Lego brings back retro spaceship Galaxy Explorer
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In 1979, Lego introduced its iconic spaceship, the LL928 Galaxy Explorer. Now, the ship that launched a thousand Lego spaceships (and parts of The Lego Movie) ...Read full articleheise.de: Lego brings back retro spaceship Galaxy Explorer
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