LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade Building Kit 10355

I was really excited for another instalment in the neo classic space series. However, I was a bit disappointed by the design, but it’s hard to put my finger on exactly why. I really liked the modern remake of the Galaxy Explorer; it had just such high production values, the build quality was amazing, it was a real pleasure to put together. Every part felt extremely thoroughly worked out, but the 10355 Blacktron Renegade doesn’t quite hold up. It's still a pretty good model, it just seemed to lack that attention to detail that made the galaxy explorer such a joy. Unused hollow areas in the underside of the model, awkward landing gear design, slightly uninspiring silhouette?

This set is very faithful and looks great on display! It's a must have for lego space fans LEGO. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THE REMAKES. FUTURON OR ICE PLANET NEXT

Perfect retro space set. Love to see more retro space sets, I think it's time for LEGO to get back to where they came from and this product does just that A+ hope to see more retro space sets ,Mtron, Ice planets, futuron, 70s /80s classic space, spyrius time to get back to the basics much love keep building my master builders!

I liked this item very much, but I am used to building with at least 2500 pieces or more. It is more challenging.

Seeing this brought back so many memories. It's a beautiful build, updated it to a more modern style. Also, the notes and lore in the book are absolutely delightful

I was blown away when I got the email that Lego was re-releasing the Blacktron Renegade because my older brother had the original set when we were kids. I remember so distinctly how cool it was from my childhood, so this set was a very sentimental purchase. The improvements over the original are incredible. The build is very enjoyable due to its more advanced nature. A super cool set that I am so glad to have in my collection!!

This set really honors the original Lego theme. And with a modern style and build durability, it's a perfect piece of nostalgia for play or display.

I built this with my daughter and we were very happy with the build and play factor. This was a great design!

Every order is perfect! This made the best birthday gift ever! My grandson lives and breathes Lego - he was over the moon when he saw his new set! Keep coming up with excellent offerings!

Love the set. Easy to build and fun to play with. I like to collect the original space lego.

This was a fun build, not too difficult. Separating the modules is tough. The landing gear concept is great but is terrible to try to pull down. The rover that drops out is an awesome feature. The ship has great swoosh factor.

I was a young kid who had the original sets and enjoyed the crap out of them, when I found out LEGO was re-released the set for the newer generations ..... I had to jump on the bandwagon one more time!!!

This was the holy grail of Lego sets back in the 80's, and so naturally, I was never able to snag it. Fast forward to the release of this, and I knew 44-year-old me wasn't going to let the heartbreak of the 80's repeat itself, so ordering this was as easy as breathing. Overall, this was a fun build. There are some clever design tricks incorporated to increase structural integrity, and the modular nature of the set presents varied play possibilities. The striking yellow and black color scheme invites the eyes to examine every detail, and it's all accented with just enough red to break it up and provide that "pop" of extra color. I loved that the original mini figure heads (2 eyes and a smile) are included with this set. The sets' manual makes it clear these are the "bad guys," yet they are all smiles. I can only speculate as to why (good 401K and dental included, perhaps?) This set does have a "head-scratcher" element included in it, though: the vehicle release mechanism. The design inherently puts unnecessary rotational strain on a few pieces, and it doesn't release the vehicle particularly easy, either. I feel that someone on the design team could have come up with a slightly more intuitive release mechanism that worked much more smoothly by using some different pieces, without sacrificing the design intent. It's not a deal-breaker by any means, but simply a design choice. Ultimately, this is an excellent homage to the original. It's big and sleek and colorful, and ultimately that's where I believe it actually loses some of the appeal of the original set. While it was smaller, it was also jagged, asymmetrical and dangerous-looking, which was a large portion of the appeal to my then-8-year-old mind. There is a photo of the lead designer, posing with this set, sitting next to a model of the original (complete with original box!) a few pages into the manual. It's easy to see the differences side-by-side, and the update feels, for lack of better word, sterilized. Finally, was a little disappointed to see that the transparent canopies were both scratched up pretty good. I do remember that, back in the day, larger transparent pieces had their own compartments in their boxes, which kept them pretty safe. Would love to see that come back. Also, don't do what I did and just completely forget that this thing has a landing gear system built-in. Took 4 tries with releasing the car from the internal bay to figure that out.

Takes me back to my childhood, but better. Keep em coming!

Interesting build. Very detailed instructions. ok ok ok ok ok

I remember seeing this set in the last century, and it was excellent; I got the new release for my son (to show him something different from the Star Wars sets). This set is way more detailed, and the minifig prints are more thorough. Still, it brings me happy memories when I see it

I leave my Lego out for my Grandson - Classic Space through to Space Police. However the 18+ on this build also bleeds into small playability niggles. Everytime the grandson touches something random comes off - EXCEPT the 4 parts that are supposed too. A few things here and there is normal in play, but not this much. IE the old Classic Space bendy tubing always pops off in play, but little else. He just can't seperate them, and using "clip plates" over "Technic" peg & hole will break with time/misuse. It's also a shame that it isn't backwards compatible with the Original Blacktron kits - as he does cross match them. It would have taken a great product to a flawless one. Recommended for mostly display and not much play, sadly.

Great set to build, styling fits in with my old classic space lego. Kids have lots of fun with all the play features.

Great retro set with lots of modding potential. Multiple sets make for great mocs!

Great build. Finished it in 2 days. Putting on my lego shelf soon.