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@lammyjammy6 ай бұрын
Shoutout to whoever designed the UFO aliens. Not only are their helmets pretty reminiscent of the Predator helmet from the film, but the Alien leader's face print has mandibles and also shows very clear Predator inspirations. The UFO minifigures are iconic. I think the actual sets suffer just a bit because of those huge dish pieces, and the somewhat plain color scheme with so much gray. But the figures can't be beat, they're awesome.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
It's insane how well they hold up all these years later. They went all out!
@RG328226 ай бұрын
The insectoids had the cool light up stinger too. And IIRC it might have made sound too? Very cool era for space Lego.
@raphathekid6 ай бұрын
I gotta say i miss Lego System and City a lot.
@johnraitt25556 ай бұрын
For some reason the helmet piece reminds me of the helmets the alien soldiers (idk what they're actually called) from Stargate
@sonofeyeabovealleffoff54625 ай бұрын
@@johnraitt2555... they don't look like the Jaffa to me at all.
@buttchunksofdoomd49396 ай бұрын
they know aliens exist! Lego I mean.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They must be trying to tell us something! xD
@Sam_Guertin6 ай бұрын
Oh! I thought you meant the US government and the military industrial complex…
@Anon-ymus286 ай бұрын
Totally…
@skistorm7396 ай бұрын
@CheeseyStudios if ninjago gets alein no humanoid maybe get creative non-bug or be like ultra-beast like?
@loveydove54776 ай бұрын
Did you know if humanity ever did find another alien civilization they would likely keep the human population ignorant so products from our planets are authentic and uninfluiced by other technologies. We would likely see a reoccurring theme unong many alien forms as well, to appeal to the audiences which the government caters you. Even more interesting, this model is unstable and always ends sometime each simulation I've ran, usually when people have the technologies to make leaving earth more feasible
@nolangerrans60836 ай бұрын
The new city aliens were definitely a surprise but I like them. They’re unexpectedly inhuman and simple in design and really cute and friendly which is a nice change of pace from most of the other aliens.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I agree! I was surprised to find that most all LEGO aliens were highly intelligent humanoids. Glad these new ones bring something different to the table!
@user-ww4ks8hk4i6 ай бұрын
They are honestly terrible. However I am glad you like them!
@flamerodbarrel13115 ай бұрын
True! Imagined if they appear in the 3rd The Lego Movie (If it were to happen though) Unikitty would likely be all over them! 😊
@MCLegoboy6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite memes is "You either die a specialty theme, or live long enough to see yourself become LEGO City." It truly is weird to see City just completely take over Space, but when you have Star Wars, Icons' licensed stuff, and Blue Cats sets, plus all of Ninjago's Mechs, it makes sense that a specific Space theme doesn't exist on its own. Dreamzzz also kind of carves up some of that Space pie with Z-Blob builds and Mr. Oz with all his science stuff, but Space has kind of generally meant Sci-Fi in the LEGO community, and there's plenty of it in LEGO, just not a dedicated theme. City's really the only thing remaining that's an original pillar of LEGO if you look at Town, Space, Castle, and Pirates, and while I'm not complaining about some gap years, City kind of taking over other themes is always weird when to me it should really just be real life stuff, not even near future like from a few years ago, and a bit of what's being done here. But I don't know anything about marketing, so whatever, still cool to see some neat Space stuff coming from LEGO.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I suppose when you look at that way, we've never really been hurting for space. I suppose that's how LEGO justifies no Castle theme either - there's HP for that.
@BackflipBrickfilms6 ай бұрын
1: you’re right about space in that way. City eating it up meant to me that Lego City is a city-state which is running these missions. Also: in no way does Lego HP justify the lack of Castle!
@sonicguyver74456 ай бұрын
Coming 2025: Lego City: Star Wars
@MCLegoboy6 ай бұрын
@@sonicguyver7445 That's just Coruscant...
@seanperone4496 ай бұрын
What is Blue Cats?
@cannedmilk98786 ай бұрын
Love this style of video, makes me want to dig out my old alien conquest figures, always loved the way those head pieces come together
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Alien Conquest had such fun figs. Love me some goofy villains!
@chutas6 ай бұрын
Same, It takes me back in time
@Mikeera6 ай бұрын
Not the video I was expecting, but I remember having the Alien Conquest tripod set nearly a decade ago, and seeing all these aliens was like a blast to the past!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Alien Conquest was such a fun theme. I really hope I can do a Revisiting video on it at some point!
@holidayoreoreal6 ай бұрын
I had the tripod set too!!!
@tomcaniff64373 ай бұрын
I also, had the tripod set. I swear if I had all the pieces I could reassemble the whole thing in one hour just off memory
@Gavin-646 ай бұрын
Galaxy Squad was my early childhood, I have so much nostalgia for that Lego theme. My dad and I even made a stop motion of one of the sets building itself. 🤩
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's so awesome! I'm sad I missed out on it. The figures alone were spectacular.
@ReeseHosgood6 ай бұрын
7:47 The backstory for the origin of the galaxy squad aliens was mentioned in one of the Lego magazines as a result of Lord Vampyre’s moonstone beam from Lego Monster Fighters malfunctioning and summoning the aliens.
@LouieFromPikmin6 ай бұрын
Sounds like a Resonance Cascade
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I love when they did theme crossovers like that.
@demisagoat3 ай бұрын
I remember reading this Lego mag as a kid
@ihatehandleupdate6 ай бұрын
I'm actually amazed by recent LEGO City Space themed sets! They had a really amazing streak in the last couple of years even without aliens... The builds are very interesting and have a fitting color palette. It almost feels like we are going back to the old days. Btw people are sleeping on City. I just looked up what's new and wow... I expected 24 of the same police sets and 11 firetrucks but there are actually really good sets too! The builds have been massively improving in the last 4-5 years :O
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
All across the board LEGO sets are definitely looking better and better! And don't worry, next week I'll have a big video on LEGO City fire trucks LOL!
@ouwebrood4976 ай бұрын
Yeah, the never ending firefighters and cops.
@mauz45886 ай бұрын
I know it's not a 'set', but Idea Book 6000 had the brick heads. That's possibly the earliest version of LEGO officially publishing something with ideas on how to make aliens with LEGO.
@merijnvandenbroeke13696 ай бұрын
I was immediately thinking this! I checked mine, it's from 1979. And it has a complete alien civilization/space town with monorail built from the old blue train tracks and everything :D
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's so cool! Just looked it up for myself. Love those aliens haha
@honeytoasty54966 ай бұрын
As an adult I really dig the "serious" themes (UFO, insectoids, mars mission) over the more cartoonish ones which are probably great for younger audiences.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
It's good to have a nice balance of both, and I think LEGO has done a pretty good job of that over the years!
@SilverRiMiX6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudiosI think Lego has fallen to the extremes of those. Too many extremely mundane series without the hint of fantasy or fictional elements. And, extremely childish themes with extremely ridiculous characters and builds with no truly cohesive story. I miss when when Lego had a good balance of seriousness and originality in singular themes such as Bionicle, Hero Factory, Fantasy Castle, Aqua Raiders, Space Police, Mars Mission, Alpha Team, etc.
@TheOmegazerox5 ай бұрын
I got my hands on a huge amount of the space police 3 alians. All those head molds are great. I actually think alian conquest and galixy squad wer kinda like alians and insectoids cause they had simaler molds and the second theme had insect and bug alians. It was kinda a reboot of the oldercthemes.
@ki-adimundi86956 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to have the two largest U.F.O sets, and they are to this day some of my favorites LEGO ever made. I don’t understand why this theme is so overlooked by the community in general, that regard it as a spin-off of classic space. The figures alone were waaay ahead of their time. Thank you for including them in this video!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I'm always so impressed when looking up the UFO sets too. The designers got so creative with those big panels pieces! And then of course the aliens themselves are just perfect.
@RRSlugger6 ай бұрын
Clicked on this video so fast! Haha, love seeing LEGO Space represented out there. 😊 Your Insectoids "Planetary Prowler" video was probably the first one I ever saw of yours, so it was cool to see that one again! That was my first big Insectoids set and it really opened my eyes to a theme I had otherwise overlooked. I'm getting pretty close now to owning every single Space set that released between 1990 and 1999, by the way! Insectoids is posing to be the last real hurdle... so many small sets and minifigure variants! 🙃
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's an impressive collection! Such a great time for LEGO space too. I thought I had a pretty healthy collection of Insectoids figures myself, until I started researching for this video. I had no idea a few had leg printing as well! I've definitely gotta get my hands on one of those at some point.
@littleaudity6 ай бұрын
the production in this video is incredible! the spaceship hallway backdrop to showcase figs is such a nice touch, and all these figs are so cool!!!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
you are cool
@MetalPcAngel6 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up at the age of the space themed Lego sets from the early 90s I am so happy that. Lego City has introduced space theme sets once more, and included now all these alien sets, even though they're very kid friendly compared to the design. we got in the early 90s. the kid inside me is just so happy to see them trying to tap into what they were well known back then without using the Star Wars title / brand.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Wholeheartedly agree! It's so great to get space outside of Star Wars
@venomfan20206 ай бұрын
You wanna know what alien I'd like to see more of in LEGO? Symbiotes. We need more LEGO Symbiotes. We have Venom & Carnage, sure, and a bunch of Venomized characters, and even Pork Grind if you count him, but we don't have other Symbiotes like Riot, Scream, Lasher, Phage, Agony, Sleeper, Anti-Venom, Toxin, Scorn, Raze, Mania, Mayhem and a bunch of others that LEGO probably hasn't even *thought* of! 4:44 Hold up, I HAD ONE OF THOSE GUYS!!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
The alien commanders are so dope 👌
@azarishiba25596 ай бұрын
I like how friendly these new aliens look. I actually prefer it that way. I didn't have any Life on Mars set, but I knew them through a videogame, LEGO Racers 2. It has 5 racing worlds, and Mars was one of them. I love how the boss, Riegel, didn't drive a car or a little speeder/spaceship, but a MECH. It towered any vehicle so far XD XD My favorite world was DinoIsland, though, and its boss was Sam Sanister (Yes, Sanister, no Sinister)/Baron von Barron. Fun times n_n
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I gotta learn more about this game! Everyone always has such good things to say about it
@thecrimsoncommando38756 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios Both LEGO Racers games are my only connection to the original series. If you can get them both, do it. Memorable tracks and characters, one rival and cup champ being one of the tech-droids you covered here. Very good games for younger audiences.
@azarishiba25596 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios Not only learn, but if possible, play it!
@arcticdino16506 ай бұрын
The "alien queen" from Alien Conquest is not the alien queen, they are the commander named Hypaxxus-8 The Alien Villianess figure you showed I'm pretty sure is implied to be the queen (a few CMFs had descriptions on lego's website and her's mentions being the ruler of an empire) Also the whole "different names in different regions" thing led to one Insectoids character having an unfortunate name here in the US
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That makes sense! Scared to look up the Insectoids name lol
@VezonWireless6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios The US name in question is Gypsy Moth, sharing her name with a real world species of moth. In the 1990s, it was just an innocent name that easily evokes both the Zotaxians' nomadic nature and their insectoid vehicles. But nowadays, there's been strong backlash against the word "gypsy", so there's a growing contingent of LEGO fans who would prefer that we use the character's original Danish name, Navigator Sharp.
@fossilmonarch89786 ай бұрын
This definitely could just be nostalgia speaking but galaxy squad was an absolute gem of a theme, so many great builds and play features, definitely recommend picking up a few of the sets if you get a chance
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I definitely will be keeping my eye out for sets in the future. The big crawling bug in the commercial look so dope!
@pocketplayer27536 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudiosbro it was so fun as a kid
@ouwebrood4976 ай бұрын
The insectoid builds were absolutely awesome, with great parts. I also like the design of the spacemen. The aliens themselves though, not a big deal to me.
@justiceraminarman6 ай бұрын
I also missed Galaxy Squad. My Dark Ages happened right around Space Police, but I managed to snag a set with the four-armed guy, whom I still have and love. I hope they continue to do space sets throughout this year with the cross-theme branding-some new aliens would be dope!!!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Frenzy is so goofy looking! Love him. I'd definitely love to see more aliens this year too. There's so much potential if they decided to go all out.
@mumbojumbo1236 ай бұрын
Hey, youre missing the antennas on the moskito minifig. I also lost mine, a long time ago
@KrabKing486 ай бұрын
Shout-out to Lego battles on the DS, one of the RTS games of all time and definitely deserves a remake 🫡
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I've honestly heard a lot of good things about it!
@KrabKing486 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios yea I used to love it as a kid, pretty simple RTS but it was still fun, a remake that like fleshed out the gameplay and had some custom unit/base maker tool to further embrace the whole Lego aspect would be excellent. 💪
@matlotl6 ай бұрын
Absolutely LOVED galaxy squad, got a few of the sets one christmas and they are some of my favourites. Lego aliens in general are all so cool, really wish we could see more of them more often
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I can't think of a LEGO alien I dislike! They've always been really neat
@idavid83916 ай бұрын
This video has so much nostalgia, but 6:45 might be the biggest--I have never wanted a minifigure from a series more, and remember hunting at a Legoland in Orlando to make sure she was the one I got. I don't even know why, but I've always thought she's awesome--and still do!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
She's so stylish! The colors are wonderful
@janschmitt13516 ай бұрын
I love these videos about exploring the old sets. I remember playing with pieces of the first 2 sets. They were all mixed up with other Legos in some big boxes from my older sibling. I was pretty young and often asked myself what these pieces where used for. Recognizing these pieces really brings me back. Thanks
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Glad I could take you down memory lane! That's definitely one of the reasons I enjoy making videos like this - takes me back, too.
@andrewchapman20396 ай бұрын
The current space panthematic "event" is wild, I'm very curious where this goes and if we get others in the future.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Castle year when amirite
@dr.ramilo846 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios bro, lego technic trebuchet + Knight's kingdom city ver
@andrewchapman20396 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios dude give me my submarine year. Atlantis fans gasping.
@3_14pie6 ай бұрын
They may be one of simplest designs, but I simply adore those new silly little guys
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I can totally respect that! It's nice to have aliens that aren't minifigures for once
@ricardoflores15076 ай бұрын
I used to love Space Police, the design of the ships and the aliens was really cool
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
The ships did look so sweet. They were quite unlike anything else that had come before. There was just so much detail!
@MarkGrouch6 ай бұрын
Space Police is just unmatched for me. One of my very favorite themes.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
It really is so much fun. I've been starting to collect a few sets this past year!
@ComicBoy7506 ай бұрын
I really liked this video! The KZfaq premiere music in the background was a nice touch. I always love Lego’s original space themes & this City wave just feels like a Space theme in disguise so it sells well. Personally, my favorites are the themes I grew up with, Space Police 3 with all the crazy aliens & Galaxy Squad which is the only Lego theme I own 100% of the sets from. The mosquitoids are probably so expensive because the antennas which I noticed were absent from the group shot at 7:34 were so easy to lose. I know I definitely lost a few as a kid. I might have to pick up some of those other aliens I wasn’t around for like the Zotaxians or Mars Mission Alien Commander because those look really cool.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
The antenna story is kind of funny - I bought the Mosquitoid off Bricklink, but the seller noticed he had lost the antenna, so he gave me the rest of the figure for free! I've since bought one with antenna though, and I'm very fond of it. :)
@ComicBoy7506 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios Nice! Free stuff is always the best. I remember I got the $40 Star Wars Commander Gree minifigure for free from my younger brother who’s not interested in Lego anymore. What a steal!
@marcusmontes1256 ай бұрын
This video plays like a Lego Rewind episode and I absolutely loved it. Great trip down memory lane.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed. I had a blast putting this one together.
@kohve96876 ай бұрын
Alien conquest is my favourite, nostalgia is a big factor but i have always adored robot guys and the robot alien was just the coolest thing 6yr old me had ever seen
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That was a great theme. Hoping to do a full-on Revisit of it at some point!
@RebelScoutTrooper6 ай бұрын
I love the "adorable goofy-looking guys" in the background nonchalantly bouncing around😆😆😆
@xtentasticx6 ай бұрын
2:05 You thought we wouldn't notice the background, but we did
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
lol that was very fun to make
@DonnaxNL6 ай бұрын
I love your approach to making videos with the sets you get from LAN, better than boring reviews.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I'm glad you appreciate these too! I figure if someone wants a review, they can go check out the gazillion other reviews already out there lol
@wenix49346 ай бұрын
I like how you make reviews and put twists on it :D really refreshing
@zacharysmith81486 ай бұрын
Yoooo the lego battles mention! Awesome! I love that game! Love how comprehensive your stuff always is!!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I do really enjoy researching for videos like this - I always learn some new stuff too!
@SpartanNat6 ай бұрын
Comparing apples to oranges but I love seeing the progression of how Mega made molds for different Covenant species and Flood victims. Grunts used to be tiny, but now they’re roughly the right size to canon funny enough. New Flood sets can be properly disgusting. The Halo Heroes Keyes figure, when cold, has an absolutely disgusting texture on the Flood bits. Really makes you think one single Flood spore could destroy a species…
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Might honestly have to take a look at those!
@SpartanNat6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudiosI’d definitely recommend talking to some of the big figures in the Halo Mega community, The Domain and Demarcation Media come to mind first and foremost.
@BasementDweller_6 ай бұрын
The sad part is that non of these Aliens look like my species. Humans can never seem to get our appearance right.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
This is so sad :c
@from_no_where6 ай бұрын
I love the new space sets and like you say they really hearken back to a lot of different space themes. I hope Lego keeps pushing the boundary with the new city space theme and builds upon the cooperative space exploration we saw with life on mars in the past with these new aliens :3
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I hope we get more of these sets too! This first wave was really great
@from_no_where6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios yeah it was! I hope they continue to develop the theme and make the aliens more present, maybe in a second wave even 😳 although maybe I'm getting ahead of myself a bit lol, it just kinda feels like Lego is building to something here. Maybe I'm being too optimistic but it seems like they could start a whole new space theme here. Combining some of cities space port sets with this new wave, and then expanding upon it with some more classical inspired space exploration and we could have Lego Space 2!! ヽ(。◕o◕。)ノ.
@dannyl-p15436 ай бұрын
I love these types of videos so much, it brings back so much memories from my childhood. Sets and minifigures I remember having as a kid. I remember having a figure from the UFO serie. That armor piece, especially the black one from the alpha team was the sign in my mocs that that figure wearing the armor was the ultimate villain lol
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Yes! That armor piece was repurposed for all my big bad villains back in the day lol
@M0torsagmannen6 ай бұрын
favourite Lego aliens to me is the insectoids, i dont think i ever got more than 2 sets from the line, but their helmets are some of the best ever made for a space theme imo
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Love that trans-neon green color
@clwnwrld6 ай бұрын
Oh man I still have a few sets of Zotaxians. I remember the piece that was thermochromic and when touched would show an image, My favourite lego piece of all time
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Those stickers are so cool! I was happy to see mine still work all these years later
@OmiWatanube6 ай бұрын
Space Police was such a great line! I used to use the aliens to fill out my Star Wars builds
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's a great use for them! Love how colorful and varied they are.
@achoumachi66956 ай бұрын
Zotaxian are among my favorite lego figures. I love them
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They hold up so well honestly!
@Bumbulers_Bricks6 ай бұрын
Seeing these old space themes makes me wish I had been collecting Lego back then, unfortunately most of them are older than me!😂 But the original themes, characters and lore are really cool and unique!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
LEGO's in-house themes are so great. I really do miss them! There was just so much unfettered creativity.
@SuperSecretBricks6 ай бұрын
So awesome to see some custom built terrain to showcase this little piece of LEGO history. Nostalgia has me saying Life on Mars has the best aliens, but then objectively I think I'd go with Galaxy Squad. Then again, the only aliens I ever had in my collection are UFO (though only the androids) Life on Mars, Star Wars, Mars Mission and Galaxy Squad, so not the most complete experience to rely on!
@SuperSecretBricks6 ай бұрын
Hang on. Does Marvel count with the Guardian of the Galaxy and Thanos' army? And DC's Supergirl and Eclipso? What about the merfolk from Atlantis?
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Yeah, there's a lot more when it comes to IP themes!
@octav16006 ай бұрын
My favorites are clearly the 1997-1998 UFO and Insectoids. The shoulder armor is great, the bubble head dome from insectoids as well, but the UFO helms are the best (also their heards and prints - back then that was such a rare occasion to have that many good prints - and each came with at least 4-5 different torsos - these days, they can't even be bothered to recolor the base torso a bit for the 3 different colors of space figs - love the new theme, but this seems like a small cost cut that need not be there).
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Sometimes you can't beat the classics. The special pieces they made were so awesome!
@TheSandwhichman1086 ай бұрын
There’s a bit of lore for insectoids where it’s stated the energy fired at the moon from the monster hunter crystals actually caught their attention brining them to earth’s moon. Basically picture a moth drawn to a light.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, for the Galaxy Squad Buggoids! Someone else had mentioned that too. A wacky story, but I like it
@austinl49156 ай бұрын
Alpha Draconis has always been one of my favorite minifigures especially after seeing his helmet in Lego Racers. I just had to have it. 😅
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That helmet is so good 👌
@HerCeleryPancakes6 ай бұрын
Such a fun video! A lovely look all the amazing aliens of lego’s past LoM martians have got to be my favourite just because of how fun and original it is. Great video I love so many of these aliens great video, gotta be one of my favourites ❤❤
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Life on Mars is so awesome. Truly one of kind
@jessehcreative6 ай бұрын
The Life on Mars figures are some of my favorite figures EVER. Rigel was the best, and I loved pitting them against each other. Wish you went a little more into them here (or another video?).
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
This is the video for you :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7uSgd2BnZ7Wj5s.html
@Rakhamon6 ай бұрын
Great video! Even though there were no official aliens in sets until the 1990s (and Lego infamously shut down the idea of Seatron as an alien-based theme), you could still find them in the early days of the themes! Lego Idea book (6000) from 1980 showcases the story of two minifigures visiting all three core themes (Town, Castle and Space) and in the Space segment they encounter aliens! They're all brick-built, mostly by using various elements as heads instead of a regular figure head, but still. I had that book as a kid and it was enormously influential on me in getting me to invent my own builds. Another early official Lego product that features aliens is the two-part comic book series "Jim Spaceborn" written and drawn by danish cartoonist Frank Madsen. The two stories came out between 1984 and 1987 depending on what country you lived in and featured a group of classic Lego astronauts tossed across the galaxy, Voyager-style. And of course they encounter lots of aliens, though in these comics the aliens are sometimes depicted as not being made from bricks, which bummed me out as a kid.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I'll definitely have to check those out! I bet there's all sorts of gems in those early books and comics.
@Rakhamon6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios Let me know if you need to know more.
@ThatGuyNamedJoe6 ай бұрын
omg when I was a kid I actually had that first set shown for Galaxy Squad ! I remember scrapping the parts and making my own cartoon UFO MOC that I still have today. underrated theme imo. The insect "vehicles" were super cool and original, shame it only got one wave.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
This thing looks so cool: brickset.com/sets/70708-1/Hive-Crawler I'd love to get some sets at some point
@ChrisOfTheDead6 ай бұрын
I grew up with a few sets of those first 3 alien series but grew out of Lego not long after. I remember being disappointed once I got the 2nd series aliens in-hand because I thought their clear green helmets would be a similar elongated shape to the cool helmets of the series 1 aliens.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Can't beat the original UFO helmets. Those are just incredible!
@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis13696 ай бұрын
This Lego space wave, even the city wave as a whole is so freaking good this time around, and with decent value only outlier maybe is the the station set but Im really impressed with this lego wave for themes I dont usually follow People always talk about lego space stuff, I only really have space police 3 sets so im interested to know more also convenient since im building sci-fi in minecraft rn lol
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed putting the sets together. They look great. Feels more like a space theme than a City subtheme, and that's awesome
@PurpleRhymesWithOrange6 ай бұрын
Life on Mars has a top spot for my all time favorite themes. While I never had a Lego city as so many have I used the Aero Tube Hanger with some extra tube and a monorail set to build the Martian capital city.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
There's never been a theme quite like Life on Mars, and I doubt we'll ever see anything like it again. Definitely one of my top 10's too!
@Winterbraid6 ай бұрын
Really loved those U.F.O. helmets and armor, didn't realize they were actually the first Lego alien theme so that makes them even more impressive
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I was blown away by that too! They really got it right on the first try
@jessedavis3492Ай бұрын
My favorite theme. Made my own story for them.
@CappnRob6 ай бұрын
My favorite thing about Rench from Space Police 3 is the uniform - he's a member of the Blacktron Gang! I really want to amass an amount of different figure parts with Blacktron prints so I can put together a a colorful little gang of them, the abundance of references Blacktron gets in other themes is great for that.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I saw that! So so cool! I'm really glad I ended up buying him for this video.
@vincentwiddershoven21226 ай бұрын
Great video. Thsnks for the recap of all those wonderfull and weird aliens whe got in the past. I stared my Lego adventure with the clasic space line and am happy that this generation can also go on the wild adventures in spacccccceee! 😁
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the look back through LEGO space. I always love doing research for videos like these - there's so much to be discovered!
@cosmicsloth50026 ай бұрын
One of my favorite sets as a kid was the “Smash N Grab” Space Police set. One of these days I need to get back to rebuilding it.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That theme had some really cool sets. I'm excited to rebuild mine, too!
@Red16766 ай бұрын
I used to always use the original aliens helmets for pilots in space fighter plan type things. My dad bought me the big one that would detach. Was so cool.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
There were some really sweet sets from that theme
@The_gaming_brick6 ай бұрын
I really loved this video! Despite not owning any of the sets mentioned, I have multiple of these aliens! I absolutely love them! This was a treat!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed!
@ToastLord426 ай бұрын
I remember when I was like 6 I came home from school and my dad had brought me and my brother both the blue space ship / crawler galaxy squad set, good times
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
So epic. I think I really missed out by not getting any of those sets!
@Andrewnuva1996 ай бұрын
That Insectoids commercial in 2:18 stuck with me ever since LEGO put it as a complimentary video on MyLEGONetwork (gold star if you remember that site). Having some kid get instant insect armor or whatever was going on here was a rather gripping visual to pair with a theme where the aliens that time around were still rather human/minifig looking all things considered. The Martians remain my favorite too, and I'm all for advocating that eventually LEGO redesigns the figures in someway to reintroduce them. It does go against the last few space-exploration waves treating Mars more "realistically" but I feel like its worth defying that to bring these guys back.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
MLN 😭 Oh how I miss it
@Andrewnuva1996 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios Lego could improve Insiders a lot by providing swag harkening back to the OG Lego club members that remember getting membership cards from 1999, then the 2 generations of Club pages, then MLN
@prons_gaming50836 ай бұрын
I had mars mission as a kid, but i remember space police much better, as i was a little older. I always loved Frenzy, and his four arms
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
He's one of my favorites from Space Police as well 😂
@pax_galactica6 ай бұрын
I like the life on mars aliens. A lot of themes are aliens vs humans but its cool to see them collaborating.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Agreed. Such a cool vibe going on with LoM
@efromhb6 ай бұрын
UFO and Alien Conquest are great themes. So much unrealized potential.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
For sure. It's too bad they were so short loved
@soapybanana16 ай бұрын
Lego had some cool ass moulds back in the day, such a shame a lot of these really cool alien pieces arent made anymore
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I do miss their in-house themes a great deal. We just don't get this level of imagination out of licensed stuff.
@Alicat03146 ай бұрын
Ah I just love the space police aliens. And that is so much nostaliga talking. I use to try and collect the sets so I could get all of them. It was such a fun theme I miss dearly
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I really wish I had been into it while it was around. The aliens from that theme are so awesome! I've enjoyed picking up the sets as an adult though too.
@behold_the_loaf6 ай бұрын
I can't wait for the Star Wars expansion of this video! I recently just picked up the Ree Yees head from the 2013 Sail Barge, as it is one of my favorite SW alien molds to date! ❤😄
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Star Wars has some wild aliens!
@PlayPauseRecord5356 ай бұрын
My favorite Lego KZfaq channel around. Pure class.
@Galermolat6 ай бұрын
WOW i had NEVER seen any alien conquest sets or figures. those are SO cool!! phenomenal molds
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Well hey, glad I could introduce you! The figs are so much fun. Love that cartoony styling in LEGO.
@WronaBros.6 ай бұрын
I like the new aliens, they fit the theme! This year's whole series seems like an early prequel to clasic space. Like Enterprise to TOS
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
The new aliens work great for City for sure! Anything humanoid would have felt pretty weird for sure lol
@hoarder666 ай бұрын
I like em all. I think using any of them as background characters in my StarWars mocs help with not only some much needed population diversity but also help keep any scene, with an otherwise serious tone,a lil more playfull
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Yeah! That's a great idea honestly
@BoisegangGaming6 ай бұрын
I really want to get some of the new space sets, though i just got laid off from my job and can't exactly go splurging now. I do regret sleeping on galaxy squad, if only for how toyetic so many of the sets are. Transforming and combining vehicles are my jam.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Hope you're able to find new work soon! I totally agree about Galaxy Squad. Doing the quick research for this video made me realize I missed some really fun models!
@graefx6 ай бұрын
I had the first UFO set and loved it. One of my favorites still.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
The theme was so cool!
@NyanSox6 ай бұрын
when i first saw the 1997 alien figures i thought those were pretty modern its insane how well designed and made they were bck then
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They hold up sooo well. Those helmets are still some of my favorite all-time pieces.
@CreepingDeath_6 ай бұрын
I still have the complete 6915 ship with figures. The main alien figure included is so darn cool
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Those UFO sets are just so cool 👌
@saramarie5166 ай бұрын
What a fun video! I had no idea there were that many Lego aliens! It was interesting to see them "evolve" over the years!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! I sure learned a lot putting this one together too. LEGO's made some pretty epic alien figures over the years
@daveg93416 ай бұрын
Lego aliens appeared back in the 80s. They featured in a Lego annual where they had inverted arms and 3 by 1 blocks as head, with a two by one placed in the middle.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I saw pictures! So fun
@hostiledodo11506 ай бұрын
I also have a nostalgic spot for Life on Mars Martians! I got one of the smaller sets second hand from a garage sale when I was a kid and nearly cried when my lime green boi started to break on me. Also the Galaxy Squad aliens go really really hard, almost giving District 9 vibes.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
District 9!!!! You know what that movie is! I'm so happy lol
@hostiledodo11506 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios lmao your response has me cackling 🤣 Yeah it's a really good movie! I've only seen it the one time but I enjoyed it
@TerraDome8106 ай бұрын
I absolutely love the galaxy squad aliens, they are from my favourite space theme and they remind me of tyranids from 40k
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They have some amazing detail. Really glad I was able to pick them up!
@TerraDome8106 ай бұрын
@CheeseyStudios if I get the chance, I will definitely try and buy some from bricklink. But from checking, they are a bit pricey 😥
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was pretty surprised by the prices. They're quite rare it seems!
@KodyCrimson6 ай бұрын
I'm betting this new space line was supposed to be its own theme, but they probably weren't confident in that given how short every other space theme lasts. So they probably threw it into City to ensure longevity. After all, City, Star Wars, Marvel, and Ninjago refuse to die.
@ClassicStudStudios6 ай бұрын
Friends also refused to die LOL, 10 years old and I’m certainly happy it is
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
It was probably a smart move! If only they could figure out how to bring back Castle under the City banner lolol
@nemesis32956 ай бұрын
I grew up with the 97 ones so those ones take my heart.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They are pretty epic 👌
@McCool1176 ай бұрын
I remember UFO and Insectoids. As a kid, I saved up the pocket money I earned through chores, to get the 6979 Interstellar Starfighter. I still think they're pretty cool now, especially the "fibre optic" lighting they had, which looked amazing in the dark.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I feel the sets hold up quite well too, especially the figures!
@EnzoFilmsProd6 ай бұрын
Mars Mission is still the best Lego theme to me! But I never got to buy Insectoids, and the figures look great
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Very glad to see a fellow Mars Mission enjoyer!
@Shrimpmann6 ай бұрын
a few things i love is collecting lego aliens and how every power source is explained by crystal also i want to get Brick daddy from space police 3, that guys got some swag
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I really wanted to buy him for this video too lol, but I already spent so much on the Galaxy Squad guys xD
@Shrimpmann6 ай бұрын
@@CheeseyStudios the sacrifice is understandable and appreciated
@WhiteManOnCampus6 ай бұрын
The space pimp was my favorite part of New Space Police. I think I commented on another video of yours, but I adored the fact that Life on Mars gave two different factions and had the potential for conflict, but it wasn't baked-in. You could have cooperation, diplomacy, or hostilities with either side as villain or victim. The other Lego Space themes were nicely ambiguous most of the time, but the fact that they all looked so radically different made me as a kid question if it even made sense for them to interact: were they all parts of different stories?
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I really should have just shelled out a bought Brick Daddy for the video 🤣 Lots of people saying he was their favorite lol! That whole Lunar Limo set is awesome
@ColdGoldLazarusАй бұрын
Insectoids and especially Life On Mars were my jam as a kid, and I really do love that they emphasized a peaceful meeting of societies with the latter. I have plenty of respect for subsequent stuff as sets and I know other people would have grown up with those, but I'll admit their narrative framing always rubbed me the wrong way in comparison. So that this new CitySpace theme seems to be going back to a more optimistic take on first contact is really nice to see ^.^ That being said, I really love the first UFO designs as an inventive and imposing take on a villainous alien faction, and that helmet design remains a favorite of mine to this day, and it's cool to see how that design language carried on into Insectoids. I think Life On Mars will always be my favorite for the sheer variety on display, but honestly all of these are pretty darn cool in their own right.
@CheeseyStudiosАй бұрын
Life on Mars is so good, unique in so many ways. Just glad it exists!
@ZappyRedstone6 ай бұрын
One thing that I wonder if anybody else has ever played is a game called Lego loco it was a train design game. There are so many obscure Lego games like Lego alpha team which was a puzzle game, lego island 2, lego racer
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I can't say I've ever heard of LEGO Loco! It's got a nice ring to it
@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg6 ай бұрын
I’m glad Lego had such a vibrant variety of aliens Makes me glad to call this planet home
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
Indeed. Love the variety!
@jack-is-back6 ай бұрын
I would love to see a review of some of these sets too!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I'll definitely see what I can do!
@iFish126 ай бұрын
yassssss space police! I loved these aliens and the theme in general. that was the first (and only?) time I’ve ever had my mom order something over the phone with LEGO for me via magazine catalogue.
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's epic, ha! I totally slept on that theme as a kid... There was just too much awesome stuff in 2009. Power Miners, Castle, even some great City sets! But slowly starting to collect more Space Police now. Just got Galactic Enforcer this week!
@aim15976 ай бұрын
I remember the life on mars aliens from one of the lego racer games! One of them showed up in a mech and was absolute bs. Good times
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
lol!
@sartbimpson45196 ай бұрын
Alien Conquest was so damn amazing. I want a remake of this one
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That theme was a ton of fun. Gave us some really cool vehicles too!
@OvAeons6 ай бұрын
I will cherish my OG alien kits, love that helm and armour
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
They're some of the best accessories of all time imp
@daanvanderleest71716 ай бұрын
Your revisiting Life on Mars videos made me get all the unique Martians, so thank you!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Love those Martians so much. The colors are great
@alexanderhorsfall6 ай бұрын
Life on Mars is by far my favorite! I want to design a Life on Mars theme building of some kind for my modular city!
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
That could honestly look so cool! The theme has such a unique aesthetic
@poupysoopy6 ай бұрын
5:51 there's also Brick Daddy, who is the leader of all the criminals, hes got a dope purple suit and hat, as well as a glow in the dark head. his space limo is prolly my favourite set of the theme
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I wanted to buy him so bad, but he is priceyyy D,:
@bunnyzerg56756 ай бұрын
I only really have sets of galaxy squad and vague memories of the group before that but god I miss galaxy squad if I could pick one theme for lego to revive... it would be hero factory, but if I could pick two themes it would be hero factory and galaxy squad
@CheeseyStudios6 ай бұрын
I'd love to see more insect-y aliens from LEGO. The figures they made were awesome!