Tom Bricks Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 With the recent release of Space Police III my view on Lego space has changed. With (in my opinion) the disapointing small ships in the new line I decided to revisit the previous 2 Space Police Lines. In doing so I found a small, Impulse like set: 6813 Galactic Chief. As I no longer have the Box or Instructions the images provided are courtesy of Peeron and Bricklink. Because I got this second hand there are two pieces missing (a dark green visor and white "Minifig Loudhailer"). They have been replaced with the same parts in different colors, trans-light green and black. Name: Galactic Chief Set: 6813 Theme: Space Police II Year: 1993 Pieces: 23 Minifigs: 1 Price: USD $3.00 Bricklink Peeron Brickset The Box Interestingly the box does not include one of the pieces included in the instructions. Which one? The white "Minifig Loudhailer" (This One) The Front of the Instructions Same picture as the box art, still missing his weapon/megaphone. Minifig from the Front The Minifig is your average SP guy but he does come with many parts, a helmet, visor, air tank, and, epaulettes. I do like the detail on the torso though The Minifig from the Back Not much to see here as there is no back printing. Can't complain though because there was none back then. The Minifig Without His Helmet Interesting face, is it just me or does this guy look a little feminine? Great detail on the face though with the head set and whatever that thing is on the right. The Build Not much of a build here because it's only 23 pieces, but compared to SPIII impulse sets it is rather large. Interesting Parts Even though it is small it does come with some interesting parts. The green windscreen is rather useful as is the engine. I also like the tail piece as it is somewhat rare now. The printed slope is great too, no stickers like todays Space Police. The Front View of the Ship I like this ship but it could be improved with some landing gear or weapons. Maybe thats what the thing on the roof is. The Side of the Ship As you can see its a pretty solid ship, especially for its low price. The Back This is a little boring as theirs not much to see here. I think if this were a set now it would have a sticker here. The Cockpit Here is your very own Galactic Chief demonstrating the only movable part of this set, the cockpit. Inside Once inside the ship the Chief realizes that there is no way to control this ship! How much would it have been to add a printed control tile? This is the only thing holding the set back in my opinion. Overall The set in it's entirety. A great addition to any fleet. Overall Rating Minifig: 9/10 He (or she) is a great addition to any police force and is made up of many parts. Parts: 8/10 There are not many but they are rather large and useful. Price: 10/10 Compared to todays sets $3 is great ! Playability: 8/10 It's a space ship so it can be played with without too much imagination. The cockpit is great but the ship has no controls. Overall: 9/10 Based on the scorecard. What do you think? Because every god cop needs criminals to arrest License and registration. Quote
General Armendariz Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Nice review This set was my only SPII set I've got two. Quote
xenologer Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 It is definetly much nicer than the current impulses but that is mainly an issue of price in general so I can't really blame SP3 totally. Squidman escape (a 6$ set) is probably the closer modern equivalent. Quote
CP5670 Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 This was an okay set for the price, although some other themes had better small sets like 6815 or 6850. I like the fact that it has a windscreen, but there should have been a control panel and a better place to put the gun/megaphone thing. The main reason to get this was the police chief. This set is probably the reason he is still fairly common on BL and ebay, since he only appeared in the Galactic Mediator otherwise. Quote
Algernon Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Regardless of the onset of criticism of SP3, Squidman Escape is far superior to this set. It comes with two awesome figs and the little covercraft is much more streamlined. Still, it's not bad. Good review. Quote
CP5670 Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 It also costs more though, even accounting for inflation. $3 in 1992 is around $4.50 today, and that set is $7. Quote
Algernon Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 It also costs more though, even accounting for inflation. $3 in 1992 is around $4.50 today, and that set is $7. $5.99. It's only 7 at TRU. Still though, LEGO prices have gone up all over the board. Quote
Iron Moose Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 ...the visor's supposed to be trans-green, though... Quote
Tom Bricks Posted June 12, 2009 Author Posted June 12, 2009 ...the visor's supposed to be trans-green, though... Thats at the end of the introduction. I actually found it after reviewing this set. Quote
CP5670 Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 By the way, the set number here should be 6813, not 6831. 6831 was an SP1 vehicle. Quote
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