Happy Birthday Slugger! Thanks for a great first year on TH-cam everyone! I don't think the videos on this channel are typically this self-congratulatory, but we just so happened to hit the 1,012 milestone just a few days before Slugger's birthday, so the timing was a little funky. We'll be back to our regular scheduled programming soon enough! 😅 As a teacher and small touring musician (on top of the whole TH-cam thing), May/June are tough months for me; hopefully this won't impact production too much, but we'll have to see how it goes! I have one highly requested video nearing completion and another few waiting in the wings, but I promise I won't rush anything out until I'm happy with it. Quality standards > upload schedule. Thanks everyone! ❤️️
The production value of these vids is one of the things that makes them so great. You definitely made the right decision to put more of your focus towards polishing the presentation.
I also really love Trikbrix, especially because adventurers is my favorite theme. But with your beatifully crafted videos youve definetly sparked my interest for rock raiders as well. I really enjoy the stop motion and the original music.
That production forethought makes all this make sense, and while it's all smart, your approach to how to do the stop motion? Genius. Once you have a library built up you're going to have all kinds of awesome B-roll for nearly any topic.
Thank you! That's the goal anyways! The growing pains I'm experiencing with the Time Cruisers content is the lack of B-roll because it's previously only been Rock Raiders sets, haha. It sometimes feels like starting from scratch.
congratulations on reaching the 1 year milestone! not only that, but 2k subs as well!!! i only recently found you through the "retired color" video and checked out the rock raiders vids. i was instantly hooked from the way the video was layed out to your vibe, it's unique and i like it a lot, can't wait to see what you do in the future!
If I had to name my favourite Content Creators here on TH-cam, it would be Trikbrix and you. Great videos every single one of them! And since Trikbrix inspired you to do these videos and me to write reviews of my classic sets, it seems Jamie really set a spark in some people, even if his went out too soon. Congratulations for one year on youtube and let there be many more to come!
Congratulations on one year of making amazing videos, you have great stop motion, and have rekindled my desire for stop motion and got me hooked on a great lego theme, even though i am new subscriber, i hope to see all of your videos, Keep up the amazing work slugger
I appreciate all the production effort and values that go into every episode. With experience in filmmaking, I'm well aware of just how time-intensive it can be. My respect and admiration for this channel grows with every upload. While I respect those who do building videos, and would gladly watch them if I were scoping out a set, as a deep, info-heavy retrospective, I unfortunately have to agree that it just wouldn't work. I'm also in the same boat as you; an adult fan of LEGO with a very long time away from the product. But my reasons are more mundane. I still liked LEGO, but they wouldn't put in the effort to make Doctor Who sets, so I decided not to support them. A decision I will surely regret more and more as I get older. What a cool look behind the curtain! I wanted to share with you a tale: years ago, I was purchased a tote full of LEGO (and some other random things) by my mother, to help burgeon my otherwise set-heavy collection. As I went through the tote and filtered out pieces, I found many things, including peaks of Hogwarts and the front and middle part of a red ship's hull. However, I found numerous pieces that I could never identify. A grey scoop, with a matching brown hatch. A large, grey piece that had 4 round Technic connection points on the outside. A smaller grey scoop with a logo of a drill inside. A laser. A red octagonal hatch with some kind of separate siren piece on the top. Teal vents and monitors. Because of your videos, I now know that the octagonal hatch is from Alpha Team, and all the other pieces come from the Chrome Crusher. I'm guessing whoever owned the tote previously had plenty of money in the late-90's. Now, regrettably, I'm terrible with colors. There's no way on God's green Earth that I would ever be able to tell the difference between Light Grey and Light Bluish Grey, so the odds of me going through the entire tote to try and sift out the pieces to try and build the Chrome Crusher are slim... but not none. I'm not sure what use it would be, anyways; I have neither the top of the battery compartment for the laser, nor the chrome drill! As yet, anyways. Another, shorter tale: I've had some snap-together toys for a very long time that I couldn't identify. When I watched the Galidor video, the arms on the robot (Sadly, I forgot the name) reminded me of it, and I thought to myself "I wonder if I had that and just forgot about it". And then, about midway through the video, I figured out what I had. I have the McDonald's Galidor toys, at least two of them. The green top with the black bottom and the one with the arms I mentioned. I guess they were purchased for me when I was very young, and it's taken me this long to figure out what they are. What are you going to help me figure out next? I appreciate this channel's connection with the deep history of LEGO, and I can't wait to see what happens next. I only wish Mega Bloks fans were as intense. I've got this island...
Love it - thank you for the great read! ❤️️ There's something so inherently satisfying about being able to look at a pile of Lego and identify where each piece likely originated from or other cool trivia about the parts. I'm so happy my videos could help you out with that! And honestly, I relate to not being able to tell the difference between the Light Greys - if only I had a nickel for each time I had to disassemble something after realizing I accidentally slipped in a Light Bluish Grey piece by mistake, haha.
@@RRSlugger You're welcome! Yeah, the unfortunate thing about my collection is that my parents weren't particularly wealthy, so there's all sorts of bricks from all sorts of sources in there. I remember we got a dinosaur bag of bricks from some used store, and that tan still permeates my builds. It's not even LEGO bricks, I think they're Mega Bloks. I know that's heresy to the modern reader, but when I was young, I didn't know any better. I'd love to go through the whole thing now and divide it back up, but that would mean deconstructing everything I've built in the last 20 years- all that history and sentiment lost? Not any time soon.
Happy bday Slugger! I found your channel recently and your production quality and effort you put into your videos is astonishing! You make content like you have 100k+ subs. Keep it up, we're all excited!!!
The production and style of your content is definitely its most appealing quality to me. There's a genuine love for the material being presented that i feel is often lost when it comes to larger reviewers and lego content creators. I enjoy the more heartfelt vibe you bring to the hobby. Furthermore, I hope we get to continue to see that sincerity from you in whatever projects you pursue in the next year of RR Slugger. Great job
Thanks Eva! I know it's maybe not the typical way to run a Lego channel, but it's something that feels authentic to me (and I think that's important). I think many times content creators are "forced" into talking about sets/themes that they don't have much love for or first-hand experience with, and this is something I try to avoid as a matter of principle. Hopefully this mantra is evident in the final product! 😊
Happy First Birthday! Love watching your videos! The effort you go through does not go unappreciated. The content is amazing! I began watching for the nostalgia but seeing you're videos has really solidified my love for the Rock Raiders them and other lego themes. Thank you so much for the videos dude! Look forward to future content and seeing the channel grow :-D
Happy Birthday Slugger! I found your videos through the one about another color being retired. Just wanna say, for a channel that has 2,1k subscribers - your production quality is honestly immaculate! Glad to have found it
I don't have much to say on this one, but this was a nice little peak behind the curtain! Congrats on a great first year out of the gates. You're already my favorite Lego shill...errr...TH-camr. Oh and I really enjoyed TrikBrix's Western set reviews. I still hold onto the hope that someday he'll do the Indian line. I've got a soft spot for those.
Your 2 year birthday video brought me here! Thanks for the years of content! P.S. I’m one of the random viewers the algorithm chose to show your “Retiring a Color” video to. One of the best recommendations in my 16 years on the platform 😊 Thanks Slugger
I’ve really appreciated the insight into your processes. As a new subscriber of yours I’m looking forward to seeing you continue to go from strength to strength bro 👊
Happy Birthday Slugger! Your scripting is one of the reasons I have enjoyed this channel so much. As someone who puts videos on in the background while working in the shop it’s a great thing to have a scripted video that works even just listening. You’re inspiring me to have a go at making some content myself and going at it with a similar sense of purpose. Here’s to another year!
Congratulations! The first lego sets I ever got was the Chrome Crusher and Loader Dozer, so Rock Raiders always had a special place in my heart. Recently I came across an old lego book showing pictures of the development of RR. My interest in Rock Raiders was rekindled by the mystery of the 'scorpion mech thing' on one of those pictures. In my (till this day unsuccesful) search to uncover that mystery I came across your channel :D
You may be in luck, if you are referring to the concept art that’s on that page! You might want to search for James Gurney’s work “Dinotopia”… I don’t think you’ll be disappointed! If you’re referring to the Lego mech thing that’s on the table with the other RR sets, well that’s a different mystery entirely, I’m afraid…
@@RRSlugger I'm actually referring to the mech thing on the table with the other sets. Maybe someday a Rock Raider fan gets into the secret Lego archives and solves the mystery :P
@@skye5807 Fangirl away, Skye! 😊 I really do try to read every single comment on the channel, (which was much easier when I had 100 subscribers, haha, not that I'm complaining).
Happy birthday, Slugger! I found TrikBrix through his review of 6254 Rocky Reef, which was my very first LEGO System set right before moving on to Rock Raiders. So I'm really glad you came along! Your explanation of how you optimized the stop-motion clips makes perfect sense. I have a background in Flash animation, and I dabbled with stop motion back in the LEGO Studios era as well, so I know firsthand just how intensive and time-consuming the animation process can be! I have much less energy for such a process or even to avoid 0% days now (in fact, 0% days make up the majority of my time these days), and my narration is nowhere near as eloquent as yours, so I stick to written reviews with still photography (and I'm *way* behind even on those!). Having said that, I have some ideas for that video I mentioned I'd like to run through you for suggestions :) Thank you for the excellent content, and here's to another year!
For sure! Send them my way! The best way to reach me is probably through the Manic Miners Discord. Barring that, Instagram works too. Or here in the comment section! 😊
Nice!! Good luck with your studies! University was so interesting for me - being surrounded by some of the cities best musicians every day... it was quite humbling.
@@RRSlugger don't discredit yourself! we come back for the narration, your personality, great photography and stop motion, and can't forget the superb soundtrack! the drawings are just icing on the cake (literally i suppose) for us cartoon lovers!
Okay you were right! This did give a good insight into what you make!:D you’re stop motion is really really good!, I myself table in and have posted some, though yours is a lot better. I think from what I’m seeing so far this channel is/will be great! I plan to check out all the rock-Raider episodes, I also saw glimpses of time turners which is a theme I don’t see often ⏰👀 You’ll see me a couple more times today haha, so see ya soon
Thanks! I forked up some good money for decent gear right out of the gate and I think that has proven to be the right call. Good gear goes a long way towards a good product!
@@RRSlugger indeed it dose! And yes it shows! But off topic: I know it’s a stupid question buuuuuut, do you think you’ll do any Knights Kingdom 2 sets? I think the theme could make for some nice retrospective videos, and if you didn’t know this little fact: it’s the most hated castle theme
@@ClassicStudStudios That theme came a little bit after my time collecting Lego when I was young; as a result, I don’t actually have any of those sets unfortunately. Somebody else will have to take up the retrospective torch with that theme. 😊
@@RRSlugger haha that’s all fine and dandy don’t worry!😊 but I do think I’m getting a full of the sets for Christmas ( we found them at the farmers market ) so maybe I can do a one off episode of the two sets 😮 And now my fallowup Question: will there ever be any castle Retroactives? It’s my favourite theme and I have no intention of being rude or needy about it, just a curiosity kinda thing 😊
@@ClassicStudStudios Nice!! I do have a number of older Castle sets, but I have modified them quite a bit; I would have to restore them to their original state before doing any reviews… and I would also need something to say about them, haha. 😅 Sometimes having enough to warrant a full script is the tough part!
Happy bday to this awesome channel! I only recently found it a few weeks ago, but you ROCK! Love the insane level of quality and thought you put into your videos.
Thank you! The short answer is "lots"! The long answer is that I usually start pre-production on a video 2 months out (that includes scripting, photography, making purchases, etc) so typically I have a pretty good idea of what the next 2 months will look like at any given time. Beyond that, I sketch out my long term plans; it might sound ridiculous, but I essentially have the next 7(!) months of videos roughly planned out. 😅 Sometimes plans change of course, (most recently with the surprise crunch for the 1,012 Sub Special), but by and large I like to have an idea on where I'm going. 😊
Happy Bday Slugy! Ever since TrixBrix left TH-cam, their was a huge hole for high quality vintage's Lego review. I never thought we get another great channel like him, But here you are, here to stay. But another thing that we can learn from TrixBrix is, TH-cam burnout is real and can hit anyone including you. So take your time, no one is rushing you. Anyway here for the next great year of Lego reviews.
Thank you! I'm honoured to help fill the void left behind by his departure. This is all good advice that you are pointing out; as a teacher for my day to day, I am well acquainted with burnout and (hopefully) how to mitigate it, but you're right - it can affect anyone. Honestly, my biggest worry is that reading & responding to comments may one day become too time consuming and actually take away from making videos, haha. I'm still thinking about strategies to keep both in my life because I value them so much. ❤️️
All of the “rock” instruments! Guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, etc. But as a part of my Music Degree, I had to learn my way around all the brass and woodwind instruments as well. 😊
@@RRSlugger I'm from the opposite side of the coin; primarily a brass player, picked up some percussion & woodwinds for fun before starting my undergrad, and unfortunately COVID quarantine robbed me of my opportunities to get some hands-on experience with "rock" instruments
I basically stopped collecting with any serious drive after Power Miners, and even then I only dipped into 3 sets from that theme. It wasn't until a little over a year ago that I got back into it and had to play some catch-up!
@@vegtamthewanderer1516 Alpha Team and Life On Mars are definitely on my radar - there are a few others too, but nothing I can commit to at this point. As a general rule of thumb though, if you see a series pop up a number of times in my videos, chances are it will be featured at some point. I don't want to discuss themes that I don't have any experience with, obviously. 😊
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Happy Birthday Slugger! Thanks for a great first year on TH-cam everyone!
I don't think the videos on this channel are typically this self-congratulatory, but we just so happened to hit the 1,012 milestone just a few days before Slugger's birthday, so the timing was a little funky. We'll be back to our regular scheduled programming soon enough! 😅
As a teacher and small touring musician (on top of the whole TH-cam thing), May/June are tough months for me; hopefully this won't impact production too much, but we'll have to see how it goes! I have one highly requested video nearing completion and another few waiting in the wings, but I promise I won't rush anything out until I'm happy with it.
Quality standards > upload schedule.
Thanks everyone! ❤️️
HAPPY DAY OF BIRTH! 🎂🤪👍
take your time slugger! congratulations on how much you've achieved so far! maybe next year you'll get TWO slices of cake for your birthday!
thanks for the heart! ❤❤
Slime for life!!
The production value of these vids is one of the things that makes them so great. You definitely made the right decision to put more of your focus towards polishing the presentation.
Thank you! I just don't think I would be happy with the results otherwise. 😊
I also really love Trikbrix, especially because adventurers is my favorite theme. But with your beatifully crafted videos youve definetly sparked my interest for rock raiders as well. I really enjoy the stop motion and the original music.
The birthday Slugger drawing is so cute, like what the heck
Brett is such a great artist, isn't he? I honestly couldn't do this without him. ❤️️
Happy birthday. I've been here since the beggining of 2.09k subs
That production forethought makes all this make sense, and while it's all smart, your approach to how to do the stop motion? Genius. Once you have a library built up you're going to have all kinds of awesome B-roll for nearly any topic.
Thank you! That's the goal anyways! The growing pains I'm experiencing with the Time Cruisers content is the lack of B-roll because it's previously only been Rock Raiders sets, haha. It sometimes feels like starting from scratch.
congratulations on reaching the 1 year milestone! not only that, but 2k subs as well!!! i only recently found you through the "retired color" video and checked out the rock raiders vids. i was instantly hooked from the way the video was layed out to your vibe, it's unique and i like it a lot, can't wait to see what you do in the future!
Heck yeah, I’m psyched for the future now! And great video as always
2:10, I didn’t notice that animation the first time! Hahaha LEGO George Harrison has *HAD IT* with that guitar.
Haha, yeah! This was my LEGO Electric Light Orchestra band, so I think that would be Kelly Groucutt actually hahaha. 😆
If I had to name my favourite Content Creators here on TH-cam, it would be Trikbrix and you. Great videos every single one of them! And since Trikbrix inspired you to do these videos and me to write reviews of my classic sets, it seems Jamie really set a spark in some people, even if his went out too soon.
Congratulations for one year on youtube and let there be many more to come!
Congratulations on one year of making amazing videos, you have great stop motion, and have rekindled my desire for stop motion and got me hooked on a great lego theme, even though i am new subscriber, i hope to see all of your videos, Keep up the amazing work slugger
I appreciate all the production effort and values that go into every episode. With experience in filmmaking, I'm well aware of just how time-intensive it can be. My respect and admiration for this channel grows with every upload.
While I respect those who do building videos, and would gladly watch them if I were scoping out a set, as a deep, info-heavy retrospective, I unfortunately have to agree that it just wouldn't work.
I'm also in the same boat as you; an adult fan of LEGO with a very long time away from the product. But my reasons are more mundane. I still liked LEGO, but they wouldn't put in the effort to make Doctor Who sets, so I decided not to support them. A decision I will surely regret more and more as I get older.
What a cool look behind the curtain! I wanted to share with you a tale: years ago, I was purchased a tote full of LEGO (and some other random things) by my mother, to help burgeon my otherwise set-heavy collection. As I went through the tote and filtered out pieces, I found many things, including peaks of Hogwarts and the front and middle part of a red ship's hull. However, I found numerous pieces that I could never identify.
A grey scoop, with a matching brown hatch. A large, grey piece that had 4 round Technic connection points on the outside. A smaller grey scoop with a logo of a drill inside. A laser. A red octagonal hatch with some kind of separate siren piece on the top. Teal vents and monitors.
Because of your videos, I now know that the octagonal hatch is from Alpha Team, and all the other pieces come from the Chrome Crusher. I'm guessing whoever owned the tote previously had plenty of money in the late-90's.
Now, regrettably, I'm terrible with colors. There's no way on God's green Earth that I would ever be able to tell the difference between Light Grey and Light Bluish Grey, so the odds of me going through the entire tote to try and sift out the pieces to try and build the Chrome Crusher are slim... but not none. I'm not sure what use it would be, anyways; I have neither the top of the battery compartment for the laser, nor the chrome drill! As yet, anyways.
Another, shorter tale: I've had some snap-together toys for a very long time that I couldn't identify. When I watched the Galidor video, the arms on the robot (Sadly, I forgot the name) reminded me of it, and I thought to myself "I wonder if I had that and just forgot about it". And then, about midway through the video, I figured out what I had.
I have the McDonald's Galidor toys, at least two of them. The green top with the black bottom and the one with the arms I mentioned. I guess they were purchased for me when I was very young, and it's taken me this long to figure out what they are.
What are you going to help me figure out next? I appreciate this channel's connection with the deep history of LEGO, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
I only wish Mega Bloks fans were as intense. I've got this island...
Love it - thank you for the great read! ❤️️
There's something so inherently satisfying about being able to look at a pile of Lego and identify where each piece likely originated from or other cool trivia about the parts. I'm so happy my videos could help you out with that!
And honestly, I relate to not being able to tell the difference between the Light Greys - if only I had a nickel for each time I had to disassemble something after realizing I accidentally slipped in a Light Bluish Grey piece by mistake, haha.
@@RRSlugger You're welcome!
Yeah, the unfortunate thing about my collection is that my parents weren't particularly wealthy, so there's all sorts of bricks from all sorts of sources in there. I remember we got a dinosaur bag of bricks from some used store, and that tan still permeates my builds. It's not even LEGO bricks, I think they're Mega Bloks. I know that's heresy to the modern reader, but when I was young, I didn't know any better.
I'd love to go through the whole thing now and divide it back up, but that would mean deconstructing everything I've built in the last 20 years- all that history and sentiment lost? Not any time soon.
Congrats! You have grown a lot more than I did in my first year. I actually found your channel from a comment on TrikBrix.
Happy bday Slugger! I found your channel recently and your production quality and effort you put into your videos is astonishing! You make content like you have 100k+ subs. Keep it up, we're all excited!!!
The production and style of your content is definitely its most appealing quality to me. There's a genuine love for the material being presented that i feel is often lost when it comes to larger reviewers and lego content creators. I enjoy the more heartfelt vibe you bring to the hobby. Furthermore, I hope we get to continue to see that sincerity from you in whatever projects you pursue in the next year of RR Slugger. Great job
Thanks Eva! I know it's maybe not the typical way to run a Lego channel, but it's something that feels authentic to me (and I think that's important). I think many times content creators are "forced" into talking about sets/themes that they don't have much love for or first-hand experience with, and this is something I try to avoid as a matter of principle.
Hopefully this mantra is evident in the final product! 😊
@@RRSlugger honestly your enthusiasm has really been a big part in me appreciating rock raiders more than i once had
@@Robot_Eva That's great to hear - thank you! 😊
You are truly an inspiration RR. Congrats on 20K!
I loved TrikBrix, what has he become? It's so nice that you do what you do, Slugger ! You have your own style, and yet a similar flow ! So nice !
Happy First Birthday! Love watching your videos! The effort you go through does not go unappreciated. The content is amazing! I began watching for the nostalgia but seeing you're videos has really solidified my love for the Rock Raiders them and other lego themes. Thank you so much for the videos dude! Look forward to future content and seeing the channel grow :-D
Thank you Zac! There are so many awesome Lego themes to explore. 😊
I'm really glad I found your channel, and I'm really eager to see more !
Edit : and Happy Birthday of course 😉
Happy Birthday Slugger! I found your videos through the one about another color being retired.
Just wanna say, for a channel that has 2,1k subscribers - your production quality is honestly immaculate! Glad to have found it
Thank you! I'm glad the rivers of the TH-cam algorithm steered your boat here, haha. 😊
I don't have much to say on this one, but this was a nice little peak behind the curtain! Congrats on a great first year out of the gates. You're already my favorite Lego shill...errr...TH-camr.
Oh and I really enjoyed TrikBrix's Western set reviews. I still hold onto the hope that someday he'll do the Indian line. I've got a soft spot for those.
Your 2 year birthday video brought me here! Thanks for the years of content! P.S. I’m one of the random viewers the algorithm chose to show your “Retiring a Color” video to. One of the best recommendations in my 16 years on the platform 😊 Thanks Slugger
Hey, thanks for going back and checking this one out too! ❤
Congrats on 1 year. cant wait to see what more you do in the years to come.
Hope there is many more years to come :)
I’ve really appreciated the insight into your processes. As a new subscriber of yours I’m looking forward to seeing you continue to go from strength to strength bro 👊
Happy birthday, Slugger.
Congratulations man I love your videos and I look forward to another year of quality content
Happy Birthday Slugger! Your scripting is one of the reasons I have enjoyed this channel so much. As someone who puts videos on in the background while working in the shop it’s a great thing to have a scripted video that works even just listening. You’re inspiring me to have a go at making some content myself and going at it with a similar sense of purpose.
Here’s to another year!
Art inspires art! If I can create videos that inspire people the same way TrikBrix inspired me, then I am happy! Rock on, my friend. 😊
Congratulations! The first lego sets I ever got was the Chrome Crusher and Loader Dozer, so Rock Raiders always had a special place in my heart. Recently I came across an old lego book showing pictures of the development of RR. My interest in Rock Raiders was rekindled by the mystery of the 'scorpion mech thing' on one of those pictures. In my (till this day unsuccesful) search to uncover that mystery I came across your channel :D
You may be in luck, if you are referring to the concept art that’s on that page!
You might want to search for James Gurney’s work “Dinotopia”… I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
If you’re referring to the Lego mech thing that’s on the table with the other RR sets, well that’s a different mystery entirely, I’m afraid…
@@RRSlugger I'm actually referring to the mech thing on the table with the other sets. Maybe someday a Rock Raider fan gets into the secret Lego archives and solves the mystery :P
Happy 1st Anniversary!!
All the work payed off. I subscribed after watching half of one video. (Trans neon orange) I thought, this guy knows his LEGO. Keep it up!
Hahaha, thank you! That's awesome to hear. 😄
I’m super impressed that this was your first stop motion projects. It’s pretty great
Enjoying the behind the scenes info and content tips!!
Oh, we just don't get to see the awful ones, that's all hahaha. 😉
@@RRSlugger haha I guess I mean that as an adult, and that it hasn’t been a longtime hobby. I would have guessed you’d been doing it for years!
even though ive only recently hopped onto the slugger train im already obsessed, love to see where this goes ! happy one year, here's to may more !
The party's just getting started! 😉 Welcome to the channel!
@@RRSlugger i fangirl every time you reply to me ! and yes, the night sure is long !
@@skye5807 Fangirl away, Skye! 😊
I really do try to read every single comment on the channel, (which was much easier when I had 100 subscribers, haha, not that I'm complaining).
Happy birthday, Slugger! I found TrikBrix through his review of 6254 Rocky Reef, which was my very first LEGO System set right before moving on to Rock Raiders. So I'm really glad you came along! Your explanation of how you optimized the stop-motion clips makes perfect sense. I have a background in Flash animation, and I dabbled with stop motion back in the LEGO Studios era as well, so I know firsthand just how intensive and time-consuming the animation process can be! I have much less energy for such a process or even to avoid 0% days now (in fact, 0% days make up the majority of my time these days), and my narration is nowhere near as eloquent as yours, so I stick to written reviews with still photography (and I'm *way* behind even on those!). Having said that, I have some ideas for that video I mentioned I'd like to run through you for suggestions :) Thank you for the excellent content, and here's to another year!
For sure! Send them my way! The best way to reach me is probably through the Manic Miners Discord. Barring that, Instagram works too. Or here in the comment section! 😊
@@RRSlugger Great! I just joined the Discord, what's your tag?
@@LegoSonicBoy You will find me there as "Rama" currently. I might change that to Slugger eventually haha
As music major at university right now, it’s really cool to learn that you got a music education too! Happy 1 year!
Nice!! Good luck with your studies! University was so interesting for me - being surrounded by some of the cities best musicians every day... it was quite humbling.
*1 year and you already have 2.17 K subscribers, congratulations!!!!!!!! :D*
Happy first year!
Congrats slugger!
The fact that the slice of birthday cake is turquoise is really fun
Brett likes to add those little details into his art - I love it!
Congratulations! May the slugs drain all the power supplies... wait, that's bad!
Dumb joke aside: it's nice to see you continue the channel :).
Happy birthday slugger. I've only been here for a week or two, but have enjoyed your content thoroughly. Keep up the good work
Welcome to the party! We're just getting started. 😊
@@RRSlugger and I'm happy to be around for the ride
many more years to come! congrats on your first year. you have taught me a lot about Rock Raiders. i hope to get a few sets one day
that teal cake looks so good! awesome graphic
@@NooceneSounds Brett is truly a miracle worker with his artwork! I don't think the channel would have half the charm without it.
@@RRSlugger don't discredit yourself! we come back for the narration, your personality, great photography and stop motion, and can't forget the superb soundtrack! the drawings are just icing on the cake (literally i suppose) for us cartoon lovers!
!HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLUGGER!
Keep it up.
I love your videos.
happy bday slugger
Okay you were right! This did give a good insight into what you make!:D you’re stop motion is really really good!, I myself table in and have posted some, though yours is a lot better.
I think from what I’m seeing so far this channel is/will be great! I plan to check out all the rock-Raider episodes, I also saw glimpses of time turners which is a theme I don’t see often ⏰👀 You’ll see me a couple more times today haha, so see ya soon
Thanks! I forked up some good money for decent gear right out of the gate and I think that has proven to be the right call. Good gear goes a long way towards a good product!
@@RRSlugger indeed it dose! And yes it shows!
But off topic: I know it’s a stupid question buuuuuut, do you think you’ll do any Knights Kingdom 2 sets? I think the theme could make for some nice retrospective videos, and if you didn’t know this little fact: it’s the most hated castle theme
@@ClassicStudStudios That theme came a little bit after my time collecting Lego when I was young; as a result, I don’t actually have any of those sets unfortunately. Somebody else will have to take up the retrospective torch with that theme. 😊
@@RRSlugger haha that’s all fine and dandy don’t worry!😊 but I do think I’m getting a full of the sets for Christmas ( we found them at the farmers market ) so maybe I can do a one off episode of the two sets 😮
And now my fallowup Question: will there ever be any castle Retroactives? It’s my favourite theme and I have no intention of being rude or needy about it, just a curiosity kinda thing 😊
@@ClassicStudStudios Nice!!
I do have a number of older Castle sets, but I have modified them quite a bit; I would have to restore them to their original state before doing any reviews… and I would also need something to say about them, haha. 😅 Sometimes having enough to warrant a full script is the tough part!
Congrats!!! Been here for a few months and loving it! Even started collecting the figs! :D
Happy bday to this awesome channel! I only recently found it a few weeks ago, but you ROCK! Love the insane level of quality and thought you put into your videos.
I LOVE R.R. SLUGGER
❤️️❤️️❤️️
Woot!!
Today i celebrate my final exam! I am glad I can celebrate it with you
Good luck on the exam!!
@@RRSlugger Thanks! I have a good feeling about this one
Happy birthday little slug guy.
Congrats on one year! (and 2k subs!!) Your videos are top notch, i can’t wait to see what else you have planned!
Thank you! The short answer is "lots"!
The long answer is that I usually start pre-production on a video 2 months out (that includes scripting, photography, making purchases, etc) so typically I have a pretty good idea of what the next 2 months will look like at any given time.
Beyond that, I sketch out my long term plans; it might sound ridiculous, but I essentially have the next 7(!) months of videos roughly planned out. 😅
Sometimes plans change of course, (most recently with the surprise crunch for the 1,012 Sub Special), but by and large I like to have an idea on where I'm going. 😊
Happy anniversary!
I didn't think slugger could get any cuter until I saw birthday slug! ^^
Proud of you, man
Thanks Emerald! Brett outdid himself with Birthday Slugger, that's for sure! 😄
Happy birthday!!!
Happy Bday Slugy!
Ever since TrixBrix left TH-cam, their was a huge hole for high quality vintage's Lego review. I never thought we get another great channel like him, But here you are, here to stay.
But another thing that we can learn from TrixBrix is, TH-cam burnout is real and can hit anyone including you. So take your time, no one is rushing you.
Anyway here for the next great year of Lego reviews.
Thank you! I'm honoured to help fill the void left behind by his departure.
This is all good advice that you are pointing out; as a teacher for my day to day, I am well acquainted with burnout and (hopefully) how to mitigate it, but you're right - it can affect anyone.
Honestly, my biggest worry is that reading & responding to comments may one day become too time consuming and actually take away from making videos, haha. I'm still thinking about strategies to keep both in my life because I value them so much. ❤️️
Happy birthday slugger!
Congrats! What editing software do you use?
Thank you! I use the free version of DaVinci Resolve, haha, works fine for me! 😅
Congrats Slugger!!
Happy birthday Slugger!
3:41 Same dude! What instrument(s) do you play?
All of the “rock” instruments! Guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, etc.
But as a part of my Music Degree, I had to learn my way around all the brass and woodwind instruments as well. 😊
@@RRSlugger I'm from the opposite side of the coin; primarily a brass player, picked up some percussion & woodwinds for fun before starting my undergrad, and unfortunately COVID quarantine robbed me of my opportunities to get some hands-on experience with "rock" instruments
Congrats!
Sounds like the recipe for youtube success is just to keep making videos about LEGO colors that are retiring...!
Hahahaha, I hope not! 😅
Who’s that guy in the painting Slugger is based on?
That is "Self-Portrait" by the artist Raphael from around ~1500. 😊
I was a subscriber to this channel when it was only 455 subscribers now look at XD
What do you mean by “decade long dark age”? What happened slugger?!
I basically stopped collecting with any serious drive after Power Miners, and even then I only dipped into 3 sets from that theme. It wasn't until a little over a year ago that I got back into it and had to play some catch-up!
found your channel, I really enjoy your content, its quite engaging. I want m o a r
Thanks! Me too! We're only just getting started. 😄
@@RRSlugger I can't wait to see what you'll produce! What other themes will you do?
@@vegtamthewanderer1516 Alpha Team and Life On Mars are definitely on my radar - there are a few others too, but nothing I can commit to at this point.
As a general rule of thumb though, if you see a series pop up a number of times in my videos, chances are it will be featured at some point. I don't want to discuss themes that I don't have any experience with, obviously. 😊