LEGO Fans Need To Stop Doing This

[@somethingawesome9547]

Waistcapes should NOT be printed. I'm OK with everything else.

[@gkbricks]

Same

[@Jedi_Bob_Studios]

Yes I agree, there is no good explanation for printed waist capes

[@brickmasterharri]

I totally get what you're saying! I honestly would like them either way, but just from my own experience I do remember them fraying and not really lasting overtime with play. I think they should really work on finding a good middle ground though

[@Jedi_Bob_Studios]

@brickmasterharri that makes sense, but Lego uses waist capes in other themes! So if they really get damaged easily, why doesn't Lego re design them

[@somethingawesome9547]

@@brickmasterharri IMO the fig without a waistcape still looks better without a printed waistcape. Anyone that isn’t familiar with Star Wars would never guess in a million years that those printed waistcapes are supposed to represent waistcapes.

[@jeanthmc3561]

Unpopular opinion. I think waist capes should be a cloth piece and at the same time printed. That way if the cloth get damaged u still have the print under it

[@Vibris414]

Oh I never even thought of that 🤔

[@eonbree8593]

fr tho

[@VaughanTaylor-v4y]

@jeanthmc3561. I agree, that way everyone is happy.

[@BrickinRidiculous]

Dang that’s smart!

[@mustarduser91]

no reason it shouldn’t be. would cost them next to nothing

[@OpticBlast-yk5hf]

For physical stores like Bricks and Minifigs, obviously they’re going to have to price things higher than eBay. They have to pay employees and other things. It’s a physical store. They have to mark it up to make a decent profit.

[@riverstambaugh11]

They also tend to factor shipping costs in to the sets in store, which bumps it up a bit sometimes. Putting that in context, I’m ok most of the time paying that $10/20 markup to be able to walk out of the store with it right away.

[@cameron.swizzy]

Hate to be toxic, but if you’re 25+ plus throwing a full on tantrum about the placement of helmet holes on a clone trooper. It’s just kinda sad. Sure I like a cool minifigure, but to attack lego designers and employees over a toy as an adult is just wrong. You’re entitled to your opinion, but in this regard some people need to grow up a little bit💀

[@cameron.swizzy]

@@LarryJones-vc3ph I hear you constructive/ criticism in general is okay. I’m not immune to this myself, I purchased 2 Jurassic park anniversary sets while still not agreeing with the price of an $80 set with a tree and car then a $50 with a car and literal poop way too overpriced so in that regard I’m guilty yes

[@bookbookbook1]

I mean it's literally a miniature building block toy and the minifigs barely pass off as human let alone anything else so I genuinely don't understand what the problem is, yeah printed stuff sucks but at the end of the day it's a kids toy and I could give less of a f about it, all I really care about is what the figure represents, if it passes as captain rex and an army of 501st then in the essence of lego that's all that really matters

[@bigdapramirez6157]

Facts. It seems like a lot of fans are ungrateful for what they have. I remember when I was a kid I was thrilled when I could finally afford the updated sand skiff that came with the new version of boba Fett. The fact that printing and Lego molds have come so far as to even include metallic paint to represent his helmet scratches impresses me so much even to this day

[@collinge7352]

Yeah, throwing a tantrum is not mature for adults to be doing. However, it’s fine and normal to criticize a brand where it is due. I would prefer Lego to put the holes in the correct place for the range finder and make a visor that connects in a different place, but they chose to put the helmet holes in the wrong place to save time and money rather than designing new visors. However I still feel like it is a minor thing that I can look over and I’m still enjoying these clones and the cool sets we’re getting them in

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@collinge7352I don’t really like to do it but when other people complain I think it isn’t actually that bad as long as it gives me a better product

[@Lego_Darth_Maul58]

I think people should also realize that not everyone just displays their stuff, there are kids that play with it and thats their target demographic, We have a passion which we choose to show through collecting, some kids actually use them as toys

[@vikingnfld9478]

About to say the same thing. I'd be interested to see the demographics, but I have a funny feeling even if all adults stop buying these sets. There's a good chance that Legos still get enough profit from the younger demographics where us deciding with our wallet probably isn't even a problem for the Company in the end.

[@Thebolfster]

There is a case for how lego also gets it bad for play, I personally like to play with my legos (I’m barely an adult don’t bully me) but like a lot of time legos has some really bad things that are meant to be good for play, like new stormtrooper helmets look super ugly and they can’t turn at all, also waist capes look bad just being on the side of the legs and should be cloths not printed, and often the figures crack and break, even without rough play, Also sets don’t come with storage areas for weapons anymore.

[@vikingnfld9478]

@@Thebolfster even for the purpose of display, I can't have any of my mini figures on studs because after a while it caused the feet to crack. I made a moc using a couple of the Mandalorian battle packs (the new one from a few years ago) and the fin on all the speeder bikes are all broken off, even when the only time I ever touched them was to put them on the speeders itself. I still have a clone figure back from 2010 and the worst on him is the crack on the side of the torso. It feels like I have a collection of old Lego brown pieces where if I even look at them, they'll crumble.

[@Thebolfster]

@@vikingnfld9478 it’s so annoying how lego cracks even without playing, if lego was “for kids” it wouldn’t crack at all, also I have old lego figures who have been played with an insane amount and they’re fine and without cracks because lego has lowered the quality while increasing price.

[@Elijahlikechicken]

I think lego should print waist capes, but also have a physical option too, the physical one covers most if not all of the printed one so I think both sides win

[@flakcannonhans6170]

would also be nice for when I eventually lose the waist cape

[@Daft_Vader]

Lego will print the back on figures with capes that cover it completely. There's no reason why they can't do this as well

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@Daft_VaderIt costs like 5 extra cents to include a waist ape. It doesn’t even need any details

[@nursestoyland]

I agree, a win win

[@nursestoyland]

I agree, a win win

[@SpectralBrawl]

IMO, I feel like lego star wars fans are never gonna be satisfied. They always find a way to complain abt smth, and tbh, I'm just grateful that we still get clone troopers made.

[@lightningleopard]

Yeah, I loved the angry clone heads, they were my absolute favorite. I thought people liked them but as I got more and more online the more I realized how much they complained and didn’t like a lot of things 😅

[@OwenWaters-wc8uv]

Dude you are so right I used to watch these videos to decide I if I should get it but now I realized no one it ever satisfied but in my opinion I love the figure

[@CarlosAlexDanger]

I mean no kind of Star Wars fan is ever happy 😂

[@isaacpease-rivera9220]

That’s any Star Wars fan with anything Star Wars related these days 😂 but in their defense there is A LOT more bad than good these days with anything Star Wars which is extremely sad to say. What frustrates people is time and time again fans have proven they can deliver exactly what us fans truly want, with very little resources, especially compared Disney who has millions and millions to work with. They have showed the fans that they literally ignore us in so many ways so I don’t blame them for hating almost everything they put out lol.

[@eightcoins4401]

​@@isaacpease-rivera9220 Tbf neither did George Lucas. Considering he made the worst Star Wars movie to this day all on his own accord with 0 interference by others. If for some ungodly reason you think Phantom Menace was a good movie, always remember the same man was also behind the 1978 Holiday Special.

[@NonhelemaTarqik]

liking printed waist capes is definitely a choice💀

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

Yeah the "It's for kids" excuse is BS if lego was a "kids product" they wouldn't have 1000$ sets lego is just lazy and wants you to accept a lesser lower quality figure and give them more money

[@mreggs3731]

⁠@@dannybrezelhorner2715they put printed waist capes on adult sets too.

[@THATONEGUY-hx9fs]

voting with your wallet is an unheard of tactic with the lego star wars community 😂

[@nihili4196]

What do you mean? Many fans bought only dozen of battlepacks with awful holes instead of three dozens. I mean, I did as well, but that's not a problem for me.

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

I swear lego fans are lobotomized and can't think for themselves, a new overpriced set comes out and they mindlessly swarm to buy it

[@nihili4196]

@@dannybrezelhorner2715 Nah, they just know if they won't buy sets now, in few years they'll be paying four times as much for same, used set. "Let's complain about everything and consume everything" should be the slogan of SW community.

[@eightcoins4401]

@@dannybrezelhorner2715 Most of the people instantly swarming are shameless resellers intending to scalp

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I think especially in the Starwars community people are voting a LOT. The sets aren't cheap and people shell out like crazy. There isn't much voting against though :)

[@MicahDorn]

I think if lego did a 360 degree rinting on waistcapes people would like them more.

[@cutestcreeper569]

The only official 360 prining I'm fine with.

[@cieloazul1205]

I literally thought he was gonna say the root cause was because of mandrproductions

[@brickmasterharri]

🤣🤣

[@GodzillerGuy]

Well he is

[@willpoweramv]

MandRProductions impact on the Lego Star Wars community and it's consequences have been a disaster for the average Lego fan

[@EurekafirstchurchOrthodox]

@@willpoweramv idiot

[@AfroAtze]

@@willpoweramvWhat exactly are the consequences?

[@scottdavis_34]

Harri, thank you for addressing this. This is a trend(s) I’m starting to see more and more of and it’s sad. While some (not all) of the criticisms might justified, it’s important everyone have and form their OWN opinions. Not everyone is always going to agree and that’s alright. I like to think that somewhere in that gray area new ideas are born. As for Bricks n Minifigs, my city is finally getting their first store and I’m anxious to check it out. I’m still amazed at how some people don’t understand how a business works though. SMH. As for LAN, I think people need to understand what the definition of an “Ambassador” is. I’m sure the program isn’t perfectly run but understand it isn’t a legion of cult followers either like some make it out to be.

[@brickmasterharri]

Yea that's important to get across that all opinions should be talked about, good and bad, but it's important for them to be justified. I'm stoked you're getting a BAM soon you're gonna love it! I also agree where LAN or it's members are not perfect, but I'll give it props for being open to the community and providing a pretty decent way of communication between everyone in the community

[@Trey_0829]

Yooo Scott

[@scottdavis_34]

@@Trey_0829 hey Polar!!

[@Mrlaneck]

People do understand how businesses work, but that means we should just accept blatantly being ripped off? That's insane. People only go there bc they don't realize they can find what they want for cheaper online if they would just shop around a bit. At the end of the day, it's their money and their choice, but it's still retarded. Much like your comment.

[@jimbojambo69420]

I personally don’t care too much about the helmet holes, accuracy isn’t an issue for me as long as there clones. (i love clones) My main issue is the waist capes and pauldrons, i’m not a fan of the printed ones i’d much rather pay a little more for cloth capes and pauldrons than to not have them at all

[@MrElmo54321]

I mean you can spend a lil more on it through bricklink or some other 3rd party resellers. I’m not really a fan of custom clones as I feel like they obsess too much about the detail that it just looks uncanny next to other clones, but I’ve spent about 10 dollars on GCC for some kamas and am thinking about getting non helmet hole versions for the 212th only for the forehead print. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the kamas and option to have them with or without

[@quentin6893]

Or have a 360 print, in my opinion this would be a step up.

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@MrElmo54321yeah but why do I have to pay for legos greed

[@MrElmo54321]

@@Sashin-d8t in what way is this greedy for Lego?? They’re not the ones selling Kama add ons, or helmetless holes. What? So they standardize pieces big whoop. My only suggestion is if you don’t like the minifigure go after market and fix it for $5. If you don’t feel inclined to do that and nope that your Lego minififig is only 80% accurate then live with the helmet holes.

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@MrElmo54321 Why should I pay cause Lego can’t be asked to spend 5 cents on a piece of cloth. They used to do it back in 2012, why can’t they do it know? Yea they are being greedy

[@Mark-cy1jg]

“Let’s see where all this negativity is coming from” Coff coff mandR coff productions coff coff

[@Gundamfan24k-wr4mv]

Bruh I was going to say the same thing

[@GrantGraff]

A lot of his videos would be good if they weren't filled with a mountains worth of toxicity.

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@GrantGraffI love his videos. They pressure Lego into making a better cheaper product so I don’t have to complain. If it is forcing Lego to be better I won’t stop it

[@Sashin-d8t]

@RuthlessSpartanB320 Did you not read my comment

[@Sashin-d8t]

@RuthlessSpartanB320 Lil bro read my comment😂😂

[@SpartanBrix]

The helmet holes being where they are is 100% accurate for characters with visors. And Lego isn’t going to make multiple molds.

[@lauzarus4313]

Lego is always been the center of 3 main groups: 1) The dedicated fans 2) The ppl who sometimes buy stuff but are worried about prices 3) The haters. No matter what u do or say about Lego the will say smth negativ. Personally im 1 and will always be (granted my wallet is crying) so my opinion definitely isnt impartial. I watched a KZbinr a while back (not gonna say his name) that grew big with lego had his own shop and everything but the last few years hes been constantly stomping on Lego and what they stand for. In conclusion. There is constructive feedback and then there is hate.

[@cpafol]

My first action whenever I DON'T want LEGO to continue making a LEGO Star Wars set is to immediately purchase it DAY ONE! That will show LEGO that I don't actually like it and they should make better sets.

[@DynamiteKing_]

I think that everyone should buy the sets they enjoy, no matter what anybody else thinks. There have been sets that people say were terrible, though I enjoyed them. This fanbase/community is pretty negative :(

[@brickmasterharri]

True that! I don't think everyone is negative in the community, but I'm starting to see a lot more people bash on others for not sharing similar opinions

[@Legomyegoorj]

Thank you for the nuanced discussion. Not to entirely agree with the detractors, online, but I see where people might be coming from if they are paying premium prices and receiving products that are below that standard. What hurts Lego as a company is when they make decisions to reduce costs and therefore quality, but still charge high prices. There’s gotta be an upper limit somewhere to what people are willing to pay, but I’d rather that Lego take the time to keep their quality standards up to what we all know they can be. And here by quality I’m not just talking about Minifigure design. Inconsistencies in the colors of parts, difficult to use clear back stickers, and especially poor color matching of stickers with other pieces in EXPENSIVE sets. Those things shouldn’t happen for the prices Lego charges.

[@brickmasterharri]

I totally get what you're saying and you have some great points! Love how you worded it too because there can be good discussion to follow

[@therealpixelpilot]

I appreciate your insightful take on the B&M chain! I love this shop precisely for the time component. I frequently sell from my collection on Bricklink, which gives me far more profit, but it takes TIME, plus those sets still eat up storage space while I wait for buyers. I know what I'm getting with B&M (I'm friends with one of the employees) and thus, I often only trade bulk or unsold inventory from my shop. It's a nice way to slim things down. Plus there's also a time advantage in going there- sure, I might spend anywhere from $5-15 more than I would sourcing the same parts or figs on BL, but you know what? Sometimes, it's just better to walk in and GET the stuff I want rather than wait 2 weeks for it to come in the mail slightly cheaper. It's all a sliding scale, and as both a consumer, collector, and reseller, I feel it's important for everyone to make INFORMED decisions. Thanks always for your well-rounded content, Harri!

[@Space__Rooster]

Lego should give the fans and customers what they want. Their reasoning for no longer using fabric waist capes just sounds like total BS. There are quite a few things that the vast majority of customers agree and ask for.

[@Sashin-d8t]

The problem is the only way they listen is if we complain and bully harass them. Just listen to fans

[@Thatonekiddownthestreet]

🤓☝

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@Thatonekiddownthestreet Lil bro thinking he’s 😎

[@SauronIH]

Well as for waist capes, prints can still show wear over time like many old figs do. Another thing, I can’t say they visually make the figure worse, since the printed ones are barely even noticeable or recognizable as what they’re meant to be at all, to the point where there may as well just be no waist cape at all. They don’t have problems continuing to find ways to make actual capes, so they could absolutely find better ways to do physical waist capes.

[@Grandm0ffbark1n58]

In my opinion the helmet is fine but I agree that waistcapes should not be printed. Still gonna get it tho.

[@BJBrickStudios]

Just wanted to say your a great inspiration to me as a new Lego Star Wars content creator and I agree a hundred percent, it would be nice to go on KZbin to watch some Lego Star Wars videos and not have to find videos talking about what’s wrong with Lego Star Wars.I wish people would just enjoy this awesome franchise, that created, what was once a great community. But like you said everyone has their own opinion.And by the way it’s great to see another Lego content creator enjoying going to Bricks and Minifigs as much as I do.

[@brickmasterharri]

Thanks so much for the comment man! Yea.. I do believe the people who spend more time talking bad about Star Wars really are trying to do more positive for it than bad, but it can get confusing to their followers and others who watch their videos especially if they're new to LSW. I would hate for someone to want to get into the theme, but the first video they see is how it needs to change in various ways and be better. It's totally justifiable to have that opinion, but I think it's important to highlight the positives of it all too. Appreciate hearing your thoughts and I'll definitely subscribe to your channel!

[@BJBrickStudios]

@@brickmasterharri oh thanks appreciate that a lot

[@calebwindham3698]

Or with as much hate for these clone lego could really say oh you don’t like clone troopers ok we won’t make them as much anymore because y’all don’t like these. And that’s business and that’s what’s more likely gonna happen thanks to these complaining YT’s who only complain for “accuracy” so just saying if clones go away for some time that could be the case why it happens

[@benlam419]

I actually really like Bricks and Minifigs. Most of the time the prices are pretty high, but they've done the work by having it in a store where you easily inspect and buy it. Selling for cash isn't always the best, but I've had a great experience trading in tons of little sets that wouldn't sell online. I ended up with the exact amount of credit for a complete Phantom 2 set with Thrawn and Kanan. Never thought I'd be able to have Thrawn in my collection, but thanks to Bricks and Minifigs Cherry Hill, I do now.

[@Sykxezn]

I sold mine along with all my Legos of 2010-2022 for 50 usd foolishly now I'm stuck with the new overpriced stuff

[@brickmasterharri]

This is a real problem lol

[@battledroid7628]

Ngl their figure prices suck, but their used set prices are pretty good, recently got a complete x wing and tie fighter (most recent ones) for $35 total (no figures). Also got an atst (no figures) for $20

[@GrantGraff]

If your in the area, I've found that the Atlanta Brick company always has great prices and a wide selection of minifigs and sets. I've bought things like geonosians and Nute Gun Ray for only $10 dollars a piece.

[@firebirdbricks]

People need to learn how to offer constructive criticism instead of bashing. The same message can be conveyed with a respectful delivery rather than immediately crapping on something and complaining. I agree with most of your takes here and also disagree with some of them, but I’m not going to attack you as a person because of it 😂 Then again, this is the internet and unfortunately, no matter how hard we try to have real discussions here, there will always be trolls and complainers. Cant avoid it!

[@steph30gsw]

i love your videos 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Sashin-d8t]

Have you ever seen Lego respond to constructive criticism. People say they want actual cloth pieces, and Lego is yet to listen, but when people argued attacked and bullied Lego we finally got the 501 battle pack. Maybe more people would be kinder to Lego if they actually listened to fans

[@2012HondaOddyssey]

“That would be bad for business, and sales” That’s like saying “that would be bad for money, and money.”

[@Sashin-d8t]

I don’t think they are printing them on because they want to be premium. Cloth ones were fine. I have had the same cloth ones for many years and they haven’t frayed. Imo I think they are just being greedy.

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

Lego: we don't give fabric waistcapes because they wear down with play Also lego: Releases massive 600$ venator without a single play feature Seriously that excuse holds no water they're lying

[@eightcoins4401]

idk it makes sense an expensive model made for display would have no play features

[@DrewZepp]

I get waistcapes if they want the characters to be able to sit, but otherwise waist capes should be mandatory. They make a figure so much better. Compare the 2014 snow troopers to the newest ones. Those ones have much more depth to them as a figure

[@ComicBoy750]

Exactly! It’s videos like this why I really enjoy your channel. You offer valid criticism the Lego Star Wars instead of bashing Lego whenever stuff could be more accurate like MandR & LifeBricks do. I’m sick of Star Wars fans complaining, “This is good but it’s only 95% accurate, so since it could be better I hate Lego’s design. They must really hate their fans for not making it as accurate as it could have been.” I’m personally interested in Lego Star Wars as a theme because I like the unique designs they have for minifigures as well as sets I wouldn’t see from any other theme. I couldn’t care less if it’s 100% accurate to the source material because I don’t really care about the source material.

[@LegorocketsAnimation]

I agree. if you want 100% screen accurate, buy an action figure or something marketed as screen accurate. Honestly people should be glad we are not stuck with the 1999 designs. Modern SW is accurate for what it is.

[@Gundamfan24k-wr4mv]

Life brick more like nolifebricks (I know bad joke)

[@axlebrix9993]

Great video Harri! we all have our own opinions on the designs that Lego has gone with but some people don’t know how to handle others opinions when they are different. some of those hate comments are insane too

[@brickmasterharri]

thanks man I appreciate the comment🔥

[@g-legends5853]

Lego should bring back the old plastic armor waistcapes!

[@Gen-ZChristian]

3:56 I’ve got a new BAM coming not too far from where I live and I’m super stoked! Can’t wait to buy and sell there

[@fuuzzzy]

Lego fans really need to stop demanding quality for the high price of the product

[@Darth_B]

I have an idea, it would cost a lot more but… make the clones have dual molded legs, cuz then they could make the top part black like the waist cape, and make the bottom white where there isn’t any, the biggest problem with this is that then the print on the middle part of the legs where there is no waist cape even on top will be less solid and more transparent like what happened with commander fox, but other than that and the price, this is a perfect solution in my opinion

[@siarrion1851]

BAM is basically a pawn shop for a specific thing. I personally like the waist capes and if I really wanted to I could make or buy others but I just don't care that much. And also the pin holes are for making dif clones if you want. And if you don't like how a fig looks, there's 3rd parties you can buy from.

[@theindecisiveshooter]

I love it when people make negative comments and clearly don't understand a business model of a resale/pawn store or shop.

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

3:05 it won't matter if I vote with my wallet this company is too big to fail, my vote won't change the hordes of mindless shills who blindly support this company because it brought them joy as a kid

[@BVBSEAN]

You should be real and ask your network why Lego Star Wars doesn’t get the same attention to detail as other themes do.

[@Dummy_israndom]

Say you've never bought a lego star wars set without saying you've bought a lego starwars set.

[@randomites2212]

you are trippin if you think star wars has better attention to detail than other licensed themes, UCS star wars sets regularly have no interior detail or any references to movies or series. only real exceptions are the razor crest and ATAT, and those are two of the more expensive Lego sets available. @@Dummy_israndom

[@ledinyourwalls]

Mandr child spotted

[@ComicBoy750]

@@Dummy_israndomExactly! I’m sick of Star Wars fans complaining, “This is good but it’s only 95% accurate, so since it could be better I hate Lego’s design. They must really hate their fans for not making it as accurate as it could have been.”

[@drewbooo]

What are these themes?

[@levikranitz2440]

I'm honestly really getting fed up. I basically can't see any Lego SW content without some chronically online guy vomiting acid in the comments. And I would like to see those posts, they just don't feel like fun anymore. I value and understand criticism, but more often than not ignorance would be the way to go. Just don't buy, Lego will feel it. They don't feel the comments, but the community does and get dragged down by them

[@averagesnailgodpraiser3840]

Waist capes being printed I don’t like, and the price of some sets is outrageous

[@averagesnailgodpraiser3840]

Also fox is an abomination

[@Trey_816]

I actually put the helmet holes in the "correct" position on a spare P2 helmet and a visor and set of macrobinoculars didn't sit right. I'm glad LEGO put them where they did.

[@adamosborne3765]

You are by far the best lego star wars KZbinr when it comes to common sense. You seem to be one well put together guy. I appreciate this video.

[@brickmasterharri]

Thanks so much bro! I'm happy to hear you enjoy the channel

[@aztrobliss]

mans really being jangbricks part 2, just lego appreciation content and positivity, which is a very much appreciated change compared to many other current lego content creators

[@Sashin-d8t]

I don’t think he calls out Lego enough. Like you don’t have to criticise them all the time but with the printed kamas it was kinda obvious that they just did it to save money. If they really did want to solve the issue of fraying they would have A made stronger cloth or B at least done a 360 degrees print

[@HLproductions07]

I was looking at the minifigs and a guy was next to me who was buying a sith infiltrator. He asked why it was more expensive than it should be. The guy at the counter said ‘I have to keep the lights on somehow’

[@bamboozled9609]

W response

[@QtheLaserDude]

One thing I don't get with waist capes is, why not both? Include a cape in the kit, and print the legs too. There is no way it's 'too expensive'. These pieces cost less than a penny to produce, and the sets will sell better, because both sides get what they want. They are legos. You can choose if you put it on or not.

[@JC-39428]

To heck with all the drama. People should just enjoy what they like, ignore what they don't like, and just have fun. There will always be something that some people like and others won't like in almost everything, so just live and let live.

[@CarterWilson-n8z]

I agree with you I don’t care about the printed waste scapes, and the helmet holes

[@Alargeselfhatred]

I have to definitely agree with your first two opinions about the helmet holes and printed waist capes.

[@Declan_hamsandwich6]

I wish days were like they were, I recently visited BAM Riverside and they had my childhood Lego Star Wars sets like Jedi duel and others, it really made me sad and nostalgic that Lego isn’t what they used to be. I understand some of the decisions they make are to maximize profits but they don’t have to give in to fan base complaining about little things, and sometimes when they ignore people like that, it helps them. Days were much more simple😢 Nice light setup btw

[@brickmasterharri]

Oh no way I wanted to head ever there to check out the same set! I feel ya man. Thanks for the compliment on the lights and thanks for the early comment!

[@Darnley_10]

2:54. 100% both of these points are spot on. People will watch someone like Mandr complain about something then they’ll make his opinion their opinion, and then they’ll still go out and buy the set. Like what? If you don’t like it, let other people buy it.

[@bionodroid547]

I agree that too many people act like drones with their Lego Star Wars opinions, but saying “vote with your wallet” doesn’t do anything. You can only “Vote” in that way by buying things you want, and if Lego sells a battle pack I want, but I want a waist cape, I’m buying the battle pack and a third party waist cape because there’s no official Lego waist cape for the clones. I could “vote” by buying off brand instead, but this doesn’t affect Lego, the largest toy manufacturer in the world. My issue is less that every set release isn’t perfect, and more that releases for their other themes (like HP) tend to have better figs and value at different price points. Why can’t Lego Star Wars, one of their most popular themes, have the same dedication? Just sayin

[@hawk6257]

I don't mind the helmet holes, but I do think for characters like Cody and Vaughn, it's in the correct place where as figures like Rex and Fives should be placed in the correct place lower down

[@lightningleopard]

Man there’s something about this video that really makes me want to engage in a discussion, there’s so much cool and interesting stuff to talk about that you mention 😅

[@mikolajwojnicki2169]

Good to hear what you think on a deeper level than the shorts I usually watch can convey. I still wouldn't buy Lego from Bricks & Minifigs, but I guess if you're rich it can be a cool place.

[@SeveralDolphin8]

Hari I don’t think people complaining about obvious flaws with the Lego brand is a bad thing. The company isn’t just doing what your video covered. The amount of Star Wars play sets being reduced, minfig detail getting better than worse, and Lego raising their prices on sets that would cost 10$ back in the day. The 501st battle pack. When you mentioned it I would hope that you acknowledged the issue of raising the price 5$. This was done for no other reason than boosting profit. If you think Legos business would have had any issues selling it for 20, you’re lying to yourself. They’re a billion dollar company. The truth is hari I think the community is in the good space. Let the hate be loud! Otherwise Lego won’t hear it. That’s what you’re missing. If the amount of people speaking out on these issues were reduced by a factor of 4 or even 3? It wouldn’t get talked about NEARLY as much. I don’t think in the interest of kindness we should let Lego get away with sketchy business practices. But hey, that’s just me.

[@retrorampage9015]

star wars fans are babies, wish lego would cut star wars so they would all go collect action figures like they want to be doing.

[@Leepallardy]

Harri I think it’s ridiculous that people who think the helmets are bad and we asked for them to have holes. I really think Lego should do something we asked for but don’t change it if the community spilts into two. Even with the Kamas the community literally plays with 95% or more characters and it can break. I had a fake Captain Rex and his Kama broke within 20 seconds of being played with

[@Krystal54-yg5tu]

I completely agree with you on this but on a light note about the bricks and minifigs portion of the vid: I have a bricks and minifigs near me with slightly cheaper prices and so after seeing a few shorts and seeing the prices compared to brick link and such I was upset but my mom knew a lot about sales and actually really enlightened me about profits regions, etc and I must say looking back I feel a little silly about hating on your old BAM shorts (I’m sorry) but I’m really glad you went to address the mass amount of unnecessary negativity in the LEGO Star Wars community

[@liamis199]

i agree, i think some people are too negative, just one thing to say, i dont want printed waist cloths, they don't look good and are easily misable, if they did 360 degree printing like you said it would be great, (i dont really care about helmet holes)

[@Freedom_4800]

You actually convinced me on the Waist capes. We need to understand that while they sets for adults and adults use the kid sets, they are still KIDS SETS. They have to cover their bases and making sure the playability is still viable over the years is what is important. Or one of the more important things. If you make customs or want higher end figures or make them look more realistic for the sake of your moc/collection, go to a private seller who specializes in those things.

[@Sashin-d8t]

It’s kinda obvious that they did it to cut costs, and even if kids can’t use the capes, just do both printing and capes, so the fans can actually have nice minifigures

[@fazegabi7564]

I can get why some people are mad about the waist capes but honestly, I don't care. The printed waist capes may not be optimal, but they could also be way worse. And don't even get me started in the helmet holes. Fans wanted antennas and visors on clone helmets so lego gave us that and people were still mad, even though it's the best solution. It's honestly ridiculous to see adults blowing up over a toy because its not the way they want when they're designed for children

[@Sashin-d8t]

Why can’t Lego spare 5 cents, are they that greedy, do they really need 5 cents from a 20 dollar set.

[@bjo0c2]

So the closest "Bricks & Minifigs" store to my house is about an hours drive away, but my local flea market has a shop called Bricks & Minifigures" and its exactly how you would imagine a knockoff "Bricks & Minifigs" place to be lol. First off, theyre surprisingly very open about the fact that they technically dont sell any Lego products, but on top of that, they dont even sell any fake or bootleg sets. They only sell fake and bootleg minifigs, fake minifig accessories, and for a few bucks theyll turn the minifig into a keychain. All their fake minfigs (unofficial minifigs that were made as a copy of an official Lego minifig design) were really bad, but most of their bootlegs (unofficial minifigs made with custom designs and not copying Lego's) arent too shabby. Both are the same cheaper plastic, but it seems like they put much more time and effort into the molding and prints of their bootlegs than with their fakes. Their fake clone troopers have what i call phase 1.5 helmets, cause it looks like they might've accidentally meshed together the designs of the phase 1 and 2 helmets, and once the helmets were done, they threw them into a dishwasher a few times lol

[@bjo0c2]

I actually dont mind the helmet holes lol. I mainly use the official clone minifigs in like backgrounds or as space filler for mocs anyway cause I built up most of my clone army with 360 printed customs cause they look so much better than the official ones lol. But since i keep the official minifigs in the background, the attachments for the helmet holes actually work pretty well in terms of making some of those background troops look slightly more unique without pulling too much focus towards them. Like ill put the Lego visors on a few background troops to make look like heavies or scout or whatever, and i use the lego antenna for like pilots or a tooper trying to call for back up. So ya, the helmet holes arent that bad if like 90% of your army is customs and you keep the helmet holes away from the main focus lol

[@quoran0327]

Tbh i just appreciate what we get, recently got into clone wars so it's better to have imperfect clones than having to buy second hand retired clones. The only problem is how Lego price their sets, got at-te for 100$ which is perfect price for it, but having to pay 140$ for a gunship is a little too much. I'll have to wait for May the 4th for gwp droid battle pack to make it worth.

[@Sashin-d8t]

Nah 2020 was peak with the 501 battle pack and if u wanted phase 1 clones they were like 3 pounds each and the helmets were perfect, while now they are just ok

[@Sashin-d8t]

Yeah I don’t think they got rid of waist capes for fans. If they did, they would have done a 360 print. It’s funny how the designers can create literal art but then it gets ruined cause they didn’t want to spend 10 cents including a waistcoat in their battle pack

[@96Assassine]

While cloth pieces are nice to have and look neat I can understand ditching the waistcape (Kama) for durability reasons. Lego is primarily a toy and if you wanna sit down your clones somewhere you don't want the process of taking off the legs, remove the Kama and reverse that next time you take the figure out. And kids play with their figures which leads to fraying on the cloth pieces. I got a bunch old capes from the 2000s that have fringes on the bottom and with how small the Kama piece is that thing could desintegrate quickly. Pauldrons on the other hand are less of a problem as they aren't usually in the way of something and are still made and included, so Lego just being cheap is not really a valid point here.

[@napkinx4341]

im fine with the helmet holes as long as they don’t affect the print quality like on the 212th

[@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262]

I think that negativity comes with the fact that we are paying much higher prices for lower quality It’s a shame nothing is ever good enough between the community and Lego because there are some really fantastic sets and designs I wish there are more efforts to target specific things we are unhappy about (Commander Fox last year is UNACCEPTABLE) I just keep coming back to… “no one hates Lego Star Wars more than the people *always* buying it” 💀

[@carsk6903]

That's kind of the feeling I've had. I still get some sets, but I've lost interest in a lot of things from LSW because of the higher cost and lower quality. It felt like since the Gunship drama, there's been a decline and disconnect between Lego and the community. It also feels weird that this quality control happens to have issues around mostly Prequel sets. I know most LSW fans grew up around the Prequels and Lego Prequel fans are usually the most vocal, but I feel like it'd be a big win if they were able to get some of these things perfect. Lately if I'm buying Lego, it's usually the newer Castle stuff because the price is too good and the quantity and quality feels great. Hopefully LSW can turn things around so that there's more positivity in the community, but I don't fault the negativity.

[@brickmasterharri]

haha that ending bit is so true

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@brickmasterharriYou cannot call yourself a Lego KZbinr if you don’t harass and bully people who disagree with you

[@eightcoins4401]

Plastic waistcapes actually predate the fabric waistcapes. Id take printed over the plastic ones from 2008-2012 any day

[@MasterYodaBricks]

I’m happy Lego even makes clones like fox fives and Rex

[@waltherltd]

Interesting topic for discussion. I agree the proliferation of negativity is in large part due to content creation. Saying something is amazing or terrible gets more clicks than saying something is ok. People are also inherently tribal in their thinking, so if someone they look up to thinks a certain way, they are far more likely to parrot that rather than have any kind of reasoned opinion. I think most content creators being solo on screen and giving one opinion reinforces the problem. There is a lot of value in a discussion with differing points of view. I am not a huge fan of BAM, I have been to several across several states. I understand that there are costs to running a store, but I feel like a lot of the prices are artificially inflated to the point of taking advantage of people. This is especially true of CMF and Star Wars minifigures. I feel like their prices are more in line with what you would find on a convention floor (where we all know the prices are artificially high) rather than an average ebay or bricklink price. Are they providing services to the community? Yes. Are their prices artificially high? Also yes. Does that make them bad or evil? No. Does that mean I would far rather shop at other brick and mortar stores that do the same thing but have more reasonable prices? Absolutely. I feel like BAM suffers from a lot of the same pricing problems that The LEGO Group itself does. Just because you CAN charge that much for something, doesn't mean you necessarily SHOULD. People that hate on LAN are silly. Most of them would jump at the opportunity if it was presented to them. That said, I do think a lot of LAN members err toward going too easy on LEGO for mistakes. I think a lot of that is because when you get a set free, it doesn't have the same value as if you paid for the set. Is this done maliciously? No. Are LAN members inherently biased to think favorably of LEGO because LAN members are generally LEGO superfans? Yes. I think it is harder to give an objective recommendation on purchasing a set if you didn't actually pay for it. This is more true the more expensive the set. Not that LAN member opinions don't matter, or aren't sincere, you just have to recognize that there is an inherent gap in expectations between the person who got a set free, and someone who paid $400 for it. I do really enjoy some content from LAN members and consider some of them personal friends. The other issue with LAN is that I feel like most of the creators do very cookie cutter content. So if you follow multiple LAN members on social media, you feed gets flooded on days when embargoes lift with nearly identical content. I wish more LAN members would get a bit more outside the box of "let me open the box and show you what I got", "look I built the set". Anyway, solid video, and thanks for reading this very long winded comment.

[@Sashin-d8t]

I think why Lego gets so much hate is because it feels like the prices that are higher than they should be even if you take inflation into consideration and they are decreasing the effort they put into their sets. Most of the set designs are pretty good but the minifigs are really lazy like the printed kamas or the helmet holes. Yeah the visor would look weird but they could have easily just changed the mould and could have created a different macro mould. I think if they just decrease the prices it would be more fair

[@zennar1537]

2:39 Same can be said about prints (whilst looking worse). With play, they can also get scratch up. I don't see how that is a valid reason to be honest.

[@kronosinvader121]

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS, this whole idea of "everyone has to have the same opinion" is so dumb, personally, I think the helmet holes aren't bad, they can look silly but aren't bad. I wish we got more waist capes rather than printed ones but hey, I get why lego does it. Thank you for addressing this problem of negativity in the lego star wars community

[@Sashin-d8t]

Helmet holes make visors and clone troopers without helmets look really weird. They should just create a different mould for visors and keep the old one for normal clones

[@JGburneraccount]

I don't mind helmet holes. But printed capes is dumb asf.

[@disneygirl5577]

I feel like Lego Star Wars fans are exactly like the majority of Star Wars fans. If anyone disagrees with them, they get hate. I don't like the printed waist cape, I don't mind the helmet holes. In terms of clone troopers, I'm glad we're getting more. I don't mind inaccuracies because I know I can buy a custom Minifig. Lego Star Wars fans need to be grateful for what they have.

[@mariomaster2256]

About waistcapes, I feel that they should be cloth, but also printed in case you don’t want to use it.

[@shawnsheep8884]

I might be bias, I joined the Lego star wars community in 2023, so I'm used to, and actually kinda prefer the helmet holes, also I think the waist cape thing is just silly, if you want waist capes there are so many suppliers that make better ones than Lego ever did. Besides most people that really complain about these issues know about, and can get "better" helmets, or cloth, so their complaints feel like they're doing it for no other reason than they can

[@colbyentzminger217]

I’ve always wanted the Lego Revan, and thanks to B&M I actually managed to trade loose bulk and old sets for him brand new!

[@brickmasterharri]

That's epic!

[@lucasvincent3021]

Waistcapes need to be physical attachments. But the helmet holes and especially fives’ helmet in the new tantive set iarwnt terrible

[@snafu4696]

Constructive criticism can improve a product, hating for clout does not.

[@Sashin-d8t]

Nah people have been telling Lego that they should make the republic dropship with at-ot for years but when fans bully and harass Lego they actually made the 501 battle pack it would probably help if Lego actually listened

[@EnPriBri]

I always support third party folks cos I stopped expecting accurate stuff from sets. I'm all for voting w you're wallet, but part of that means actively accepting (ethically sourced) products from other sources. I feel like Those™ fans would be surprised by how good knock-offs have gotten in terms of accuracy not to mention tentpole customizers and the like.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

There are some issues with licensed sets, this is inherent to the things they are licensed from. For example: If Starwars is bad, so are the Lego sets based on it. I personally don't care about Starwars at all and I haven't for over a decade, I vote with my wallet by not buying any of it, nor do I buy anything from Disney owned IP or spend money on their streaming service. It is very easy for me and I absolutely have no issue with other people loving their products and spending tons of money on it. More power to them, I respect their love and enthusiasm. What I absolutely can't accept or tolerate well, is people that complain and want changes .. but STILL buy everything the company puts out. We are talking about companies that sometimes completely disregard, or even actively antagonize or ridicule their fanbase. Those companies should be voted out with wallets, but some idiots still buy everything while being actively against what this company is doing. This way of rewarding bad behaviour is running a lot of IP's into the ground, it makes the world a worse place and it pours money into the pockets of money sharks and people that have no creativity or love for what they do. There is so insanely much great stuff out there in the world, stuff that is made with sweat, dedication and love. Pour your money into that and make the world a better place.

[@curryt4]

One thing i don't get from youtubers like mandr is them complaining about the design of certain sets, cuz the designers just give you the base idea, its up to you to make your own modifications the way you like it.

[@Euanplushstudios]

Brother, it’s the designer’s job to make the set as good as it can be, it shouldn’t have to be down to the consumer to fix the mistakes of the person who is payed to make sure these mistakes don’t exist

[@Minifig_studio]

I think that if waistcape prints went around the side of the legs, it would be fine, but

[@AspiringAsparagus]

Personally I generally say that I don’t like the helmet holes or printed waistcapes that much, especially since Lego dreamzzz figures can have waist capes, so it irritates me that Star Wars ones can’t. I’d tolerate the helmet holes if they fixed the print quality on clones like Fives (just his helmet) Fox and the 212th. Although I think it’s still perfectly reasonable to do the helmet holes in the correct place for the rangefinders and just remold the visors to be like the ones clone army customs makes (albeit I hate some of their customs). Also, it’s perfectly reasonable to ask them for these things, especially considering that they are the #1 toy company in the world and they have a higher profit margin than both Louis Vuitton and Ferrari. Also I’m going to cover a couple more points 1. I don’t want to buy action figures. If I did I would already 2. It’s hard to call it just a kids’ toy when many of the recent sets are mainly for display and/or rated as being 18+ 3. Even if you want to call it a kids’ toy, accuracy and aesthetic never hurt a kids’ ability to enjoy it and regardless given the larger adult fan base that Lego is aware of they should be more conscious of quality

[@quentin6893]

They're so childish your dislike rate is quite high. They just don't want to change opinions or think for two minutes, and for that it's not worth listening them.

[@Sashin-d8t]

I think he is good at complimenting Lego but when they make a mistake maybe he feels pressured that he is an ambassador or smthn but he finds it hard to call them out on it like the waist capes and to an extent helmet holes. Still got a like from me tho. I would say he is probably a little less good than Ryan

[@uhsokka]

little late, but i like the holes in helmets cause i have like 30 accessories for clones waiting to be used

[@Rusty_119]

They had plastic pauldrons and waist capes that were really good during the clone wars. Lego deserves to be called out for shorting the consumer while charging more

[@djdjdijon]

Lego did just drill holes on the side because otherwise they’d have to fully remold by removing/ lifting the bumps

[@CaptainRex332]

Honestly I can justify high prices at stores as long as the employees are respectful This is just a personal experience but a local video game resale store near where I live has insane prices some double market value and I could justify going back since they had some good prices but I tried to trade in some old handhelds of mine and first off the guy lowballed me 200 under market value, keep in mind this already was only 300 dollars worth and he was extremely passive aggressive and rude so that’s why I now shop exclusively at there only competitor

[@kamilnurkowski]

I think LEGO really do needs critiscism from fans. For example I love current AT-TE, but if longevity of a product is at stake, why not print crucial elements like symbol or The Grand Army of th Republic? Stickers are overall worse but it just seems like they use them more and more even in more pricey sets just becouse they are cheaper.

[@eightcoins4401]

In playsets I understand Stickers atleast, but to this day I dont get why they cant just make printed pieces for UCS sets

[@THERAVEN9999]

i like the helmet holes cuz you can make a commander if you want its a good thing

[@mjclan4556]

Why are people being mad about helmet holes because I think the helmet holes at a thickness to the mini figure and I actually like that thickness so I think LEGO should keep them

[@JLikesStarWars]

After you defended your reasoning about people hating on your opinion, I’m not sure how to say this, but there is no reason we should not have cloth waist capes. No reason it’s just LEGO being cheap. And the helmets do look terrible.

[@pathrikwexley8560]

How are you so based and rational, it's so incredible. To actually constructive comment, I've had all 3 waistcapes, printed are ok, the cloth ones got really used overtime since 2012 and 2014, but the one I love the most is the plastic one, while it restricts movement from legs, it doesn't damage as easily and I thing it looks really good, both with and without the plastic pauldron. Fetched myself a set of pretty new ones and threw them on p1 clone commander with the 501st battlepack macrobinocullars for a nice p1 Bly minifig

[@ultrajazz5335]

We just got a Bricks&Minifigs where I life and while some sets were high I noticed they were about the same if you compared them to the price on eBay, the only disappointing thing was there lack of Star Wars sets new and old but they do have a nice selection of figures.

[@mattcuti2961]

If you don't like printed waste capes, then make your own. It's really not that tough, yall

[@iowahawkeyes111]

Which parts do I need to buy to start putting lights in my build? I love your channel and I am glad that you aren't following everyone else in hating Lego.

[@tfoxsw7652]

I find that helmet holes and waist capes are pretty ugly right now but tbh I would still get the sets and then buy customs