Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Lego is Plane Crazy!
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Michael takes a look at Lego's revisit of their Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade theme in 2023 vs. 2009, because there's something up with those fighter planes...
In less than 10 minutes we had a toy review, a history lesson, and a behind the scenes exploration.
This is beyond what I expected. Bravo!
Your passion for all things Indy is appreciated - from the hat info to the lego & WWII info - glad you make them.
In short, the old set was the first portion of the chase scene, where Indy and Henry Sr use the biplane to escape (only for it to be accidentally destroyed by the latter), while the new set is second portion of the scene, where they take the car and go through the tunnel (and the third portion to an extent, where Henry Sr uses his umbrella to scare some birds into making the second fighter crash).
Came for the Lego, stayed for the extensive WW2 German fighter data.
And let's not talk about the Citroen traction Avant convertible... That's another rabbit hole on its own!
Once again Cobi saves the day.
I like the new plane Lego did, sure its not accurate, but it looks far more pleasing to the eye to look at. The new canopy is cool too, and with some custom mods and extra parts, you could make a pretty accurate model of the plane.
"Lego doesn't make military vehicles", anybody who says that is not a true lego maniac. I mean how are going to explain all the space sets with laser guns or like all of Bionicle?
That's the stupidest thing I've read this evening -Tim Ward
I concur. Stupidest thing I've read this evening. - Michael
Back then, yes they did. That’s one of the reasons their Pirates & Western lines exist, British troops & firearms included. But nowadays, not so much. Like the closest we’ve got to that nowadays are the sci-fi themes, which is widely considered fine for the company & most cultures due to them using lasers for the most part, and the cops & robber themed sets in the City line, but they don’t like including realistic weapons in them. They literally canceled a set centered around a dynamite factory & a Technic set that’s basically a military aircraft a bit ago due to their changing policies.
Laser guns are equivalent to a military vehicle? Lego never made one fighter jet or tank. We always had to make our own.
That little fruit who works at Lego from ‘The Toys That Made Us’ said they changed the castles from gray to yellow because they didn’t want kids building military things.
Also, a”a real Lego maniac”?So I’ll assume you’re also a member of the fan police? 🙄
If Anyone from Lego is reading this, Breaking News!: everything we built was some sort of fighter jet or tank or military vehicle or spaceship bristling with weapons. Also, the people you advertise to and put in your ads don’t buy Legos. Give it a rest already.
Hail Retroblasting! Where is the I hate Shipwreck video? As lazy, entitled fan I demand it!
Keep up the good work!
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Most Star Wars sets are militaristic, if fictitious. It's always been an invalid excuse.
I mean, Lego did made actual fighter planes of WWI - a Sopwith Camel and a Fokker triplane. So even the usual excuse of "fictional or fictionalized military vehicles don't count" we see used to justify star wars and Indiana Jones kits doesn't really work
Retroblasting talking about lego indiana jones?
INSTANT WATCH!
Retroblasting = instant watch, pretty much 🙂
You know why I love this channel I clicked on this video just excited to hear Michael talk about Lego Indiana Jones but instead I got a fantastic WWII aerial history lesson
Legos 2023 Indiana Jones line was such a waste and Hasbro’s Adventure Series was cool until we realized they weren’t going to even give us the main heroes and villains from every movie. Someone needs to step in and keep Indy alive in the toy world
you really gotta get to brickmania, they'll hook you up with all the lego warbirds you could ask for
Their prices are outrageous though. You really have to not be able to live without something in their catalog
Fantastic video! Definitely on the level of what I expect from Retroblasting! Excellent research! Excellent detail! Fantastic use of film footage. All put together in a beautiful, thorough piece of film. WW2 and toy history. THIS IS THE HIGH STANDARD OF RETROBLASTING!
Thank you.
You are keeping CZcams alive. Seriously, I’ve never seen a CZcamsr stay so true to his content over the years. I will stick by this channel until the very end. Long live Retro blasting!
Thanks a million, Diego.
We were also supposed to get 4-5 DoD sets (some internal retailer data was found, no pictures or listings though) but those were cancelled even further in advance of the ToD. The ToD was actually so far in development that production pieces of the indy voodoo doll have leaked onto ebay in the past months.
The ToD set should have never been canceled.
@@bluehero-96 Hasbro even had a mola ram figure they were working on but that was cancelled as well - seems to be a top down order from disney banning anything involving the thugees
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I’m annoyed that Disney cancelled the Temple of Doom set; I was really looking forward to it, more so than the other sets.
The cancelled Dial of Destiny stuff sounds a bit interesting. Granted I would’ve most likely just bought the train from the opening if they’d made that, but it’s odd to think those sets were canned even earlier.
Wow. Your knowledge about aircrafts and planes is stunning. I love it listing to you. My father worked for Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm (MBB) in the 1970s. Keep up the good work.
Had a feeling the solution would be Cobi, lol. I've bought a handful of their models now and they've all been excellent. My standouts are the P-51 and the F-14 & F-18 from their Top Gun collection. The F-14 might be my favorite of theirs. If you go to their site, you can even find the Citroen convertible in white.
Incredible knowledge of WW2 aircraft - I shouldn't be surprised from a man who knows so much about this stuff. 👍
I am consistently impressed with your ability to put these toy sets into context.
I love the fact that during production of the file The Battle of Britain, the producers assembled somehing like the 2nd or 3rd biggest airforce in Europe at the time.
They didn't use a real ME 109 for the movie? Next you're going to tell me that they didn't use MIG 29s in Top Gun....
You think you're clever, but the difference here is that THEY COULD HAVE. But hey, throw out a false equivalency and pretend you're smart.
@@retroblasting Well, to be fair; it was a MIG 28 not a MIG 29, so there's that...
Hard to tell the difference when one is inverted.
And yes, we all know the Mig-28 doesn't exist.
Love the aircraft history there Michael.
I know a few inaccuracies in the Indiana Jones films;
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy carries a Browning Hi-Power which was barely a 1 year old Russian gun in 1936 and probably would’ve been tough for a private citizen to acquire. He uses this because he was supposed to use a Colt .45 but the production couldn’t get 45 ACP blanks.
Also the Nazis and other bad guys use MP40s and Walther P38s which didn’t exist in 1936.
In Dial of Destiney, the steam engine that’s hauling the artifacts at the beginning is a British 9F which didn’t exist until 1954, this engine is supposed to be a German class of steam engine called Merlin. Which at a glance the 9F does look like a Merlin, but there are still fully functional Merlin tender engines out there, so why didn’t they make an effort to get one? Oh wait consume product don’t ask questions (their strategy)
They may be fully functional Merlin tender engines out there, but they couldn't get one, this is shown with several railways not allowing engines in films. It's all due to licensing and ownership
Lego: we don’t want to do anything related to war
Also Lego: stuka-109
interesting, this Cobi Messerschmidt looks great
Bought the newest one. Built it. Love it.
Off-Topic but serious CZcams-related question. Does it help you guys out more monetarily if I don't skip the ads before & after the videos? If so, it's a small sacrifice I can make to help y'all & other creators out. This channel is amazing!
Amazing research a lego set. Wow, im not quite sure how you find all this stuff out, but im glad you share it with us. Looking forward to the Indy Adventure Series figure review *whilst hiding behind the couch.
I am shocked how much better look Cobi achieved with that plane than LEGO
I would like to get the tank! I almost got the temple with the snakes. One of the best scenes in the movie. Then I change my mind. this series set is ok for those who admire the set. Great review as always RB! Keep up the great work!
They both look cool and it's a shame that Indiana Jones only got a few sets from LEGO 😢
Gotta love those history lessons with a lego set review. This is why I keep watching this channel.
No lego military vehicles.....did they forget all the starwars stuff they made over the years? Hell they made the bloody death star. How many millions did that thing kill?
They consider those fictional..... Star Wars isn't real history, you know that right?
You're so smart Michael French! You really know your history! :)
I really enjoy the historical parts of this vid, and the production behind the scenes why they can't use the buchon plane. Quite educational
Since lego wants to skirt around "military vehicles" it would be nice to see the licenses for franchises like this go to Mega Construx instead, which has gotten very good at design over the past several years, and doesnt shy away from military equipment for the sake of false moral appearances
@@ytrefugee113 tell me ten years ago that id be routing for Mega, id call you mad. But yeah, honestly, lego sets themselves are of very little interest to me, nowadays. Lego used to really do stuff, with built in functions, motors, awesome play features, expansion sets, figure packs. Nowadays if i buy a lego set its because it is discounted, and the parts get divided up to be used on a MOC. Meanwhile Mega works their socks off to make authentic play experiences and incredible display pieces. Not ready to switch over, yet, but if they got the rights to Indy, oof, i might just have to lol
Yeah, Mega has done some amazing things with the IPs theyve gotten, from masters of the universe, call of duty, game of thrones, halo, and tmnt. And while prices have gone up some, i feel like they are still a little more reasonable than lego. I bought a couple of big 1500 piece boxes of lego bricks on clearance at walmart after christmas a few years ago, but since then i havent bought any lego sets. I was tempted by the recently released jaws set, but ultimately passed on it.
"last crusade plane is lego crazy"
Always love the attention to detail you bring to these reviews. Great stuff 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah…fighter planes are still Cobi’s speciality.
There where also some Lego posts implying that they where going to do wave two with sets from the new movie.
Also Lego tries to avoid tanks because military, but also planes are more vague because people are less familiar.
Hydra is good example on how Lego treat tanks.
When the frist India jones sets came out. They had exec who green lit a lot more action based themes.
Lego agents being the one he’s most popular for.
Yeah I’m sticking to the 2008 Lego Indiana Jones sets. They’re far more playable, imaginative sets and in my case very nostalgic. The new ones have some notable upgrades (like the minifigures for one) but all in all this newer line is way less interesting overall
I made a Lego minifigure scale replica of the German car with the turret from the ark chase scene, and I couldn't of done it without your video showing the Hasbro version.
suggestion for 80s cartoon review Beverly Hills Teens
I think Lego just wants to make aeronautic nerds like you pull their hair out!
I would love to the IP go to MEGA since they don't shy away from military style sets
I've been saving till now. Completely worth the wait after a case of the moonnndaays.
That's a spot on Connery impression. Took me a few listens to confirm it wasn't Connery actually speaking but you haha.
Good timing, just for back from a 40th anniversary Temple of Doom screening.
Wow, that’s a lot of history. Love it!
Lovely line at the end there. Nice touch. 😁
This is an interesting point you bring up. See, I was an avid collector of the _Lego Batman Movie_ vehicle sets, which were the absolute peak - in my opinion - for assembly, functionality and overall aesthetic. Truly top notch Lego.
However, not long after that line ran its course, I felt something... _changed._
I don't know what happened, but I can't help feeling a switch in the design ethos for Lego post-2017, because the quality of builds felt quite downgraded and simplistic compared to before. That being said, there's plenty of good stuff available and I don't mind certain things being more *compact.* I actually plan to grab the Fighter Plane set while I still can, but I do see where you're coming from in terms of accuracy.
I figure this could also have to to do cut-cutting and oil prices, but that's getting into complicated business territory.
Interesting video especially the ww2 history got that Lego set plus the ark temple just to add them in my Lego Indiana jones collection. I really like what they did since I missed the chance to get that 2009 set
Now that's a neat looking plane. how about an Iron Eagle Lego plane?? 😁
Give me the actual name of the "Iron Eagle plane" without looking it up (you have 15 seconds) and maybe I'll consider it.
@@retroblasting dang it, missed that 15 secs. But I mean, I do like how the other (Coby?) fighter plane looks like, and I'm thinking if they have an F-16. ☺️
Well, at least you can do the whole scene now with the bi-plane and the car.
I will say in terms of other alternatives for the 109 there is *one* which can kinda count that being the BrickMania kits.
The problem however is that as of now you can only get either the instructions or older kits from 2007-2011. Along with that BrickMania is rather pricy due to them using actual LEGO bricks and higher quality plastic for certain pieces.
Brickmania prices flat rule them out as reasonable alternatives
Good vid, what a rabbit hole but in a good way
Wow. Fascinating history lesson.
What I like most about this isn't the incredible knowledge about airplanes or history it's the fact that I didn't have to listen to any French history about that Citroën. Probably for the best. Had you mentioned the French, they would have surrendered.
I still don’t get how Lego can cancel the Temple of Doom set for depicting a religious cult but is perfectly fine with releasing a WWI German fighter plane alongside a fully accurate Nazi pilot, as well as depictions of the Idol of Fertility and the Ark of the Covenant.
It seems that it was a Disney's decision to cancel that product rather than Lego's. If it was on Lego, it more likely would've been declined right in the development
As far as real-world military rep in official sets, Lego has two major exceptions. The first seems to be historical representations. Most obviously seen in the Knights, Samurai, and Ninjas seen in Castle, the various Navys seen in Pirates, and the U.S. military seen in the Wild West sets. Then licensed sets such as the Russians and Germans in Indiana Jones, WWII G.I.s done in the classic green army men style for Toy Story, and the updated U.S. troops seen in the Lone Ranger sets. It seems to be a rule regarding modern military, and not military in general, as seen in the controversies regarding the Osprey set. Just one of those weird rules which have gone in and out of fashion as the company has existed.
I think Lego's own set rules negatively effect any of their attempt in making accurate military vehicles, good thing that never stopped people from making their own better versions.
The Lego Indiana Jones game rules. Didn't really get into the Lego Indiana Jones sets.
Spielberg has some explaining to do!
At least, we don't need a pilot license to play this
Love love love the deep dives on ww2.
I am entertained and I wasn't careful so I learned something before I was done #OK_HeyHeyHey
Since you mentioned the Cobi 109, you should consider the Cobi Citroen Traction 7C to complete a more accurate chase. It is missing the black running boards and accents and is not the Citroen 11, but that car was also incorrect as it was from 1954 manufacture.
Yeah I'm aware, but the video is called PLANE CRAZY, not "Cartastrophe"
@@retroblasting True. You made great points. I just like the idea of promoting Cobi as an alternative to Lego and other World War 2 Brick sellers. I am glad Cobi is gaining traction and hope for more people to notice. Thanks for the video.
Lego just can’t stop making German fighter planes. They just keep doing it. No other military faction either, just the germans.
Erm, okay, it REALLY should be my big brother (who is the plane nut) doing this, but if they wanted a Stuka couldn't the film makers have redressed a de Havilland Chipmunk? Adding 'spats' to the under carriage, etc?
Clearly, they didn't see that as worth the time
Brought the 23 lego set and feel cheated after seeing the other set
Indiana Jones is not a high selling brand. No matter the company there’s always too much overstock at the end. Lego, especially at that time of design was becoming much more conservative. Even before that they had been hedging bets on questionable brands, like Scooby Doo, and they did many more Doo sets. With rising inflation the PPP ratios were and are getting worse and worse. These Jones sets are more like bases to start from that completed sets. Which is sad for a lot of reasons. I was disappointed with the chase set because it was too expensive and the plane is just not great. If they had just released the car and two figures alone I would have been happier because even though I have no villain I’d at least have a low cost to get Indy and dad. These sets are basically travesties and also likely the last we’ll ever see. It’s a shame the franchise went out on such a whimper in Lego form. At least with Hasbro I felt like I got most of the important characters, even though the line is severely lacking in numerous areas.
As usual, after struggling and kicking around this topic forever here comes Retroblasting perfectly articulating those thoughts
The Pilatus P2 that the german fighter is built off of is an interesting, well documented and easily accessible craft. Why LEGO cant seem to bring its own iconic shape into the set, even at a small scale makes no sense to me. Also, i think they are okay depicting that plane is because the Pilatus is a trainer, and their own website refers to all their planes as sstunt trainers. Still doesnt explain all of their other hypocrissies buuut
Ultimately, though i love LEGO, the only way to get what you want is to buy the parts and build your own model
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time to take your meds michael.....your ocd is taking over
Being a history buff and someone that likes to play with Legos clearly doesnt mix well.
Lets go more Lego!
Ah the indiana jones trilogy....its too bad the bad decisions by Lucas and Spielburg limited the franchise to 3 movies instead of making it a serial like Bond. Oh well its one of my favorite movie trilogy ever that I love to share with my dad and brothers. And the Last Crusade was a great way to END a franchise.