LEGO Galaxy Explorer Build

We really know who the LEGO nerd in the M Troop household is, right?

I found a great retro release of a reimagined LEGO Space set from 1979, the Galaxy Explorer!

This 1,254 piece kit only costs $100 from LEGO.com (https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/galaxy-explorer-10497).  This is one of many sets released to celebrate LEGO's 90th anniversary.

On both the LEGO.com and Walmart.com shopping Web pages this model received all 5-star reviews without exception, and I agree.  It is an incredible set.

One of the really special features of this feature-rich set is that the creator re-imagined it twice the size of the original because he knew that adults would be assembling this nostalgic set and wanted them to feel the same relational size as when they first built it as a child.  What a cool idea.

The set comes complete with four classic Space astronauts in their original 1970's colors (red and white only!), a space buggy, and one robot serving drinks (of course that's what robots did in the 70's!)

Here's some pictures of my very own assembled Galaxy Explorer. :-)

- Big Daddy Andy