LEGO Star Wars 75098 UCS Assault On Hoth Review! (2016)

[@MandRproductions]

4 years later... is UCS Hoth as bad as we all made it out to be?

[@StopMotionMan-cm3fl]

MandRproductions I think it had lots and lots of potential

[@iiKolin]

Oof

[@StopMotionMan-cm3fl]

I think they should have made the hangar more inclosed

[@adamwarlock-cu6qf]

The only problem is that it says UCS. It’s an absolutely amazing play set. Great details, fun action, great figures

[@legolegion9007]

It’s a good set, but a terrible ucs set

[@everettadkins3530]

Petition to rename this set "Defense of Hoth"

[@kylerhuels05]

“Echo Base”

[@ratbat1072]

"Hoth"

[@batvaleska]

‘’Literally nothing”

[@everettadkins3530]

@@josem.turrubiartes3836 Thank you!

[@fireballlsr3483]

Why didn't you do this petition 4 years ago

[@p11_studios]

The tan pieces are actually meant to represent sand, which serves dual purpose. Not only does it give more traction for the Rebels’ boots, but it also acts as a deterrent for Darth Vader!

[@spammal]

👌😂

[@sanstheskeleton2561]

You predicted the UCS Gunship

[@Oliverrigg72]

I don’t like sand

[@weirdguylol]

@@Oliverrigg72 its rough and its get everywhere!

[@m.m.3552]

😂

[@Jitq661]

this set is the physical embodiment of 'impossible, perhaps the archives are incomplete.'

[@alexblack6421]

Noah Maldonado I mean at least a probe droid..... 1 fn probe droid... lol

[@Jay-br3mo]

Someone at Lego: "hey let's combine every single hoth set we've ever made and throw them together" "But make sure there's no imperial vehicles"

[@withmuckguy3362]

Assault on hoth (assault sold separately)

[@theunknowncommenter725]

The archives are incomplete.

[@anthonyalzamora4566]

“No imperial vehicles” Snowtrooper’s speeder bike: am I a joke to you?

[@indianaskywalker6316]

When mos Eisley comes out you should do a comparison between that, cloud city and hoth

[@switchproductions4773]

And ewok village

[@SebBarry-bv2hk]

And the 2020 AAT

[@Trollmaster925]

Hello There and my ax

[@zjuulsmolders4634]

And luke’s landspeeder (all of them)

[@fireballlsr3483]

That is actually a good idea and I want to see him do that with just these three sets not any others

[@withmuckguy3362]

“He has some Beautiful looking cuts on his face.” -Ryan, 2020

[@stefanjurebie8136]

Florida man likes cuts on the face

[@mikehoc6507]

Bro the second u heard him say that I knew it would be the top comment 🤣

[@garbagearchive]

Withmuck guy 336 I wish my face had cuts so Ryan would look at me like he looks at that Minifigure

[@withmuckguy3362]

rusVan lol

[@asherknight6073]

100th

[@Gingy_2006]

Hoth: only three shield generator rings Me: so you have chosen DEATH

[@lemonman4442]

I find your lack of fath disturbing

[@trampotrav4350]

I find your lack of shield generators disturbing

[@CricetoFunni]

This is a pretty decent set imo, they just really shouldn’t have marketed it as a UCS set.

[@LightgreenLP]

Or as an assault. They should've just named it "Echo base".

[@McFrozenNuggets]

@jacobstgermaine8353 That's my personal thought: they didn't know what else to call sets like this until they came up with the Master Builder Series line in 2018. That's what I personally see this set as: a MBS set before the official MBS line was created.

[@Luke-vg7ut]

its pretty obviously a master builder series, not UCS. You dont normally see a lot of play features in UCS sets, to me its similar to the Master builder cantina or cloud city

[@Naoto-kun1085]

Yeah, I find it unfair that people criticize it primarily for being called a UCS set and being called an "assault" rather than the actual contents of the set.

[@hawk494edward]

Agreed, it should have been marketed as a master builder series set.

[@shortyboio]

When's the luke's landspeeder comparison coming out? (putting the meme aside i genuinely want this)

[@louismitchell493]

There might be no point because they probably would release another by the time the video comes out

[@jamonj9]

When he gets a table big enough to fit them all

[@Bob-lp2zf]

I think the 2017 one was the best i really want this comparision

[@Andrew-bb7ci]

My favorite is the one included in the 2014 cantina

[@Bob-lp2zf]

Andrew Azreal it almost the same but there is a sticker but not on the 2017 but the 2017 has better engines in my opinion and the 2020 is weird on the front with a gap

[@alexblack6421]

Ryan Flexes shelf (music plays) "Hello darkness my old friend"

[@alexblack6421]

Myles White Welcome brother... we worship the BigRon now...

[@everettadkins3530]

Assault on Hoth: exists Me: so uncivilized

[@Blue-fn3xe]

No

[@everettadkins3530]

@@Blue-fn3xe Yes

[@hobowithanoboe]

*Insert overused Insult on Hoth joke here*

[@mossimo5054]

More like assault on my wallet. I’ve heard that too often

[@Kuiruben]

More like assault on my wallet

[@Alexlego1331]

Oscar Dawson you stole mandrproductions joke you dick head

[@sliderr_2814]

@Padawan Bricks calm down dude he just made a joke

[@Kuiruben]

@@Alexlego1331 ay bro did he actually make that joke? Damn.

[@joemullarkey5719]

Roasted!

[@stBricks-uu4oh]

I actually don’t hate this set like most people

[@jare114]

501st Bricks yeah but could be better

[@sonic_lemon]

3 letters change a sets reputation

[@sonic_lemon]

Yeah, it wasn’t really bad when you think about it

[@DaSamster224]

501st Bricks yay

[@jflores7224]

Same

[@thebrockster8783]

My theory is it was called UCS back when the At at was gonna be available with it. That way, when you put the two together they made a cool diorama. But, after the AT AT was retired, they didn’t want to change the tag UCS, so they left it alone...

[@scottlohman6463]

The wampa must stare at his food until he can fit into his own cave

[@apprenricebrickoflegend]

The minifigures are really good, but the builds look terrible, aside from the giant opening door/main base area. I don't think this set's bad at all, it's just not UCS. It just isn't.

[@redstonecat1232]

They should just make it a master builder series, like the cloud city set

[@batvaleska]

Redstonecat123 amateur* builder series

[@LightgreenLP]

@@redstonecat1232 Why would they change things about a set from 4 years ago? And how? There are no more sets produced so how would they change the packaging and instructions?

[@LightgreenLP]

@@batvaleska The cloud city set isn't that bad.

[@naterosen9786]

i thought the only bad thing was the wampa cave, 2010 was far superior

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

“Assault” on Hoth implies that the empire is the main focus of the set.

[@Homelander_VOUGHT_official]

Proceeds to include only 2 snowtroopers and a speeder bike

[@JoshuaRodgers2187]

The Assault on Hoth is decent if it was a play set. As a “UCS” set, it does not work for me.

[@manyerrors3719]

Maybe we should start referring to it as "Mild Annoyance On Hoth"

[@inarb]

Honestly this set suits my needs perfectly, I actually have too many imps and not enough rebels in my collection, and it will look pretty good against my AT-AT. By itself it's not a very good set but paired with other things it can really work!

[@rmmproductions3886]

The reason there is only 3 shield generator dishes is because if you added another, it would be “half a stud off”. This means that you wouldn’t be able to build a wall around it on all sides as you would need jumper plates that would then block the generator dish from sitting on the ground flat. I hope I explained this well!

[@Archie55552]

Well it didn't

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

I don’t understand.

[@sofaspudz]

I find it sad that they couldn’t make the power generators right, but 4+ set is more accurate. But all together it isn’t that bad of a set.

[@cay7839]

I've been looking forward to this....

[@rodrign007]

General kenob- wait

[@rodrign007]

You’re not general kenobi!

[@lightbright7762]

Γεια σου ρε Ελληνάρα !

[@cay7839]

@@lightbright7762 Ώπα Γεια σου

[@cay7839]

@@rodrign007 Hahaha Hello There

[@legoinator-comicsmore4386]

Great review Ryan, I have been really impressed as of late with how high production quality your reviews have become. Great work, keep it up!

[@realone4993]

4:07 It's the moustache rebel from the lego star wars video game

[@realone4993]

His sacrifice was legendary

[@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle]

If this hadn’t been marketed as a UCS and was instead presented for what it actually is (a large “battle” playset like the 2009 Battle of Endor on steroids) then it would be a lot better remembered. IMO all the individual builds that make up this set are pretty solid and the figure selection is pretty good if at least a bit one-sided for the Rebels. It may not be one huge vehicle or building, but all the small builds and minifigs spread out does make for a since sense of scale. How a collection of smaller builds as one bit set compares in value to a single large build is a matter of opinion, but as someone who attempted to set up large spread-out battles as a kid (had a small table to display whatever my current battle was) I would have definitely wanted this one.

[@yeahoh9438]

It is a good set,it completely presents the appearance of the Echo Base, with almost everything that one expects to find, without omissions

[@natecarr7179]

One of the things I really don’t like is that they added a lookout tower because they thought it’d be a cool play feature. On a UCS set.

[@olyman3068]

"Defense of Hoth" would have been a much more fitting name.

[@benjaminmegginson7118]

Two snow troopers: exist The rebel alliance: now this is an avengers level threat

[@deepseacocoon]

Lol

[@cb9323]

Pls do Ewok village review I would love that set to make a return

[@RyanKhodai]

Yesssss please Ryan

[@Archie55552]

JUST DO IT DO IT

[@Nova-ff6kn]

3:56 OMGOMGOMGO ITS THE MUSTACHE MAN FROM LEGO STAR WARS TCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@the1andonlyjawa]

The worst UCS set??? Worse than the first two UCS sets?

[@filipnikitovic6717]

JaWa Interceptor and x wing were really bad but this should be a master builder set or something like that

[@LightgreenLP]

@@filipnikitovic6717 That didn't exist back then. How should they've made it MBS?

[@fakeflash0794]

They were at least in ucs standards but this is an absolute playset

[@Unbrickme]

I always loved this set! Outstanding playability with great display too!

[@JDSwagNuts]

Me too! I have been wanting it since it came out lol

[@pepethefrog7229]

Agreed!! One of my favorite sets

[@bobuxcmdpt]

I bet $420,069 its would not get any hate, if it wasn't labeled as UCS set

[@gbrow1604]

I honestly don't care that it was labeled as UCS. I just don't think it's a good set. I think it was overpriced since it had a ton of small pieces and I just don't really want a ton of random builds all together.

[@bobuxcmdpt]

@@gbrow1604 I personally dont hate it cuz I think it is good. But I think that is the main reason why, and It only has 2 enemys

[@tanner5809]

I absolutely hate it, LEGO has made me hate anything Hoth related because the amount of sets they have made. There are other way more interesting planets but they seem to love only Hoth

[@vincentshelman2395]

And if it had 4 things on the generator

[@bobuxcmdpt]

@@vincentshelman2395 yea that was the most idiot mistake ever on planet earth

[@itstrent8171]

Tbh having no C-3PO and r2 and no Leia in that set is a crime

[@whitted2799]

This should be an “ultimate play set” rather than an ultimate collector series.

[@vincenzofilippella3197]

13 rebels minifigures barricated in a well defended base against 2 snowtroopers It those 2 had been clones and the others had been droids, we all know the droids would be doomed

[@blindlarva9439]

Considering what we saw on the Tantive IV, those 2 stormtroopers can probably take care of those rebels.

[@the501stlegion5]

No Leia or General Rieekan or General Veers!? That is a shock. They are very important to the Hoth scenes.

[@EchoBrick]

I believe that they didn't put four shield generators because the mechanism to blow it up wouldn't work, but that's my only idea to why they wouldn't put four shield generators

[@__tadpole__8195]

You make this a play set, and get an AT-AT to go along with it then it would be *chef kiss*

[@renaissancecon4207]

LEGO: Only has three rings on the shield generator. Me: I find your lack of rings disturbing...

[@Drewlockmeatrider2]

I like how they can’t add a extra a dish in the shield generator but can add the path in the trench you see for 2 seconds not even, while you see a Clare view of the shield generator.

[@MarkoSharko69]

It’s sad that they didn’t have those marbled “big ugly rock pieces” like they did in 2009

[@Game5078]

Whats the name of the luke in the chamber and the trooper on the snow jet ski?

[@brixbybit1048]

I'm super sad that my brother destroyed this set when I got it. (He was 6) I mostly really wanted it for the minifigures and snow speeder. Also the snow trooper speeder I love speeders

[@NitrusKat14]

Ryan should do a series called "Not Quite" where he reviews off brand lego.

[@jworkman9923]

The review was so good great job MandRproductions.

[@brookeforrest5478]

Except it impossible for you to have watched it. 🤔🤔

[@jworkman9923]

@@brookeforrest5478 but I did watch it.

[@ethandz7297]

the cave entrance is actually from a deleted scene from star wars was the block of the door in the movie but it was a wampa door so you can't say about it but nice lego piece to recreated

[@yadabub]

"Pew-pew!" The assault is over.

[@icee8202]

The set is great to play with, but I feel like they shouldn’t have called it “UCS”

[@fakeflash0794]

How the hell are you gonna play with two snowtroopers and tons of rebel soliders, equipment, weapons, a huge rebels base and not to mention a fricking jedi (sorry not fully trained jedi)

[@iamjayrts25]

@@fakeflash0794 well there is the wampa, also when playing and having the enemies be the same outfit, you can just “revive” the fallen ones and act like they’re other members. It’s called imaginative playing. You don’t need to have dozens of snowtroopers to act like theres a big army you have to take down

[@KBrickschannel]

When you realize Ryan and Just2good are reviewing the same sets twice now😐

[@helenajames4229]

Maybe for 175$ and an extra snowtrooper for the cost of one rebel

[@thatoneguy9952]

Kit fisto army where you at

[@catbio9084]

Kit Fisto Army

[@AJ-ju6qq]

Kit fisto army

[@MelhorarProductions]

Nit Kisto army

[@Alexlego1331]

Shut up 🤐

[@Miles_Rizzalesz]

Kit fisto army

[@HW.66]

If I had designed this set, I would have made it cost $300 and added: a fourth shield generator circle thing, a bigger cave that the Wampa could enter, more Snowtroopers and an AT-ST to make it more of an assault

[@Joshua-te1cu]

the imperial turret is an E web blaster

[@sideways198]

"assault on hoth" *2 snowtroopers with a speeder*

[@lienemannca15]

If you wanted a real assault on Hoth, you could get 2 AT-AT sets. The AT-AT set has 2 snow troopers, so if you had 2 AT-AT sets, you would have 4 more snow troopers and 2 AT-ATs. Of you wanted the assault to be more realistic, you could have some AT-STs and maybe get a few snowtrooper battle packs.

[@Skhodai]

Hey Ryan, Can you also review the Ewok Village, cause I dont think you have in like a long time or at all.

[@RatlordAmelia]

well now in 2022 we have a snow trooper battlepack

[@SW_Collector_]

A review I thought I never see but a welcome one, I’m one of few who actually like this, keep up the great work

[@sammoss226]

If this would have been a "master builder series" and named "Defense of Hoth" it would have gotten better reviews

[@Angry_Squirrel555]

My R3 has angled printing too. Sad. As far as the power generator only having three rather that four parts is because they couldn’t get the exploding feature to work properly with more than three. That’s why.

[@wtd5076]

Ok, someone pushed on a dislike button when its only 1minute, and the video is 27minutes....IF they are an anti, how can they find this video when its uploaded 1minute ago...

[@MemeMan99]

이주성 They can get it recommended to them.

[@Lego4LifeProductions]

If it had been branded a Master Builder Series set it would’ve been fine. Except for the shield generator. That’s just bad.

[@autominestudios1579]

BEHOLD, THE GREATEST LEGO SET IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE!!!

[@jonlego2459]

Nice video Ryan it’s kinda nice to have a 2020 review on a set from 2016✌️

[@CommandoBrickLEGOstarwars]

The best set of all time

[@MarkoSharko69]

Are you joking or are you actually serious?

[@CommandoBrickLEGOstarwars]

@@MarkoSharko69 hah I’m joking lol

[@namachef]

Would kill to see someone take this set and make a decent alternate build.

[@Lush_Produce]

FBI I’m listening.

[@kx_3364]

It’s probably just nostalgia for me but I always liked the old snow troopers better. Definitely a huge nostalgia factor tho bc my first ever set was the snow troopers battle pack

[@samlopez5152]

I hope LEGO remakes this set, but x10 better. The set would be accurate with the same minifigures, but updated, two more Snowspeeders, a lot more Snowtroopers and Stormtroopers, an accurate sized Wampa cave solo build, a more detailed and accurate interior, and a more accurate shield generator.

[@merafirewing6591]

And the main door to be big enough to in theory allow the Millennium Falcon to exit.

[@SpartanBrix]

Say what you want about this set, but this is an incredibly nostalgic one for me. Got this for my birthday in 2016, I was so happy. Although I never actually finished it for a long time, because I lost a piece and I didn’t have a spare, so I couldn’t finish the set for the time. Idk why I didn’t just get a replacement… lol.

[@noampitlik2332]

This was cool that they made it, but, there is much room for improvement. I would buy a Really big UCS one done right.

[@arcturionblade1077]

Great review. I bought this set NIB a while ago but haven't built it yet. I got an IKEA table with a smooth white top and plan to build a Hoth battle scene with this set and various other Lego Hoth sets to include Snowspeeders and the new and 2014 versions of the AT-AT Imperial Walkers.

[@lowesteris]

That rebel with the blonde beard that also appears in the imperial shuttle set is based off of the background character in Return of The Jedi that was retconned to be Rex if I remember correctly.

[@cloudcleaver23]

I really do agree that this should've been split up. I like the concept, it's one of the best scenes in the entire movie series for imaginative play and the modular idea with other sets is perfect, but it should've never been UCS, making the "core" of a modular scene this expensive innately priced it out of the range of most kids, and it should've just been called "echo base".

[@christopherkucia9029]

I would never get this.... but I have a giant ATST, only one brand nee blocky snow speeder, and about 20 regular snow troopers with some commanders and pilots. I also only have ONE rebel snow trooper so if I can get a deal online even though it’s not in production, this would actually be the perfect set for me right now!

[@asher1kenobi]

That Rebel Officer face would be PERFECT for a purest Ron Swanson

[@TheLegoPorg]

Nice, is this a small box version, it looks like it! Also I do not really like it but it still is a good set but just not ucs whilst it is marked like Ucs

[@McFN2]

I feel like this is more of a Master Builder's set which I like it as. LEGO just didn't have that name thought of yet. Same thing goes for the 2016 Death Star re-release.

[@jpuggy6793]

I think the wampa cave is actually based on a deleted scene where c3po removes a sign from a door and a snowtrooper opens it, and is then grabbed by the wampa

[@totally_not_elai]

6:37 you can see the fan/light in the droids head

[@snowtrooper1188]

I think Ucs sets should be display focused, but these big play sets are also pretty cool.

[@Alaedious]

❤ I love this set and think it's pretty 😍 💕. The misnomer is no big deal.

[@Godzilla5675]

I dont think its a bad set i feel like its a set for the upcoming master builder series

[@hkr1240]

Your videos have been so good lately. Keep up the great work!!!

[@fergusloder]

The rebel with the big beard that is in this and the imperial shuttle, don't you think that he I actually caption rex as he did fight with them around that time.

[@benfrenzy3136]

UCS Hoth wasn’t bad. LEGO made a large mistake with the generator, but other than that the set was pretty accurate. It makes sense that it has multiple parts because Hoth wasn’t just the echo base. This set probably should have been MBS, but that didn’t exist back then. This set is really good for what it is.

[@sh4rpu1tr45]

Also the lack of the "assault" part of the set

[@daweiye9175]

I definitely hope you do a video on the Osprey cancellation at this stage - I think so many people are keen to hear your detailed analysis over less "time sensitive" stuff like this (even though I really enjoyed this video)

[@hannahlester756]

Great vid! I’m subscribed!😁

[@SirLangstalotProductions]

Assault on hoth: Your reviewing me again!what do you want to hate on me this time MandR:😈😈😈😈

[@JC-cn7uy]

I have the UCS Cloud city and I love it, but it's not very displayable, it has a very good interior and I got it for stop motion so I don't mind how it looks on the outside.

[@d-7082]

But the wampa can fit you just have cut him into little pieces then have a lot of money to buy knew ones

[@akumace_]

When it came out in Australia it costed 300 bucks mate I can't even afford my favourite Lego set....,the brick bank 😭😭😭

[@Oskitiss]

“Pretty... damn... good...” - MandRproductions

[@SuperStarDestroyer48]

Yeah that shield generator thing still bother's me to look at it...we need 4!That box for the e-web is awesome,plus idk am a sucker for hoth,would love to get this set still!

[@jullez2282]

I have a lot of snowtroopers and like 3 hoth rebels so I need this set