Lego Rewind- Technic 

"Wait, it's all Technic?" "Always has been." Special thanks to this episode's Patreon sponsor, "The IdiotTM"! (Yes, that's what they want to be called)

Around a year or two ago LEGO put out a poll to gauge what things Technic fans wanted from Technic. A ton of people, even non-BIONICLE fans, said they wanted to see less Technic cars, and more Technic animals. I think it's entirely possible the next "evolution" of Technic will be the Rahi coming back with all the modern building techniques.

I don't know why but I just love the smaller technic sets, I just wanna give them a hug they're just so smol

I love how technic's transcended being a distinct LEGO line, straight-up becoming a building system unto itself.

Hell hath no fury like a mother who stepped on a Technic rod.

The way I saw the combination of System and Technic was the combination of Form (System) and Function (Technic). While both are pretty good by themselves, when combined they make amazing sets.

My dad always used to tell me how growing up in the 70s he would build Crector sets and Meccano, and mix it in with his lego sets to make all kinds of cool things. Looking at all these old technic sets really have that same look, and for the first time I'm realizing that Lego was trying to enter into that mechanical building toy market!! In hindsight, that's pretty ingenious, and it's wonderful how it's expanded into things like complicated system builds with technic mechanisms or structure holding it together, or the eventual creation of Bionicle!

I really like the earlier skeletal look, you can see the mechanics and get at it easily, which for somebody like me who loved technic for its mechanical aspect was great! debugging why some change you made to a set doesn't work is so much easier without panels

nice seeing a propper coverage of technic

I always loved when Bionicle had vehicles, they were purely made out of technic parts. Sometimes Lego makes Technic sets that are just the scale for a matoran or a medium sized Toa, so you could pretend that it was always their riding vehicle. Best ones are those motorbikes, they usually come with axel handles, easily attaching socket hands connections of Bionicle builds.

As a kid, I got a lot of second-hand Lego sets. Wound up with about half of a Technic Guy, and my little brother noticed the ladder pieces from some of our castle/adventure sets could be attached to his hips so we gave him a stack of ladders to use as "legs" - he also had only one arm. We loved how expressive and flexible he was (same reason we liked classic skeletons) and generally used him as comic relief in our collaborative Lego stories.

*I wish Lego continued making the taller Technic figures, maybe an updated version that fits their modern sets better.*

*You know it's gonna be good when you hear that intro play.*

I've been fascinated with what the builder community has done with Technic. From exhibitions of connected rube-goldberg like contraptions, to working submarines which can broadcast real-time, it feels like Technic is equipped to push the limits of what Lego can physically do. "MOCs" for Technic can have truly impressive functions and capabilities. To some, it might not have the aesthetic charm of the standard bricks, but I feel it elevates the sets (including certain heroic figures) in a profound and meaningful way.

I find technic to be a very interesting part of lego. Especially with how techic parts have been integrated into more traditional builds, making larger builds more sturdy. Great content as always! Though on an unrelated note, it's kind of crazy to finally get a transformers Lego set. I just hope they do more with it. Perhaps a whole line at a more affordable price? Anyways, great video Nick! Love you're content.

A perfect addendum to the "Old Technic" episode... whose name has a new meaning, I guess. It is rather wild how Technic has branched out and found its way into so many different subthemes, many of which already have their own dedicated episodes. On the note of the axles and everything being completely measurable in stud-scale... I didn't fully catch it myself until flipping through Throwbots manuals half a decade back. They really did have the part functionality all figured out.

The epic sequel to Lego Rewind Technic (Constraction), Lego Rewind Technic

3:22 Looking back on it, this transformer looks a lot like the old throttlebots and battlechargers Transformers had in the 80s. They transformed in a similar way with the wheel base on the bottom and the rest of it just standing up on the chassis.

3:36 A Man swallowed a single piece of LEGO. This Is What Happened To His Liver.

It’s interesting learning more about Technic & finally getting a proper episode about it. Like you said in the video, Technic is everywhere now in normal system sets as well as it’s own line. I just got the remake of the Galaxy Explorer & that has a surprising amount of Technic in it. I bet that’s something people couldn’t have imagined back then, Classic Space & Technic combining to make a much bigger & sturdier model.

Personally, I don't have a problem with the large scaled Technic licensed cars, in theory. I like the thinking that in order to get those products closer to looking like the real thing, new technics....techniques are needed to accomplish that goal, and that's fine, as long as said parts and techniques aren't used for JUST those licensed products. What I'm saying is, I just want Lego to make more things that while are inspired by real things(like real life cars) they put their own spin on them. An example of this is the Creator Turbo Track Racer(31070). Or if Lego insists on making more real life cars in Technic, base them more on concept cars that never saw the light of day, like the Ford GT90. Tangent aside, great vid! Also wish those Technic figures survived.

Johnny, Down, and Josh Thunder. What a weird family tree.

Needs an addendum about motorization. The 9v-PF-PU evolution with all the branches into Trains and Mindstorms (RIP) is a separate topic worthy of another video, but at least the years when they introduced electric systems needed a mention.

The shift to 2010s technic has another thing you didn't mention: very specific parts. Technic has become less lifarm based and more built out of tiny parts with holes and axles that fit into each other like a giant puzzle. Especially in bigger sets.

WOOOO A NEW LEGO REWIND THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I check every month to see if you made a new one. THANK YOU !!

When you pointed out that five years have passed since the last technic video I almost evaporated. It felt like I aged five years in two seconds. Nothing in this world makes sense. I'll be 65 in like two years.

I think the recent friends announcement yields a "lego friends rewind episode"

Babe wake up, new Lego Rewind just dropped!

Technic was my number two theme growing up (behind the bonks). I had several and they were great challenging toys that above all else had great presence. Plenty of Technic still comes out that catches my eye, but I agree with ya Nick that some of the appeal comes from them being more toy than scale model. If I wanted a scale model I could build I basically would buy the proper kits like Revelle or beyond. But something thats fun and else world is an appeal I hope Lego trusts in again.

God i love technic, I feel like an entire video could be dedicated just to chronicling the evolution of their super cars

I'd argue technic to be the LEGO product equivalent of crocodilians; they may have changed a lot in the early parts of their development, but at this rate they don't really _need_ to evolve any further. They're as close to perfect as you can get.

I own two of the OG Technic guys (the one in red and the blue one) they even have their cool dirt bike armor. I always wanted the technic guy who looked like a Borg, but that was sadly before my time.

3:30 A man makes a video on the history of Lego's Technic theme. This is how his brain shut down. N. R. is an adult male presenting to the emergency room with (I don't know how to finish the joke)

Thanks for making a real Technic episode

It’s always a good day when there’s a LEGO Rewind episode

Technic has always been my favorite, the functions really set the foundation for my engineering knowledge! To this day I try to buy the technic sets when I can.

Fantastic video, like always! I can't express how much I appreciate all the work, time, and energy you've put into these commentaries. 😀 As for the subject= Technic, as a line was, had been and always will be one of my favorite themes from Lego that ever got produced. For many years, I was mostly into action themes like Star Wars, Alpha Team, and Exoforce until later, when I got into Constraction via Bionicle G1. Since then and the abrupt end of Constraction, I've moved to Technic, which had become my No.1 theme from TLG that I still actively collect. Again, THX for making this great video! Keep going! 👏🤟

Lego rewind finally returns!

WAKE UP BABE NEW LEGO REWIND

6:44 Here comes the so called dreaded 8 tooth gear shreder ( and the military canceled)

I do like The Idiot's logo, I think it's adoracute.😺

Thank you again Nick for entertaining my suggestion! Great video as always! Edit: Sorry for confusion, I am The Idiot™. Too many different screen names everywhere, I should consolidate.

Man, my brain somehow associated technic men with k'nex, for some reason. I remember getting some power-miners-like rig with a grapple hook, that takes me right back..

When I saw my recommended there was a new LEGO rewind I was like Let's Goooooo!!!!

Babe, a new LEGO Rewind just dropped.

Thanks for the multifunctionimical video!

The Technic Silver Champion you showed actually has the same chassis as the Lego Racers Williams F1. I always thought it was odd that they put the Williams F1 under the Racers line.

Yessir the Lego technic guys are in the thumbnail

man, the v-22 cancellation was seriously a premonition for that boeing

I have low key been waiting for this episode for some time. Thanks a lot :D

Considering castle, most of space, pirates, and technic have been crossed off the list of lego rewind i really hope we can one day get a town (preferably classic town) episode because its such a core piece of lego's history and while it would be one hell of a long episode just watching those old 90s town commercials makes me feel good. (Plus hot rod club is my fav set ever)

I've been hanging around long enough that I saw your first Technic video. Appreciate that you revisited the theme as I had felt you sold it short before. This was a worthy tribute. Especially that you gave it the credit it deserves for enhancing all the other themes.

I missed these. These make my day watching these , even rewatching old ones .

Thanks for the episode Nick! Those technic figs were pretty cool. I could see a world and lore with them in it similar to Bionicle.

nice to see you back.

nice to see this series is back man.

Finally the respect Technic deserves. Great Episode Nick, but why did you ditch the numbering after the 2019/2020 COPPA crisis?

Glad to see Nick and rewind back!

Modern LEGO technic plays it so safe its getting stale. Rarely any new parts(who needs them when you can just reuse panels), no constraction animals at all and so many licensed foreign car sets you'd think their target audience is rappers.

I actually have all of these built in my living room. Ypur video IS my lego collection!

Thank you for continuing the series! I still want some Technic figures; I like the cyborg looking one and definitely one with the enormous motorcycle helmet. Always wondered how those worked.

This video has actually made me realize how much i love the medium sized or smaller more skeletal sets, they're actually wonderful

I really wish the Technic Guys still appeared in the Technic sets of today... Not gonna lie, I'd be a lot more into Technic as a line in general if all those giant vehicles had someone to actually drive them.

I really like the new Technic monster trucks. It’s cool seeing licensed sets that have alternate builds advertised on the back. It captures the energy of classic lego.

Great vid! Can't wait for the Thomas The Tank Engine episode or the McDonalds episode!

Thanks for all the great videos. I just wanted to tell you that I bought one of your books.

loved it!

I still have couple technic guys on the shelf with custom made clothes and armor dressed up as a dolls. :P

I just rewatched all of Lego Rewind from start to finish, and I realized you never actually confirmed the series was coming back! It just sorta happened! You had the announcement of redoing some episodes that never actually happened, but not brand new episodes!

3:10 if the legos don’t find you handsome, they shall at least find you handy

Wake up babe, new Planet Ripple video just dropped

Only have a few Technic sets, i do really like the new Helicopter and Wheel Loader polybags though. Another very good episode.

Nick returns! 🥹

Welcome back Nick!

if they were ever going to do a real big bionicle ideas set, i think what i would want most would be a technic-built great spirit robot. it could be built out of pretty simple liftarms and would only really need to resemble the real thing in its face. it would be abstract enough to be picked up by the average joe looking for a cool big robot, but also could quell the onslaught of biofans that won't leave lego alone about somehow releasing bionicle again. besides, its the only real head-scratching set omission from g1 anyways. regardless, loved the new video!

Finally, the return of the king.

Nice vid

I can't believe that you're into Lego at your age!? Only joking, I'm 43 and I've just come across your channel and I'm loving it! FYI I don't think that you're ever too old for Lego. I just recently lost my dad to cancer a few weeks back and even at 43 I still find making Lego is a fantastic way to keep your mind active. For anyone reading this the small Batman Tumbler for £35 quid is FANTASTIC value for money. I'm currently building the Tiderium that Argos (in England) had on sale for £52 quid which is also a great deal for your brick. I'd stay clear of the Jurassic World sets however, they seem to charge you just for the name and have very few pieces. The "Speed" sets are very good and some of them come in at under £15 quid. Thank you so much for your content. It's keeping me very occupied in my life during such a sad time. I hope that your subscribers are having as much enjoyment as I'm having. Again thank you so much. Take care and I look forward to your future videos.

I gotta be honest, I love the old brick ones, idk, there's just something about them that gran my attention with such force. Ngl, I love that you re-did technic, I would love to see more rewind remakes! 2:44 jesuschrist I love that bike, *I need it*

Finally a proper Technic episode

I love technical legos it’s my favorite theme

It's funny that this video is coming out after the 2023 Bionicle leak is been out, given Bionicle super close history with Technic.

Ya, it's Rewind Time!

This is gonna be great

Omg new Lego rewind let’s go

Yay new episodes

A man in Lego city presenting to the emergency room, bricked up

lego technic in the 70s was like lego's answer to meccano ( or to you american's mercator)

Very interesting episode, I didn't know that those pieces originated with Technic, and didn't really have any idea what the theme was like nowadays.

You know I wonder how some Techic lego display would look. I try years ago with lego Digital designer to build a mad cat and spider with the normal bricks though it been awhile sence I've played with the program.

Yay Lego rewind nice

YEAH!!!! i remember having the lime green motocross bike at 6:19, so sick!!!!!

Dan thunder can't be related to Johny thunder because Dan is a technic figure but Johnny is a minifigure

Where would Lego Spybotics fit into this? They were wayyy ahead of their time... like, 20 years ago now?! omg

lol I literally just ordered a throw bot today on bricklink just to try them out because they look kinda cute

i prefer the older technic panels with the big holes in them. just makes for more personality, a more outlandish shape.

just like the robotic limbs in texhnolyze. really makes you think.

I wish lego would do more with pneumatics nowadays

I miss my technic car and now I have the urge to buy them...

Hey Nick, just found out that one of the former technic/Bionicle designers has his own RU-vid channel where he builds acorn people and photographs wildlife.