Lego instruction booklet cover showing helmeted minifigure riding a small spaceship

#6811 Pulsar Charger

The first set we’re building on this blog is #6811 Pulsar Charger, released in 1990. I got it as a birthday gift that year from one of my friends with whom I shared the interest in LEGO into our early teens.

Instructions for building minifigure with legs, torso, air-tanks, head, helmet and visor. Minifigure wearing M-Tron torso, helmet with visor and airtanks on back
Building the minifigure

Friends of mine had quite a few of the M-Tron sets, while I only had two sets and a couple of extra minifigures from #6704 Minifig Pack. I remember occasions when we brought all our space-sets together, it was an impressive view—all those trans-neon green pieces shining!

The instructions are in eight steps, nothing fancy.

Instructions to attach first wing to 2x4 plate. Wing attached to plate.
Step 1/8
Instructions to attach second wing and secure with 1x2 plate. Both wings attached to plate.
Step 2/8
Instructions to put 1x2 plates on top of both wings. 1x2 plates attached to top of wings.
Step 3/8
Instructions to put modified 1x2 plates under the 2x4 plate. Landing gear under the spaceship.
Step 4/8
Instructions to put the cockpit space nose piece in the front. The spaceship standing on landing gear with M-Tron logo on nose.
Step 5/8

In step 5 we added a part that I’ve always had mixed feelings about—the Cockpit Space Nose. It was one of those parts that I felt didn’t have many uses apart from in the set with which it came, especially because of the printed M-Tron logo. Actually, I can’t remember ever building anything else with it. I think the only non-printed version of the Cockpit Space Nose has been in orange, for some later Arctic sets. A shame, since it could actually be quite useful with all those studs along the sides!

Instructions to add seat, steering wheel, grilles on both sides and transparent cones to the front of the nose. The spaceship with seat in the back, steering wheel, and details added to the nose.
Step 6/8
Instructions to add transparent antenna on the right wing, transparent round brick with fins to the back of the seat, and bar with clip to the left of the seat. The spaceship with its tall transparent antenna and bar with clip as a handle on the seat.
Step 7/8
Instructions to put the minifigure holding a walkie-talkie in the seat. The finished spaceship with minifigure sitting in the seat.
Step 8/8

The finished Pulsar Charger is certainly not big. The asymmetric parts with the tall antenna on one side and the handle on the seat on the other are well balanced in my opinion. The red base and just enough trans-neon green details communicate the M-Tron theme well. A nice little spaceship.

The completed Pulsar Charger with pilot minifigure against a moon-landscape backdrop.

Our next build on this blog will be the other M-Tron set I had—and it’s a bit bigger... I’ll need some time to find the pieces in my old collection and hope I still have all of them! If not, you’ll have to wait for me to complete a Bricklink order for pieces before I can finish the post, I’ll keep you updated!