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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I love this set and it was probably my favorite set when I was a kid. I'm amazed how only three little parts were missing after almost 30 years. My son immediately started adding stuff to it and while it did hurt a little (lol) I also realized how contemporary Lego isn't inviting anymore to add or change stuff. Everything is so perfect and smooth nowadays with barely any exposed studs.

These were the golden days of Lego!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I just had the hardest hit of nostalgia wave over me. Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh man I had the same set. I loved the magnet hand...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

So many great things about it! The detachable head, the extra pod that has its own compartment in the back, the android mini figure, the detachable arms that can be attached to the head... Such a great playability!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That is so awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I had this set as a kid, so cool seeing it again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh my goodness! All the mangnetron sets were amazing! I had completely forgotten about how cool these were!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, I had this or the smaller one, I'm not sure. Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well shoot. I rebuilt my Renegade Runner from the early 90s recently, but this one is in my top 5 favorites I had as a kid. My kids have had full access to my Lego bricks for multiple years now, so I may be out of luck rebuilding this one but you have inspired me to do so. I know I have the magnets still which I imagine is the hardest piece to source. Looks like I am going to go on a hunt this week!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can get part lists on the internet. I used this one.

Here's another one where you can even order the single parts right away.

It's one hell of a job, but so satisfying in the end! Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, nice :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Chiming in with a HOLY SHIT I had that and played with it so much, this hits home, nostalgia galore!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a wonderful piece. I've never seen that one before. Was it a series? Did the theme have a name?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the Robo-Guardian from the Spyrius theme, a subtheme of the the space theme in the 90s. The set number is 6949.

https://brickset.com/sets/6949-1/Robo-Guardian

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My first thought was "Wait, they made an M-Tron robot?" But no, this is Spyrius, which reuses the same color scheme with added blue elements.