Set Facts
- The MX-71 Recon Dropship set consists of a Recon Dropship, mining vehicle, alien ship, 2 astronauts, 4 aliens, a missile, and a drill feature. The mining rover can attach to the bottom of the dropship.
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MX-71 Recon Dropship Reviews
Eurobricks
“Again, as with any Mars Mission set I've seen, the niggles bring it down and it could have been great if TLG had taken the time to iron them out. If you don't let them bother you, it's quite a good set. I was pleasantly surprised, given my usual wariness with this theme.”
Brickset
“Making good use of TECHNIC bars and large shaped bricks, the finished dropship reaches quite an impressive size. In addition to that, it has some nice functions for good playability. Five minifigures are included in this set, which is a good number for a medium-to-larger... More sized set. We have two astronauts and three standard green Martians, one of them being entrapped in a containment pod of the dropship.”
Full review at brickset.com
Subtheme Analysis
Lifespan
11 mos (this set 11 mos)
Annual growth
+6.36% (this set +8.75%)
This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme
Community Stats
MX-71 Recon Dropship currently ranks #6 out of the top most owned sets in Space Mars Mission.
About Space Mars Mission
Mars Mission was a LEGO Space subtheme released in 2007 that consisted of 17 sets whose story focused on the adventures of a team of Astronauts as they land on Mars and are forced to contend with a dangerous alien race. The humans are a group of astronauts that have journeyed to Mars in search of powerful yellow-green energy crystals found on the Martian surface to power their futuristic devices and technology. The Aliens have originated from an unknown place in the cosmos, and are also searching for the crystals as well. Both races wish to use these crystals as power sources, which can be used to supply energy to all of their respective vehicles and systems and as such they fought each other.
Mars Mission consists of 17 sets that ran from 2007 to 2008. As of today,
7690 MB-01 Eagle Command Base is the most valuable Mars Mission set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $479.
Summary
Space Mars Mission MX-71 Recon Dropship set 7692 was released on October 24, 2007, retailing for $40, it has since been retired. New, unopened sets are valued at $210, used ones can be found for $81.
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When the going gets tough, the Mars Mission team calls in the MX-71 Recon Dropship! Cruising across the Martian surface, the dropship can carry captured aliens back to base and deliver its mining vehicle cargo anywhere it needs to go.
Includes Recon Dropship, mining vehicle and alien ship!
Includes 2 astronaut minifigures and 4 glow-in-the-dark alien minifigures!
Fire MX-71 Recon Dropship's missile to battle the alien attack ship!
Detach the mining vehicle to drill for energy crystals!
Watch out for the alien attack ship's rotating shooters!
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