The Classic LEGO Theme You Should Vote For

The Classic LEGO Theme You Should Vote For

To celebrate LEGO’s 90th anniversary, the company is letting fans vote for a classic theme that will be the inspiration for a new singular set released in 2022. But which of the 30 themes on the ballot should you vote for? Our BrickNerd team weighed in and came to the conclusion that the single perfect LEGO theme to make a comeback is…

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Goliath Transport

Why is it that space transports are just so cool? Seriously, think of all the iconic spaceships from pop-culture over the years, the Millennium Falcon, Serenity USCSS Nostromo, Hunter-Gratzner, etc.. Heck, even NASA's Space Shuttle was basically a fancy space-faring U-Haul truck. This Space Police Goliath by Tim Goddard is also one real spiffy transport with its retro cool colors harkening back to the original Space Police series. Now all we need is an attacking Blacktron ship attempting to free the transport's criminal cargo and we would be all set.

Goliath transport

A Rare Peek Behind The Scenes

LEGO designer Mark Stafford gives us a rare peek behind the scenes at LEGO with this prototype for Space Police 5982 Smash'n'Grab. Many factors determine what goes into a final set, and typically many prototypes are created. It is not uncommon for a more elaborate model to be simplified somewhat to meet the constraints of manufacturing. In this case budget limitations mandated simplification when this model switched places with the 5983 Undercover Cruiser's price point.

Smash-n-grab
 
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