{"id":1138,"date":"2012-05-15T17:24:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2012-08-18T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T07:00:58","slug":"lego-set-6970-beta-1-command-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/?p=1138","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Set 6970 – Beta-1 Command Base"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next to LEGO Set 920 – in the US sold as LEGO Set 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base<\/a> – which I described in an earlier post<\/a>, LEGO Set 6970<\/a> – named Beta-1 Command Base – is the other early surface base available in the early 1980s. The third is LEGO Set 493<\/a>, the Space Command Center. Of all three, the Beta-1 Command base is the largest one, spanning two crater plates.<\/p>\n

Again, I got mine on eBay, took it apart and cleaned it first before reassembling it again. Not quite following the instructions, I established the ground floor of the command post as well as the supporting structure for the launch pad first.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This set is – as far as I know – the only set that comes with some sort of “living quarters” for the space men – all other sets don’t seem to worry about where astronauts might sleep (although this set seems to suggest they must be sharing their bunks with the other shifts…)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The other side of the command post is reserved for work, as it seems – two computers, a desk, two chairs and a large monitor showing a rocket on a launch pad.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The row of digits above the monitor reads “LL 2079” – possibly a reference to LEGO Land and the year 2079 (the set was sold in 1980 but I am sure the design would have started in 1979)… the launch tower and the rocket, by the way, closely resemble the Alpha-1 Rocket Base.<\/p>\n

The completed building features a support structure for a large antenna on top, complete with a hinge-mounted antenna dish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The far end of the mono-rail (which, in the above image, does not have its rails yet) ends at the glider launch pad – a platform with a hinge-mounted support element on which a glider can be mounted.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>All in all, a truly “spacey” layout with lots of room – way back when, two crater plates made a huge difference for a boy collecting the space station stuff.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Time to bring some life into the still empty station – it comes with four classic space astronauts, two white, two red.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The image above shows them all “at work” – and includes the famous “Space Flag” that – to my knowledge – is unique to this set (not the flag pole itself bit the classic space logo sticker).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>With the station, we did not only get the glider and the mono-rail transport platform but also a simple moon buggy for additional transport (and gameplay) options…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The glider, finally, was a large open ship with two rockets mounted left and right of the pilot. It featured vertical wing tips and a large slope brick with a big Classic Space Logo.<\/p>\n

All in all a very nice set, one of the real classics of its time and one that I really enjoyed having back then… a significant element of every boy’s moon base back then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Next to LEGO Set 920 – in the US sold as LEGO Set 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base – which I described in an earlier post, LEGO Set 6970 – named Beta-1 Command Base – is the other early surface base … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[93],"class_list":["post-1138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lego","tag-lego"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1azp4-im","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-04-14 18:04:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1138"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1313,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions\/1313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}