Is It A Crime To Buy Off Brand Lego

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6126 pictures taken at 20 FPS. Created on an iPhone 11 ProMax using Stop Motion Studio Pro. Edited video with Adobe premiere pro.
I am trying to move away from animating at 20 FPS. My goal from the beginning was to work my way up to 24 FPS (The industry standard) but I got stuck at 20. I am going to start experimenting with animating with a mix of 24 and 12 FPS, which is a more professional way to animate.
I also really need to get better animation software. Stop Motion Studio Pro is a great app and has served me well, but it still has its problems. I have been thinking about getting Dragon Frame for sometime now. But I’ve been a little hesitant because of the $200 price tag.

[@midsamurai]

I genuinely don't even care about the off brand LEGO ad, i'm just here for that lofty humor and BOY is it on point

[@MasterBricks-xk3gt]

Same

[@CaptainRexStudiosOFFICIAL]

Thanks for featuring us man, and talking through the whole “fake LEGO” thing out with everyone. 👍

[@AntaresVII]

This was beautifully made, straight art right down to skipping through your own ad read. I wish I had money to throw at you. Thanks for sharing!

[@CosmicAggressor]

Nice. To be fair at least when I was a kid lego's biggest competiotor was mega block and at least at that point it really did just break apart when you blow on it. Most people seem to have that experience as their base line for off brand legos.

[@GeigerBricks]

the final speech brought a tear to my eye

[@Loft_Studios]

🥲

[@ZachTheManiac01]

The power of a generic LEGO man and First Order Stromtrooper in a pink skirt is too much for just any jail cell… 💣💥 Great video Loft! 🙌

[@bydiegoandres]

this dude is straight out the lego movie

[@nonstopanimations101]

Dude your stuff is way too interesting and entertaining 😂🍻 I don’t mind the fake LEGO for background stuff, it looks fine and it’s a good option for animators that don’t want to spend $400 for real LEGO modulars just for backgrounds ALSO 5:30 bro just casually animated the cleanest arm crossing ever and thought we wouldn’t notice

[@Dylbricks]

Honestly bro I’m going to have to steal that technique 🤣

[@LittlePangy]

Your videos are some of my favorite on the internet right now! They're just always so engaging and humorous. keep it up!

[@brickhistory]

Well done- this is a really clever way of presenting the debate over fake lego. Your videos never fail to entertain (and make me wish I had more time to animate)!

[@Loft_Studios]

Thanks man! I wish you had more time to animate as well. Your stuff is awesome!!

[@scramblestopmotion]

off brand lego is great value but off brand minifigures are mostly terrible. they can be good sometimes though

[@fafa_faraz]

well, i agree ... someone like me should buy cheap and useful bricks for animating, and your stopmotion itself was a masterpiece!

[@PELOKETCHUP]

Awesome video, love the creative way you used to make this!! Thanks for having me tho!

[@ErikTongStudios]

ii love how you included so many lego animators in the court (including me :)))

[@ninjaofwind2374]

This man is one of the most creative brickfilmers of ALL TIME, I don't care if other people use off brand sets or pieces, if it works then I see no problem!!! I have some bootleg minifigures like Deadpool 🤐 and man this is the biggest Brickfilmers crossovers ever 😂 keep growing man you're one of my favorite YOU DESERVE MORE VIEWS AND SUBS

[@blizzard_bricks]

you always have a way of taking a story that doesn’t sound very good and making it COMPLETELY AMAZING! who woulda thought that a video about why someone uses fake lego would be THIS GOOD?!? amazing job man, you always just blow me away with you’re animations. 🙌

[@bricktronics]

I don't understand why your channel doesn't have more subscribers with viral viewership. This video is hilarious, and I love your opinion as well. Awesome content!

[@BenLAnimations]

Oh my god this was fantastic Loft!! You knock it out the park as always. That "BenLAnimations approved" killed me 🤣

[@TimeFrames0]

Loft Studios has my favorite animation style ever! The jokes and humor are really well done and funny! Your content reminds me of the Lego movie! Super underrated!

[@epixminimotion6847]

Dude the court animation was just great and I Iove all the figure references to Lego me the OG, Auto bricks, Castle Cyclops ect....

[@Schothistik]

its always a great day when loft uploads

[@NotNGJW]

This was actually very helpful! Idk if I was featured or not lol but either way THE ANIMATION WAS SO SMOOTH HOWWWWW

[@stormbrix8104]

One of the best and smoothest Lego stop motions I've seen ever! The humor is quite epic aswell. Def deserved a sub!

[@-LEGOMaster-]

The ChatGPT part made me laugh so hard omg🤣🤣🤣 I was dying. Also THIS WAS RELEASED ON MY BIRTHDAY ᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟ

[@ErikTongStudios]

LOL the chatgpt part is hilarious

[@SandersClan]

Honestly surprised this guy hasn’t hit 1 million subs

[@randomwarehousestudios]

haha this video is so high quality! the animation is incredible! great job dude!

[@Danxiky08]

The truly correct conclusion to this argument you have made here loft, but what you want guys you don’t have to hate a brand unless it’s illegal or straight up rip-off. That said, I’m a loyal Mega fan lol

[@legoallaround]

Was that an Auto Bricks collab?? 0:28 Love it 😎👍

[@ShaynixProductions]

This video has genuinely made me change my mind about fake Lego. It was so entertaining to watch!! 👍

[@villagerofficer]

Nice video! You are an underrated brickfilmer

[@charlesthomas5956]

*underrated (For ya'll wondering what it was before he edited it, it said "You are in under rated brickfilmer")

[@villagerofficer]

@@charlesthomas5956 Thanks. I'll edit it

[@jocoder28366]

The comedy is just as good as the Lego Movie. Keep doing this.

[@euts2557]

After watching your original video I did some research and constructed the Brick Bank set using WeBrick -- any parts that I couldn't find (roughly 10-15% if I remember correctly) I got from Brick Link. For me to purchase a brand new Brick Bank currently from amazon is over 650 bucks; comparatively, WeBrick cut that down to less than 200. The quality of it was overall good, there were some building techniques that didn't seem to work with the off-brand, most notably the columns that are on the first level. Color quality was slightly off too, but this were for parts at the back of the building. So yes, as someone who wants to build a city-scape for future animations, I will absolutely forgo the Lego print on my bricks if I can save 450 bucks.

[@AbsolutelyLego]

Not really on topic to the video but your facial animations are amazing.

[@JimJamFilmsYT]

BRUH this was so creative😆 and the way of how you compared “fake” lego and on brand lego was written really well. Either way I’m still going to end up with bankruptcy one day cause of this hobby😂

[@Dylbricks]

The collabs go so hard every time in every video, this animation was so good I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time Your dogs hilarious

[@RichPufferfish]

Your speech at the end reminded me of Emmet from the Lego Movie. Very well said Loft!

[@jajproductionsfruitcakefil8489]

I went through a die-hard LEGO purist phase when I was younger. If the right logo weren't on the stud, then it weren't in my tub. End of. (Except when relatives bought it for me as a present, but I still tried to keep it separate.) LEGO were the poor, poor monopoly company that evil, despicable smaller brands were soullessly stealing from in my small, naïve eyes. But then I started getting into LEGO trains. Train modelling I think is kind of like the gateway drug for shifting allegiances, because its something that LEGO doesn't foster as much as it used to. To get anything done satisfactorily was impossible while maintaining a purist outlook, and before I knew it I was buying custom track pieces, off brand parts and off brand sets (not knockoffs, I hasten to add, but original designs). I'm fully converted now, especially since I'm older and can see how much the price difference matters, so regularly buy parts from Webrick and the like, especially if it's for a model I don't plan on taking apart or if I'm going to modify the parts. Brand loyalty doesn't really benefit the customer in the end, so nobody should be vilified for choosing the more economic solution.

[@Loft_Studios]

Thanks for sharing! And I agree wholeheartedly with your bottom line: Brand loyalty does not benefit the customer. No matter the product, don’t be loyal to any company. There only goal is to take as much money from you as they can.

[@BrickStopmotions]

I have some off-brand Lego; not much, but I do try to keep it separate from the real Lego. I have been eyeing off-brand more though, due to licenses Lego doesn't have, such as Star Trek and Stargate, and military stuff. Love the part with your dog!

[@OGMonkeyScout]

Honestly, I'm ok with fake LEGO bricks for stopmotion and only that. However, for building, It just ruins the authenticity of it. Absolutely amazing video as always!😄

[@JackMerrifield12]

This is one of the best lego stop motions I’ve ever seen 👏

[@Cookyish]

Ohh, that is what you wanted the crowd sounds.

[@Loft_Studios]

I actually did. There were so many great lines, but you can’t hear any of them because it’s all so chaotic 😂

[@Cookyish]

Yeah I didn’t watch the whole video before commenting it so then I changed my comment.

[@BrickBrickProductions]

Lol.😂 Loved the video. I do prefer LEGO but I am looking into buying off brand LEGO, and I even bought a pack of off brand LEGO with animals and they looked really good!✌️

[@DamianGalewski]

I don't have anything else to say about off brand LEGOs, I mean they do have some good minifigures like the characters from any Anime like Goku and Saber. and to be fair, those minifigures are perfect. I remember buying some Minifigures like the Street Fighters ones and The King of Fighters ones, and those aren't official bricks. problem is, I couldn't find any pieces anywhere. oh, I also forgot that I like how you added the talented animator by the name of Edbound. His animations were astonished with all the effort that has put into them. anyway, great work.

[@legoninjastudios5033]

I love how you use real voices instead of mumbling like other LEGO videos

[@StoofPeer-c5q]

As a lego fan it just feels wrong buying fake lego but after saving a while you do get quality and the best building experience that you can get.

[@CactusCowboyDan]

Your Lego animation is top notch! Very witty and creative. Especially with the practical effects. It almost makes me regret selling most of my Lego after animating it for 10 years. But hey ho.

[@Loft_Studios]

Thanks man! 😄

[@brickXperiments]

I think you just NAILED it - have fun with whatever floats your boat :D

[@BoltIsCool]

Is it really a crime if the stop motion is so fire 🔥

[@somethingsimpleandcatchy]

good job on the animation

[@Growth_Productions]

I couldn’t recommend dragonframe more for you, but the few problems that I have now found a solution for are just the editing, sound collection and masking, if you can get all that together beforehand then dragonframe is perfect

[@VaderBrickStudios]

This video is so great, very helpful and amazingly animated!

[@drawingandbuilding4291]

I like the audience in the background in court!

[@g0obr]

when i first started getting legos like last year i only bought lego and hated other off brand legos but now that im trying to do stop motion and dont have enough legos to build decent backgrounds i buy off brand legos and it helped a lot and saved a lot of money

[@DIEGOBRICKS]

I love the fact that you took the music from the lego wii minigames🤙😁

[@BrickHouse101]

I always knew Nonstop was doing something fishy

[@ArthurMorgan-rdr2gta]

As long as they work the same and can peacefully coexist with one another(like lego won’t fall off of webrick bricks because they’re like 1000th of an inch smaller or something) I can see myself using them as a cheaper alternative if I wanna buy parts for a cool moc I see online

[@EMC_ADVENTURES]

I like knockoff Lego bricks if they aren't too bad. As long as they are similar and get the job done, they're all good to me! (Thanks for helping me with the practical effects, I use them for my Plastic Army Men stopmotions.)

[@CaptainRexStudiosOFFICIAL]

I was the guy that said “awesome I subbed”. At the time I was just commenting I subscribed just to show support, but now I realize how unrelated the comment was. Little did I know that the comment would be featured 😂

[@Loft_Studios]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@backyardstudiossm283]

Dude has become one of my favorite animators

[@darthmaltodextrin1899]

I have mixed feelings about knockoff lego. I like the lego style parts so I normally shy away from brands that don't copy bricks 1 to 1. Mega Blok is fine for basic brick, but the weird molds of slopes and panels annoy me. I can work around the clutch power being a little off as long as the part dimensions aren't different (I hate KRE-O plates). I do occasionally buy sketchy chinese minifigs, because it's way more affordable than buying discontinued minifigs from the hobbit or star wars. As long as the quality is half decent, I can save a lot of money by using fake minifig torsos and headgear, supplementing real minifig arms, legs, and heads when necessary. Also fake's typically fine for bigfigs because they're mostly just a big chunk of molded plastic.

[@NerdInTheAtticProductions]

If you're thinking of getting Dragon Frame but don't want to because of the price, just credit it as a "necessary expense." Great video as always btw!

[@Blazing_Ninja]

Wow your stop motions are smooth!! Excellent work! Good video though, it was very entertaining! 😁

[@YaloChief]

I completely agree with you on the topic. But thank you for saying MEGA isnt fake lego 😂 Alot of my friends say that

[@Loft_Studios]

Indeed, Mega is not really fake Lego. They are kind of doing their own thing. I will forever love Mega Constructs figures!

[@Danxiky08]

YES MEGA is awesome, it’s a whole other thing, their figures are micro action figures which is why I switched to them from Lego. Bruh not your friends calling Mega fake Lego…

[@SnakierElm62]

Oh, my fellow mega animators, hello!

[@charlesthomas5956]

​@Danxiky08 Are you blind? He said "Thank you for not saying MEGA ISN'T fake Lego", not "Thank you for not saying MEGA IS fake lego".

[@YaloChief]

@@charlesthomas5956 oops mb. He did interpret what I meant properly. Lego kinda sucks ngl

[@frumpleskilstonanimations2409]

Might have to go by myself some Webricks

[@plpa8250]

Finally, I've been saying the same thing about different brand bricks. To be fair to Lego, their IP really appeals to kids, my 7 year old son loves Ninjago, Monkie Kid, and Dreamzzz. But after buying FO and Pantasy sets and then turned on the LED lights for my city, he stopped playing with his Ninjago city and started playing on mine. We got the Newstand and the steampunk car next which he assembled and now, we just order Ninjago and MK minifigs and buy different brands for our buildings.

[@nightmissionsonly9494]

this dude is a working machine!

[@synthmaniacmoog2607]

No issue at all with alternative bricks.

[@Solidframe7]

Had a laugh, thanks mate ❤

[@PlasticWars393]

Wow this is the most fiery fire video rn proly

[@chrithmuthwolf344]

Ah, the wait was absolutely worth it! 😂👌 See folks, all we needed was our good little minifigure representative to show us how to be open-minded in our usage of similarly styled building bricks. Why, you can just hear the conviction in the crowd! Oh...wait. 🤔 (Thanks for featuring us, Lofty!)

[@TheRealJBFilms]

Dang it i completely forgot to do some voice lines for this, regardless great video!!! Ive used offbrand Minifigures before and i got blasyed for it by a few peeps😂

[@aaronjaeger6861]

What are they going to do, throw you in Lego jail? Everyone knows those cells are practically designed to be broken out of.

[@NovasYouTubeName]

The chat gpt part absolutely killed me Edit: captainrexstudiosOFFICIAL, I love ya man!

[@pi-productions]

I'm a fan of a lot of "off brand" bricks. (Though calling it off brand feels like calling cars off brand mercedes to me. Clearly there is some bad brands that produce interlocking bricks, but that doesn't mean all of them suck. Just like the Fiat Multipla isn't an argument as to why Honda cars are bad.) As such I have to note, there are some figures I think that are able to compete with Lego's. (The Minifigures of Lego. I'm not using the plural "s".) For example I really like the Qman figures. (Hence I used them in an animation myself.) The only downside is the comparatively little variety and poor offers of customization.

[@Booey_Animations]

2:11 The VeggieTales music caught me off guard LOL

[@VortexBricks]

Ngl I collect off brand lego for the funny knockoff figures, and I usually keep them away from my real lego

[@leviorenbuch1880]

I bought an off brand set once, thinking it was actual lego and the quality was horrible. Now I have trust issues with buying from alternative lego brands

[@Loft_Studios]

That’s very understandable. The biggest problem with offbrand Lego is there is no guarantee of quality.

[@AulisA.O.T]

3:37 well, uuuum, eeeeh, UuUUUUuuUUuUUuuh no not really... 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AulisA.O.T]

5:46 dead

[@JeeStudioXD]

This video is just too good! Love it so much! (:

[@vibinwithvince6579]

Good way to get rare and discontinued parts imo. Thats How i finished some small projects.

[@simWarrior67]

I'm definitely gonna use webrick now 😅

[@WASCedits]

This guy is underareted😂

[@Fresher-qx9rk]

That was the funniest video I’ve watched in a while

[@Fly-animations]

I can’t wait to try it!

[@tomaskermitproductions541]

Great vid it was very interesting to hear your opinion on off brand lego :D

[@Comrade_Alpaca]

I don't think it's a problem to use off-brand bricks. I think a cheaper alternative, even if lower-quality, is absolutely a good thing. A free market thrives when there's competition. It allows people who can't afford the price of Lego-brand sets to still enjoy the medium. And let's face it, Lego has been gouging us recently with these insane price increases. Though, combining off-brand bricks with Lego is an atrocity and should never occur. Though, I will say that while I have found a few off-brand companies that have great quality bricks, their minifigures have never come anywhere close to the quality of Lego minifigures. Even brands that mimic the minifigure design exactly. They're always loose and come apart easily, or they're way too tight and are barely able to move.

[@susdroid8169]

Thanks for making this video. It's very informative ❤

[@retrostanley8881]

Fantastic video as always! On a side note, I couldn't tell the crowd voices apart, did I make it in?

[@Loft_Studios]

Thanks! I’m not sure if I used you or not. There were a lot of good lines, but they all blended together 😂

[@retrostanley8881]

That's alright. it turned out great! I'm definitely down if you need more voice acting in the future, though!

[@femos123]

Lofty WHAT IS YOUR THEME MUSIC IT GOES SO HARD

[@BHJFilms]

Glad to voice act 😊

[@ThisDudeHere570]

All those baseplates in the end where official lego

[@RenWHATn]

This feels like emmet if he was a content creator

[@spacegirlproduction9506]

I have just finished 3 creator expect car Mocs made by myself and I used webricks. Beside small isssues it’s great since I don’t have enough money for buying bricklingk parts from over 15 stores to finish one model. Basically for 3 cars I paid price of one! For such static Mocs I will never take apart since I many times show them in exhibitions I thinks it’s great! But for Mocs like idk… classic space I would always stick to Lego.

[@DoughnutDragon]

I had some mega blocks back in the day but i always found their peices weren't exact measurments so some would fit really tight and some would just fall apart. I like lego because i can just build without having to worry about those issues. I do agree lego is overpriced but garage sales and buying at used lego stores can help cut costs a good bit. I tend to only use lego because I know it'll fit well together and if you've ever built using lego and a knockoff you know it's a gamble on whether the peices even fit lego or not. So you may as well throw some of the peices away cause of the issue i mentioned earlier. I don't really care what other people use. Their life their choices.

[@Loft_Studios]

I have found that megablocks in particular are kind of difficult to work with. (I love their figures though!!) I agree with what you’re saying. Sometimes it is worth spending the extra money for the guaranteed quality that Lego offers. While I still like offbrand Lego, you can never really get that quality guarantee with it. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find used Lego! I always keep an eye out. I rarely ever buy Lego new.

[@DoughnutDragon]

@@Loft_Studios Yeah i have a few mega blocks figures myself. Halo and some soldiers. Mostly cause lego won't touch that kinda stuff. Though I've seen some custom made halo figures using offical lego parts as a base that look pretty sick.

[@VoidMen17]

Plot twist: the prison is made out of off brand Lego.

[@LegoParrottProductions]

I agree with this 100%!!! Well said lofty!! 👍

[@nathanaellacey2259]

I collect some fake Lego pieces I C at op shops and the quality is great and cheap price and I love it

[@Jmbstudios10]

For a second there I thought Lofty solved World peace, I was wrong :( Great vid Lol!😂

[@LoganBrickfilms]

I think the reason people don’t like it is because they think of lepin, which outright stole lego set designs, or megablox, where the colors are always different