Of course, if you want all three sets on your shelf, then you’re going to have to buy three Galaxy Explorers! That can get expensive, but, on the other hand, if you are a Lego fan who builds their own creations then buying three sets is an attractive proposition since they are fantastic parts packs for all kinds of Classic Space builds! Should you buy the Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer review? These are modern versions of the Space Transport (918) and Space Cruiser (924), which are smaller vehicles and instructions for these will be available on the official Lego website soon. We feel they would be better packaged separately.Īlthough we didn’t build them, two other Lego models can be constructed out of the pieces of the Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer. The other minor criticism that we have is how the two transparent yellow cockpit canopies are packaged in the box – they are in bag 8 where they are able to rub up against other bricks, and one of our canopies had scratches on it as a result. However, we think that a ground base with a radar dish, possibly used for space-traffic control, would have been a nice addition and added a fun extra dimension. Lego’s designers are on record as saying that they considered a landing pad but decided that the new Galaxy Explorer would be too large for it, which we concur with. The latest model does not include baseplates or a ground base. The original Galaxy Explorer also came with two baseplates – a landing pad and a crater – as well as a small lunar base. As such, it’s not quite as ‘swooshable’ as the original and you’ll need two hands to fly it around the living room, but it feels sturdier (and heavier) than its predecessor. When placed side-by-side with the original Galaxy Explorer we see that the updated version is approximately twice the size. The new Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer is huge, being 20.5 inches (52 cm) long and 12.5 inches (32 cm) wide. And, befitting a set designed to celebrate Lego’s 90th anniversary, several classic 2 x 4 bricks – the mainstay of Lego sets from years gone by – are included in the build, which made us smile. The exception is absence of the ‘medium stone gray’ color, which is no longer produced. The instruction booklet makes a point of saying that the reimagined Lego Galaxy Explorer design uses only colors that were available in 1979. In this recent version they are inventively created using a white shield from Lego’s Nexo Knights line that fits into a brick-built slot with an arrow-shaped window. On old Classic Space sets the white arrows were printed onto 2 x 1 bricks. ![]() ![]() Our favorite bit of design innovation are the downwards arrows on the cargo bay, indicating the ramp that drops down. You get the sense that you are building something that has a deep history in the Lego universe. Further into the build, the booklet points out deviations from the original build, or where various aspects of the original design have been expanded upon. For example, during assembly with bag 1 when it’s not entirely clear at that stage what part of the spacecraft we’re building, the booklet explains that we’re putting together the landing gear. ![]() What is nice is that the instruction book is annotated. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow – there were only a couple of occasions where we missed things, mostly as a result of our enthusiasm causing us to get ahead of ourselves. To give you an idea, on the old set the side maneuvering thrusters were one piece, but here they are imaginatively brick-built using buckets. The engines on the new Galaxy Explorer are far more intricate. On the original 1979 version these were simply built out of cylinders, cones, and nozzle pieces. The final bags contain the pieces for the various engines and rocket thrusters on the Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer. There’s even the return of the 2 x 1 printed computer tile from the M-Tron/Blacktron 2 era in the early 1990s, and white 2 x 2 slopes with printed grill lines that were common in the original Classic Space sets of the 1980s. All the printed tiles are a delight to see – this set includes no stickers, thankfully! – from blue 4 x 2 stud-less tiles with the familiar Classic Space logo of a spaceship circling a planet, to flat computer screens with designs similar to computers in old sets. Our favorite part of the build was probably bag 7, as here we furnished the interior of the Galaxy Explorer with computers, controls, beds, storage lockers, windows, and even an airlock into the cargo bay.
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