Revisiting Power Miners: The Third Wave

The final wave of LEGO Power Miners brought a lot of new things to the table for the theme. Does it live up to the high standard set by the first two waves?
In this video, we'll take a closer look at 8188 Fire Blaster, 8189 Magma Mech, 8190 Claw Catcher, and 8191 Lavatraz.
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  • @CheeseyStudios
    @CheeseyStudios Жыл бұрын

    I've gotten a lot of comments about why I have not covered the second wave of Power Miners sets. Unfortunately, I do not own about half of the sets from wave two, and they are costly to obtain. I'd love to do a video on them one day, but for now that video does not exist.

  • @kerruo2631

    @kerruo2631

    Жыл бұрын

    Great video. My favourite lego sets are from Chima, personally. I still remember seeing Power Miners while looking through a lego catalog though.

  • @trainfan-ks5hk

    @trainfan-ks5hk

    Жыл бұрын

    Darn it

  • @butternachohonigbier9914

    @butternachohonigbier9914

    Жыл бұрын

    I was wondering about that too! I still have the snakelike thing with 6 tires at home and honestly id be more than happy to sponsor that to you for the video purpose!

  • @blacktemplarbarachel3387

    @blacktemplarbarachel3387

    Жыл бұрын

    Wondered why you skipped over the ones that had the big rock monsters

  • @eVeNmOrEiNsAnItY

    @eVeNmOrEiNsAnItY

    Жыл бұрын

    [Glances at your recent uploads] Well this aged pretty spectacularly - guessing good bargain or generous donor.

  • @vincekris
    @vincekris Жыл бұрын

    Power Miners was such a special Lego theme. I’d love to see Lego do a remake or even bring the entire theme back!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Wholeheartedly agree! Both mining themes they've done - Power Miners and Rock Raiders - have been very well loved.

  • @boeserapotheker

    @boeserapotheker

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe somebody puts a nice anniversary set on ideas when the 20 years power miners are reached Or 15 years ('cause I don't wanna wait so long)

  • @quackanimations6338

    @quackanimations6338

    Жыл бұрын

    I dont think Lego should bring it back. To understand my opinion, you can look at bionicle

  • @they3lloax060

    @they3lloax060

    Жыл бұрын

    @@quackanimations6338 they can bring it back, Lego just needs to play their cards right to recapture the original feel.

  • @aarondowd7346

    @aarondowd7346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@quackanimations6338 Unlike bionicle this is minifig scale playsets, which can do good

  • @boeserapotheker
    @boeserapotheker Жыл бұрын

    The cool drinks mashine is one of the best playfeatures in Legos history

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    f a c t s

  • @jstinki

    @jstinki

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy I found fellow Cool Drink enjoyers. I still have the vending machine built and on my desk I couldn't ever bring myself to deconstruct it

  • @adamkrajco1920

    @adamkrajco1920

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm really happy they remade it in Ninjago City Docks it was very well done

  • @VideoGameFools

    @VideoGameFools

    Жыл бұрын

    I used the instructions to secretly build a custom one with a friend in third grade in a custom AGENTS base we made, he thought I was a genius haha

  • @TheSpookiestSkeleton
    @TheSpookiestSkeleton Жыл бұрын

    I really loved how they gave their suits and helmets that shiny look like those proximity suits that the airport firefighters and volcano scientists use

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! They turned out fantastic.

  • @badpandaproductionz
    @badpandaproductionz Жыл бұрын

    I love how absolutely giddy you are over the play feature on the Claw Catcher. I totally get it. Power Miners was the theme that got me into LEGO, my first set was Thunder Driller. Play features like the one on the Claw Catcher, the Crystal Sweeper, and the Rock Wrecker always intrigued me, even though the only one of the three I ever had was the Rock Wrecker.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That's so great that you had Thunder Driller too! That's another great one. This theme was just the best...

  • @RealSonofGod69
    @RealSonofGod69 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, these videos are some of the best set reviews on KZread. Reviewing every kit in a theme’s wave is such an engaging twist on the standard single set reviews. I hope you do one of these videos for every wave lego has ever made, your presentation is just top notch!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Slowly but surely getting there lol. I've already started working on the next two!

  • @xraystyle8893

    @xraystyle8893

    Жыл бұрын

    Even jesus christ himself loves power miners.

  • @MrSaurusOfficial
    @MrSaurusOfficial Жыл бұрын

    Long Live Power Miners! My all time favorite original LEGO theme. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen! This will always be my favorite theme too. Glad you enjoyed!

  • @xtentasticx
    @xtentasticx Жыл бұрын

    The water aspect felt weird. I get what they were going for, but the 'water' theming felt like an afterthought. It lost focus on it being about 'mining' and became Power... Washers? Going the magma route was super smart though. I wish they had really gone into lava-style vehicles like Lego city volcanic explorers subtheme, where they just needed further heavy duty equipment for mining magma crystals, maybe a magma diver or transport, an attack on magma base. They could have used a lot of transparent red bricks and maybe transport the 'lava' via tipper buckets of giant scoops/containers to contain the lava monsters in. It would have been epic to see the lava monster erupt from a mini volcano, maybe followed by a cascade of transparent red blocks.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    'Power Washers' - I'm dying lol but I totally agree. We see the great armor-like pieces on the figures, and I definitely would have loved to have seen more of that silver armor on the vehicles too! I'm definitely surprised we got so few terrain side builds. A mini volcano would have been awesome!

  • @jmlakin
    @jmlakin Жыл бұрын

    I remember being a kid when the first promo images for the second wave appeared. I remember wishing for a "Lava Queen" to go with the Crystal King.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That would have been pretty sweet

  • @imahaloguy
    @imahaloguy Жыл бұрын

    Fun to see these from a Rock Raiders perspective. I wish that it got a second wave, we know now that one was planned but ultimately canceled. We now know there were prototype ice and lava monsters, plus a giant slimy slug for that canceled second wave! So painful to learn 😭

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh dang! I didn't realize that. That would have been awesome

  • @iokastosastraios8522
    @iokastosastraios8522 Жыл бұрын

    I remember having "set theory" talks with my best friend, one set idea I always wanted to see was a boat that sailed on lava lakes, with enemies being lava sharks naturally. I believe I thought they would be based on the large model of Lego shark lol. I have so many great memories of Power Miners and the sets should still be buried in my collection somewhere waiting to be unbagged and rebuilt. Do you see yourself going over the middle wave of Power Miners? I would adore seeing you roll the Cave Crusher around, might be my favorite vehicle of the line but that's hard to pick lol. Thank you for these retrospectives! They're absolutely amazing and a fantastic trip down memory lane!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Cave Crusher is one of my dream sets! I'm missing two many sets from the second wave at the moment, but I hope I can get them eventually. Also, I love the idea of a lava shark, ha!

  • @thesenate5770
    @thesenate5770 Жыл бұрын

    The sheer joy on your face as you chucked the rock monster into the back of the truck was strangely heartwarming. Great video!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I was having the time of my life, ha! Thank you!

  • @thesonicpotato2365
    @thesonicpotato2365 Жыл бұрын

    I can totally see why you love that vending machine. Something incredibly great about that vending machine is that it actually was remade in one if the Monkie Kid sets. They remade it to look slightly better and to fit much more flavors, such as spider and egg yolk. 😂 this was a great theme!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought I saw that Monkie Kid one! That's so awesome

  • @Nemesis_Chungus
    @Nemesis_Chungus Жыл бұрын

    I would have loved to see a crystal beasts wave. It would have revolved around different crystalized monsters/creatures and the power miners would have to stop them from reaching the surface. Great video btw

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That would have been super cool!

  • @thatoneduck4836
    @thatoneduck4836 Жыл бұрын

    "Just use your imagination. You'll get over it" This part had me dying on the floor laughing 🤣

  • @nateharvey1300
    @nateharvey1300 Жыл бұрын

    I recently got the Claw Catcher for the first time and I’ve been obsessed with the play feature too! I don’t even know why, it’s just so satisfying. I will say, it was clever of them to use the hinged lid as a backboard for the lava monster, cause when I put it all the way back and then tried to catch him, he just went flying lol

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha! I bet if you give the mechanism a good yank you could probably chuck a monster pretty far - hence the warning stick: Danger - Flying Monsters xD

  • @Moose_Bricks
    @Moose_Bricks Жыл бұрын

    That looks like a great theme. Those are also some very unique figures, I ve never seen anything quite like that style. Great review!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    This theme really does stand out amongst the many many sets LEGO has done. It certainly had an impact on a lot of people!

  • @jordancafer2173
    @jordancafer2173 Жыл бұрын

    Truly an amazing overview, its straight to the point but not rushed, it has personality but it doesn't go off the rails, its super informative and relaxed. Thank you for making such great content! :)

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    It's no problem at all! I'm so glad you appreciate this style of video. These are a delight to make!

  • @alexmarsalis1690
    @alexmarsalis16907 ай бұрын

    It is so nice to see people who share the passion of Lego being so happy while playing with them, even when they are far older than the intended age range. Awesome video.

  • @chutas
    @chutas9 ай бұрын

    10:07 this is just the joy of a happy man, and it's amazing. I can feel the happiness of a working feature for a toy it's just beautiful

  • @distion
    @distion Жыл бұрын

    Last year, when I got back into Lego, I saw a lot of people complain that Eruptorr was a letdown in comparison to the previous waves' crystal king, but I definitely agree with you and think that this (big-) fig (?) is glorious

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That boggles my mind that people wouldn't have liked this! It's incredible. Obviously a big big one like Crystal King would have been cool, but man, I still think this would ultimately look superior.

  • @ae112r
    @ae112r Жыл бұрын

    I've always been one of those people who instinctively hates everything new or different until it's at least a few years old, so as a kid I thought this wave was stupid and paid no attention to it. Looking back now, there were some really cool ideas in here, and I'm a bit sad I missed out on it growing up. Definitely gonna pick these up to finish my Power Miners collection! Great video =D

  • @snailsaredumb9412
    @snailsaredumb9412 Жыл бұрын

    18:38 I know its not intentional, but that punch really sold the rock monster "breaking out"

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha! I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out xD I love it

  • @jamesstier2588
    @jamesstier2588 Жыл бұрын

    I just want to say your videos always put a huge smile on my face whenever I see them, so thank you for that!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad you enjoy them! ❤

  • @thechristguard1551
    @thechristguard1551 Жыл бұрын

    Man I love the Claw Catcher, for one it has those exclusive Bionicle pieces, for two the function succeeds!! So many sets fail because their functions don’t work properly, but that one is awesome just awesome!!!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I know, right? I legit was not expecting it to work at all, maybe 25% of the time at best. But it is so dang consistent. Amazing stuff

  • @thechristguard1551

    @thechristguard1551

    Жыл бұрын

    So awesome, can’t believe how good it is! Thanks for reviewing it!

  • @ella4406
    @ella4406 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this, this brought back so much nostalgia, I remember being so happy when I got the monster chucking vehicle set for Christmas. You earned a new subscriber :)

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you - glad to have you here!

  • @tombnomb2938
    @tombnomb2938 Жыл бұрын

    That claw grabby thingy made my childhood, wish I'd gotten more into power miners at the time tho.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I think the claw grabby thing made my adulthood lolol

  • @vulpinitemplar5036
    @vulpinitemplar5036 Жыл бұрын

    I hope in a few more years we get another Rock Raiders spiritual successor, it's such a fun theme :)

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too. There's lots of fans of Rock Raiders and Power Miners to this day - I feel that another similar theme would do well!

  • @Phickic
    @Phickic Жыл бұрын

    This is crazy. I remember all the power miners wave one sets very vividly, but I barely even recognize these sets.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this wave definitely flew under the radar.

  • @thegreenknight5283
    @thegreenknight5283 Жыл бұрын

    I already know all the Lego sets I tried to watch other people reveal them but even knowing I know what's coming up next I'm still so excited for you you make it so entertaining I'm glad you're back

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoy these types of videos :D

  • @stevenwhoward87
    @stevenwhoward87 Жыл бұрын

    great nostalgic breakdown. I was always a Rockraiders fan more but these are still cool

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'd love to pick up some Rock Raiders stuff one day

  • @EksodussH
    @EksodussH Жыл бұрын

    You talking about the throw function really made my day :)

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    The throwing function definitely made my day too, ha!

  • @christophstahl8169
    @christophstahl8169 Жыл бұрын

    Power Miners were fantastic. Those Sets still look great and the play value is still exeptional. Loved the part 1 video, love this one. However we are missing the middle, including the two big sets. I sincerly hope a part 3 video is coming. The Titanium Command Rig was an absolute win. With it's 100 usd price tag it is already commanding in driving mode but in drill mode it towers over the whole range. Terrific play value. Very sturdy set too. The 80 usd set was the Underground Mining Station. That was big aswell but ours fell apart often from heavy playing and the play features are plenty but slighty on the useless side. Still great set. And the two remaining vehicles, the Cave Crusher and Rock Wrecker were fantastic too. I only wished they varied the bigfigs more. In four sets you get Geolix twice and Tremorox twice. Also you clearly have the Crystal King, so that needs to be properly featured aswell. Also in those five sets you get a total of only one rock monster! That is just mean.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    My dream is to eventually finish off that middle wave! At the moment I've only got Rock Wrecker and Crystal King. Sure hope I can change that one day! Of course it just has to be the most expensive wave xD

  • @abominable1016
    @abominable1016 Жыл бұрын

    OMG I know it was like a year ago but I love you and your brother in Lego Masters! I can’t believe I found your channel.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Ayyy, that's awesome! Glad you found me here :D

  • @MediaMen22
    @MediaMen22 Жыл бұрын

    Dude I unlocked a whole bunch of core memories watching this, Power Miners were my favorite lego sets as a kid, so much so I had a birthday party that was Power Miner themed🤣

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    A Power Miners birthday??? I've never been so jealous lololol

  • @satellachannel6423
    @satellachannel6423 Жыл бұрын

    A Crystal King-sized Lava King would've been awesome, especially with the redesign of the eyes they did for this last wave (that a prefer to the rock monsters). But all the green and orange vehicles were genuinely great and this last wave was kind of weak so i guess it's good that they stopped before it get worse. The grabbing Claw Catcher was the best thing to come out of this last wave for me. Also still mad we never got a trans-yellow crystal in this small set...

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Still can't believe after all these years LEGO hasn't made that crystal in any set! One day maybe....

  • @leviathan4579
    @leviathan4579 Жыл бұрын

    The base was one of my last Lego sets and the vending machine was the highlight for me and my friends. We were so excited about it and the big lava monster was also great.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Lavatraz is definitely a crowd pleaser 😂

  • @thomasbagola4314
    @thomasbagola4314 Жыл бұрын

    Always love your reviews. Like you been getting some of the earlier sets through bulk buys.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Those are the best kind of bulk buys :D

  • @yat0ro358
    @yat0ro358 Жыл бұрын

    I remember getting the Magma Mech as a kid, I enjoyed it so much. I remember it having so many more pieces though! I guess that just goes to show how big pieces were used a lot more back then. Nowadays, a mech of this size would probably have at least 400 pieces (and it will have longer arms, probably)

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Very true - the mechs they make now for like Ninjago are insane!

  • @Shrimpmann
    @Shrimpmann Жыл бұрын

    the vending machine in this set was one of my favourites, i remember whenever i made a base i would include that vending machine.

  • @tycool086
    @tycool086 Жыл бұрын

    YOOOOOOOOOOO This was the lego wave that got me into them when i was young! glad to see people talking about it, it gives me a great deal of nostalga.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Building the sets back together sure was a trip down memory lane. Great stuff.

  • @CrusherCrafter
    @CrusherCrafter Жыл бұрын

    I used to own the claw catcher as a kid and that was one of the first lego sets that got me into Lego 🥰

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Such a great set

  • @justiceraminarman
    @justiceraminarman8 ай бұрын

    Power Miners was one of my favorite themes. Would have loved to have seen a more organic, brick-built underground mine with lots of rock creatures and maybe another big fig or two. The in-house themes are some of my favorites, and this one was excellent!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    8 ай бұрын

    Nothing beats LEGO's original themes! It's great seeing the designers unleashed like this. So much creativity.

  • @PieterVanBruggen
    @PieterVanBruggen Жыл бұрын

    I loved the claw catcher when i was a kid, it was so much fun

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! I'm so sad I missed out on it earlier in life, but hey, better late than never!

  • @thegamingbox4519
    @thegamingbox4519 Жыл бұрын

    Loving this Channel and the effort put into the videos! Maybe a video on the Atlantis theme too? Not sure how easy the sets are to find

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I would love to do a Revisiting Atlantis one day. I do have a good chunk of the first wave sets too already

  • @julius4653
    @julius4653 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome review, power miners and rock raiders are some of my favorite themes

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I do hope I can get my hands on some Rock Raiders eventually

  • @thecrow4631
    @thecrow4631 Жыл бұрын

    The claw catcher set holds a special place in my heart, I loved watching the power miner videos and I wanted all of the sets (especially thunder driller) but the only one I got was claw catcher. I loved that thing so much, my only regret was taking it apart, it ended up in my big lego bin and I don't know if I even have all the pieces anymore. I hope so, it was a great set.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I do hope you can get it back together. That set brings so much joy.

  • @statelyelms
    @statelyelms Жыл бұрын

    I had that grabby set! And those commercials.. I remember those, the rapid-fire announcer voice as someone builds the set at super speed. I had an Atlantis and space set too.. the pieces are undoubtedly just dumped all separately in the big bin downstairs. But thank you for letting me remember this bit of nostalgia

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad I could bring back some good memories. The commercials were so fun lol...

  • @danielharris5044
    @danielharris5044 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't get many Power Miners sets as a kid, but Claw Catcher and the Crystal King were the rare ones I did get. The function of Claw Catcher brought me so much joy!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I know, right? It's brilliant!

  • @TheChoppip
    @TheChoppip Жыл бұрын

    heyy awesome! And by the way I just found an almost complete aero tube hanger on a local online marketplace for 35€ :) Your original video on Life on Mars really caught my attention. Gonna mess around with all those weird parts trying to find cool MOC uses

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    $35? :O What a score! Enjoy!

  • @jokesonme1997
    @jokesonme1997 Жыл бұрын

    Really loved those sets, I remembered searching online for alternate builds and mocs from others to expand the theme for myself. Sadly its a bit hard to come by in Hong Kong while I tried to get some of the sets I didn't own when I was a kid.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, different regions can be super tough. Hope you can get your hands on some of those kits!

  • @thegreenknight5283
    @thegreenknight5283 Жыл бұрын

    What I would have loved to seen from it next is to explore more of the lava lions and then in the final set you can have this like big Cliffside with a bunch of sets and everything that you can place on and have the lava king with two eruptors with

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That would be pretty epic!

  • @petereckmann8540
    @petereckmann8540 Жыл бұрын

    If Power Miners continued I'd say an underground crystal cave or the home of the crystal monsters would have been great. From the monsters' side they could introduce purple monsters, or crystal homes. From the miners' side obsidian/diamond tools maybe lime green-black vehicles. But oh well it was a fun tour to the past. Thanks for the video series! :)

  • @sourdust6558
    @sourdust6558 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite theme ever! Remember watching Monster see Monster do on the website as a kid

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah! I'd nearly forgotten about that. I'd sure love one of those costumes 😂

  • @myman8278
    @myman8278 Жыл бұрын

    I got the claw catcher for Christmas growing up, a great set

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Still blows my mind how awesome it is lol

  • @shaunspensher3164
    @shaunspensher3164 Жыл бұрын

    Exo-Force ! Yes ! I am trying to get hands on the whole thing for a reasonable price myself, some sets are very easy to get and some are so hard, but I hope to have it one day (might just give up and pay a lot of money for it one day). But seeing them all on your table would be awesome.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Hopefully I'll be able to get to Exo-Force some time early next year! One of my other all-time favorite themes

  • @Nadiki
    @Nadiki Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got all of these except Lavatraz on display. Love em so much. Got Eruptorr tho, got him from a neighborhood kid as compensation for him stealing my smaller lava monsters. I think that was a net positive in the end considering his price these days!

  • @RBAGame
    @RBAGame Жыл бұрын

    I remember loving these sets and the commercials for them as a kid. I especially liked the see through monster figures and the gimmick of them hiding crystals in their mouths. Also I wonder if the designer of the water drill mech had seen Gurren Lagann.

  • @NageIfar
    @NageIfar Жыл бұрын

    Probably my favorite theme after Exo-Force. Thanks for the great nostalgia trip!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    No problem at all! I'll actually be doing Exo-Force very soon too :D

  • @fortimusprime
    @fortimusprime Жыл бұрын

    So, I just watched all three parts of the revisiting of the LEGO Power Miners and I have to say, I enjoyed this a lot! You actually make this whole thing enjoyable and fun to watch whilst giving the info one wants to know! I subscribed. If you ever come across Space Police (another favorite of mine) please do a revisiting! I'd love to see what you think about those sets!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Glad to have you here. I'd love to do a Revisiting of Space Police at some point!

  • @fortimusprime

    @fortimusprime

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheeseyStudios Looking forward to it and what you do! 👍

  • @Brawlor1
    @Brawlor1 Жыл бұрын

    There 2 videos sent me on a nostalgia trip for the lego lines I grew up with. Would love to see a feature on Aqua Raiders, which also doesn't get enough love nowadays imho

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Aqua Raiders is another great one. I've got all but the one big base set, so it wouldn't be too unrealistic to make such a video in the future!

  • @garrettmasters7281
    @garrettmasters7281 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so (Simply) well done! Please keep up the good work. It's very subtle yet very good! (I especially love all the stuff you've done with Johnny Thunder and Alpha Team!) One quick question that's kept popping in my mind and where I've watched your videos... Is what are some good places you use for Legos in the aftermarket?

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I tend to get pretty much everything off Bricklink! If you're looking for specific stores, I try to mention each store by name in my Bricklink Order videos: kzread.info/head/PLsKt5PwQV-mMJ3Ll9Mr2m9zDJPj4jUv4g That might be a good starting point!

  • @garrettmasters7281

    @garrettmasters7281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheeseyStudios Thank you so much for the help I'll definitely give that a look! I've been using brake link for about 2 years and I've had some good and bad luck on the website. Just with how prolific you are at buying Legos I didn't know if you had any other options lol. But once again thank you for that

  • @MaskOfEclipse
    @MaskOfEclipse Жыл бұрын

    The unadulterated joy at the gripping mechanic was just a pleasure to watch. I know we had this set, cause I remember the red lava monster, wonder if my brother still has it somewhere.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely worth putting that set back together if you've got the parts - it's the best thing ever 😂

  • @MaskOfEclipse

    @MaskOfEclipse

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheeseyStudios Will see what I can do, certainly looked like it was. 😉

  • @TheFirstCurse1
    @TheFirstCurse1 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the outfits that the miners had in this wave. They were some of the coolest looking outfits for bounty hunters.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    The silver is so cool!

  • @kaleb749
    @kaleb749 Жыл бұрын

    Looking back, the color design of this final wave of sets was very strange, but I was mostly in it for the rock monsters and I feel their new appearance here is perfect. And the mini gigs got a lot better this time around too. Loved Combustix so much

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Can never go wrong with the rock monsters!

  • @Vegvysyr
    @Vegvysyr Жыл бұрын

    I would've loved more terrain sets. The whole thing takes place underground and, even though some of the builds include some rocks, there are some City sets that do the whole "Mining" thing better by incorporating the environment and play features. It would've helped with the immersion to place the terrain set(s) with the vehicles to sell the whole "underground" thing for sure.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! I like how with the City mining sets you actually have to 'mine' the gold. We could have used some of that in Power Miners rather than just picking crystals up off the ground lol

  • @NewbricksSM
    @NewbricksSM Жыл бұрын

    Cool sets!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Love these too!

  • @snorr656
    @snorr656 Жыл бұрын

    As a Kid i never really realized that that this "next part“ of the Power Miners only had 4 sets… somehow it always felt like there was much more to them. I had the mech and the monster grabber as a kid and was just as amused by the grab and throw mechanic as you were xD Remember always making the crystal king fight the magma mech fight in a direct hand to hand battle like pacific rim or something haha. Obviously also always wanted to have lavatraz… even if it was just for the insanely cool bigfig rock monster. I generally just always adored the idea of the Power miners ending up in other areas under the earth, finding monster that have adapted to the environment. My guess always was that next would be ice/frozen caves or maybe even flooded ones, needing for them to get a whole array of underwater mining vehicles. And honestly, that also is what I want more of… more monsters either big, small or king size, more vehicles with large drills, or claws…. God I just wish they would bring this theme back.

  • @precascer8221
    @precascer8221 Жыл бұрын

    You really should give a look at the ExoForce sets. I remember having 2 of them, but it's just as flashes that came and went into my head when I got it, I barely remember the box! The figs are still on my collection, but not as treasured as I wanted to, unfortunately. Because damn, it had unique ideas, sick designs for the mechs even at the time, this anime style being remembered to this day, at least with some pieces; I'm sure it could be great having a modern series of it.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been slowly starting to piece my Exo-Force collection back together already :D

  • @nkende
    @nkende Жыл бұрын

    If the series had continued I would have liked some more location builds, not always vehicles. But I'm also curious: did the brown rock piece brake when it fell of the table? That sound was pretty bad... I really hope you cover the second wave some day, keep up the great work!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Thankfully all my brown pieces are intact - I was surprised too lol!

  • @valant0487
    @valant0487 Жыл бұрын

    What a lovely video ! Will you make a similar video for Atlantis, I mean is THE underwater theme and nostalgia hits hard with power miners and Atlantis

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I sure hope so! I'm missing about half the sets from the first wave yet, but hopefully I can get my hands on them soon!

  • @valant0487

    @valant0487

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheeseyStudios Well, happy hunting!

  • @bricksfordom
    @bricksfordom Жыл бұрын

    Man I need to get my hands on some of these power miners sets, they look awesome😆

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    You won't regret it :D

  • @GrumpyJ83
    @GrumpyJ83 Жыл бұрын

    Great pieces and colors, maybe one day that theme will come back..

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I sure hope they'd do something like this again. People still even talk about Rock Raiders today!

  • @mitchellbambam5926
    @mitchellbambam5926 Жыл бұрын

    If you ever track down all the wave 2 sets, I think everyone would appreciate another one of these vids on it!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Hopefully I can one day!

  • @nikosaarinen3258
    @nikosaarinen3258 Жыл бұрын

    The fire blaster was one of my first and favourite lego sets. I remember using the parts for a lot of my own constructions. Unfortunately the theme ended before I got any of the other ones.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you managed to get at least one still! Such an iconic theme.

  • @dinonuggies2276
    @dinonuggies2276 Жыл бұрын

    Im glad i grew up with this and Lego chima

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    There were some great themes during this time!

  • @noahthonnard293
    @noahthonnard293 Жыл бұрын

    Im late to the party but great video! Rumor has it that vehicle number 13 does exist and was produced but not as a power miners set. Supposedly Atlantis set 8080 was the 13th Power Miners vessel but was repurposed for underwater exploration.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah! I feel like I heard something like that too

  • @JamesRocketify
    @JamesRocketify Жыл бұрын

    what set is the castle boat on the right self? it looks really cool and i want it

  • @noonedream9333
    @noonedream9333 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the sets from this wave but I wish it leaned more into the idea of traversing a terrain full of lava. Like how early waves were mining equipment, maybe have some rigs based around lava lakes. To spitball some ideas I’m imagining something like a raised oil rig esque mining platform that’s fortified for lava lakes. Or maybe a hexapedal walker with legs long enough that it can walk on the floor of lava lakes. Regardless, all of the power miners waves bring me boatloads pf nostalgia and I thank you for the blast from the past!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Those would have been really cool! We never got to see nearly enough of the world and environment.

  • @DuddiStream
    @DuddiStream Жыл бұрын

    After months of thinking about buying some Power Miners sets, I finally pulled the Trigger and bought nearly all of them for 230€. I'm misssing stuff like the Boulder Blaster and the Underground Mining Base. I'm also pretty sure that the Underground Mining Base never released in Germany. Every Set has a german name, besides that one. I also only find like 1 listing on eBay for it in Germany. I couldn't find any information on it anywhere regarding a german release of this set. I even looked in the LEGO Magazin around the time of its release. Anyway, really great Video.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    It's definitely a rare one and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't sold everywhere. It's hard enough to find in the US! That'll probably the last one I'm able to get, if I can even get it at all.

  • @xDracolich
    @xDracolich Жыл бұрын

    Somehow, watching this person being happy while talking about LEGO-sets is making me happy

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

  • @kurtwaynegabriellelabial7970
    @kurtwaynegabriellelabial7970 Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, Love your Videos! I have a suggestion, how about making your own Power Miners sets with that signature looks and play feature. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE THAT!!!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That would be a super fun challenge! I've always wanted to do more Power Miners builds

  • @tailsrgt5705
    @tailsrgt5705 Жыл бұрын

    I remember these Lego I always wanted one of these sets

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    They're so cool!

  • @toakongu1
    @toakongu19 ай бұрын

    The blade pieces on the Mechs claw arm and the pieces forming the claws of the Claw Catcher are all from Bionicle. The ones on the Claw Catcher are Barraki armor from 2007, the blades on the Mech are from 2008

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah! It's really cool how Bionicle elements are used through the theme!

  • @knoxbrewer128
    @knoxbrewer128 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this video, I noted that your figures had prints on the chest plates, like the little logos on their backs in the first wave. I had Lavatraz as a kid and didn't remember my figures having symbols on the chest. I had to dig up one of the torsos I had painted the arms on when I was a kid and no symbol on the chest. anyone else notice this?

  • @pewpewdragon4483
    @pewpewdragon4483 Жыл бұрын

    Power Miners had some of the most fun gimmicks; some failed, but a few worked exceptionally well. Also, 18:57 Nice 😂

  • @mitsythecat8287
    @mitsythecat8287 Жыл бұрын

    I think it would've been cool to see a set based around the lava monsters, maybe a giant lava fortress or something where you get loads of lava monsters and play features with power miners vehicles included so you could drill away the side or something. That would've been so cool so you could have a place where the power miners could have their final battle

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Some sort of 'base' for them would have been cool

  • @louisbogli1804
    @louisbogli1804 Жыл бұрын

    Man I just now want to pick Lavatraz from my storage and play with it. Such an amazing playset ! Extremely cool… drink ! 😂

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @BradDeamer
    @BradDeamer Жыл бұрын

    I imagine the magma mech is so easy to get now because it probably sold relatively well back in the day. I mean come on, who could resist something that cool looking?

  • @vilisveidis
    @vilisveidis Жыл бұрын

    2:10 I remember slapping on the Ninjago katana holders on Rex's back for bulk to make my own Fallout Powerarmor

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Niceeee

  • @Deeecent
    @Deeecent Жыл бұрын

    I remember when the last few power miners set was released I always wanted the Lavatraz set because of Eruptorr. Sucks that I was never able to get it.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Aww. I hope you can pick it up one day!

  • @trueblox9711
    @trueblox9711 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely adored Power Miners -- So much that i went out of my way to collect most of the sets. I own almost every set of the 2nd (1.5th?) batch of sets (including the 3-1 superpack), and most of the first batch too. I don't even know why i collect them, i guess it's due to nostalgia, and because the designs are really good. It's one of the only series i have put up on a shelf besides Star Wars. I really wish they would make a reboot of this series like they did with Agents turning into Ultra Agents back in 2014. Speaking of which, will you do an Agents retrospective too? It's yet another one of my favorites and i feel like it's severely underrated. Not enough people talk about it even though the builds and play features are all very nice, and i feel like more people should know about it. Anyways, thanks for reading this and hope you have a good day!

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Agents would definitely be a fun one. I don't have any sets from the later waves, but I'm only missing one from the first. Would love to do a retrospective on it eventually!

  • @jelloshot
    @jelloshot Жыл бұрын

    WOAH I HAVENT THOUGHT ABT THE ATLANTIS THEME IN YEARS woah thank u

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Atlantis is another great theme. I'll have to put all those sets together again some time

  • @TheBenjaman
    @TheBenjaman Жыл бұрын

    Its funny, i absolutely loved power miners as a child and got a lot of the sets. Even got a bunch of the rock monsters and crystals from the secondary market. Still have one of them on my keychain to this day. ( all the grey printing on his torso is Gone and the arms are very loose) But the lava stuff i never got any of those sets. They just felt too different from the rest. The coloursceme but also the figures. Only recently got a couple of the lava monsters at pure chance at some garage sale.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I certainly agree the OG is superior, but some of the stuff from here is still quite cool.

  • @kodeyhughes7908
    @kodeyhughes7908 Жыл бұрын

    I remember when I got magma mech for Christmas back when it was released. It bothers me to this day that I ended up losing the mini figures, they looked so cool to me.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Aw, that's too bad! They are really cool. Thankfully the Power Miners aren't too expensive to replace if you wanted them. The lava monsters are probably a bit more pricey though

  • @piotrkruszek
    @piotrkruszek Жыл бұрын

    What i'd like to see would have been something in tbe shape of an oil rig. The center of the earth is encompassed by a mantle of molten lava irl so having something to hover over it would have been pretty neat.

  • @piotrkruszek

    @piotrkruszek

    Жыл бұрын

    I know that the command rig from the 2nd wave exists but something stationary would be cooler

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a really cool idea! I could totally see that

  • @xtentasticx
    @xtentasticx Жыл бұрын

    Had to donate just for the Exo-force possibility! Those sets are super expensive now, but crossing my fingers that one day you might get to it 🤞

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    I very much appreciate it, thank you! Good news is that I actually have most of the Exo-Force sets already :O I'm just missing some stuff from later waves mostly - brickset.com/sets/7721-1/Combat-Crawler-X2, brickset.com/sets/8107-1/Fight-for-the-Golden-Tower, brickset.com/sets/8118-1/Hybrid-Rescue-Tank, brickset.com/sets/8113-1/Assault-Tiger might actually be all I'm missing!

  • @xtentasticx

    @xtentasticx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheeseyStudios Oof, I'd help if I could. I never had any of the later sets, but the early stuff was my Jam. Almost all of it disappeared during a bulk sell, but I kept around some of the more specialized parts like orange airplane tops from the tank or the stealth hunter swords

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    The OG waves were the best imo too. So much good stuff and they look great altogether

  • @oli1829
    @oli1829 Жыл бұрын

    Are you going to review the 8964, Titanium Command Rig aswell in the near future?

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Hopefully I'll be able to pick it up one day! I currently don't own it :c

  • @Sgt-Wolf
    @Sgt-Wolf9 ай бұрын

    22:10 I would have just wanted one more wave with it being ice themed since wave 3 was a lava themed. And colours for the monsters i would have picked would be ice blue, pale ice green, and pale ice purple.

  • @CheeseyStudios

    @CheeseyStudios

    9 ай бұрын

    That would have been sweet - ice monsters would have looked really cool!

  • @fuzzbuns84
    @fuzzbuns84 Жыл бұрын

    oh boy who would have thought years later that those blue bionicle armor pieces would be so sought after a decade later.