6809-1: XT-5 and Droid, 1987. Blue astronaut in a small hover chair plus a robot companion. 💯
Author: Mark
1499: Twin Starfire
1499-1: Twin Starfire, 1987. Smallish spaceship with canards and dual octagonal cockpits.
6940 vs 6901
Alien Moon Stalker is like the Mega EX evolved form of 1980’s Mobile Lab.
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Space 1986 Roundup
That’s it for the 15 LEGO Space sets released in 1986. Biggest year yet (again). Next up: 1987. 🚀
Large spaceships, 1978-86
Large spaceships, 1978-86
6985: Cosmic Fleet Voyager
6985-1: Cosmic Fleet Voyager, 1986. Third and final flagship of Classic Space. Large detachable rear base, rover with tools, four astronauts. 🚀
6940: Alien Moon Stalker
6940-1: Alien Moon Stalker, 1986. Rocket-launching elephant-like walker with detachable fore and aft vehicles. Pretty rad.
More similarities
Another pair of highly similar sets released at the same time. The first one is so much better idk why they bothered with the other. 🤔
6926: Mobile Recovery Vehicle
6926-1: Mobile Recovery Vehicle, 1986. Another modular build with detachable cockpit and rear lab, but this time the frame is a stand-alone car. 💙💛
6892: Modular Space Transport
6892-1: Modular Space Transport, 1986. Ground vehicle with deployable cockpit, and rear lab. With such low clearance, suitable for paved planets only.
