A look through a LEGO catalog from 1980

[@vahvahdisco]

This catalogue brought so many memories back for me ! I was 11 in August 1980 I had about 14/15 of the sets shown - mostly town, space and the Creator type sets ! Have sold most of these now - I now collect town service vehicles, police sets (dad was a policeman), Creator sets - got some pretty rare ones, the Christmas themed ones and the odd one or two items that catch my eye !!! I'm 47 and still a kid at heart !

[@johnquach6696]

Terry Hogan *big pieces easy to build* Me: "you are just a duplo set!"

[@richardvanas1]

15:25 That top left set - Beta-1 command base was the first Lego Set I ever got! My parents picked it up 2nd hand from a yard sale and amazingly it still had the original box, instructions and every piece. I was so in love with Lego after that and I remember thinking what a vast expanse the set seemed to cover for my childlike brain. To be this set really captured the feeling of being on the moon, with the huge wide open space that my imagination created around the set. Simpler times!

[@branchleader73]

Telling you how to refer to the bricks!! That's the funniest thing I've ever seen, not noticed that before :D

[@ConradvanderMeer]

Love the LEGOS remark at the end of the catalog

[@timvanrijs1245]

me too. btw are you dutch

[@ConradvanderMeer]

Jep, as Dutch as it can be

[@whitesquirrelbooks1734]

Aaaaah! Set 733! Your enthusiasm for the set below that matches mine for 733. I had that set and loved it - the helicopter had a working winch which I thought was so cool, and the yellow "Pac Man" claw for picking up dirt or 1x1 cylinders was my favorite. I still have that exact piece and the springs inside still works and it is in amazing condition. I never played with my Lego sets outside, so no real dirt was ever used. :) I have many, many of these catalogs from those days too - while most of my toys, I donated to others, the Lego sets, I never parted with, and only got rid of the boxes in 2004 [ugh, i know; but i kept all the instructions and catalogs!], when I moved from CA to NC. This catalog brings back so many good memories; I was 8 when it came out and was building many, many spaceships, command posts, rovers, etc - had a few town things, but mainly space and knights sets for me as a kid.

[@DougLas-og4vq]

Interesting that they produced a different catalogue in the US. Some of the titles are different. I remember this issue. In the UK 'family room' was 'living room', 'Gas Station' was 'Petrol Station' and we had Shell rather than Exxon.

[@Oldskool4Life]

Doug Las shell was also common in the Netherlands. Shell has paid a lot for it i guess.. lol

[@c4c4cr0773]

I love those time warp. After watching this video, I went to look at my collection of old catalogs, mostly from the early 90's. But seeing new stuff is always giving me that childish thrill back. I really like the 6375 gas station and 952 tractor.

[@marcharljankowitz167]

Greetings from South Africa! This brought back so many memories for me. I remember getting my first Lego set in 1980 - it was a Basic set (similar to the universal building sets in your catalogue - perhaps just so named in South Africa at the time) but didn't contain a minifig. The following year my brother got a police set for his birthday that contained a minifig - I was so jealous! I also remember having the fuel pumper truck, although mine was a Shell version. Back in the day we could still buy Lego with our pocket money - unfortunately it isn't the case today. At the moment I am an adult fan busy developing my own Lego city, but it's a slow and expensive process. Thank you for the wonderful blast from the Lego past!

[@NordicRC]

My son is playin' with my old 'playbox'-Duplo-house in the beginning of the catalogue. One of the only things that has survived since my childhood. It's actually broken in half and only one side of the house remains. But he is building on top of it with his new Duplo bricks and loves it :-)

[@Grimar87]

I could just sit here and listen to you for hours... you'r such a nice guy :)

[@danykrmek]

I like those old LEGO catalogues!

[@TheMainCore]

I love these videos, so much nostalgia! I remember seeing alot of these sets ads in the Donald Duck comic books in Sweden. keep em coming Jang!

[@AnJah]

Thanks for posting this, what great memories. I actually had the Duplo police station and I believe it was my first LEGO set which started a life long love of LEGO. There's still a universal building set box in my parents' basement though the pieces are long added to the big bucket of LEGO.

[@tylerpeterson4684]

Wow, after I watched this video, I had to go to my grandmas house. When I was there, I pulled out my moms old legos. I found that exact same catalog.

[@JANGBRiCKS]

From the video description: *Q: FIRST!? 2nd comment? 100th viewer? SO EARLY?* A: Nobody will ever know, because pointless number-spam is auto-deleted! Spam for the loss! Real, thoughtful comments for the win!

[@kriss.7757]

JANGBRiCKS cool legos

[@AArmstrongDotOrg]

Sound is a bit too much right-speaker - with my headphones it's like you're on my right shoulder! :) will listen when I've got speakers instead since I love your videos :) (just don't want my right ear overwhelmed by Lego!)

[@JANGBRiCKS]

+AArmstrongDotOrg Yikes sorry about that, balance somehow got messed up.

[@flipingartfilmschannelmore9659]

JANGBRiCKS I'm going to billd a lego brick jet soon

[@AArmstrongDotOrg]

No problem sounds fine on my mono-speaker phone at least :D

[@amazingbrickmovies923]

Thanks for sharing. It really is fun to look at the old stuff. I know I'd never see these if you didn't share them.

[@Mick0Mania]

Looking at LEGO catalogs and daydreaming... Good times. Never would I have ever imagined that there would be a time where I couldn't find the time to open boxes of sets I already have!

[@TonySalazar933]

That Main Street set was my first ever Lego set. I ended up using those street base plates for everything I made for almost 10 years.

[@vinesauceobscurities]

It's hilarious how the family house sets with the Maxi/Homemaker figs used the Minifigs as babies. Such odd, charming sets, these ones.

[@ashleyrayner9068]

Great video... thanks for uploading... a few sets that weren't released here in the UK but on the whole a trip down memory lane... :-)

[@SilverKnightCreations]

Interesting. Thanks for taking us back.

[@pauldickhoff3594]

Interesting piece of history. The 8888 ideabook cover is featuring the then upcoming 8860 as a building suggestion. Plans change, the car chassis is made into an official set and he cover changed to a tracked bucket crane.

The LEGO brick set.Massive (to a kid) box with many compartments and a sliding top.

[@Jimfoxyboy]

Geez, brings back old memories, some of those sets. So many I wish I had from the City and Space lines. I kind of have mixed feelings on the redesign of the Lego city road plates. I miss the older ones, because they gave you more room on the sides for building up on. Might be a bit of a squeeze for the newer, 6 stud wide vehicles?

[@philbilly2277]

I somewhat recently found one of those motors lying around in my Lego box. It must have belonged to my dad when he was younger.

[@cyberfrank-bx2nv]

I had 744, my nicest kit. also the space vehicle that you mentioned, I longed at the catalog a lot too lol.

[@nameless7838]

These are awesome, but then they make me feel old as hell because i was born before this came out. lol

[@audiotron1003]

set 487 was known as 924 in the UK. I had that set and I featured the printed brick numbered with the LL924 etc in my video about my early fun fair trucks.

[@brickfirst2604]

I remember all of these sets. I would have been 7 in 1980.

[@levejhak]

yeah, sweet memories these 80s stuff... pitty that behind Iron curtain we had to wait untill 90s for them %)

[@WWMocMaker]

Really like this channel remember the red cargo helicopter

[@theexecuter8441]

well you got their is a little piece of history again nostalgia is keeping on the fun memories of lego and chilhood back in does day

[@tylermellors4506]

Jang do you have any tips for making a custom Lego city? Also I'm going to make a jangbricks statue in the centre of the city on a fountain because you are one of the greatest youtubers I've ever seen and you got me into building Legos, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you've done to entertain not only me but other builders as well so all that's left to say now is thank you!

[@johnrodriguez7786]

oh man, those old school clear 4x4 blocks

[@brickwork3881]

the old catalogues Ahhh!

[@ash_ninja5539]

Hey jang I've been wondering will u ever review any thing other than Lego like tech

[@jacobcohen4583]

Jang you should order some of part 25214 and use them in a moc! They are really cool and I think you could make some cool stuff with them!

[@audiotron1003]

I remember the universal sets being 10,20, 30, 40 and 50 I have a 50 basic set from before 1980. It's on my channel! The set 114 is or was set,50

[@robertcezarfirme5879]

lego is part of my childhood.

[@PhatenMosa]

Nice video! What do you think of the blue baseplates in the last page?

[@Nebuchadnezzar.]

Who it's amazing how much Lego has evolved

[@timothytull]

You should watch lego paradise he made a working lego ATM ,pinball machine,claw machine ,vending machine,etc

[@FoakHome]

Timothy Archambault yes!!!

[@elementcollector995]

Hey Jang could you tell us what yo think about knock of Lego sets such as Lego lepin?

[@whiteknight1213]

hello Jangbricks I would like yo see on your lego city all your carriages getting pulled by one of your custom trains.

[@jamiep0495]

Can you review the black pearl set?

[@nicholaslapointe1776]

I have 4 or 5 of those 746 full brick height green baseplates

[@walujtgaming6319]

could you do a review on the lego star wars 1999 sets

[@ijlegofilms1633]

Jang whats your favourite 80's lego theme?

[@luukarpelslezer1193]

very cool!!

[@walujtgaming6319]

do you know what the new lego batman 2017 sets are

[@brickcounty]

about the base-bricks in 7:42 /7:55 they are 10x20 nops. still have a few ;-)

[@speedysquibbles]

hey jang im having a problem especially the stickers on lego sets. after a while they kind of dry i guess... and they do come off really easy do you have any idea?

[@steelsamurai3717]

Hey Jang the new lego ninjago 2017 set images came out pleas review them

[@brickbybrick6003]

Hi can you re do your studio setup picture because the link does not work

[@gabethemodder778]

I have a castle that I want to make a video about that is in a room with bad lighting. How could I get better lighting with out breaking the bank?

[@uzairali9265]

put on a lamp or flash

[@gabethemodder778]

Uzair Ali when I try that it makes weird shadows

[@clappedfd5]

How do you arrange your legos

[@musix7244]

hey jang u should get a job at lego you would be awesome at being an official lego designer!

[@Qunia]

i wanna know how much lego i need to make a Yamato i think it would be cool the have a lego Yamato in a lego city scale Yamato is a ww2 battle ship (i think it was made in 1940 or something close to that)

[@marcch72]

Everytime i see Fabuland i wonder why Lego and Nintendo don't work together to create Legosets based on Nintendo's Animal Crossing games

[@shadowweaver3693]

Fabuland was the BEST

[@paologarcia5788]

Nice

[@benicioborras5391]

good vid

[@jamiep0495]

#Hashtag good name

[@xboys_archive]

Is that tree rare or something just wondering

[@CharloTangi]

If you knew all these catalogues, how old are you? If you don't mind me asking.

[@user-ng6jr4zc1y]

H. Luckman he looks like he's in his 30s

[@joki6395]

he is like 60 years old

[@mikakorhonen5715]

Not over 100

[@avenarztgreen]

is this the guy from urc

[@walujtgaming6319]

have you always been a Lego fan

[@321bytor]

Still got 269 - box and all

[@jasonmathews9538]

Maybe make a soccer field

[@zocki5]

+JANGBRiCKS How do you do your item spins so smoothly????? Sorry, Im just asking to get your attention :D The link to your FAQ post about that particular topic is not working, just for your information ;)

[@zocki5]

And yes, I have already read that post along with all the others back when it was still available. :P

[@ThingsOver]

Also Is this from a lego Set?!?!???????!!

[@cg9121]

sorry i have been watching your vids for about a year and subscribed to your channel and really enjoy your reviews but it seems latley you went from reviewing new sets to older ones to catalogs so im sorry that it seems bad but maybe you could work on a moc instead of a old magazine thats just a sugestion

[@JANGBRiCKS]

Can't review new sets when no new sets exist. I'll start reviewing more new sets once more new sets are released, like always!

[@cg9121]

thanks for clearing that up and sorry jang and good luck

[@toxicgunsgaminggaminggunsa4985]

Can you actually Play with the legos When you do a review?

[@clutchplayz5795]

hey

[@damonknight2494]

SPACESHIP!!!

[@treavy1]

The fab ulnar looks like the furry fandom anthromorphic animals

[@meowmixiscool5114]

we are Americans! we can call LEGOS what we want to call them!

[@godofzombi]

American flag in a lego set. That's interesting...

[@entity1566]

Roses are red violets are blue i liked this video and so did you

[@cg9121]

someones running out of ideas

[@JANGBRiCKS]

Been doing catalog videos for 2 1/2 years, so no.

[@zaduke6319]

Chris Schneider he is probably 25-36

[@revv3928]

Hey

[@dutchlancer2562]

Will Prudutions hi!