LEGO Micro Rocket Launchpad (40712) GWP Review

LEGO is back again this year with another LEGO Classic Space promotional set, this time with the Micro Rocket Launchpad (40712). The 325 piece set will be available for LEGO Insiders early access February 16-18 with purchases of $200, €200, $320 AUD. The general release will run from February 19-25 with the same price threshold.

Minifigures

There aren’t any standard minifigures in the set but you do get two Spacebaby astronauts, a blue one and a white one. The blue one was first introduced in the Series 24 Collectible Minifigures while the white one is a brand new variant. They both have the Classic Space logo on the front of the micro torso and has a disproportionate regular head and helmet. They also have their corresponding air tanks as well which are molded to the helmet.

Build

There are four micro builds that you can create with this set. It takes inspiration from various LEGO Space sets from yesteryear such as the Alpha-1 Rocket Base (483), Space Patrol (6803), and Mobile Rocket Transport (6950).

The spaceship doesn’t really look like any ships from the past but has taken bits and pieces from them to create a new one although does look like the Space Patrol the most. It has the iconic triangular shape and it uses dishes and cone pieces for the thrusters and landing gears. The slope on the front has a sticker of the Classic Space logo.

The next two builds of the control center and rocket are pretty much modernized versions of the … Continue

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