LEGO Sci-Fi Ongoing - Rumors, Speculation, and Discussion

[Classic_Spaceman]

2 hours ago, GeoBrick said:

I feel there is a bit of a flaw in the habitat section though. The top cover is round. The wall windows and supports above them are rounded. But LEGO uses those straight-angled bricks for the first layer.

The bottom uses four 6x6 wedge plates, which form four-stud wide ends that fit the airlock pieces without any unsightly overhang; there are no curved plates with the right dimensions that also come to a 1x4 'point'. Using curved (macaroni) bricks for the first layer might look better, but it could also cause stability issues. 
 

3 hours ago, Stereo said:

I don't think they actually fit, unless their underside has a way for the Technic pins to nest into each other - they're 4 plates + 1 stud thick, so 2 of them with the pins in the space between them would be 11 plates thick and not fit in a 4 stud wide hold.

I was assuming that the pin plates would need to be removed. 
 

[a guy from somewhere]

Joining in on the speculation, the transparent module looks to be fairly empty other than a small stud on the wall for holding the helmet and a warning sticker? im assuming that is where the little drone goes, or the EVA suit. This has already been fairly speculated tho so I want to propose my own idea for the covered module. given it doesnt have crew access but does have a window, a reactor is a solid bet, but I also think an area for the alien, like a microhabitat could be possible. We had a space for the humans to live on the alien planet, so maybe a place for the aliens to live on a human spaceship wouldn't be out of the question? I also feel like this would be shown on the back of the box though. 

In other news, Renegade should be revealed tomorrow (18th). 

[Lyichir]

1 hour ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Joining in on the speculation, the transparent module looks to be fairly empty other than a small stud on the wall for holding the helmet and a warning sticker? im assuming that is where the little drone goes, or the EVA suit. This has already been fairly speculated tho so I want to propose my own idea for the covered module. given it doesnt have crew access but does have a window, a reactor is a solid bet, but I also think an area for the alien, like a microhabitat could be possible. We had a space for the humans to live on the alien planet, so maybe a place for the aliens to live on a human spaceship wouldn't be out of the question? I also feel like this would be shown on the back of the box though. 

In other news, Renegade should be revealed tomorrow (18th). 

Yeah, upon examining some of the other photos and the 360° turnaround video the center module has two helmet racks on one side and a charging station for the drill robot on the other. And there seems to be a flat (possibly hinged) piece behind the window in the cockpit... possibly a bed like the one in the cylindrical hub?

[GeoBrick]

2 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

In other news, Renegade should be revealed tomorrow (18th). 

Officially, or leaked?

[a guy from somewhere]

Just now, GeoBrick said:

Officially, or leaked?

Sorry should have specified, official. 

[GeoBrick]

4 minutes ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Sorry should have specified, official. 

Thanks for the clarification. 

[SpacePolice89]

2 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Sorry should have specified, official. 

That sounds great! Where was this announced?

[a guy from somewhere]

Just now, SpacePolice89 said:

That sounds great! Where was this announced?

Found it out on a discord server run by one of the new-ish leakers, Claybricks. Theres a LOT of people hyped for this set. Guess we will find out tomorrow though. 

 

[SpacePolice89]

3 minutes ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Found it out on a discord server run by one of the new-ish leakers, Claybricks. Theres a LOT of people hyped for this set. Guess we will find out tomorrow though. 

 

In an earlier post you said it was official and not a leak?

2 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Sorry should have specified, official. 

 

[Murdoch17]

43 minutes ago, SpacePolice89 said:

In an earlier post you said it was official and not a leak?

 

It's a leak of the official reveal date.

[a guy from somewhere]

Yeah, the date was provided by Claybricks himself to the users in a Chatroom called “Blacktron waiting room”. Said “reveal is set for the 18th right now” and we haven’t heard anything otherwise since the 4th of December. 

[GeoBrick]

Okay, a wait of between 12 - 24 hours then. I *think* I can live with that... ;)

[a guy from somewhere]

37 minutes ago, GeoBrick said:

Okay, a wait of between 12 - 24 hours then. I *think* I can live with that... ;)

I don’t know man… quick flight to Denmark, storm the lego HQ, locate the vault… could all be done in under 12 hours. I’m sure we can throw together a team. 

[GeoBrick]

51 minutes ago, a guy from somewhere said:

I don’t know man… quick flight to Denmark, storm the lego HQ, locate the vault… could all be done in under 12 hours. I’m sure we can throw together a team. 

Looks like you never met Danish Customs.

[SpacePolice89]

2 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Yeah, the date was provided by Claybricks himself to the users in a Chatroom called “Blacktron waiting room”. Said “reveal is set for the 18th right now” and we haven’t heard anything otherwise since the 4th of December. 

I misunderstood your first comment. I thought that official meant directly from Lego. Anyways this is great news. I haven't been this excited for a new set since the Galaxy Explorer and the Blacktron Cruiser. I hope that the new Renegade has the same design style as the Blacktron Cruiser and similar minifigs.

[a_clay_brick]

Its more like 10497 Galaxy Explorer than 40580 Blacktron Cruiser but the minifigs are all the same as the one in 40580.

[Space78]

Wonder how many stickers it will have???

[Murdoch17]

6 minutes ago, Space78 said:

Wonder how many stickers it will have???

Shhhh! Don't mention that word - LEGO reads these boards! It's like tempting fate!

[a guy from somewhere]

1 hour ago, a_clay_brick said:

Its more like 10497 Galaxy Explorer than 40580 Blacktron Cruiser but the minifigs are all the same as the one in 40580.

The man, the myth, the legend! 
Thank you for the extra confirmation. 

[danth]

1 hour ago, Space78 said:

Wonder how many stickers it will have???

This is the main question I have.

It's Space, it's Blacktron, and I assume the design will be awesome for the most part. So I don't expect any problems other than stickers.

If they use stickers for the main logo or the control console, that'll just ruin it. Maybe then can figure out how to use tiles for that stuff à la 10497.

[a guy from somewhere]

It’s hereeeeeeeeeeree

Hmmmmm I don’t know how to feel about this. Some aspects I like, there’s clear modularity and the ship itself has the shape, but parts just look off. The cockpit, the nose, the little side vehicles. I like the rover though. I’m gonna need to see more pics! 

Edited December 18, 2024 by a guy from somewhere

[danth]

That has to be a fake right? It's so bad.

[icm]

I was hoping it would be cross compatible with the GWP Invader, but I'm not hugely surprised it's not. Disappointed, but not surprised. Maybe the other pictures will show it off better tomorrow.

[a guy from somewhere]

Ok so given some time to mull it over, the biggest issue is the fact they dropped the whole “off centre” vibe which makes the renegade… yk the renegade? This looks like 2 random ships they bolted together. I think the ship does have modular compatibility with the blacktron cruiser, but I can’t see how it would improve it TBH. This is going to be a very divisive set but I’m sure I and many others will get it anyways. 
 

I also think we have been spoiled by some amazing ran recreations that set our expectations too high. It also looks mighty small for £100.

 

landing gears a nice touch though. 

Edited December 18, 2024 by a guy from somewhere

[RichardGoring]

To be fair, it's a modern update of the original. It just doesn't feel anything special. I don't know what you'd do with it. There doesn't seem to be much room inside any of it. The buggy presumably fits in there somehow, and I wonder if it has a fun release mechanism. But first impressions are that it's a bigger version of the original without it being bigger for a reason. I hope more images and a video or two reveal more that we're mising.