Giving Lego Optimus Prime Knees

[@cobbyboi2646]

ig he ain't the bee's knees after all

[@bluebatos5522]

No that’s bumblebee

[@brittarrieta2528]

Cuz that’s only for bumble bee

[@breakfastconsumer3530]

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[@cobbyboi2646]

@@breakfastconsumer3530 😱

[@MontySwet]

swing and a miss

[@StealthBeeKid]

Ran into this problem when making my own mechas and transformers, they're currently standing because I used KO and Kre-O ball joints that are rubber covered so it holds weight a bit better

[@MeisterSchwabbo]

I also use the KreO ball joints sometimes, mainly for legs

[@robo_sandvitch5877]

I have those but they don’t hold for me

[@bradleywilson6160]

Now Southwest Bryan characters

[@user-to4fc6pl6v]

Just put some putty under his feet, gunpla fans have been dealing with this forever

[@san_holo7784]

I remember buying Kre-O Transformers just because LEGO never released this theme back then. I really like those ball joints and especially their heads.

[@epicisnotverysane]

A lot of reasons why heavy top armored Lego bots don't have knees is just from the fact that their entire lower half will lose their will to live

[@thijspasman6209]

So basically, no KNEEd for knees. Also, I agree, putting Ratchet's knees on Optimus Prime sounds like a bad idea. Ratchet kneeds them himself.

[@totalwholesomechaos]

Oh my Primus no but yes

[@KRBrickBot]

The Technic Rotation Joint Disk pair (44224 & 44225) Are feasibly the strongest ratchet joints for knees, but they're very round.

[@reddimus11]

Those pieces are used as his thigh joints, if I recall correctly. They could technically work, but it would require a massive redesign of the legs.

[@r.p.4531]

Only one of those pairs in each knee will still not be enough , only if they put two in each knee , and at that point you will Have Optimus with very THICK thighs , and that would be a no no in my book ( sacrificeing the design for more articulation ) Unfortunately there is no way to give knees without being unstable . But don't be afraid LEGO begun to put knees in there mechs this summer will come the biggest lego mech to ever have knees (71775) it is 120$ maybe one day we will have a 170 $ robot like Optimus with knees . Sorry if i said something wrong english is my second language .

[@seankately4411]

​@@r.p.4531 you did great

[@kylewhitfield449]

I honestly don't care about him having knees it's just cool that there's a lego optimus prime

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

I agree. I hope we get a Lego soundwave, that would be dope.

[@kylewhitfield449]

@@THGMR-ox7sd that would be sick but honestly I think if they do another 1 it will be either bumblebee or megatron

[@garretthooton6685]

@@kylewhitfield449 Don't think LEGO will ever do guns so Megatron is not likely. Cool as that would very much be.

[@kylewhitfield449]

@@garretthooton6685 I was referring to modern megatron who turns 8nti a TANK not not gun

[@astrodude87]

@@kylewhitfield449 LEGO doesn’t do military vehicles, either.

[@mateodevin]

Prime ain't got no knees, he can't pray to Jesus.

[@dissolve_4u228]

Use ratchets, they are way sturdier

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

Yeah!

[@jace-vo2xl]

if the knees hold their pose while suspended in mid-air, you could make him a stand aswell to display him with more dynamic poses

[@trantuankiet3080]

I think replacing the ball joints pieces with the ratchet ones would not only give it knees but also the ability to stand

[@Noobnormality]

Lego is notorious for not putting knees on their mechs, so I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't put knees om this guy.

[@phillippeandpheather5379]

Me: Y U no knees? Optimus: I fall.

[@franciscs1604]

I completely understand why this figure does not have knees, so- I’m not complaining!

[@michaelcolangelo8372]

Just use the Technic Ratchets, the same ones used in AT-ATs

[@UndeadAhead]

It looks ugly.

[@michaelcolangelo8372]

@@UndeadAhead I guess, but only from the back

[@UndeadAhead]

@@michaelcolangelo8372 What is the part number?

[@michaelcolangelo8372]

@@UndeadAhead Parts 44224 and 44225

[@Magmafrost13]

@@michaelcolangelo8372 Yeah see the thing about those parts is that they're absolutely gigantic for the amount of strength they offer.

[@benmathew6741]

The hero factory joints sound good on Lego Optimus prime it gives him more flexibility for poses

[@idkwhattosaysamehere5155]

he tryed in this video

[@jeremytung1632]

It’s like the folks at Lego know what their doing.

[@average8296]

"oh no he's got no knees grr" -average lego fan

[@groovy_scorpion6490]

I don’t know I feel like the kind of kind of important for possibility without them you might as will not even try

[@ThrowToTheWolves]

Looks so much better with knees

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

No knee November.

[@MajronStudios]

No knees are better than weak knees!!!

[@MudSluggerBP]

Still looks better than no knees geriatric Prime 🤣

[@oj9690]

He’s a perfect boy the way he is.

[@digitaldj471]

I dont really mind the ratchet knees

[@crimson7000]

I think the knees really improve the look

[@seankately4411]

Agreed that pose looked 🔥

[@crimson7000]

@@seankately4411 yeah I do too

[@chris001.]

My Lego prime got shredded because I didn’t have the tail light piece for the feet

[@WeedsDownBack]

“Technically pins, ball joints, RATCHETS (pun intended)”

[@fatyoshi3097]

Man Lego always disappoints when It comes to joints in Mechs/robots

[@the_bad_signal9034]

"Grrr I'm complaining about something that can be built to be different if I want 😡😡😡😡"

[@gleamingcolt]

This is not just the Prime, this is a curse for most of the Lego mechs and robots, how ever A Lego ninjago set had a interesting technique for the knees, so I am going to try to make that with the Prime

[@samurexatlas7373]

Put 2 of the peg and socket ratchets together for his knees, that should hold weight a bit better.

[@Devon.with.an.i]

Best set of 2022. Idk what can top this tbh

[@DocterGeko]

He is ThatToyGuy, he heard the fans pleas. Now, thanks too him, Lego Prime will have knees.

[@HelluvaOpp]

He had no Kneecaps! But now he does.

[@zerotwo6114]

Imma been honest The knees make it so much better looking.

[@bionicleocculusstudio2515]

I thought the original Optimus toy didn't have knees. So in my opinion this is more accurate.

[@darthbatcow]

The original does have knees

[@buddycatdudeguy7169]

I think it looks great with the knees

[@Dark_3333]

Ok, but that pose is 100% cooler than the original

[@mrdude88]

Anyone who wants knees on a LEGO don’t know that LEGO don’t put knees on their mechs.

[@elliotrudd1265]

I think the big problem with lego Optimus is exemplified by how many modification videos there are. To make him animation accurate, I've had to remove his hip wheels, pretty much his entire belt, his finger clips, and rearrange the back plating to allow his legs to move back. Never have I seen so many modification videos coming out for a Lego set so fast, meaning Lego honestly did slip up on this set when designing it

[@The_mrbob]

I hope this isn't the end of Kreo

[@bladezerlol]

It ended… many years ago… I say that when it was only discontinued in 2016- okay it’s many years ago.

[@TorchBioncle]

this isn’t the only lego optimus they don’t make them anymore but there’s megs mr old rust gun “ if you know you know” screams and more

[@eco4481]

Megaton took his knee caps

[@LtZerge]

Could even be silly and do the knees like they did them in the big Zane ninjago mech set. They gave that big heavy thing decent knees by using the several of the mini ball joints together at an angle that creates a bunch more friction. That sacrifices the side-to-side rotation, though. the nice thing with that solution though is it could fit in a 2 stud wide profile perfectly fine and not look too jarring if you retool the calf leg assembly to fit it in

[@lekanraposte6732]

Maybe by using some Technics pieces like ratchets and pistons? It would be a challenge to do it without changing the overall look.

[@quillmuffins6466]

Base plates are always fun to keep things standing, you can even decorate them to fit a theme or setting!

[@massimixk.1473]

Well, I modified mine for that and it worked very well. I just dissasembled a part of the leg and moove the ball joint it came from about 1 or 2 studs up si it sticks out a bit, it has not the best movility but definitly looks better and has stability

[@czowiekwoda8639]

I modified my Optimus Prime with 2 pairs of ratchet joints in the knees, additionally stiffened all the existing joints, removed some elements from the feet and voilà. He can stand in many positions, although he is slightly unstable, but only a little and it doesn't look like scrap from g1. He never fell over when I placed him on the shelf. btw I'm the 300th comment lol

[@muhdadiputradanial7129]

I got hit with a wave of nostalgia when I heard hero factory.....

[@nicholaspeters9919]

Well, the minifigures don’t have knee joints either, if anything, it allows him to fit in better if someone wants to use him for a stop motion project crossing him over with their other LEGO.

[@Shota_Aizawa180]

Cover up the front and sides of the lower legs but leave the back open at the knee joint it actually allows it to stand and kind of get into some poses

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I have no idea what techniques could be used to give him knees, but if one is insistent on doing so, I'd recommend looking at the Ninjago Zane's Titan Mech and newest Nya's Samurai X Mech sets. Those are the biggest Lego mechs to date with knees. They use multiple ratchet or ball joints and reinforcement those joints to both stabilize the figure and give the knees resistance. From what I can tell, Optimus Prime is heavier than these other mechs so the knee technique still might not work but you gotta start somewhere right?

[@obcena1447]

evil toy guy be like: I like knees, knees are fine.

[@toxikbott]

❤ love your work bro

[@rhuttrho88]

No Gaknees, is good Gaknees, with Gary........ Gaknees!😁😃😉

[@prismstar438]

This is like, the one time a large Lego mech build has an understandable reason for not having knees.

[@chrisurfer83]

That's great. Thanks. Also anyone else having trouble with his arms not holding the axe upright?

[@Danishidiot3]

The designers wanted to add knees but Lego said no

[@blancobenny8242]

The knees make him way more accurate to the toys toppling over included

[@kyleyuen245]

Lego engineers know what they're doing

[@KC80SiX]

Posing wise though, it's a better pose than the actual

[@Ben_zel]

I was actually able to redesign his calves in order to give him a ratchet joint in each knee. Worked super well!

[@bandanadug]

That Could Work!

[@aidenwalk1118]

I was able to put knees in, and he looks fine. I did have to change some parts out, but he is pretty sturdy. If you put his legs together he actually can bow and it looks hilarious.

[@supersquid0045]

Hehehe... you were mentioned by Jobby

[@HiperPivociarz]

THIS is why Lego rules. You have a Transformer with no knees? You will have to do some extensive retooling to change that. You have a mech with no knees? You can fix that in no time flat, and already have compatoble parts probably.

[@vinnykitty1983]

Pov: your friend almost slipped on ice

[@guscoarduino2661]

The first pair of knees looked great to me

[@GUMMY_MKII]

Ask Chubbybots, he's an expert

[@GT.Bugger]

Idc about knees, I think it's cool that I own a lego Optimus Prime

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

Only Lego Optimus? *BTR has entered the chat*

[@ImthinkhesBen]

Fun fact: LEGO Optimus can pooth, he can do the funny

[@Kinvstudioz]

Now for the most difficult part, transforming it

[@sonicburst9734]

Also they put him with no knees cuz that's how the original G1 Optimus prime toy was

[@DrMedReaper]

Ball Joints......SWIVEL HERE

[@ghostdamagedstrike3457]

Gread job bro 👍👍

[@19ameer96]

he aint got no knees he cant pray to Jesus

[@taxisalad]

look up Technic rotation ratchets, it’ll blow your mind (they’re really good for this, like legit i think you’ll like it)

[@wyattewalker217]

There are actually some extenders that have small pieces of rubber that "should" make the joint a bit tighter

[@Magmafrost13]

Thats... that's literally what is being used in this video. There isnt even a version of this part without the rubber

[@wyattewalker217]

@@Magmafrost13 oh, I thought there was, nevermind than :P

[@marcch72]

There was a Ninjago mech with good kneejoints

[@mr.wolfmaster2892]

There's a way I just need a prime

[@yannicdey1522]

I'd redesign the whole leg and thigh to use the technic joints lego uses in the AT-AT Walkers✌️

[@bugged-outmario1753]

The next thing I would try to do would be to install the AT-ST leg joints from set 75153. I’ll try to do it myself once Optimus comes in the mail

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

The reason is because he needs stability! People just don’t understand how Lego works

[@DinoPon3]

That's the cool thing about Lego. You can modify and alter things to your liking. So what if it came with no knee bend. Just do it yourself.

[@davidct1157]

He does look amazing and yes think no knees is a good idea

[@aaronvillanueva8833]

Good idea bro

[@hassanrao470]

It’s funny because those are meant to be extra sturdy sockets. Also, I doubt ratchets would do much better. You could use the heavy duty ratchets but those won’t fit in the leg

[@jkliao6486]

On the bright side, it's not a $450 optimus prime with knee problem.

[@ItsTforTea]

well good thing about optimus being lego's is you can modify it and change to what you want

[@MaxSpencerNash]

I used rachet joints for mine cause a knee swivel is not a real piece of articulation.

[@RADkate]

they coudlhave used those friction pistons to stabilize him like that big underwater bionicle with the launcher on the shoulder and the red mask (too lazy too look up the sets name)

[@cephalongoof]

Makuta something and spinex

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

@@cephalongoof you mean maxilos and spinax

[@KRBrickBot]

The best most direct straightforward description of a LEGO BIONICLE set in layman's terms ever.

[@cephalongoof]

@@rhyperiorhunter7339 yeah maxilos was a version of makuta though

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

@@cephalongoof no it was a robot Makuta possessed after he was freed from Zahktan's vat

[@almxs7399]

I just shove a small piece of paper in ever loose joint of my lego mechs lol

[@andymendivil183]

No knees?...how about sum Chi-nese? ',:)

[@guzsky]

Gonna wait for chubbybots for his fix

[@hunterdunnage6189]

It was my decision to get knees, I did it for memes.

[@Sigamole]

And besides who doesn't like a G1 styled Lego Optimus prime?

[@gavinomeara]

I really hope they eventually make ironhide.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Funny, for the price they could have engineered the new parts it needed for knees

[@genghiskhan3665]

give really tight ratchet joints

[@seeeabaasssiliketransforme9904]

I guess Kreo has one up on Lego in this department

[@flavourruling2162]

Kreo had ball joints iirc, I had an Optimus Kreo