The disastrous history behind LEGO Endurance

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The LEGO Group has revealed its Black Friday release for 2024, a brick-built version of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s the Endurance.
LEGO Icons 10335 The Endurance is made up of 3,011 pieces and will sell for £229.99 in the UK, €269.99 in Europe, and $269.99 in the US when it goes on sale from November 29. It features a number of authentic features to the original ship, including three masts with ten sails between them, a red flag flying at the top, and various rigging connecting the all. The deck contains multiple levels, connected by brick-built stairs and with removable sections to allow access to the interior cabins and steam engine.
As well as the main ship, there are also four detachable lifeboats, a chained anchor, and a ship’s wheel that connects to a working rudder. With enough detail to satisfy those with a passion for nautical history, it also includes a buildable stand for display possibilities.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Not only did Shackleton keep his crew's morale up in person, but those left behind on Elephant Island never lost faith that he would come back for them. Several left instructions that when they died, they were to be buried next to him on South Georgia Island.

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

The real tragedy is what happened to the crew after they got back.

[@100Creed]

@@way2sh0rt07grad What did happen`?

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

@100Creed WWI

[@100Creed]

@@way2sh0rt07grad I knew it

[@claytonbouldin9381]

Shackleton also killed Mrs. Chippy the cat too. The reason he left for the expedition when he did is because his wife caught Shackleton having an affair with Elspeth Beardmore. He was quite the ladies man back then...

[@CheeseyStudios]

Absolutely loved this video! The historical aspect makes this set even better.

[@Alexgudmusic]

@@CheeseyStudios CHEESE 🧀

[@Javier-o9e]

@@Alexgudmusicooookay.... (⚆_⚆)

[@JavierJaimes-uy5ln]

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[@Swarm509]

I hope between this and the Titanic we continue to get these interesting ships and vehicle kits. I don't have time to build "traditional" plastic kits, or wood ones, but a Lego kit scratches that same itch and make amazing display pieces.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

I am with you on this. I definitely want more real ship sets. Turbinia would be a cool one.

[@matthewg4556]

I completely agree and it still breaks my heart that Lego doesn't have the rights to the entire Star Trek IP. There are so many wonderful spaceships that Lego would do such a wonderful job with. I know it will never happen because Star wars is their baby. Pat, the Elegance of Star Trek ships cannot be denied!

[@gumbycat5226]

I never bought the Titanic, because it feels too ghoulish having such a monument to tragedy in my home. But I am definitely getting the Endurance. It is an amazing symbol of discipline, hope, teamwork and courage. It's going right alongside my Pirates of Buccaneers'' Bay ship (in ship, not shipwreck form), Pirates of the Caribbean Ghost Ship, Ninjago Movie Junk (a great fav!) and Imperial Flagship on top of my Swarovski display cabinets.

[@lilshaolinboy]

This! The submarine incident is also traumatizing. I love the design and look of the Titanic, but I don't want a LEGO display that invokes tragedy.

[@giga-ratsey1420]

I see the titanic set as more of a monument to the amazing feat of engineering the Titanic was, hence the scale and detail of it, with the boxes being printed with blueprints of it and everything.

[@Elliottblancher]

Plus the Titanic set is quite big

[@the_will_2]

"Gateway drug lego sets" FACTS, the lego Concorde brought me back into lego after 10 years, now I cant seem to find enough space to display everything lol

[@Badgers_9]

That easily happens. Then you realise you have spent £4k on Lego in two years 😂

[@parker_smith72]

Lego Morbius for me

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The name of the ship was perfect for the mentality of the crew

[@NathanielUOW]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm because this video deserves it. Great sense of humour, history and informative on the product! You've earnt a subscriber and sold me on the Endurance. Tally-ho!

[@thegreenbrick]

I appreciate the “history lesson”! Knowing the history makes me want to get this and display it proudly vs the tragic Titanic. I knew nothing about it before watching your video. So… very helpful! Thanks!

[@Brixjust4me]

Can you PLEASE… for the love of all mighty Bricks…. do more of these history lessons? This was incredibly captivating to listen to and also super informative and fun at the same time! I have never heard the story before but because I now know about it I not only need the ship but also the GWP that goes perfectly with it. Dammit! We need a HistoryFanatics-Channel 😁

[@clonewars]

Agreed

[@piotr78]

I mean sure as long as there's an overlap with a Lego set! There's a lot of quality history stuff to find on KZbin.

[@aheadachewithpictures]

This is the first expensive lego set I will ever buy, the second the rumour came out I knew I'd buy it, the endurance and the story was my favourite thing growing up, I am so absurdly excited for this

[@GodmanchesterGoblin]

I love this model, and that was a very enthusiastic and detailed review. Thanks. For those with an interest in Shackleton, I can recommend the map of South Georgia published by the British Antarctic Survey, which includes a large-scale section detailing his crossing of the island to seek help to rescue his crew who were waiting back on Elephant Island.

[@darthlumpy0911]

I loved the way you told the story of the Endurance. Very thorough and funny. You should start a second channel about historical blunders.

[@alexeecs]

THANK YOU for finally explaining the story, no one else has bothered to do that. In such an entertaining fashion too

[@tynovel]

I hope we get a HMS Beagle ship to go along with this. They need to make a British ship that didn't hit an iceberg. Wait, I actually don't know if the Beagle has hit an iceberg or not.

[@samturpie1756]

Oooh the Beagle is a great shout! Most suggestions I’ve seen have been warships, which are an almost definite NO from LEGO so the beagle is actually a pretty realistic suggestion

[@brickademy]

Please do not forget the Concorde. Which famously crashed. The icon line is filled with bodies😅

[@brick_fanatics]

I decided against mentioning this in the video, but you're absolutely right

[@brickademy]

@brick_fanatics understandebly so. I thought, after years of huge sets, the leaning tower of pizza in the Jazz Club Modular was a notch to this years icon. This set seems cool tho. But it wont make the final cut for me

[@diegoarias7774]

Don't forget the space shuttle program. Two lost orbiters

[@brickademy]

@@diegoarias7774 lego: building death amd destruction, 1 brick at a time.

[@lolpowarthunder]

@@brick_fanaticswell it actually wasn’t the Concordes fault, a Continental DC-10 left a piece of metal in the runway which popped a tire in the Concorde and blew up the engine causing it to crash. The only other “Crashes” were from a different Russian copy called the TU-204 (I think) which devastated its reputation. Always the Russians man…

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

No joke, I would definitely buy a LEGO hindenburg

[@t65bx25]

Swastikas or nah?

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

@ what does swastikas have to do with that?

[@t65bx25]

@@iambadatnamingthings3547 They were all over the Hindenburg. Lego would most likely figure out a way to have something else in their place.

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

@ I thought the hindenburg was the blimp that went up in flames… I didn’t know it was n*zi junk

[@sirboomsalot4902]

If they don’t want to deal with the Nazi stuff, then the R-101 would be cool

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

This is a set I will be buying. I love ships especially the ones from the early 1900s. The fact that they are making ship sets based on real ships just makes it even better. The one thing I’ve dreamed LEGO would do forever and now it’s happening.

[@BenParsons-u3d]

I went on a school trip to Dulwich College where the James Caird is located. It was a really amazing experience and I loved learning all about the endurance and Shackleton. Because of this, I brought the boat straight away over other sets from Christmas

[@wcamericanmade9828]

Now let's get the Edmund Fitzgerald

[@stacyr.8585]

My immediate thought. Yes. Someone must make this happen.

[@Hallow_the_fur]

Lots of American and Canadian Lego fans (probably) agree

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

More history lessons please! You're good at it! I remember learning this story as a kid, but the refresher is great.

[@FrancoisHBear]

Excited to hear this. Endurance is a great story of courage in adversity. Her crew lived up to her name. Apollo 13 was an interesting reference. Also RIP Mrs Chippy - the ship’s cat - who also did not survive.

[@Moonraker_6]

This is going to be a day one, 12 am, purchase for me. Absolute gem of a set.

[@StrykeSZN]

its beautiful and I am driving 67 miles to go to my closest lego store to get it

[@zxql_]

My partner is a hardcore fan of Arctic and Antartic journeys, having read tens of books. This is a first minute buy for me. Haven't been so excited for Christmas in a while, she has no idea what's in stock 😄

[@cksbricks7791]

Same !! Website will crash haha

[@IMan_93_]

Same. Ever since the first leaks I’ve been waiting for this. I can’t wait

[@Casedilla73]

Yeah I’m really glad they’re making stuff like this, we need more ships and planes. I would love an SR-71 Blackbird but that’s military so probably not but fingers crossed

[@Not-THAT-ChrisPratt]

Thanks for the review. I appreciate all the authentic pics and film of the Endurance. (Part of the incredible survival story as well as all the men surviving is that the GLASS negatives and film survived.)

[@ClickWithBricks]

The Endurance is as an absolute Beauty and a great Hommage to Ernest Shackleton, an incredible Leader! 🎉

[@gordongraham7]

I love this video! I bought the set the minute it went on sale because I didn't want to miss the gift with purchase (Shackleton's life boat). Just the other day, I watched the National Geographic documentary about the Endurance and the search for its remains. This set had special appeal to me because I travelled to Antarctica last year. There was a lot of information about Shackleton and we stopped by Elephant Island.

[@RabidNemo]

8:15 I was one of the lucky ones that was able to get the GWP for this set. I must admit that as much as I love the endurance Frank Hurley the photographer on the expedition is sort of a hero of mine as a photographer myself. I absolutely adored that the GWP included him as well as his camera. I feel like his work really helps to preserve the memory of that expedition with those glass plate photos and film

[@NathanCrouse611]

I was a Lego fan as a kid and recently built a couple sets after my mentor showed me some of the modern sets he's been building with his grandkids. I hadn't followed Lego in awhile so I wasn't aware of the scale of kits they have now. I was impressed and bought a cheaper city train set to dip my toes in so to speak to see if I would like building again. I'm working on the A-Frame cabin now. I just dropped $1200 on 5 more sets and I have the Concorde, Endurance, and Titanic on my wishlist to order soon. The Titanic set is what really got me pumped on Lego again, but I found a bunch of other cool sets along the way including the Endurance.

[@christophlohnherr]

Thank you for this fantastic video. I enjoyed very much being given the historical context in this way. Your channel is dear and special for this kind of content and I just want you to know how much appreciated it is. Greetings from Germany!

[@BrysonRitchie]

Canadian lego fans on the edge of their seat waiting for an SS Edmund Fitzgerald set

[@cell172]

It's interesting that you mentioned the Concorde because that's exactly what I have. My LEGO sets include the Porsche 911, the Concorde, and, now, the Endurance. My bookshelves are full of history and engineering books, so I think these three sets compliment them so well. I watched this whilst assembling the Endurance.

[@rvallenduuk]

“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” Raymond Priestley, Antarctic explorer

[@Gigau]

Thank you very much for this new video. And thanks for the additional details on Shackleton’s adventures. For sure, i had decided to get it on day 1, especially with that GWP !

[@brantk81]

Love Lego in ship form. Keep it coming!

[@subraxas]

The theme should then be named "British Shipwrecks of 1910s Screwed Over by Ice". 😀

[@Marg_Sabl]

Interesting connection to the Apallo program. Not only has there been a crater on the moon named after Shackleton but it’s been theorized that it may contain water ice deposits

[@drbaggy]

Looks great and history lesson is good... I knew that much I built a LEGO endurance with my son when he was in Year R or 1... We aren't far from the Scott Polar Museum - so they had a school trip to see the exhibition up there... definitely one to add to my ship collection (but no Pirates just a junk and the Constellation) As for your comments about Kallax - take out the uprights on the top row - take out either the middle upright or the other two uprights in the middle row - perfect for displaying then. Just can't do tall sets - but those sit on top [I don't display on the bottom two rows - have a pup in the house so use that for storage of loose bricks and instructions!] There is one set which was built for Kallax though - Gringotts - the bottom part fits precisely in a Kallax cube!

[@J03L-]

That story was amazing. Really inspiring. I wish people got along like that nowadays. I’m from the UK and Nineteen so I didn’t learn about this at school/secondary school. I’d probably hate this story if it was part of my curriculum lol.

[@Newfh]

Thank you so much Loved the history tie in!

[@Artofkarthik]

Great history lesson, thank you for sharing the fascinating story of the Endurance!

[@bloqueabloquepodcast]

I can’t understand why Frank Hurley (the photographer) is included with the GWP instead of Frank Worsley (the captain that saved everybody’s lives)

[@avb96]

Or McNish, the carpenter, who was amazing.

[@austygo3563]

Maybe they mixed up the franks? 😅

[@sirboomsalot4902]

To be fair, the footage we have of this (as this video shows) is incredible in its own right.

[@fridgemagnet4516]

@@avb96 McNish was a great carpenter but never forgave Shackleton for shooting his cat. He was an instigator of discontent amongst the crew, which likely led to Shackleton choosing him to join the James Caird voyage to South Georgia rather than leave him on Elephant Island with most of the crew.

[@fridgemagnet4516]

In Hurley's defense, he dove into the sinking ship to salvage film and glass negatives which could have killed him. He also negotiated with Shackleton to be paid fairly for his work before entering the boat whereas others would have caved in. He took the best picture of the Endurance at night in 1915 in the middle of winter along with other fantastic shots. Remembering that Hurley was largely a self-taught photographer and came from humble beginnings being a proud Australian. He later became an official war photographer for the Australian Army during WW1 amongst other exploits.

[@jonathanshine1983]

Alot of chat about mini-figures and who should of been included... no mention of Tom Crean... everybody give him a google... what a man he was

[@kevineisele2809]

I hope that they eventually do the HMS Beagle too.

[@alliosleague]

Really hope this trend of big sets inspired by real boats leads us to a 5003 Icebreaker Shirase Lego set. Not only because it's a beautiful orange boat with a great history behind it and it's predecessors, but also because I'm obsessed with the 2018 anime that heavily featured it.

[@mjgrant298]

If this is popular enough I really hope Lego will release a model of the Fram and Discovery too

[@kentslocum]

I loved the history lesson! 😊

[@VervoordPianoCovers]

Wesome video! Love the historic context of this set!

[@pseudoty]

When I saw this set was coming out I read the Endurance book what a story, Day 1 buy and build for me.

[@jamesgroccia644]

Let’s keep the clipper theme and have Lego release a set for the Cutty Sark

[@ThePlasticStud1]

6:18 ok this was good. 😂

[@user-ie2ty8mn8m]

Great review, thank you. I was considering getting this set, but after watching this, I'm planning on getting it day one. Well done, sir!

[@nachomarimba]

Thanks a lot for the history introduction. Loved this video!

[@davidmolin8944]

I think it’s pretty cool now it’s somewhat in minifigure scale, adds some play value or display with full on crew for those who want that, I hope it’s priced well cause its either getting this or the western riverboats whenever that comes out

[@KingTiger2000]

I need that Skull Eye Schooner remastered like the Black Seas Barracuda

[@javierhillier4252]

Lego was like we need two British ships made in the 1910s and both sank in cold water due to floating ice, i love it, at least this one has a somewhat happier ending, poor dogs

[@FitFitFit22]

Excellent vid. Cool ship. I really like the GWP.⚓️

[@sunburn7855]

I've been working on a wooden version of that ship for some time. I wouldn't mind this one as well.

[@legothoron1]

i used to work at a model ship museum that had many ships that are in a similar scale as this Endurance, and i think she would fit right in with them, though this would be a day one purchase to get the GWP with it, i already made my decision months ago that i would go for Notre Dame

[@Swarm509]

Notre Dame and Endurance are some of the best display kits this year. Good year for Lego, bad for my wallet!

[@ClickWithBricks]

And I absolutely love your channel - it’s fun, great content and with lots of valuable insights! 🎉😊 Keep on Rocking

[@ABrickDreamer]

Thank for the explanation about the history of this ship, I honestly never heard about it and it was never thought us in school Anyway it looks beautiful and for sure there are many people that will want to add a sail ship to their collection

[@landsurfer66]

Elephant Island did not have any supplies; however, it had seals and penguins.

[@PROJECTx86]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@lolpowarthunder]

Here’s every other set I think has connections to a real life incident/disaster: Concorde (crashed once due to DC-10) 7893 (resembles 707 which crashed multiple times) 7894 (resembles MD80 which also crashed multiple times) Saturn V (Apollo 13 disaster + maybe Apollo 1)

[@nathanielwickline4880]

6:26 “we are working very hard to get rid of all the ice in the Antarctic” yeah so funny thing abt that we have only recently (2022) been able to even get to the wreck because ice levels are lower than they have been since we started continuously monitoring them in the 70s

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

I’m 50 in January and thought this might be a rumour. Will buy asap with the James Caird and build it with my son - post 50 yrs old (Also I’d love an Apollo Soyuz Test Project for Summer 75 for the 50th anniversary- to the scale of the LEM that Lego made)

[@drednaut6969]

I did a model i put up on lego ideas that was of The Terror/The Erubus that was featured in the show "The Terror". They all died, and the show was a major influence so lego initially blocked my model. I had to appeal to them because they just didnt understand the history behind them before any fictional account. Actual hero explorers that circumnavigated the south pole prior to the Franklin expedition that got them killed. Unfortunately the model wasnt accepted due to some heavy handed judgement over another model i made.

[@BOBs_bricks]

This is a really beautiful set and glad they went for something with sails. Doesn't fit in with the pirates boats I have but still looks good

[@bjornroeven6809]

If the 1910’s sunken British ships become a new collection I can’t wait for the Brittanic.

[@pascalstrijker3985]

Now I just want to see LEGO make the Batavia ship for me its just such a nice ship its not a frigate but still I have been to the replica twice walking its decks and its story it would fit with the shipwreck theme.

[@GrafRamolo]

Beautiful review

[@Hallow_the_fur]

Honestly for another shipwreck set (honestly would love if this just became an official thing) Lego should either do the Lusitania or SS Atlantic (A very relatively unknown shipwreck so unlikely... Basically she was the first major shipwreck of the white star line until Titanic, she sank when she hit a rock in Nova Scotia, Canada And sank stern first within minutes, then She was pushed onto the cliffs before being dragged down in a few hour's*

[@panicon9624]

They should the terror next. With severed feet and all

[@M0torsagmannen]

not quite as happy ending as the Endurance....

[@JoelWende]

So excited about this set!

[@Brickingtheblock]

I think it's beautiful. However am more excited for the GWP Life Boat.

[@ILoveCanada0]

I am buying this absolutely. I have the LEGO Titanic (…still hands down best LEGO Christmas gift ever!!!)

[@cmartin_ok]

What chance that Lego will do a model of RRS DIscovery too? They have the real thing at Dundee for comparison. Explorers in those days really were adventurers, no proper maps, no GPS, no planes to come to rescue them, they just set sail and hoped....

[@erikdevereux4997]

The LEG0 42174 Emirates New Zealand AC75 Racing Yacht is another fantastic display piece and is very affordable.

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

I purchased a lego banjo so I could add it to my Endurance, whenever it arrives. I'd really love them to do Moby Dick.....

[@bobbymckechnie7572]

I hope they use titanic to build her sisters, Olympic is a relatively easy modification with more boats and open promenade, but Britannic will need her a whole new set with new building techniques

[@Vsquaredx]

What a pleasant story time, inspiring.

[@lostsith]

I was determined to not buy LEGO in November but here we go.

[@CrazyChemistPL]

I hoped the Endurance will turn out a bit more... realistic. As is, not bad at all... but not quite as fantastic as I hoped for. And now I'm on the fence about getting it. I really hope that after the recent AC75 America's Cup Technic set, Lego perhaps explores the sailing yachts more. Something like the original America that became the namesake of the regatta or perhaps J-class Endeavour.

[@Imperialofficer07]

Now we just need the Britannic and the Olympic, Titanic’s sister ships. We got four sweet looking sets based on four cool British ships.

[@mundaneMindanao]

This is a brilliant KZbin video!!

[@geologyjoerocks]

Great video!

[@pharaohalhotep9559]

Now all we need is the Edmund Fitzgerald to round out this collection of famous ship disasters.

[@BrickHQ]

Awesome set, I just wish the GWP will be more available

[@brickboy66]

I’m one of those guys who luv’s these sets, awesome vid and thoughts on this up and coming set, definitely going to be on my want list, keep the cool content coming mate A+

[@hunted4blood]

ok now they need to give us The Erebus and The Terror.

[@tripwire3992]

Lego should do a "historical ships" range theyve done the titanic now they could do mauretania, britannic, olympic, lusitania, queen mary, QM2, Atlantic, Fatherland

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Titanic’s older sister Olympic would have been running around at the time endurance was launched and lost

[@danhodson7187]

I think we'd best have the Mary Rose next then!

[@chrisrekstad3882]

Honestly, I think Lego should make more things like this in remembrance of forgotten history/disasters. I know it may be controversial but I always thought Lego should make a set based on the Twin Towers just because of how historical and iconic the buildings are. Like the Titanic, even though it’s a devastating event it is important to history. Let me know what you think about this

[@64endo57]

If we need another shipwrecked ship to be made into Lego form, maybe we can get the Edmund Fitzgerald, we just need to make sure it wouldn’t get released when the gales of November come early

[@JayEllis76]

It might be insensitive, but some actual Shipwreck sets would be nice

[@octav1600]

hmm! Are those sails the same color as the ones from the Eldorado fortress? Because if yes, you could make something fancy for that with one of these.

[@parker_smith72]

I'm like: HOW did they EAT! "We're not gonna talk abt The dogs" oh.

[@thepolarbearfreak7667]

Hope they do terror or erabus next

[@tj2375]

It wasn't a video camera, it was a film camera.

[@FictionRaider007]

Personally I'm looking forward to the LEGO HMS Victory or LEGO The Mary Rose sets which should drop in a few years if this trend keeps up.

[@Calwah]

Great video