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Bit of advice on 1970's / 1980's Space sets (please!)
Got talking to a lady that I only see once or twice a year, and somehow the subject got round to LEGO. (I think I was reading Brick By Brick at the time.)
Anyway, to cut a long story short, she said she was going to take a carrier bag full of LEGO to the charity shop so I gave her £10 as a donation and said I'd take it off her. No idea what was in it, but figured it might come in handy for something.
Just picked the bag up - I was assuming it belonged to one of her kids, and would be recent stuff. Turns out to have been her brother's stuff - he's 42. There appears to be a pile of the original 'Space' stuff from 1979 / 1980, including manuals. Not sure if all the parts are here, but it certainly looks likely.
There are manuals for:
885 Space Scooter918 One Man Spaceship891 Two Seater Space Scooter886 Space Buggy889 Radar Truck6821 Shovel Buggy6841 Mineral DetectorPlus 4 baseplates that seem to be moon craters and runways, 15 astronauts and half a dozen other minifigs.
No idea if this stuff is collectible or just old. All seems in reasonable condition. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Boo
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Most of those sets were not available in the US; as I live in the States, I had to use the internet to get them in my AFOL days, I never saw them as a kid. Crater and landing plates are always in demand for those of us who build large space-base dioramas. Not bad for the equivalent of $20, I'd say!
I'd rather have them with someone who appreciates them than sitting here gathering dust.
We looked it up together on the links from the main site, I had to decline as it was boxed with instructions and selling for a mean of £200 used.
Great news for him as he's just had a baby but sucky for me as I converted my lego space into a tamiya rc car and only pay a fair price for my second hand Lego.
All together now.. "original space I had tons........."
Good luck with your decision.
Tried building a couple last night, and I know for sure that 918 is missing some parts as it needs 6 x angled plates and there are only 2 in the bag, but I'd hazard a guess that most of the other parts are complete or thereabouts. I'll try and put them together over the next few nights and see for sure.
Also pictured are the manuals. A bit dog-eared, but I'm 40-something and I'm a bit dog-eared too!
Photos are here.
Cheers!
I'm sure others who are bigger classic space fans will weigh in here...
No, wait - I mean, "those sets have no value at all. No. Just, uh, send them my way, and I'll deal with them for you" ;-)