LEGO 6970 Beta I Command Base

Released 1980 · 270 pieces · 4 minifigures · Space · Classic Space

LEGO Beta I Command Base (6970) was released in 1980 in the Space · Classic Space line, with 270 pieces and 4 minifigures. By piece count it sits in the top 20% of Space sets. It was one of 5 Space sets released that year (see them all). Released in 1980, 46 years ago, well past the two-to-three-year run most LEGO sets get, so it is almost certainly out of production.

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• Estimated value: $116 (modelled from piece count, era, and age, not live market data)

Availability: Likely retired (inferred from its release year, not an official retirement date)

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• 43¢ per piece, about typical for Space

Minifigures: Classic Spaceman, Red with Airtanks (3842a Helmet), Classic Spaceman, White with Airtanks (3842a Helmet)

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