Lego Galaxy Explorer - 90th Anniversary "Mark II" Edition
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Michael looks at the Lego 90th Anniversary tribute to the original Classic Space Galaxy Explorer!
That airlock door might be my favourite detail in any set I’ve seen. Space Lego is such wholesome, classic fun.
Fantastic review. I believe the Lego designers deliberately made the Galactic Explorer II bigger not only to fit in more fun detail, play features, and display space for the minifigures but also to be proportionate with adult hands to capture the same feeling of handling the Galactic Explorer I when fans were kids back in the day.
The designers said they wanted the galaxy explorer to be "grown up" like the kids who played with original.
I had the vintage model, I have the new modern version. It was a blast putting the ship together. It’s a perfect nod to vintage LEGO fun and imagination. They REALLY knocked it out of the park with this set. ❤
I had the original too - so regret selling it off years ago, very tempted to get this.
@@Paul_1971 likewise i had this set, and still do (mostly) i think in pieces in a giant box now mixed in with lego our kids grew up which is not the worst of fates for them. From memory I still had many of the important parts such as the ship ID blocks. But sadly while i kept most of my Space lego, i somehow lost hold of those glorious plates...gone in the mists of time.
@@WaypointComics I even had the box, along with a lot of the other space stuff - also had practically a whole lego town too with a bunch of basepates. Ended up selling it all to a friend of my mums for a ridiculously silly giveaway price pre-ebay (*sigh*)
@@Paul_1971 aye my friend, or generation shares many a sad task tale. Mine is selling my shoebox full of original star wars figures I grew up with for $2!!! Madness..I feel like a bad parent whenever I think of them.
@@WaypointComics I wince when I think about the stuff I either gave away to charity shops or sold for a pittance in my 20s/30s - all mint in box, GI Joe/Mask ect. I did use Ebay to sell off my collections of MIB Star Wars & Transformer, that I could've got a lot more for if I'd sold seperatly. If I'd sold all that stuff off now i'd be minted! Keep kicking myself, but that's hindsight for you - were talking before these things really rose in price. But looking back I regret selling them at all, but I had debts & credit cards to pay off...
My love for Space Lego as a kid was limited to staring at the pictures in Christmas catalogs and weekly newspaper ads, unfortunately. I had some cheap knock-off Lego sets that were fun to make ships with, though. The ships had to be fairly small, otherwise they'd fall apart. I longed for proper Legos, since I knew based on the one tiny Lego set I got from an Aunt for Christmas that they would actually hold together.
The LEGO Space and Castle sets were my favorites! . Thanks for this fantastic video to take me back to memory lane once again.
I love that some vintage Lego topics snuck into Retroblasting videos this year!!
One of those very few sets you immediately impulse buy, not because you intend to ever build it, but you're amazed that it even exists.
An amazing toy and review with an epic opening and closing. Lego did a beautiful update to an iconic line.
I was able to fit an additional 4 minifigs from a smaller set I got some time around the lego movie. It had vintage space minifigs in yellow and pink, white as well, and I think Benny was in it as well.
This set also made me realize I've had an og blackton minifig floating around in my collection.
Just bought assembled this yesterday and I love it. Every little detail of it is so cool, but I think my favorite out all of them has to be the control panel tile that shows a screen resembling the game Asteroids. Such a fitting and amusing detail. On top of that, the designer also created two alternate ship designs with instructions that you can get online or through the Builder app. For $100, this is probably one of the most bang-for-your-buck sets that I’ve seen in a while.
The original Galaxy Explorer is still the best Christmas gift I ever received.
This was a fun build, not hard at all, but just relaxing and enjoyable to put together. I love her lines and how well she fits in the Classic Space Universe. It's a perfect set, and well worth it's price.
I miss those lunar building plates. Those were fun to create space stations with.
LL928! A classic, also loved Blacktron, M-tron, Ice Planet, Space Police…amazing space run with all the factions.
More Lego Michael please!
Little kid me would have been all over this. I loved and still love classic space.
The excelsior nod to Having BV go brick at the end , it was perfect
The vader bit at the end was a really nice touch. This is a great piece … i wonder if i have time to get one to build over the holidays…😅
Loved playing with space lego growing up, I didn't have the galaxy explorer but I had the galaxy commander.
So glad you've talked about this Michael, your original Lego pace video is one of my favorites of yours, and I think this may be the best spaceship Lego has ever made
My childhood was the era of Johnny Thunder and the adventures line , i want some of those sets remastered! The new Lego indy stuff is holding me over for now
Always love the Lego content. Excellent review
What a beautiful design, and a perfect reimagining.
In my opinion the raised moon base plate in old gray is the best thing LEGO did for the space theme. There is even a blue one with studs in the craters representing the ocean ground.
The old manual books? Man, o man it was art on its own.
& today? Today we have stickers!
🤭😂
Michael you are Scotty! “This LEGO vid is taking forever to create. It’s going to be at least another week.” 24hrs later…”Done! Ya welcome!” Great job sir. 👍👍
As someone too young to have been there for classic space, but grew up admiring the builds and open ended play i adore this set, it captures everything i would want in a space theme today and i bought this set, which i only ever do when i support what lego is doing, and im glad i did, it really is a fantastic piece
This set is the equivalent of the original Enterprise from Star Trek. And this new version is beyond amazing
Armless Lego Vader is a WIN for this video (clicked like)
I've been debating picking this up.
Wow, such a nostalgic set. I only had the smaller spaceships LL918 and LL924. Only the rich kids had the LL,928. wow, it was such a joy to play outside in the neighborhood. Up to six or seven kids flying around their houses with their lego ships. Nowadays I see no kids any more. Are they sitting inside playing with their gameboyxyboxwii system. Thanks Michael for your lovely review. Keep up the good work.
The new model is great! Hope to see classic space come up again!
90 years old but still fresh and innovative, Lego is just brilliant.
Fantastic set full of brilliant solutions and great sci-fi look! I am sure that another generations of LEGO enthusiasts will relate to it as another classic LEGO Space set!
One small step for Lego men. One giant critical step for retroblasting! Great video man!
I like the Bionicle reference in the set.
One of the moniters shows a Spaceman infront of one of the Toa Mata's Pods
I ignore this set every time I pass by it and now I have to go get it.
i imagine those two mugs the robot has are filled with Soylent Green Tea, it is simply a delicious beverage that has all the vitamins and nutrients needed for each meal.
Lego is definitely my absolute favorite toy line that i do not collect, i have had many Lego sets in the past and was always a huge fan of the Knights and the Pirates but i always end up reaching a point where i realize they are too expensive and take up too much room for me. i need ALL the room i can get for my extensive 3 3/4" collection. Lego sets and figures are awesome though.
Something i noticed as a huge lego collector, is that this set uses no stickers whatsoever just like they used to back in those days where everything was printed.
Almost all sets these days use stickers, even the big expensive ones!
Galaxy Explorer that name reminds me of a Ford car commercial! This Lego Galaxy Explorer is a big sucker! Excellent looking toy and video!
About the point with the LL 928 marking.
Benny's spaceship was marked LL 929 and treated as the spiritual successor to the Galaxy Explorer in the context of the Lego Movie. The use of the original number on this set feels like either a direct remake in the contemporary 'no lunar plates' Space line or it might be akin to the US Navy using certain ship names again after the original has been retired or otherwise taken out of service. CV-8 and CV-12 are both considered the USS Hornet in the same way that CV-6, CVN-65 and the CVN-80 are all the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier.
Great video from start to finish!
And fun too!
You ought to check out the new space line. Not only are the sets cool to play with, they have a basic framework of a narrative, that you can figure out yourself, as you build, collect, and play.
Additionally, the Space them chris-crosses multiple other lines. Chiefly City, Technix, and friends. The modular docking system works across all three lines, letting you play with all three, in a single atoryline of your choice.
Other little details include the color coding of the space suits, based on what division the astronaut works for. Green for science, blue for operations/piloting, and yellow for engineering. Even the various, creatively designes little robots have color markings for what division they belong to.
Definitely give them a look, even if it's just playing with someone else's collection.
Really great video. Lego Space is still one of my all time favorite themes
Very cool! And great video too. I definitely am blown away by the Explorer being at spiritual heart of this new one, but ageee that it's deserving (and needing) an ID number that reflects (in universe) that it's the next/newer model. In keeping with that, I gotta admit, it would've been nice if they could have included an original astronaut/spaceman but with a new high-level rank marking of some kind to give a feeling of one of the ones we had having risen in rank over these year.
Superb video of an awesome new set, I have this Mk2 waiting for me under the Xmas tree, and the original on display, so soon I'll have the two together side by side. Definitely my favourite Lego line and era.
Excellent video and review!
I still have my original Galaxy Explorer, And I have the new one, And it is awesome.
I have my 80s Space Diorama with the Vintage Galaxy Explorer, the Space Crusier and the Space Transport in it. I recently acquired the Neo Galaxy Explorer "Mark II" and It is amazing the way Lego Designers reimagined. Now, I need to buy two more sets, in order to create the Neo Versions of the other 2 Classic Spaships 😭
A very impressive reimagining of a classic. So tempted to get this but... Well, space isn't just the final frontier, it is a limiting factor for collectors like me. And I still need a place to sleep.
The design and engineering of great LEGO sets like this always impresses. A great review and a very appreciated and appropriate set of Trek references.
Sleep is highly over-rated.
Never had the chance to have it back in the 80's -was one of my top 3 dreamed toys- (impossible to buy in my country) but a close friend that went to U.S.A. bought one and I remember having a blast playing with the ship set together with him (thanks Adrian!!) Thanks so much for bring such detailed review that brings a lot of joy and the best of memories. The new one rocks but still love the lunar plates of the original one :) -sorry for my english- Love the channel \m/
Seeing this brought back some fond memories of having the classic Lego space sets. Who’s o had hung on to them like I did my Star Wars and Joes stuff!
Nice informative (and amusing !) review. My Lego days are behind me, but this ship looks very cool.
Love it. Never had this but a close friend did and we spent hours playing with them. Great video❤
i used my lego points for this, i got the feels from it. I remember opening the original Christmas morning which led to a childhood of lego kits for christmas and birthdays. Still happens 43 years later
love the st3 references.
You’re absolutely right about the Galaxy Explorer, being the flagship… As a kid, I was never really into Lego until I saw that particular set, and to me it was the first vehicle that looked like a viable, spacefaring craft in the context of imagination but also had that aesthetically pleasing classic spaceship look. I like this one has evoked that vibe albeit with a bit more of a streamlined appearance.
I like the fact on lego website you can get the builds for the other 2 ships
Thanks Micheal. I loved the Star Trek allegory. I've had mine for months, and I also incorporated an old blue "Space Brick" with the logo I had into the rear cargo door. She now sots proudly next to my "original" LL918 Space Transport from 1978.
That is a thing of beauty!
Funny thing about mine is that I personally added Katana swords to the front in order to differentiate it from others who own this exact same set
You can save 25 bucks on this one up at Walmart. Totally worth the 75 bucks
You're doing THE LORD'S WORK!!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR BRINGING US BACK!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
As Benny would say: "SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP!"
Lego could have sold the alternate A build for the LL924 Space Cruiser as a separate set and it would have sold out in minutes
Great video Michael. One of your best. As much fun as it is when you rip on disappointing things, it's really fun when you love great things as well.
OMG best opening!
I hope they also do a reimagined version of the Concorde-nosed Transporter (original pictured at 1m46s).. my brother and I used to send both ships out together to explore space, and loved all the accessories it came with so the little dudes could make their ships spaceworthy ev ery time they crashed or something.
Time travelling to the modern town era lego and castle era lego was a blast too cos they'd have to switch from spacesuits to contemporary disguises and try to blend in with the pre-space era legomen locals, although someone always let the cat out of the bag so we'd have to show them the future lol.
I know you have been making content for a good while now but I honestly think your videos are superior now vs even 2yrs ago.
This is obviously my opinion
That being said I haven’t bought legos since the late 80’s but this video makes me want to purchase some.
Very well done video
Do you really think after 10 years doing something that it wouldn't naturally improve? You've left what's called "a backhanded compliment." Congrats.
@@retroblasting wasn’t intentional
@@retroblasting good job at being a jerk
The rumors are true after all
Great video. Great set. Though I had Legos, I found more fun out of using cardboard to make my Starships. Jut that didn't mean I did not like my Legos. The Space sets were always a favorite of mine, Great review.
I can’t but hear Benny yell “SPACESHIP.” While looking at this
Honestly in terms of the design idea. I feel like this is either a Next Generation ordeal or an Alternate Universe type of idea similar to Into Darkness.
I know that it is probably mainly nostalgia talking, but I have the save feeling with the 90th anniversary castle set. Castle Lego was my go to sets growing up in the 80's and whilst not cheap by any measure, damn it looks good sitting on my shelf.
Michael, Sir, I was curious if I could have your permission to do a Lego Star Wars Follies series similar to yours but talking about Lego Star Wars and it’s short comings and mishaps. Love the content and thank you sir!
I would highly encourage you to come up with your own series name. A channel cannot thrive with the audience when it is seen as a companion piece to another channel. The number of AVGN imitators is testament to that. Come up with a title that will sell the series to your viewers while remaining wholly yours.
Yes, sir, I will, thank you sir!
I never had the original. It was one of those things that other kids had I always wanted. But I used my (at the time about to be born) son as justification to buy the new one to my wife. "Well build it together when he's old enough!". And it worked.
If only i hadnt become a transformers collector by now, i would have gotten this for Christmas
I believe LL929 is Benny's Spaceship number- a nod to the Galaxy Explorer.
I’m tempted to buy another set to build the b model. One of the best Lego sets in some time.
My brother had the original Galaxy Explorer & I had the Galaxy Commander ship
That's hilarious: Even before clicking on the video, in my head, I was playing Scotty's anti-Excelsior line from 'Star Trek III: The Search For Spock'. Haha! Michael and I were on the same wavelength. :)
40 years? Thanks for reminding me... 🤣
Calling it LL-929 wouldn't work, since Benny's Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship is called LL-929 already!
As a Dane I approve of this message :D
I never had the LL 928 - but I had a lot of the smaller crafts, like LL 918 - would love to see an update on all of the original space Lego sets.
Fell into a youtube hole not long ago watching Lego MOCs and there are some extremely awesome Classic Space builds out there.
totally agree with the fact it shouldn't have the same registry number, and - again as per my Star Trek love, I had custom bricks printed: LL 928-A :)
I got this for Christmas.
This was a good review with an obvious love for this classic 80's Lego theme although I think you should of mentioned that this set has two additional builds which are based on two other sets from that Classic Space era.
And I think you shouldn't assume i knew about them since they ARE ONLINE ONLY. Quit quarterbacking content creators. We spend a long time working on these videos and we don't like it when people like you give unsolicited advice fueled by incorrect assumptions.
@@retroblasting My apologies as I meant no disrespect as I've watched your previous content and enjoyed it. Lego is one of my hobbies so I made the incorrect assumption that you was aware of it, my error and mistake so I'm sorry I came off as someone who didn't appreciate the work you put into the video.
Great set, so glad they did this remake, however, it’s a bit disappointing that some parts come off very easily (landing pads) and if you try to pick up the ship from the middle of the cabin (like we used to do with the original) it crumbles in your hands as you try to pick it up. LEGO clutch power ain’t what it used to be but despite that, I bought three of them and I REALLY hope they do more Classic Space remakes (like they do over and over and over with Star Wars).
This is an amazing toy...uh-oh, Broken Vader's gonna sulk again
I had some issues with building this set. The frame was monotonous to construct, and it wasn’t until bags five and six did I really start having fun with the build. It took me about seven hours, including snack breaks and the such, to complete the set. I was thinking about purchasing as many as I could instead of the UCS Star Destroyer, and then using the parts from those sets to build my own Mandator 1-class Battlecruiser (Republic At War) LEGO MOC since the main body silhouette reminds me of a Super Star Destroyer. I may be going against the cosmic wind with this thought , but I wonder if Lego will ever have a set based upon the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser.
One of the best lego set in 10 years, no licence nonsense, to bad the Icon castle set isn't as good as this
Great review! I’m headed out to go buy one right now!
Super!
You can also build the original from the same kit
I own two of these one is filled with space men
I've been missing Broken Vader
He's been in most of the last few videos. You just haven't been keeping up with your RetroBlasting feed.
Awsome
Blacktron. Is coming
Maybe we can say that this is refit Galaxy Explorer LL-928-A.
Well there's the Refit and the A. They were two different ships. So we'd have to pick one. Either Refit 928 OR 928-A.
Maybe its the Kelvin-timeline galaxy explorer.
I like what you said about its name and serial I'd if the USAF had called the b21:raider simply stealth bomber and B2 it would create a lot of confusion.
Awesome!