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497

Galaxy Explorer
325 elements, 4 figures, US$32, 1979
LEGO > SYSTEM > Space > {Classic}
 

People who wrote Notes about this set  (47 people)

Paul Gyugyi: "They should re-release this set."
Derek Schin: "This is the best LEGO spaceship ever made."
Erik Olson: "No argument with that. This one set really had countless other ships within its pieces."
David Lovelace: "Best Christmas ever...1980!!! A 497 and a 6970. Surely the best $75 my parents ever spent on me."
David Simmons: "I can't recall any other toy from my childhood that more fully occupied my attention and love than this one. It just seemed to have EVERYTHING! When it comes to Space, look no further."
Paul Baulch: "It's hard not to be nostalgic about this ship's old-fashioned, quaint design. The colour scheme - unparalleled."
Scott Sanburn: "I have been wishing for this set since my first voyages into the LEGO universe, and I finally got a good deal on E-Bay. What a great set. They need to re-release sets like this!"
Sid Dinsay: "What can you say? A `best-of' from the Space line!"
Aaron West: "Next to the Millenium Falcon, this was IT when I was a kid (stone age)."
James Keir Simpson: "The archetype of Lego space."
John VanZwieten, Jr.: "The defining moment of LEGO Space."
Greg Crisp: "Kindly provided by Santa Claus (I forget exactly which year)."
Tom Boucher: "Finnaly received set NIB after 22 years of wanting."
Dan Allen: "such an awesome ship with only basic pieces..."
Jason Whittenburg: "The holy grail of space"
Kyle McDonald: "It took me forever to save up for this set when I was a kid, but it was worth it!"
Xavier J-M Misonne: "my first set ever"
Jan Katanek: "same as 928 in Europe"
Jason Gates: "Finnally got one mint and complete for under $200!!"
Brian McLean: "My all time Favorite"
Bill Brumbach: "The first one was a yardsale find, but now I think I've gone mad and want to assemble a fleet!"
Brian Muzas: "It has all of the features of the Explorien Starship, only better"
Kyle Keppler: "I finally got one! Hmm, or is it a 928? It's all the same! (I'm looking for the baseplates and little base, if anyone has them)"
Bill Ward: "Too damn cool!"
Eric L. Hulliberger: "Oh, why did I ever have that yard sale..."
Kevin Stone: "After wanting one 23 years ago, I finally own one. Now I hope they release one as a classic."
Fred Rueck: "Bought from great fellow in near mint cond w/ box, inserts, ALL!! LOVE it!!!"
Ron Nab: "After 12 years of searching i found him on ebay. Increddible machine"
Allen Carley: "Now this is a Legend <--offending Train and Castle heads"
Dirk Hoff: "The defining set in Classic Space."
Jim Glendinning: "Finally got one MIB for $80 at ebay! *grin* :)"
Andy Kozarik: "In the box and everything!"
Mike Roberts: "W/Original instructions"
Grey Mull: "Excellent set!"
: "My favorite of classic space. I am so glad I kept all my LEGO."
Lance Hopenwasser: "My favorite Lego set of all time. After building and playing with this set, my love of Lego bricks was cemented forever."
Henrik Johansson: "I had it, and follishly gave it away to my litle brother :("
Justin McVean Folts: "This ship is so insanely fun to fly around! Big and cool."
: "Best LEGO set ever. No contest."
Brion Guzzino: "One of my top favorite sets, I tried to get as many of these as possible, they were GREAT for building pieces and a fun model."
Doug Wilcox: "Quite possibly the coolest of the Classic Space Sets (Blacktron had a better color scheme, but this was before then.)"
Dave Micklon: "Best rated classic space set--with good reason!"
Skip Robinson: "I snuck this from under the christmas tree after mom wrapped it early just to get the instructions, my mom was SOOO angry at me! 100% Pure Classic Space Perfection."
Wolf Read: "This is hands-down the greatest space set ever. Truly a classic. As a kid, I got this with 487, and there was no end of space-ship creations with the myraid parts from the two sets."
Richard Kloosterboer: "my pride and joy still turns heads whenever I show off my display. A friend had this and I always wanted it. 3 years ago I won it on eBay."
Jeff Block: "Best classic space ship!"
Bobby Tyning: "My first set, the one that started it all!"
People who Want to Buy this set  (27 people)

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Dave Eaton (1 copy)   Joe Andersen (1 copy)   Dan Allen (1 copy)   Kyle McDonald (1 copy)   Betsy Ercolini (1 copy)   Jason Proksch (1 copy)   Kyle Keppler (1 copy)   Paul D. Pfeiffer (1 copy)   Jimmy Renfroe (1 copy)   Daniel Staudt (1 copy)   Shane Moser (1 copy)   Clark Bakker (1 copy)   Eric L. Hulliberger (1 copy)   Kevin Stone (1 copy)   Mike Thurlow (1 copy)   Michael Berz (1 copy)   Selim Baygin (1 copy)   Hal Daniel (3 copies)   Axel Poqué (1 copy)   Daniel Valkenburg (1 copy)   Mark Noble (1 copy)   Greg Dickens (1 copy)   Brion Guzzino (500 copies)   Jody L. Mueller (1 copy)   Christopher Adler (1 copy)   Charles Gregory (1 copy)   Jamie Mason (1 copy)  
People who Want to Sell this set  (1 person)

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Mike Roberts (1 copy)  
People who Own this set  (127 people)

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Todd Lehman (1 copy)   Paul Gyugyi (1 copy)   Derek Schin (2 copies)   Kevin M. Loch (1 copy)   Erik Olson (1 copy)   Steve Martin (1 copy)   Erik L. Knopp (1 copy)   Mark de Kock (1 copy)   Richard Schamus (1 copy)   David Lovelace (1 copy)   David Simmons (2 copies)   Jeremy Dailey (1 copy)   Kyle J. (1 copy)   Scott Sanburn (1 copy)   Sid Dinsay (2 copies)   Drew Dirschell (1 copy)   Aaron West (1 copy)   Wayne Hussey (1 copy)   John VanZwieten, Jr. (1 copy)   Dan Patnaude (1 copy)   Coby Bassett (1 copy)   John R. York (1 copy)   Osvaldo Fernandez (1 copy)   Greg Crisp (1 copy)   Mark Rideout (1 copy)   Greg Kramer (1 copy)   Tom Boucher (1 copy)   Allan Morstein (1 copy)   Mike Wolniewicz (1 copy)   Abner Finley (1 copy)   Jason Simmons (1 copy)   Wayne McCaul (1 copy)   Lars Brandt (1 copy)   Jason Reljac (1 copy)   Jason Whittenburg (1 copy)   Margaret Keys (1 copy)   Kyle McDonald (1 copy)   Xavier J-M Misonne (1 copy)   Brian A. Darrow (1 copy)   Jan Katanek (1 copy)   Jason Gates (1 copy)   Brian McLean (2 copies)   Kevin H. Vendt (1 copy)   Shawn Denowh (1 copy)   Bill Brumbach (5 copies)   Brian Muzas (1 copy)   Kyle Keppler (1 copy)   Scott Mangum (1 copy)   Rob Johansen (1 copy)   Brandon Camp (1 copy)   Bill Ward (1 copy)   Brian Andrew Stokes (1 copy)   Brian Pefferly (1 copy)   John Patterson (1 copy)   Steve Ringe (1 copy)   Kevin Stone (2 copies)   Fred Rueck (1 copy)   Ron Nab (1 copy)   Eddy Madjid (1 copy)   T. J. Avery (1 copy)   Allen Carley (2 copies)   Dirk Hoff (1 copy)   Eric Beaudoin (1 copy)   Austin Robinson-Coolidge (1 copy)   Aaron Fisher (1 copy)   Cameo Cramer (1 copy)   Gil Shaw (1 copy)   Kory (2 copies)   Doug James (1 copy)   Andy Kozarik (1 copy)   Brion Sohn (1 copy)   Mike Roberts (1 copy)   Philip Painter (1 copy)   Grey Mull (1 copy)   (1 copy)   Lance Hopenwasser (1 copy)   Hal Daniel (1 copy)   Henry DeYoung (1 copy)   Doug Eaton (1 copy)   David Geoffrey Koudys (8 copies)   Justin McVean Folts (1 copy)   Douglas M. Povirk (1 copy)   Dirk van Zuilen (1 copy)   Ramy Fahmy (1 copy)   Craig Bradley (1 copy)   Tim Fettig (1 copy)   Nick Kappatos (1 copy)   Tom Bozzo (1 copy)   Philip Ellis (1 copy)   Dan Sabath (1 copy)   Steve Douglass (1 copy)   Mark Johnson (1 copy)   Daniel Brown (1 copy)   Steve Fray (1 copy)   Anders Lundgren (1 copy)   Ed Lee (1 copy)   Namir Gharaibeh (1 copy)   Doug Wilcox (1 copy)   Dave Micklon (1 copy)   Dennis Fernandez (1 copy)   Robert C. Barth (1 copy)   John Kustak (1 copy)   Jeff Dicton (1 copy)   Adam Steidley (1 copy)   Skip Robinson (1 copy)   Mitchell Blue Hanson (1 copy)   Karen Beiderbeck (1 copy)   Michael Ticknor (1 copy)   Wolf Read (3 copies)   Richard Kloosterboer (1 copy)   Kyle Ugone (1 copy)   Pete Kowalsky (1 copy)   Nat Grier (1 copy)   Oliver Klohs (1 copy)   Derek Westveer (1 copy)   David Spiker (1 copy)   (1 copy)   Kurt Bernhardt (1 copy)   Todd Vorenkamp (1 copy)   Jeff Barrett (1 copy)   Bobby Tyning (1 copy)   Nicholas Criss (1 copy)   Mike Adams (1 copy)   John Breau (1 copy)   Brett Stevens (1 copy)   Scot Sullivan (1 copy)   Jo Ellen Monahan (1 copy)  
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