Since we're talking about classic space ...

Inspired by my last post about the Classic Space theme being the greatest of all time, I decided to rebuild one of the sets that I have fond memories of as a young kid.  It is the ​Mobile Lab (LEGO Set Number 6901).  Step one, of course, is to gather all of the parts.  Looking at the parts list, it seems doable.  It is an interesting thought that, at least in theory, those original parts could all still be in my collection.

Of course, there is no practical way that I could find the particular bricks from the set given that I now have several hundred thousand bricks in my collection.  And it is quite possible that many of the bricks may have been lost by this time.  That set was released in 1980 when I was six years old.  However, I know that at least one particular piece from that actual set has remained with me all these years and I see it from time to time in a bin where it is stored (yes, kept for more than 40 years!).  And there may be other distinctive parts—like the trans-green windshield and bricks or other printed bricks from the set—that I suppose I may get lucky and find.  I have generally made a habit of segregating out some printed or unique older elements in my sorting and setting aside those older, special pieces when I run across them.  So that is the first place that I will be looking.  Then for the common bricks, I will try to stick to some level of fidelity by picking bricks in the “old grey” color as they would have been at the time.  I may have to temper that against the time investment to gather the bricks if I can’t find a particular piece in the old color.  The wheels should be easy, as I have a large bin of wheel components which I know has quite a few of older wheels used in the old Classic Space sets (i.e. the small ones with the red hubs).  Well, I am embarking on this build and will update you later if I meet with success (or not).