just some minor notes bc i love how in-depth this gets and i love ur stuff generally but i feel like the tiny blind spots are worth pointing out -the naboo starfighter got a huge glowup because 2002 introduced 2 new, groundbreaking curved slopes that allowed it to get that sleek look the 1999 ones couldn't, i think? it's odd, because lego's rereleases in that same year didn't touch up anything despite the much sleeker elements lending themselves to the builds and the ucs y wing of that year, but it's funny to note that as soon as lsw designers got their hands on curved slopes they immediately dropped a slicker contoured n1 for public consumption -have to wonder if the splotchy colour schemes on sets like the sith infiltrator or the later ties were either intended to make the set more toyetic, to maintain some sheen of colour from the films, or that lego just plain didn't have those pieces recoloured at the time. the spatterings of tan or brown or red across most of these early vehicles has always struck me as odd, and it really feels like lego had just not had the full breadth of recolours to do what they do now with pristine, properly-blocked models as was back then -qui-gon's hairpiece is also distinctly wrong compared to his actual hair! you can tell they might've been working with prototype models, given his hair here is essentially a modified generic male hairpiece with the requisite reworkings, but it's interesting to see how indev models slipped into photoshoots especially given how much of an undertaking this whole theme must have felt like. and seconding the sentiment: lego not releasing more small environmental builds like, say, duel on starkiller base to cross-promote for the movie and make accessible the main characters is a real bummer as the theme continues to go on -according to brickset's annual minifigure-scale article check this landspeeder is about as close to figscale as lego has feasibly ever done, which speaks to how distorted lego proportions are. a ten-dollar landspeeder nowadays wouldn't be too bad, and certainly would be better than shelling out $30 for one, but then again lego's affordable selections are all crowded out with subthemes like microfighters or mechs or battlepacks so that's probably keeping it so high-cost. and shoutout to the 2014 visual dictionary luke! he really has stood the test of time -eternal banger :)) -rest in pieces to the sub-$10 category. wonder if this would've been joked about as a moisture vaporator battlepack now but it's still very impressive they got everything a kid would want in such a tight package, and managed to throw in some light scenery as a bonus to create environmental storytelling in the model in a way that isn't just a plain, overbuilt floor like they've been doing more and more often. one of those perils of not advertising baseplates like they used to -endor luke is still really interesting as an "exclusive" figure, given he was the only poncho luke to exist for a solid 24 years. i'm never sure what the value is for certain exclusive figures that were released in incredibly affordable sets, but given how much p2 rex commands from a $25 model, it's probably safe to say it depends on the interests of each generation and their demand for whichever subtheme is in mind. environmentally there is something really satisfying about capturing a small element of a much denser scene in under 100 pieces; i doubt inflation is the real reason for the display-scale models compared to recency, given the diorama models capture these scenes now that they've been enshrined as cultural touchstones whereas the more recent fare get smaller duel models depending on specific demographic demand, hence the 18+ vader duel existing primarily for display in contrast to the much smaller ahsoka or anakin or rey duels existing to play out a recent movie, or how LoTR switched to largely display models when the toyetic treatment underperformed: depiction via lego set seems to have become more transparently demographic-based than when their models were almost strictly catered to kids upward and given one subtheme for adult- i mean ultimate collectors -ok actually there was a point where i legit couldn't keep going without feeling like i was obligated to point something interesting out vs just noticing something that was endemic to the way lego designed these back in the day so im stopping here but great vid again! love the small tidbits of levity and that there's such visible passion put into this video
It seems your autism for Lego Star Wars rivals my own lol This was all really interesting and insightful. I too had a tone of lore tidbits I wanted to include in the video but the original length of the video was like 30 minutes instead of 20 lol so I had to trim some stuff down. Always feel free to share your thoughts and interests in here, I read every single comment and I find it really fun to talk with everyone about this stuff.
Honestly, I think that the more blocky, exposed-stud look is cool and nostalgic because now all of the sets are smooth and shiny and whatnot. Awesome video as always and I can't wait for the sequel
I think this Is mostly the nostalgia factor. While i do not like all exposed studs, but not even at a moc builder level where they see some studs and they have an allergic reaction. I think these sets are great for their time but they aren't all that special
This is gonna prove that I have basically no knowledge on LEGO Star Wars but I had no idea these sets went so far back! Not to mention them looking absolutely great for their time. I honestly agree with your placements for the most part. Awesome video as always, I look forward to the future installments to this series!
Once again, thanks so much for check out my video! I'm glad you can appreciate the dated yet charming designs from the first year of Lego Star Wars sets 🙏
Gotta say, even though its not my thing, I can't deny the sets from the early era of LSW are super charming. Like the Naboo star fighter and the X-wing look straight up adorable. I think it would be super cool if we got a few of these old style builds in a collector's set or something. A blast from the past y'know?
In fairness to the Naboo starfighter, I’m not sure if LEGO had developed the sloped and curved pieces to really do the ship justice. If straight slopes were all they had, I’d say they did a decent job.
Nice video my favorite one from this list was actually the Sith Infiltrator with the X Wing as my second favorite set. I honestly enjoy having Blue on the Tie fighters and the Sith Infiltrator since it makes them more unique and stands out from the all grey and black like what we normally have.
Yeah that's totally valid. The primarily gray nature of a lot of the Star Wars vehicles has never bothered me, especially not from a practical standpoint. But the blue of those older Tie models was definitely charming and I look back at that color scheming fondly.
@ Thanks. You have a fair point as well with the practical standpoint as well. Yeah that blue on those older TIE models are very charming working perfectly with the blacks and grays making them have a very nice color scheming to look at and admire. I honestly wish sets like the old tie and Sith infiltrator would for a anniversary set get remake keeping there old colors and bricks but with modern style and design added to them.
this is awesome, honestly i love lego rankings since it shows more lego stuff that i havent seen before, this is no exception to the list of “awesome lego channels”, agree with these rankings, awesome video :)
@@Brickity-Spliti mostly owned some older minecraft sets, and i also had those boxes with a bunch of assorted bricks where you can just build whatever, and the one you saw me have which was the R2D2 with Darth Malak, i wasnt cultured in the lego space but i did and still do love legos nonetheless
13:15 this one was the best back then, it was the perfect size to play with and im pretty sure i built it and destroyed it over 20 times during its lifetime, such a fun time.
The vulture droid is missing the small detail that the head is attached by a round technic peg so you can pull it off and attach it to the top of the frame for when it's standing. In Episode 1 inside the Trade Federation ship their heads are pretty articulated. Unfortunately lost the wings for mine so he's looking pretty sad
Yeah the head definitely would have been more functionally accurate on a ball joint. But I'm pleased with the articulation that we were given. And yeah I'm sure he's not looking too hot without his wings lol that's like half of the set gone.
I was a 1999er, can confirm the N1 is the worst and I am surprised it rarely ends up in last place. At least the Sith Infiltrator has the shape somewhat down
Yeah I think the Sith Infiltrator is a lot better than people give it credit for. I wanted to put it higher, but 1999 was over all a really good year so I couldn't put it much higher than last. I honestly thought it looked way cooler when I shifted the hue down to make the blue parts red.
Yeah I did my best to judge them fairly and see them through a pair of 1999 lenses, but in terms of my recommendation, there's an objective level of value, or lack thereof, that I feel obligated to share.
I would recomend putting the hastags "ranking and lego" in the descriptions of your videos, which might give a little bit of a boost since youtube will the categorize the videos as such and recommend them to more people...
Regarding your comment on the Naboo Swamp saying you'd like more sets like that with a build and 3-4 figures, do the battlepacks not scratch this itch?
just some minor notes bc i love how in-depth this gets and i love ur stuff generally but i feel like the tiny blind spots are worth pointing out
-the naboo starfighter got a huge glowup because 2002 introduced 2 new, groundbreaking curved slopes that allowed it to get that sleek look the 1999 ones couldn't, i think? it's odd, because lego's rereleases in that same year didn't touch up anything despite the much sleeker elements lending themselves to the builds and the ucs y wing of that year, but it's funny to note that as soon as lsw designers got their hands on curved slopes they immediately dropped a slicker contoured n1 for public consumption
-have to wonder if the splotchy colour schemes on sets like the sith infiltrator or the later ties were either intended to make the set more toyetic, to maintain some sheen of colour from the films, or that lego just plain didn't have those pieces recoloured at the time. the spatterings of tan or brown or red across most of these early vehicles has always struck me as odd, and it really feels like lego had just not had the full breadth of recolours to do what they do now with pristine, properly-blocked models as was back then
-qui-gon's hairpiece is also distinctly wrong compared to his actual hair! you can tell they might've been working with prototype models, given his hair here is essentially a modified generic male hairpiece with the requisite reworkings, but it's interesting to see how indev models slipped into photoshoots especially given how much of an undertaking this whole theme must have felt like. and seconding the sentiment: lego not releasing more small environmental builds like, say, duel on starkiller base to cross-promote for the movie and make accessible the main characters is a real bummer as the theme continues to go on
-according to brickset's annual minifigure-scale article check this landspeeder is about as close to figscale as lego has feasibly ever done, which speaks to how distorted lego proportions are. a ten-dollar landspeeder nowadays wouldn't be too bad, and certainly would be better than shelling out $30 for one, but then again lego's affordable selections are all crowded out with subthemes like microfighters or mechs or battlepacks so that's probably keeping it so high-cost. and shoutout to the 2014 visual dictionary luke! he really has stood the test of time
-eternal banger :))
-rest in pieces to the sub-$10 category. wonder if this would've been joked about as a moisture vaporator battlepack now but it's still very impressive they got everything a kid would want in such a tight package, and managed to throw in some light scenery as a bonus to create environmental storytelling in the model in a way that isn't just a plain, overbuilt floor like they've been doing more and more often. one of those perils of not advertising baseplates like they used to
-endor luke is still really interesting as an "exclusive" figure, given he was the only poncho luke to exist for a solid 24 years. i'm never sure what the value is for certain exclusive figures that were released in incredibly affordable sets, but given how much p2 rex commands from a $25 model, it's probably safe to say it depends on the interests of each generation and their demand for whichever subtheme is in mind. environmentally there is something really satisfying about capturing a small element of a much denser scene in under 100 pieces; i doubt inflation is the real reason for the display-scale models compared to recency, given the diorama models capture these scenes now that they've been enshrined as cultural touchstones whereas the more recent fare get smaller duel models depending on specific demographic demand, hence the 18+ vader duel existing primarily for display in contrast to the much smaller ahsoka or anakin or rey duels existing to play out a recent movie, or how LoTR switched to largely display models when the toyetic treatment underperformed: depiction via lego set seems to have become more transparently demographic-based than when their models were almost strictly catered to kids upward and given one subtheme for adult- i mean ultimate collectors
-ok actually there was a point where i legit couldn't keep going without feeling like i was obligated to point something interesting out vs just noticing something that was endemic to the way lego designed these back in the day so im stopping here but great vid again! love the small tidbits of levity and that there's such visible passion put into this video
It seems your autism for Lego Star Wars rivals my own lol
This was all really interesting and insightful. I too had a tone of lore tidbits I wanted to include in the video but the original length of the video was like 30 minutes instead of 20 lol so I had to trim some stuff down.
Always feel free to share your thoughts and interests in here, I read every single comment and I find it really fun to talk with everyone about this stuff.
Who put sand all over my X-wing!?
Honestly, I think that the more blocky, exposed-stud look is cool and nostalgic because now all of the sets are smooth and shiny and whatnot. Awesome video as always and I can't wait for the sequel
100% agree. i love these sets maybe even more than modern sets because of this.
I think this Is mostly the nostalgia factor. While i do not like all exposed studs, but not even at a moc builder level where they see some studs and they have an allergic reaction. I think these sets are great for their time but they aren't all that special
Excellent series idea man
Your content is awesome! You have a bright future sir
Thanks man! I appreciate it 🙏
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Hey, I get to hang out with How-D every week!! I have witnessed him build these more times than I can count. He’s pretty cool. Super bottle.
This is gonna prove that I have basically no knowledge on LEGO Star Wars but I had no idea these sets went so far back! Not to mention them looking absolutely great for their time. I honestly agree with your placements for the most part. Awesome video as always, I look forward to the future installments to this series!
Once again, thanks so much for check out my video!
I'm glad you can appreciate the dated yet charming designs from the first year of Lego Star Wars sets 🙏
Gotta say, even though its not my thing, I can't deny the sets from the early era of LSW are super charming. Like the Naboo star fighter and the X-wing look straight up adorable. I think it would be super cool if we got a few of these old style builds in a collector's set or something. A blast from the past y'know?
@@chedder_chandlure Yeah man I'm with you. That'd be so cool.
In fairness to the Naboo starfighter, I’m not sure if LEGO had developed the sloped and curved pieces to really do the ship justice. If straight slopes were all they had, I’d say they did a decent job.
Nice video my favorite one from this list was actually the Sith Infiltrator with the X Wing as my second favorite set.
I honestly enjoy having Blue on the Tie fighters and the Sith Infiltrator since it makes them more unique and stands out from the all grey and black like what we normally have.
Yeah that's totally valid. The primarily gray nature of a lot of the Star Wars vehicles has never bothered me, especially not from a practical standpoint. But the blue of those older Tie models was definitely charming and I look back at that color scheming fondly.
@ Thanks. You have a fair point as well with the practical standpoint as well.
Yeah that blue on those older TIE models are very charming working perfectly with the blacks and grays making them have a very nice color scheming to look at and admire.
I honestly wish sets like the old tie and Sith infiltrator would for a anniversary set get remake keeping there old colors and bricks but with modern style and design added to them.
i dont know your main channel at all i just found this and i love all of your videos cant wait for the next ones
Thanks so much man, I'm glad you enjoy the content. This channel is my passion project so there'll be plenty more to come.
this is awesome, honestly i love lego rankings since it shows more lego stuff that i havent seen before, this is no exception to the list of “awesome lego channels”, agree with these rankings, awesome video :)
Thanks for checking it out man, I'm glad you enjoyed.
What kinds of sets did you own back in the day?
@@Brickity-Spliti mostly owned some older minecraft sets, and i also had those boxes with a bunch of assorted bricks where you can just build whatever, and the one you saw me have which was the R2D2 with Darth Malak, i wasnt cultured in the lego space but i did and still do love legos nonetheless
13:15 this one was the best back then, it was the perfect size to play with and im pretty sure i built it and destroyed it over 20 times during its lifetime, such a fun time.
Before this, the lukuv spider, x-wing, x-wing and tieadvance were released.
FINALLY some good Lego Content on youtube...
The vulture droid is missing the small detail that the head is attached by a round technic peg so you can pull it off and attach it to the top of the frame for when it's standing.
In Episode 1 inside the Trade Federation ship their heads are pretty articulated.
Unfortunately lost the wings for mine so he's looking pretty sad
Yeah the head definitely would have been more functionally accurate on a ball joint. But I'm pleased with the articulation that we were given. And yeah I'm sure he's not looking too hot without his wings lol that's like half of the set gone.
Really great thumbnail. Keep it up!
Thanks man, I appreciate it 🙏
I was a 1999er, can confirm the N1 is the worst and I am surprised it rarely ends up in last place. At least the Sith Infiltrator has the shape somewhat down
Yeah I think the Sith Infiltrator is a lot better than people give it credit for. I wanted to put it higher, but 1999 was over all a really good year so I couldn't put it much higher than last. I honestly thought it looked way cooler when I shifted the hue down to make the blue parts red.
5:58 was not ready for the roblox man face
In my opinion without most of the sets compared to their newer ones it would be a much more fair rating
Yeah I did my best to judge them fairly and see them through a pair of 1999 lenses, but in terms of my recommendation, there's an objective level of value, or lack thereof, that I feel obligated to share.
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Anikan Skywalker himself always
Cool video
I would recomend putting the hastags "ranking and lego" in the descriptions of your videos, which might give a little bit of a boost since youtube will the categorize the videos as such and recommend them to more people...
4:57 the color of the hair looks similar to the color of the ship so it kinda looks like he has a ponytail
7:50 okay now that's just silly
LOL I totally see the pony tail, very nice observation
Oh okay so you like legos? You like legos huh? Alright then, prove it to me by naming 10 legos.
fr underated tho
Wsg brickity split
Regarding your comment on the Naboo Swamp saying you'd like more sets like that with a build and 3-4 figures, do the battlepacks not scratch this itch?
@@Nigel5uk Battle packs are always cool, but the idea of army building with them ends up gatekeeping them from having any named characters.
@ fair enough, I hadn't considered that. I forgot about the complaints with the set that had Ki Adi Mundi and Barriss Offee
@@Nigel5uk Yeah it's a shame that the best ever P1 clones only ever came in a battle pack with 2 jedi lol
@ right! I also forgot how good those clones are
Will do
The title was very specific
Very hilarious actually
Bro what’s with all the blue lining
Good thinking
Very funny mate
Very well then
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