I had a lot of space from this era as a kid, but don’t remember this at all. It’s ugly now and I assume I thought it was ugly then.

One of my few childhood sets! Got it as a birthday present from cousins. Wasn't a Space Lego kid, but did enjoy having this.

Well, at least it has an arrow showing which end is the front. I was confused!

It's a battleship.

No, it's a hodgepodge. That's what it is.

I had this set as a kid and really loved it. I really liked the way it "hovered" across the floor when I pushed it because the wheels were hidden. It came with a lot of tiles which was unusual for the time. It was a clever set the way it split and when the front cockpit detached with a grown-up Technic pin it was very swooshable despite it being large set (note to self – don't remake it and dash your childhood perceptions of how big it really was!)

Not sensing a lot of love for this one, maybe it's because 1986 was Blue Space's last stand and the imminent dominance of white aesthetics made it seem dated? I don't remember it being on the shelves for the usual 3 years.

Always looked more appealing to me somehow than 6926 released the same year, though of course it was 6940 or 6985 that were the real standout releases. Wish I had got my hands on 6783 though, that felt like a leap into a different era with the Light & Sound System, while still being "modular".

I love Classic Space but this... not so much.

This surely is one hell of a modular space ship.

“Space transport” just means it’s a glorified bus that’s on the moon doesn’t it?

Possibly the ugliest Classic Space sets. I mean, no Classic Space set is ugly, so let's say "less beautiful".
They should have _at least_ put it on a landing plate instead on sand dunes for the box photo... now it looks like the driver slipped off road.

@brick_r said:
"Hmmm...has an 'AT-AT on a budget' look to it, even though it's on 'roller skates':)
"
And considering this is the RSOTD on the day of the official announcement of the UCS AT-AT, that's quite a coincidence.

@biffuz said:
"Possibly the ugliest Classic Space sets. I mean, no Classic Space set is ugly, so let's say "less beautiful".
They should have _at least_ put it on a landing plate instead on sand dunes for the box photo... now it looks like the driver slipped off road."

6926 is the ugly one

@iriz This is afaik the ONLY space set designed by a castle designer

This always was a strange set, the spacecraft in the front would fly off, but as no propulsion more a glider hence the launch at the edge of a cliff, but as no air in space unsure how much uplift you would get? The module at the back just fell off, so really a rig for transporting these two around. I always wondered if you could build a launcher for a single larger aircraft which might make the set more appealing.

This looks...quite bad actually. No swoosh, no wheels, weird technic beam at the bottom. No, I don't think this one aged well at all.
The only thing helping it is the trans red.

The LEGO photography is bad on this.
It’s supposed to look like it’s floating. They could’ve angled it better to disguise the tires.

@Mechalex said:
"You can mock its ground clearance all you want but some of us remember the great lie that was 6927 All-Terrain-Vehicle with the height of a single plate between its undercarriage and a hefty insurance claim."
In fairness to LEGO, 6927 was known in the UK as Mobile Tracking Station, so no claim - at least in the UK - to be able to manage all terrains. Also, in a weightless environment, the clearance required is less because it’s easier to drive over obstacles.

@Darth_TNT said:
"This looks...quite bad actually. No swoosh, no wheels, weird technic beam at the bottom. No, I don't think this one aged well at all.
The only thing helping it is the trans red."
I agree that this isn’t particularly good looking but it does offer a little swooshability: the front section detaches to form a small flyer.

@legoDad42, I suspect the picture was taken that way on purpose so that prospective buyers wouldn’t think it could (somehow) actually float and therefore be disappointed when it turned out it couldn’t.

Admit it, Classic Space is often seen with rose-tinted glasses too, and not all sets from that era are classics. Nor does the blue tran. Yellow and white/grey automatically make something awesome. It's okay. Sets like these make the real standouts from the era and beyond more special. And there's definitely fun to be had with it. But it's just not automatically a great set if it's Classic Space.

I believe this was background set dressing in this amazing, yet relatively gloomy fan created online game: https://jalex.se/classicspaceadventure/ However, it was in an underground garage it couldn't possibly have entered on the side-scrolling 2D plane.

My favorite modular!

@gorf43 said:
"Well, at least it has an arrow showing which end is the front. I was confused! "

The arrows denote where the Technic pins line up so you can reconnect the modules. I don’t have this particular set but in all the others I do have from the era, the arrows always point to some connection location.

@jkb:
It does kinda have a “large, stone fortress” vibe to it. I bet Red’s mother was a hamster, and White’s father smelled of elderberries.

@Mechalex:
One plate? That just means it can get stuck on all types of terrain, including fresh tarmac.

Love it, the "feet" must be some hover-technology while the wheels meant to be hidden, and not actually exist (cheater wheels)

Why do I think the wheels are meant to be just there to help it move ? :

72001 : Lance's Hover Jouster has hidden wheels but it's meant to be a hover vehicle, and wheels below on turntable make the movement smooth.

72006 : Axl's Rolling Arsenal has a hidden helper wheel inside.

@TeriXeri:
I built a tank that has hidden wheels. It’s for my Green Army Men Army, and like any cheap plastic tank, the treads don’t actually roll, so the tank has to have four tiny wheels hidden in the middle.

@PurpleDave said:
" @jkb:
It does kinda have a “large, stone fortress” vibe to it. I bet Red’s mother was a hamster, and White’s father smelled of elderberries."

Actually, I like this set. Do you think Blacktrons are French (Les Trons-Noires)?

Modular Space Transport : Clone Turbo Tank :: Alien Moon Stalker : AT-AT

@jkb:
Nah. Yellows are the ones inside the fortress.