6970 Beta-1 Command Base

6970 Beta-1 Command Base is a Classic Space set released in 1980. It contains a surface station with a short monorail track, a spacecraft, a rover and four Classic Space astronauts (two red, two white). It has 254 pieces.
== Description ==
The base is built onto two baseplates that are supposed to represent a crater. It consists of a blue building, a launch rack for the spacecraft and the monorail track. The building contains one room with two seats, a table and two beds. On its roof are several antennas, including a large dish antenna on a turntable. On one of the interior walls is a viewscreen (or a painting) that shows a rocket prior to launch and an astronaut in the foreground. This screen was printed onto the wall piece and not a sticker.
The monorail track consists of three rail pieces that were also used to create the train tracks for the LEGO Trains theme. On the track is a an open monorail cart with two seats.
The spacecraft has an open cockpit and two rocket engines.
== Minifigures Included ==
== Notes ==
* Part 3754pxc7 is unique to this set.
* Part 3855a appears in three sets and this is the only one in which it is trans yellow.
* This is one of two sets in which Part 3762 is trans yellow.
* Part 3297p90 appears in two sets.
* Part 192425 is unique to this set.
* This is one of three sets in which Part 3761 is blue.
== Gallery ==
6970 Beta-1 Command Base.jpg|The image on the box
6970.jpg
6970outofbox.PNG|Out of the box
== External links ==
* Bricklink
* 6970 at retro-steine.de
Category:1980 sets
Category:6000 sets
Category:Classic Space