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Thanks. I was going for a bit of the Galactic Mediator look here, as this color scheme goes very well with the SP2 minifigs.

The R:Tron SWAT team keeps this cruiser in orbit around planets under Blacktron occupation. The Harbinger nuclear missile onboard is a deterrent to keep the enemy forces in their place. The R:Tron colors are one of the unreleased space concepts, an early version of Space Police or M:Tron.

Cool design, could easily fit into aquazone. I like the use of the inverted arches for the wings.

This set always looked kind of ugly to me, but I liked the cockpit design. I always assumed the canopies were large storage areas for putting minifig tools.

Great video, I'll have to try this on many broken 9V wires I have. The wires with the rubbery insulation are very prone to breaking over time, while the ones with the glossy insulation hold together better. The metal contacts and conductive plates have held up better for me, but they are mostly from sets I opened myself back in the day.

I was wishing someone would make this type of product for years, but now they are common (can be found on Amazon in the US). I use them to power the specialized Lego controllers like the RCX, Code Pilot, etc. There are also rechargeable li-ion batteries with a full 1.5V or 9V output, but they are a bit expensive. I have some of them anyway for other things (VR controllers) and sometimes use them in Lego models.

I like Technic construction vehicles in general, but the big licensed ones tend to rely on motorization with not much mechanical functionality, and also cost too much. I would like to see more excavators, backhoes, etc. with manual functions or pneumatics in the sub-$150 range.

I really like the cars. They look great and are packed with realistic functions, even if they need some mods to work smoothly. They are much better than the big Control+ construction vehicles that are expensive and rely too much on motors. I have the Chiron and love it (including the recorded interviews of how the set was designed, which adds a lot to the building experience), but the others are too similar for me to buy.

Yes, those new Technic beams are great. I've wanted that kind of beam for a long time.

Great thread. Several parts I have in mind were already brought up by others, including the rounded 1x2 plate, 2x2 corner tile, cheese slope and headlight brick. I would also add the 1x1 round tile, the lightsaber blade and the 1x2 panel. Among specialized parts, I have always liked the space quarter dome and the related straight panel . These are surprisingly versatile and can be used in different ways on space models. I just wish they were more common and had appeared in more colors.

It's something I always liked about Eurobricks and its community. People here love Lego the product but are not afraid to criticize Lego the company. At one point, it was practically the only Lego forum on the internet like that.

Those parts look great. I wonder if the Legoland NY has any of these? It's not that far from me and I wanted to go visit there sometime.

My favorites are various 80s/90s space and Technic sets. I had some of them as a kid, and got the rest on ebay in the early 2000s. I made slight modifications to fix various little issues on many of them. 6781 SP-Striker: Top space set ever for me, great lighting setup with a light-up control panel inside, and looks very sleek and powerful. 6915 Warp Wing Fighter: Another great mid-size fighter, a bit like an x-wing before they had Star Wars. 6923 Particle Ionizer: This "space helicopter" is packed with details and tools, including a robot minifig. 6939 Saucer Centurion: Looks very fast with all those engines, and has a cool mechanism where the ship splits apart to release the vehicle. 6987 Message Intercept Base: The best space base they ever made, much larger than the later ones and composed to many different sections. The launch pad mechanism is very clever. 6990 Monorail Transport System: The first monorail and the best one in my book. Great designs for both the trains and stations, with cargo containers that are interchangeable across everything. 5571 Giant Truck: The original UCS model before they had UCS, huge and very detailed for its time, with the highest parts count of any Lego set for many years. 8868 Airtech Claw Rig: A legendary set, the only one with a motorized compressor for decades with a fully pneumatic powered claw arm. 8455 Backhoe: Small but very complex model packed with 10 pneumatic functions, which is still unrivaled by anything since then. 8480 Space Shuttle: Unique concept and full of complex functionality for its time, with multiple motors and fiber optic lights.

I have that 1032 set. The Dacta sets are interesting and often came with unique parts that we never got in any other set. They actually had an entire Mindstorms-like system with sensors and other components, decades before Mindstorms came out.

Thanks for all your reviews here over the years. I definitely prefer them over the youtubers, but agree that user activity is headed in the latter direction these days, and it's a good time to move on.

Great redesign of this set, looks much more sleek than the original. I especially like the neon orange wedges used in the back.

This layout originally started out as an expansion of that set.

I used MLCad back in the day and never did much with LDD due to its limited parts selection. I like Studio a lot and have switched to that for any Lego cad modeling. The performance seems fine to me, I use it on an i7 surface pro 7 and a gaming PC.

Good point. I have tons of sets from over the years but only rarely buy new sets today, and mostly buy from Bricklink and PAB in stores. On the other hand, the sets got me into building mocs to begin with, and I suspect there are far more people who buy sets and keep them built than moc builders, especially with all the AFOL-focused/licensed sets they are releasing these days.

Yes, mostly short term use with Technic models and some old 9V light and sounds space models. It's much better than batteries or the LiPo box since it always gives a consistent 9V output. I also used it for powering motors and lights on stationary models at shows, but I find the BuWizz lasts for the duration of the show too.

I have had this setup around for many years, but haven't used it at all since I got a BuWizz. I soldered a broken 9V wire to that connector, which Radio Shack used to carry back in the day. It can run PF models (including the receivers) by passing it through a PF battery box as well.

There is a big thread about it here: I only use it for short periods but the battery seems to last a long time. I don't think I have charged it in at least a month.

That's a good point, but I recall the sets from that era started peeling fairly quickly, after just 1 or 2 years.

This has been a problem for many years, especially from 1990-2013 or so. I haven't seen it so much on recent sets. Stickers on white (not clear) paper peel or crack over time, with certain colors like white or yellow much more susceptible to it. I got replacement stickers from Brickstickershop for many old models where the stickers had worn out.

The 9V speed regulator works but the current limiter on it gets tripped easily if you run multiple motors off it at once. I've stopped using it and instead use the BuWizz controller.