SeaKing61 Posted January 21, 2009 I recently received a box a lego bricks that used to belong to one of my mother's friends. It's mainly technic but there's also a classic space minifig. What's got me curious is that it appears to be a plain white torso with a sticker applied with the classic space logo on it. I was wondering if anyone knew if this sticker came with the torso as part of a set or if it's from an ideas book or perhaps home made. Thanks very much. I'll try to upload a picture sometime soon. Cheers, Laurie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KimT Posted January 21, 2009 Is this the fella? If so, then he's from 1978. I am not sure which set he's from. But he sure is genuine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaKing61 Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) That's the chap, thanks for your help. I've only got the torso and head unfortunately. He seems to have discarded the helmet and air pack and swapped his white trousers for some black ones at some point in the last 30 years! Thanks for the help KimT, Laurie Edited January 21, 2009 by SeaKing61 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CP5670 Posted January 21, 2009 Is this the fella? If so, then he's from 1978. I am not sure which set he's from. But he sure is genuine. Maybe it's from one of the idea books. I know a few of them included sticker packs and at least one had minifig torso stickers. I don't think any of the actual space sets came with torso stickers instead of prints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snefroe Posted January 21, 2009 Maybe it's from one of the idea books. I know a few of them included sticker packs and at least one had minifig torso stickers. I don't think any of the actual space sets came with torso stickers instead of prints. nono, Kim's right. the early space sets used to have stickered torsos. yes, idea books had stickers too, but not the classic space ones... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CP5670 Posted January 21, 2009 nono, Kim's right. the early space sets used to have stickered torsos. yes, idea books had stickers too, but not the classic space ones... That's interesting. I guess they must have switched to printed torsos after only a year or so, as all the (original lineup) classic space sets I've seen on ebay seemed to have them printed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaKing61 Posted January 21, 2009 That's interesting. I guess they must have switched to printed torsos after only a year or so, as all the (original lineup) classic space sets I've seen on ebay seemed to have them printed. Looking at bricklink it seems they were only used in 1978. They don't seem too uncommon though, there are a few for sale on bricklink. Laurie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Kirk Posted January 21, 2009 nono, Kim's right. the early space sets used to have stickered torsos. yes, idea books had stickers too, but not the classic space ones... Correct... and only the white and red ones have stickers in those days... Yellow,blue and black is printed on the chest (white & red also in a later stage). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mania3 Posted January 22, 2009 Is this the fella?If so, then he's from 1978. I am not sure which set he's from. But he sure is genuine. Wow. Interesting bit of trivia there. I never would have known that a stickered version of this figure existed. Were I to have received one or purchased one by mistake on Bricklink I would immediately assume I had been ripped off and sold a custom job. Very interesting that they sold these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ Force Posted January 22, 2009 I´m puzzled. I know for a fact that I never ever had an idea book (although I always wanted one), but I had a blue space minifig with sticker. The most interesting part is that this sticker didn´t cover the whole torso as that white guy over there. It was a) just big enough for the space logo and b) had a clear background, not a blue one. Does anyone know anything about that fella? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CP5670 Posted January 22, 2009 The blue guy came out some years after the original classic space lineup, which only had white and red. It's strange that they still had the stickers at that point. The oldest space set I have is a 6927 ATV from 1981, which has white and red guys but they're both printed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
