Legos, anyone?

[danth]

So during all this Renegade talk, I actually built mine, finally, this past weekend. And my opinion hasn't changed.

I do have new appreciation for how they fit the hexagonal flag with the Blacktron symbol onto the nose. The curved wedge slopes on each fit perfectly against the flag, with zero gap. I still think the area under the flag needed to be built out more.

But really, there were no surprises or "you can do that?" moments in the build, like there were with the Galaxy Explorer. The main thing I remember is SO MUCH YELLOW. Also, the landing gear are not easy to get out.

[M'Kyuun]

6 hours ago, danth said:

So during all this Renegade talk, I actually built mine, finally, this past weekend. And my opinion hasn't changed.

I do have new appreciation for how they fit the hexagonal flag with the Blacktron symbol onto the nose. The curved wedge slopes on each fit perfectly against the flag, with zero gap. I still think the area under the flag needed to be built out more.

But really, there were no surprises or "you can do that?" moments in the build, like there were with the Galaxy Explorer. The main thing I remember is SO MUCH YELLOW. Also, the landing gear are not easy to get out.

The drop function was really the only 'wow' moment- it works great, but I wish Lee had put the trigger forward of the rover and made the back open like the original, as at least then you could land, drop, and still drive in and out of the ship. I also thought the way that flag fits up front was clever and smooth, another standout moment during the build. Beyond that, nothing else really had that 'wow' factor. The gear are indeed difficult to pry out of their alcoves and I wonder why he didn't choose to either make the pads smaller or the alcoves bigger so you can hook a finger around them easily. Overall, it's a bit underwhelming after building the Galaxy Explorer and the Space Cruiser alternate. Hopefully the next entry is closer to the GE in terms of, well, everything. 😄

[Chronocidal]

On that note though.. "next entry".. something 1st generation Space Police themed?  Please? 

Though being honest, I actually prefer the design of the second gen command ship, but I'd love to see a new take on the classic black and blue.

Edited April 2 by Chronocidal

[Scyla]

8 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

On that note though.. "next entry".. something 1st generation Space Police themed?  Please? 

Though being honest, I actually prefer the design of the second gen command ship, but I'd love to see a new take on the classic black and blue.

I yearn for a new Space Police 1 set too. I think the Mission Commander is a too big of a ship for a revamp.

However, my favorite Lego Set of all time, the SP Striker might be a bit too small.

 

What makes these sets so iconic too me are their elongated canopy glasses so Lego would have to make a new mold for it to capture their shape (and they did a bad job for the canopy of the Renegade too).

[M'Kyuun]

8 hours ago, Scyla said:

I yearn for a new Space Police 1 set too. I think the Mission Commander is a too big of a ship for a revamp.

However, my favorite Lego Set of all time, the SP Striker might be a bit too small.

 

What makes these sets so iconic too me are their elongated canopy glasses so Lego would have to make a new mold for it to capture their shape (and they did a bad job for the canopy of the Renegade too).

Actually, I think the SP-Striker, a set I've never owned, would be an excellent candidate for updating. Granted, any update would likely eschew the lighting functionality of the original, alas, but so far as the canopy goes, they'd likely use element 98878 which first appeared in Buzz Lightyear's XL-15 set.

Edited April 3 by M'Kyuun

[Chronocidal]

See, that would be the perfect canopy, but that's not an upscale.  That would just be a straight remodel, more like the previous Blacktron release.  I wouldn't say no to a redo of that design, but it's never been my favorite, since the layout looks weirdly unbalanced with the cell sticking out and nothing like visible propulsion. 

I'd almost prefer an original design in that theme, or maybe an update of the next smaller design down the series.

Again, kind of lacking in the propulsion department (which seems pretty common across that entire line, actually), but I love the overall profile, and would love to see an unscale of the overall layout.  The fold-out wings were always my favorite feature about it.

The thing about that original canopy though was that it was stackable.  I don't know how many uses that feature got, but it's part of what made the Space Police II design so striking.

[sh9000]

Cool.

[Bolt]

11 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Cool.

I like it ! Is the xenomorph not black because it's also a T-Rex?

[sh9000]

6 minutes ago, Bolt said:

I like it ! Is the xenomorph not black because it's also a T-Rex?

Yep.  Uses parts to make the Xenomorph and Facehugger.

[M'Kyuun]

On 4/3/2025 at 9:16 AM, Chronocidal said:

See, that would be the perfect canopy, but that's not an upscale.  That would just be a straight remodel, more like the previous Blacktron release.  I wouldn't say no to a redo of that design, but it's never been my favorite, since the layout looks weirdly unbalanced with the cell sticking out and nothing like visible propulsion. 

I'd almost prefer an original design in that theme, or maybe an update of the next smaller design down the series.

Again, kind of lacking in the propulsion department (which seems pretty common across that entire line, actually), but I love the overall profile, and would love to see an unscale of the overall layout.  The fold-out wings were always my favorite feature about it.

The thing about that original canopy though was that it was stackable.  I don't know how many uses that feature got, but it's part of what made the Space Police II design so striking.

This was the only Space Police I set I owned for decades until I finally got my hands on a second-hand copy of the Spy Trak I in my forties, a set I'd really wanted for all those years. I honestly never noted the lack of obvious powerplants on the SP sets, but that's an interesting observation. It makes me like them no less. Anyway, the Galactic Peace Keeper struck a chord with me as a kid due to its sleek styling and, always a fan of transformative features, I loved the pop-out winglets with their 'sensor arrays' 😉. Just a gorgeous little ship that still holds up today. Regarding that canopy, it debuted in 1989 in the Space Police sets and continued to feature in sets until 2002. Funny that we wouldn't get a modern analog for another twenty years with Buzz's XL-15. As to stacking, although it was obviously designed with that in mind, stacking only occurs in two sets out of the thirty-five in which it came. Both were Space Police II sets, the Galactic Mediator and the Solar Snooper, the latter of which I have.