Best Of The West! ~ LEGO 6755 Sheriff's Lock-Up and 6761 Bandit's Secret Hide-Out

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Hey folks, welcome to the Summer Of Slug!
    On this Friday, we're taking a look at two awesome sets from LEGO Western: 6755 Sheriff's Lock-Up and 6761 Bandit's Secret Hide-Out!
    If you want in on the fun and want to join the Summer Of Slug 2023 Patreon/Discord, here's the link to get you started: / summerofslug2023
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    Photography and other resources used in this video: drive.google.c...
    The music used in this video can be found here:
    Firstly, John Nino's cover of a Roller Coaster Tycoon classic: • RCT2 - Wild West Theme...
    Also, I recently commissioned some artwork from John for a D&D game I'm playing in and was immensely impressed by his character work - you can go check out his offerings here: www.fiverr.com...
    Also, LEGO Chess OST, because I can't resist.
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    I created the photography, stop motion animation, and music in this video. Original artwork by Brett Halland. Thanks for watching!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 260

  • @CarsSimplified
    @CarsSimplified Рік тому +114

    The dynamite explosion spring is a very fondly remembered play feature from this theme. I feel like I had two Western sets that had that feature.
    I remember once using the money instead because of the absurdity of the idea of "paying for an explosion". Fun times!

    • @Maniac4Bricks
      @Maniac4Bricks Рік тому +8

      The other western set was Gold City Junction, where the bank explodes in a similar way to open the vault.

    • @CarsSimplified
      @CarsSimplified Рік тому +8

      Gold City Junction! That's definitely the one. Thanks!

    • @michaelhejny727
      @michaelhejny727 Рік тому +4

      I spent a lot of time in the early 2000s looking at Lego instructions online for sets from the 90s that I saw in the catalog as a kid or that were a bit before my time. I was so impressed by the exploding carriage in 6765 Gold City Junction that I had to build the me hanuam out of my own parts. Those old sets really did so much with the parts they had back then.

    • @yeeoof1995
      @yeeoof1995 Рік тому

      considering you can use any 1x2 tile, you could put in anything to set if off! controls from a spaceship, spyrius datapads, pages from a book, anything!

  • @CaptainToast834
    @CaptainToast834 Рік тому +38

    I just realized that Summer of Slug slugger has chest hair but normal Slugger doesn’t. This means that
    A. Summer of Slug Slugger grew chest hair for the summer
    B. Normal Slugger wears cloths that look like just like skin
    Or C. Summer of Slug Slugger is a different person than normal Slugger

  • @Jasonwolf1495
    @Jasonwolf1495 Рік тому +14

    I really wish we could see a return of western that is done with an inclusive focus on native tribes (basically let them choose what their role, if any, is in the sets).
    The wild west is a great source of design and story ideas. Worst case i wanna see another spin on the western genre.

    • @Pattamatt1998
      @Pattamatt1998 Рік тому +3

      I've always wanted to see a Lego "Villages" as a City spin-off portraying more historical settings but in a very grounded way like what you'd expect from City or Town subthemes. It'd be a perfect vessel to explore the American frontier again

  • @evilscientistrecords
    @evilscientistrecords Рік тому +141

    The colors of the minifigs are crucial for the visuals of these sets. Landscapes and buildings are all brown, sandy yellow or grey... So the green, red and blue clothes really pop and make it super interesting.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +30

      Spot on! I found that the sets can look rather lifeless without the minifigures inhabiting them.

    • @M0torsagmannen
      @M0torsagmannen Рік тому +1

      yeah the figures in this series really are the highlight for sure.

  • @jackiejupiter586
    @jackiejupiter586 Рік тому +1

    The “different careers” section either the mini figures was such a nice touch

  • @sniffleblox2354
    @sniffleblox2354 Рік тому +4

    Great fun video, these features really are great! Using the dynamite piece to blow open the prison is amazing haha, though I’m not sure about the survivability of anyone actually inside the jail.
    Also love you using the Western LEGO Chess game theme, as that game had some great music themes.
    I love this era of LEGO where some faces look complex while also looking simple and innocent. That nose on Flatfoot Thompson always looks a bit freaky though imo lol

  • @puffcap_
    @puffcap_ Рік тому +1

    omg having to actually use the dynamite to blow the wall off is so fun

  • @madmusial
    @madmusial Рік тому +2

    Love the bandits hideout. It was the source of one of my favorite base plates and the only set of one piece stairs i had as a kid. Unfortunately my base plate has seriously warped with age.

  • @mateborbas5066
    @mateborbas5066 Рік тому

    Black Bart becoming a Time Twister is another story... :D

  • @UndeadPigeonFilms
    @UndeadPigeonFilms Рік тому +1

    I wass born a little too late to get my hands on these sets, but I remember seeing them in my brother's old catalogues. I know they represent two entirely different eras and parts of the world, but my lizard brain really wants to see these sets alongside 6444 Outback Airstrip.

  • @Ghostselkie
    @Ghostselkie Рік тому

    Me and my brother used to have many of this sets. Now the Kids of my sister have most of the Families Lego and they somewhere in the boxes. ^^ Top sets.

  • @chrispatmatbuilds
    @chrispatmatbuilds Рік тому +1

    Interesting sidenote - Black Bart was the nickname of an old west highman that robbed lots of wells fargo stagecoaches! But he gained a reputation as a gentleman robber never stealing from passengers and he in fact never even loaded the weapon he carried as he didn't want to harm anyone!
    Really a stark contrast to the outlaw here by the same name who seems armed to the teeth!

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      That’s a cool piece of trivia I never knew! 😮

  • @VestedUTuber
    @VestedUTuber Рік тому

    I love how you used the LEGO Chess Western Theme for the second half of the video. I just recently finished playing through that game (fighting through the general instability it has on modern systems).

  • @iam_will985
    @iam_will985 Рік тому +3

    Amazing video!!! I have a long, happy, and nostalgic history with the Sheriffs Lockup. Around 10 years ago, I went to my older cousins house and I played with their old LEGO collection. One of which being the Sheriffs Lockup (they also had other Western sets like 6765 and 6761) Out of the dozens of sets they had, the Sheriffs Lockup was always my favorite, probably because it had the amazing jailbreak feature and an attractive design. My parents must of known that I loved it, because I got a copy of it for my birthday that very year! It happened to be the set that got me into collecting LEGO, and still sits on my display shelves to this day.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      That’s awesome!! We are certainly in agreement on how excellent the set is! 😊

  • @ZakeJoonson
    @ZakeJoonson Рік тому

    Love the RCT nod ;)

  • @nukalord9255
    @nukalord9255 Рік тому +3

    The Sheriff's Lockup is what got me into LEGO. Even roughly 20 years later, I still vividly remember my older brother showing me that dynamite explosion feature and being blown away by it (pun intended).

  • @salfredo
    @salfredo Рік тому +2

    Summer of slug!

  • @serennosquadcast8297
    @serennosquadcast8297 Рік тому +1

    Slugger!! You’ve done it again. You made me interested in a theme I have never touched and now I need 😂

  • @evilscientistrecords
    @evilscientistrecords Рік тому +1

    Ahahah I've just noticed Summer Slug's chest hair....

  • @TheDucksEye
    @TheDucksEye Рік тому +1

    Feeling intrigued and inspired as always. Thank u Slugger!

  • @zoltanperei4789
    @zoltanperei4789 Рік тому

    I remember as a kid i was so fascinated by the bad guys' face prints.

  • @StudframeAnimations
    @StudframeAnimations Рік тому

    Cool sets! The sheriff building is so iconic.

  • @adamleclerc4892
    @adamleclerc4892 Рік тому

    Incredible breakdown as always. Your content is so comfortable and charming, a lovely watch.

  • @GeriatricFan1963
    @GeriatricFan1963 Рік тому

    I bought both of these second hand and used them in my Legoredo E-Prix video a few years ago; the person who I bought them from off of eBay had noticed that the stickers over multiple pieces on the Sheriff sign and the windows had seen better days, and actually included a few replacements/reproductions they had somehow either made themselves or got their hands on. Either way, it was a really nice bonus to have. It's kind of fitting in a way that a theme about the 1800's frontier (Similarly to Pirates and Adventurers, it's a very romanticised version of the time period, especially with the Native American sets thankfully having zero conflict with the Cowboys/Army) is now itself one of the more nostalgic Lego themes.

  • @elivollmar2139
    @elivollmar2139 Рік тому

    Someone is bringing memories back with the Lego chess soundtrack!

  • @PlastikowySwiatBennyego
    @PlastikowySwiatBennyego Рік тому

    I've played with both sets, they're cool as heck. The prison mechanism in 6755 is absolutely fenomenal :D

  • @ClassicStudStudios
    @ClassicStudStudios Рік тому +1

    Lego western was never a theme I was into, it’s still not one of the ones I’m more fond of, but they DO have lots of charm!, no matter how simplistic they are they are still more charming then then almost ALL the 18 plus sets imo.
    I think I agree with you on Sharifs lock-up being the better of the two, though it always to haunts me to see a minifigure with a noise 😂 it’s too cursed for me, Timmy was charming, flat-foot is..uncanny!, both sets are great though! Especially for the time!, the photography is was also nice!. Have a wonderful day mate!😄😄.

  • @tazspaz1
    @tazspaz1 Рік тому

    I thought for sure you wouild have mentioned the 'sticker over assembly' sheriff sign in 6755!

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      Honestly, this one doesn’t bother me! You don’t need to disassemble those two pieces for any of the alt builds and I can’t think of any way they could have achieved the same effect back then without a stickered assembly. It’s not as bad as the examples in Model Team or the Pizza To Go set from way back when - nearly the entire truck was a stickered assembly in that one. 💀

  • @Chokun-Gaming
    @Chokun-Gaming Рік тому

    When the prospect of a perfect lego set comes up I tend to think of 9445 Fangpyre truck (it's perfect in my opinion, I don't know how others feel)

  • @Genericlegoknight
    @Genericlegoknight Рік тому

    I’ve always wanted these sets.

  • @Retrogamepak
    @Retrogamepak Рік тому

    I know it's a little off topic, but I think it would be hilarious if you did a knex or a megablox review during the summer of slug

  • @excalibrrimcold9354
    @excalibrrimcold9354 Рік тому +1

    Though I was able to complete the hero factory fusions (one was a shark with legs). There were multiple parts missing that annoyed me.

  • @Rebelrose
    @Rebelrose Рік тому +1

    DAY 8! GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 8! JUST 6 MORE DAYS AND WE'LL HAVE TWO WHOLE WEEKS OF THE SUMMER OF SLUG!

  • @oliverpuppetproductions8753

    its the summer of slug

  • @shawnotoole9195
    @shawnotoole9195 Рік тому

    Did you happen to see Pest of The West from Spongebob, because this video's title is totally A reference!

  • @mystic-malevolence
    @mystic-malevolence Рік тому

    Huh--I'm pretty sure I have Sheriff's Lock-Up pieces in a box somewhere.

  • @MatecaCorp
    @MatecaCorp Рік тому

    I had no idea about the dynamite explosion play features and now I want those sets! It’s a genius idea and it fits perfect in the wild west.

  • @MaxArceus
    @MaxArceus Рік тому

    Is that RCT2 Western Style music I hear?

  • @savagewhitmore2815
    @savagewhitmore2815 Рік тому

    Flatfoot is clearly wanted for the crime of possessing a nose

  • @FlashGamer521
    @FlashGamer521 Місяць тому

    5:44

  • @legomann4345
    @legomann4345 Рік тому

    Slugger which cannon style do you prefer, firing or non firing? I always liked the non fire ones because they have that cool insignia and with that new flame plume pice you can put it the little hole the non firing cannon just looks so good! Whenever I pick up a set that had both versions in it I always try and get non firing.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      I’ve never had an old school set with anything other than non firing, so I can’t really compare! The cannons from Barracuda Bay are top notch though. 👌

  • @0hellow797
    @0hellow797 Рік тому

    Do you think you’ll make a retrospective of play features? Lego has changed dramatically, and it does feel like the number of play features has reduced in quality and quantity, especially after seeing this vid!
    Awesome video as always, loving this slug summer

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      I don’t know if I will/can, strictly because there’s a HUGE gap in my LEGO knowledge between 2005 and 2020. I can’t really speak to the evolution on play features if there’s a 15 year gap in my experience with the toy. 😅

    • @0hellow797
      @0hellow797 Рік тому

      @@RRSlugger aww, I get that though!

  • @samnic1998
    @samnic1998 Рік тому

    My favourite Lego theme - the Sheriff's lockup set was awesome to have as a kid and I love all the minifigs in this series - especially Flatfoot Thompson with his nose. I'd love to see you do a video on Fort Legoredo - I still have that one and love it to this day

  • @MayoHosko
    @MayoHosko Рік тому

    The sheriffs lock up is cool but I do prefer the bandits secret’s hideout

  • @HenryHaynes-tu3lt
    @HenryHaynes-tu3lt Рік тому

    I feel like the Minecraft theme is the last theme to feel very easily modular these days… also, slugger, do you sing the summer of slug song? :)

    • @ClassicStudStudios
      @ClassicStudStudios Рік тому

      My guess. He and his girlfriend do:)

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      Close! My partner sings the high parts and my brother sings the low parts. 😊

    • @ClassicStudStudios
      @ClassicStudStudios Рік тому

      @@RRSlugger well they both do a great job!.

    • @HenryHaynes-tu3lt
      @HenryHaynes-tu3lt Рік тому

      Wow, that’s awesome Slugger! Have a great day :)

  • @MiamiMillionaire
    @MiamiMillionaire Рік тому +1

    also interesting that Lego used the old rails, i haven't seen them for a long time

  • @insanerudemac9846
    @insanerudemac9846 Рік тому

    Is black barts torso exclusive? Because i have it in my collection

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      Yup! Exclusive to his character, although he was featured in a ton of Western sets.

  • @jinxtheunluckypony
    @jinxtheunluckypony Рік тому

    That dynamite gimmick caught me totally off guard, I love it.

  • @florpy9162
    @florpy9162 Рік тому

    Wild west is one of the themes I wish would come back, but I know that will never happen due to modern society.

  • @mihailos8701
    @mihailos8701 Рік тому

    Thanks for good video

  • @catface101
    @catface101 Рік тому

    I still have the instructions for Sheriff’s Lock-Up, but not the set unfortunately.
    I bought it in 2005 off eBay for around £40

  • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
    @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Рік тому

    Also, is the deputy a LEGO maniac?

  • @randombrickfilms1253
    @randombrickfilms1253 Рік тому

    Please dont say the name of the original retrospector... it brings a tear to my eye.

  • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
    @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Рік тому +1

    That Sheriff’s Lock Up play feature reminds me of the exploding bunker featured in The Battle of Endor (aka the set that made me love AT-STs and a perfect playset). Man, Western was surprisingly ahead of its time. Just wish LEGO would give it another chance without either turning it into a Ninjago subtheme or a Nexo Knights/Hidden Side/Dreamzzz-level bloated mess that’s trying to be the next Ninjago…

  • @LKitesar
    @LKitesar Рік тому +2

    viscously verbose vocabulary vocalized vivaciously. vantastic.

  • @retektereptest
    @retektereptest Рік тому

    Having read the secret life of lego bricks, I'm shocked how much development went into this theme... and then it was gone after 2 years. Kind of a wasted potential really. Although prices are getting extortionate these days, I'm hoping to pick up a few of the more obtainable offerings sometime.

  • @Suko120
    @Suko120 4 місяці тому

    TrixBrix26

  • @darthfastball1150
    @darthfastball1150 Рік тому +169

    Hi Slug!!! I made a realization when building some modern Lego that I was hoping to share. I’ve noticed that as modern Lego sets have gotten more complicated, it’s made it exceedingly hard to casually modify them and make your modification not stick out like a sore thumb, as well as trying to recreate building techniques. Maybe I’m just not as good at Lego building as I think I am, but I think I’m probably better than the average target demographic member. I feel like I’m having to compete with the professional designers just to make something that fits in with the rest of a set or scene. What are your thoughts? Anyway, I’m excited for another Summer of Slug video :))

    • @TerrifierTriceratops
      @TerrifierTriceratops Рік тому +32

      I've had that problem tremendously with new sets. It's why I prefer the old, easy to add onto!

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +67

      Absolutely agree about that with modern sets! That can be more full-featured right out of the box, but much more difficult to casually modify later. 👍

    • @DiceRobo
      @DiceRobo Рік тому +9

      You can see this really easily in the creator houses over the years. The earlier houses were basically just wall bricks, roof bricks and the extras like windows and doors. Now a wall might be some bricks then tiles and some sideways building on both sides.

    • @hox3000
      @hox3000 Рік тому +16

      That's the great trade-off that Lego has made over its entire history, and why for some, less is more. The increase in variety of shapes, sizes, and color of pieces have been great for realism and detail, but ultimately detrimental to delivering a cheaper, more creative play-experience. It's not a matter of "old" vs "modern" either, just look at 1960s vs 1970s vs 1980s lego sets. Each decade shows another step in this trend.

    • @Lordodragonss
      @Lordodragonss Рік тому +5

      Thats why I make my own with enough detail to tickle my fancy.
      New sets are filled with small unneceary pieces while missing actual cool and easy building techniques that kids can repeat.

  • @frogmouth2
    @frogmouth2 Рік тому +35

    I think one issue with modern sets is how the tides of battle always seam swayed in the heroes’ favour. It’s hard to see the heroes as underdogs when they’ve got a tank and a fighter jet and an army of minifigures compared to the bad guys who just get a couple foot soldiers and maybe a side build if they’re lucky.

    • @almightycinder
      @almightycinder Рік тому +4

      Like the police with the giant tracking semi truck VS the crook in either an ATV or a motorcycle.

    • @farseer2043
      @farseer2043 Рік тому +4

      Even poor student Peter Parker has the entire armory of vehicles.

    • @AndreSthegeekydude
      @AndreSthegeekydude Рік тому +3

      Monkey King's ultra mech is one of the most noticeable examples. There's this giant mech, and then the tree bad guys on foot with one weapon each, sword, spear and clubs... against a giant robot? I'm not so sure (maybe they're incredibly powerful in the show?)

  • @the-NITRON
    @the-NITRON Рік тому +10

    When I saw this pop-up on my phone, I was the fastest new video watcher in the west.
    Hmmm, I wonder if the Bandit hideout was depicted in the old wild west commercial? The one where the narrator told the story in rhyme?

  • @rocknrollbricks
    @rocknrollbricks Рік тому +7

    Those crazy alliteration techniques would have left my english teacher in awe! Great video as always!

  • @darkroom0716
    @darkroom0716 Рік тому +8

    I'm stunned that you've been able to keep up the SoSlug, great work and fun video as always!

  • @NIRDIAN1
    @NIRDIAN1 Рік тому +13

    I own both of these sets from when I was a kid. They were indeed wildly fun and, as someone with a few more bricks available, offered a lot of expansion-possibility! They're sets I really want to restore.
    Great coverage and photography! The baseplate of the Goldmine Hideout could probably use a bit more attention, but you did have a LOT to cover already! :)

    • @rumpelpumpel7687
      @rumpelpumpel7687 Рік тому +2

      our neighbor's child had ALL of the western sets within months after release. But he never played with them ... just arranged them on a board in a diorama like display ... it broke me appart when he told me we could not play with it, only watch it. some kids never understood what lego was about xD

    • @NIRDIAN1
      @NIRDIAN1 Рік тому +1

      ​@@rumpelpumpel7687For some themes I would get it, but Western is so chock-full of play features that not regularly making adventures (Adventurers being similarly play-heavy) with it is just such a shame...

  • @Mysda_
    @Mysda_ Рік тому +4

    You have to know. Sometimes I sing "it's the summer of slug" at work now

  • @Sergeant.hendrix
    @Sergeant.hendrix 6 місяців тому +4

    Trikbrix was such a good channel

  • @RobrickLego
    @RobrickLego Рік тому +2

    Amazing video as always! If only Western wasn't so expensive to buy today 😅

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      I know, right? I’d love to get a few more, but the price… 💀

  • @Al.Sulikas
    @Al.Sulikas Рік тому +2

    I always seen the rifle piece that lego made as a shotgun. For me it just has the look of a single barrel shotgun.

  • @narvaliuscore9094
    @narvaliuscore9094 Рік тому +2

    Is weird how that Flatfoot Thompson has a nose being a LEGO Minifigure ._.

  • @Sam_Guertin
    @Sam_Guertin Рік тому +3

    7:42 @RRSlugger this alliteration is 10/10 😂😂

  • @natef15
    @natef15 Рік тому +3

    Impressive sets! I love that door blasting play feature.

  • @meowritz
    @meowritz Рік тому +2

    I didn't realize how great the cell wall flying off was until now, these days we'd just have a bar flipping it down or mildly pushing it off, but this makes for a great explosion

  • @dzikuz991
    @dzikuz991 Рік тому +2

    90s sets at some point were crazy packed with play features, LEGO used to surprise you with creativity of these, builds were simple leaving quite a bit to our imagination, it was a real fun playing and rebuilding, it was a damn TOY after all, these days after couple hours of building kids may find themselves too exhaused to play with it. 🤔

  • @Gemkeeper
    @Gemkeeper Рік тому +2

    Yee
    (and dare I say it...?)
    Haw

  • @evilscientistrecords
    @evilscientistrecords Рік тому +2

    I had quite a few Wild West sets and loved this setting. I didn't have the big fort, so crafted a fort from cardboard :)

  • @stevendillon4010
    @stevendillon4010 Рік тому +1

    I was going to comment about the whole pistol-revolver thing, but I found “pistol” can also be applied to a revolver in a “squares can be rectangles” kind of way. The more you know!

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      Oh! I learned something today too!

  • @kylesoler4139
    @kylesoler4139 7 місяців тому +1

    Recently got the Sherrifs lockup in a Bricklink order (an expensive impulse buy I might add), yeah it's pretty sweet and I agree with your points. Simple but packed with features for an instagrammable package two decades or so before Instagram.

  • @jeepyb
    @jeepyb Рік тому +2

    Pew Pew - Im the fastest slug follower in the West

    • @evilscientistrecords
      @evilscientistrecords Рік тому

      Being fast is not a perk for a slug :D :D Now, the SLOWEST slug is something else

  • @berandom2000
    @berandom2000 Рік тому +1

    2:22-Maybe Zack is the blonde Ice Planet astronaut’s ancestor.

  • @nikolaimartiskainen4128
    @nikolaimartiskainen4128 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video, as always!! I got all my friends to subscribe your channel ;) + love the inclusion of your figure again!

  • @docnecrotic
    @docnecrotic Рік тому +9

    This tickles my nostalgia hard! Thank you for diving more into Western! I like the town junction set too, complete with destructible bank vault!

  • @CabooseSP
    @CabooseSP Рік тому +1

    Weesnaw! An excellent and entertaining review of a couple sets I've never had the inclination to think about before! Great work as always, Slugger!!

  • @SpeakingJargon
    @SpeakingJargon Рік тому +1

    I first discovered minifigure arm swapping with Deputy Zach! I was so excited when I realized that a simple change could turn his vest into a jacket.

  • @westernbricks
    @westernbricks Рік тому +1

    Woah the Best of The West? Sounds like my kinda video!

  • @RoninCatholic
    @RoninCatholic Рік тому +1

    One of our figures in my and my brothers' shared collection was a classic floppy armed skeleton (we were short one skull somehow), Flatfoot Thompson's head, and a top hat (we never had Dewey Cheatum, I'd have remembered that torso if we did). He was named Magic Bones, and was an evil magician whose hat keeps his head alive; he also had an invisible magic cat that would sometimes do things when he commanded it to, but was fickle because it was a cat (more often, it would grant what he asked for in a way that was detrimental to his immediate goal, such as when he said "Magic Cat, make me fly!" the cat lifted him up and threw him head first into a wall instead of lifting him onto the roof of the building he was trying to scale)

    • @RoninCatholic
      @RoninCatholic Рік тому +1

      We had another character who was Black Bart's head on top of a 1x1 brick. He was supposed to be a hideously deformed baby, the son of our Mr. Sinister action figure; Mr. Sinister was named King of the Internet, Black Bart's head on a brick was his son Prince of the Internet.

  • @WhiteJarrah
    @WhiteJarrah Рік тому

    "Leaving behind the icy mines of Krysto, the deputy turned in his space chainsaw for a rifle to help the sheriff maintain civility on the frontier."
    Sounds like a good premise for a movie.

  • @theonewhowatches869
    @theonewhowatches869 Рік тому +1

    oh boy, this double review really good the creative juices flowing.
    `It was a hot summer afternoon, Zack stood guard atop the town's lock-up trying his darnedest to ignore all the whining that Flatfoot Thompson was doing from inside. The Sheriff was tending to a visitor to town, that old Doctor Cyber fellow, seems like he was coming to warn the Sheriff about some nasty outlaws from out in his parts, wherever those were. Gosh darn it, why did the sun have to be so bright on the day he was working extra? He pulled his hat down to keep the sun out of his eyes, but as he kept watch, the boredom of staring out at the desert for hours on end started to set in. And as his eyes drooped ever so slightly, he failed to notice a figure approaching from the distance.
    "So what yer saying is that some spies stole some of yer gizmos and now you ain't allowed to go home?" The Sheriff, Wyatt asked as he took a sip of his coffee.
    "Oh yes, that about sums it up, I have a home away from home that Timmy's staying at for the moment, so that he can have some kind of a normal life outside of going everywhere with me or staying cooped up in my lab." Replied Doctor Cyber, who then let out a deep sigh. "Anyway, I wanted to place a bounty on these hoodlums, not for capture, they're much too well armed, but for information. If anyone sees or hears anything about the Spyrius, I'm willing to pay them $1,000." The Sheriff's eyes nearly bulged out of his head at the amount, but before anything else could be set, the entire building shook and there was a very loud noise.
    Rushing outside, they found Zack lying on the ground while Flatfoot Thompson stepped out from where the wall of the lock-up used to be, he joined with the one who had blown out the wall in the first place, Dewey Cheatum. "Thanks Dewey, but who the blazes is that?" Flatfoot asked, pointed to a new outlaw that he'd never met before who wore all black and had a bandana that when matched with his black hat made it all but impossible to see his face.
    "Oh, this is the newest member of our gang, cost me an arm and a leg, but he does the job just right." Dewey replied as the newcomer remained quiet.
    Meanwhile, Wyatt ran up to attend to Zack, "Zack! You alright partner!?"
    Zack pulled himself up "Just fine Sheriff, nothing's really hurt 'cept my pride." He then stood up and picked up his rifle from where he dropped it. "Now, let's try and round up those troublemakers before they get away." To which the Sheriff agreed, pulled out his revolver.
    Realizing what was about to happen, Doctor Cyber dived back inside as the firefight started. While Dewey and Flatfoot took cover the new quiet one moved forward before tossing a spare piece of dynamite at the Sheriff and his deputy, who dived out of the way, then a few moments later, nothing happened, and then over the next few moments, nothing continued to happen. Slowly looking up, the Sheriff realized with indignity that the fuse hadn't been lit in the first place! "Come on then, let's chase after 'em" was all he said about it.
    A few hours later, as the three of them, for Doctor Cyber apparently wanted to see if the bandits had talked to the spies at any point, were riding out on the open trail, when they ran into a couple men in uniform. "Hold on there stranger, where are you heading? The only thing that way is that hideout of Black Bart and his gang of thieves"
    "That's exactly why I'm going sir. I'm the sheriff of that town over yonder and some of Black Bart's gang busted out a no good outlaw we had locked up. So we're going to bring him back." Wyatt explained.
    "Well, then, we might as well go with you, five heads are better than three I'd say." The Lieutenant declared and the group rode off once more.
    It was just before sundown when they arrived. They couldn't see any of the outlaws, but that didn't mean they weren't being watched, suddenly there was a loud noise as a large barrel came tumbling down from the roof, curtesy of Dewey, who quickly fled inside the hideout. While Zack managed to dodge the barrel, the lower ranked soldier did not, knocking him flat on his back. Then, they saw Black Bart himself wheeling out a cannon, but before he could fire it, Wyatt and The Lieutenant fired on him, forcing him back into the hideout.
    As Doctor Cyber tried to duck into cover he the misfortune of running right into where Flatfoot was hiding for his part of the ambush. Fortunately he managed to catch Flatfoot off guard and unarmed. Before the outlaw to make for his gun, the good Doctor managed one good punch between the eyes and knocked the outlaw right out.
    Meanwhile, the rest of the group went the stairs into the hideout, but then Zack stopped them, "Wait, do y'all hear something" indeed he could hear a faint hissing noise, that he recognized only a moment later. "Dynamite! Everybody get down!" at his word, they all leapt off of the stairs just as they were blown to smithereens. But this left them right in the line of fire of the quiet one, who was manning the biggest gun the Sheriff ever did see.
    Seeing the massive gun pointed at the other, just for a moment, Doctor Cyber forget his rules about protecting history, and grabbed Flatfoot's gun, and fire on the Quiet one before the outlaw could fire on his friends.
    The quiet one fell all the way down the cliffside the hideout was carved into, and when he hit the ground, his head popped off revealing many sparking circuits and wires.
    "What in the tarnation is that?" the Sheriff asked, utterly perplexed.
    "Oh, that my friend is a robot," Doctor Cyber explained, "A Spyrius Robot to be precise, that means that those fellows I told you about have been here."
    As the group mopped up the rest of the outlaws, totally caught off guard by the defeat of their invincible rookie, who was reprogrammed by Doctor Cyber to be a second deputy for the town as a way to pay for his crimes, a figure in the distance watched though a highly-sophisticated set of binoculars that wouldn't be built for another thousand years. The Spyrius Chief scoffed, this venture had been a gamble, but at least now he knew more about his opposition. It seemed that he would indeed have to keep an eye for Doctor Cyber in the future, and the past. A moment later there was a crack of thunder as he went off to make his next deal.`

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      This was a fun one! I love how you were able to connect the story of the two sets together. 😊

  • @ElgrasosoSupremo777
    @ElgrasosoSupremo777 Рік тому +2

    This sets looks like pure fun, I will love to see a 90 years westernd set, will be a dream. Also great video!

  • @jamesschmitt9392
    @jamesschmitt9392 2 дні тому

    I don’t want to require more from elsewhere either…. I pay 400$ I should get a 400$ set…. Mini figs and all included…. Lego needs to stop price gouging.

  • @ultimateo621
    @ultimateo621 Рік тому +2

    Wow! These are really amazing sets

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      Some of the best out there, in my opinion! 😁

  • @thomasparsons4871
    @thomasparsons4871 Рік тому +1

    Anybody ever seen the brickfilm made with these sets? It’s called “America: Outlawed” and it’s fantastic!

  • @ryancarrell3186
    @ryancarrell3186 Рік тому +1

    surprised you didn't note the added nose on Flatfoot's face. It's a pretty unusual sight.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому

      I kind of mentioned it offhand in my Time Cruisers series way back when - didn’t feel like retreading it here. 😊

  • @markgriffiths2659
    @markgriffiths2659 4 дні тому

    I loved the Western theme, though never had these sets - I think I preferred the natives to the town stuff with the sheriff, though seeing the lockup now makes me want to try and track this down! The bandit hideout was definitely a set I wanted though, as I did enjoy a few battles with the gun wagon and that little weapons cart - sadly, I think it was out of my price range at the time! Wonderful to see this, though, thanks so much for sharing these sets!

  • @leeprice2849
    @leeprice2849 Рік тому +1

    It's to bad Lego never used that road plate again.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +2

      Or made a straight one for a western Main Street. 😭

  • @93MANIAC
    @93MANIAC Рік тому

    Nice video I actually owned set 6761: Bandit's Secret Hide-Out and set 6765: Gold City Junction as a child and I have very fond memories of playing with them

  • @GreyCloudWV
    @GreyCloudWV Рік тому +1

    Slugenheimer

  • @TweetsieRailroader
    @TweetsieRailroader Рік тому

    Ooohhh!!! More LEGO Western content! TBH, I’d love to see LEGO revisit this theme at some point, as there’s a lot that could be done with a Western Reboot.

  • @mattaldridge
    @mattaldridge Рік тому

    Totally agree with your takes on these sets! My friend had 6755 and we would play with the dynamite play feature for ages! I only had three small sets from the western series and I would have loved to have these sets!! Hopefully one day!

  • @bosunsbricks
    @bosunsbricks Рік тому +2

    One of the most well-rounded, thought-through themes ever, imo. The Sheriff's Lock-Up will always be near and dear to me since I was so happy I could buy it thanks to the re-release in 2002. Oh, and you definitely managed to add something valuable to Jamies thoughts! And I don't just mean the alliteration, which is also appreciated.

    • @RRSlugger
      @RRSlugger  Рік тому +1

      Agreed! Western was truly something special.
      And thank you! Not trying to live in his shadow, but also not trying to fill his shoes. ❤️

  • @Karmy.
    @Karmy. 7 місяців тому

    I think putting the Brickster minifig in the jail cell like they finally exiled him from Lego Island would be funny lol

  • @SerenadeURA
    @SerenadeURA Рік тому

    lego: we don't want to make sets of weapons of war
    also lego: 3 rifle ambush turret
    in all seriousness, Sheriff's Lock-Up was my very first set, given to me for my birthday eons ago. I often think about how its parts are strewn about carelessly in one of my many lego containment boxes and how it was such a neat set for as small as it was. Great to see it get some love.