- by Jay Daniells
- Kids Toys, Lego, Projects I Want to Do, Spaceships
I always felt very lucky that my parents bought me a Lego Spaceship in the 1980’s. I am hoping I still have all its pieces in storage. If so, I’ll re-build it and keep it as a collector’s item.
I did a bit of research and apparently the Lego Space set I owned was the Lego 6890 Cosmic Cruiser, which I gather came out in 1982 (though I might be wrong). I’m guessing I was about 7 when my parents gave me this set for my b’day. I was so excited when I received it! I remember playing with this set a LOT! I built it many times over, custom modified it (as you do), made other things out of the parts (as you do), etc. I had a blast!
For this Lego kit, amongst things I’ve found:
- A step-by-step assembly video on YouTube
- Some pics from the instruction booklet
- Pics of all the parts
- Some pics of the assembled kit
I hope I can find the parts for this kit so I can rebuild it.
The current market-value of the set is here. According to the info, it is currently worth over $800 if it’s in its box (sealed).
Side note: Looks like if I want to buy a used version of this kit (that includes the box) it would cost over $200 AUD on eBay (a product listing is here). I also found this cheaper kit for just over $100 AUD.
Apparently the kit had 115 pieces. Even if I can find most of them, I’ll be happy. I can always buy the extra pieces online.
I also just spotted this on YouTube — WOW!!