Mobile Labs, 1979-84
Tag: Classic Space
6928: Uranium Search Vehicle
6928-1: Uranium Search Vehicle, 1984. ❤️ this mobile lab! Features a plethora of wheels and sensor arrays. First black astronaut. Possibly my new favorite!
Rocket Launchers, 1978-84
Rocket Launchers, 1978-84
6881: Lunar Rocket Launcher
6881-1: Lunar Rocket Launcher, 1984. Third iteration on the mobile rocket launcher concept. Hoses are a nice touch. ❤️ the rocket tip.
6871 vs 6870
Star Patrol Launcher (1984) vs Space Probe Launcher (1981)
6871: Star Patrol Launcher
6871-1: Star Patrol Launcher, 1984. Another iteration on the launcher concept. This time with two astronauts, blue ship, and balloon tires.
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.
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!