6457 Astronaut figure

[Skipper 24]

6457 Astronaut Figure review

Theme: Space port

Parts: 17 (- fig)

Figs: 1

Price: $2.00 (I don't know prices in any other countries because I got this as a promo in the UK)

Year: 1999

Brickset

Peeron

Brickshelf

Bricklink

Ever wanted to go on a space walk across the moon, to fix a stranded satellite or just for plain fun . You now can by using the irresistibly fun Astronaut's space pack. No minifigure can resist a journey out to LEGO Space Port to go off blasting across the stars...

This Astronaut came from the first and realistic space theme (I think). Their vehicles loosely resembled the equipment that astronauts use today. I got this set as a promo form Little Chef in the UK.

Official pic

1. Manual

This is the manual cover. The manual is folded up to be quite small like other impulse sets. Although I can't show you box still quite a bit of box space was wasted.

These are the instruction pages. You can now build it your self although you could have just got the instruction of the internet if you really wanted them . On the second picture you can see the alternative model. I'm not quite sure what that is meant to be though. More on that later.

2. The whole set

This is the whole set. Small isn't it. As you can probably see the gold visor is bigger than a normal one also if you look carefully you can see mine and the cameras reflection. I think using a visor this big is great because the normal ones are just to small for the job.

Although the visor is big it can still fold all the way back which is a major plus to this set. I think Staudie has been playing dress up.

Here is the minifigure without the big helmet on. I like it because it has the Space Port logo on and is fairly detailed, notice it shows where the helmet screws on like on a real space suit. Obviously that's not really appropriate for the included helmet because that big get covered up by the front plate on it.

This is the back pack. It has a detailed panel which I think looks more like a time bomb than some advanced space exploration equipment but oh well. It also features a shiny gold 1x2 grill.

This is the alternative model close up. I'm not sure what he is meant to be doing but it looks like he is fixing his pack or something but the pieces are all rearranged so that wouldn't make any sense.

My own rendition of it. It wasn't hard to make .

3. Overall

Build: 6/10 Pretty simple nothing to special.

Minifigs: 9/10 A different torso print would have been better. I think there were only 2 different astronauts torso prints in the theme, a male one ad a female one.

Design: 9/10 This is very accurate scale wise to the sort of stuff astronauts use today. But it has it's own design which is nice.

Parts: 8/10 Comes with a big shiny gold visor, a shiny gold grill and the "time bomb control panel".

Price: 10/10 I got it as a promo so it was free!

Playability: 6/10 Nothing much to do by itself it should have come with a asteroid which had many appearances in the other space port sets, then at least you could play asteroid miner.

Overall: 8/10 It should have come with an asteroid so you could do some exploring but when combined with other space port sets it fits in very well.

The disadvantage to having a massive back pack when you fall over near a moon bear.

[Asuka]

Thanks for that really fine review, Skipper 24.

Although I sadly missed them I always thought that they´re the most accurate looking astronauts LEGO ever did!

[Shoc]

Thanks for the review, nice to see more little sets reviewed. I voted the set Above Average, it is really good for its size. I'm not sure if I actually have this set or not, I definately have an astronaut like that though, maybe from another set. Also, I don't think it's Staudie playing dress-up, but the Astro playing dress-up as Stauder!

Although I sadly missed them I always thought that they´re the most accurate looking astronauts LEGO ever did!

Definately, this theme was under Town so it was meant to be based on real space travel rather than science fiction.

:skull:

[zero1312]

Ah, the good old times. I remember it clearly, when I got this one.

Great for swooshing.

[angel1802]

AAAAAAAAAAhhh , i use to have this one !!! Is there a way for me to buy it somewhere ??? Without paying 30$...

And yes... Best astronaut ever !