1593-1: Super Model, 1983. Wonderfully weird and awkward. You get a communications module and a ship that docks with a ground vehicle.




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1593-1: Super Model, 1983. Wonderfully weird and awkward. You get a communications module and a ship that docks with a ground vehicle.




To kick off 1983 we have a super model. Super models were instructions for builds using pieces from two or three sets. In this case these two sets:


…and that’s the small wave of 3 LEGO Space sets from 1982. Next up: 1983.

6950-1: Mobile Rocket Transport, 1982. Most epic of all the rocket launchers. Big tires and independent suspension for rocky alien terrain. 🚀👍




The aforementioned Cosmic Cruiser looks like the love child of these two sets.


6890-1: Cosmic Cruiser, 1982. Small rocket sled that docks inside a larger spaceship shell (for FTL travel?). Unique design and color scheme.




6880-1: Surface Explorer, 1982. Business in the front, party in the back! First yellow astronaut. This set goes all in on the new balloon tires.



…and that’s the 6 LEGO Space sets from 1981. Next up: 1982.

6929-1: Starfleet Voyager, 1981. Wasp-waisted mid-sized spaceship w/ Concorde-style angled nose, cargo storage in the rear, and plenty of accessories.




6927-1: All-Terrain Vehicle, 1981. Blue windscreens! 💙 Ground vehicle that deploys a base via a clever mechanism. Rocket-propelled because space!



