1960 Ford Unitron Concept

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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

Space Explorers: Revamped! 🪐

My take on one of the coolest sets of my childhood - LEGO 6705 Space Explorers, released in 1994.

3 different space factions (from left to right) - Ice Planet 2002, Spyrius and Unitron. 5 different minifigs. Lots of weapons and accessories. All in one set. No wonder I now love the sets I love and make customs the way I make them 😁

I tried to keep that same vintage nostalgic vibe in both style of minifigs (I tried to build them how they’d look if this set was released these days, but using as many elements as possible from the originals) and in style of photos (I tried to recreate the box art, but with some twists and buildable elements).

A small cargo freighter based on the Unitron Lego theme.