Finally, a new Classic Space Set - Benny's Spaceship

bluemoose

Picked up Benny's ship from the Milton Keynes Brand Store yesterday; they had the mech & drop ship too.

CapnRex101

@Wil348‌ - I am not sure I have ever seen somebody so excited for a set! I have been checking back on this thread every so often and keep reading your comments asking whether the set has been released, or when it is going to be :o)

I am sure you will think it well worth the wait though!

Wil348

CapnRex101 said:

@Wil348‌ - I am not sure I have ever seen somebody so excited for a set! I have been checking back on this thread every so often and keep reading your comments asking whether the set has been released, or when it is going to be :o)

I am sure you will think it well worth the wait though!

The moment I saw that they were releasing a neo-classic space set, I knew that I needed it. ;)

It includes Benny as well, and I never got the Sea Cow.

CHERUBboy

Haven't built it yet, but theres a model on display in Westfield London and all the pieces seem to be printed.

Wil348

The only printed Classic Space logos are on the 2X4 slopes. Everything else (except the control panels) are apparently stickers.

prevere

Actually, I think the blue tails are printed as well.

oldtodd33

^ Nope, the slopes are printed and tails are stickered. I bought it today and built it with my youngest. She thinks it's really cool.

sschmotz

I've contacted LEGO via email to see if they will replace my sticker sheet. I'm frustrated with these clear stickers. Wish they would've just printed them and charged more.

Wil348

From those who already own the set, I was just wondering, how many bags are there, and how full are they? Could I fit them I to a rucksack with ease? Reason being, I'm on holiday in the UK and I'm getting the set from the Cardiff store, and I need to get it back on the plane (albeit without the box).

oldtodd33

There are 7 parts bags and 1 bag of instructions with the sticker sheet. I suppose you could put everything in a back pack, depending on how big it is. But I think the instructions with the cardboard will be the hardest part as it is stiff. Throw away the cardboard if you like.

Wil348

It's a big backpack, so I shouldn't really have much of a problem then.

mathew

I was a little surprised how small the box is for a $100 set. As a space fan this set should be more interesting to me, but strangely it is not. It's a little too "funky" and I guess I'm a bit bored with Lego spaceships in general. Lego should have released this in the first wave. For many people, Benny is the highlight of the movie.

Wil348

I got the set yesterday, and I love it! Well worth the wait. Sadly, I had to take it apart to pack it into my bag as I'm on holiday at the moment.

Overall, my favourite set of this year. Great job, designers!

westendted

Got this (and Ghostbusters) yesterday evening from Westfield Stratford and it was the last Spaceship that they had in stock (plenty of Ecto-1's) so if you're planning on heading there give them a call to check if they've have had new stock. They did say that they had started selling them early as the store in Leeds had mistakenly put them on sale.

Cosworth3d

I will picking this one up in Milton Keynes with the Mini Cooper !!

Mojoest

^ The Cooper isn't available until July the 18th (well as VIP early access then) :-(

BRC

No sign of this set in Australia.

jedijason1138

I built mine over the weekend. I got very nostalgic for the classic space sets. The colors are spot on, the logos, the parts. I was very happy and the ship turns out to be pretty cool after the fact. If I would ask for anything, it would be for a regular helmet without the "cracked" appearance.

CCC

^ Buy #41509 and you get two!

mathew

^ Not the same. Also I don't believe that any of the classic space, blue spacemen used the thinner chin strap that was prone to cracking. Blue spacemen were going for $25 a pop on ebay last time I checked. If one is looking for the original Benny and also a cool space base then the Polaris-1 #6972 is a great set. It can be had for less than $80 on ebay and you get three blue spacemen.

Cosworth3d

Mojoest said:

^ The Cooper isn't available until July the 18th (well as VIP early access then) :-(

I will be arround in the first weekend of august so spot on i hope

Natebw

I gotta say - to me this set is perfectly crafted nostalgia. When I first saw this set, I turned to my wife and said "That is EXACTLY what I built when I was a kid." Sure there were nuances to the builds, but basic ideas, wings, colors, thrusters, dishes, risers (whatever you call them) are all there. TLG knows what it is doing. :)

The main difference is that I kept building until it fell apart. Like Bart, I was a creative but undisciplined builder. :)

I will eventually get this, but can't justify the $$$ yet.

chuckp

Natebw said:

perfectly crafted nostalgia

Could not have said it any better. While the set looks a little out of place compared to existing classic sets, the "over-the-top" styling probably looks a lot like the ships many of us built as kids. I wonder how may of the "hey, I used to build ships like that" crowd will be converted to AFOL's with this set?

CCC

mathew said:

^ Not the same. Also I don't believe that any of the classic space, blue spacemen used the thinner chin strap that was prone to cracking. Blue spacemen were going for $25 a pop on ebay last time I checked.

The reissued classic space ones from 2009 came with the standard helmet rather than the old style, and I reckon if Lego had provided a non broken helmet for this set, they would have gone with that one again.

Aanchir

CCC said:

mathew said:

^ Not the same. Also I don't believe that any of the classic space, blue spacemen used the thinner chin strap that was prone to cracking. Blue spacemen were going for $25 a pop on ebay last time I checked.

The reissued classic space ones from 2009 came with the standard helmet rather than the old style, and I reckon if Lego had provided a non broken helmet for this set, they would have gone with that one again.

Well, I don't know about that. Since it's a movie tie-in and the movie character's design is very distinctive, I can see them introducing a new helmet that more closely resembled the classic space helmet if his helmet in the movie weren't broken. The same way Emmet's hair closely resembles the classic male LEGO hair, but he got a brand-new part to reflect the distinctiveness of the movie character's design.

The thicker chin strap might not have been as prone to cracking as the earlier thinner ones, but it's possible that it still would not meet today's standards for minifigure headgear. Its chin strap is still much thinner than the chin strap on part 2446, judging from this pic. That doesn't, however, mean that the LEGO Group could not introduce a new helmet with an even thicker chin strap which still closely resembled the "classic" ones.

msanders

Just finished building this set. I must admit, of the summer Lego movie sets I was more interested in the Dropship #70815. I've now built both and I LOVE them for different reasons. The Spaceship is huge and I think is a great price even at RRP. It was such a fun build with some great surprises. I bought it at Tesco to get the 1000 club card points that I'll use at a later date and it's one of the few sets that I buy at RRP. Well worth the money. The minifigures are also great.

With regards to the Supersecret police Dropship (#70815), this is a fun build and I'm tempted to get a few to have an army of them. The only let down is the minifigure selection. I think for the price it would have been nice to get some Movie exclusive minifigures. Batman, ninja and Jonny thunder are ok but you can get them in other sets or cheap on ebay. May be they should have included the Green lantern?!

prevere

Green Lantern would have been killer for that set. It would have disappeared from shelves faster than Lord Business could fire his Kragle cannon.

cody6268

Johnny Thunder is nostalgia to me, as a JT set was the first System set I owned.

bobabricks

@cody6268 That set actually got me into buying more of the Johnny Thunder sets. They are just such classic adventure sets and I have always loved them :)

piratemania7

So is the consensus that this set mimics well/poorly the classic space sets of ye old times? I feel like with a few adjustments this could look like a set out of the 80's just as easily. Thoughts?

bobabricks

@piratemania7 I was also hoping for something more classic like but I think this is as good as they could do without using discontinued parts and they needed to add some modern play features so it would appeal to kids. This set does have really nice easter eggs in it though like the "Lego Land 929" on the side of the cockpit to carry on the 92- series and the classic robots under the radar dish.

BRC

Any Aussies seen this available locally? I can't find it anywhere. I saw it on holiday in Hong Kong but couldn't get it home.

Dantos

I've actually seen both Benny's Spaceship *and* the Sea Cow at the Smyth's Toystore (plus I'm sure it can be ordered from them online, possibly at a discounted price at sometime in the future, or along with vouchers which they sometimes do). Smyth's also sells the Pet Shop set which I got at a 10% discount.

Farmer_John

^Shhhhhh...don't TLG hear you say the words "discount" and "Pet Shop" in the same sentence. They will come down on Smyth's like a ton of bricks (pardon the pun)!

cheshirecat

^ Don't forget its the UK - so no problem discounting any of the 'exclusives', the LEGO shops will even do it themselves. ;-)

CircleK

This was originally going to be a pass for me. I loved the movie, but wasn't really into any of the sets. I don't have the youth ties to Classic Space either. I'm not sure if I got caught up in the excitement from this set and the upcoming Exo suit or what, but I found myself looking it over at a local retailer and decided to make it my vacation build.

I can honestly say building the spaceship Spaceship SPACESHIP was the most fun I have had since coming back to Lego. I enjoyed it so much more than the themes I normally collect. The part selection is great - I actually feel like I got my money's worth even though I paid retail and the pace of the build was perfect for me. Nothing seemed to repetitive and it was just fun seeing it come together. I couldn't get it built fast enough so I could swoosh it around the room and launch missles at the cat. I felt like I was nine years old again! So there it is, something that wasn't even on my radar ended up being one of my all time favorites. I highly recommend this one to any of you who are still on the fence.

purple_haze

I wasn't going to bother with any of the Lego Movie sets - you've got to draw the line somewhere, right.....? But then I saw the Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP and the desperate longing to return to my youth took over, I had to have it, it'd look great next to my classic space sets.
Well I finally got my hands on it last week and I was not disappointed, I managed to get it for around £60 and for the first time in ages I feel like I have got a good deal on a Lego set, to be honest after building it I would've happily paid full RRP for it, lots of useful parts and a thoroughly enjoyable build. Printed pieces instead of stickers would as usual be nice though.
It does look great next to the old classic sets too, although If Lego had introduced a couple of new colours like Yellowed Light Grey and Yellowed Blue it would fit in better!!!
Overall an excellent set and one that everyone with even the smallest interest in Classic Space should have in their collection.

Captain_Eyebrow

I've just broken and ordered it from Amazon at 20% off, I was trying to be strong but I failed!

sschmotz

Has anyone seen or built a base for this like the 10134 and other older Star Wars UCS sets? Id love to be able to display mine at an angle.

BRC

I'm getting this soon! Can't wait.