This modular interchangeability became a staple of Lego Space until 2001. Blacktron featured a large spacecraft, the "Renegade", which set the tone for all future big ships by splitting into a number of smaller modules, including a storage bin for a small, wheeled vehicle, that could be recombined not just with each other but with modules from other vehicles in the theme, specifically the "Invader" and "Battrax". Blacktron minifigures wore black jumpsuits akin to modern military pilots, with white trims and opaque black visors. The set designs were based around a black and yellow color scheme with transparent yellow windscreens and transparent red highlights. Blacktron (1987–1988) Īlong with Futuron, Blacktron was one of the first unified sub-themes in Space. At the time, this was the most expensive Lego set. Instead of a large spaceship, the theme centered around the Monorail Transport System, which featured a battery-powered train and some twenty linear feet of track. These figures also featured a newly redesigned helmet with a transparent blue visor. They came in four colors (red, blue, yellow, and black) and had a new design with a zipper crossing from hip to shoulder with the colour above and white below. The new line kept the logo, aesthetic, and the white and blue color scheme used in the later years of "Classic" Space, but redesigned its minifigures. In 1987, Lego added "factions" to its space theme with the introduction of Blacktron and the new subtheme based on space exploration was given the name "Futuron". In 1983, the helmet with thicker chinstraps appeared, although they were still susceptible to breakage. The first helmets had thin chinstraps that would break easily. Two new colors of spacemen were introduced in blue and black uniforms. The first minifigures released in this theme in 1978 wore either a red or white spacesuit, with yellow spacemen debuting a year later.īy the mid-1980s, the color palette had shifted to predominantly white with a transparent blue theme, later used extensively in the Futuron theme. Sets were still simplistic and included mini figure pilots steering their spacecraft with steering wheels, and rocket engines as simple, transparent cones affixed to fence pieces, visor-less helmets, and often no in-flight pilot protection other than a spacesuit. In its earliest stages, Space sets consisted only of ships and basic wheeled vehicles, but as the number of science-fiction inspired designs grew, the basic pattern of ground-buggies, walking robots, spaceships, and bases developed. Designs began using stacked plates rather than stacked bricks in order to make sleeker spaceship. Grey and transparent green were used for ground crafts. Many of the early Space sets were primarily blue, grey, and white and included transparent yellow ships. The first Lego Space sets began an era of more complicated and less colorful designs with a heavy emphasis on space exploration. "Classic" Space (1978–1987) The "Classic" Space logo Once Lego began producing individual themes in the 1970s, many new parts were created, and original pieces began appearing in new colors. Hence, the early Space sets had a limited color selection, and more specialized pieces had not yet been developed. Most Lego sets of this era were composed only of bricks in basic colors. History Early Space (1964–1973) Īt least three Lego sets were released prior to the Anchor Space theme, predating the standard Lego minifigure. Lego Space has been sold under the Legoland and Lego System banners. The theme was originally introduced in 1978 and is among the oldest and most expansive themes in Lego history, consisting of over 200 individual sets. Lego Space is a discontinued Lego theme that featured astronauts, space colonization, spaceships, and extraterrestrial life. An example of some classic Lego Space sets
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