One of the firsts sets I got as a kid. I still have most of the parts even though those annoying yellow pipes don’t stay in place or are broken. This is a classic set for me nonetheless.

Not the most beautiful of the space series as there is a lot of gray but the overall fun of the set makes it worth building again and again after all those years.

The best aspect of the set is the playability. You can separate the main cockpit from the rest of the ship and make it fly around while your little robot buddy go on an exploration on his own with the little 4 wheeler buggy thing. Or he can stay in the ship and analyse the terrain with all his computer gadgets.

I also love the back exit to store the 4 wheeler and the robot is really cute too.

I will begin by saying that this was not an easy set to get my hands on. I bought a mostly complete one that somebody else had probably pieced together, then had to order the instructions from Germany and the rest of the pieces from BrickLink. Purists may argue that mine isn't really a set, but if it looks like duck...

I have not built it...yet. "Why not?", you ask. Since parts inventories are readily available, I am content to collect for now until I have all of the Classic Space series. Each set I stash away is a brand new building experience that I ruin if I build them as soon as I get them. My wife doesn't understand, but she doesn't have to. It is nice knowing I will have bins full of "10 years old" waiting for me.

If the above makes you stop reading, so be it. All of these reviews (including mine) are subjective and apparently in this day and age it is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged, to weigh in on things you don't know about or haven't done. I believe I will, thank you very much. I admit, that I am biased toward the 1968 because of its exotic nature; specifically that it wasn't available in the U.S. I have drooled over the pictures of it because foreign sets are hot!

I don't understand why the 1968 was not worthy of a name or of being marketed world-wide. Some say it was called "Space Express", which is dumb, but "Unnamed Set" is even dumber, although not as bad as "Supermodel Building Instructions" for the 1593, a name which left me expecting to build Elle Macpherson out of Lego. Regardless, had the 1968 been available stateside, I guarantee that I would have bought it, Christmas colors aside, which seem odd for a Classic Space old gray/grey (which one is the proper spelling?) and green color scheme.

It is tempting to put a Christmas tree in between the big black wedge pieces during the holidays though...

The ship is appealing, but would be much more so if I were a colorblind humpback whale. I'm counting on it looking good sitting next to the Gamma-V Lasercraft and Lunar Scout (and also the Solar Power Transporter and Alien Moonstalker, once I get them) because if it doesn't, that shoots some gaping holes in my plans for a Classic Space base.

I can't wait to show this set off to all my non-Lego nerd friends. Even if they don't get it, the 1968 promises to be the jewel of my collection, along with the 1593 (hotter), that straight-winged alternate build of the 1593 (smokin' hot) , and the Robot Command Center, which I don't really like, but is still weird and ugly, so I guess I actually kind of like it (warm?).

I bought this on ebay a few years ago, and was not until recently that I discovered the value of this set ($600.00)! Here are pros and cons.

Pros:
A very large set for being a promotional
Cockpit detaches from the body so it can be a little personal spacecraft
The lunar rover thing fits in the cargo bay at the back
Has a red classic spaceman and a blue droid/robot
Lot of trans-yellow tubes
Fast build

Cons:
None!

This is really a great set if you have the money, and for me it's just a great example of the good 'ol day in Lego space.

I don't know, maybe I'm looking through the rose coloured glasses of my childhood, but I love this set. I can't say exactly what I love about it, but I do love it, so much in fact that i've been replacing the broken and worn pieces, sometimes at great expense (it would probably be cheeper to just buy another one). So please, everyone please stop bashing this set!

This is possibly the most interesting Classic Space set. Only subject to a limited release, it was not until the advent of internet in the mid 90s (and the creation of awesome sites like Brickset) that the world outside Germany and Canada knew this set existed.

It's ugly. Let's not mince words. If there is such a thing as unswooshability, this set is the poster child. But for that fancy equipment on the back, this thing would fit the bill for a garbage hauler. Yet the multiple flex hoses, aerials, dishes and other weird and wonderful parts clearly show that something much more technical is going on. Heaven knows what.

About those parts. The set would get a 6 out of 5 for parts if that were possible. Indeed the rare parts are a big reason why this set is so expensive and sought after as a collector's item.

In spite of the ugliness, the modular detachable cockpit, robot and vehicle (the latter fitting into the bay at the back with its own deployment ramp) mean the set gets a thumbs up for playability.

More of a curiosity than a classic, but still an interesting footnote to the great Classic Space story.