6871-1: Star Patrol Launcher, 1984. Another iteration on the launcher concept. This time with two astronauts, blue ship, and balloon tires.
Month: March 2017
6846: Tri-Star Voyager
6846-1: Tri-Star Voyager, 1984. Small blue and white ship with plenty of lasers. Rear white wings lower to release an escape pod.
6824: Space Dart I
6824-1: Space Dart I, 1984. This small sleek fighter has thrusters and weapons to spare. First blue astronaut. ❤️ the trans-red antenna on the nose.
Surface Rover recolors
Surface Rover reworks in Futuron, Blacktron, M:Tron, and Blacktron II themes.
New Parts 1984
Some of the more important new parts for 1984. We’ll be seeing these utilized extensively in upcoming sets.
6804: Surface Rover
6804-1: Surface Rover, 1984. This little guy is adorable! Very compact build debuts the new space seat, space wing, and rocket thruster parts.
Space 1983
New Parts
- Minifig, Utensil Loudhailer
- Minifig, Utensil Metal Detector
- Container, Box 2 x 2 x 2 with door
- Support 2 x 4 x 5 Stanchion Inclined
- Windscreen 6 x 4 x 2 Canopy
- Wedge, Plate 8 x 8 with 4 x 4 Cutout
Super Model (1593)
Features: You get a communications module and a ship that docks with a ground vehicle. Red and yellow astronauts.
Thoughts: Wonderfully weird and awkward.
Space Patrol (6803)
Features: Small gray spaceship with blue accents, white astronaut, and a video camera/gun
Thoughts: Updated version of the small flying wedge. Swooshable. 🚀💫
Comparison with 1979’s Space Scooter (885)
Surface Transport (6823)
Features: Small, articulated ground vehicle with a scanner and a container for samples. Yellow astronaut.
Thoughts: Simple, functional, cute.
Seismological Vehicle (6844)
Features: Articulated ground vehicle with containers, dual sensors, & ground-scanning radar. White astronaut.
Thoughts: Fitting companion to the Surface Transport.
Space Supply Station (6930)
Features: Small base elevated over a crater plate with a command center, four radar dishes, two storage boxes, four astronauts, two ground vehicles, and two hovercrafts.
Thoughts: There’s not a lot to it, but I quite like this base.
Galaxy Commander (6980)
Features: Large modular spaceship with twin cockpits, separateable front and rear sections, and deployable base. Also comes with two ground vehicles, a landing pad, and five astronauts (two yellow, two white, and one red).
Thoughts: The largest Classic Space set and the only one to come with five astronauts. This was the flagship update to 1979’s Galaxy Explorer (497). This ship carries its own base with it. The white, blue, and transparent dark blue color scheme is similar to that seen in the Cosmic Cruiser. This was the last ship to come with its own landing pad.
Separated into segments.
Base with computer, rack for air tanks, opening wall/roof, and folding radar tower.
Front module. I like the elaborate front weapons.
Ground vehicles
Rear module with base docked. The docking mechanism is similar to that used in 1981’s All-Terrain Vehicle (6927).
Side-by-side comparison with Galaxy Explorer (497)
Wrap-Up
Not sure whether to call this five sets or six. I guess it’s five new sets and one set of building instructions for a rehash of two previous sets.
Next: Space 1984!
Space 1983 Roundup
… and that’s it for the 5 LEGO Space sets from 1983. Next stop: 1984.
New Parts 1983
Parts that were new (or new to the Space line) in ‘83. All used to good effect in the ‘83 models. The hinged windscreen will be widely used.
6980 vs 497
Galaxy Commander vs Galaxy Explorer
