Halo Mega Bloks UNSC MAMMOTH 97174 - Going CHEAP!

[@jestersantiago1175]

Meticulous work on rescuing the stickers, its the 1st time I saw someone do all of that to retain those stickers, great work!! :)

[@brickman1175]

Thank you, it’s definitely time consuming but the reward of seeing them back on the set almost like new when it’s done is so rewarding.

[@chrispone1966]

Kudos to you for your patience with the sticker restoration , excellent job done , good tips , great video thanks , two of my favourite sets together on the table , so enjoying your regular Friday slot , much appretiated , keep it up please

[@brickman1175]

Thanks and I appreciate the feedback, I enjoyed putting this video together. I’m trying to keep the content varied so as not to keep pushing out the same stuff week after week.

[@dmitriymeh]

This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing the whole story. Very interesting. Shout-out to Mega for providing such a service of providing missing pieces to a set that is that long off the market shelf.

[@brickman1175]

Thanks for watching. Just to clarify the spare parts are not being provided by MEGA, they are being provided by a fellow collector who goes by the name Mega Chief Construct Creator, that’s the name of his KZbin channel.

[@codywright2840]

I too love it when I can refurbish old sets and make them look like new! Super impressed how good you got those old dirty stickers to look. I did not even know they could be saved!

[@brickman1175]

Restoring something is more enjoyable than opening new for me, especially when it’s a rare item. That was my first attempt at sticker restoration and whilst I’m sure there are many ways to go about I too was super pleased with how well they came out. I’ll definitely being doing it again on other sets that desperately need it like my gen 2 Elephant and Rhino.

[@kittenswithketchup]

I've had this set since release, and my stickers are starting to fall off. They're all there, but partially hanging off. Thank you so much for showing how to bring them back to life. Saving this video so I can refer to it when I decide to fix mine.

[@brickman1175]

You’re welcome, just remember the process requires patience. Keep the water hot, take your time and try to avoid wetting/rubbing the printed side of the sticker, the print can come off easily if you’re not careful.

[@DafterThings]

Beautiful end result and loved watching the process. Personally I don't want it... but absolutely respect the effort and passion to restore.

[@brickman1175]

Thanks man, appreciated 😁

[@MichaelMartins-w5l]

Wonderful work! Watching your uploads is now part of my Friday evening routine :)

[@brickman1175]

That’s fantastic, great to hear you’re enjoying the regular updates, even if they are only once a week. 😁

[@saiodiaspaladin3391]

Absolutely fantastic job cleaning up and reapplying the stickers! Didn’t expect that, but I did get freaked out when you said u put them in the sun after a wash to dry

[@brickman1175]

Thanks, I only left them in the sun for a day so no harm done 😁

[@Masta_beef]

Your the guy that bought that ohhhhhh

[@brickman1175]

Yes I am 😊

[@misriaharmory3884]

I love this set. Mine isn’t complete either but it’s complete enough at least to me to where it does exactly what I want it to.

[@brickman1175]

I agree, even with the pieces currently missing from the one featured in the video it still looks amazing on the shelf. Impressive set indeed.

[@pudetr1mmer]

i still remember getting mine in 2015 as a birthday present, i have the box also as even a kid i knew it was special

[@brickman1175]

Nice 😁🥳

[@jestersantiago1175]

If you remove the figs from the battlescape, you could make the mammoth look up to scale by making the builds on the battlescape smaller!!! :)

[@brickman1175]

That’s an interesting idea, thank you.

[@Dromarius]

This color is many times used on CoD line ;) And this set is really insane *_* That's too bad it is sooo expensive I'll keep an eye if i can found one haha

[@brickman1175]

Yes, you’re are correct. Mega Chief said that is why he has so many spares in the correct colour, not from the Mammoth but the COD sets he has picked up over the years. I don’t have any COD sets in this colour so until he pointed the fact out I wasn’t even aware they used the colour in that line.

[@BigBruddaMike24]

Hey Brickman, that Roland light up is fixable. I bought a FUD complete but the Cortana light up didn’t work. I decided to open it up and saw worse than just dead batteries, but also corrosion. Still fixable. Just make sure not to lose any pieces when disassembling, and remember which order they go back in.

[@brickman1175]

Thanks, I forgot to show it in the video but I did that as part of the refurb. Like yours mine was all corroded but I managed to clean it up good, some new batteries and it works like new! Annoyed that I forgot to show it in the video 🙄

[@brockleetolman2064]

the amount of effort that went into this is astounding. Great work!

[@maroon508244]

another great video! i cant imagine doing that with the stickers. You do it for the love of the game!

[@brickman1175]

Thank you and yes, I’m obsessed 😂

[@motmot8879]

Extremely impressed with your work, this looks great, good job!

[@brickman1175]

Thank you, appreciated. 😊

[@ebomb1133]

Looks outstanding Brickman! 👍 It truly is a labor of love to get these sets back into decent condition

[@brickman1175]

@@ebomb1133 Thanks and yes, it sure is. I really do find it satisfying though, it never feels like a chore.

[@richytoys117]

Very nice my friend I've got one too that I salvage fr9m the grave put the missing parts together and also give it a good clean no stickers tho

[@brickman1175]

It’s always good to bring something back from the grave, great to keep these things alive for future collectors.

[@richytoys117]

@brickman1175 same here still on the hunt for the scarab my good friend !!

[@sundancegaming6040]

I have been all over ebay, and here in the states and north america, most of the mammoth sets are 100% complete but just either missing or including mini figures all going for less than $200 even with the shipping, and have been looking into buying one.

[@JamesTDG]

8:20 If it doesn't hurt that much, you can purchase a sheet of stickers that are re-prints, so long as you can find the graphics online

[@brickman1175]

I don’t think thee is currently a data base of sticker sheets on line sadly.

[@frogjog8822]

I would scan the clean stickers and print it out onto sticker paper; But like mega collecting its practically paying a premium for a printer.

[@brickman1175]

I don’t have any of that equipment unfortunately but it does sound like a good idea.

[@shinji6819]

Great video. Would be keen to know if you got the pedestal working as well.

[@brickman1175]

Thank you and you’re right, I completely forgot to mention and show that I did indeed get the pedestal working. The old batteries were a bit crusty so I had to clean up the connections inside the pedestal but once I’d done that and fitted some new batteries it worked perfectly.

[@kenganedits2419]

Man this make me wanna clean mine up 😂

[@brickman1175]

😂

[@JamesTDG]

So, mega project idea, a proper Mega minifigure scale Mammoth. I remember it in-game being MASSIVE, and I could fit so much more inside the vehicle. Ofc, I have one thing to help reduce some of the stress for you, use green and grey bricks, it will fit in with the Elephants as a cool bonus! (Also look around to see if you can get someone to make you some custom size tires and wheels for the build)

[@brickman1175]

I have considered this and it is something that I deem within the realms of possibility with what I have. I actually also want to create a Mammoth in green to the same scale as the Signature Series one just making it my own with increased detailing and a few mods.

[@JamesTDG]

@@brickman1175 Sounds like you got yourself a new video series to start up lol. Hopefully for episode 1, we can see you displaying the model in blender while planning out the build. (maybe the signature series scale one could be branded as a Mastodon?)

[@codyseeds2372]

That is awesome! After watching this, think I’m going to try and get my hands on one!

[@brickman1175]

@@codyseeds2372 Happy hunting. 😁

[@evad__1131]

I wish I collected mega blocks before they got so expensive tbh

[@brickman1175]

Me too 😂

[@JamesTDG]

10:04 Is that a loose sticker I see in the cabin there?

[@brickman1175]

It’s one of the stickers for the side of the main gun on the roof, the black part at the tip of the barrel is supposed to be the brown colour and the sticker goes over that part. I didn’t want to apply the sticker until I received the part in the correct colour which I since have from a friend in America.

[@lilkevthesavage4747]

Hey brickman I know you do a lots or hauls and just wanted to ask how do you clean the peices? I recently got a lot(9lbs) and was wondering how should I clean the pieces

[@brickman1175]

I show how I clean the pieces in this video, 20 minutes in the washing machine with detergent on a cold wash. You need to put the pieces in a mesh/net bag.

[@nickdan2583]

excellent work bro 😎

[@craigk1328]

I bought one recently for about 40 pounds but it has only got 4 wheels :( so looking for another one

[@brickman1175]

That’s an amazing price even if it does only have wheels, great for spares or can be used as one damaged or having maintenance carried out.

[@EVA-UNIT-13]

9:51 Is that one of the stickers on the floor of the Mammoth? 😅

[@brickman1175]

@@EVA-UNIT-13 Good spot, I wondered if anyone would pick up on that. It is a prepared sticker but not one of the missing ones, it’s to go on the side of the main gun barrel but I can’t put it on until I receive the missing part it sticks to from Mega Chief. For the video I used a black piece on the tip of the barrel but it should be the champagne colour like the rest of the build 😁

[@Rashmansbricks]

That’s epic!

[@jolemaire6629]

This set needs a remake badly!

[@brickman1175]

It would be epic if they did that’s for sure.

[@sneedsfeedandseed7777]

when i built this after it came out i avoided putting the stickers on lol

[@brickman1175]

Well at least they can’t fall off 😁

[@renardnoir2581]

Wish I had the stickers. The person I got mine from never put theirs on.

[@brickman1175]

That’s tuff, it would be nice if Mega would release the files for the sticker sheets so people could print their own.

[@Kongcash]

Second

[@Masta_beef]

Third

[@BryantNotLee4548]

first

[@codyseeds2372]

That is awesome! After watching this, think I’m going to try and get my hands on one!