Random part of the day: Cockpit 4X10X2 1/3, W/ 3.2 Shaft, No. 1
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Today's random part is 35175, 'Cockpit 4X10X2 1/3, W/ 3.2 Shaft, No. 1', which is a System part, category Windscreens And Cockpits. It was introduced in 2017 and was last used in 2018. It was made in 1 colour and has appeared in 4 sets, one of the first of which was 70351 Clay's Falcon Fighter Blaster.
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Otherwise known as the go-to windscreen for neo-Ice Planet 2002 builds.
It’d be nice if this came in other colours, but I fear it’s going to be Nexo Knights only (unlike some of the smaller canopy pieces).
I can't believe that this piece came in 4 Nexo Knight sets released in 2017 but hasn't been used since then.
Hopefully it will see usage if Lego ever makes more space sets (they haven't had a wave for nearly 9 years now!) or in some other theme.
People give a decent amount of flak to Nexo Knights, but the angular parts it introduced are simply gorgeous!
I love it. Nice and angular like the classic space 2507. I'm kind of sick of the bubble canopies they overuse in many themes. Too bad Lego seems too have forgotten about this windscreen and we never got other colors.
Don’t know much about the Nexo Knights myself, but as earlier commenters have said I also appreciate the various pentagonal and other new pieces the theme has introduced to the LEGO lexicon. It is rather like a modern Belville in that respect.
I actually liked Nexo Knights in the first few waves of sets. The parts looked amazing and the colors were fun. Certainly in a nice display they stand out as pretty cool toys. Shame they were not as universally liked. The parts inventory for the line was pretty exciting and I hope some of these pieces see some use in other colors. It would be a shame to not take advantage of the potential there.
Man, how I wish this came in Trans Neon Green.......
@Norikins said:
"I love it. Nice and angular like the classic space 2507. I'm kind of sick of the bubble canopies they overuse in many themes. Too bad Lego seems too have forgotten about this windscreen and we never got other colors. "
Maybe a Lego designer will see your comment and integrate it into the next set they design.
I can certainly imagine that these articles are very popular in a certain part of Denmark!
Shame only used for 1 year with Nexo Knights as fits nicely on top of windscreen 6129592 in 70355 to give a larger cockpit.
I was kind of shocked to see this was exclusive to Nexo Knights. Usually when LEGO does a new windscreen it slowly proliferates and adopts a few new colors.
Seems like trans dark blue, trans yellow, and trans neon green would be the obvious go-to colors for a part like this.
The angular Wind Screen designs were great, and Nexo Knights got me back into LEGO in 2016.
I'm not a huge fan of rounded designs, maybe due to a 15 year break from LEGO, I don't know, I still like Space Police 2 style better then 3, even while 3 seems to have much more features and details, the theme isn't as "nostalgic" , seeing SP1 and 2 in Catalogs or on shelves might've played a role in that.
That said, this Canopy can be stacked pretty well on top of the smaller one, and also itself, I still might make a (custom) Nexo version of 6984 : Galactic Mediator or 6973 : Deep Freeze Defender if I decide to take Nexo sets apart , also the other parts of the theme make great space wheeled vehicles.
It's nice to see Nexo Knights part legacy in sets like 71738 : Zane's Titan Mech Battle or 80020 : White Dragon Horse Jet
I feel like this would make more sense now than when it was created, since they’ve very slowly rolled out a lot of parts that feature similar angles, but didn’t have many to pair it with at that time.
Great part. Got it in the brilliant Knighton Castle.
Nexo Knights was a great theme, no matter what they tell. Actually brought me back from my dark years + kids starting to play with LEGO around that time. Thought their toys were ok but this theme really hit me and dragged me into the great wide ocean of LEGO! No regret.
What I like about this cockpit is that it's big, but only needs a 2 stud wide hinge to connect it. makes it easier to create a cockpit!
@PurpleDave said:
"I feel like this would make more sense now than when it was created, since they’ve very slowly rolled out a lot of parts that feature similar angles, but didn’t have many to pair it with at that time."
I'm a little confused what you mean by this—most of the parts now with similar angles were also introduced for Nexo Knights, many of which were introduced the year before this particular windscreen debuted. I can't think of many parts with similar angles that were introduced after this one.
I'd love to see this get a Trans. Bright Green recolor for Mei in the Monkie Kid theme.
@Lyichir:
The parts that immediately came to mind for me were the angles slope bricks that were introduced for Overwatch.