LEGO 7409 Secret Of The Tomb & 7423 Mountain Sleigh ~ R.R. Slugger's Orient Expedition Retrospective

[@RRSlugger]

Thought you heard a new tune in today's video? You thought correct! You can check it out on my Bandcamp right here: rrslugger.bandcamp.com/album/r-r-sluggers-orient-expedition-mix-tape

[@somerandomguypart]

Great Video!

[@Nadiki]

Yippee, new Slugger tunes!

[@TheDucksEye]

On rewatch I kept loosing focus, and sinking into the new music. Really great track, makes such a little set seem so grand and important.

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Leave it to a teacher to turn a LEGO review into a history lesson. I love it.

[@RRSlugger]

It's in my nature! 😅

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

@@RRSlugger I'm a part-time teacher too, you're in good company

[@Nadiki]

It’s wonderful, you get a fun history lesson alongside Lego

[@Republic0fMinecraft]

skeleton just tryna get some action after all of those years buried...no wonder he pops out like that

[@TacoLhikan]

The forklift part still being around just proves the power of being forklift certified.

[@MicoDossun]

The sleigh feels so specific that it’s almost like someone on the team was doing research on period appropriate vehicles, found this, and was like “okay we gotta use this

[@RRSlugger]

Indeed, it does! I have to say, I've been continually impressed with the amount of research the set designers evidently put into the Orient Expedition. There are errors/issues to be sure, but this is still quite impressive for 2003. 👍

[@minerman60101]

"Surely he's pointing out a use of Earth Orange as seen in Tygurah" "It's another color that didn't survive the 2004 purge: Medium Orange!" "How many colors did 2003 Lego have 😵‍💫"

[@RRSlugger]

Right??

[@SuperSecretBricks]

OMG, LEGO seems to have a worrying fascination for the orange colour

[@chickennugget481]

enough that there needed to be a great color purge

[@hazard4349]

Supposedly we might get a new adventurers theme according to a reliable Lego leaker

[@SuperSecretBricks]

@@chickennugget481but not enough that they still bring more oranges in 2024

[@handlessthunderclap5878]

Babe wake up, rr slugger just uploaded.

[@Johann55555]

I really like the detail of you actually changing your Slugger icon at 10:00 to be more fitting for the snowy mountains. Such amazing attention to detail!

[@sciencechamp]

Words cannot describe how invested I am into this series! Every new episode feels like Christmas. Orient Expedition brings back so much nostalgia from my childhood.

[@RRSlugger]

That's awesome, thanks! 😊 My plan is to stick with Everest until I get all of those videos done, then we'll take another break before heading to China.

[@sciencechamp]

@@RRSlugger Love to hear it! Keep on Sluggin'! 💪🏽

[@PurpleBrickfilms]

The Everest subtheme is my favorite thing to ever come out of Adventurers. The unique outfits are fantastic, the sets are great, and the use of color is on point. Who knew earth orange could work so well in a snowy landscape?

[@darkroom0716]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.... they are getting rid of THE Palm Tree??? Thats insane! Those are like iconic for the brand!

[@RRSlugger]

...I've got some bad news for you... 😅

[@darkroom0716]

@@RRSlugger they already did it didnt they? Guess I'd know this if I bought any sets. I keep telling myself "wait until the kids old enough and use them as an excuse" lol

[@Nadiki]

It’s been like 20 years since they went the way of the dodo…. 😔

[@darkroom0716]

@@Nadiki as if I didnt feel old enough

[@M0torsagmannen]

@@RRSluggeri never understood why they got rid of that piece, it was a great and diverse piece both for posabiility and multiple uses in different colours.

[@justthink1616]

Looks like Sam Sinister's jacket has some advanced worming technology considering that he has no problem wearing on cold mountain, while also wearing it in a hot desert....

[@JakobFrankMogensen]

The Adventurers line is definitely the best orginal story and cast Lego has made. Even with the clear inspiration from Indiana Jones there are so many original elements. The globe trotting setting of the 1920-30's is just so truly special. I wish there was more media in the globe trotting adventure genre.

[@wildrahi]

It’s so awesome you put a spotlight on the aerosled! I also have a bit of fascination with those things, and they are such a perfect subject for a set in this theme.

[@RRSlugger]

They fit the world so well! The 1925 date of the Orient Expedition seems to fit the sets we see perfectly!

[@DashinGhost]

Man, I remember having Secret of the Tomb as a kid, it was the only set I ever got from the adventurers line. I vividly remember playing with this set in a divet in my driveway as a kid. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@RRSlugger]

That's awesome! I love helping to unlock memories like those! ❤️

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

4:31 “Pelvic Thrust! WOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOOO! Stop on your right foot, DON’T FORGET IT!”

[@menschmeier13]

I think this was my very first Lego Set (4709). I remember that my father gave me this set as a surprise. I still have this set and this beautiful memorie.

[@RRSlugger]

That's really great! ❤️

[@brickjawns]

Another banger. if any seemingly straight forward theme deserves a deep look, it's Adventurers!

[@CappnRob]

At last, I was looking forward to the continuation of Orient Expedition! I think the build in 7049 was just meant to be a generic Asiatic-esque shrine, as stupas are often quite large; though on the other hand, given the skeleton has two large precious stones in its possession, perhaps it was someone of repute in life (on the other other hand, stupas are almost exclusively religious in nature and I do not think lamas are buried with worldly things like that, heh). 7423 I am actually surprised is a real life thing. A sled with a propeller haphazardly stuck on the back is exactly the sort of thing you'd expect to see in a kabaya polybag - and yet, there it is. I do agree the figures probably work best swapped around, if just because I struggle to imagine the elderly Dr. Kilroy hotdogging on such a machine, where as the Baron is almost certainly privy to keep up with the most modern and up to date modes of transportation.

[@RRSlugger]

Totally agree with your thoughts here - I wish I could've found some sort of justification for the burial mound set, but I came up short. 😕

[@docnecrotic]

I'm very happy with more adventurers content. Also, Slugger after dark, huh?

[@AeroNomad]

The return of Orient Expedition!!! I love this series

[@princeleafazriel8657]

I really miss old lego colours. One of my all time favourite bygone colours is Medium Green, such an underrated shade.

[@brycevo]

These little sets are really nice. They did well on these

[@fpga-all-day]

The Adventure Continues! Such great little sets. Great video as always! I loved the "executive on phone bit" 😂 I'm happy LEGO remade this version of Dr. Kilroy in the Natural History Museum.

[@RRSlugger]

Yes! I still need to pick up that minifigure. 🙂

[@fpga-all-day]

I got it on Bricklink to pair with the modern Series 19 Johnny Thunder and Orient Express Pippin Reed

[@LoganFilmStudios]

I actually just got these two sets parted together. Thanks for sharing the context around them, now I definitely have a better appreciation for these old gems!

[@RRSlugger]

You and me both! I've become quite impressed with the set designers of this theme - the more I learn about it, the more I appreciate it!

[@googleuser3163]

The thing you called a bell is actually a type of finial called a "Gajur", common to Nepalese Buddhist temples. LEGO inexplicably calls this little build the "Golden Dingus" and it it's featured in the Haunted Mansion theme park ride set from a few years ago.

[@RRSlugger]

It very well could be! I was distracted by all the bells on Nepalese temples that I didn't pay much attention to the finials above them, haha. I'll have to make mention of that next episode. And thanks for the tip on the Haunted Mansion set - I never would have thought to look there, but you're absolutely right!

[@googleuser3163]

@@RRSlugger Easy mistake to make, bells are a big part of Nepalese Buddhism!

[@BoardGamesBricksHobbies]

A strange oddity about the Orient Expedition sets when compared to previous Adventure sub-themes is that the cameras seem to have disappeared. I had always envisioned Adventures as a companion theme to Studios, and the cameras indicated the Minifigures were acters. Then the vehicles and locations in the sets were in fact, movie "sets".

[@RRSlugger]

That's a good point - there was definitely a lot of fourth wall breaking stuff going on with Adventurers in the past.

[@Thinginator]

As someone who LOVES obscure history facts, especially regarding obscure modes of transportation, this is surprisingly one of my favorite videos of yours to date. I didn't know prop-sleds were a thing and now I want one... it's like a swamp boat and a snowmobile fused together! I love it! This has also got to be the only time I've seen anyone delve into the actual history and cultures that inspired these sets, and it's fascinating. Thanks again for your unique style of LEGO content :)

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! Like I said in the video, this isn't just me choosing to be pedantic about it all - the Orient Expedition was *meant* to inspire curiosity at the history of the world cultures around us. It taught me a lot as a kid, and it continues to teach me more as an adult!

[@serennosquadcast8297]

That mountain sled history is the reason Lego is so believable ❤ it just works when its real. Thanks Slugger

[@vaimantobe3034]

I love this theme so much. Learning that the Mountain Sled might have been based on a real period-appropriate vehicle type makes it even better!

[@GermanPeter]

R.R. Slugger, within the first minute of the video: "Welcome back to another video about the funny brick toys! In 1802, the British began the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India to fix the locations, heights, and names of the world's highest mountains. Starting in southern India, the survey teams moved northward using giant theodolites, each weighing 500 kg (1,100 lb) and requiring 12 men to carry, to measure heights as accurately as possible. They reached the Himalayan foothills by the 1830s, but Nepal was unwilling to allow the British to enter the country due to suspicions of their intentions. Several requests by the surveyors to enter Nepal were denied.[16]" Jokes aside, I love the history lessons, good stuff. I had the Secret of the Tomb as a kid, and I honestly never liked it. The Sam Sinister figure looked far too... sinister for my taste. I had seen him in Lego Island 2 and loved him there, but that design was just off to me. Same goes for the skeleton, I much prefer the goofy face than the evil one. Both of them just seemed too edgy for the sake of it for me. Like... the skeleton is FROWNING. With its EYE SOCKETS. Come on.

[@RRSlugger]

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the "evil" skulls either. They worked for Alpha Team Mission Deep Sea, but not here. These sets would all benefit from the classic skulls, in my opinion.

[@jamesmiller4054]

I would love a “slugger after dark”age restricted video where you talk about more mature subject matter.

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

Its very interesting learning about possible inspiration for the structures, I've always seen them as the remnants of an ancient, long gone civilisation. Maybe because they sit uninhabited save for the Yeti

[@boggle_rocket]

Worth noting this iteration of Kilroy is the closest to how he 'appears' in the recent 10326 - Natural History Museum (if you subscribe to that theory, which the Adventurers-starved fan in me does)!

[@maxlinden8670]

My two cents on the Sam Sinister switcheroo is that Baron Von Barron double-crossed original Sam and assumed his identity. In set 10273 Haunted House, "Manor Von Barron", there is a skeleton sporting a top hat stashed in the attic, notably lacking a hook hand. With friends like these...

[@chalky_milk]

As someone who wasn't alive during the release of these sets, I find your retrospective series really cool. The original tracks for the background are really good too, keep up the awesome work!

[@Maniac4Bricks]

Ah so fun to revisit these smaller sets again. I owned 7409 at the time of release and still find it sealed in box for sale every so often. But I never would have guessed its inclusion with a The Mummy VHS release! Your thorough research is always a joy to behold. And I do agree, it's real fun to learn about the real world and history through lines like this, from the history of Himalayan explorations to the vehicle piloted by Dr Kilroy. The videos that keep on giving and I'll keep on rewatching 3, 4 or a dozen times!

[@RRSlugger]

Thanks Joey! ❤️

[@arive8088]

God damn you have good taste in Lego themes.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! You've got good taste in LEGO KZbin videos! 😉

[@karatemaster1144]

This series is cool since I get to learn about both the Lego parts, and the real life historical parallels of sets I had as a kid. We love to see it!

[@blucanyon]

I love the engine detail! So small but so obviously a 4 cylinder radial, it’s prefect

[@iam_will985]

Great and thorough video! Your previous videos on Orient Expedition inspired me to get the Aero Nomad for my collection, and after watching this video, I think I might need the Secret of the Tomb to go with it!

[@RRSlugger]

I think they would pair exceptionally well together! ❤️

[@iam_will985]

@@RRSlugger I think so too! Also, something incredibly nerdy I noticed, the Secret of the Tomb set can be spotted in level 2-3 in the first Lego Indiana Jones videogame. it would be a stretch to say that they are connected, but both are in a 1930s Oriental setting...

[@RRSlugger]

@@iam_will985 That's a fun little Easter egg right there! 😊

[@guest_4416]

I almost forgot the series wasn't finished yet! Great video 👍

[@highgardentwo6977]

I've waited 18 years for the next adventures episode and it never disappoints

[@2468h-s9e]

No alternate builds? For shame! I wonder what monstrosities these little packets could have produced. Lovely video as always!

[@RRSlugger]

I might cover them after I finish the Orient Expedition series - originally, I wasn't going to do *any* alternate builds in this retrospective, but I was convinced enough to try them out with the bigger sets.

[@sniffleblox2354]

Love to see this great series continued! As someone who is fascinated with all history, I adore learning about the backgrounds of historical fiction such as this. I’m meant to be asleep now (for a trip to a museum tomorrow, funnily enough) but now you’ve got me on a big Wikipedia trail! This setting I especially enjoy, learning about the early explorers of frozen regions whether that be the Himalayas or arctic. It’s incredible what people such as George Mallory achieved, even if their stories ended in tragedy. On another note, the secret of the tomb is a set I remember fondly, as my dad got it for me years after the theme ended, at a LEGO convention. Was my Johnny Thunder set as well as my first skeleton with silly arms. I enjoyed the little play feature despite the trouble around the skeleton being bent back, and putting it back in with its arms upright. Also my only Sam Sinister minifig, who in true Sam Sinister fashion has disappeared despite the rest of the set all being together in a bag. I also never thought of the flag as a locator, great point!

[@StarBrickStudios]

I love all the historical details you included, and how you go in depth even with such small sets. Can’t wait for the next one! :)

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! It's so easy to get lost on a tangent - that's what leads me to reading about de-fleshing humans, I guess..! 😅

[@maxlinden8670]

About the colour schemes of the opposing factions, in the Egypt wave the vehicles suggested for Johnny and co. sport a tan and light grey scheme, whilst the ones usually operated by the villains are styled in dark grey and black. Yes I'm very normal about Lego Adventurers.

[@RRSlugger]

True! Even Dino Island had a few hints of this, but by and large, the vehicles were completely faction agnostic. I think all of the flags and clear "red vs yellow" dynamic in Orient Expedition is a bit of a departure still. 👍

[@maxlinden8670]

@@RRSlugger Aye! I don't recall seeing the factions vehicle-swapping in OE's promo material the way they did in the earlier subthemes.

[@SignificantNobody]

Love these videos, really brings back memories of my childhood! I didn’t have many Adventurers sets, but loved seeing them in Lego Magazine back in the day, and seeing the simpler builds that suggest details rather than just outright make new molds for them is so nostalgic!

[@Chokun-Gaming]

As a wise yeti once said: "Welcome to the Himalayas!"

[@Chokun-Gaming]

I've been waiting literal months to comment this as soon as the video gets uploaded

[@ryankoops1455]

snow cone?

[@RRSlugger]

@@Chokun-Gaming Bahahaha! This is your moment!!

[@muffin3959]

I’m so glad that you’re continuing this , I was starting to miss these reviews

[@Pizza-kp3pr]

I remember that there was a similar Feature like the skeleton poping out with a hary pother set and Voldemort but theres it is beter considering Voldemort is hingless.

[@EpicoNubletto]

So good to be back for this series!

[@PaleozoicBricks]

Its very interesting that today these 2 sets would easily be one set today. Combat in a box is a very real thing

[@RRSlugger]

Good observation! I think you're spot on. 👍

[@MrHumbuck]

Beautiful video Slugger, the combination of music, historical context, and photography/animation made it such a great watch. As far as I can remember I've never seen that sled before, so that was interesting. I couldn't help noticing, though…It didn't have any guns?!

[@RRSlugger]

Haha, indeed it didn't! 😆 Yes, it's true - sets that only feature Dr. Kilroy do not typically have guns in them. Gasp! 😮

[@JoeAllenD]

Back again on the trail! I'm so glad I waited to take my lunch break today

[@shonenbag6478]

You ever wonder that Sam Sinister doesn't wear gloves because he doesn't want to pay 50% extra for a glove he will never use?

[@RRSlugger]

Good point! Haha, he's nothing if not frugal! 😉

[@ToaOfFusion]

I was able to guess the Medium Orange 1x1 bricks the moment they appeared on screen. Despite me wearing glasses, I seem to have a good eye when it comes to spotting colors. It also helps I have my own Ghost Xalax Racer, one of my least financially sound decisions.

[@RRSlugger]

Nice! Ghost is draped in that Medium Orange colour all over! 🙂

[@Dahajda]

This was my first memorable Lego set. :) amazing dose of nostalgia

[@StudframeAnimations]

Great video! You went above and beyond with the research. I've never seen that forklift part. Interesting part, but I prefer the palm tree. 😋

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! 😊

[@Matt..S]

These tiny sets were so great for DIY advent calendars. spread over 2 or 3 days and you have a worthwhile experience and set at the end, better than official Lego advent calendars or small Lego sets today which seem to just be a good figure and spare parts stuck together to look like a weird starship or mech. Only city seems to be able to make great small sets to this day

[@nauticalben7326]

I am fairly certain the yellow structures are meant to represent a miniature stupa rather than a bell . The dishes represent the chattra spire

[@RRSlugger]

Indeed, it very well could be some sort of finial or other ornamentation! One of my favourite things about older LEGO sets is how they often leave so much up to interpretation. 😊

[@OlleMoquist]

That yellow bell assembly seems to be called "the golden dingus," at least going by the note in the haunted mansion set from a few years back.

[@youmukonpaku3168]

dingus is just Dutch for "thingy" so that checks out.

[@RRSlugger]

Okay, that's good to know!! I was so confused by that name!

[@Chatter_Blocks]

You don’t understand how excited I am for this set

[@catfish552]

Mountain Sleigh joins Adventurers sets like 5928 Bi-Wing Baron, 5935 Island Hopper, and the plane in 5987 Dino Research Compound (plus probably a few outside of the theme) in being powered by what look like four-cylinder radial engines. It is a nice detail (certainly more elaborate than what we'll see on the biplane design later in this theme) and uses the slightly odd but legal connection of a Technic pin in a Travis brick, but there's a slight hitch: Radial engines generally have an odd number of cylinders. It's required to make their firing order work, and given these vehicles and the time period, we'd expect to see five-, seven-, or nine-cylinder radials on these machines. Now, I acknowledge that would be difficult to build at this scale, especially with the pieces of the time, and *perhaps* all these vehicles are powered by rare two-stroke radials (which can have an even number of cylinders), but it's something that has bugged me since I was a little kid with an interest in aviation. (And yes, multi-row radials will have an even number overall... by stacking two or four odd-numbered rows together.)

[@RRSlugger]

That’s fascinating - I never would have noticed! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 😮

[@1ofthe3]

May be a little far fetched but, when Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor debuted, I felt Universal Studios may have took a look at Lego’s Orient Expedition and thought: HEY! We should do something like that! 😅

[@hunted4blood]

So hyped for the yeti video. That set was one of my favourites growing up, even though I never actually knew what set those pieces actually came from.

[@zaj007]

I watched this before going to bed and now I'm wide awake because your voice is so exited

[@RRSlugger]

Haha, sorry about that! I hope you were still able to get some sleep!

[@loreescape47]

Very excited to see the expedition continue! Although, you've got to find a gentler way to break it to us that our beloved sets are riddled with rare/exclusive parts that are would be tough to replace. ;)

[@miodragrakic7018]

Awsome video! Best subteam of the Orient Expedition is the Everest!

[@dangalfthedruid]

I love that you took the time to animate even these tiny sets! Love your stop-motion

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! I use it pretty sparingly these days, but try to pick my battles with it. 🙂

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

WE'RE SO BACK Is that new backing music I hear? You've outdone yourself once again. Also, gotta love that no matter the region, Dr Kilroy will always swear by the same white shirt and red bow tie 😂

[@AL-Inverse-Game]

I'm glad to see Johny Thunder and R.R. slugger to return to this adventure. as R.R. slugger is equipped with his linguistic repertoire as the adventures team has guns though.

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

Thunk you for this little adventure to the past. 😄

[@chironex3588]

Brilliant Video! This Theme was part of my Childhood, beside of Life on Mars or Lego Town

[@SanderKoenen-lq7bk]

Thanks Slugger! I was looking forward to the continuation of this series. You put a lot of efforts in the videos. I have all the sets and it is still nice to hear what you have to say about the sets. Keep up the good work.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back working on it!

[@samnic1998]

I always remember getting Secrets of the Tomb when I was really young and it must've been out originally - it must have been one of my first LEGO sets so I had to pick one up again a few years back

[@DingoBricks]

Great Video, and really cool to learn about some of the real life inspirations for Adventurers! This has always been one of my favorite themes

[@ChaosKampf-w3o]

I totally thought that sled was a nonsensical polybag sorta build (like we've seen from the adventure line before), the fact that it's based on a real vehicle blows me away. Great video!

[@RRSlugger]

It surprised me too! Another great outing for a great LEGO theme!

[@ShallowVA]

I always thought that evil skeleton face was so goofy, but it feels especially weird in a more realistic theme like this! In fantasy settings, I could at least see him being a villainous undead or something, but this is just a regular ol skeleton! Why’s he so grumpy!

[@RRSlugger]

I fully agree - within Alpha Team Mission Deep Sea, it's fine, but here? Bleh!

[@_Zact]

I love this series, and all of your work

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! ❤️

[@MunchYoutube]

My fav lego theme, thanks for reviewing it❤❤❤

[@superslav5323]

Its nice to see the retrospective continue. Great work as always slugger!

[@dtinagliastudios]

ORIENT EXPEDITION SERIES IS BACK!!!!

[@Alfwin]

Ooh, yay, more Slugger Orient Expedition content! I really like the tomb set. It's a nice-looking build, and the play feature is fun. I don't think it's a problem that the skeleton gets a bit caught; honestly, I think it looks even spookier with the skeleton emerging like that, as if some supernatural force is _dragging_ the body upright into unlife. 3:12 I've always liked the sound of sky burial. Leave the body on a mountaintop and let the birds feast. Feels quite wholesome, imo - using your death to support other beings' lives.

[@RRSlugger]

That's true! Though, there are a few more steps involved in Sky Burial that I don't think I would have the stomach to perform, if I'm honest. 😬

[@Alfwin]

​@@RRSlugger Depends on the particular style of Sky Burial, doesn't it? I've heard some that just leave out a whole body, and some that involve more, uh, _processing._ Anyway, if it's my funeral, then I don't really have to worry about the particulars.

[@JOCoStudio1]

Woooo the Adventurers return once more! You always manage to find interesting tidbits from the historical and cultural context of the theme that I've never encountered before. Time to take the plunge into defleshing funeral practices...

[@freitag424]

I love your vids about the adventurers! Thank you very much!

[@Lordodragonss]

Gosh I ADORE the Yeti fig so much. SO happy I have two of them. They lead my army of Ice warriors :D

[@stankystankyrat9575]

Love this review! I have an unopened Secret of the Tomb and this was very informative as are all of your videos! 😁

[@thrillhouse4151]

So did Sam Sinister graft the skin of Baron von Baron to his face sometime between adventures or what? To me it just looks like the Baron stole Sam’s identity after some sort of nefarious incident. Whatever happened it permanently changed his happy demeanor.

[@RRSlugger]

There are so many fan theories surrounding that transformation, I don't even want to get into it, haha. The lore to Adventurers in an unmitigated disaster. 🙃

[@bone8696]

Great Video!! I love the Orient Expedition my favorite Adventure Serie

[@NiiRubra]

Me seeing this video in my feed: yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Sssss. Yes. 1:25 Could that straight up be a picture they used as inspiration for doc? His attire matches the look. I do love this bit of history lesson imbued with the set here. 3:43 Not to worry, they make skeleton minifigs, simple as that. 4:35 Maybe if the platform had little pieces by the sides that pushed the top open ahead of the emerging skeleton That little sleigh is pretty nice, I like the details.

[@bosunsbricks]

I was so happy to see this series has picked up again! Fantastic, intricate video as always. By the way, I will die on the hill that this minifig is Baron von Barron. I know there is a lot of confusion concerning him and Sam Sinister, but since the first Adventurers sets it's been the Baron who has the monocle and the scar, whereas Sam had regular glasses and a goatee. Looking forward to the next one!

[@RRSlugger]

I don't even want to set foot on that hill, haha! I gave up keeping track of the Adventurers names a long time ago. 🙃

[@beartraptree]

This mountain tomb was my first Orient Expedition set back in the day. Little Me had no idea why the Barron suddenly went with the top hat, but never had enough pith helmets to swap... (Little Me also didn't understand that this part came after India but wellll he wasn't the smartest bulb in 2003)

[@grievoustheboss]

I really would love your take on classic lego star wars 🤩

[@admsoo]

Been waiting for this to return! This brings back memories. Nice video as always.

[@gamegnome486]

Glad to see the return of a classic!

[@SerenadeURA]

I was a big fan of the Adventurer's sets in the desert theme and sort of lost the thread when they went on the [Totally not Jurassic Park!] tangent. I actually barely remember this theme. It's a weird feeling to see Sam Sinister (Baron Von Baron) wearing the black + tophat combo of his desert buddy Slyboots (Sam Sinister), complete with a beard, as if they became the same person... Maybe the lore is deep.

[@RRSlugger]

In my humble opinion, the lore is muddled to the point of being broken and not worth investing much stock into. LEGO were especially bad at keeping track of names and characters within Adventurers, which is what leads to Baron von Baron inexplicably being called Sam Sinister and whatnot. Every theme from that era had regional differences in the names, but Adventurers goes beyond that; you could only look at North American catalogs and still see characters renamed several times. It's a huge mess and there are a bunch of fan theories that attempt to untangle it. 😕

[@docnecrotic]

Sam Sinister is a master of identity fraud

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

4:43 couple of my own headcanons. First I like to think that flag was always part of the mound, since similar flags appear on the temple of mount everest. Second, I think the villains and heroes have always had separate colour schemes. In the case of Dino Island, vehicles like the all terrain trapper, the plane from the research compound and the car from the t rex transport all share a black and blue look, and the heroes generally use red for their transports too. As for egypt, the villains there had a distinct fleet of black and dark grey cars, even the truck from pharoahs forbidden ruins and the bi wing baron share this. However like I say this is all my opinion, and how I choose to interpret these models

[@Zenlore6499]

I appreciate all the research you do for these videos! Also, would unironically love an “after dark” video series or channel! 😂

[@FW-xm3ul]

Johnny Thunder is supposed to return later this year

[@RRSlugger]

I heard! We'll have to keep our eyes open!