also, i am one of the luckiest persons on EARTH. my mom bought me a random remote control train set from lego back when i was 3 and instead of coming with the standard v1 reciver, it came with THE V2 RECIVER. when i finally watched videos of how rare that darn v2 reciver is and that it dident appear in my set, i was like "oh god, i am so lucky" so due to that that means that there was an error in the lego factory and that they sent the WRONG reciver for my set. so thats how i own a v2 reciver.
@@oldhorn420 i cant belive i got this sorting error, im probably the only person on earth who got the V2 reciever thanks to a factory sorting error, since that set was meant to come with a V1 reciever, im so lucky dude.
That camera was available in more sets than that. It was available with the 1349 LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set. The only difference that I am aware of, is that the blue and grey on the camera are reversed. To the best of my knowledge, it is the same camera, and the only remaining difference is software.
This is extremely interesting because I have played with my dads old Lego before and he had the space shuttle (with fiber optics) and that control panel.
I was given the Control Center when it was released in 1990. I was eight. I remember building the plotter and modifying it to have a multiple pen holder, and fantasizing about somehow connecting it to our PC to… erm… well I wanted to falsify my parents’ signatures. :)
The original fibre optics (I have the shuttle) were sold at a massive loss - the cost to create this in 1996 was way more expensive than the cost in the set. These days it would be much cheaper to build as LED and the controls are much cheaper to mass produce, but in 1996 it was very special. Have the lego camera - I got it to work on windows XP, but could not get it any more modern OS I have 2 of the code-pilot sets cos the set is so cool. I have the control centre 2 (the T-rex) set. The 4x4 crawler... How sad am I :)
The fiber optic was an interesting idea but it was way too expensive to produce; the element alone costed more than the entire set, so Lego was selling them at a huge lose. Those costly features played a part in Lego's 2004 (almost) downfall, so now everything is about cost-saving, even in those 'luxury" car sets you will not find any special feature/functions.
Yeah definitely! That piece never appeared in a set, and was only sold separately. Not many people buy electronics separately, so not a lot of rechargeable battery boxes exist
I have that fiber optic unit from the UFO set! I always wanted to build a V8 that uses the fiber optic cables as spark plug wires, with the light implying combustion (would have to spin at half speed) in the cylinders, but I haven't gotten around to it. Such a cool part, though!
You can program the RCX on a Windows 10 PC. You just have to use the education version of the software, called Robolab. And the PC needs to be a 32 bit system.
In these times Lego was hemorrhaging money. The company's finances were not well-kept, and they almost went bankrupt. These items were part of the reason why. There was no way they were turning a profit on any of the sets containing these items (of which I own most of them ☺️)
When I saw the control center, i thought you forgot to include the 8485 Control Centre II set having this. I looked at them both and saw that my 8094 controller is labeled Technic Control Center, and my 8485 controllers are labeled Lego Technic Control Center (I have 2 of this set). I noticed that my sets are spelled Center, not Centre. Do you know if there is any difference in the 8094 and 8485 units (perhaps just a difference in the circuit components used). I could open them up and see.
8:30 As a rail enthusiast those are emulating whistle commands that real trains use, although off by one. 1 for stop, 2 for forward and 3 for backwards
Many more unique electronics out there: 1. Cybermaster control unit and touch sensors (2 sets, both are the same except one comes with a carrying case ) 2. Interface A for the school exclusive Dacta/Education line, not for retail (2 sets) 3. Control Lab Serial Interface for Dacta (1 set) 4. Technic Speed Computer (2 sets, only the Technic one is available for retail, the other one is for Dacta/Education) 5. Stop watch from the Competition Racers with Stopwatch set (1 set) 6. USB camera from the Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set (2 sets) 7. Micro Scout from Droid/Dark Side Developer Kit(s) (2 sets) And there are many more, Golden age Lego did not hold back when it comes to interesting electronics.
I have a 8094 control centre with the technical drawing machine. Bought it secondhand as part of a haul, never built it, as it was missing the Technic pen. The NXT sound sensor is not so rare, however, the temperature sensor is!
My grandma had a lego dacta set with old motors that spin fast but are weak The battery pack holds 3 d batterys And there is a light brick for it but I haven't found it in a while The motors don't work due to the bad connection of the wire
Hey so someone has probably already asked this, but. No6 what is the difference between the two control units? They appear identical besides the East West being blue?
the control center 1 isnt as impressive as people think it is. it can only memorize actions and doesn't have any feedback. it just records your input into memory and plays it back. just having the batteries drained a little more can throw it off. its no longer stock, as i had to clean it up due to battery corrosion (it was left in storage for years with batteries installed), i also installed a barrel jack as the battery contacts are very iffy. the cables and motors also did not fare very well, with cable insulation disintegrating over time and contacts corroding. i was able to restore some of the cables but they are also no longer stock and i also ruined one of the motors trying to restore it. i think i built every model in the set and still have all the pieces. i think my favorite build in the set was the drawing machine (plotter, i don't remember what it was called). you could draw a pattern and copy it several times.
I have a few of infared receivers from official Lego power functions! but I dont think it came from those sets. oh never mind mine is probably not rare, damn!
I believe the V2 receivers are much more common than you think, I've got at least 3 and I don't own any monster trucks, pretty sure at least a couple came direct from the Lego online store.
So if I have 2 of the original Control Centre units, (both in perfect working order, and one retrofitted with a 10v DC power pack to do away with the need for batteries), one given to me, and the other I grabbed off eBay 18 years ago for - and I'm not making this up - just five bucks, does that make me lucky?
Hi, I'm also just starting out with the Lego UA-cam thingy, I've subscribed to you cus I've got your video recommended and I was thinking what would you say about mine, I think u have a bit more experience than me already, thanks and cool video btw, I'd just upgrade the lighting to a softer option
The pf infrared recirver v2 did also came whit the 60051 i notice awhile using it by building the train so ye its not so special becus this set was sold alot Sorry for the bad engels
the v2 transmitter comes in three sets it alsow come in a train set the red train idk wht its called its red passanger train i got that snd i have the v2 reciver
Future video: 10 my and NOT my gears of all time. 10: 36t gear (in used). 9: 40t gear (in used). 8: blue gear (in used). 7: old 8t gear. 6: old 16t gear (in used). 5: old 24t gear. 4: 28t gear. 3: new driffential. 2: 1/4 curved gear racks. 1: old 16t clutch gear.
I’m confused about the v2 receiver because I have one and I know because it says v2 on but the thing is I never owned either of the off-roaders so that means Lego must have put one in a other set by accident
Did you know there was a 9750 computer interface. It came out in 1987 and is labeled Interface 70455. It may have not been available to the public as mine has a label on it stating it once belonged to a school.
also, i am one of the luckiest persons on EARTH. my mom bought me a random remote control train set from lego back when i was 3 and instead of coming with the standard v1 reciver, it came with THE V2 RECIVER. when i finally watched videos of how rare that darn v2 reciver is and that it dident appear in my set, i was like "oh god, i am so lucky" so due to that that means that there was an error in the lego factory and that they sent the WRONG reciver for my set. so thats how i own a v2 reciver.
That's crazy dude
For me I NEVER got any lego rc system since they got discontinued and I never get the chance to get them
@@oldhorn420 i cant belive i got this sorting error, im probably the only person on earth who got the V2 reciever thanks to a factory sorting error, since that set was meant to come with a V1 reciever, im so lucky dude.
Idea for next video: Top 10 rarest lego wheels!
Awesome idea!
I was thinking about commenting this lol
Mhhh maybe the wheels from 8457 will be the rarest. Except you count the hailfirering as a wheel
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Yees
@Sterling Scott Stupid bot
That camera was available in more sets than that. It was available with the 1349 LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set. The only difference that I am aware of, is that the blue and grey on the camera are reversed. To the best of my knowledge, it is the same camera, and the only remaining difference is software.
It’s really interesting the weird things Lego has made that most people don’t know about!
Which of these electronics is your favorite?
camera snd the lighting
Fiber optics’s
They didn’t make me
@@blueblocker5207 me too
This is extremely interesting because I have played with my dads old Lego before and he had the space shuttle (with fiber optics) and that control panel.
That’s awesome! I recently built the space shuttle a review of that set will come out on Thursday or Friday
I was given the Control Center when it was released in 1990. I was eight. I remember building the plotter and modifying it to have a multiple pen holder, and fantasizing about somehow connecting it to our PC to… erm… well I wanted to falsify my parents’ signatures. :)
The electronic components from 8539 should be on this list. Those never reappeared anywhere else.
Yeah that set is epic!
Nah Piece 26047 is better
@@fzr850 i thought you were been serious so I searched the number and now I need to vent
@@Leeham03 lol
The original fibre optics (I have the shuttle) were sold at a massive loss - the cost to create this in 1996 was way more expensive than the cost in the set. These days it would be much cheaper to build as LED and the controls are much cheaper to mass produce, but in 1996 it was very special.
Have the lego camera - I got it to work on windows XP, but could not get it any more modern OS
I have 2 of the code-pilot sets cos the set is so cool.
I have the control centre 2 (the T-rex) set.
The 4x4 crawler...
How sad am I :)
The fiber optic would look so cool on the chiron and sian if they made different colors and just a single fiber
The fiber optic was an interesting idea but it was way too expensive to produce; the element alone costed more than the entire set, so Lego was selling them at a huge lose.
Those costly features played a part in Lego's 2004 (almost) downfall, so now everything is about cost-saving, even in those 'luxury" car sets you will not find any special feature/functions.
I feel like the PF rechargeable battery box is starting to get close to this list. A new copy can get close to 100+ dollars.
yea my jaw dropped when i saw the prices on BL i brought a grey clove version of it and it works fine
Yeah definitely! That piece never appeared in a set, and was only sold separately. Not many people buy electronics separately, so not a lot of rechargeable battery boxes exist
I had the Vision Command as a kid :-) For info, this was a Logitech camera.
I think that lego had better electronics and motors in past. Really cool video.
they sure were, lego got more simpler when they got more popular
They definitely had more interesting electronics
7:37 You could actually buy the V2 Receiver. I got it with my 8885 remote when i bought it.
I have that fiber optic unit from the UFO set! I always wanted to build a V8 that uses the fiber optic cables as spark plug wires, with the light implying combustion (would have to spin at half speed) in the cylinders, but I haven't gotten around to it. Such a cool part, though!
It's a shame theys never made an Exoforce using the Fiber optic part for a cool weapon. A gatling gun or some weird Laser gun would've been awesome.
the v2 receiver was actually availble on its own on lego.com
I have the Infrared Receiver V2! I got it from the First 4x4 (not the blue one) when I was little
An uncommonly known one is the Lego Control lab interface (CLI) motor Controller
Top 10 best rc toys from Lego
Great idea!
Not even a mention for the NXT gyro sensor? It wasn't part of any set, could only be purchased separately...
You can program the RCX on a Windows 10 PC. You just have to use the education version of the software, called Robolab. And the PC needs to be a 32 bit system.
I didn't even know, I had a NXT sound sensor with me and thought it was just a borken ev3 part, I actually have one of these in front of me now
It would be great, if Lego made "LEGO NOSTALGIA". I want to see sth rare pieces again
can you make a video about the 10 rarest Lego sets from the 90s?
In these times Lego was hemorrhaging money. The company's finances were not well-kept, and they almost went bankrupt. These items were part of the reason why. There was no way they were turning a profit on any of the sets containing these items (of which I own most of them ☺️)
6:57 I have that peace I got it with a train set years ago
I remember 1998 of all NXT units were black, the rest of them are gray
Is it possible to add a third-party voice command device using API's and all that good stuff?
Legendary, brilliant, outstanding, amazing. This guy sure loves his superlatives.
Honestly I got a comment like this one time and then after I just decided to lean in and purposefully use more of them
It’s like a brand now. Great to see passion like this honestly.
like the mindstorm camera, i have the camera from steven spieldberg set. seem to be the same one but transparent blue and light grey
I have four out of eight of the pieces 😄The sound sensor, the control centre, the camera and the fibre optic piece (actually 3 of them).
Nice
When I saw the control center, i thought you forgot to include the 8485 Control Centre II set having this. I looked at them both and saw that my 8094 controller is labeled Technic Control Center, and my 8485 controllers are labeled Lego Technic Control Center (I have 2 of this set). I noticed that my sets are spelled Center, not Centre. Do you know if there is any difference in the 8094 and 8485 units (perhaps just a difference in the circuit components used). I could open them up and see.
Lets hit 10.000 subs to this man!
Thank you very much!!!
I had the space shuffle for my 11th birthday, back in 1996. And the 8479 bar-code multiset in 1997. Great memories from another century lol.
4:11 We have that, it was one of my dad's or uncle's sets
8:30
As a rail enthusiast those are emulating whistle commands that real trains use, although off by one. 1 for stop, 2 for forward and 3 for backwards
Many more unique electronics out there:
1. Cybermaster control unit and touch sensors (2 sets, both are the same except one comes with a carrying case )
2. Interface A for the school exclusive Dacta/Education line, not for retail (2 sets)
3. Control Lab Serial Interface for Dacta (1 set)
4. Technic Speed Computer (2 sets, only the Technic one is available for retail, the other one is for Dacta/Education)
5. Stop watch from the Competition Racers with Stopwatch set (1 set)
6. USB camera from the Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set (2 sets)
7. Micro Scout from Droid/Dark Side Developer Kit(s) (2 sets)
And there are many more, Golden age Lego did not hold back when it comes to interesting electronics.
The fiber optics thing is certainly not common, but the few sets that have it aren't really that rare.
i've got that set that's at #6. loved it as a kid. can't wait to move out of my tiny apt. so i can get my childhood lego out of storage.
I have a 8094 control centre with the technical drawing machine. Bought it secondhand as part of a haul, never built it, as it was missing the Technic pen. The NXT sound sensor is not so rare, however, the temperature sensor is!
How about doing the top 10 strangest lego blocks
funny thing my robotics coach has like 50 of those sound sensors lmao
if I got a dollar every time this guy said "no pressure" I would have alot of dollars
My grandma had a lego dacta set with old motors that spin fast but are weak
The battery pack holds 3 d batterys
And there is a light brick for it but I haven't found it in a while
The motors don't work due to the bad connection of the wire
It was entirely possible to build analogue gear based computers using the 9V system.
Hey so someone has probably already asked this, but. No6 what is the difference between the two control units? They appear identical besides the East West being blue?
Omg omg omg. I own #2 ( whistle train thing)
I do have the V2 receiver 😂from the Monstertruck thingy
the control center 1 isnt as impressive as people think it is. it can only memorize actions and doesn't have any feedback. it just records your input into memory and plays it back. just having the batteries drained a little more can throw it off. its no longer stock, as i had to clean it up due to battery corrosion (it was left in storage for years with batteries installed), i also installed a barrel jack as the battery contacts are very iffy. the cables and motors also did not fare very well, with cable insulation disintegrating over time and contacts corroding. i was able to restore some of the cables but they are also no longer stock and i also ruined one of the motors trying to restore it.
i think i built every model in the set and still have all the pieces. i think my favorite build in the set was the drawing machine (plotter, i don't remember what it was called). you could draw a pattern and copy it several times.
Despite the drawbacks, i still believe it is awesome, especially considering it came well before the mindstorms system
I would argue that the NXT Temperature sensor is rarer than sound sensor
I guess I’m lucky for having the original control center set and I can prove it
there was a camera that looked just like that in a steven spielberg movie maker set.
I have a few of infared receivers from official Lego power functions! but I dont think it came from those sets. oh never mind mine is probably not rare, damn!
That sound sensor would be great as an emergency power cutoff if it hears gears grinding
I have the lego fiber optics brick as well as the Rtx2.0
i dont know how brick sience got 5 or 6 of these sound sensors since they are so rare
You Can Still buy The nxt sound Sensor on lego web
What about the 9688 lego education green energy kit?
My uncle has the fiber optics
Black NXT goes for.... $140........... That's the same price as it retailed for
I believe the V2 receivers are much more common than you think, I've got at least 3 and I don't own any monster trucks, pretty sure at least a couple came direct from the Lego online store.
Are you sure they are V2?
@@Unbrickme Hi mate, completely sure, all three that I've found so far have V2 printed on the bottom under the channel switch.
Wow very interesting
now i know what that first brick was
So if I have 2 of the original Control Centre units, (both in perfect working order, and one retrofitted with a 10v DC power pack to do away with the need for batteries), one given to me, and the other I grabbed off eBay 18 years ago for - and I'm not making this up - just five bucks, does that make me lucky?
I have that transparent one! (from my dad back then)
I wonder if the Lego Technic 5206 Speedometer Computer should've got an honorable mention?
Glad I purchased 2 black NXT bricks
Hi, I'm also just starting out with the Lego UA-cam thingy, I've subscribed to you cus I've got your video recommended and I was thinking what would you say about mine, I think u have a bit more experience than me already, thanks and cool video btw, I'd just upgrade the lighting to a softer option
nice to see the channel growing , congrats on 10k subs!
Thank you very much
I still have my lego usb camera and the sound sensor.
Wait.. in my school we have a tons of sound sensors
Amasing content!
I like your videos.
The v2 receiver really isn't that rare. It also came in the lego city train sets, at least in some of them
Top 10 rarest lego sets
I miss my old NXT brick, it let out the magic smoke...
sorry to hear that your NXT broke
7 out of 1.0 the last 3 i dont have. multiple copies of most of the others
i seen one vision camera at a local old lego store
4:45 i actualy have one of those and never knew from what set it was.
7:00 Heyyy, i have this one!!!
2:50 I run ris 2.0 mindstorms on a virtual XP machine and I gotta say, Ive had no issues with it.
For me, it’s super slow and has a hard time connecting to the rcx
The pf infrared recirver v2 did also came whit the 60051 i notice awhile using it by building the train so ye its not so special becus this set was sold alot
Sorry for the bad engels
I'm been subscribed sense may.
I have a v2 receiver
I got it when I bought a train controller and a train battery box with it on Amazon
Awesome video @Unbrickme
Thank you very much
7:00 i got it in my red lego train
Are you sure it was a v2 infrared receiver, it might’ve been a v1
@@Unbrickme no its an v2 u might missed it it realy had one it was an lego city train set in red i still have the v2
I used to have the lego cam.
I have #10, Code Pilot 2x, #6 with original Box and i had No idea That this ist Something Special.
Epic
Why would LEGO improve their infrared reciever and then switch back to the old one right after? That makes no sense at all.
Its weird, I agree. I’m not sure what the reason is
I have a v2 reciever but i don`t have one of the two sets it was included, funny
the v2 transmitter comes in three sets it alsow come in a train set the red train idk wht its called its red passanger train i got that snd i have the v2 reciver
has a code pilot but cant get it working
Congrats on 10k
Thank you very much
Future video: 10 my and NOT my gears of all time.
10: 36t gear (in used).
9: 40t gear (in used).
8: blue gear (in used).
7: old 8t gear.
6: old 16t gear (in used).
5: old 24t gear.
4: 28t gear.
3: new driffential.
2: 1/4 curved gear racks.
1: old 16t clutch gear.
I already did the rarest lego gears video :) ua-cam.com/video/Wj2aXuxTIIM/v-deo.html
Huh... I think I threw away my lego camera... damn.
I’m confused about the v2 receiver because I have one and I know because it says v2 on but the thing is I never owned either of the off-roaders so that means Lego must have put one in a other set by accident
Do you remember which set it was from?
@@Unbrickme unfortunately no
Did you know there was a 9750 computer interface. It came out in 1987 and is labeled Interface 70455. It may have not been available to the public as mine has a label on it stating it once belonged to a school.
Nice
It have a black EV3 brick?
The V2 receiver wasn’t exclusive to those 2 sets. You could buy them on their own. I have one or 2 and I never got either of those sets.
I just checked in bricklink and you can get it from some of the Lego city trains.
Are you sure they’re v2? The ones in the trains are, to my knowledge, v1
@@Unbrickme they literally say V2 on them
Which exact train set has v2?
@@Unbrickme the red and the white high speed trains and the goods trains of the same era.
omg i had one of this microfones sensors !!!
Apparently everything is “legendary”.
out of these, i have the code pilot and control center unit, im surprised the 9v control lab didnt appear here, i have that as well.
That’s awesome