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Thoughts on 21109: Exo Suit

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     This is set 21109: Exo Suit and I'd like to talk about it.       Set 21109: Exo Suit is the seventh entry in the LEGO Ideas (formerly LEGO CUUSOO ) series, released in 2014 and comprised of 321 pieces, it retailed for $34.99 (US.) Originally designed by Peter Reid, a prolific Classic Space builder and co-author of LEGO Space: Building the Future , it was redesigned after its successful LEGO Ideas campaign by Mark Stafford, with Reid having plenty of input during the process.     2014 was a particularly big year for Classic Space fans, with a triple-whammy of the inclusion of Benny in the LEGO Movie early in the year, set 70816: Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! in the summer, and this set in the fall (and set 5002812: Classic Spaceman Minifigure , but being a gift with purchase it's not so much a whammy as a gentle bump.) It might not sound like much, but after the theme's quiet retirement in 1987, modern-helmeted vers...
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Thoughts on 6538: Rebel Roadster

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       This is set 6538: Rebel Roadster , and I'd like to talk about it.     Set 6538: Rebel Roadster is a Town set, released in 1994 and comprised of 57 pieces, it retailed for $4.50 (US.) It's a bonafide classic, even thirty years on, and is one of the best of LEGO's cool 90s cars, but let's look at our sole minifigure before getting into the vehicle itself. Our man here is definitely dressed for the part in his big black leather jacket with its cool lapels and all its zippers, red shirt worn underneath, and paired with some black pants and a white flat-brim ballcap.  But while his outfit obviously exudes cool, his face betrays that rebellious nature we're expecting with this set and such a cool car, doesn't it?  This face in particular, part #3626bpr0007 , was introduced in 1994 and featured in nearly a hundred sets and retired in 2004, arguably earlier seeing as its last appearance was in a re-release of the LEGO Soccer (or Football , ...
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