I like the Sandcrawler the best. Amazing build, play features, and figures. Plus, it looks great on display. Though I must say, minus the price tag, the AT-AT also looks amazing...
This is crazy timing. I literally just started watching your UCS ranking from two years ago, stopped watching to answer a call, and now this one is here!
I think the gunship is too low. Yes there is controversy but it’s a beautiful set. And it’s stand I think rivals the slave one. I think it’s practically a perfect build. If it had a phase 2 Cody and Jedi bob it could have been top 5 easily.
My thoughts exactly. I just built this set yesterday and man is this in my top 5 UCS sets. I get the controversy but cmon it’s a product and at the end of the day it’s a near perfect build
Love that you gave Slave 1 the justice it deserves. Its a beautiful build, and like you said, its display stand makes it one of the best looking sets. Republic Gunship deserves some more credit though, its a remarkable looking set with amazing detail and the only disappointing aspect is the minifigs, which even then if we didnt have the vote and had this expectation out for other figs I feel as though they would've been considered more favorably. Although that yellow clone and their comments around it is just horrendous...
31:32 lego can definitely improve the cockpit, and maybe add some extra greabeling, it is a sleek ship, but it still has some piping and minor detail missing. Personally I'd put the Slave 1 and AT AT above the shuttle. Also lego definitely needs to revisit the UCS AT ST. The head looks a bit too big on their model. I can only imagine a modern UCS AT ST with all Lego's modern parts.
Nothing tops the millennium falcon in my opinion. I may be be biased because I'm fortunate enough to have the set, but it is just so impressively massive and the mind blowing amount of detail on it makes it so pleasing to look at every day. This set tops the rest of the ucs sets for me because it is, compared to any other set I've built, the most difficult build. And because of that, it was such a treat all the way through and so rewarding to see the final product sitting there in front of me. If you have the money and want a build that will challenge your lego building skills and give you an experience you'll never forget, pick this up before anything else (this is my opinion of course.)
Got it, for my 19 year old can't wait to see his face Christmas morning HEAVY ASS25LB BOX (update: at 19, he was underwhelmed. Sent it back, for a refund and a PS5...)
I absolutely love the A-Wing, it's weird to say, but it's my favorite starfighter in the star wars universe. So happy I got the USC A Wing, really fun build
I’m getting it for Christmas (fingers crossed lol) idk why some people seem to not like it but I think it’s really underrated and it looks incredible especially for it’s price
I played the old x-wing flight sim/combat games for windows and the A-Wing was amazing. It was the only rebel fighter that could keep up with the imperial fighters. It was a little squishy compared to the X-Wing but I loved it's agility and speed.
I loved that layer by layer style of the Yoda build instructions. I’m glad they didn’t use it on every set, but it was a fun change that made the set feel unique
I also think the build look very good and is a really cool ship, but they had the perfect chance to put phase 2 Cody or some more figures and to me minifigures are one of the most important thing about lego
I personally like the UCS shuttle, not #1 but with how Lego designed it to have no visible studs, it really helps capture the beauty of the real ship and Lego did a hell of a job on it!
I'm always gonna regret never buying the UCS imperial shuttle. Hopefully in a few years, just like the UCS Star Destroyer from 2002, we'll get a remake of it.
FYI: the missing landing gear on the Mandalorian starfighter is SO easily fixed by removing the two 1x3 inverted slope bricks at the back of the cockpit and placing them near the front. This will stop the cockpit from drooping down.
I own the UCS B-Wing and the cockpit module is quite fragile. The rear assembly behind the cockpit would always break off when moving the model to another location. The weapons below the cockpit could break off if accidentally bumped. I love it, but it needs to be careful handled when reorganizing a display shelf.
This man is a true lego snob I love it! I have always loved legos and I always wanted the bigger sets like the Death Star and the AT-AT but never was really able to get my hands on one. I did get the Republic attack cruiser a long time ago and have loved it with all my heart. But the UCS sets have always blown me way with the size and detail. I just can’t put into words how magical it was to look through those lego Star Wars Encyclopedia books and just see all the amazing sets. And having a little hope that I would be able to get one someday.
Well, I wouldn't count General Grievous/Yoda/ Maul and R2 as UCS, but rather as Buildable creatures/busts. That being said, I agree with most of the ranking. My personal Top3 wouldn't differ too much: 1. 2019th ISD 2. Lambda 3. Boba Fett's Starship Ye... I'm a sucker for big grey Doritos, can do nothing about it. (neither intent to) P.S. I feel like the rational behind putting the Gunship so low is a bit childish. Lego did screw up big time, but we judge sets on their aesthetics, not the drama associated with them. So, IMHO, Gunship deffo should've been at least in TOP10. Thanks for the vid, and keep up the great work!!!
I 100% agree with the gunship point. I agree the figures, and Lego being dumb was not good, but it is childish to cry over the mini figs because the build is so good. At least Lego had a point with “ the ucs sets are about the builds, and display, not the figures.” But I mean the commander doubles as a Cody and a pilot and a commander so ya know great fig.
I agree about the gunship as well. He doesn't judge any other set based on press releases so why is he doing so on this one. The judging isn't consistent or objective
The OG Xwing UCS kit may be ugly, but it being the very first UCS set-and the fact I got it for Christmas the year it came out-means it will always hold a special place in my heart and will always be on display for me. The OG xwing also came with an r2d2 minifig that sits behind the cockpit.
Honestly, I think it looks a lot better than the boring grey of star destroyer after star destroyer and the death stars. It doesn't look as good as the newest version but it still holds up well.
Hello from Melbourne Australia. Loved the updated list. As much as I love the Imperial Shuttle, I think the crown and number 1 spot has been stolen! Pay homage to the new king, the AT-AT. It's so big, so detailed and has an accurate interior, unlike the shuttle. Time we get a shuttle update to this standard.
Still hoping for a UCS UWing that is mini-figure scale holding the rogue one crew (best Disney Star Wars movie IMO). I think the republic gunship will move up in your list over time once the controversy dies down. I’m building it now; it’s been one of the most impressive Star Wars builds for me since returning to the Lego hobby in 2019 after 20+ years. The size and details for the price are pretty good considering is wing span is as wide as the UCS Falcon. To go along with the mini-fig controversy of “UCS sets”, I’m more disappointed the “UCS” or creator expert Ghost Busters Ecto-1, James Bond Aston Martin, and upcoming DeLorean don’t have minifigures and info plaques. Overall quality content!
At first I did not understand why you like the imperial shuttle when I saw your ucs worst to first 3 years ago but I understand that imperial shuttle has very smooth sides and is the sleekest lego set ever. On a separate note a cool video would be if you made a worst to first prequel or original sets. Maybe sequel too because there aren’t many sets for it and it would be a good short video to make. Keep up the good work. Loved Ask MandR 200 and clone wars worst to first.
A-wings are by far my favorite single pilot fighter in all of star wars. I dunno why, there's just something about the simple shape of it. I also loved playing as it in the first new Battlefront game.
I like this rating of the sets, definitely well thought through and put together. My personal opinion is that the millennium falcon is at #1 mainly because of bias towards it as it is my favorite ship in Star Wars and Han & Chewie are one of my favorite movie duos.
A Wing was my first UCS build. Loved the build. Sure it doesn't have the "wow" of a falcon or X-Wing, but it's my favorite starfighter and it looks incredible on my desk.
I know Lego screwed up with the UCS Gunship but you were pretty harsh dude. It's a pretty dang good display piece and don't get me wrong I get some of the hate but I still think the fact that the ship itself turned out so good that it deserves higher marks
Yeah I would’ve put it at least top 10. He graded all of the other sets solely on their build, then just completely shit on the gunship, disregarding how good it is.
@@wadewilson3296 Exactly. He's just salty at Lego for the figs included (and other things) sure they could of had better figs but Ryan doesn't seem to realize that he solely is not the voice of the community.
@@wadewilson3296 Yeah that's exactly it and it's kind of annoying. Anyhow if the he had judged the gunship fairly it would have been higher. How bout you, did you get a chance to get the UCS gunship?
I pined after that 2000 x-wing and tie interceptor as a kid, but only ever got my hands on the newer UCS sets, so those will always hold a very special holy grail status to me. There's also something classic lego in their brickiness.
I agree that the Red 5 UCS X Wing is beautiful, however I have noticed after many years of having it displayed that the wings develop an unfortunate droop which is really difficult to correct.
I own 3 of these sets: the Slave I, the X-Wing from 2013, and the TIE Fighter. Got them when I was in middle school, love all of them. My favorite is the Slave I, it is absolutely GORGEOUS and was super fun to build. Wasn't expecting much from the TIE fighter, but it's very well designed, very sturdy and actually has some play value. The X-Wing looks great but it was a pain to build and falls apart very easily due to the nature of the design. Definitely don't regret getting it though. I wish I had more money to spend on these sets when I was younger, I always found the Lambda shuttle SUPER cool but I did not have the allowance to buy it at the time.
The top 10 has to be the following and in no particular order: 1) AT-AT 2) Slave 1 3) Gunship 4) The newer Star Destroyer 5) The newer Y-wing 6) The newer Snow Speeder 7) Tie Fighter 8) Imperial Shuttle 9) The newer Millenium Falcon 10) Super Star Destroyer Honorable mentions that didn't quite make it: -At-ST -Sandcrawler
I got the UCS AT-ST as a kid one Christmas long before I really knew what I was in for with UCS. I didn't get too far in it then, but a year or two ago I finally put my mind to finishing it. Even for an old set, it looks great. My only mild concern is with the rubber bands that help hold the head together, but since they're so cheap to replace that it isn't a huge worry.
The imperial shuttle is stunning. I purchased the set back in the days after seeing it on display in the Rockefeller Lego store in New York. Maybe because it’s all white with few apparent studs, it is gorgeous !
So funny that the B-wing is now one of the more spendy UCS sets on the second hand market. Even with its flaws, good luck finding it sealed for under 500$ usd.
I've only gotten back into Lego in the last year. After first building the Razor Crest, and then some other sets, I went after the Republic Gunship. Very frustrating to build where in places I thought additional pieces would make it more sturdy to prevent explosions from slightly too much pressure, especially when picking up and turning it during assembly, I have added around six more pieces. I'd like to see an ARC-170 set. That and the Gunship are two of my favorite prequel ships. I love Star Wars sets! I'm starting to do two customs, using the dark grey for one and black for the other. The two other prominent colors of the set.
As someone who got those first two UCS sets when they came out, that X-Wing and Tie Interceptor were absolutely amazing for the time. They were head and shoulders above any other Star Wars Lego set. They may not have aged well, as should be expected, but they really should be regarded better considering what a huge step forward they were.
imo the ugliest are the Maul head, both Yodas, blocky R2D2, Landspeeder and then the old Tie Interceptor. Old X-Wing looks kinda rough and nice which fits the rebel style very well imo. The others are just insanely boring or ugly. Which ridiculous Star Wars fan would see a huge landspeeder and think "woah yeah that's the one Star Wars vehicle I'll put into my 2-room-apartment as decoration"
Hot take but I like the super star destroyer more than the newer star destroyer. Although I would take the newer falcon over both just because of how detailed it is. I do agree with the number 1 spot however and I really wish I had gotten it back in the day.
List of UCS sets that we need: Malevolence Invisible Hand Venator Star Destroyer AAT MC-80 Home One or MC-75 Profundity Lucrehulk Razorcrest Nebulon B and last but certainly not least, a minifig scale AT-TE
A few things I want to see improved in a potential UCS Imperial Shuttle remake: 1) include the boarding ramp this time, it is an absolutely iconic feature of the ship in universe that was not included in the UCS model 2) make the engine section on the back flush with the rest of the ship's body (the playset version from 2015 did this better than the UCS model) 3) a more accurate cockpit exterior shape; on the ship in universe the cockpit has a slight curvature on top of it, as well as below along the sides Bonus: others have said they want to see interior inside the body of the ship (with seats for the passengers/troops) and this would be really cool to include, but probably difficult to have in there while ensuring the model's stability
Recently got into lego again after a 10 years pause and I FREAKing LOVE It. This video was extremly inspiring for what to get next and showcasing the ucs, the at-at especially... as well as the star destroyer and falcon, they just look astonishing..😍 well, time to say goodbye to ma wallet
Definitely not UCS. It is a LUCS or “like UCS“ but not officially and the original one will hold its value. Similar to BB8 and Porg. Also have the plaque but not UCS
Fair enough, then the other R2 shouldn’t count either. The only thing making it ucs is the label. And LEGO doesn’t seem to have the definition defined for what is ucs and what isn’t. Because if we’re just going off label the the hoth and Ewok village should have been included. But I’m glad they’re not because I agree that they really do fall under the the master builder sets
Question: When’s LEGO going to make the next UCS prequel set now that the drought is broken? Answer: Probably never because they only care about the Original Trilogy
Hey, the three UCS sets I have are all in the top 10 (super star destroyer, slave I and imperial shuttle). I love them all and theyre very proudly on display in my house so to see that members of the Lego Star Wars community rate them so highly too feels great
I also love the Imperial Shuttle, so I don't have any heartburn with that model at the number 1 position. I m just about done building the AT AT and I probably agree with you on that one as well. I'm suprised the Falcan dtops all the way to 5 for you, its still an amazing set and I think it beats out the Star Destroyer due to playability and the fun of building that monster! I LOVE the Star Destroyer too, but the scale necessitates a level of detail far inferior to the Falcon and its symetrical shape requires a lot of duplicate work.... no one's fault thats just how its shaped; but for those reasons I put the Falcon ahead of the Star Destroyer. Agree with you pretty much the rest of the way, appreciate your comments on the B wing, up to now I felt like I missed out on that one not getting it, but feeling much better about it after your insightful comments.
The only cool sequel sets that could be ucs are snoke’s star destroyer, big at-at (TLJ), and the dreadnought. There is not much else becuase the dreadnought is just like the ucs star destroyer we already have.
@@Grizzly8505 I would propose something a bit more in the direction of Master Builder’s series... a Starkiller Base would definitely be really cool to have too. I just generally think they have an opportunity to do something different from just another Star destroyer type ship.
@@cab1stborn also that Kylo Ren shuttle (the black one with the folding wings that Lego made grey once), Resistance Bombers, Tie Silencer/Dagger, The Raddus (large resistance ship, although less likely as we haven’t got a UCS MC80 Home One yet)
I don't count Grievous and the Sandcrawler as UCS sets. One is a buildable figure the other pretty much a MBS set. As for my top 5, I have to go: 1 - Imperial Shuttle; 2 - Super Star Destroyer; 3 - 2019 Star Destroyer; 4 - Boba Fett's SLAVE I 5 - Death Star II And you're right, the bad guys are always cooler. Which is why the Death Star II overthrows the 2017 Millennium Falcon in my list.
@@chelbel0624 the Sandcrawler is pretty much a glorified playset more than a UCS display set. In that sense, it's closer to the Death Star and Ewok Village. A proper UCS Sandcrawler would, IMO, pay more attention to the vehicle details and much less emphasis on interiors and play features.
I’d put the newer Falcon as #1 hands down. The AT-AT is a close second with Slave 1 as a third. (Note they are all minifig scale. That’s my jam.) Just a correction, the way old an’ ugly X-Wing (7109) did come with an R2-D2 and so I believe was the first minifig in a UCS set.
Ngl. I had the 2000s imperial shuttle. That came with the stormtroopers and the pilot. It was sooo cool. The bombing feature. The build. The size. Playability feature. I never owned that new shuttle but dang it looks phenomenal and the minifig choice is dope
My favorite LEGO UCS set for Star Wars was definitely the Millennium Falcon. I didn't bought it yet, but I want to and build it. But I don't know which one is my least favorite
I think I like how they did the cockpit on the first UCS Millennium Falcon... mainly because I like how Lego manages to make cages, like with the Speed Champions NASCAR Chevy Camaro, the halo on the Speed Champions Jaguar Formula E car and the roll cage on the Speed Champions Ford Bronco R
Which LEGO UCS set is the best & which is the worst to you!?
Best: UCS AT-AT
Worst: Any of the buildable characters
Best: Imperial Shuttle
Worst: Gunship because of how LEGO handled it
I like the Sandcrawler the best. Amazing build, play features, and figures. Plus, it looks great on display. Though I must say, minus the price tag, the AT-AT also looks amazing...
Best:death star 2
Worst:tie interceptor
Best in my opinion: Slave 1 or 2 UCS Falcon
Worst in my opinion: Republic Gunship or buildable characters
I think it’s time that we start a UCS Venator campaign.
I agree
That’d be awesome, hopefully lego wouldn’t screw it up, but after studying recent events they prolly would 😂
@@milesscott7715 if the ship itself turned out as great as the gunship did, I think it’d be a success regardless of any minifig or box screw-ups.
@@Nadiki for sure, though I prolly wouldn’t be able to buy it I’d still def wanna see them make one
The UCS Venator would blow the ATAT out of the park for me...like completely.
This is crazy timing. I literally just started watching your UCS ranking from two years ago, stopped watching to answer a call, and now this one is here!
Same, I was watching that video this morning!
I was watching that one a couple hours ago
Me too I was waiting for the other one to include the gunship cause I just got it and now this. Yay.
Same
I think the gunship is too low. Yes there is controversy but it’s a beautiful set. And it’s stand I think rivals the slave one. I think it’s practically a perfect build. If it had a phase 2 Cody and Jedi bob it could have been top 5 easily.
It’s a really good set with a nice build. People were just over reacting on the mini fig thing
My thoughts exactly. I just built this set yesterday and man is this in my top 5 UCS sets. I get the controversy but cmon it’s a product and at the end of the day it’s a near perfect build
What is the purpose of including many mini figures in a non-scale ship?
@@elesvanjl5726 it’s just to have the figures not really to put them in the ship
Lol, all I did was order 2 phase 1 pilots and a couple phase 1 clones and it's perfect
Love that you gave Slave 1 the justice it deserves. Its a beautiful build, and like you said, its display stand makes it one of the best looking sets. Republic Gunship deserves some more credit though, its a remarkable looking set with amazing detail and the only disappointing aspect is the minifigs, which even then if we didnt have the vote and had this expectation out for other figs I feel as though they would've been considered more favorably. Although that yellow clone and their comments around it is just horrendous...
28:38 I could only imagine how awesome a UCS cloud city would be. If done right, it could top all other sets size and piece count!
31:32 lego can definitely improve the cockpit, and maybe add some extra greabeling, it is a sleek ship, but it still has some piping and minor detail missing. Personally I'd put the Slave 1 and AT AT above the shuttle.
Also lego definitely needs to revisit the UCS AT ST. The head looks a bit too big on their model. I can only imagine a modern UCS AT ST with all Lego's modern parts.
The cockpit has a lot to improve, yeah.
Nothing tops the millennium falcon in my opinion. I may be be biased because I'm fortunate enough to have the set, but it is just so impressively massive and the mind blowing amount of detail on it makes it so pleasing to look at every day. This set tops the rest of the ucs sets for me because it is, compared to any other set I've built, the most difficult build. And because of that, it was such a treat all the way through and so rewarding to see the final product sitting there in front of me. If you have the money and want a build that will challenge your lego building skills and give you an experience you'll never forget, pick this up before anything else (this is my opinion of course.)
Got it, for my 19 year old can't wait to see his face Christmas morning HEAVY ASS25LB BOX (update: at 19, he was underwhelmed. Sent it back, for a refund and a PS5...)
It IS beautiful
i’m building it rn i’m building the top now. about 2 days of dedication
Those sets from 2000 and 2001 were actually really amazing for the time. Some might not have aged well but at the time they were really pretty good
Yeah you gotta remember this is somebody trying to rate them when he was still shitting his diapers 😂
that x wing was awesome
I absolutely love the A-Wing, it's weird to say, but it's my favorite starfighter in the star wars universe. So happy I got the USC A Wing, really fun build
I’m getting it for Christmas (fingers crossed lol) idk why some people seem to not like it but I think it’s really underrated and it looks incredible especially for it’s price
I wish it was minifig scale, but that level of detail would not have been possible then. (Maybe one of those future inexpensive sets?)
I really regret not getting it when i could have. It’s my favourite fighter as well
I played the old x-wing flight sim/combat games for windows and the A-Wing was amazing. It was the only rebel fighter that could keep up with the imperial fighters. It was a little squishy compared to the X-Wing but I loved it's agility and speed.
I'm realizing that one of the things that makes me love Republic vehicles so much is that beautiful white/maroon/green combo 😍
I loved that layer by layer style of the Yoda build instructions. I’m glad they didn’t use it on every set, but it was a fun change that made the set feel unique
They use it as gunship should be in way higher you can’t just give it flack because of the mini figures It is an amazing build that looks great
It really is SO good. I just ordered some knock off 91st troops and a commander neyo to put in it. Problem solved.
To be fair, it is about the sets, not the build. And technically the mini figs are part of the set.
I also think the build look very good and is a really cool ship, but they had the perfect chance to put phase 2 Cody or some more figures and to me minifigures are one of the most important thing about lego
It should’ve been top 10. Minifigures don’t even account for a fraction of my enjoyment of ucs sets
@@wadewilson3296 yeah that's true when it comes to UCS sets but normal sets minifigs are really important
I personally like the UCS shuttle, not #1 but with how Lego designed it to have no visible studs, it really helps capture the beauty of the real ship and Lego did a hell of a job on it!
At-at is my personal favorite, I'm saving up my money to buy it and I think it just looks very accurate and sleek. it definitely deserved its spot.
I'm always gonna regret never buying the UCS imperial shuttle. Hopefully in a few years, just like the UCS Star Destroyer from 2002, we'll get a remake of it.
Ryan: *Ranks all UCS sets*
Ryan several years later: “I’ll f-ing do it again!”
“the bad guys are always just cooler”
burnt up anakin:
Visible confusion
FYI: the missing landing gear on the Mandalorian starfighter is SO easily fixed by removing the two 1x3 inverted slope bricks at the back of the cockpit and placing them near the front. This will stop the cockpit from drooping down.
I own the UCS B-Wing and the cockpit module is quite fragile. The rear assembly behind the cockpit would always break off when moving the model to another location. The weapons below the cockpit could break off if accidentally bumped. I love it, but it needs to be careful handled when reorganizing a display shelf.
This man is a true lego snob I love it!
I have always loved legos and I always wanted the bigger sets like the Death Star and the AT-AT but never was really able to get my hands on one. I did get the Republic attack cruiser a long time ago and have loved it with all my heart. But the UCS sets have always blown me way with the size and detail. I just can’t put into words how magical it was to look through those lego Star Wars Encyclopedia books and just see all the amazing sets. And having a little hope that I would be able to get one someday.
Well, I wouldn't count General Grievous/Yoda/ Maul and R2 as UCS, but rather as Buildable creatures/busts. That being said, I agree with most of the ranking. My personal Top3 wouldn't differ too much:
1. 2019th ISD
2. Lambda
3. Boba Fett's Starship
Ye... I'm a sucker for big grey Doritos, can do nothing about it. (neither intent to)
P.S. I feel like the rational behind putting the Gunship so low is a bit childish. Lego did screw up big time, but we judge sets on their aesthetics, not the drama associated with them. So, IMHO, Gunship deffo should've been at least in TOP10.
Thanks for the vid, and keep up the great work!!!
I 100% agree with the gunship point. I agree the figures, and Lego being dumb was not good, but it is childish to cry over the mini figs because the build is so good. At least Lego had a point with “ the ucs sets are about the builds, and display, not the figures.” But I mean the commander doubles as a Cody and a pilot and a commander so ya know great fig.
I agree about the gunship as well. He doesn't judge any other set based on press releases so why is he doing so on this one. The judging isn't consistent or objective
Slave 1*
SLAVE ONE !!!
it's called slave one bruh
The OG Xwing UCS kit may be ugly, but it being the very first UCS set-and the fact I got it for Christmas the year it came out-means it will always hold a special place in my heart and will always be on display for me.
The OG xwing also came with an r2d2 minifig that sits behind the cockpit.
Honestly, I think it looks a lot better than the boring grey of star destroyer after star destroyer and the death stars. It doesn't look as good as the newest version but it still holds up well.
Hello from Melbourne Australia. Loved the updated list.
As much as I love the Imperial Shuttle, I think the crown and number 1 spot has been stolen!
Pay homage to the new king, the AT-AT. It's so big, so detailed and has an accurate interior, unlike the shuttle.
Time we get a shuttle update to this standard.
And it’s minifig scale, the new Hoth atsts are also to scale, I hope they never retire the UCS AT-AT because it’s such a nice build.
The "bad guys are always cooler" except when we are talking about the Republic.
The background for the Naboo star fighter is the Naboo cruiser thing landing on Corosant
Pretty solid list my top 3 would be:
1. Slave I
2. At At
3. 2014 Sandcrawler
Still hoping for a UCS UWing that is mini-figure scale holding the rogue one crew (best Disney Star Wars movie IMO).
I think the republic gunship will move up in your list over time once the controversy dies down. I’m building it now; it’s been one of the most impressive Star Wars builds for me since returning to the Lego hobby in 2019 after 20+ years. The size and details for the price are pretty good considering is wing span is as wide as the UCS Falcon.
To go along with the mini-fig controversy of “UCS sets”, I’m more disappointed the “UCS” or creator expert Ghost Busters Ecto-1, James Bond Aston Martin, and upcoming DeLorean don’t have minifigures and info plaques.
Overall quality content!
I agree. U-wing w would be awesome to see
Only good Disney Star Wars movie IMO
@@Sascha5 solo was alright, not great by any means but i liked it, i think the guy acting for han did a pretty good job
A minifigure scale U-Wing would be very close to the playscale one, i wouldn’t mine a larger / sleeker playscale one though. Hopefully with Andor
At first I did not understand why you like the imperial shuttle when I saw your ucs worst to first 3 years ago but I understand that imperial shuttle has very smooth sides and is the sleekest lego set ever. On a separate note a cool video would be if you made a worst to first prequel or original sets. Maybe sequel too because there aren’t many sets for it and it would be a good short video to make. Keep up the good work. Loved Ask MandR 200 and clone wars worst to first.
Great video. Fully agree on the A-Wing, great set and really fun build too, very under appreciated.
25:01 "Its massive and I think it's over 50 inches long" Proceeds to show image where it says 49 inches
A-wings are by far my favorite single pilot fighter in all of star wars. I dunno why, there's just something about the simple shape of it. I also loved playing as it in the first new Battlefront game.
A UCS Venator would easily be my number 1. We can only dream that lego will deliver.
I was lucky enough to buy the Imperial Shuttle a few months ago for $80 CAD. The guy selling it had no idea what it was actually worth 🤯
I like this rating of the sets, definitely well thought through and put together. My personal opinion is that the millennium falcon is at #1 mainly because of bias towards it as it is my favorite ship in Star Wars and Han & Chewie are one of my favorite movie duos.
I agree, the millenium falcon is literally the single most well-known icon of basically all of Star Wars
A Wing was my first UCS build. Loved the build. Sure it doesn't have the "wow" of a falcon or X-Wing, but it's my favorite starfighter and it looks incredible on my desk.
Id love more UCS Capital ships like the Home One, the Invisible Hand, a Venator, Resurgent SD, and Raddus
Maybe a remake of the UCS Naboo Starfighter
Love the video! I just got the UCS TIEfighter and the UCS Mellinium Falcon! I am so excited to build them for Christmas!
I know Lego screwed up with the UCS Gunship but you were pretty harsh dude. It's a pretty dang good display piece and don't get me wrong I get some of the hate but I still think the fact that the ship itself turned out so good that it deserves higher marks
Yeah I would’ve put it at least top 10. He graded all of the other sets solely on their build, then just completely shit on the gunship, disregarding how good it is.
@@wadewilson3296 Exactly. He's just salty at Lego for the figs included (and other things) sure they could of had better figs but Ryan doesn't seem to realize that he solely is not the voice of the community.
@@swaggertythejester2572 fr. It seems like he thinks that everyone else only wants what he wants, which just isn’t true.
@@wadewilson3296 Yeah that's exactly it and it's kind of annoying. Anyhow if the he had judged the gunship fairly it would have been higher. How bout you, did you get a chance to get the UCS gunship?
@@swaggertythejester2572 I just bought it around mid November, so I have the correct box art. You got it yet?
I pined after that 2000 x-wing and tie interceptor as a kid, but only ever got my hands on the newer UCS sets, so those will always hold a very special holy grail status to me. There's also something classic lego in their brickiness.
Ryan: the bad guys are always just cooler.
Clones: :(
YESS! Finally! I was waiting for this one!! Great Video!!
The only UCS set I have is the Slave 1 and that is a great set!
Hopefully I can get some more of them in the future to go with the Slave 1
Slave-1 is a brilliant set. It's easily the best one in my collection.
Same. Bought it for $150 back in the day
9:45 its a remote drid control ship and also the planet of Naboo
Imperial Shuttle is my #1 too. Love the list, although I rate the B-wing much higher, I agree with the rest
OMG, I came home to THIS??? What an unexpected surprise!!!
I feel like the next UC's slave 1 that Lego makes should have a full interior for the pilot and passengers on the lower level
The og UCS XWing was amazing looking to me as a 9 year old. It literally changed my life seeing it at ToysRus and started me on Lego Star Wars
I agree that the Red 5 UCS X Wing is beautiful, however I have noticed after many years of having it displayed that the wings develop an unfortunate droop which is really difficult to correct.
Have the warped over time slightly?
Nextup: The UCS Luke's Landspeeder. We memed on it for ages and now they're actually gonna make it.
You know... the bounty hunter scene on Vader's Super Star Destroyer would make a great display set. Kind of like Darth Vader's meditation chamber
I own 3 of these sets: the Slave I, the X-Wing from 2013, and the TIE Fighter. Got them when I was in middle school, love all of them. My favorite is the Slave I, it is absolutely GORGEOUS and was super fun to build. Wasn't expecting much from the TIE fighter, but it's very well designed, very sturdy and actually has some play value. The X-Wing looks great but it was a pain to build and falls apart very easily due to the nature of the design. Definitely don't regret getting it though. I wish I had more money to spend on these sets when I was younger, I always found the Lambda shuttle SUPER cool but I did not have the allowance to buy it at the time.
The top 10 has to be the following and in no particular order:
1) AT-AT
2) Slave 1
3) Gunship
4) The newer Star Destroyer
5) The newer Y-wing
6) The newer Snow Speeder
7) Tie Fighter
8) Imperial Shuttle
9) The newer Millenium Falcon
10) Super Star Destroyer
Honorable mentions that didn't quite make it:
-At-ST
-Sandcrawler
Good list sir
I absolutely agree with your No.1,
best set ever made. I hope I can buy it one day...
Great video
I got the UCS AT-ST as a kid one Christmas long before I really knew what I was in for with UCS. I didn't get too far in it then, but a year or two ago I finally put my mind to finishing it. Even for an old set, it looks great. My only mild concern is with the rubber bands that help hold the head together, but since they're so cheap to replace that it isn't a huge worry.
The imperial shuttle is stunning. I purchased the set back in the days after seeing it on display in the Rockefeller Lego store in New York. Maybe because it’s all white with few apparent studs, it is gorgeous !
So funny that the B-wing is now one of the more spendy UCS sets on the second hand market. Even with its flaws, good luck finding it sealed for under 500$ usd.
After building the recent AT-TE, i can say that clicking in the ball turrets is OFFICIALLY the most satisfying build
I've only gotten back into Lego in the last year. After first building the Razor Crest, and then some other sets, I went after the Republic Gunship. Very frustrating to build where in places I thought additional pieces would make it more sturdy to prevent explosions from slightly too much pressure, especially when picking up and turning it during assembly, I have added around six more pieces. I'd like to see an ARC-170 set. That and the Gunship are two of my favorite prequel ships. I love Star Wars sets! I'm starting to do two customs, using the dark grey for one and black for the other. The two other prominent colors of the set.
As someone who got those first two UCS sets when they came out, that X-Wing and Tie Interceptor were absolutely amazing for the time. They were head and shoulders above any other Star Wars Lego set. They may not have aged well, as should be expected, but they really should be regarded better considering what a huge step forward they were.
The box arts are amazing
imo the ugliest are the Maul head, both Yodas, blocky R2D2, Landspeeder and then the old Tie Interceptor. Old X-Wing looks kinda rough and nice which fits the rebel style very well imo. The others are just insanely boring or ugly. Which ridiculous Star Wars fan would see a huge landspeeder and think "woah yeah that's the one Star Wars vehicle I'll put into my 2-room-apartment as decoration"
The a wing is sick! One of my favorites
Hot take but I like the super star destroyer more than the newer star destroyer. Although I would take the newer falcon over both just because of how detailed it is. I do agree with the number 1 spot however and I really wish I had gotten it back in the day.
this guy does not stop complaning omg
I’m glad 2001 existed….
That grievous looks amazing!
List of UCS sets that we need:
Malevolence
Invisible Hand
Venator Star Destroyer
AAT
MC-80 Home One or MC-75 Profundity
Lucrehulk
Razorcrest
Nebulon B
and last but certainly not least, a minifig scale AT-TE
1 down, 8 to go
A few things I want to see improved in a potential UCS Imperial Shuttle remake:
1) include the boarding ramp this time, it is an absolutely iconic feature of the ship in universe that was not included in the UCS model
2) make the engine section on the back flush with the rest of the ship's body
(the playset version from 2015 did this better than the UCS model)
3) a more accurate cockpit exterior shape; on the ship in universe the cockpit has a slight curvature on top of it, as well as below along the sides
Bonus: others have said they want to see interior inside the body of the ship (with seats for the passengers/troops) and this would be really cool to include, but probably difficult to have in there while ensuring the model's stability
I just got the UCS A-Wing over Black Friday, the A-Wing is my favorite ship, and I think the UCS A-Wing is also my favorite set of all time!
Recently got into lego again after a 10 years pause and I FREAKing LOVE It. This video was extremly inspiring for what to get next and showcasing the ucs, the at-at especially... as well as the star destroyer and falcon, they just look astonishing..😍 well, time to say goodbye to ma wallet
Worst set is probably old yoda just absolutely terrifying
5:10 I need to get my hands on one of these.
To go with that newer bionicle version of General Grievous.
I’m still kinda pissed that the “clone pilot” is in the accessory pack. I was going to sell mine but lego has destroyed it’s value
I just found your channel and watched a few videos. You are hilarious dude, you’re getting me back into LEGO
The new R2-D2 should have been included. It’s got the sign and it’s the same size and detail as the first one
Definitely not UCS. It is a LUCS or “like UCS“ but not officially and the original one will hold its value. Similar to BB8 and Porg. Also have the plaque but not UCS
It has a smaller sign, like the Probe Droid, Porg, Baby Yoda, etc. which are also not included. He showed it in the video.
Fair enough, then the other R2 shouldn’t count either. The only thing making it ucs is the label. And LEGO doesn’t seem to have the definition defined for what is ucs and what isn’t. Because if we’re just going off label the the hoth and Ewok village should have been included. But I’m glad they’re not because I agree that they really do fall under the the master builder sets
"I've been looking forward to this "
-Count
The A wing was my first ucs set. I fucking love that thing, and the cannons turn 180° not 90°
Your top 3 is identical to mine, thumbs up! I'd say the Gunship should be higher though, purely on design & as a display piece it's top 5
Question: When’s LEGO going to make the next UCS prequel set now that the drought is broken?
Answer: Probably never because they only care about the Original Trilogy
@nick Skeen wasn't that set an original trilogy ucs??
@nick Skeen nope it's original trilogy and comes with a "pilot" who was yellow! Just like the fans remember
@@fritz404 it was also in episode 5
I almost missed the bus this morning because I insisted on watching the whole video before I left the house 😂
My favorite UCS Set ever is probably the UCS ATAT!
Hey, the three UCS sets I have are all in the top 10 (super star destroyer, slave I and imperial shuttle). I love them all and theyre very proudly on display in my house so to see that members of the Lego Star Wars community rate them so highly too feels great
I also love the Imperial Shuttle, so I don't have any heartburn with that model at the number 1 position. I m just about done building the AT AT and I probably agree with you on that one as well. I'm suprised the Falcan dtops all the way to 5 for you, its still an amazing set and I think it beats out the Star Destroyer due to playability and the fun of building that monster! I LOVE the Star Destroyer too, but the scale necessitates a level of detail far inferior to the Falcon and its symetrical shape requires a lot of duplicate work.... no one's fault thats just how its shaped; but for those reasons I put the Falcon ahead of the Star Destroyer. Agree with you pretty much the rest of the way, appreciate your comments on the B wing, up to now I felt like I missed out on that one not getting it, but feeling much better about it after your insightful comments.
“I’ll fucken do it again” 💀💀💀 that reference had me dying
Whos here after the ucs venator
Me
Me
Imagine trying to sleep with the Darth Maul bust staring at you from the shelf
I genuinely wanna hear their reasoning for whimping out on UCS sequel sets…
The only cool sequel sets that could be ucs are snoke’s star destroyer, big at-at (TLJ), and the dreadnought. There is not much else becuase the dreadnought is just like the ucs star destroyer we already have.
@@Grizzly8505 I would propose something a bit more in the direction of Master Builder’s series... a Starkiller Base would definitely be really cool to have too. I just generally think they have an opportunity to do something different from just another Star destroyer type ship.
have you seen how bad those movies are compared to other star wars media?
@@cab1stborn also that Kylo Ren shuttle (the black one with the folding wings that Lego made grey once), Resistance Bombers, Tie Silencer/Dagger, The Raddus (large resistance ship, although less likely as we haven’t got a UCS MC80 Home One yet)
Probably because 60% of sequel vehicles were also in the ot. I'd like Kylo Ren's shuttle, though.
Wow the goofy’s trial reference is golden 😂👍🤩!
Right! 😂 Thanks man!
I don't count Grievous and the Sandcrawler as UCS sets. One is a buildable figure the other pretty much a MBS set.
As for my top 5, I have to go:
1 - Imperial Shuttle;
2 - Super Star Destroyer;
3 - 2019 Star Destroyer;
4 - Boba Fett's SLAVE I
5 - Death Star II
And you're right, the bad guys are always cooler.
Which is why the Death Star II overthrows the 2017 Millennium Falcon in my list.
😧
I get grevious but why the sand crawler
@@chelbel0624 the Sandcrawler is pretty much a glorified playset more than a UCS display set. In that sense, it's closer to the Death Star and Ewok Village.
A proper UCS Sandcrawler would, IMO, pay more attention to the vehicle details and much less emphasis on interiors and play features.
worst to first: ideas: imperial sets, first order sets, resistance and rebellionsets
I wonder if the AT-AT tops the Imperial shuttle???
I’d put the newer Falcon as #1 hands down. The AT-AT is a close second with Slave 1 as a third. (Note they are all minifig scale. That’s my jam.)
Just a correction, the way old an’ ugly X-Wing (7109) did come with an R2-D2 and so I believe was the first minifig in a UCS set.
Bro literally yesterday I was saying “I want a ucs lego I wish his ranking was a little updated” and then you upload this
Ngl. I had the 2000s imperial shuttle. That came with the stormtroopers and the pilot. It was sooo cool. The bombing feature. The build. The size. Playability feature. I never owned that new shuttle but dang it looks phenomenal and the minifig choice is dope
Just finished building the 2017 snow speeder, fantastic set, my favourite build and looks so good.
I’ve been looking forward to this.
My favorite LEGO UCS set for Star Wars was definitely the Millennium Falcon. I didn't bought it yet, but I want to and build it. But I don't know which one is my least favorite
21:10 the UCS a wing just retired R.I.P.
I actually remember seeing the UCS AT-ST at my local Walmart when it first came out and I wanted it so bad but never got it…man those where the days…
I think I like how they did the cockpit on the first UCS Millennium Falcon... mainly because I like how Lego manages to make cages, like with the Speed Champions NASCAR Chevy Camaro, the halo on the Speed Champions Jaguar Formula E car and the roll cage on the Speed Champions Ford Bronco R
The A wing is my absolute favorite set, I got it back in February, I don't regret it at all