Can You Afford LEGO MILS Plates Cost?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

What’s stopping you from doing this?

[@Robbie650]

Price, I would definatly do it if I had the money. I would love to go through the process of changing over my LEGO city

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@Robbie650 a year later, it’s definitely become a more pricey feature.

[@chuckiep268]

@@LittleBinsandBricks this videos cost didn’t age well. Mils is not a option in todays price.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@chuckiep268 yes this was quite a bit ago before a lot of people really got into it. However, I did buy a good haul from slovenia on bricklink but it’s harder to find any mass amounts. There are pros and cons to mils.

[@stevenkimdmd]

My sets (Lion Knight's Castle, Yellow Castle, and most importantly, 12V train tracks) cannot be mounted on MILS plate and I am not into building a city with modular buildings. Its modular feature has no value to me.

[@NCXDesigns]

One important color you never mentioned is white. A lot of us wanna do a Winter Village, THEN change out our display for the City modular Buildings. I have come to the conclusion that to find the true best cost is to calculate the price per stud, vs per piece. Like for example, the 4x4 plates have 16 suds, divide that by the 9cents and you get a more accurate price to figure out if you want to use larger plates. A 6x8 comes to mind. MILS is definitely the best way to make a diorama tho. I have a bay window that is just calling out to be used for this.

[@Hugh248]

I have watched your how to build a MILS plate, it was very easy to follow with your step by step stages on the build. Thank you for keeping it simple.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome! Thank you and so glad to hear it helped! You can always substitute combinations of bricks as well as long as the plates fit securely on top!

[@troublemakerbricks1706]

I've done 80 Mils plates . It took a awhile I really didn't pay a attention how much I paid .

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

The price point has definitely fluctuated since I started making them!

[@M4cL4d]

WOOOO HOOOOO! 500 subscribers! Congrats!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you!

[@theunknowngamer5477]

Should anyone stumble onto an old LEGO element gold mine..... Beware of the Samsonite bricks! Some age well, except for the clutch/grip. Somewhere, the chemical vs decades make the brand of bricks sort of de-gas or shrink. A real explanation like that exists. Use all the "fill" of whatever for a build, just watch the older brands of Bloks/Bricks, the things could be an investment and building hell trip.

[@tidrona]

Meanwhile you can use not only brick 2x2. I found cheaper to order round 2x2 with axle hole around 2-3 cents.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes the pricing will fluctuate! Use what you can!

[@zarda1484]

Thanks for the tips. i wasn't sure how I was going to start getting all these parts together but this is a big step.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome glad to help! I will be doing roads next!

[@chuckiep268]

Wanted to do mils but your prices don’t apply anymore. Costs are through the roof. Maybe in the future.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes, they have gotten more expensive but I was able to order overseas and the shipping was quite low as was the price per piece so don’t discount outside the US!

[@amberhale8511]

Currently building mils plates with bricks from bulk goodwill buys. Ordering my technic pins from bricklink since I really don't have any from my bulk Lego.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Good for you! I don’t often use the technic pins because the buildings are always being moved!

[@amberhale8511]

@@LittleBinsandBricks I’m not using mine for a city. I made a festival of sorts with a bunch of the food trucks in a park setting. And I want to put it on a new table and decided to rebuild on MILS since it’s going to be moved.

[@JournaloftheScotts]

Nice work going over the cost and ways to save!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thanks! Much appreciated. I enjoy it!

[@knowgoodcomics]

Another great video! Thanks for the tips! On my way to building my one lego city!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome! Keep on building! Do you have a favorite modular?

[@Mortalistost]

Thank you for making this video. Keep up the good work.

[@ashleyhousworth2625]

Also another thing to bring the price down is to get a pack of those lego compatible baseplates on amazon if you dont care about them being lego branded, especially since they're underneath your city :)

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I’ve tried a few different brands and didn’t love the grip factor but it’s worth a shot. My son uses them!

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Off-brand baseplates have an odd tendency to not quite be measured right, but using compatible bricks like GoBricks is a great idea for the actual bricks in the middle of the sandwich since they tend to have a much tighter clutch than lego.

[@YouGoneMad]

Sister, I am starting back to LEGO after nearly 25 years since having last played with LEGO as a child. I've already bought a few Modulars (Daily Bugle, Assembly Square, Police Station), and viewing pieces on LEGO Official Bricks and Pieces, buying 65 of 2x2 Bricks, 8 1x4 Technic, 8 2x3, and 64 4x4 Plates runs more around $30+ dollars! So I don't know where your finding these cheap prices of around $6 to build a MILS Plate is BS! I am looking at the cost of the available parts this moment (Only Best Seller Pieces Available right now as Standard pieces is currently unavailable/Closed) being around $30+ Dollars, and yet i am STILL going to be converting to MILS as it's that big of a difference to your city and the move-ability of your city! - In2Madness

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Good for you! Unfortunately, when I started mils a year ago the pricing was much different. It is now much more expensive. I will have to look at the exact cost but I have started ordering from some overseas sellers. Good luck, but yes the prices have changed sadly (like a lot of prices in the world)!

[@YouGoneMad]

@@LittleBinsandBricks Doesn't Stop me from building though! And it won't stop anyone that loves LEGO!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@YouGoneMad no but it does make you do a double take and a face palm!

[@yahlifenigstein580]

Congrats on 500 subs!!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you!

[@tdr240sx]

All right you talked me into it I will try it out.😉

[@phroz3n]

My question is, if I use bright colored plates in the middle, since they are cheaper (like yellow/red), can you see the color underneath after you've tiled it off?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Depends on the modular. Look inside one and see! The older ones are more basic so yes it will show.

[@darlabricks828]

Hello I love your videos I will be following you I do plan on building a Lego City we just need to move in our permanent place and I thank you for all this information

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome and you're welcome! Thank you for joining along with me. I hear you on moving into the permanent location bit as well.

[@deco4k677]

It's less than 14€ in pieces (for a 32x32 area) in my case; I use 4 of those 16x16x4/3 technic bricks (which I buy from Lego) and 12 technic pins (cheaper on bricklink but I have thousands so I'm good lol) Do I find 14€ cheap? Not really but, considering I'm gonna put 200€ or more worth of lego on top.. yeah I think it's worth it xD I do not use these big blocks (or at least not to cover the whole baseplate) when I wanna build anything bellow sidewalk level, obviously.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

The pricing has changed a lot over the years!

[@Cmoneymarr]

How do you pick a good buyer from brick link I’ve been buying mines from Lego and it has been really expensive the four by fours are like $.20 apiece and the 2 x 2 bricks are I believe $.15 apiece

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

So I put in what I am looking for, 2x2 brick for example and then I select used (unless you need new but not necessary at least for the insides of the mils plates, then select quantity you want, then select more options and add in US (unless not in the US) and then search! I put in 600 used and came up with .06 brick, dark purple. Now if you need a certain color, you’re at the mercy of that color but you can first select the color before putting in the other parameters. 4x4 plates I generally want new and right now they are pricey for basic colors as you have seen. Bricks bricks and brick cash are your big sellers. Hope this helps some!

[@PaPasBricks]

Love the mils, are you going to do a how to build the road plate mils

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

That will be coming soon! You can see some hints on Instagram though and my next city update!

[@PaPasBricks]

@@LittleBinsandBricks ok i will follow on Instagram too 👍

[@trevorjordan6507]

So I did the math and it’s going to be a grand total of about 500$ to convert all the buildings I have as of right now, so I don’t think it’s going to be possible for me right now 😭😣😞

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yea it’s changed a whole lot in price over the last year. Inventory has gotten used up and like everything, prices are going up. As nice as it is… if you aren’t taking them to a convention or wanting to do a ton of electrical stuff, I think they are fine the way they are. To be honest, in some situations, using mils is a bit of a pain! You really have to want to build in rows.

[@angelogiacon6499]

Seeing you don't see them anyways, using non-Lego bricks is cheaper, although still expensive!!!!

[@BrikFam]

In my experience time, cost and money combined is the “real” cost of LEGO. I did a preliminary video on this recently and the results flabbergasted me. And yes it all does add up over time, like compound interest. Einstein was right! - MeisterDad.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes time is always a factor in anything. Absolutely depends on where you chose to spend money and don't as well.

[@masterx29_]

do you still have a link to the seller?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Aw no sorry, so much has changed since then with availability of these parts. You have to just make a search and see who has what now.

[@JediTim28]

Great video pricing this out...I will likely look to build 20 MILS sections. I noticed you mentioned using the pins but when watching your other videos it doesn't appear you use them. Does it stay in place without the pins?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you! The plates do stay in place well and when I have a more solid plan I will connect them! I move things a lot!

[@1976Cordoba]

I'll say it: You can bury cheap off brand bricks inside your mils plates too. Good tips, like your channel. 😀

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes, you can!

[@rockies1790]

CMF at $4 or MILS plates ? People are not playing LEGO anymore, they are collecting and buying what's "cool" and put them on shelves...

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

It's definitely cheaper than what people think but it takes some effort to sort it out!

[@ClubBrick]

I know tons of people who play with Lego, animate with it and collect it. Lego is starting to gain traction in sales quite well despite Covid.

[@Sinjinator]

Did you see the play features in the big modular buildings? That invites us to play (seems to be a recurring sweet tooth smuggling theme)

[@iamfallin4ux3]

Cool

[@aaronmunn1081]

Can you send a link for the brick link seller?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Brick Cash is the seller store for the 4x4 plates if that is what you want to buy!

[@aaronmunn1081]

@@LittleBinsandBricks I tried looking for them and they weren't coming up so I didn't know if you could send a link?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@aaronmunn1081 sure… store.bricklink.com/brickcash#/shop?o={%22itemType%22:%22P%22,%22catID%22:%2226%22,%22showHomeItems%22:0}

[@aaronmunn1081]

@@LittleBinsandBricks thank you so much

[@PBH75]

What is the size of the green plates on top?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

4x4 but you can use any combination that works for you.