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1787 Crater Cruiser

Crater Cruiser has been on my mind because I just tried building it. I have the shape down, but some of the parts are the wrong colour (especially the medium-sized wheels, which I only have in yellow). My brother had this set in our childhood, the largest Space set we knew personally until our childhoods had passed. The two figs* were the origin of a couple characters I would steal years later for my stories: Admiral Unitron and Lt.-Commander Under.

The nostalgia is still there and I suspect the set will improve with black wheels (which are coming), but the design is weaker than I remembered. The diminishing wheel sizes are cool from this one angle, but look a bit weird from the front. I like the Uniton-styled mini-spaceships, but they honestly are rather primitive builds. Unitron's look is wicked cool, but if you didn't come in already loving them, I doubt this set would convince you.

Year Released: 1995 I Acquired: Never Origin of Fig(s): None of mine* (contains a captain & a standard fig)

Parts Score: 3 out of 5 (some great 90s Space parts, but nothing too special) Playability Score: 3.5 out of 5 (swooshable spaceship!) Minifigure Score: 3.5 out of 5 Design Score: 2.5 out of 5 Personal Favouritism Score: 4 out of 5