other than someone selling loads of them at a big car boot sale some years back - whereas the boxed ones used to be anywhere that Lego was sold. Maybe it depends on where in the world you are, but no toy shop I visit keeps any polybags in stock... which definitely gives the impression that Lego has abandoned that low-price niche altogether. It's kinda disappointing, because there are times when I'd love to just pick up a small 'impulse-price' set like this, but don't want to spend the £10 or more that requires nowadays.

On the subject of this set, though... huh, I wouldn't have guessed it was from ten years ago. Then again, ten years ago was the start of my 'dark age', so I seem to have missed a lot that year in any case. I like the shoulder-bag piece the minifigure's wearing, in particular; was that a new piece at the time?

Oh I loved this set! All is old school guys wanted as many of those Classic Space jackets as we could get!

@LegoDavid said:
"I really miss the time when LEGO used to do small, cheap sets like this..."

There's nothing to miss here, as lego makes a lot of small, cheap sets like this every year. There are polybags, collectible minifigs and my favourite- magazine gifts.

I made this set in the sealed bag without open it like the ship in a bottle
of course it's possible for the mini set.

@BionicleJedi said:
"I see the comments about why polybags are better than boxes for small sets, and I understand the argument.

Only thing is, though, I don't think I've seen *anywhere* selling polybag sets - other than someone selling loads of them at a big car boot sale some years back - whereas the boxed ones used to be anywhere that Lego was sold. Maybe it depends on where in the world you are, but no toy shop I visit keeps any polybags in stock... which definitely gives the impression that Lego has abandoned that low-price niche altogether. It's kinda disappointing, because there are times when I'd love to just pick up a small 'impulse-price' set like this, but don't want to spend the £10 or more that requires nowadays."
Same here, other than Kanohi/Krana packs, polybags still aren't a thing in major retailers and department stores here. They only started being sold or given away as promos here when LEGO official stores came to be.

He travellin'

@BionicleJedi said:
"Only thing is, though, I don't think I've seen *anywhere* selling polybag sets - other than someone selling loads of them at a big car boot sale some years back - whereas the boxed ones used to be anywhere that Lego was sold. Maybe it depends on where in the world you are, but no toy shop I visit keeps any polybags in stock... which definitely gives the impression that Lego has abandoned that low-price niche altogether."
In the United States, when I used to actually walk into physical stores in The Before Times, I would see polybags by the checkout in Target (a nationwide big department store retail chain). Those polybags weren't found in the toy aisle by the boxed sets.

Cute little set, and classic space logo jacket!

Generic enough to be an Airplane/Cruise Ship/Train or Space traveller.

But just like many others, I agree, Polybags aren't as widely sold in shops here compared to how boxed sets could be found in the past.

Really seems to vary per country and store brands.