That's what Bandai is been doing with the Gundam kits; keep reprinting past sets, even the ones from more than 15 years ago. This strategy works quite well as there are plenty of people that are enjoying the old designs. I'd rather Lego only releasing a few sets each year and keeps the old ones alive; is their money down the drains when the good sets are been retired way too frequently.
Old Lego (before the 2004 crisis) would sacrifice profit for user experience: the fiber optic element was so expensive to produce, that each set was sold at a heavy loss. Things like this would be unimaginable for today's Lego, where money alone is all they care.
This is the only one of the 90's flagship sets I never got and I'm still looking for a good deal on one occasionally. The fiber optics and micro motor intrigued me as a kid. Now I just want it for the nostalgia.
This is the set that got me into buying Lego’s. Bought it when it came out in 1996. I was 42 then. You flip the instruction book over for the ‘B’ model. I remember at least twice I started building the space shuttle and realize part way through the build, I had the book flipped over and was building the submarine. I still have vhs tapes of some shuttle missions I recorded from NASA tv when I had one of those big satellite dishes.
I got this set as my 9th birthday present in 1996. A week ago, when I was visiting my parents from accross the globe, they got my box of Legos down from the attic. So I started fishing for all the pieces accross tens of different sets I built back in the day. Lots of pieces went missing but it is my now mission to build it back, just like I did 28 years ago.
I have one, it's second handed. You forgot the fact that the crane is sticking out, and the knob on the satellite that allows manual control when the micro-motor is stuck. Also the battery is easy to change.
I wonder if this was one of the sets that cost more to manufacture than they made from selling it. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen was the last CEO that was directly descended from the LEGO Founder, he was and still is abundantly passionate about LEGO but didn’t have an eye for finance. When LEGO almost went bankrupt in the early 2000s Jørgen Vig Knudstorp took over as CEO and whilst restructuring discovered several Technic sets containing fibre optics cost so much to manufacture that they lost money on every set sold. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is still ultimately responsible for the direction of the company and as the principle family owner has final say, but JVK and subsequent non-family CEOs steered the company back to profitability. If you watch the Netflix doco about the building of Lego House, you realise what an overgrown kid Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is and how his enthusiasm permeates through the whole company.
This set is incredibly cool! It contains tons of rare and unique pieces with lots of (motorized) functions. In my opinion, we should get more LEGO Technic sets like this in the future, which I'm sure will be greatly appreciated by many Technic fans. There won't be any problems such as a hard-to-follow building process or a multi-step process to turn the battery box on in modern Technic sets. And, there haven't been many space shuttles in Lego Technic so one would be greatly appreciated :) I also appreciate the joke of "no pressure" showing a short video of pneumatics (which use air pressure) :)
This made the Christmas of 1999 the best gift for an 11-year-old. I am missing most of the rarest parts, but the manual is still around. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth looking for the missing parts to remake this.
Got this when I was 11 years old, still remember the day! My first real, big, advanced technic set and I was beyond thrilled! Recently found the old box in my parents house, and started looking everywhere for parts. Managed to rebuild the whole set to it's original shape and form during a couple of weeks time - with only a few exceptions of odd colored bricks and pieces I had to buy on ebay. Now the biggest challenge so far is that the one holy grail piece I'm missing is the micromotor... happens to also be the hardest one to find! Today I'm 36, and it's still a thrill to see this set! It's truly fantastic and worth the wait for that last missing piece!
Top set ever, I bought a new one ten years ago for about 300€. I built it and than disassembled carefully. White pieces of that era tended to become yellow at the sunlight. (Be patient for my english).
I was lucky do get one last year for a little over 200$ with intruction, box, working electronics and all the parts. Half stickers were missing. Now I realize how lucky I was! Its a great set, a gem in my collection.
I don't have this set in my collection (yet) but having most flagship sets of that period and prior to it, I would not call the instructions "bad". Generally, 80s and 90s Technic instructions have complicated mechanisms realized with fewer parts while using more parts per step than nowadays. I have sets that I believe would generally annoy an average teenager, like 8851 and 8082. That said, it's a great review! Do more of these precious vintage Technic sets!
whatever you do just like every other technic lego set, and especially of this era, don`t mess it up while building it, i did with mine, and because i took so much time and trouble to build it in the first place, i really didn`t have the heart to build it more or less all over again, so to this day, it never did get completed.
I really love the functionality and playability of this set Even though it's appearance looks quite simple It would be good if there's a b-model review video
Great review! I remember buying this set from Lego S@H the day it was first available. You correctly mentioned that the old wires' rubber insulation basically now crumbles when you bend it. BUT there was a second type of 9V wire that had a more plasticky insulation and that wire still is perfect even now. Depending on what wire you bought on Bricklink it may crumble as soon as you bend it or it may be the more plastic wire. If you get the bad kind let me know and I'll send you some of the better stuff.
Sets like this one prove that it was probably not such a good idea after all for LEGO to completely abandon studded Technic. I mean they still make the pieces and use them heavily in System sets, but there are no full-on Technic sets with studded construction anymore, and it's a shame. Hybrid sets are probably my favorites, although some fully studded ones are fantastic as well
Hey you should make a Lego Vacuum engine and a video about it I posted one on my channel Also kfplus Lego mastery makes really good videos about these engines These engines work with a Vacuum cleaner
Greetings from greece. I love your content so continue like that. I also wondered if you are going to build the B model of the legendary 8480 since that would be an amazing video
Congrats with 10k subscribers. Really cool set review. I would appreciate more reviews of older technic sets. But I guess this set was quite expensive to get your hands on?
I bought it on Bricklink! It was $450 sealed but with shipping and such it was a little more than $500! Also I’m a huge fan of your channel! Thank you very much for commenting!
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I was 8 when this came out. I watched my older brother build it. I really liked the fiber optics in the back. This gives me so much nostalgia. Omg
I hope your brother watched this video!
Wonder where ur brothers set is now.
I personally think LEGO should release a throwback set every year. That could keep the old look but with modern instructions.
Same
yeah that would be epic!
@@Unbrickme like 8041 and 42041?
That's what Bandai is been doing with the Gundam kits; keep reprinting past sets, even the ones from more than 15 years ago. This strategy works quite well as there are plenty of people that are enjoying the old designs.
I'd rather Lego only releasing a few sets each year and keeps the old ones alive; is their money down the drains when the good sets are been retired way too frequently.
I once had a dream where Lego were releasing new sets with the old Technic style, and thought wow I must be dreaming
D:
4:45 "No pressure! No pressure!" I get it now! (Air pressure) That's hilarious.
Thank you very much! :)
Old Lego (before the 2004 crisis) would sacrifice profit for user experience: the fiber optic element was so expensive to produce, that each set was sold at a heavy loss. Things like this would be unimaginable for today's Lego, where money alone is all they care.
This is the only one of the 90's flagship sets I never got and I'm still looking for a good deal on one occasionally. The fiber optics and micro motor intrigued me as a kid. Now I just want it for the nostalgia.
Mercari has one for 200$. It’s fully built. I’m thinking about getting it
I got this back in the day. Hardly asked for specific items, but knew this was worth it and it was. I have amazing taste 💪😌🤴
This is the set that got me into buying Lego’s. Bought it when it came out in 1996. I was 42 then. You flip the instruction book over for the ‘B’ model. I remember at least twice I started building the space shuttle and realize part way through the build, I had the book flipped over and was building the submarine. I still have vhs tapes of some shuttle missions I recorded from NASA tv when I had one of those big satellite dishes.
I got this set as my 9th birthday present in 1996. A week ago, when I was visiting my parents from accross the globe, they got my box of Legos down from the attic. So I started fishing for all the pieces accross tens of different sets I built back in the day. Lots of pieces went missing but it is my now mission to build it back, just like I did 28 years ago.
I have one, it's second handed. You forgot the fact that the crane is sticking out, and the knob on the satellite that allows manual control when the micro-motor is stuck. Also the battery is easy to change.
Opening such an old set hurts my heart... but it is a really cool set
sorry
I have this set. Built it when I was 10. Kept it and plan on passing it to my kid in the future.
I wonder if this was one of the sets that cost more to manufacture than they made from selling it.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen was the last CEO that was directly descended from the LEGO Founder, he was and still is abundantly passionate about LEGO but didn’t have an eye for finance. When LEGO almost went bankrupt in the early 2000s Jørgen Vig Knudstorp took over as CEO and whilst restructuring discovered several Technic sets containing fibre optics cost so much to manufacture that they lost money on every set sold.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is still ultimately responsible for the direction of the company and as the principle family owner has final say, but JVK and subsequent non-family CEOs steered the company back to profitability.
If you watch the Netflix doco about the building of Lego House, you realise what an overgrown kid Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is and how his enthusiasm permeates through the whole company.
Wow! No wonder this set is so amazing! Thank you very much for letting me know all this!
This set is incredibly cool! It contains tons of rare and unique pieces with lots of (motorized) functions. In my opinion, we should get more LEGO Technic sets like this in the future, which I'm sure will be greatly appreciated by many Technic fans. There won't be any problems such as a hard-to-follow building process or a multi-step process to turn the battery box on in modern Technic sets. And, there haven't been many space shuttles in Lego Technic so one would be greatly appreciated :)
I also appreciate the joke of "no pressure" showing a short video of pneumatics (which use air pressure) :)
thanks! Yeah I think homages to old technic sets would be great! Or even remakes!
Got this set for Christmas in 97' best gift ever!
Sadly i lost it over time... But had it for much joy for many ears! 😀
how many ears
This made the Christmas of 1999 the best gift for an 11-year-old. I am missing most of the rarest parts, but the manual is still around. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth looking for the missing parts to remake this.
Just grabbed one on FB Marketplace this morning for $60!! Covered im dust but all electrics present & functional. Battery box has ZERO corrosion
My parents bought me this in Germany back in Christmas 1996. So much functionality I forgot about until now.
Got this when I was 11 years old, still remember the day! My first real, big, advanced technic set and I was beyond thrilled! Recently found the old box in my parents house, and started looking everywhere for parts. Managed to rebuild the whole set to it's original shape and form during a couple of weeks time - with only a few exceptions of odd colored bricks and pieces I had to buy on ebay. Now the biggest challenge so far is that the one holy grail piece I'm missing is the micromotor... happens to also be the hardest one to find!
Today I'm 36, and it's still a thrill to see this set! It's truly fantastic and worth the wait for that last missing piece!
yeah, a working micro motor costs about 40$. Seems like a lot of it just stopped working, like mine :/
One of my all-time favorite Technics sets I have. I could play with its motorized gearbox all day without getting bored with it.
same here!
1998, 13 year old. I remember that I built this. I had no idea this was such a legendary set ... Haven't been into lego since recently.
Are there any sets that have caught your attention recently?
I still have this set that i got for christmas 1996 :>
It was the only "flagship" Lego set I got as a child, they were pretty pricy
Top set ever, I bought a new one ten years ago for about 300€. I built it and than disassembled carefully. White pieces of that era tended to become yellow at the sunlight. (Be patient for my english).
Got one for $80 might be missing some pieces but super hyped it has all working electronics in it
Definietly one of the best Technic sets. I thik every Technic fan loves this set
Edit how much you paid for it? The condition is relatively good
It retailed for $450 on brick link but I paid a little over $500
@@Unbrickme Kinda good deal but this is quite a lot for a Lego set
@@lunisbrickcreations7289 if this is a lot for one set, go on bricklink and look at cloud city from 2003
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I was lucky do get one last year for a little over 200$ with intruction, box, working electronics and all the parts. Half stickers were missing. Now I realize how lucky I was! Its a great set, a gem in my collection.
you shot such beautiful footage for this video, great work!
you include this set in most of your top 10 lists
this is great
this set is awesome!
the new lego space shuttle (31117) gives me heavy vibes of this thing. they are both very cool!
I don't have this set in my collection (yet) but having most flagship sets of that period and prior to it, I would not call the instructions "bad". Generally, 80s and 90s Technic instructions have complicated mechanisms realized with fewer parts while using more parts per step than nowadays. I have sets that I believe would generally annoy an average teenager, like 8851 and 8082. That said, it's a great review! Do more of these precious vintage Technic sets!
This set looks awesome. It has so many functions and electronics. In my opinion this is legendary lego set
I agree, it's definitely one of the best sets ever!
whatever you do just like every other technic lego set, and especially of this era, don`t mess it up while building it, i did with mine, and because i took so much time and trouble to build it in the first place, i really didn`t have the heart to build it more or less all over again, so to this day, it never did get completed.
This has become my fav channel...and you've sold me on the 6x6 Volvo that might be my next set.
Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate your support! Did you get the 6x6 volvo articulated hauler?
This LEGO Technic space shuttle is amazing. Especially with electronics
yep, I agree!
I own it, my last technic from my childhood. Rebuilding right now and the cables are seriously damaged
My first and best Technic set.
Nice! It's a phenomenal technic set
I really love the functionality and playability of this set
Even though it's appearance looks quite simple
It would be good if there's a b-model review video
Great review! I remember buying this set from Lego S@H the day it was first available. You correctly mentioned that the old wires' rubber insulation basically now crumbles when you bend it. BUT there was a second type of 9V wire that had a more plasticky insulation and that wire still is perfect even now. Depending on what wire you bought on Bricklink it may crumble as soon as you bend it or it may be the more plastic wire. If you get the bad kind let me know and I'll send you some of the better stuff.
That is very kind, thank you very much! I will let you know
Hmm I never knew there were another type of wires too.
Gotta check those out, mine are crumbled too.
I simply opened up the pieces and replaced the wires
I have quite a few of those electronic pieces from the "Light & Sound" models. I loved them as a kid. You should check out some of them, great fun!
I dig these videos on vintage Technic sets. I have subscribed!! Your channel is really coming along nicely :)
Thanks for the sub! I really appreciate it!
Congrats on 10K
Thank you so much 😀
The 8479 barcode truck was/is still the perfect technic set in my opinion
That's an epic one! You could even program it a little!
5:45 well actually 42054 Class Xerion Tractor have that
Love your channel, glad to see this set reviewed and congrats on 10k
The pages sound satisfying
I totally agree!
Also when will your next live stream be?
Sets like this one prove that it was probably not such a good idea after all for LEGO to completely abandon studded Technic. I mean they still make the pieces and use them heavily in System sets, but there are no full-on Technic sets with studded construction anymore, and it's a shame. Hybrid sets are probably my favorites, although some fully studded ones are fantastic as well
Man I love this channel
Video idea: top 10 motorized lego sets (motorizable not incl)
I had this brand new. Had to beg my parents to buy it for £100. My mother gave all my Lego to a charity shop a few years back 😭
I like the long steps from old sets more than the 1-3 pieces added in the new sets.
(are you going to also review the b model)
Hey you should make a Lego Vacuum engine and a video about it
I posted one on my channel
Also kfplus Lego mastery makes really good videos about these engines
These engines work with a Vacuum cleaner
awesome idea
Can you please make a review on a Lego Land Rover Defender congrats on 10K subscribers
Greetings from greece. I love your content so continue like that. I also wondered if you are going to build the B model of the legendary 8480 since that would be an amazing video
Thank you very much! I currently don't have plans to take apart my space shuttle, but that may change in the future
Congrats with 10k subscribers. Really cool set review. I would appreciate more reviews of older technic sets. But I guess this set was quite expensive to get your hands on?
Thank you very much! Yes, this set was quite expensive on brick link. Retailed for $450 sealed, but ended up paying a little over $500
Hi, Challenger exploded during the take-off so 4 types of spacecrafts were in space, I think.
The challenger was actually in space before it exploded
A legendary video about a legendary set!
Thanks! You've added a legendary comment to a legendary video about a legendary set :)
@@Unbrickme that’s a lot of legendarys!
@@stopmotionstuds8531 you’ve added a legendary reply, to my legendary reply, of your legendary comment, of a legendary video, about a legendary set :)
hi unbrickme you should make a vedio of the best gearboxes in lego sets
This set is so hype
yep!
The big problem with this model are the doors. They are very fragile and go out of sync easily because they use too small cogs that tend to skip.
Great video!
I appreciate your support!
Congrat on 10k , great video.
How and whete did you get a seal one?
Thanks! I got this set from bricklink
Can you pls make a video on the top 10 best 10$ sets
Great idea!
1:40 Could safety be one of the reason why they eventually stopped making these electronic plate pieces?
Possibly
A bit of foam and paper and it could fly, I guess. I'm just into RC/electronics.
Cool model
I NEED THAT SET! Where did you purchase it from?
I bought it on Bricklink! It was $450 sealed but with shipping and such it was a little more than $500! Also I’m a huge fan of your channel! Thank you very much for commenting!
@@Unbrickme 👍
This thing was unopenned for 25 years right?Wasnt the electronic parts should be corroded?
Wow great set
yep, what is your favorite part of the set? the gearbox? the fiber optics/
Unbrickme I don’t know
Do you think the UCS Slave 1 is worth selling right now?
If it’s sealed, yes!
i think this set is great but i just love the look of the new set i just prefer normal lego to technic
Can you make a video about the old LEGO® Racers red Ferrari Formula 1 Car? (8674)
That's a good set, I may make a video about that set eventually
I’ve seen bigger and somewhat better but that also looks cool👍
Well it does move like that I heard technins so now yes its good or best
Does anyone know where to get new cables for this set? mine have degraded. I would absolutely love to get new ones.
Do you think lego should do a Remake of this set Eventually?
100%
5:44 42100 is minifig scale :P
oh nice didn't know that! However it doesn't use the mini figure compatible seats
The only thing that would make it better are the newer lego pieces to make a body
1:03 - 1:10 --- "Humidity"... right...
This set is so amazing
I agree! what is your favorite part about this set?
My favorite part about this set is the lights and the opening doors
Open the pod bay doors
Yes. Easily.
I got it. And love it!
what's your favorite feature of this set?
Is this set on bricklink?
Nice!! How much was this set cost? Looks like 500us or even higher!
my sealed copy retailed for $450 on brick link but I had to pay a little over $500
Man!!! I got this in 2002 at less than 1/4 the price because the box was dented, who cares, everything else was working and there.
Whoa that's an awesome deal!
Why do you lay the box in the dirt. WHY.
a sealed copy?? what did you pay?
retailed for $450, had to pay a little over $500
weldone
thank you very much!
@@Unbrickme no worries, trynna hit 132
where u get this since im pretty sure this set is discontu=inued
you can get it on bricklink but it's really expensive and a sealed copy sells for around $500
@@Unbrickme sheesh
Whats your favourite set
8043 motorized excavator
@@Unbrickme nice
the sounds of the instructions are kind of painful
The best Technic set, maybe, but I wouldn't call it one of the best LEGO (in general) sets ever.