A look through a LEGO catalog from 1992

[@Fauntleroy.]

1992 was such a high point for LEGO, all themes, so awesome! Glad I was there for it! :)

[@quentinmacleod9748]

I totally agree. Back then Space was my mail focal point but I would've taken just about any set just as long I had something to build with.

[@Crave88evarC]

Tear of joy was shed from an grown man over here! Thank you so much for uploading this. Lego is the best toy ever.

[@Andy85uk]

My childhood Lego right here. So many sets that I owned, or wanted and never got. The Seaport and Pier Police formed the backbone of my city setup as a child.

[@tony-wt1wq]

+Little Pip I liked that Nautica Police Station.

[@phubans]

Man, to go back in time... I was 10 going on 11 in 1992 and in the prime of my childhood. It's hard to deny that Lego wasn't also in its prime at the that time back then. These are some of the most definitive sets ever in my opinion, and I was lucky to have most of the castle and pirate ones, and a few of the space ones. I miss this era of Lego and wish it could come back in some way.

[@TheCraigster101]

These are my favourite reviews that you do Jang. A great look down memory lane, brings back my childhood and I really enjoy watching them with my morning coffee. You are a star!

[@steveplanesnlego9055]

I had a large A4 catalogue in the late 70's, slept with it, took it to school, it went on holidays with me and basically became my bible.......I carried it, studied it and loved it.....it was my wish list, dream list and Christmas pray list......love looking through the old style catalogue.....

[@russcassevah4315]

+Jangbricks This honestly made me cry. I had soo many of these sets. This was a good year for me in LEGO. Unfortunately I did not keep ANY OF IT. Thank you for the trip down memory lane

[@riley_oneill]

I used to spend hours looking through my catalogs as a kid. The pictures were so small though that you could hardly get a good look at the sets. I used to think that the sets would all end up being far larger than they actually were. The Lego magazine didn't come around in my house until later but it was full size with a lot of close up photos and descriptions of what the sets were and enabled you to really get a feel for what you were getting. As a kid I would have absolutely loved watching your show though. If only we had KZbin 25 years ago.

[@earltaylor1893]

Thanks for reviewing this catalog. It brought back a lot good memories of going through it when I was a kid.

[@redyeo]

Nostalgia! Thank you for bringing this back! Those timeless minifigure headpiece....good old 90's! And yes, bring back those monorail LEGO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nickch_80]

this brought back so many memories! I had this catalogue when I was 12, and I was lucky enough to own about 5 or 6 of the sets in here. Mostly small but it was a good year for Lego. thanks for the memories!

[@gerkodevries8074]

Wauw! This brings back memories! I own some of the sets featured in this catalogue. I remember using these catalogues to build the sets I wanted with the parts I owned (without the instructions!) The Technic minifigs are realy worth a revieuw by you!!!

[@jons.guitars]

That was a nice trip down memory lane! I have also checked your video of the 1993 catalogue and actually this was the last catalogue I opened as a kid! My dark ages began thus in 1993 :) I still have all the legos so this review will definitely help me sort out all the sets later for kids :)

[@Tails_the_Gamer]

it's really fun seeing these old catalogs, as a kid i loved seeing these scenes with all the sets together, #nostalgia.

[@Megalodon1986]

As a kid i wanted everything... EVERYTHING from this catalog! Wow, great stuff.

[@ryanlyvers8145]

i love that you went longer of this video i enjoy the catalog vids but to short for my taste. keep up the AMAZING work.

[@MeowingKittyCat]

I never had LEGO as a child; I discovered it in the mid-1990s. Thanks to a local store that sold all kinds of discontinued merchandise, I was able to get several old LEGO sets (at discount prices!) I love Paradisa, and bought Poolside Paradise, Dolphin Point, and Rolling Acres Ranch. They also had two sets from the Duplo Playhouse theme that were released about the same time -- Grandma's Kitchen and Family Home Bucket. I bought both -- love them!

[@Mick0Mania]

Lovely. The oldest catalog i have is from 99, so i really appreciate looking at older ones. It is always fun to see when was a certain piece, building style or theme was first introduced.

[@leonardoantonio8756]

7:10 The photography direction was very good, even knowing that those were static figures, the shot shows a city that is alive, everything is detailed in a very vivid manner, like a miyasaki film very imagination it was very awesome to any kid to see, I still have a 95 catalog somewhere around

[@bowser515]

Wow, the memories that came flooding back looking at this. I saw at least two sets in there that I had as a kid and forgot about. I was 6-7 at the time, but I remember this catalog thanks to that train on the front. I wanted it so badly at the time but never did get one.

[@TheOnlyRiktor]

Hey Jang, Thanks for uploading this and taking us all down memory lane with you for a while. Super appreciate these reviews as an almost 30 year old and it brings back sweet memories. I'm gonna have to visit bricklink again soon. Earned yourself another sub. :)

[@MisterMajister]

These videos are amazing! Bring back too many good memories!

[@mjelves]

THE MEMORIESSS! I had so many of these sets! Especially the pirate ones and M-Tron

[@smoovoperata3242]

God I miss those days! These are the best catalogues by Lego ever

[@youtubasoarus]

That used to be one of my favorite things. Browsing the catalogue to see all the sets. Not sure why they don't do this anymore. I also agree with everything said. These really helped spark your imagination. Pirates and Town were my favs. :) Hope you can do more looks at these. The 93-96 were my fav sets.

[@marcch72]

nice to see that old catalog again. Jang I used to have that helicopter Transporter set from modelteam. fantastic set for display and the alternate build was also great. Hope to get one again someday.

[@jackd2165]

I remember I had this same catalog when I was a kid, and I would do the same thing. I would carefully view all the pages and the sets and I would feel so immersed in each of the themes, Lego Town, Castle, Pirate, and Space. Great simple themes.

[@dtinagliastudios]

I had the smaller version of this catalog. I LOVED THE LAYOUTS!

[@HerMajestyTheLlama]

I love these old catalog videos.

[@themakerdrfrankenstein3121]

thank you for your video really took me back. i remember i got alot of these sets and shared with my sister...

[@Ronin142]

That Technic helicopter was the first Lego set I ever built as a kid. Great memories. :)

[@Ladondorf]

I found Black Monarch's Ghost in a bag at my house once. I had never had a LEGO ghost until I found it, which was pretty exiting. : )

[@ravewulf]

What I loved about the old technic sets is that pretty much all of them had instructions in the back for adding a Lego motor regardless of if it was advertised with it or not. 8856 Whirlwind Rescue is one of those that does include instructions for adding a Lego motor

[@joem314]

dear Jang, I really admire your work and hope to start a city of my own, really agree with you about bringing the monorails back.

[@Spencer1984]

This was a fun year. I recently rebuilt my Fire Control Center, and it still holds up as a great looking set (and you can *almost* get a modern LEGO fire engine in the longer bay!).

[@MetalLoud]

literally hit me right in the nostalgia

[@CaptRicoSakara]

I remember getting the Imperial Flagship (6271) for Easter. I woke up on Easter Sunday in the 4th grade, and my folks gave me the set along with my Easter Basket. Good times. =)

[@connectorxp]

I love those road plates, with green, nowadays we make everything as cheap as possible, and the Monorail.

[@nickpogson8333]

i loved this video. saw a heap of sets had as a kid. also used to spend hours looking at this catalog dreaming.. still a few there i would love to get my hands on

[@greedy44]

I got so many of those sets! M-tron, Blacktron and the airport shuttle. I agree that every decade/generation needs a monorail! I used my airport shuttle mostly in space stuff or as transport to a fictional underwater base. Because those monorail tracks has elevation. :)

[@MegaSmiley]

Ah the memories. My childhood Lego collection is from the early 90s, and I have 5 of the sets shown in that catalog. I've been rebuilding a bunch of them recently.

[@LEGOTazakk]

Jack actually wasn't interchangeable with Zack, he was a distinct replacement! His first commercial opened with the lyrics "His name is Jack, he's new in town" and aired not too long after the Zack ads. In some places, Jack also had a friend named Mack. Around 1994 they were all condensed into a more ambiguous "The LEGO Maniac" character - the one that's a cartoon, not a real kid.

[@GreekBeybladeEvolution]

Back in the days, i had the pirate's raft, the lil' pirate ship, one of the vehicles ( space police ), the octan truck and maybe some more... Now i got only some bricks of them... Thanks for uploading this video, feels !!! :)

[@hreindustries]

I think the Pirates theme and the medieval and kingdom themes were really cool and great series ran by lego and im glad they still run them every few years

[@F3udF1st]

Ooh, yes. Owned quite a few of these actually, remember them vividly, but also when they were in pieces again and I wanted to build them again but for some reason never did :( That intercoastal seaport for instance. I remember a LEGO set I got at Legoland (I lived in Denmark for a while as a kid), the 6668 container truck. Now that is a pretty bad ass set, so multifaceted for its size, and a really unique piece with the crane part (it extended and everything, worked just like the real thing). Love LEGO, too bad I don't have the money to buy any. It's probably the most expensive hobby out there, and I'm really impressed by your collection Jang, that's easily $500 000 dollars worth of LEGO right there. (good to hear your voice again, I watched your RC-channel before you retired it)

[@subraxas]

I think that Paradisa was quite successful. The theme was around for 6 seasons and spawned lots and lots of sets. My sis loved it when she was a kid.

[@allx333]

Wow Jang lot of my lego come from that years. i'm glade i keep them all. thanks for à great review of the magazine.

[@russcassevah4315]

Cabin Cruiser boat was my Favorite Bath Time Toy!

[@WeirdGuy4928]

Man, if only I had known that I was living the golden age of lego in my childhood. :)

[@peterelliott1706]

The look of that wheel always "spoke" to you! lol

[@replicaoflife4963]

That was a nice trip down memory lane, thanks! I drooled over this catalogue as a kid, so many great sets I wished I had had... Btw, Susan Williams didn't retire - her PO box adress is right on the first page (see 0:21)

[@DiMoNico1981Swe]

OMG Cool NOSTALGI thanks for the uploading!!!! =)))

[@ColonelJester]

so many lego memories from that year

[@HORRIOR1]

It feels weird looking at Lego sets older than myself XD

[@knapfordpublishers8145]

+HORRIOR yes.

[@adimakesnovideos3809]

HORRIOR I agree

[@jaguarjets3492]

I seem to recall the Lego Maniac was actually called Zack originally but they changed the name because a clone brand came out called Zack's bricks and they didn't want the association. They also had Mac the Blacktron Maniac as well.

[@evanroberts6347]

Hey Jang I've been subbed to you for years and I've just been feeling really flat lately and I just want to thank you for your consistdentce and I just look forward everyday to watch your light pleasant videos thanks for the videos and keep up the good work (BTW I'm twelve and I love playing with Lego unlike most people my age so..... basically I'm a liner :l ) so thx for reading this if you did keep up the good work and the good reviews😃😃

[@evanroberts6347]

loner not liner flipping autocorrect

[@radbot1]

They should have brought back monorail with the Jurassic world sets. Have a monorail go through the big doors that open automatically as the monorail goes through and have it circle the main visitor center. That was a golden opportunity right there man! Also, will you be doing the large Technic sets of this year? Whilst last years RC volvo front loader was just a toy, this years Mercedes is an authentic working replica of the real thing as well as being a great, very fun to play with toy. It's like the best thing Lego has ever produced, and I say that as someone who grew up during the golden era of Technic from the late 80s to the mid 90s. BTW, that large Technic helicopter, the whirlwind rescue, could be motorised with the motor set 8720 (I still remember that number!)

[@ZachMullin]

every page he turns gets better... and then at the end.. THOSE ROAD SIGNS THOUGH. SO. COOL. All we get nowadays are fake signs with stickers. Those look very accurate to real life and it also looks like they are printed.

[@AnthonyPiedra]

I remember browsing this very catalog when I was a kid.

[@NP-rh3dt]

nice catalog. And happy Back to the future day! October 21, 2015!

[@brunoromero4608]

man its so cool to look at these!

[@Jambax]

The absolute pinacle of 90's technic was the Barcode Truck IMO. Awesome build, lots of pieces and a great mix of old and new styles and it still holds up design-wise today despite not using any of the "newer" technic beams and using studded ones instead. Looks the bomb. Modern technic is too smooth and boring for me tbh, and they have so few parts now it's barely worth it.

[@HansensUniverseT-A]

was born that year, i miss the 90's Lego :,(

[@FrederichLarsen]

The reason for the two harbors is that the older version (the smaller one) was not sold out. They are not from the same year. The same is with the old red pirate ship and the newer red soldiers ship. Not from the same year either. It's a sort of transaction catalog from older sets the newer sets.

[@RainandGiraffes]

As a girl I never got as much lego as my brother. I had the paradisa stable. I think thats it. But I played with my brothers lego and I recognize a few sets from this catalogue. He had the Pier Police. And we played with it a lot. We used to build around the streets he had and the police house was one of the few building sets he had. So it was usually the main focus =)

[@TechMetalRules]

So many hours on the toilet leafing through this when I was a kid.

[@mango-dt2pv]

Nice video Jang once again! :D

[@wickn93i]

Oh yeah. Really great to see some of my old sets. 6399 monorail, the two trains still have them. I had the old shipping yard, and the gas station also... Man... Why did I sell them?

[@jaxer6893]

YOU SOLD AIRPORT SHUTTLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@jaxer6893]

IT'S LIKE 800$ NOWADAYS!!!

[@wickn93i]

+supermariojaska5 nope, i got an airport shuttle in Hungary under 150$. But in 1999 or 2000 I Sold the gas station and thr red cargo ship port... I miss those sets... It was a poor decusion...

[@irishgaming1]

i had that catalog! and i loved it!

[@Jellysmake]

The space shuttle set is from 2 years before this catalog. That’s probably why its not in the picture.

[@thombli4]

lego was so much better back in the days. now its only boring licensed products

[@Jasonwolf1495]

I always loved those weird baseplates just something to add terrain without a ton of bricks. not everyone has the pieces you do after al.

[@cjn7647]

There's the big red helo that I still have on a shelf at my folks place. Its mostly intact.

[@classicgameunboxing]

Set 6594 was my first ever Lego set!

[@JonatanGronoset]

I have the diesel cargo train as well as some other sets in that catalouge. Many pieces are missing or were broken since those days, though.

[@Lordodragonss]

BEST YEAR!

[@Smolderz]

Great catalog! I got the monorail, it still runs. :)

[@jruonti]

I have that technic helicopter. It comes with instructions to convert to power function with the separate generic add on set. Just wanted to let you know.

[@AoiKaze2000]

Fun fact: If you do decide to review the Technic sets of 1992, the Speedway Bandit, Mountain Rambler, and the Red Universal set can be combined into a larger "Technic Racer" that actually looks pretty good, if you don't mind the technic asthetic (or if you happen to have a few technic minifigs =D I don't know if you can track down an instruction scan, but it's worth the effort if you own all three sets and like their aesthetic.

[@clearymc]

loved your thoughts! more like this.

[@russcassevah4315]

I had all of the Castle sets that year. EVERY SET! Now have dont have any : (

[@quentinmacleod9748]

Hey Jang, I saw a KZbin video of cancelled Lego sets and since you mentioned that you liked the Monorail system (so do I), there WAS a theme that was called Sea Tron but quite a bit of the pieces from that cancelled theme were used in Aquanauts theme. Personally with all the aliens from Star Wars sets that have been released, why not give Sea Tron the green light to be produced and marketed especially for us who appreciate nostalgic sets.

[@wilbimcs]

so many memories...

[@SauceFring]

Look! A space ship! Let's all drop what we're doing and go on the streets to scream at it!

[@Qarion]

wow castles was really as good as I remember it, would love for my son to be able to play with that theme still, too bad it's nexoknights now

[@NeoHelix777]

More 90s LEGO!! :)

[@Tech_Marauder]

11:22 XD ehhhhhhh!!! I see what you accidentally did there... Wheel... Spoke..... ....I'll.... see myself to the corner now...

[@JPOG7TV]

In the old Lego adverts, the Lego maniac was first called zack then jack for some reason.

[@somewasbeer2887]

that airport shuttle set, always wanted it and still want it but its rare and very expensive :(

[@bioniclemac300]

i try remember that name of that larger sphere like space station that opens i remember my cousin having that

[@Karol-kn5id]

great catalog.

[@daniellealexandria7946]

That train looks like Amtrak bc of the colors.. I wish they would re release this!!!

[@grotezakhooi]

cool got this one also :) still in good shape as well :)

[@secretmulletman7984]

the good old days

[@MrDemonicDan]

Susan Williams gets a mention right at page 1 :)

[@haxpet]

I have the 5590, that is a nice set.

[@cookietongs]

I think keeping those old Lego sets from like 1999 is good because you can sell them for more than $50

[@aweggart]

I got one of the m tron sets from brick fair last year

[@AcanLord]

They need to bring back the lego maniac marketing.

[@TheBoy13nl]

Your voice is very relaxed. ;) I like it haha