Space Police I
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Space Police was a subtheme of LEGO theme Space in the year 1989.
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In 1989, Lego made a storyline decision. Blacktron, previously operating in a moral void, were now declared the "bad guys" of Lego Space; opposing them and defending Futuron from them were the Space Police, a series of brave individuals whose spacecraft were black and blue with red transparent elements. (This would be a continuing theme of space, having "bad guy" space agencies, "good guy" space agencies and "civilian" space agencies between them.) Space Police re-introduced the idea of modular systems, on a smaller but also grander scale.
The Space Police theme features three spaceships, two wheeled vehicles and a ground-based space station; all but the smallest buggy comes with a Space Police jail cell (which was often supplied with a Blacktron occupant). These jail cells were identical from set to set and could be traded around between vehicles with no hassle whatsoever.
Space Police is often referred to as Space Police I as Space Police II was released by Lego in 1992, and Space Police III was released in 2009.
[edit] Reception
This theme marks the beginning of Lego Space's greatest period of success, and is one of the most well-loved themes of the collection; complete models of the largest ship, the Mission Commander, have been known to sell for USD $90 via online vendors.
Popular Space Police vehicles include Spy-Trak I and Mission Commander (both 1989). The base was Space Lock-Up Isolation Base (1989).
[edit] Sets
- 6781 SP-Striker (1989)
- 6831 Message Decoder (1989)
- 6886 Galactic Peace Keeper (1989)
- 6895 Spy-Trak I (1989)
- 6955 Space Lock-Up Isolation Base (1989)
- 6986 Mission Commander (1989)
- Other appearances
- 6704 Space Mini Figures (1991), includes one Space Police I minifigure
- 9402 Space Police Team (1993), not much is known about this set, it's questionable if it can be even attributed to Space Police I since its release year falls into the time of Space Police II.
