I sure hope we can get another playscale version of this. I just hope if it does happen, it doesn’t get downscaled like LEGO is doing with everything these days.
Strait up facts. The Gunship looks terrible next to the real representation. However the AT-Te although down scaled retains the correct proportions. Which the gunship doesn’t. But I definitely prefer the bigger scaled sets.
@@Silly_Fella2222 why? We literally just got a UCS one. Also looking at the history we had a UCS Gunship and then a playscale one a couple years later. Dumb Comment
@@pantelisdalezios811you don’t know how scale and dimensions work. if you have 2 cubes, and one is “2 times bigger”, it has 8 times the mass. if you made the UCS venator twice as big as it is now, it could be up to 8 times as expensive. and if you ask me, it’s expensive enough.
Am I the only one who actually enjoys the hybrid animation and live action artstyle LEGO has gone with for these prequel figures? With so many appearances in live action with these Disney Plus shows, I feel like it's a decent balance. It's sort of limiting to just base a figure on a specific movie or something when we only see the figure so often
Tottaly agree. Was looking for a comment like yours. I want all my lego with similar style. Not different animation types of clones in the same supposed to be uniformed army. Besides, the clone wars faces were not the peak of lego facial expression in my opinion
For a new playscale Venator, I'd maybe like to see it as an actual carrier. No interior for mini-figures, but the space is used for a hangar and you get some mini-scale fighters and gunships. Maybe even an AT-TE or two. It can even have some minifigs as a bonus. This way, the Venator largely retains its sleekness. For other prequel ships as updated playscale models with minifig interactions, I'd prefer a new Republic Frigate, a Republic Arquitens, or even an Acclamator ship.
I fully support play scale sets, but I am personally more interested in the micro/midi scale ships. Can we expect to see this in that scale eventually?
@@joeym5243the two that got midi'd before was the Millennium Falcon and Imperial Star Destroyer, so a Venator to go with the new Executor isn't impossible.
Hopefully! Next year we're seemingly only getting more OT ships, but considering that with both the helmets and dioramas LEGO added prequel-era sets to the lineups in the third year I could definitely see LEGO making a midi-scale Venator in 2024.
Stickers on a UCS set will always be so funny to me. I don’t put stickers on my $10 sets. If there’s essential details only portrayed through terrible-looking stickers I simply won’t buy it. Isn’t it their job to figure that kinda stuff out?
Usually their prints are way less sharp than their stickers. The republic insignia probably would not have had very good quality control printed vs sticker, idk why they didn’t print the other ones
Gonna say it: Massivley prefer regular style figures for clone wars sets over the more show accurat versions, mostly because it makes it easier to put my figures together and not have anything feel out of place.
3:25 fricking love the fact that you start off with “alright now let’s test the “swooshability” of both venators” 😂😂😂 cause we all know this is exactly what we will do with our venators 🤨👍 100% love your reviewing skills Brutha 👍👍
That seam (or lack there of) on the UCS Venator is incredibly impressive. Despite what some may expect, Lego is not an exact science, so the designers being able to fit parts like that is insane.
I know it’ll never happen but I wish there was a UCS providence or lucrehulk. They got the Venator so good and I wanna see the CIS capital ships too. Missed oppurtunity by Lego for never making them.
Back in 2009, I built the Venator and carried it to my friend's house across the alley. On my way back, I held it by the handle and spun in a circle for a long swoosh. The entire underside and interior became dislodged, hit the concrete, and exploded into hundreds of pieces in the alley. I got nervous just now watching Ryan give it the swoosh test
I wan to see someone turn the UCS set fully into a ROTS variant. I've seen the bridges swapped out, but I want to see the logos moved forward and the stripe completed (the panels should also slightly be raised for a sharper angle but that one can be omitted)
From a practical standpoint for me the original Ventor is better in my opinion but if I had the room money and time for the new one I would totally buy it but the new one is just too big
Can you make a video with new era of clones (produced since 2020)? It would be interesting to see them together and compare to the old versions. And it would be great to see new Rex, Cody and Fox together
I had the 2009 one when I was a kid, it was the biggest and most expensive lego set I ever had until 2024 (now it is the UCS venator) lol. I wish my mom didn't get rid of the family legos. There were sets from 4 generations dating back to the 1950s that my grandpa owned.
Can't wait for this to come out - definitely buying on the spot. Haven't went to get a set on release day for 3+ years. I live outside of Philly so my local lego store is at the King of Prussia mall (biggest mall in America). Do I have to get up early to get this on release day? I'm thinking that since it's UCS it won't have *that* much of a long line of ppl waiting...
For now I'll keep apreciating my old OG Venator! New one is just amazing but too big and amazing! No space for it and not even money to buy it! One day maybe!
I remember watching the TV commercial for the 2009 venator and realy wanting to get it. However.... Yeah my parents wouldn't buy it for me so I didn't even bother getting it or asking my parents because I knew I wouldn't get it anyway.
I think your mini figure criticism isn’t quite reasonable- when we see multiple slightly different visualizations of the same in universe thing, I think Lego is in the right for making them look the same. Lego having a consistent style for all Star Wars things is a huge plus in my eyes.
Will it all depends what you want. If you want to have epic clone wars battles with your tanks and figures, then obviously the playset is the best option, but if you just want an astounding ornament to look magnificent, it’s obviously the recent one:
Do a lego star wars 2 in 1 vs set comparison woth all the sets over the year, which was the best value? We just got 2 this year so its a good video topic
I love the UCS version! For all of us fans of ROTS and Clone Wars, we have been waiting for this for a long time. When I can finally get one, I will be modifying it with internal space for minifigures, because I love modifying sets to fit personal preferences.
I'l love to see Lego release an ISD II set for the 50th anniversary that has the same scale as the Venator, just so you can get a sense of what the REALLY big ships look like.
there could have been an interior if there where two parellel supporting structures that went through the body, where you could have interior space in between them.
@@thetombuck to scale, definitely. its a display piece. having the hangers and a number of mini fighters would be a great display piece. maybe something like the mini fig scale would ruin the look.
There are so many people who claim a hangar wasn’t possible, which really isn’t true. I understand they need a way to support the front part, but they could have easily separated the two beams by just enough to add a micro scale hangar. It’s been done several times by people creating mocs of the venator, and more than half the time the scale is much, much larger than the UCS. Pretty disappointed as it would have made this a literal perfect set.
@@ultron3065 I mean it's possible I guess... But it would cost much more and would have much more pieces. If you want to pay more then 650... Sure I guess.... I personally don't care about a feature which I use 1 one time and not anymore.
@@tomgu2285 I can understand this perspective, and I agree to an extent because at the end of the day, you’re right. Most people, myself included would just display it. However, creating this function would allow for more display options, and the hangar doors at the front are the biggest feature of this specific ship. I’d be more than happy if they got rid of the side hangar just simply for the front hangar, or at least a small part of it. Plus, just knowing it’s there is really cool too. I also doubt it would have costed that much more, and I would pay the extra 50-100 if it meant some extra features. I mean, if you’re spending $650+ on a Lego set I don’t think anyone gonna be mad for a small price bump for some really cool features. I’m hoping to get it one day (cus the venator has always been my favorite Star Wars ship) and potentially modify the interior to simply add a small hangar.
I think we should appreciate all the play features back in the day! I had so much fun playing with the play-scale venator! But yes, in 2023, we should be getting the UCS Venator without a doubt.
Me and my friend were talking about lego today and he told me about the UCS venator, I've been out the game for a year and now I make my debut return ...
Despite the huge size difference both Venators are amazing sets definitely worth getting just depends on how long do you want to spend buying and building one over the other. I hope if we get another Venator they lean into its carrier style let’s us fit some ships and stuff in the hangers.
I wish they would release an update playset. I'm about to order the 2024 Star Destroyer for my display and I think it would be sick to have a Venator-class that's roughly the same size to put beside it. I like the current play set, but at the price it's going for I might as well get the UCS, but I don't want a UCS sized Venator-class because it wouldn't be the same scale as the Star Destroyer. It's such a conundrum.
I am just in-love with this new UCS Venator, the playscale is by far one of my favorites I have, probably just because it is a venator. I do want to do the slim mod to it though. But those rear red stripes on the UCS is sooo crisp, and the rear engine molds are just.... yes🤤
Bro, you can’t be serious about the “accuracy” thing. LEGO was too literal with the “acccuracy” back in the day, they’ve realized they don’t need to literally translate the animation style onto minifig designs because it looked ugly. The live action style fits modern day Clone Wars stuff better cuz it fits in with the rest of the collection, just like The Black Series
I sure hope we can get another playscale version of this. I just hope if it does happen, it doesn’t get downscaled like LEGO is doing with everything these days.
Itll be nice to get an accurate play scaled one. The old one looked so derpy and thick
I think for the mini scale gunship you just gotta flip the cheese slope pieces the other way to better represent wings of the gunship but idk just me
Strait up facts. The Gunship looks terrible next to the real representation. However the AT-Te although down scaled retains the correct proportions. Which the gunship doesn’t. But I definitely prefer the bigger scaled sets.
never gonna happen
@@Silly_Fella2222 why? We literally just got a UCS one. Also looking at the history we had a UCS Gunship and then a playscale one a couple years later. Dumb Comment
There is a huge size difference, it just finally gets you to appreciate the scale of the ucs one
That's what she said
Guess what blud, the UCS is barely 2.5 times bigger for 5 times the price. Doesn't sound cool to me.
@@pantelisdalezios811 no way you only compare the size lol, everything better
@legotiblego2129 I don't only compare the size, the one is a play set. I want my UCS to be huge but this one just isn't
@@pantelisdalezios811you don’t know how scale and dimensions work. if you have 2 cubes, and one is “2 times bigger”, it has 8 times the mass. if you made the UCS venator twice as big as it is now, it could be up to 8 times as expensive. and if you ask me, it’s expensive enough.
I can't believe we're lucky enough to have the ability to compare venators. This is the stuff dreams are made of.
so true
Am I the only one who actually enjoys the hybrid animation and live action artstyle LEGO has gone with for these prequel figures? With so many appearances in live action with these Disney Plus shows, I feel like it's a decent balance. It's sort of limiting to just base a figure on a specific movie or something when we only see the figure so often
I like it too because it means I don't have 346 variants of one figure just because one is from the movie, one from a show and one from another
I like it to
Tottaly agree.
Was looking for a comment like yours. I want all my lego with similar style. Not different animation types of clones in the same supposed to be uniformed army. Besides, the clone wars faces were not the peak of lego facial expression in my opinion
I hate that palps figure he gives me nighmares
The rex ammo pouch is big cuz in the Ashoka show his ammo pouch is also big, might i say massive.
For a new playscale Venator, I'd maybe like to see it as an actual carrier. No interior for mini-figures, but the space is used for a hangar and you get some mini-scale fighters and gunships. Maybe even an AT-TE or two. It can even have some minifigs as a bonus. This way, the Venator largely retains its sleekness.
For other prequel ships as updated playscale models with minifig interactions, I'd prefer a new Republic Frigate, a Republic Arquitens, or even an Acclamator ship.
An acclamator is literally what I've been waiting for, I've been wanting it for years atp 😭
@Toothpi_ck It's a pretty cool ship. Kind-of torn if it should be in 2002 Clone Wars colors or 2008 series with the red markings.
@alderkm7901 I think the 2002 would be more likely
No
I didn’t realize how much they were able to pack into the old one
Looks great! Just bought the old play set Venator. I’m excited to build it😊 Great video!
Great set!
I fully support play scale sets, but I am personally more interested in the micro/midi scale ships. Can we expect to see this in that scale eventually?
Maybe micro, doubt midi
@@joeym5243the two that got midi'd before was the Millennium Falcon and Imperial Star Destroyer, so a Venator to go with the new Executor isn't impossible.
Hopefully! Next year we're seemingly only getting more OT ships, but considering that with both the helmets and dioramas LEGO added prequel-era sets to the lineups in the third year I could definitely see LEGO making a midi-scale Venator in 2024.
The pauldron quality looks really sharp compared to the old one, too bad they didn’t include the bottom cloth piece. 😭
SolidBrixStudios has a dual blaster/bottom cloth for 5 bucks.
Stickers on a UCS set will always be so funny to me. I don’t put stickers on my $10 sets. If there’s essential details only portrayed through terrible-looking stickers I simply won’t buy it. Isn’t it their job to figure that kinda stuff out?
Usually their prints are way less sharp than their stickers. The republic insignia probably would not have had very good quality control printed vs sticker, idk why they didn’t print the other ones
Gonna say it: Massivley prefer regular style figures for clone wars sets over the more show accurat versions, mostly because it makes it easier to put my figures together and not have anything feel out of place.
The fact that the bay doors on the playscale are 6 studs tall compared to 5 on the UCS is hilarious
Man, I want the Venator, but I’m currently having a blast building Gringotts and really want LOTR Rivendale. What a time to be LEGO fan!
3:25 fricking love the fact that you start off with “alright now let’s test the “swooshability” of both venators” 😂😂😂 cause we all know this is exactly what we will do with our venators
🤨👍 100% love your reviewing skills Brutha 👍👍
That seam (or lack there of) on the UCS Venator is incredibly impressive. Despite what some may expect, Lego is not an exact science, so the designers being able to fit parts like that is insane.
4:00 what is anxiety. This. Swinging this around.
People have been way too kind to the original venator, it was genuinely awful and the Palpatine figure is one of nightmares
This is partly true, while it is pretty bad, for the time it was a good set…i see the 2009 one as a stepping stone for what we have seen since then
I worked so hard to build it and it just gave out on me once it was built. I didn't even get to play with it
Yeah I agree, I think the fact it's an older set so people have nostalgia and the fact that's a venator that's helped save it from alot of criticism
I don't even understand why it had to be so thick. It was a few inches taller than the figures at the very back.
@@Gabe0mazingпотому что это первый корабль такого масштаба для игры во всей линейке Звездных Войн.
Was about to go asleep and then I saw and upload from Ryan! Love these comparisons, UCS Venator FTW
Should’ve included the $5 Polybag Venator in the comparison for those of us who have no money (I know you already did the short but still)
Had me worried you'd loss the upload streak, keep it up king. 👑
I know it’ll never happen but I wish there was a UCS providence or lucrehulk. They got the Venator so good and I wanna see the CIS capital ships too. Missed oppurtunity by Lego for never making them.
It definitely could happen
I gotta say, ive noticed a huge spike in quality in your videos recently, the editing and production has been getting better and better.
Ngl I'm in love with the venator as a whole. Such a beautiful ship😍
Why doesn't LEGO load these expensive UCS sets with tons of great minifigures?? I think something like this should have at least 10
I would love for a mid scale venator like the super star destroyer we got this year
The size difference be crazy
just have to say the polybag at 13:03 is fire....🔥
Back in 2009, I built the Venator and carried it to my friend's house across the alley. On my way back, I held it by the handle and spun in a circle for a long swoosh. The entire underside and interior became dislodged, hit the concrete, and exploded into hundreds of pieces in the alley. I got nervous just now watching Ryan give it the swoosh test
You: Venator set 8039
The guy she tells you not to worry about: UCS Venator
I wan to see someone turn the UCS set fully into a ROTS variant. I've seen the bridges swapped out, but I want to see the logos moved forward and the stripe completed (the panels should also slightly be raised for a sharper angle but that one can be omitted)
I never realized how packed with play features the play scale venator is.
The two blue guys in the 2009 set aren't commandos, they're senate guards and actually normal humans
I hope that they might do an invisible hand UCS set maybe next or the next year who knows its Lego.
Hope you do a size comparison between the Lego UCS Venator and RB UCS Venator.
I would love to see a comparison between the UCS Venator and what you consider to be the best looking MOC Venator.
You should do a comparison between the UCS Venator and the Republic Bricks Venator as they're similar
“They both look really good from behind”-Ryan
Did anyone see the leaks for the UCS Venator? It looks awesome!
The Polybag part made me laugh
I'll probably get both, and see if the Polybag can fit in the open hangar door
From a practical standpoint for me the original Ventor is better in my opinion but if I had the room money and time for the new one I would totally buy it but the new one is just too big
Realistic minifigs will always be better than those nightmare fuel animated minifigures
Ryan, even though the captain Rex mini figure is an accurate to the show is accurate to the live action. Ashoka poster the pauldron thingy is huge
Can you make a video with new era of clones (produced since 2020)? It would be interesting to see them together and compare to the old versions. And it would be great to see new Rex, Cody and Fox together
I had the 2009 one when I was a kid, it was the biggest and most expensive lego set I ever had until 2024 (now it is the UCS venator) lol. I wish my mom didn't get rid of the family legos. There were sets from 4 generations dating back to the 1950s that my grandpa owned.
God that looks so epic... Especially the engines, they are perfect.
I really think the micro-scale gunship in the port bay looks more like a newer Jedi shuttle, not the t-6 but the other dome-front one.
Can't wait for this to come out - definitely buying on the spot. Haven't went to get a set on release day for 3+ years. I live outside of Philly so my local lego store is at the King of Prussia mall (biggest mall in America). Do I have to get up early to get this on release day? I'm thinking that since it's UCS it won't have *that* much of a long line of ppl waiting...
I thought mall of America was the biggest?
@@swyjix wow yeah you're right. just searched it up and it's 5th biggest**
I love this comparison
I’ve been watching Mandrs sub count slowly catch up to Solidbrix’s for months now and he is finally less than 1,000k away, just thought I’d share
I love you vids man keep up the good work
The Ucs one is just crazy. I can't believe Lego finally released one!
Hey Ryan do you think you’ll ever do a Jek-14’s star fighter vs E-wing comparison?
Compare it with your republic bricks version next! I love the UCS venator I am picking it up day 1 👍
That moving about with the playsets handle gave me PTSD of when I did that and the bottom half fell on the floor
For now I'll keep apreciating my old OG Venator! New one is just amazing but too big and amazing! No space for it and not even money to buy it! One day maybe!
I remember watching the TV commercial for the 2009 venator and realy wanting to get it. However.... Yeah my parents wouldn't buy it for me so I didn't even bother getting it or asking my parents because I knew I wouldn't get it anyway.
Republic bricks comparison next? 👀
I think your mini figure criticism isn’t quite reasonable- when we see multiple slightly different visualizations of the same in universe thing, I think Lego is in the right for making them look the same. Lego having a consistent style for all Star Wars things is a huge plus in my eyes.
Thanks for the amazing side by side comparison! Keep up the great work!
0:25 yk what else is massive ?
"MY MOM"
Will it all depends what you want. If you want to have epic clone wars battles with your tanks and figures, then obviously the playset is the best option, but if you just want an astounding ornament to look magnificent, it’s obviously the recent one:
Dope, thanks. Love the videos.
Do a lego star wars 2 in 1 vs set comparison woth all the sets over the year, which was the best value? We just got 2 this year so its a good video topic
Love your vids Ryan
I love the UCS version! For all of us fans of ROTS and Clone Wars, we have been waiting for this for a long time. When I can finally get one, I will be modifying it with internal space for minifigures, because I love modifying sets to fit personal preferences.
Now we need a ucs invisible hand to go along side this one, ofc changing the bridge
I actually can’t believe they released it
damn i remember wanting the 2009 one when i was little. just seeing it in the physical lego catalogue ads and wondering/dreaming was fun
I'l love to see Lego release an ISD II set for the 50th anniversary that has the same scale as the Venator, just so you can get a sense of what the REALLY big ships look like.
Hopefully we will be able to build a little interior into the ucs venator
honestly with the size difference, the play set venator kinda looks like an acclimator class in comparison to the UCS.
there could have been an interior if there where two parellel supporting structures that went through the body, where you could have interior space in between them.
Question for the people that wanted an interior, did you want a minifig scale interior or an interior accurate to the scale?
@@thetombuck to scale, definitely. its a display piece. having the hangers and a number of mini fighters would be a great display piece. maybe something like the
mini fig scale would ruin the look.
It looks glorious
My flavorings is the $5 Lego Venator
The UCS Venator looks insanely good. Just wish they would have included an interactive hangar with mini models.
There are so many people who claim a hangar wasn’t possible, which really isn’t true. I understand they need a way to support the front part, but they could have easily separated the two beams by just enough to add a micro scale hangar. It’s been done several times by people creating mocs of the venator, and more than half the time the scale is much, much larger than the UCS. Pretty disappointed as it would have made this a literal perfect set.
@@ultron3065 I mean it's possible I guess... But it would cost much more and would have much more pieces. If you want to pay more then 650... Sure I guess.... I personally don't care about a feature which I use 1 one time and not anymore.
@@tomgu2285 I can understand this perspective, and I agree to an extent because at the end of the day, you’re right. Most people, myself included would just display it.
However, creating this function would allow for more display options, and the hangar doors at the front are the biggest feature of this specific ship. I’d be more than happy if they got rid of the side hangar just simply for the front hangar, or at least a small part of it. Plus, just knowing it’s there is really cool too. I also doubt it would have costed that much more, and I would pay the extra 50-100 if it meant some extra features. I mean, if you’re spending $650+ on a Lego set I don’t think anyone gonna be mad for a small price bump for some really cool features.
I’m hoping to get it one day (cus the venator has always been my favorite Star Wars ship) and potentially modify the interior to simply add a small hangar.
@@ultron3065Exactly! It wouldn't have hurt stability one bit.
When he started swooshing the UCS I almost had a heart attack
Would you ever just swap the red bridge out for grey pieces?
I think we should appreciate all the play features back in the day! I had so much fun playing with the play-scale venator!
But yes, in 2023, we should be getting the UCS Venator without a doubt.
Glad Polybag Venator finally got its moment to shine
Me and my friend were talking about lego today and he told me about the UCS venator, I've been out the game for a year and now I make my debut return ...
The difference is crazy!
Those UCS LEGO Star Wars sets are way too expensive. But for me, I stick with those scaled-down versions of those UCS sets which are way cheaper.
Yes! I was excited for this one! FANTASTIC comparison Ryan 😁 probably gonna have to get the UCS venator some time 😅
Despite the huge size difference both Venators are amazing sets definitely worth getting just depends on how long do you want to spend buying and building one over the other.
I hope if we get another Venator they lean into its carrier style let’s us fit some ships and stuff in the hangers.
This MAY take over my favorite LEGO Star Wars set that I’ll own, knocking off the beautiful UCS Slave I
I wish they would release an update playset. I'm about to order the 2024 Star Destroyer for my display and I think it would be sick to have a Venator-class that's roughly the same size to put beside it. I like the current play set, but at the price it's going for I might as well get the UCS, but I don't want a UCS sized Venator-class because it wouldn't be the same scale as the Star Destroyer. It's such a conundrum.
You should've reviewed the polybag with them, it's honestly the best of the three
The ucs is great, mini-figures are very disappointing though…for the time the play set was a great set, and a stepping stone for lego star wars
Why?
To be fair, Lego had a lot of time to improve in the 12-year gap
7:39 massive, you say ?
I am just in-love with this new UCS Venator, the playscale is by far one of my favorites I have, probably just because it is a venator. I do want to do the slim mod to it though.
But those rear red stripes on the UCS is sooo crisp, and the rear engine molds are just.... yes🤤
you could easily modify the UCS venator to have an interior and play features, there's just so much ROOM
Bro, you can’t be serious about the “accuracy” thing. LEGO was too literal with the “acccuracy” back in the day, they’ve realized they don’t need to literally translate the animation style onto minifig designs because it looked ugly. The live action style fits modern day Clone Wars stuff better cuz it fits in with the rest of the collection, just like The Black Series
What we need the most is a UCS Acclamator, and UCS Victory.
love it
Howdy MandR, I signed up to Rakuten using your link and got $40, so I just wanted to say thank you!
The anxiety I get when you Woosh it around is massive
Bruh gave me a heart attack when he swung the ucs venator.
What a nice original trilogy set. Might get it to put beside my original trilogy gunship
love the content man. 2009 me would have never thought we’d be seeing a UCS venator. too bad about those stickers tho