I have a hypothesis, In set 8708 there are two tanks of something, one blue and one red, if the red one is fire then I believe the other one to be water, because if you heat up rock and then cool it down fast the rock will break, this would be a effective way to unalive rockmonsters... Great video!

@nicocatalano5807

Жыл бұрын

yeah I've seen people literally set boulders on fire in their yards to break them up

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

LOL YIKES Power Miners don't mess around

@skeletalwaffles2943

Жыл бұрын

But that's just a theory,

@axolo3657

Жыл бұрын

@@skeletalwaffles2943 A theory that’s better than most of what MatPat cooks up!

@austinfireoved3244

Жыл бұрын

‘Kill’

I've noticed a sort of progression in the vehicles between the 3 waves: In wave 1 they had regular wacky mining vehicles, because the power miners had only just arrived In wave 2 the vehicles all had various weapon add-ons to combat the escalating threat of the rock monsters And in wave 3 the vehicles aren't even for digging anymore, they're purely for neutralizing the -rock- lava monsters

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I hadn't thought of it like that, but you're totally right!

@cricketben6742

Жыл бұрын

That is such an amazing way of subtle storytelling in the sets! great point!

@SwordInTheTruck

Жыл бұрын

Day 60

@jimjam5570

8 ай бұрын

Very astute observation.

26:07 I like to think that the station has it's own number because it actually was another vehicle, but miners had to take it apart and repurpose it into a railway to cross the lava river, suits the general vibe of ingenuity of our miners pretty well!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Ooh! I like that concept a lot

@Green24152

10 ай бұрын

we need a vehicle altbuild for this then

@loganjohnson2463

5 ай бұрын

Judging by the giant wheel it would’ve been a massive unicycle.

@mikehunt7906

Ай бұрын

You might be correct actually. There's an alternative build for the set "Rubble Rescue Rover" so maybe they originally used that and then rebuilt it into the Station

This didn't deserve to be discontinue its amazing

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

100% agree :,c

@lman9034

Жыл бұрын

They kinda shot themselves in the foot making all but one set in the wave over $30. Kids can save up to afford several smaller sets, but it's a lot harder for them to buy bigger sets, so they'll probably just get one. Also it was a pretty bad idea to make two of the sets retail exclusive. Amazing wave regardless though.

@Pk-glitch

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios I think it would be really cool if they made a fourth wave where the rock monsters make their own vehicles. There could be a remake of the crystal king where he is turned into a cyborg, with features like razer blades and drill-arms!

I swear lego has yet to top this theme. I was lucky enough to get a handful of them as a kid, and nothing quite compares to the creativity of power miners

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Peak LEGO right here!

@NageIfar

Жыл бұрын

Exo-Force takes the crown for me, but Power Miners definitely is among the undisputed top spots.

I remembered these sets very fondly... remembering my mom thinking of the little Rock monsters as walking trash cans. I used to play some rather gruesome games with them; like the mini rocks eating the heads off mini figures and stuff. I was very into Sci Fi like Starship Troopers so I had a rather twisted imagination as a kid. But I frankly enjoyed Power Miners a lot; them and Atlantis are sets i hope Lego brings back some day. Aqua Divers; Agents, I am a Lego fan at heart and Lego never gets old to me.

Power Miners was such a cool aesthetic and I always wanted one as a kid, but I never got any due to the price, but I’m glad you can revisit these

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad I can bring Power Miners to the people who missed out on it! Such a fantastic theme. Wish it had lasted longer.

@MrJulio632

Жыл бұрын

Same for me, Lego in third world countries are a pain to collect

Man… I am lost for words. This is beautiful! Well done.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Excellent as always, would love to see you cover Exo Force at some point.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It's a work-in-progress :) It'll probably be a 5-parter at least! I just need to find time to record all that lol

@ninjaboyjoel9183

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios ahh that's amazing! No rush at all, I'm really looking forward to it

Power Miners was the best, so sad to see this, yet so happy.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It sure is a trip down memory lane. Wish we could have seen more from the theme.

The usage of coffee cups in these sets makes me think that maybe coffee could be an effective and healthier substitute for rock monsters in place of power crystals. Maybe by the end of the mission, rock monsters were able to live alongside regular people on the surface this way.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would have made for a great premise to a fourth wave of sets. Rock Monsters coexisting with minifigs in a beautiful utopia...

@Green24152

10 ай бұрын

amazing idea just give em caffeine

@Lordodragonss

10 ай бұрын

In my world they befriended the orcs and Orcs are basicly using them as walking powerhouses.

Such an awesome series. Brings back fond memories! I remember wanting the Titanium Command Rig for months and months until I finally got it for my tenth birthday. Never took it apart... it's still in one piece to this day, twelve years later!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's honestly epic. I know it's not perfect, but it's still an impressive and incredible model. Love that you've kept it together all this time!

The production quality of these videos is seriously great! You deserve millions of subscribers!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@thunderspark1536

Жыл бұрын

We'll get em there one day!

One of my earliest themes as a kid, my brother got both the larger ones and we'd always play with em together. Missing out on the earlier exo force was well worth it I'd say for such beautiful vehicles, matched only I'd say by galaxy squad.

I remember getting the Underground Mining Station for Christmas as a kid. It was one of my favorite sets to play around with the others I had. I actually still own mine as well with most, if not all the pieces intact. I hope one day, Power Miners gets revived and sticks to the roots of the first wave of this series.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I'd sure love to see it brought back too...

😩 sick in bed, stayed home from work and I needed this bro

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That sucks 😭 Hope you feel better soon. This chonker of a video should keep you entertained for a bit 😂

I loved these sets as a kid and I appreciate these videos so much. I’m so glad you decided to do all waves, even if it probably stung in the wallet 😂

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

The poor poor wallet never gets a break around here xD Really happy to hear you enjoyed - that honestly makes it all worthwhile to me! It's a great theme and I love rekindling the joy.

I distinctly remember buying vehicle number 10 on my birthday, ran into town with all my birthday guests and money and ordering it, such a blissful memory

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's fantastic. That would make for an epic birthday!

I've been waiting for you to review the second wave and I am not disappointed. Every time you make a new video I'm amazed. Very cool video again.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Been waiting for this, just got the Cave Crusher and Titanium Command Rig today but I think l gotta accept I won't get the Underground Mining Station anytime soon

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Underground Mining Station is ridiculously hard to get. It would appear I bought out some of the only stickered elements from the set to make this video, so I do apologize for that xD

Cheesy that thing you said was a mini flamethrower is probably a gas driven drill that they use to both kill monsters but also to search for crystals. It would be cool to see how power miners would look if they came out now

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

A reboot would be amazing. I can't imagine it would ever happen, but I would love it!

I’ve been waiting for this one! These revisiting videos are so great!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! These are a joy to make ❤

You're amazing at presentation. I loved that I found your channel and can go back in time to remember being a kid seeing these sets. Keep up the good work man!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! Lots more of these to come. I've become rather obsessed with collecting this old stuff 😂

Wooooohhh yeah baby! Thats what I've been waiting for! Ok meme aside, super cool that you also made a video about the second wave now! This one includes some of my favourite and most nostalgic sets for sure :) Especially the King!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Love the King himself. What a beauty!

been waiting with bated breath for this video to release! can’t wait to watch

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It's been fun getting this one together. Hope you enjoy!

Awesome video. Was so excited for it and it did NOT disappoint

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

'Preciate it! This was a really fun one to do, and you better believe I was pretty excited for it too!

You make me smile watching your videos, I love your commentary and your attitude. Thanks for a lovely vid

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure! Really glad you enjoy :D

Really love these videos highlighting old themes! Feels like I'm reliving the best parts of my childhood. You should consider covering the exo-force line. They had some really cool character and mech designs.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I've got literally FIVE Exo-Force videos in the works right now 😂

I miss Power Miners, thank you for another great and informative video!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

No problem at all - glad you enjoyed!

I have wanted that crystal king for soooooooooooo long. It's nice to see such a good review on it!

HELL YEAHHH BROTHERR, You finally got all of the 2nd wave sets :D

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It's a childhood dream come true, ha!

You’ve done again! Never did I know nostalgia this well.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It was a wild ride putting this video together too. Living my childhood dream basically, ha!

I see you are preparing LEGO Kingdom Knights in the background, also one of my favourite series. I am already looking forward for that video.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I really need to get around to recording that - they've been sat there for like two months now lol

@oli1829

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Well then, definitly looking forward to it

Loving your reviews, man. Happy to have found ur channel

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you found the channel too :D

A lot of these sets are great! Makes me wish I was older when these came out.

youve opened up a memory I completely forgot about. Used to love these ones as a kid

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Power Miners was the bomb! Glad I could bring back some good memories

Hey hey Timmer! Love your work! I'm a fan and appreciate the effort you've put into your channel, specifically the GI Joe content. Thank you for being awesome! 😁

@CheeseyStudios

10 ай бұрын

Was this comment intended for this video? 🤣

@ReynaldoLeonLor

10 ай бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios OMG, embarrassment immortalized! I don't expect creators to reply. That said, thank YOU and your team for bringing joy to our lives in the form of Lego content. The wife and I enjoy watching your videos together. We became fans through Lego Masters and are excited to follow your adventures on KZread. BTW, I'm very partial to Exo Force and consider myself fortunate to have a complete collection. Please keep doing awesome work!

Wow the last set looks so fun to play with and the mechanism definitely looks very smooth👌 Great review as always

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video! I like this wave more after your video. (I didn’t put this wave in my list of ‘buy if I rich’ before watching) My favorite in this wave was used to be the drill in the crystal king set and the mining station. Due to lack of promotion, it is really my first time to know the playing feature of most second wave set. I think extending the cave crusher and make it like a train would be cool. Also, I think it is more a centipede (I don’t know if your country have them).

The extra winch (23:46) on the Titanium Command Rig, though it’s not clear, is supposed to be a zip line. You’re supposed to unravel the winch and hook it to something slightly high up in your room e.g. a bed frame. Make sure the string is taut. Then use the hook piece on top of the Rock Monster cage to slide the cage down the line. I got this set when it came out and vaguely remember seeing some promotional/box art depicting this… Love the videos, keep up the good work on the Minecraft series!

@Local_pixel_artist

Жыл бұрын

That’s smart

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Ah! That makes sense.

A fun thought experiment I've done is try to figure out a believable purpose for every power miners set, and I think the underground mining station should be a power crystal refinery

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

A refinery could have been really cool! Conveyor belts and such. And lots of crystals!

I waited so much time for this.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I've wanted to get these sets for years.

this has to be my favorite sub series lego did. Im collecting all of them and I'm only missing like three sets!!! I would love to see a large ucs style set come out but alas it will most likely never happen : (

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck with the collection!

Im surprised the ball socket pieces on the Kristal king ane not cracked. Those pieces are known to break very often.

Great video! I always wanted these sets when I was younger! Hope to see videos on Monster Fighters or Atlantis someday :D

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Both great themes! I wish I had more Monster Fighters sets. Still might be able to make it happen one day!

I'm so thankful that u put some much effort into making these videos, finally someone put into words how I feel about this lego theme and how it fills me with nostalgia everytime. If you feel similar about the Lego Atlantis theme, have u considered making a video about it in the same style? I'd love to see you explain the different sets and share your thoughts it.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I've actually been slowly putting my Atlantis sets back together these past months! No idea when the video will drop, but it is coming :)

I found your channel a couple months ago and have been really looking forward to the final part in this series. Power Miners was probably one of my favorite themes as a kid. I only ever had the 5/7 of the sets from the first wave (not too hard to guess which ones, lol) but I always really enjoyed the concept. I can't really explain why, though? It was just cool. My favorite was the drill, of course, but all of them were very fun with their play features. I agree that the marketing strategy for this second wave was very strange, because I don't think I really knew about the mining station until later in my life when I found it on Brickset? Like, I feel like if I had saw it as a kid I would remember that huge wheel. It's a shame too because that's such a good set. I also wish we got more playset builds. A rock monster lair or structure in particular would've been nice, since they felt a little underpowered compared to the miners to me. I guess if they eat the crystals they're even, but still. Your videos are very well done and I really enjoy the format in which you go over things, especially talking about the interesting pieces and some of the wider context of these sets. I would love to see your take on some of the themes that in my brain are located right next to this one. Those being Fantasy Era Castle (my favorite theme), 2009 Pirates, and the original Agents line. Although I will admit that some of that stuff is very hindsight nostalgia. I had very few Pirates and Castle when I was a kid, and no Agents. But I always remember looking at them in the catalog and wanting them. I sort of regret getting the Star Wars sets I got at the time because I feel like I would appreciate the original stuff more. My Star Wars sets are all on the chopping block to get sold so I can afford to buy the old stuff I care about now. Sorry for the long, rambley comment. I have a lot of thoughts about this era of Lego. I really enjoy these sorts of complete retrospective videos and would love to see more like this from the channel. Though I do understand they take quite a bit of time! The Minecraft stuff in the middle is also fun too. It's neat to see your world come together on that series. Thank you for making these!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I promise I love long, rambling comments - I do believe that I've written my fair share of them! I would have loved a rock monster lair too, or even just some more small terrain builds with some cool crystal pieces. It would have made the mining aspect of the theme a lot more believable. I definitely want to get to Fantasy Era Castle at some point too. I do happen to have all of the first wave already which is great, since they're nearly impossible to pick up used now haha! The Revisiting series will always be my favorite to make. It's such a joy reliving my childhood by rebuilding these sets. Much, much more to come. I've got three different themes in the works already! :D

@asteralium

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Very excited for the upcoming ExoForce stuff because that's a theme I saw when I was younger but was a bit before my time. It was very mysterious and "old". Can't wait to see Fantasy Era sometime in the future too! 💛

Always saw the commercials for this theme as a little kid. Could never my hands on one but it’s nice to see them again!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Only commercials I would go out of my way to watch, ha!

I loved Powerminers. I did so much with them, even made my own mocs with Powerminer and Atlantis parts(mainly because Brains appears in both themes and Atlantis got a set that was supposed to be in Powerminers) I loved the theme so much.

@CheeseyStudios

2 ай бұрын

I loved the crossover some of those themes had! It all felt like part of the same crazy LEGO world

I'm so excited!🤩 Power Miners (especially wave 1 & 2) is one of my favorite LEGO themes together with Orient Expedition and the Fantasy Castle Era!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

You've got great taste - those are all on my top 10 list too! 😂

Lovely and nostalgic video as usual. Hah, as a kid, I remember being SO angry when our cat casually nibbled on the Crystal King's spikes and left them in an utterly horrid state. I usually loved him a lot, but I remember little me was FURIOUS over something as awesome as the King getting damaged by that rascal of a cat. Made me wish these pieces had a non-rubber variant...!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Cat noooooo 😭😭😭 That's rough. Gotta love our pets, but they test us sometimes!

Now this takes me back. Power Miners was my favorite theme other than Star Wars. It was so easy to reconfigure or combine them into hulking war machines, I’m not sure I have a single complete one left. My proudest creation as a child was a monster I made by combining the Crystal King, Magma Mech, Claw Digger, the wings from the blue Ninjago Dragon, and the Anti-Vehicle Cannon from one of the Star Wars sets. It was the final boss of many imaginary battles my poor minifigures went through.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's so fun! The theme certainly did inspire creativity

Great Video! I love the power miners line and im really sad they discontinued it. always loved the crystal king. Cant wait for more (minecraft Bastion Build soon?)

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I'll be returning to the Nether hopefully pretty soon! Next on the list will be the Basalt Deltas

As the first video i see from this channel contains my second most favourite lego sets and mentioned my most favourite lego set... im not even a quarter into the first video and i will subscribe!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Glad to have you here!

Unfortunately this video accidentally sat in my "watch later" playlist for 2 days, but after watching this I am completely convinced that removing this theme was the LEGO company's biggest mistake ever. I am glad you are using this channel to celebrate what good LEGO has done with the theme

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Power Miners was truly something special. I do hope we see something like it again....

This video series is fantastic, I'd LOVE to see a video retrospective of this quality and attention to detail on the Pharaoh's Quest line 🔥

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That may be happening very very soon :o

@travisshea9809

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios 👀

6:40 i totally agree. I got the crystal king when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite sets ever. I'm looking to get one again, as i see the specialized lime green pieces in my collectionand miss having this set

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I can't bring myself to part him out. I'd love to make a giant enhanced version of the king at some point.

@prons_gaming5083

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios I've taken apart so many awesome sets in my youth. I'm ashamed😭 even if i just had the head, i could've made my own crystal king. But alas, I've had no luck in finding it

Well, thank you channel members ! I love these vids too, and I'm broke, so thx to you Mr Cheesey can afford these sets and make my day a bit brighter by showing them off !!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad I can share the joy :D

This episode has given me so much closure, when I was young I got 100$ for my birthday and spent in on junk only to go to Walmart the next day and see the HQ for 100$, I've regretted that my entire life but seeing it now has made me happy just knowing what was all there and realizing I would have taken it apart anyways

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad this video could give you that 😅 I know I sure spent my money on some dumb stuff as a kid too lol...

I was waiting for this !!!!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to get this video together for a long time. Glad I could make it happen!

Love the editing, the subtle zooms on your face are brilliant! Also what is that moc in the top left corner?

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate it :D Is this the one? flic.kr/p/2j8BWnQ It's one of my first Vignweek builds actually. Probably my favorite MOC ever. Can't bring myself to part it out!

@RavenclawBrix

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios I can totally understand that! It looks great! Also love the Harry Potter mocs

I miss these power miner sets, the same goes for the Mars mission(?) and Exo force. These were my favorites. Sadly the sets I had didn't survive the years, but I did maintain an antarctic set that has a similar feel to power miners.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Mars Mission and Exo-Force were some of my favorites too. It was a great time to be a kid!

With the few recent videos about power miners I started making my own MOCs and posting them on reddit. I really feel like it's a great way to revive it since we aint gonna get anything else, and Lego Ideas is way too much work for very little chances. There is a lot more that can be done with this serie and I have fun doing it!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I appreciate you helping to keep the theme alive. :D

I know Lego is a company and they need to make profit so licensed themes are the best way to do that because you don't have to spend a lot in marketing. But I wish they would go back to this kind of themes. I'm not the biggest Power Miners fan, but it's so great to watch someone that loves the theme so much and it makes me appreciate it a bit more. It's so great to be able to play the way you want and create your own stories within Lego's original themes. Thanks for this videos!

Fantastic review as usual Caleb! I’d love to see you get your hands on some Rock Raiders next year and hear your perspective on them, seeing as you’ve no attachment to them and they have undoubtedly less playability over Power Miners.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

One of these days I'll get a set or two, I promise xD

The Rock Wrecker was my first Power Miners set, a very nice one indeed. Watching these videos has made me interested in Lego again and especially older Lego, so I started looking at old sets on Bricklink. And I must say, I pity Lego Star Wars enthusiasts because holy crap their old sets and minifigs get expensive.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Star Wars is so insane... Glad I never got into it either 😂

Love Power Miners, fantastic line of sets, great vehicle designs, loved the rock monsters. Also great to see Power Miners used in the Lego DVD film The Adventures of Clutch Powers, with the Thunder Driller and Crystal King making appearances, alongside a rock monster, I believe a baby Sulphurix? Also kinda fits with your family as it means the Crystal King is a father, though Clutch does refer to it as a female/mother, so idk haha

A very well put-together retrospective. Thanks for covering this awesome theme and doing it justice. I'm gonna have to get my hands on the Cave Crusher and the Underground Mining station to complete my 1st/2nd wave collection now... Side note, do you have any plans to tackle the Atlantis theme? I'm yet to see anyone on KZread mention the short movie that was released on the LEGO website to promote that theme which actually featured some reasonably big voice actors, curious to see if I'm really the only one who remembers it hahaha

@michaelyoung7261

Жыл бұрын

I loved the aesthetic of the Atlantis theme. My grandma had one of the mid sized subs and it was awesome. Wish I could have gotten some for myself.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to do Atlantis at some point! I've probably got about 1/3 - 1/2 the sets. Might be able to make it happen next year!

huuuge part of my childhood. my first ever set was power miners. the 6.99 motorcycle ill never forget it.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What a great theme to start your LEGO journey with

I always used the additional hook on Titanium Command Rig as a zip line! You can let out the cable pretty far, and then connect the hook to the control room when the tower is raised. Then the figures can zip line down from the top!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's great actually! That makes a lot more sense.

can't wait for the wave 3 recap!!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you saw it, but the video does exist :D kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5l325aJccLenKg.html

I recently dig through my old Lego bin at my mom's house after my younger brother just decided to drag it out and dump it on the floor. Spent a few hours with my siblings just vibing with Legos. Found my Green Rock Monster Bigfig (geolix?) And I was so happy. Also found all those bright orange blades and immediately used them to make a cool Bionicle lol This series has been a gigantic nostalgia trip for me 💗

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome. Going through stuff like that is great

Very nostalgic theme for me, I never owned any of the sets but I did always watch videos/commercials/animated movies of them.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

The marketing with the first wave was so fun. All the videos were great

Interesting to see how all of these vehicles seemed to have a specific purpose in mind. The ones like theThunder Drill would make the initial tunnels, while others like the Rock Crusher would smooth them to make them thicker and safer. And all had a function that made them capable of both digging and also combating. Nowhere in the sets say what´s the explicit purpose of each one of them is, but the design is so clever and good at implicit storytelling that you can always know what each one is supposed to do by just looking at it´s design and play functions. I really hope they one day try and attempt making more original sets and themes instead of almost only licensing ones.

That brief look at the Mobile Devastator set makes me want an Exo Force series

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Soon :)

@jadeatrophis

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios :D

I finished getting the entire Power Miners collection together last year, and I definitely understand the pain of trying to finish an Underground Mining Station. But it's definitely a great set, and easily one of my favorites in the theme. I agree with the taller tower needing a way to climb it, though, and I was confused as to how someone would even get up there, but I think even the designers might have wondered that too, because if you look at the image on the front of the box and instruction manual cover you'll see one of the miners literally riding the cable car to the top. Precarious, but that's definitely one way to get up there. I was also really confused about that hook on the back of the Titanium Command Rig too, and remained confused until I got hold of the set. I just so happened to get one with the original box, though, and on the back of the box they show that second string being used as a zipline that the monster cage can slide down if the hook is anchored somewhere higher than the rig. It's a strange and specific function, but definitely one they show off even if it's hard to see without the box. So that's what the hook on the back is for. Personally I like the idea of it being a tow hook better, though, since the rig is huge and could reasonably pull several of the standard size vehicles.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Oh hey! Glad you figured out that extra string's function. Never would have guessed that, but I'm sure it could work quite well like that!

Funny how these power miners use fire to fight the rock monsters, while in the future sets (the only ones I personally owned) they use pressurised water, which honestly makes more sense…

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Fire probably just made them angrier!

I love your videos ❤❤❤❤❤ I am inspired

I just got to watch season 2 of Lego masters and you and your brother’s builds are really cool

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I would love to see series like this revamped again, along with space police, mars mission, etc.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Any of those would be awesome!

My first exposure to Rock Raiders was the computer game released in '99. After that, I remember asking my father to buy me all the sets we could find. The game was so good for what it was.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I've heard a lot of good things about it. Hope I get the chance to try it sometime!

I really enjoy these retro theme showcases also, you're right, Rock resists Fire.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

These videos are a delight to put together. I'm really glad you enjoy them too! Already got three different themes in the works for next year.

Holy shit, thank you for reminding me that exo force exists. I haven't heard/seen anything about it for at least 12 years.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Exo-Force is the bomb. Can't wait to do a few Revisiting videos on those sets!

The exoforce set just brought me back to my childhood, i just got a flashback from that picture.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I'll be doing some Exo-Force videos soon. :) Great theme

Even though I only ever got a single set of this wave and theme all together, it has still stuck with me with fond memories purely because I always played with that head of the crystal king

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Love that one so much too. A perfect set!

You should review space police next! Growing up Power Miners and Space Police were my FAVORITES!!

I got the Underground mining station last year for $100 dollars used but complete and in great condition. One of my greatest finds.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Quite the steal honestly

I remember when i first got my titanium drill rig for christmas my first idea was to cannibalize some power functions motors off some other set and then dui upgrade the thing to drill and move with the motors even in upright mode.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Did you end up making it happen?

@som3one724

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios hell yeah i did.

Hey, he did it! I don't even recognize these ones, this is cool to see

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I bet a number of people haven't seen some of these. This wave was so short-lived and hard to find. Some great stuff though.

i got my cousins power miner sets and i love them growing up i loved the rock monsters always had them fighting the oppressive empire from star wars lol

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

lol! That's fantastic

@Hyde_way1

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios cheesey u probably dont remeber but u told me tips to sort out lego and it worked and having my grey parts sorted i made a really cool throne room so thx for that!

Piwer Miners was definitely my #2 favorite, next to Bionicle! I only owned two of this wave (the cheapest two), and never even saw the other three sets until now! My Walmart was really bad at getting complete lineups of Lego sets...

It might not have been the most popular style but there was something unique that I loved about theses sets

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Same!

Seeing this makes me so nostalgic. I loved power miners, exo force, Lego kinghts kingdom, god I feel old now

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Those were the days...

The trilogy is complete! This second wave was defiantly the odd cousin. A couple sets, with few being hard to find. (Also wacky prices) But this wave is totally worth it for the big figs! Great retrospective!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Not the perfect wave by any means, but still so glad it exists, too!

Recently got recommended this channel. And this series is really nice! I like the angle of making an overview of an entire line/wave, though I personally think it could be better by going a little more in-depth about the builds and how they build upon old concepts/would have their concepts built upon in the future; but I get if you feel that would make the videos a bit _too_ long for a modern ADD-ridden audience.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found me! I would love to go longer too, but yeah, these are definitely stretching the limits as it is already haha...

@DragonxFlutter

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Who knows? Maybe the videos on individual sets would be a great place to experiment with talking about the evolution of build concepts as it relates to that specific snapshot. Or its own series, which I think would be amazing.

My cousin actually has the Cave Crusher and I LOVED it! Also I like to think that with each wave the Power Miners are getting deeper into the Earth which makes sense with the last set since we’re getting into lava which is what Wave 3’s is about!

@CheeseyStudios

5 ай бұрын

There was some good progression in the story! I wish we had had the chance to go deeper...

@DinoGoofHybridHero7531

5 ай бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Same x3x

I never had the chance to get the Underground Mining Station, but I've never liked how the second tower looks, with the gigantic gear. But I think seeing it in motion has sold me on it!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It definitely has a unique look to it, but the function works so well!

This is the lego line that stuck with me. I wish they made more at some point

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Something funny to me is that even tho I think I owned one of the wave 3 sets I had no idea the big rock monsters existed. I was a big Ninjago kid tho and in season 1 there's an episode where seeks out Garmadon for help, and they get into a brief fight in which Garmadon orders some "mud monsters" to converge and smother Wu. Those mud monsters look just like the big rock monsters! They were always such a random thing in the show to me so it's interesting to know where that asset is from pretty much

@CheeseyStudios

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear that rock monsters are basically canon in Ninjago 😂

I have much of this sets to but the coolest thing is to combine the sets and get a cool new machine

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully I'll do a video on the combiner models eventually!