The Journey So Far (India Edition) ~ R.R. Slugger's Orient Expedition Retrospective!

[@pedroemo5477]

This summer of slug sure is a journey

[@Mythicalmonster729]

IIIIIT'S THE SUMMER OF SLUG! (iiiit's the summer of slug) ....and oh, what a great summer it's been.

[@StrudelerOfTheTSociety]

Tygurah is just Garuda wearing a tiger's pelt. My source is it came to me in a dream.

[@roddlez]

THIS IS THE BEST LEGO CHANNEL EVER! -- Needs citation.

[@RRSlugger]

😂

[@DarkSim64]

I think it's a quote from Batman

[@Anime-Control]

I don’t know why it took me until this video to notice that the Orient Expedition’s Slugger Badge/Logo has a teeny tiny slugger in the background plane, but yeah. That’s pretty neat

[@HenryHaynes-tu3lt]

My gosh… how did I not see that?

[@guest_4416]

I noticed that in the first episode too!

[@Jackster8484]

I like how lenient you are with responding and accepting you are of harsh/demanding comments. I have notice small kids especially can sound mean and demanding in comments. They don't know there words can be miss understood or that person making the video is more like them and less like a magic person granting them wishes.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! It definitely helps not to take anything too personally when dealing with folks online. Despite how online communication has become a part of daily life, it still remains a rather crude medium, I find. Better to give folks the benefit of the doubt. 😊

[@CarsSimplified]

The journey has been fantastic, and the music has that rare effect where you forget it's there when you're just enjoying the videos, but if you listen for it/to it, it stands on its own well, too.

[@RRSlugger]

Thanks Steve! ❤

[@vaimantobe3034]

Slugger, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for this wonderful series. Seeing my favourite childhood theme highlighted like this is beyond incredible. ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou!

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! I’m having a blast making it! ❤️

[@kronosaur417]

The only Orient expedition set I ever had was the Emperor’s ship, but the other sets always intrigued me as a child, really wish I could have had the chance to play with some of those. Thanks for this retrospective, looking forward to the Himalayas and China.

[@RRSlugger]

That's truly one of the best sets in the whole series, so I think you got a real winner! 😊

[@mauricio.mc21]

Man, I think Orient Expedition is the Johnny series I am collecting... this is amazing!

[@mr.funiverse]

Hey slugger I’ve been loving your videos (binge watching lately) and I have to say that your photography is absolutely outstanding! I know you’re in between living spaces rn and it’s not the type of content you usually make, but I would absolutely love to see your process behind them, or at the very least a collection of everything you’ve done so far (maybe on the discord? Although I’m sure that’s leaving soon…) regardless keep up the great stuff man!

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! Did you catch my "Bad Advice" video recently? Should provide a good behind the scenes look at things! In addition, my 1st Birthday episode is also geared towards that stuff. 😊

[@mr.funiverse]

@@RRSlugger I did watch your bad advice video, I just want more lol! I’ll definitely check out the birthday video it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.

[@darkroom0716]

I had a couple of the Egypt sets as a kid, and I loved those. Its been a treat watching this series

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

You should be incredibly proud of what you've accomplished. This series is draining my bank account dry and I'm not even mad

[@lh-tv280]

I'd love to hear more about the composition process for your original music! I don't know if it would be worth making a video about, but that's certainly something I'd watch

[@RRSlugger]

A video on it eventually would be fun! 😊

[@edopronk1303]

Agreed!

[@pinkraven4402]

I love and admire your work Mr Slugger. Also, due to the absolutely cozy atmosphere in your videos, it actually really helps me to watch some of your episides to cope with anxiety and stuff like this. Thank you for being here!

[@RRSlugger]

That’s great! I’m glad my videos can help you to relax! ❤️

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

Saaaame

[@NoscopesAhoy]

Just wanted to say, I'm so impressed by your music!

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! ❤

[@zimwitt2001]

The end result speaks for itself

[@stroyosh4670]

by fav my fav series, as i just love the sense of adventure with that signature original lego theme charm!

[@headcrabking9054]

Unrelated to the main point of the video, but man! I love your song names! It feels absolutely spot on! I don't feel like enough credit is given to your amazing music when it comes to setting the mood in your videos. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see you in Nepal!

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! Honestly, song names are sometimes the trickiest part as I often have to decide on a name for the song before it's even composed! I need to name my project files upon setup and usually the working title I use there is the name I go with in the end. 😅

[@headcrabking9054]

@@RRSlugger kinda sounds like the writing process of R.L. Stein! Maybe not as chaotic though, lol

[@Tehdran]

I’ve binged all the content over the last couple months and these Orient Expedition episodes have been my favorite! I’m so mad I passed on all these for Castles and Western stuff. Getting to experience it here though has been great

[@randomguy1017]

bro really made a retrospective for his retrospective

[@RRSlugger]

Hahaha, true! 😂

[@noahchiaravallotti6510]

Yes! I love the music you made for the Adventurers series, especially Vaganond. The adventure genre is my favorite, so seeing any addition to the genre is great. Thank you Slugger!

[@camerontorres2017]

I cant wait for you to do the mount Everest sets, I collected the two big ones an i absolutely love them.

[@RRSlugger]

They should be hitting KZbin this February! 🙂

[@waterdelirious4898]

Always a good day when Slugger uploads. Speaking of music you've composed, I gotta say I listen to your Rock Raiders album almost weekly. After seeing your review of the Frontier Patrol, I'd be really excited to see you do a full rundown on the rest of the 1997 Western sets and would LOVE to get some original Slugger compositions to go with it. Something a bit Morricone-esque maybe?

[@waterdelirious4898]

To add to thi, if you don't already own Fort Legoredo (and don't want to spend $300 just to review it), I'd be happy to work something out and loan you my copy.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! Maybe some more Western stuff in the future, though I got to say TrikBrix already covered my bases there. 😊 Fort Legoredo was a childhood set of ours! Just gotta find the pieces to rebuild it all, haha.

[@waterdelirious4898]

@@RRSlugger While I agree about TrikBrix, I just gotta say it's a thinly veiled excuse to get more original Slugger music out of you.

[@Maniac4Bricks]

5:57 that aged like an 80s light grey brick left in the sun, but I didn't mind the wait as it still gave a wealth of insight :)

[@RRSlugger]

Bahahaha, wow I was a young naive slug back then! 😂

[@joeowensby3997]

Lego history and real history! I will have to fully delve into the series that is out and I can't wait until we go through the rest of the journey! Thank you for this, your content always brightens up my Friday.

[@chrispatmatbuilds]

What about the Orient Expedition Booster Packs episode?? Really was hoping for an in-depth breakdown on this.

[@RRSlugger]

Hahaha, I thought about mentioning it, but couldn't find anything else to say. 😅

[@BatteryPoweredBricks]

Great video! Despite the lack of motors... 😅

[@bosunsbricks]

Your (very justified) lesson on the importance of citation shows you'r a true teacher! Looking forward to the other OE set reviews.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! 😊

[@catfish552]

Yessss! I'm really looking forward to the Everest chapter, Aero Nomad might be my favourite set in the whole theme.

[@marcelodom5562]

GOD I LOVE THE SUMMER OF SLUG

[@farseer2043]

Thank you for awesome India videos! Can't wait for Himalayas now.

[@Etanial]

How is it that this video doesn't even have 1,000 likes?! Slugger, you are one of the best Lego KZbinrs out there. I love your work, and watch almost every video you put out. I look forward to more Johnny Thunder videos!

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! Looking forward to tackling Everest this winter! 😊

[@Etanial]

@@RRSlugger Can't wait!

[@jonh5377]

Hi Slugger! Are you planning to do more of these? They're really fantastic, and so reminiscent of trikbrix. No pressure anyway! Love your work :)

[@RRSlugger]

Yes! In February, we head to Everest! ❤️ I was waiting for there to be snow on the ground, haha. 😆

[@jonh5377]

@@RRSlugger Amazing 😊 Send some of your snow over to the South of England please! :P

[@AndrewChumKaser]

A slug's gotta do what a slug's gotta do.

[@frogmouth2]

I know I’ve commented this before but I feel it bears repeating that we’ve never gotten sets based off of some of these parts of the world as extensively than this. I wish we did get more regional variety.

[@samwill7259]

Slug makes a recap episode!

[@LuketheDuke424]

Man I am so glad you uploaded all the new music! I've been waiting for this xD

[@Kohu]

A wonderful summary. It shouldn't be understated how much its appreciated you explained how the boardgame worked. This wave released as I was a kid young enough to not have the complete collection, but was aware there was a game attached to them.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! ❤️

[@DutchDeLorean]

Your content is phenomenal, always a good time no matter the subject. True passion here.

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! ❤️

[@Lego-Man-shorts]

I think orient expedition theme is a fun theme for a history person and just a fun theme overall

[@Pigpugborj]

Wow I can believe you make these songs! I have always assumed they are from of those high quality paid music for KZbin thingys! That’s so cool!! You are really great at making music and it’s really impressive!! And just awesome that you make your own songs for your videos! Have a great day! 😊

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you very much! ❤️

[@ElgrasosoSupremo777]

Such a fun and excellent edited series of videos, you're easily my favorite content creator

[@ChaosKampf-w3o]

Been a great journey so far, and we're only a third of the way through! Excited to see what Everest brings. On a another note I've been jamming out to your awesome RR music on ManicMiners!

[@RRSlugger]

Thanks! Yeah, it’s been pretty surreal to play Rock Raiders again to my own music, haha. 😄

[@RoninCatholic]

I love semantics and etymology, which is probably why I tend to be so careful with my wording. Yes, even when saying intentionally provocative things to annoy people (trolling).

[@DmitriHarizanov]

btw, @5:04 the Black Hinge Tile 1 x 4 you have is placed facing forward ( as in the set art in fact and the instructions ), while on the card it is the opposite way, so a 3rd difference apart from the hood and the flag pole:)

[@RRSlugger]

Oh wow!! Good eye! ❤️ Did they have to rebuild the car from memory or something for the photoshoot or what? 😆

[@DmitriHarizanov]

@@RRSlugger who knows, could have been the draft version of the set which may explain the differenrt color of the hood.. frankly speaking - the hinge as on the card and hence the window position, does look more retro, because that way you can fold the window to the hood as the old jeeps

[@beltbuckleboy2885]

Making lego a journey, awesome video!

[@fpga-all-day]

Great retrospective! Only a third of the way through but you've brought fantastic commentary to the Orient theme. I can't wait for Mt. Everest, my first Orient Expedition set ever was the Aero Nomad. Not sure if this could be included in the China journey but there was a photo frame in 2003 with that variant of Johnny. I've seen a few on bricklink for not too much money.

[@nicolasdecroce3388]

Glad to have joined your patreon! Well worth it

[@minerman60101]

Ominously backlit Tygurah isn't real, he can't hurt you. Ominously backlit Tygurah: 2:54

[@Cronp_]

Cool

[@Wertercat]

I wonder if you could combine all the board game cards and pieces together into one truly epic Orient Expedition game spanning the whole subtheme?

[@RRSlugger]

We will surely find out!

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

As of today, December 13th, I am officially as old as Lego Orient Expedition

[@RRSlugger]

Happy (belated) birthday! ❤️

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

@@RRSlugger thank you

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

Holy moly, this does not feel like 5-6 months ago

[@HenryHaynes-tu3lt]

It’d be awesome if you created a complete summer of slug song, more than just the intro music!

[@RRSlugger]

Haha, I don’t know if there’s much more to be done with it! 😅

[@DimaShortPlay]

Now we expect a beach episode)

[@MunchYoutube]

Its a big jouney!

[@jacobh1833]

The music is really, really good! What software did you use?

[@RRSlugger]

Thank you! I use Cubase and have for the past 15 years or so. I hope to make a video about the process a bit more in the future. 😊

[@4theblocks]

Love it! Looking forward to further episodes 😊 Is it too late to join the Summer of Slug? 😂

[@RRSlugger]

Never too late! (Until it is, haha). 😅

[@S8N4747]

I can't wait ❤

[@palams7861]

Are we in the verge of Autumn of Slug?

[@TheHylianBatman]

It would be heartbreaking if this was the last Slugger video ever. "Until next time" and then he just vanishes. Anyways. Staying on a downer vibe, I absolutely agree with the point about elephants. Beautiful, tragic creatures who deserve so much better. And now, a Hylian Fun Fact (tm): did you know, technically, you're pronouncing "Everest" wrong? The man it was named after pronounced it so that first syllable sounds like Eve, Adam's partner, or the night before Christmas. (Incidentally, the man it was named after had never been to the mountain and said it shouldn't be named after him, since it would be hard for the locals to pronounce!) We've all just started pronouncing it the way we do. I'm sad this leg of the journey has ended, as all the legs will eventually, but I'm grateful that they happened at all, and I'm happy that we get to carry on the journey for now!

[@RRSlugger]

So! Funny thing about that fun fact - I can't seem to track down a reliable source for it. Every article seems to link back to the same sourceless article, round in circles. 🙃 If you have a more reliable source, I'm all ears!

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@RRSlugger :( I don't, I'm sorry. It wasn't something I deeply researched. I've committed the sin of being definitive in the comments when I JUST watched the video and said "That's dumb, nobody should do that". Sorry.

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@RRSlugger Actually, according to Wikipedia, there's a source in the August 15th, 1857 edition of the Illustrated London News.

[@RRSlugger]

@@TheHylianBatman I'll have to investigate that! Thanks. 🙂

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@RRSlugger You're welcome! The Wikipedia pronunciation of his name has it as I said, as well, and has a source for it, but I didn't catch that one, I was more concerned with "He didn't like the mountain being named after him".

[@thesilverbullet4524]

these are nice videos when youve takn toomany mushrooms

[@RRSlugger]

Hope you're doing well, friend! 😊

[@insanerudemac9846]

Never thought i would hear you say Leipzig

[@RRSlugger]

It’s where the Leica 1 was first unveiled to the public! 😊 I’ve been to Berlin before, but I don’t think we made as far as Leipzig… can’t remember. 🤔

[@BobAndrews69]

​@@RRSluggerSlugger visited Germany?! Guten Tag!!

[@insertusername9755]

But it is clear that Tygurah is clearly based on halo4 promethians! Source: trust me bro.

[@RRSlugger]

If you insist! 😉

[@michaelnurse9089]

Elephants have a very low pain threshold. It could be argued their subjective suffering was roughly the same as horses and other beasts of burden of that time, even though the injury inflicted was much greater. I could be wrong, but I think the topic needs more thought than domesticated elephants = bad.

[@RRSlugger]

Maybe..? I really tried to find some positive examples of elephant training when doing the research for that video, but I came up short. Everything I could find was about elephants suffering at the hands of humans… it was rather sobering. From what I can tell, “domesticated elephants = bad” is far more true than “domesticated elephants = good”, sadly. 😕

[@legoben98productions]

I hope that slug doesn’t have a problem with it being used for someone’s own videos like a stop motion or something else

[@RRSlugger]

Absolutely not! My music is all free to use. 😊

[@insanerudemac9846]

Is your Background music Copyright free, in the sense that one could use them in their own videos without getting Claimed?

[@RRSlugger]

Yes, absolutely! 😊

[@insanerudemac9846]

@@RRSlugger thats so nice of you.

[@Eisenwald64]

Will you rate the alt builds?

[@RRSlugger]

Well, I talk about them throughout the series. I don’t think there’s much more I need to do with them. 🤷

[@Eisenwald64]

@@RRSlugger I wish they would appear in the tie-in game.

[@googleuser3163]

Is Summer Of Slug over?

[@RRSlugger]

Not yet! But soon. 😭

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

The last time LEGO really divvied up an adventure like this was in 2019 with the “Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu” Ninjago sets. Even then, I wish LEGO did more sprawling epics like this where each step of the journey is chronicled rather than big moments with overdesigned vehicles. Give us the intimate moments where our heroes rest and where the native people of these new realms live.

[@MayoHosko]

Don’t make assumptions and don’t crucify people just because you’re a keyboard warrior. It’s a two way street

[@lucafacchinetti2522]

I'm loving the series but I personally feel that this specific video is particularly slow and redundant and some parts are pedantic as you said yourself. Nevertheless, looking forward to the rest of the series

[@RRSlugger]

That’s fair! Just trying to tie up loose ends and make some corrections before heading onwards. I anticipate that there’ll be an episode like this after Everest and maybe one after China too… we’ll see! 😅

[@flamewave64]

Lug slug

[@birdofclay9581]

Tygurah is just Sekhmet very far from home. [This is a joke. A bad one, probably.]

[@loganjorgensen]

Yeah "Boo!" to the past they were all monsters, not like the perfect enlightened species we are now.🤣

[@pinkraven4402]

Well, personally I kinda suspect that you overanalyzed tygurah's role in the grand scheme of the series. Personally I would guess that the Lego designers just thought it would be "cool" to have an animal sanctum loosely relates to Hindu mythology in spirit&, in the vibe more than in anything else. It's like Indiana Jones. Is it cringey sometimes? yup! Is it cool af? YES! So my personal strategy would be not overanalyzing Indian refetences yo7 get the idea. am drunk af but home no worries, just wastedz ..

[@RRSlugger]

No worries! You're probably right, honestly. Hope you're having a good night! ❤

[@pinkraven4402]

@@RRSlugger Oh god, just woke up! I'm sooo sorry for the last paragraph of my comment! And really thank you for supportve reply, you're such a great man! ❤️

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

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[@MiamiMillionaire]

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[@richardhenkle9771]

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