Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Welcome back Adventurers!
Today we sail aboard the Emperor's Ship, en route to our final destination...
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Minifigures
0:53 Oh right, THOSE minifigures...
2:25 The "Helmet" (and why it's a problem)
5:51 The Torso, (and other related problems)
7:01 The Weapons (yep, you guessed it - also a problem)
8:37 FINALLY, the Good Stuff (the ship itself)
12:29 Alternate Build 1
13:11 Alternate Build 2
13:42 Comparing 7416 to 7415 & 7414
14:02 Orient Expedition Board Game
15:13 Our Next Adventure...
Photography and other resources used in this episode:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Lsz_zo6r4x1BuciHUOtB5y_jWMoBbBq2?usp=sharing
Some additional sources used in this video:
HELMETS:
militarysunhelmets.com/2016/imperial-chinese-army-wicker-hathelmet
militarysunhelmets.com/2013/the-conical-hat-of-asia
ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/chinese-helmets
militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/the-military-conical-hat
UNIFORM & WEAPONS:
riseofthewhitesun.com/index.php/2020/06/01/focus-western-armaments-trade-in-1920s-china
asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/a-tale-of-two-warlords-republican-china-during-the-1920s
meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Antonio-Rancati/322749/Chinese-soldier-in-full-battle-dress,-illustration-from-%27Le-Costume-Ancien-et-Moderne%27-by-Giulio-Ferrario.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_China_before_1912
ctfirearmsauction.com/auction_item/hanyang-arsenal-type-88-m-88-bolt-action-rifle
books.google.ca/books?id=T6eXCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://opentextbooks.clemson.edu/sciencetechnologyandsociety/chapter/gunpowder-in-medieval-china/
CARICATURES:
publicdomainreview.org/essay/splitting-hairs
JUNK:
monovisions.com/vintage-boats-of-old-china-junks-in-the-1900s
contextsforreading.com/steerboard
Looking for the tunes used in this video? Check them out for free right here: rrslugger.bandcamp.com/album/r-r-sluggers-orient-expedition-mix-tape
For quality retro Lego conversation in the best online community I have ever been a part of, you can join the discussion on the Manic Miners Discord: discord.gg/na3rQmv
Interested in the history and research that goes into videos just like this one? You can join the discussion in the Lego Research Realm Discord: discord.gg/VtD99kYvUj
I created the photography, stop motion animation, and music in this video. Original artwork by Brett Halland. Thanks for watching!
See you next time for another adventure...
Welcome back Adventurers!
Today we sail aboard the Emperor's Ship, en route to our final destination...
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Minifigures
0:53 Oh right, THOSE minifigures...
2:25 The "Helmet" (and why it's a problem)
5:51 The Torso, (and other related problems)
7:01 The Weapons (yep, you guessed it - also a problem)
8:37 FINALLY, the Good Stuff (the ship itself)
12:29 Alternate Build 1
13:11 Alternate Build 2
13:42 Comparing 7416 to 7415 & 7414
14:02 Orient Expedition Board Game
15:13 Our Next Adventure...
Photography and other resources used in this episode:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Lsz_zo6r4x1BuciHUOtB5y_jWMoBbBq2?usp=sharing
Some additional sources used in this video:
HELMETS:
militarysunhelmets.com/2016/imperial-chinese-army-wicker-hathelmet
militarysunhelmets.com/2013/the-conical-hat-of-asia
ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/chinese-helmets
militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/the-military-conical-hat
UNIFORM & WEAPONS:
riseofthewhitesun.com/index.php/2020/06/01/focus-western-armaments-trade-in-1920s-china
asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/a-tale-of-two-warlords-republican-china-during-the-1920s
meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Antonio-Rancati/322749/Chinese-soldier-in-full-battle-dress,-illustration-from-%27Le-Costume-Ancien-et-Moderne%27-by-Giulio-Ferrario.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_China_before_1912
ctfirearmsauction.com/auction_item/hanyang-arsenal-type-88-m-88-bolt-action-rifle
books.google.ca/books?id=T6eXCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://opentextbooks.clemson.edu/sciencetechnologyandsociety/chapter/gunpowder-in-medieval-china/
CARICATURES:
publicdomainreview.org/essay/splitting-hairs
JUNK:
monovisions.com/vintage-boats-of-old-china-junks-in-the-1900s
contextsforreading.com/steerboard
Looking for the tunes used in this video? Check them out for free right here: rrslugger.bandcamp.com/album/r-r-sluggers-orient-expedition-mix-tape
For quality retro Lego conversation in the best online community I have ever been a part of, you can join the discussion on the Manic Miners Discord: discord.gg/na3rQmv
Interested in the history and research that goes into videos just like this one? You can join the discussion in the Lego Research Realm Discord: discord.gg/VtD99kYvUj
I created the photography, stop motion animation, and music in this video. Original artwork by Brett Halland. Thanks for watching!
See you next time for another adventure...
