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I think you're blowing a few minor comments out of proportion, but really, is it that hard to understand why people would expect a Space minifig from a Space CMF? Especially since Classic Space is incredibly popular and there are 12 entire slots? Dredging up Benny's Space Squad is an odd argument since it's 5 years old now. The Exo Suit is what, 10 years old now? Why not bring up Classic Space itself? Imagine telling a fan of any other theme they can't complain because they got a set 10 years ago. It wouldn't fly. But I guess us Space fans are like second class citizens or something. I totally agree with you on that. But, we didn't get those things. If we did, there would probably be less complaints about not getting a Classic Space figure.

Here's what disappoints me about this series. For a Space CMF, there's not much here of use to me. Other than the Ice Planet and M:Tron guys. I can't use the Blacktron dude in a MOC, unless I need a mutant, which isn't what I want Blacktron dudes for. I want Blacktron dudes to pilot Blacktron ships. I would have also liked to see more actual reusable space tools. The chain saw is about all we get. I would like to see new space cameras, or detectors, or more transparent book cover pieces with cool prints in different colors. Or new head gear that fits on standard helmets instead of visors, like a comm piece with headphones and a mic. Excellent point! I would have preferred something that throws a bit farther back but if this is for Galaxy Squad fans then that's pretty cool.

Alright, time for my opinions: Aliens in Human Suit: Lame. They just painted an alien on the minifig face. The small dudes should be able to actually fit in the head or torso somehow. How? I dunno, that's for Lego designers to figure out. Maybe a new combined torso & head mold. Oh what, is that too hard or to expensive for Lego? Is this supposed to be a money printing thing for them, just slap on new paint to existing minifig parts, do a new helmet, and call it a day? Sorry but this isn't a charity for the Kristiansen family. They need to put in some effort and give us something new and exciting, and that means paying for new molds sometimes, even new torso molds. Robot cook: Interesting. New leg molds? That's what I want to see more of. Not sure if this is supposed to be a robot or cyborg since he has a human looking face. Need better pics. I don't know if a space cook with robo legs is what Lego fans have been clamoring for. Always interesting to see what they come up with. But sometimes I question, "why this?" Retro Space Woman: Actually pretty cool. The colors are great. M-Tron: Absolutely ludicrous that they got rid of trans neon colors and then did this. No excuses, they should have done something else, or brought back some kind of trans neon green specifically for a visor for this and the Blacktron figure. They got rid of the color, they can bring it back. Beyond that, I'm not sure this is the best way to do an M-Tron throwback. The printed part is going in the right direction. Alien 1: Don't care. Alien 2: Don't care. Alien 3: Shoulda been Seatron, or an Insectoids throwback. It's pretty random as it is. Anyone who is satisfied with a random alien they've never seen before would be just as satisfied with Seatron or a throwback, so why not please both the "Just give me any random alien" and the "Give me a throwback" people? Normal astronaut: Total waste. We get tons of these every year. A new CS color would have been more exciting. Ice planet: Closest thing to a win here. That had better be trans neon orange. The new helmet is interesting, but Ice Planet figs were known for their iconic visor as well. If this has a dual molded helmet with a built in trans neon orange visor strip, that might actually be pretty cool. If its a strip of paint, that's lame. I would have preferred trans neon orange skis to the penguin. Blacktron: Did anybody ask for this? I guess it's interesting, but not super useful to Blacktron fans. I suspect they went this way due to not having the right visor color available. Orion: Cool but not for me. Nurse and baby: Pink space baby is cool but the nurse doesn't seem very interesting.

Alright, who called the opinion police? 🚨

Thanks guys! Yeah, in the video of the kid playing with it, the windscreen does look way darker than the other light trans blue bits.

Agreed. I just want something that's clearly sci-fi, not a damn space shuttle and not NASA colors. And no Vic Vipers! Tired of those too. The set really needs to be throwback themed. Even if not the original blue/gray/trans yellow, they could do gray/trans green or white/trans blue. Or even not Classic Space if they do something like Futuron or Ice Planet.

Can anyone tell if the Spiderman car's windscreen is trans light blue or trans dark blue? It looks different in each pic.

I'm not convinced. Putting Space in City and other themes seems like evidence that they specifically CAN'T do a stand-alone Space theme. One-off Icons sets probably don't violate the agreement either. I really hope the Icons set happens, and I hope it's really good!

This was pretty soon after the book came out, so I wanna say less than $10, but honestly I can't remember.

I sure hope one of the summer sets is a CLASSIC. SPACE. THEMED. CREATOR. SET. with lots of NEW and different trans-yellow canopies/windows, and some big ol' space wheels, and a bunch of different colored Classic Space men. C'mon Lego. Do it. Prove me wrong that Disney has you by the, er, Zamor Spheres. You can even put that new silver SPACE ribbon on the box.

It'll be interesting to see if that chainsaw really is trans neon orange (new version or not), or some cop-out like trans pink or trans orange.

If it makes you feel better, I got a bunch of the Orange dudes from Bricklink and they weren't very expensive. I mean, buying them for cheap certainly made me feel better. 😁

Yeah. I was hoping for a trans neon orange visor. If what we're seeing is a dual molded helmet with a trans neon orange visor part, that would also be cool. But other than that, I have like zero interest in these. The M-tron guy without a visor is a crime against humanity. Real smooth to finally do this after discontinuing the proper colors.

Try to complain about the price of a 4+ set anywhere and see how fast you get multiple responses smarmily point out that "it's a 4+ set" as if they're all racing to be the first to say it. "4+ sets are always more expensive", they'll say, every time, as if that's some automatic justification. It's hard to know if an opinion is unpopular, or if the people who think the other way are just really annoying. Here's another opinion: A battle droid doesn't count as a minifigure for the purposes of calculating the value of a set. A minifig adds 3 or 4 dollars to the value of a set, but a battle droid only counts as 5 pieces or 50 cents. Is that unpopular? I don't know.

Slapping "4+" on a set does not magically make it worth 4x the normal $.10 price per part ratio. A few printed parts does increase the value but not enough to justify some of the sillier 4+ set prices we've seen. Also, using bigger pieces is supposed to make sets cheaper. Let me say it again so it sinks in. Using bigger pieces is supposed to make sets cheaper. Take this panel for example. It replaces three 1x4 bricks, yet uses only slightly more plastic than one of them. And besides just using less plastic, there are less shipping costs since it brings the weight down. It also burns though only 4 stud molds and 4 anti-stud molds instead of 12 of each, which is much cheaper, since those are the most precise/expensive parts of a Lego mold. So a set with that panel should be cheaper than a set that used 3 1x4 bricks instead. And that's not even considering large parts that replace an entire build of multiple different parts, which would require tracking of those different parts, overhead of pulling out and preparing multiple different molds instead of one, etc. I don't have much skin in the game because I rarely by anything 4+, but I do think it's funny that people just accept some of the wild prices on them. I think the most egregious prices are on 4+ sets that include chase SW minifigures...Lego knows what it's doing here.

What do we think of the windscreen & dishes? Are they trans light blue, or trans dark blue, or one of the satin variations? I can never tell from these pics.

I'm in too deep. For me it will only end in disappointment. 😭 But you can go for it! 👍

I don't even want to try to guess what the "Space" CMF is going to be. I would have never guessed that Lego would do a Space theme, that is actually a sub theme of City, but also of Friends, Dreamzzz, Duplo, Classic, and Technic, with the same color scheme but not really (Friends has trans purple windscreens, City has trans black, Dreamzzz is totally different, etc), and different logos for each (City is orange and black, Friends is orange and white, Technic is orange and blue), that is semi-realistic but also Sci-fi, with alien slimes. Basically until we get leaks about what the CMF really is, there's no point in guessing.

I can't last that long. 😁 Maybe I'll have a Holly Jolly New Years day instead...if I can find these on day one.

Man are these all really coming out in less than a month? My only regret is not being able to get them for Christmas this year.

Why are friends set so good? I feel silly buying dolls but this year I'm in for at least a couple Friends set. Maybe I can get them for my wife...and then build them and play with them for her.

I just realized City, Technic, and Friends all have slightly different colors in their Space logos.

Nice. Of course Friends comes through with the awesome trans purple windscreens. I wish the base had them too, although it might not make sense for growing plants. Now I'm wondering what the City space sets would look like with all purple windscreens...

Agreed 100%!

Yeah, they're pretty good to be honest. I posted my thoughts in the Sci-Fi thread. 🤣 Yeah, I really like that one!