6991 Monorail Transport Base

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Monorail Transport Base
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Item №:

6991

Pieces:

573

Minifigures:

4

Price:

US $178.00

Released:

1994

Theme:

Space
Unitron

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6991 Monorail Transport Base is LEGO Space set released under the Unitron subtheme in 1994. It contained a Monorail track with one large way station, two terminals and a train, as well as wheeled ground vehicle and four minifigures, including three Unitron astronauts and a Spyrius cyborg. This was the largest Unitron set and the only set of this subtheme that was released outside the USA. It is also one of just three monorail sets, the others being from Town and Futuron.

Description

The Monorail Transport Base in a catalog from 1994.
Default track plan of the set

The Monorail Transport Base was part of the Unitron space sub-theme released in 1994. It was the last Monorail set released by the LEGO group, and also the largest. It is the only monorail in which the modules can be removed and placed on other unitron sets. There are also accessory monorail tracks which can be added to make larger routes. The set comes with multiple baseplates, allowing the set to serve as a connection between two Unitron bases. The two bases each are built differently. The first one, where the monorail ends/begins, has the monorail track placed high-up and has a raised level below it. On it's base is another beginning/end to the track, and, interestingly, there is a Spyrius droid on it. The second "base" is a waystation with a special track piece that allows to stop the train or change its direction, and consists of a larger building on a raised baseplate.

The pieces mainly come in one of a few colors. The monorail tracks are Light-Grey, along with a few other pieces. The transparent pieces are mostly Trans Light-Green and Trans Light-Blue. The remaining pieces are mostly Black and White. An anomaly in the overall color of the set is the Spyrius Droid, being Red with a Trans-Clear helmet.

The two vehicles in the set are both in the style of the theme. One vehicle is a large-wheeled land vehicle. It has no weaponry, but has a large enough space on top of it to allow it to transport small to medium space vehicles. The second vehicle, the monorail itself, is much longer than the land vehicle. It also features no weaponry, but travels along a long monorail track. It can transport people and weapons. The monorail is motorized and contains a light & sound function.

Background

The Monorail Transport Base is attacked by Spyrius forces in a catalog scene from 1995.

6991 Monorail Transport Base was is the largest base of the Unitron people. Unitron is a military-aligned civilian Space theme. The Unitron people used this base to transport goods among other things.

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