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 Author: chetzler View Messages Posted By chetzler
 Posted: May 6, 2024 11:18
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chetzler (2330)

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I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…
 






 Author: Biglesdug View Messages Posted By Biglesdug
 Posted: May 6, 2024 11:49
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…

Nice, I really like the blacktron one!
 Author: chetzler View Messages Posted By chetzler
 Posted: May 6, 2024 12:38
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In My Own Creation, Biglesdug writes:
  Nice, I really like the blacktron one!

Thanks, it was definitely a fun one to brainstorm. I went sort of crazy with
it and parted out a bunch of
 
Set No: 76922  Name: BMW M4 GT3 & BMW M Hybrid V8
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76922-1 (Inv) BMW M4 GT3 & BMW M Hybrid V8
666 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 2024
Sets: SPEED CHAMPIONS

just so I could get my hands on some

 
Part No: 5091  Name: Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Wedge Left
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5091 Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Wedge Left
Parts: Tile, Modified {Trans-Red}
and
 
Part No: 5092  Name: Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Wedge Right
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5092 Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Wedge Right
Parts: Tile, Modified {Trans-Red}

for the solar panels, but I think it was worth it! It echoes the original Invader
quite nicely.
 
Set No: 6894  Name: Invader
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6894-1 (Inv) Invader
148 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1987
Sets: Space: Blacktron I
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: May 6, 2024 13:17
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…


Ice Planet maybe?
 Author: chetzler View Messages Posted By chetzler
 Posted: May 6, 2024 13:34
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chetzler (2330)

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In My Own Creation, Tracyd writes:
  In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…


Ice Planet maybe?

That's one! I think I have a

 
Part No: 27165  Name: Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 1/3 Canopy Pointed with Bar Handle
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27165 Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 1/3 Canopy Pointed with Bar Handle
Parts: Windscreen
somewhere to get me started.

The gray ship in my original post is suppossed to be a nod to the less interesting
classic space livery of gray with hints of red (wheel hubs) and trans-green windows.
I know it's a long shot, but my fingers are crossed that LEGO may some day
produce a
 
Part No: 98878  Name: Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 with Bar Handle
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98878 Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 with Bar Handle
Parts: Windscreen
in trans-green that I can use on that ship.
 Author: Kiryan42 View Messages Posted By Kiryan42
 Posted: May 6, 2024 17:37
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As a Classic Space kid-at-heart that had several of the sets, I'm going to
overlook the 'less interesting' part of your description of Classic Space
Though most of the early sets had the trans-yellow or trans-blue pieces; it
wasn't until Futuron (I think) when they went with the trans-green.

As for suggestions on the green canopy, they did make

 
Part No: 2507  Name: Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 1/3 Canopy
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2507 Windscreen 10 x 4 x 2 1/3 Canopy
Parts: Windscreen {Trans-Green}

that could work, though you'd have to change the connect point...
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
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In My Own Creation, Kiryan42 writes:
  As a Classic Space kid-at-heart that had several of the sets, I'm going to
overlook the 'less interesting' part of your description of Classic Space
Though most of the early sets had the trans-yellow or trans-blue pieces; it
wasn't until Futuron (I think) when they went with the trans-green.

Before Futuron:
 
Set No: 6891  Name: Gamma V Laser Craft
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6891-1 (Inv) Gamma V Laser Craft
121 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1985
Sets: Space: Classic Space

There already was White+Black+Trans-Blue sets before this one.

This set mixed both the Blue+LG+Trans-Yellow and White+Black+Trans-Blue schemes:
 
Set No: 6927  Name: All Terrain Vehicle
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6927-1 (Inv) All Terrain Vehicle
161 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1981
Sets: Space: Classic Space
 Author: Kiryan42 View Messages Posted By Kiryan42
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Yeah, it slipped my mind they did some of the smaller windscreens in the trans-green
for later sets. Still wasn't until Space Police II that they came in the
10x4x2 needed here, though.
 Author: chetzler View Messages Posted By chetzler
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In My Own Creation, Kiryan42 writes:
  As a Classic Space kid-at-heart that had several of the sets, I'm going to
overlook the 'less interesting' part of your description of Classic Space

Yes, "less interesting" was perhaps an unfair characterization. I should
say, the more monotonic livery!

Strange as it seems, this was the set I had in mind, hence the longing for a
trans-green canpoy.
 
Set No: 6901  Name: Mobile Lab
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6901-1 (Inv) Mobile Lab
117 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1980
Sets: Space: Classic Space

I'm currently working on a redux version of the mobile lab; I just can't
seem to come up with a nice update for the wheels.
 Author: Kiryan42 View Messages Posted By Kiryan42
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  In My Own Creation, Kiryan42 writes:
  As a Classic Space kid-at-heart that had several of the sets, I'm going to
overlook the 'less interesting' part of your description of Classic Space

Yes, "less interesting" was perhaps an unfair characterization. I should
say, the more monotonic livery!

Strange as it seems, this was the set I had in mind, hence the longing for a
trans-green canpoy.

haha ok, I'll give you the 'monochrome' part...but it was the early
80's, there weren't a lot of colors then!

I forgot they did slopes, bricks, and panels in the trans-green in the series,
but the windscreens then were the more square looking 4474 6x4x2 like on the
Blacktron Invader. Anything like you're looking for didn't appear until
Space Police II, so that's more what I was getting at.
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…


The Blacktron one is awesome!
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…

Have to agree with the consensus, the Blacktron version is amazing. Takes me
back to my youth as I had the 6894-Invader set and a few others. Nice work.
 Author: Kiryan42 View Messages Posted By Kiryan42
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In My Own Creation, chetzler writes:
  I really, really love the lines of this set. It’s one of the best LEGO has produced
in a long time. I can see myself creating many more of these. I already have
a few more ideas brewing…


The Classic Space one pretty much nails the scheme, and the Blacktron I version
is great, as well!

I second the Ice Planet idea, and will also say Space Police I and Blacktron
II would be great for it, as well.

Definitely given me ideas!