Space Supply Station
Construction Toy
1983 (manufactured)
1983 (manufactured)
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Construction toy playset, made from injection-moulded ABS bricks and components of various sizes, shapes and colours. The 'supply station' is mounted onto a grey base which has moulded 'crater' features. The base is a long platform supported by eight blue struts, its proper right is a 'landing pad' for the two small saucer-like spacecraft; the proper left is a control centre with a lifting canopy. At either end of the platform is an antenna dish. As well as the two saucers, there are two wheeled vehicles: one is articulated in the middle, the other has a storage box on the back. There are four astronaut minifigures: two with yellow spacesuits, two with red. With the object is its colour-printed paper building instructions.
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Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded ABS; printed paper |
Brief description | Construction toy playset, 'Space Supply Station', Lego, 1983 |
Physical description | Construction toy playset, made from injection-moulded ABS bricks and components of various sizes, shapes and colours. The 'supply station' is mounted onto a grey base which has moulded 'crater' features. The base is a long platform supported by eight blue struts, its proper right is a 'landing pad' for the two small saucer-like spacecraft; the proper left is a control centre with a lifting canopy. At either end of the platform is an antenna dish. As well as the two saucers, there are two wheeled vehicles: one is articulated in the middle, the other has a storage box on the back. There are four astronaut minifigures: two with yellow spacesuits, two with red. With the object is its colour-printed paper building instructions. |
Production type | Mass produced |
Object history | Acquired by the Museum in 2017 [2017/265] |
Production | 'Space' was an unofficial Lego theme which first appeared in 1978. |
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Accession number | B.17:1 to 10-2017 |
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Record created | April 12, 2017 |
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