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LEGO Space / Exploriens Sets

Exploriens is a subtheme of Space introduced in 1996 and currently consists of 9 sets. All sets were released in 1996. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in Space Exploriens is approximately 6.5% per year.
Most valuable Space Exploriens set
6982 Explorien Starship $393.44
Highest growth Space Exploriens set
1858 Droid Scout +1765.89%
Most owned Space Exploriens set
6815 Hovertron
The Exploriens Space subtheme introduced in 1996. The story was based on the eponymous Exploriens, a group of civilian space explorers searching for fossils. A total of 9 sets were created and the subtheme was discontinued that same year.

6982 Explorien Starship

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 662 / 4
Availability Retired
6982 LEGO Explorien Starship
Retail $79.99
Value $393.44
Growth  +391.9%
Annual growth 4.7%

6958 Android Base

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 267 / 3
Availability Retired
6958 LEGO Exploriens Android Base
Retail $39.99
Value $285.16
Growth  +613.1%
Annual growth 7.7%

1737 Scorpion Detector

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 196 / 2
Availability Retired
1737 LEGO Exploriens Scorpion Detector
Retail $19.99
Value $243.60
Growth  +1118.6%
Annual growth 7.6%

6938 Scorpion Detector

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 196 / 2
Availability Retired
6938 LEGO Exploriens Scorpion Detector
Retail $23.99
Value $144.00
Growth  +500.3%
Annual growth 6.3%

6899 Nebula Outpost

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 158 / 2
Availability Retired
6899 LEGO Exploriens Nebula Outpost
Retail $14.99
Value $131.95
Growth  +780.3%
Annual growth 7.5%

6856 Planetary Decoder

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 80 / 1
Availability Retired
6856 LEGO Exploriens Planetary Decoder
Retail $7.99
Value $77.69
Growth  +872.3%
Annual growth 6.6%

6854 Alien Fossilizer

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 53 / 1
Availability Retired
6854 LEGO Exploriens Alien Fossilizer
Retail $5.99
Value $80.00
Growth  +1235.6%
Annual growth 5.7%

6815 Hovertron

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 29 / 1
Availability Retired
6815 LEGO Exploriens Hovertron
Retail $2.99
Value $39.36
Growth  +1216.4%
Annual growth 9.7%

1858 Droid Scout

Theme / Subtheme Space / Exploriens
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 23 / 1
Availability Retired
1858 LEGO Exploriens Droid Scout
Retail $2.99
Value $55.79
Growth  +1765.9%
Annual growth 8.3%

Subtheme Details

Theme
Space
Subtheme
Exploriens
Sets
9   (all retired)
Minifigs
5
Year
1996
Available
Retired
Pending release

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$198.91
New/Sealed
Value
$1,450.99
Growth
+629.47%
Annual growth
+6.50%
Used
Value
$406.04

Community Stats

The following are the top 9 most owned sets by collectors in Space Exploriens.
#1Hovertron
#2Planetary Decoder
#3Alien Fossilizer
#4Nebula Outpost
#5Explorien Starship
#6Android Base
#7Scorpion Detector
#8Droid Scout
#9Scorpion Detector

About LEGO Space

The LEGO Space theme is one of the earliest and expansive themes that began in 1978 and features sets around features astronauts, spaceships, and extraterrestrial life. The first Space themes included an emphasis on space exploration with ships and basic wheeled vehicles and later consisted of more science fiction based sets which consisted of robots, small and large spaceships, and bases. The theme expanded over the years into various subthemes that included space factions and more story lines such as Futuron, Blacktron, Space Police, M:Tron, Spyrius, Unitron, Exploriens, Life on Mars, Alien Conquest and many more.