Classic Space – Mark Pospesel (Coding and Other Stuff)

Fixed it.

Blue and green LEGO Classic Space astronaut minifigures crew the rover from the 2024 set number 60431. Posed on a pair of classic gray crater baseplates from the 1970's.

Fixed it.

Spaceship from the 2024 Interstellar Spaceship LEGO set piloted by a purple Classic Space astronaut. Posed on a classic gray crater baseplate from the 1970's.

Fixed it.

Spaceship from the 2024 Spaceship and Asteroid Recovery set piloted by a blue Classic Space astronaut. In the background a green Classic Space astronaut lifts a purple crystal from an asteroid.
Science station and crane from the 2024 Spaceship and Asteroid Recovery set operated by green and yellow Classic Space astronauts. Posed on a classic gray crater baseplate from the 1970's. The printed computer slopes and tools have been replaced with versions from the 1970's and 1980's, and printed yellow and black hazard stripe tiles have been added to the crane and tool rack.

Fixed it (and used a printed tile and some printed slopes where some of the stickers would have been).

An orange LEGO classic spaceman drives the mech from the 2024 Space Construction Mech set. Posed on a classic gray crater baseplate from the 1970's. Some of the stickered parts have been replace with old printed elements from the 1980's.

Fixed it.

A classic blue LEGO spaceman riding the hover bike from the 2024 Space hover bike. Posed on a classic gray crater baseplate from the 1970's.

Fixing my bed with LEGO. It willl require 52 of these assemblies. I’m using a rubber balloon tire piece that was popular in space sets in the 1980’s and hasn’t been produced in almost 20 years.

Collection of LEGO parts including a black rubber balloon tire piece connected to a black technic axle and secured with a gray bushing.

Purple Classic Space Minifig Math

In early 2022 LEGO released the Space Creature minifig as part of Collectible Minifigures Series 22, which featured a purple Classic Space torso. In early 2023 they released a single old-style Classic Space helmet in purple as part of the expensive Lunar New Year Parade set, but now in Fall 2023 they released a free-with-purchase Halloween Fun VIP add-on pack that contains two helmets.

LEGO minifigure math: Series 22 Space alien + purple monocolor minifig + purple helmet, smiley face head, and purple air tanks = purple Classic Space minifig.

Now I can make a purple Classic Space guy out of the alien minifigure (actually I can make four). The alien’s decorated arms and legs also look cool, so maybe I’ll also keep those for an officer.

Two purple LEGO astronaut minifigs. The left figure has printed markings on its arms and legs while the right figure is plain.

One LEGO Shop order, three Gift with Purchase sets. The bags are dubbed “Add-On Packs”, i.e. collections of loosely themed parts, one pirates and the other Halloween. I’m excited for the Halloween pack because it has a part I have been waiting almost two years for.

LEGO sets 40596 Magic Maze, 40515 Pirates and Treasure VIP Add-On Pack, and 40608 Halloween Fun VIP Add-On Pack

Among others, set 60348 Lunar Roving Vehicle reminds me of the blue and yellow 6928 Uranium Search Vehicle from 1984 and the gray and green 6901 Mobile Lab from 1980.

Three LEGO sets of lunar vehicles from 1980, 1984, and 2022.
LEGO set 6928: Uranium Search Vehicle from 1984. This blue vehicle has yellow windows and came with white and black suited astronauts.
LEGO set 6901 Mobile Lab from 1980. This blocky gray vehicle with green windows came with white and red astronauts.

Fixed the Lunar Roving Vehicle set.

Modern LEGO moon rover set on old-school gray crater plate and populated with multiple colorful classic space guys.