I Made My Own LEGO Star Wars Figure!

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In this video, we delve into why characters like R2-D2 haven't been redesigned in the past 20 years, despite most LEGO Star Wars figures undergoing updates. Join us to discover what a Star Wars CMF (Collectible Minifigures) series might look like!
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[@OpticBlast-yk5hf]

I’ve thought for a while that LEGO R2 needed a swiveling head without the stud cutouts in the corners. I think he could be a far superior figure with that small upgrade.

[@ionobru]

Yeah, and it would be so easy to do aswell

[@nochs_brother_2]

It would be really cool but would probably never happen because R2’s torso is used for many other things beyond droids

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

@@nochs_brother_2 so make a new torso, like Tommy did.

[@ionobru]

@@nochs_brother_2 yh but couldn’t they just make a new mould with just a stud in the middle

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

GREAT TOMMYCFIGS MAKING LEGO STAR 🌟 WARS MINIFIGURES SERIES.

[@micahnike18]

Putting a minifig head pole was a genius move! Makes me question why Lego didn’t do that in the first place

[@TommyCFigs]

i really like peoples suggestions of putting a normal stud there so the body could be used in other sets, really interested to implement peoples feedback!

[@gewooneenchris]

This looks very good! I love the feature of the head being able to turn. But I think the stud should still be on top.

[@TommyCFigs]

noted :)

[@Inferno31415MC]

I think that it would be cool if they made a new R2D2 body piece that looks the same as the old one, but instead of studs on the top, it has a recess to hold the round turntable part (3679) and is a little bit shorter to accommodate for it. That way, it is still compatible and similar to the old figures but it can turn its head!

[@iamdarth8393]

I think putting a hole in the body for a technic pin would be the way to go. The head could either have a pin sticking out or a matching hole and a pin or half-pin could be used to connect them. That would create an incredibly flexible set of pieces with similar interconnection with other standard parts. The body is even long enough it could have a technic axle profile deeper inside. The third leg could connect with a technic pin or axle in the bottom of the body and if a stud pocket were added to the bottom of the foot it would create a unique angled pin to stud adapter (which I'm sure people could find a use for). Summary: Body: Technic pin hole in top, technic pin or axle hole in the bottom, possible technic axle profile through the middle. Head: Technic pin post to connect to the body or a technic pin hole requiring an interconnect piece. (A pin hole should allow for compatibility with minifig torso) Third leg: technic pin or axle connection to bottom of body and stud pocket creating an angled technic to stud adapter

[@mfknbumblebee]

That’s fantastic!! The swiveling head and third leg are way overdue, but I also appreciate the detailed legs! The head is a little too striking to me, but I think it would look alright with some printing

[@TommyCFigs]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ARDIZsq]

I’ve gotta say, this custom is in a weird spot for me. I LOVE the body having a standard neck peg now, the slightly more detailed legs are fine, and the extra leg attachment is perfect for non-studded surfaces, but the head is weird for me. While I think that the 3D bits ARE more accurate to R2, it just doesn’t feel very LEGO to me, since I think they’d still try to find a way to keep using the existing head. It also means that any time they want to make a new droid, they need to mold a new head instead of just making a new print, which might not be something LEGO is willing to do for more one-off astromechs. Even still though, THE biggest issue for me is the removal of the stud. That kind of takes a LOT away from the LEGO feel of the figure, and it means you now can’t have things on top of R2. If I had to make one single change to this, it would be readding the stud to the head. I think that would also make the new 3D bits look less out of place, and overall make it feel more LEGO.

[@Caosespacial257]

I agreed in everything, it would be asier and more lego-ish to just remade the 2x2 dome without the cut-outs and keep @TommyCFigs' head antistud in the middle, it would be way easier to find new uses for this part.

[@ScorpionFlame6]

Oh R2 has been overdue for a new updated figure for a long time and the design you did for him fits perfectly

[@BlitzBrickz]

the minifig head pole was such a good idea, in a different universe we definitely could have got this

[@TommyCFigs]

I think so too!

[@herowither12354]

My way of updating the figure would simply be making the body only have 1 stud, and removing the cutouts from the heads. It would mean that new droid parts and old droid parts would be incompatible, but it'd keep the lego-like appearance (instead of looking like an action figure), and still look good next to older droids.

[@ThompsonBrosStudios]

Ok but hear me out, the body doesn't need the full neck piece, just a single center stud. Then it's compatible with all previous heads as well and still swivels. I'm personally fine with the classic heads, gotta have the stud on top for it to look lego right? lol. And I don't think the legs need so much detail. If anything, they could simply add some minor print details to them to spice them up. You use K2-S0 as an example, but even he uses the same basic arms and legs as the battle droids, and he looks fantastic. I will however say, I think some of the other astromech droid types could use some better representation for sure, maybe even some T3 or T7 droids.

[@FroggeFilms]

I have thought of this ever since the dawn of time

[@FroggeFilms]

It’s the best solution

[@LinkieNecronLore]

0:08 man... people really forget that Bionicle was the real thing that saved Lego, huh?

[@a1yca7z]

I love this but wouldn't an easier solution for the head be that they just make a torso piece with a single stud in the middle. Would mean all existing heads would work with the updated body and have the additional turn feature

[@TommyCFigs]

It would, but using the existing dome piece would have a hole in it. You would be able to see through the droid, and I don't think that would look good. So, I think a new head is very necessary, hence why I didn't even talk about it in the video.

[@trinafernando4276]

Bruh they should have a CMF with rise of skywalker palpatine, good Ben solo, Starkiller, Tobias Beckett, Darth Plagieus, Emperor Starkiller, the Force ghosts, Grogu in his armour and an upgraded Din Djarin with a new head and maybe the hair from Owen Grady in dark brown

[@TheLEGOZora]

0:31 that would be a cool video for the future!

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

When I was little, I would put the 2x2 plates with the spinny circular part on the head so you could move the head in more than 90° intervals.

[@Autobot_Studios]

Same but it still had those corners sticking out

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

@@Autobot_Studios I’m not saying it was a good solution, I’m just saying I’ve been wanting that since I was a little kid, and this is a great way of doing that

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

EXCELLENT WORK. TOMMYCFIGS 3D PRINTING AND MINIFIGURES

[@Obs3ver]

6:36 to fix this issue slightly, I feel you could replace the minifig neck with a normal stud, and make the bottom of the head like a normal 2X2 round plate anti-stud side, so it can clip into normal builds

[@ViewpointProd]

Keeping the stud on the top of the dome would have been nice, so you could have head attachments still. though you could probably get around using a unique head for that, or possibly a "shoulder" neck attachment

[@martinevans9757]

I came to a lot of similar conclusions as you re-designing Character Building (Cobi) Dalek minifigs. Keeping the distinctive silhouette is the key! Nice Artoo unit you have there, no faulty motivator! 😉

[@br1ckmate]

awesome work mate, I can see lego moving in that direction in near future

[@can_not_find_name]

I would buy this if I could this is amazing 😻

[@TommyCFigs]

thank you so much :)

[@Alexgudmusic]

this was a really well make video. a little fast for my taste but still really good

[@TommyCFigs]

thanks for the feedback will slow it down a bit next time :)

[@benjamincole8049]

My only gripe is I think it should keep the stud on top of the droid heads. I love the improvements.😃

[@videohousejsq]

This has me longing for what LEGO could be 😭 very well done!

[@TommyCFigs]

Thanks! 😃

[@CJHBFilms-of5kh]

This r 2 is awesome! I Need one!

[@KrypticWarrior2]

I think given how many times they've made R2, they should just make a dedicated mold set for the figures,, perhaps even do duel molding for the main head color and then a secondary color for the panels, then use printing for the eye and light features. same for the bodies, main body is molded as one color, while the doors are molded as a secondary color. then they can print extra details if the droid has them. this would also allow them to have a detailed backside of the R2 droids which has largely been blank for just about every droid except for a few recent special versions of R2.

[@grahstache2904]

What is fin With the r2dr fig is that you can customise him, no third legs ? He has a hole for that, no turning head ? Just use that one piece that lego use for chair

[@zacharymessner6157]

I didn’t realize how badly we need the head swivel, that being said I think that’s all it needs in an update to still give it that Lego feel

[@valthenvega2434]

The head I think stands out in a weird way because it doesn’t have the stud, and also because one cannot really see how it looks with print applied on. I think Artoo’s head would be worthy of dual molding, but only on its black eye so that the print can have continuity. Lego has retired very useful parts in the past, but I don’t know why not create a swiveling system for its head and body. After all, there’s no other use for Jabba, the Rancor, blasters or the mando helmets and yet they’ve been created

[@qurkiyboii]

I love the R2D2, but i still Think you should leave the stud on top, because it creates more playing. For example you cant make a crane that can easily attach to its head.

[@elecmagpulse7385]

I think LEGO’s reason for not making a torso that allows R2’s head to rotate is because it would block the slot. R2’s torso, as well as any other piece that allows two pins to be inserted in a similar fashion, has a slot where the pins would touch, presumably as another way of removing the pins should they get stuck. Chopper’s body doesn’t have a top slot, but there is one on the bottom. In theory, they might be able to make a piece to go under a modified single connection point Chopper body, but then there’d be a visible seam and printing gap where the two pieces connect.

[@lbricks7631]

I think the astromech would still benefit having a stud on the top. Lego is a toy and that opens up more creative pathways.

[@VideoVigilante]

3:07 Jesse, we need to build

[@TommyCFigs]

XD

[@pharaohalhotep9559]

I think the classic legs and head look good, so the torso should be changed. Instead of the torso, it should be a technic pin hole with the new technic pin with stud and friction ridges.

[@Admb_]

I don't think artoo needs a complete redesign. I think he needs to at least keep the stud on top of the head. Also instead of the head pole use a stud that way that piece could definitely be used as something else. I think Lego's artoo is an iconic minifigure like Kenners artoo. I'd love to see more 3d printed things though like heads for Simpsons minifigures we never got or even futurama and family guy heads. Maybe even wallace and gromit or giving the toy story 4 minifigures 3d heads like the older ones had.

[@FormulaPurple]

I bet the model you made would look REALLY good painted

[@TommyCFigs]

funny you should say that XD

[@thelastbrickbender2139]

The best fix would be to make them smaller, in my opinion, Lego astromechs are just jarringly big when compared to normal figures, most of us are just used to it cause we grew up with it

[@Raymond_ramen-s4h]

I would be willing to pay up to 40-50 bucks for a full printed version of this

[@BucketHeadBricksStudios]

Don’t let him find this comment, I wanna pay $5 bucks tops😂😂😂😂

[@BucketHeadBricksStudios]

It’s still really good though, I would definitely want it

[@sabre0smile]

I love this as a concept but I don't think it'd be viable for lego to do. What I think they could and should do easily is a vertical pin attachment rather than the 4 studs. You lose the cutouts on the bottom edge of the head and gain the ability to rotate the head, virtually no other changes are needed

[@TommyCFigs]

the dome would still need changing to have one with no holes, as that method would show the holes in the head but all of the comments have made very good points about the design and will be interested to make some changes to my design! :)

[@SuperSuperSpork]

For the head connection, I would have done a 2x2 round jumper for the top, instead of a neck bar Mainly because the normal Droid body is a good part for building, a full neck bar I think limits that

[@TommyCFigs]

good point!

[@SuperSuperSpork]

@TommyCFigs also if you make R2's little scope/eye bits the same size as the accessories hole on some mini-fig hats, you could plug in flowers and fire bits to his eyes lol

[@alerion2923]

Honestly, I think an updated Lego R2 would just need a new body mold that's slightly taller and adds a turntable connection.

[@Fishysalmon02]

This is cool, but I do think you did a little too much. For example: The head didn't need. New mould imo, instead of the head pole, just use a single stud like on bb8

[@swarler]

i would have used a connection like the barrel piece where round 2x2 pieces connect to the top but can still be rotated

[@lester44444]

I think the figure is dope, but the density of detail is a bit too much for lego. The head peg is such a great idea for a swivelling head, but I don't think adding detail to the actual head piece is necessary for the silhouettes legibility. And I definitely agree about the third leg, but I think the issue of reusability could be resolved by making the bottom hole a technic pinhole and making the third leg a simper technic-compatible piece

[@matthewcarpenter5197]

Awesome video 😃👍

[@TommyCFigs]

Thanks 😁

[@lester44444]

I don't think the original is too nostalgic to change, necessarily, it's just at a really great compromise between simplicity and legibility. Like...it's just good

[@kezmsfilms1300]

1:41 "Im not sure you guys saw my video the other week" ah yes, 4 months ago, jsut the other week XD. Damn, that and this video are great though, the reason i found you all those months ago

[@kezmsfilms1300]

I will say though, I do miss the stud on the heads, as even the BB units have that. But ye, reusability, like with the Minecraft Wolf and Minion Heads, can be surprising sometimes and work very well. So, I feel LEGO would find a way XD they always do

[@TommyCFigs]

man, time really does fly.. XD

[@kezmsfilms1300]

@@TommyCFigs It really do, when you meantioned that video I thought "Oh, that was like a month ago" and went to double check, it was more than a month

[@EatSleepEmpire]

I’d settle for just a white stripe around the bottom of R2s head so you don’t see the studs from the side.

[@BrickBrickProductions]

Honestly I think the best thing you could have done would be to have scaled it down a bit to make it closer to minifig scale because he's just a bit to big

[@TommyCFigs]

They are exactly the same scale XD

[@BrickBrickProductions]

@@TommyCFigs I know, I've just always felt that that R2's a bit to big.

[@TommyCFigs]

@@BrickBrickProductions ahhhh i see what you are saying that might be interesting to give a go one day!

[@BrickBrickProductions]

@@TommyCFigs yesssssss

[@nivendeliessche37]

just put a stud attachement on the top of the head and for me it would be perfect

[@Technoo810]

Even just ugrading the torso to allow the third leg would be huge

[@ESKape_Key]

Ok, where can I get those stl?? These are PERFECT!

[@TommyCFigs]

i would love to release them but im doing another video with them first and seeing if any company wants to adapt the design to make a better product!

[@romulas-cushmanproject3273]

Interesting fact: the reason Lego doesn’t have a Star Wars CMF line or just sell the minifigs by themselves is because Hasbro has exclusive rights to sell Star Wars action figures and technically a minifig by itself could legally be considered an action figure. But make it a keychain or add other Lego bricks in them and it’s not legally an action figure

[@evansaunders275]

Oh yeah they used to have the minifig packs with like 4 star wars minifigures but it was discontinued

[@dariuskikstra3994]

I think you meant Star Wars action figures

[@Sbchewie]

Mandr made a vid disproving this tho

[@BrickBusterVideo647]

Lego makes poly bags that are just minifigures, including Lego Star Wars. Technically that would break that rule, but they do it anyways.

[@spooky2bricks]

From what I can remember, apparently there were documents leaked that explicitly stated that the LEGO Group’s Minifigure did not qualify to be put under the category of an action figure. Apparently the stated reason LEGO did not choose to make a SW CMF series was simply that they did’t want too. Even though they stated the couldn’t make them due to Hasbro’s rights to the action figures for SW that has apparently been untrue the whole time. That can even be verified by the fact Lego has in the past released Polybags containing only a single SW minifig. I can’t remember the source of this info so take it a grain of salt buts it’s worth looking into.

[@legoking0951]

Looks great

[@TommyCFigs]

Thanks!

[@tristanlee8495]

Fun fact: Lego didn't actually use an existing piece when creating R2-D2. In 1999 all of his parts were new molds so there wasn't actually any clever money saving technique.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Yes, this is brilliant. And why Lego can't or won't make an accurate R2 is kind of annoying.

[@Petsofwarcraft]

great Video! now i want to print one of these!! please?

[@atlasproduction4773]

I think it s greate that he did bot change

[@jchavarria0100]

I think both of the figure

[@legobeylov7470]

difficult to put in other lego sets? yea i dont think ive seen the creeper body used outside of minecraft

[@ericdoherty2456]

Can we have the 3d files? I have a standard mdf printer and would love to try and print this myself.

[@WesTheHunter]

Imo R2 should have an updated head or Vader shouldn't have.

[@spectral_cow2005]

I like it but As everyone says “no one is beating the classics”

[@Tanner-o2f]

3-D print chopper

[@nathonso_edits]

Only thing I would do is add the swivel head, the rest is just too iconic, I'm not a huge fan of the overly detailed new pieces like the stormtrooper or Darth Vader helmets cause I think they loose some lego charm

[@Havocbuilder]

1:43 few weeks ago, think you mean 3-4 months ago

[@becktrovato6737]

Do general grevious

[@TommyCFigs]

that would be cool

[@becktrovato6737]

@@TommyCFigs ye, also this was a good model too

[@henrylangford6950]

Step 2 How about actually like Put all the details Of like the printings and stuff or maybe painted or something I don't know

[@TommyCFigs]

i mean there are ways to do it, painting, decals ect. but id rather put this in the hands of a custom companies as they have the technology to pad print and mold these kind of items :)

[@angelomedeiros493]

good job in also mentioning that resin is super unhealthy, i saw some other channels just grabbing resin figures they printed by hand without care and not using masks, little do they know how harmful that is in the long run, love the result btw

[@TommyCFigs]

it is really important to me that if someone wants to get into the amazing hobby of 3d printing they know about the down sides and protecting your health!

[@zachseatdriver9671]

Is the stl available

[@Ol_Lochy]

Bro that R2 minifigure is from 2020 at earliest not 1999

[@NobodyYouKnow01]

Disney had Lego make the new characters molds and not artoo because they don’t care about the original series.

[@jakobgood8831]

Are you going to release a file for this ?

[@Tanner-o2f]

Sell it in your website

[@yancharcustoms3679]

Do you have the files?

[@TommyCFigs]

I do have the files, but I'm not releasing them at this time, maybe one day though :)

[@Akhen.]

whose head is it at 4:27 ?

[@Mister-Z-38019]

Robot Nurse from the Space CMF series

[@FlamesReviewsAndMocs]

Cool, cool, now paint them.

[@TommyCFigs]

would love to but its a bit small for that, the detail would be really tricky to do

[@FlamesReviewsAndMocs]

@@TommyCFigs yeah, besides, I was joking (well, like 99.9999 percent joking).

[@gavinknight8560]

pls stl for printing

[@jerryudonneedtoknow3903]

Honestly coming from an artistic perspective, it’s too much and looks unless like Here’s an explanation first to understand my point… The Looney too heads are unLego like in artistic style, however they are designed in a manner, size, AND proportion that compliments it with the Lego body. No matter how weird it looks, it doesn’t look completely like it’s a separate thing from the Lego body below. Its design functions no matter how weird it can look. The new Lego stormtrooper helmets suck, primarily due to its overall proportions (also it’s just far less accurate in proportion design to actual helmet). Anyways the helmet looks is too tall, too large with the inconvenience chin overhang, besides the reduced functionality, the proportions have become so skewed and mismatched, the helmet is larger and more demanding in its artistic expression. This draws more attention to the helmet than the LEGO body (and its prints). People are instinctually programmed to notice problems and defects, it’s a survival instinct, it imbeds itself into design. Because of the helmets more dominant silhouette, its overpowers the LEGO body, this is especially bad given the helmet is unLego like in its silhouette, therefore it makes the LEGO body look like it doesn’t have the correct head, like the helmet is for an action figure. While your design is nice, it has some of the issues like the new stormtrooper helmet in matching a Lego silhouette. Even though the body is a recognizable part, it’s not enough to be immediately pointed to as Lego like a 2x4 brick would. The fact the edges of it do not show studs reduce the silhouette and feeling of Lego and makes it lean closer to action figure. However, this is one factor that can still be added IF the head is changed, while it’s a nice design, it feels EXTREMELY unLego like. If you were to make the entire figure in pitch black, it would be difficult to immediately tell its LEGO, maybe only the legs could tell, this all could be resolved by adding a stud on top of the head. If you analyze BB-8, it works in LEGO because I has two factors give in the LEGO silhouette, the stud on the top and the open stud on the bottom, if color in pure black, it could be identified as LEGO because of those making a LEGO silhouette. Lastly, the legs, it’s almost all good but one issue, too much detail, remove the little cylinder and you will match the style and simplicity of Lego, the inner details on the side of the legs are fines, it’s just the cylinders that stick out. Its main issues is that is has dropped all of the Lego factors (mainly being the studs) to look more accurate, but has now completely deminished its Lego silhouette, if look at from far way, it’d look more like an action figure rather than Lego

[@songoftheday847]

Cool😊

[@TommyCFigs]

Thank You :)

[@TheLEGOZora]

Too unLEGO like for me!

[@LordDamo]

Lego wouldn't be allowed because some other company has the right for star wars figures...

[@TommyCFigs]

i mean, there are many reasons I don't think Lego will make a star wars CMF "not having the figure rights" isnt one of them

[@chucky7399]

Please forward this video to lego designers...

[@TommyCFigs]

Thanks :D

[@jaworthy]

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[@abrashshahzad2552]

Hi

[@Montique72]

It just doesn't feel like lego.

[@TommyCFigs]

I mean, I disagree; the new droid is heavily inspired by the original, using the best parts from it, just updating the design. I agree with what a lot of people are saying about the head, and I will do a version with the stud on top. But unfortunately, a lot of these style changes are subjective, and that's okay. I know many people that don't like the new Stormtrooper and Vader helmets for the same reasons :)

[@Montique72]

@@TommyCFigs looks like any other toy. Not lego

[@monster_in_a_garden]

Typo in the title

[@abrashshahzad2552]

Stoping kids to say first

[@lukedempsey3994]

2 hi

[@gamerboyofficalyt]

That isn't the 1999 lego R2..

[@TommyCFigs]

im aware, its the 2008 one i believe, but the mold point still stand :)

[@gamerboyofficalyt]

@@TommyCFigs No problem

[@marizam6463]

The license to lego star wars will end at 2032 wdym 2050

[@PaulexGw]

*Lego Star Wars R2D2 it's The Worst Video ever*