My Classic Lego Space collection

I acheived a mini-milestone lately in that I've finished collecting all the "modern helmet" classic space sets that were released. The only ones I don't have are 3 US-exclusive Unitron sets and the Futuron monorail set but these are low on my must-get list. And to celebrate, I thought I'd display them all by theme and take a few pics. To begin:

Futuron (forgot to add Cosmic Laser Launcher :o)

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...77/Futuron.jpg

Blacktron I

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Blacktron2.jpg

Space Police I

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...acePoliceI.jpg

M:Tron

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...t77/M-tron.jpg

Blacktron II

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...lacktronII.jpg

Space Police II

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...cePoliceII.jpg

Spyrius

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...77/Spyrius.jpg

Ice Planet 2002

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q.../IcePlanet.jpg

Exploriens

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Exploriens.jpg

UFO

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...oost77/UFO.jpg

Insectoids

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Insectoids.jpg

Roboforce

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Roboforce.jpg

I am still on the hunt for the Unitron sets and the Futuron monorail so if anyone wants to part with any of them sets, gimme a holler.

Thats bringing back some memories. All my Western, Ice Planet and Insectoids are packed away in their boxes in the cupboard. I had entertained the thought of selling them but I don't know if I could bring myself to do it, I've had them all for too long.

LEGO were obviously a little out in their estimate of how advanced we'd be in 2002 with the Ice Planet series :P

Wow where do you keep all this Fungal? they'd take up so much room..... says the guy who has a city set-up ( which Ive long since packed up:p)

Very impressive Fungal.

Blast from the past there mate, really nice collection! Was the the vehicle (third from left in the back row in the first pic) a recent purchase or did you have it from a while back? Loved it as a kid. :)

Space Police I and M:Tron = My childhood in a nutshell. Oh, the epic battles that were fought. As a child I had about a third of all of what you've got there and I could build them blindfolded. Truth, I used to play with them that much! Really nice collection dude! Are you eager for the new Space Police? :D

Impressive collection! M tron and Spyrius bring back memories. Having some of the larger kits was a dream as a kid, if I saw this back then i'd be insanely exploding.

Oh the Unitron guys are a bugger to get. I only have two of them and gave up on the trying to buy the monorail and the Base.

Awesome when they are all grouped together! Glad you have all you wanted. I personally loved M:Tron and Ice Planet.

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Originally Posted by excelonzero

Oh the Unitron guys are a bugger to get.

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I have the Unitron Monorail and I think The Damned has the Futuron one.

Thanks for the comments guys - in answer to various questions, at the moment the only ones on display are the Space Police I sets, the rest have been broken down and packed away. I usually go through various phases and display one theme at a time depending on what tickles my fancy. With SP3 coming out I thought I'd display the SP1 sets until they arrive. I'd say about 95% of these sets have been acquired in the last 12 months. Space has always been my favourite theme with Lego so I'm eagerly awaiting SP3. Although I'd wish that Lego went back to creating themes that all crossover with each other like how the Blacktrons were going up against the Futurons, SP, M:Trons and Ice Planet, Spyrius was stealing tech from the Unitrons and the Exploriens were up against the UFOs and Insectoids. The themes now all seem to be going at it alone. Mars Mission seems to be taking place in another reality to SP3 for example. But regardless, as long as its space, I'm happy. :)

here is most of my space lego, awesome collection btw

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h1...6/IMG_1770.jpg

Hey Fungal, sweet collection you got there! You ever get into Classic Space at all? They had some nice sets too.

Not really a big fan of the old skool helmet space sets. I do have a few but they are carry-overs from my early days of playing with Lego. I prefer the modern helmet sets much more. The themes are more consistent in the modern helmet sets whereas the older sets just seemed to be a mash up. You had sets which had a grey/yellow screens theme, then they changed to white/blue then blue/yellow, then grey/green and so on, just no consistency. Hence my like of the modern classic space sets.

Hi Fungal - yeh from a collector's perspective the colour schemes of the classic space sets are a bit messy, but I think some collectors stick to the blue and yellow scheme and re-invent the style such as seen in http://neoclassicspace.com

However as a collector who probably wants to get all the sets once he starts collecting a theme I understand your angle. :)

Here's my classic space collection as it stands at the moment:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...s/CIMG1527.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...s/CIMG1529.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...s/CIMG1530.jpg

Very cool. I remember some of that from my childhood. awesome.

I always wanted those space sets when i was a kid but never got any i just drool at those pics.

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Originally Posted by Fungal Infection

I acheived a mini-milestone lately in that I've finished collecting all the "modern helmet" classic space sets that were released. The only ones I don't have are 3 US-exclusive Unitron sets and the Futuron monorail set but these are low on my must-get list. And to celebrate, I thought I'd display them all by theme and take a few pics. To begin:

Futuron (forgot to add Cosmic Laser Launcher :o)

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...77/Futuron.jpg

Blacktron I

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Blacktron2.jpg

Space Police I

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...acePoliceI.jpg

M:Tron

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...t77/M-tron.jpg

Blacktron II

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...lacktronII.jpg

Space Police II

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...cePoliceII.jpg

Spyrius

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...77/Spyrius.jpg

Ice Planet 2002

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q.../IcePlanet.jpg

Exploriens

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Exploriens.jpg

UFO

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...oost77/UFO.jpg

Insectoids

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Insectoids.jpg

Roboforce

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Roboforce.jpg

I am still on the hunt for the Unitron sets and the Futuron monorail so if anyone wants to part with any of them sets, gimme a holler.

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Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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Originally Posted by blackoptimus

Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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Not so much as Transformers.

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Originally Posted by blackoptimus

Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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Oh my goodness. Lego is perhaps the most creative and educational toy ever. Transformers could only wish to have either of those two labels attached to it.

Google : AFOL

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Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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Have to disagree there. As the other guys have mentioned, it's infinitely more creative and challenging, not to mention educational. TFs ultimately are just action figures and there's only so much you can do with them. Sure your child's imagination might take off playing with TFs but the Lego gets people to challenge the boundaries of what they can do, to go outside the box. Think of Lego as not a toy brand but as a source of building blocks that allows you to build whatever you want to.

you should also see what's on the Brick Brothers blog:
www.brothers-brick.com/

On top of that look at some of the premium Lego sets like the Taj Mahal or the Eiffel Tower. They're just downright amazing in what they are able to capture.

Everyday, I see something pretty darn amazing and inspiring. That's not to say TFs are inferior toys, they offer something else that Lego can't - complex transformations/engineering, characters and personality. But Lego really does test the boundaries of your imagination and changes you from being a pure consumer of entertainment to a creator - which is somethign I have to say I'm guilty of these days. I can blame it on work but there's a strong part of me that would like to be creating rather than simply consuming and Lego offers that avenue.

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Originally Posted by blackoptimus

Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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1: Don't quote pictures.

2. Don't troll.

3. You just need to grow up a bit more to understand the lego way. Plus you'll also then appreciate lego as a company is pretty much #1 in the world for children/adult bricks and appreciate why they are.

Out of all the toy companies, lego has the best customer service and also parts quality. There are no variances from "toy to toy", they're 99.999999% consistant. So no need to spend time finding the one with the best paint apps, you're guaranteed that any box you pick up is perfect. And if it isn't, lego doesn't hesitate AT ALL to send a direct replacement part for 100% free.

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Originally Posted by MV75

1: Don't quote pictures.

2. Don't troll.

3. You just need to grow up a bit more to understand the lego way. Plus you'll also then appreciate lego as a company is pretty much #1 in the world for children/adult bricks and appreciate why they are.

Out of all the toy companies, lego has the best customer service and also parts quality. There are no variances from "toy to toy", they're 99.999999% consistant. So no need to spend time finding the one with the best paint apps, you're guaranteed that any box you pick up is perfect. And if it isn't, lego doesn't hesitate AT ALL to send a direct replacement part for 100% free.

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Mate, ease off. it was just his opinion. He's entitled to it as much as we are to our opinions. Don't need to be harsh about it. I don't think BlackOptimus is really all into Lego so he wouldn't know much about it other than from his memories as a kid. Feel free to explain butyou don't need to be ocndescending

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Originally Posted by STL

Mate, ease off. it was just his opinion. He's entitled to it as much as we are to our opinions. Don't need to be harsh about it. I don't think BlackOptimus is really all into Lego so he wouldn't know much about it other than from his memories as a kid. Feel free to explain butyou don't need to be ocndescending

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Ha ha, right. Why participate if you have no interest in it then? ;)

Anyway, it's only when you get older do you then actually appreciate lego and how awesome they are compared to hasbro. So take it for what it is instead of trying to feel insulted for some reason.

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Ha ha, right. Why participate if you have no interest in it then? ;)

Anyway, it's only when you get older do you then actually appreciate lego and how awesome they are compared to hasbro. So take it for what it is instead of trying to feel insulted for some reason.

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I'm not feeling insulted. I think you need to reassess my post. It simply asked you to ease off on the harshness of your response to someone who isn't well versed in Lego. Remember, this is primarily a TF site. So some people might only be getting their first glimpse at Lego since their childhood days. Even for me, it was Fungal and Stompy posting Lego acquisitions that really energised my excitement. Prior to that my memories were of childish designs with those multi-coloured brick boxes - not the City, Exo-Force, Racers, premium sets etc.

So while you and I might appreciate Lego, others might not as they haven't had the same exposure and we don't need to be so harsh on them.

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Originally Posted by blackoptimus

Very creative but isn't lego a bit childish for older men?

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Pot calling kettle, I repeat we have a call for a kettle, from a pot.