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In lugnet.loc.uk, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=567350684
> > 1983 LEGO SPACESHIP #1593 MISB
> > currently standing at $1000+ - wow!
> > Is it really that rare?
> > Perhaps it is MISB
>
> It's that rare, ya! I could see it going to $2000 or more if someone had
> pockets that deep. Just the instructions alone are incredibly rare, and
> the box is...well, we've never even seen a box before. Scans and color
> photocopies of the instructions surfaced on the net around 1996.
>
> Well, it's certainly great to finally see photos of an actual box of this
> set. This is first new info about old Space stuff that I've seen in about
> a year or two.
>
> This pretty much blows the theory out of the water that this was just a
> supermodel (like 6861 & 6862) of two other sets -- although it's still
> highly likely that it was originally derived from 6880 & 6929.
>
> 1593 (name not yet known!!): http://guide.lugnet.com/set/1593
> 6880 Surface Explorer: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6880
> 6929 Starfleet Voyager: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6929
> 6861 Blacktron Super Vehicle: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6861_2
> 6862 M:Tron Secret Space Voyager: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6862
>
> --Todd
I remember a Classic Space set that you could only get by saving tokens from
packs of washing powder in the UK (not my mum's regular brand
unfortunately). It certainly wasn't shown in the catalogue at the time -
this 1593 may well have been the one (the tower of cones looks familiar). I
don't recall exactly when this was, compared to the release of the 6880 and
6929, as I was very young at the time. I think it was before the 6880 (or
any yellow minifig spaceman set) was released, as I remember the box print
made the red minifig look orange, and we were still on red & white figures only.
If anyone else remembers this offer, perhaps they can verify if this is it.
I've looked through all the Classic Space sets on Lugnet and this is the
only one that jogs the memory.
Jason J Railton
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