Classic Space Lego pile comes back to life

[sed6]

Wow! Got my Bricklink order for missing pieces put together today. 150 unique pieces and over 700 pieces in total! Now there tons of trans color blocks in there and a few dozen replacement minifig hands plus some extras I'm replacing just because, but I am totally surprised at the count and the cost. Over $150 just to restore a bunch of old (classic) lego sets. But, it's worth it!

[FishHead]

This is awesome!  I have most of these from my original collection.  Nice work!

[sed6]

Thanks! My granddaughter came over tonight and got to enjoy them with me! I've started on my display cases, but I'll start a new thread for them when the time comes. I'll keep you posted.

 

Edited November 10, 2017 by sed6

[sed6]

I plan on making some display cases, each to three baseplates. Here I've begun to split the sets and plates up to get an idea of how they'll display best.

 

[Littleworlds]

5 hours ago, sed6 said:

I plan on making some display cases, each to three baseplates. Here I've begun to split the sets and plates up to get an idea of how they'll display best.

I like your idea. Maybe you use some prints of planets and nebulas in front of black cardboard as background. I plan to do a similar thing.

[sed6]

Alright! Most of my Bricklink order arrived. Time to get to work making each one correct. 

I also got a backdrop. It's a cheap plastic table cloth that I can cut into smaller pieces for the display cases I'm making.  Here's a few glamor shots. 

 

 

 

[GeoBrick]

Nice background.

Don't forget to make a rocky-looking horizon at the back of those groundplates!

[sed6]

Thanks! Just when I though I was done I found three more! The Radar Truck, set 889 from 1979, Moon Buggy, set 6801 from 1981 and Space Digger, set 6822 from 1981.

I wasn't sure I had these until I saw there three packs that were available back in the day. I have all six vehicles and I believe the three on the left I purchased individually and the three on the right i bought as a set.

 

[sed6]

I've made up some small signs for when these get put on display. Just a tile and hinge and my label maker and a sharp knife. They work well on small, medium and large sets alike. Hope you like!

 

 

 

 

 

[Littleworlds]

This is really sweet. The backdrops look like made for this (and not for tables) and the little labels very neat. As if these were collector reissue-sets.

[Orange Leader]

That's an amazing CS collection and I love how you display it. Those little name signs are just perfect!

[Trekkie99]

  Looks amazing! The signs are a nice touch.

[sed6]

Time to find them all a temporary home. This bookshelf will do for now until I finish up the display cases.  

 

[danth]

13 hours ago, sed6 said:

Time to find them all a temporary home. This bookshelf will do for now until I finish up the display cases.  

I'd be interested in seeing your final display case solution. I bought Detolfs from Ikea but they don't fit two baseplates side by side. I need something bigger...

Edited December 5, 2017 by danth

[FishHead]

I have a great deal of my original Classic Space stuff.  Man-oh-man, that is a beautiful collection!

[sed6]

6 hours ago, danth said:

I'd be interested in seeing your final display case solution. I bought Detolfs from Ikea but they don't fit two baseplates side by side. I need something bigger...

Here's my plan. Picture a basket ball display case like the one below. The clear plastic cube will be 10 inches on each side, perfect for a base plate. Pretend the base is one of those floating shelf designs you see. They are simple to make and simple to hang. So I'll combine a floating shelf with a 5 sided glass box and stretch it out to 20 or 30 inches long perfect for 2 or 3 baseplates.

I want to display 15 base plates, so I'll make 5 cases each 30 or so inches long to hold three baseplates each. 

[danth]

15 hours ago, sed6 said:

Here's my plan. Picture a basket ball display case like the one below. The clear plastic cube will be 10 inches on each side, perfect for a base plate. Pretend the base is one of those floating shelf designs you see. They are simple to make and simple to hang. So I'll combine a floating shelf with a 5 sided glass box and stretch it out to 20 or 30 inches long perfect for 2 or 3 baseplates.

I want to display 15 base plates, so I'll make 5 cases each 30 or so inches long to hold three baseplates each. 

But then you won't be able to display a base that is built on two plates, right? Like this one: https://brickset.com/sets/6971-1/Inter-Galactic-Command-Base

Unless you somehow remove sides from the clear boxes. 

[snefroe]

that is a pretty great collection indeed! I'm surprised to see so many shining golden prints and the grey parts don't look that bad either . hmmm... ... and helmets in really great condition too hmmm... well done!

[sed6]

On 12/6/2017 at 12:26 PM, danth said:

But then you won't be able to display a base that is built on two plates, right? Like this one: https://brickset.com/sets/6971-1/Inter-Galactic-Command-Base

Unless you somehow remove sides from the clear boxes. 

I'll make the glass boxes 20 or 30 inches long to for 2 or 3 baseplates. 

I also finished up the signs, 33 in total. It took many hours but I think it was worth the effort. 

 

[sed6]

I want to throw in a pic of my Millennium Falcon. I mentioned in my first post I had just finished building it and the itch to keep building led me down this road. I've just recently got the MF hung up for display. Hope you like!

 

[danth]

10 hours ago, sed6 said:

I'll make the glass boxes 20 or 30 inches long to for 2 or 3 baseplates. 

Ah, so you're making the glass boxes yourself, or custom ordering them. I'll be very interested to see the finished product! 

[sed6]

I'm gonna put the display cases on hold, too many other projects. Plus I'm happy with how they look on the bookshelf. The said I pulled them each off and took a well lit pic of the seven scenes holding all thirty three sets. I've got the name plates in place for each and my family and friends think they add a nice touch. Plus they are great reminders for me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's gonna wrap up my classic space pile. Head on over and check out my next project, my classic town pile!

 

[Charette]

What a great collection you have ! And the best thing is that it looks like brand new !