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6880: Surface Explorer

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Year Released: 1982
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  • Back A
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  • 6880 – Minifig
  • ← 6861 – Back B
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There were once pictures of additional builds on the back of LEGO® boxes. On the box was, "Build any of these exciting models with this set." There were no instructions for these alternate builds, until now.

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