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I liked the Rebel Hunter when I was a kid, both in it's carrier mode and its more compact pursuit mode. And as an added bonus, if you start in pursuit mode and then stretch out the back end, then compress it again, it looks like its going into warp drive and stretching out like on Star Trek. Oh the memories.
SP I and SP II blend well with older sets like Ice Planet 2002, Spyrius, Blacktron 2, and RoboForce.
Go for the SP III sets if you're looking to blend them in with more modern sets like Mars Mission, Galaxy Squad, and Alien Conquest.
Personally, if space and money and time were unlimited to me, I'd get them all.
Hope that helps.
Still, SPIII is my personal recommendation, followed by SPI and finally SPII (which is my least favorite).
I also like the BlackTron from this era as well. Modular designed ships that could interlock modules from other ships to make larger or different designed ships. I liked the black uniforms and visors along with the fact that the BT in this era are all human.
I can say that in the SPIII series the large ship set 5974 Galactic Enforcer, is one of my all time favorite Lego space craft sets. Now I just need to get one at a reasonable price!
Having said that, my personal fave out of the three is SP1. I feel that the sets in this theme are more 'cohesive' than the other two, and they look great displayed together. I love SP3 as well (but it is a different beast, not least because it includes the bad guy sets as well), but I've always felt that SP2 was a bit 'meh'. Bought all three themes as they came out originally :-)
Blacktron 1 for the win though.
SPI has ships, ground vehicles, and a base. SPII doesn't have a base, which (in my mind) isn't ideal. The SPI color scheme is also simpler (Black, Blue, Trans Red) than SPII (Black, Grey, Red, Trans Green).
@bluemoose, couldn't agree more: SPIII is an entirely different animal. It's the first Space Police theme where they include the baddies (other than the occasional prisoner in SPI & SPII).
You would really need to compare SP1 & Blacktron with SP2 & Blacktron II with SPIII.
In that case? SPI & Blacktron all the way. That being said, I probably spent a few hundred dollars on SPI and Blacktron when I came out of my dark ages - but I now own a complete set!
SPI is my favorite color scheme, and the vehicles just seem to look more elegant and streamlined. SPII just seems to have a more blocky design, a reflection of some of the new parts that came out around that time. But, the SPIII #5985 is my favorite overall SP set and is exactly what I was looking for in a space police base (holding cells, command post, sensors/defense weapons, ground transport dock, speeders; lots of neat stuff). Maybe I'll remake it with the SPI colors someday, if I can find all those windows in trans-red...and I'll keep the "sniffer frog"!