LEGO Icons Endurance review!

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Apologies for misspeaking about the Titanic's prop -- I misremembered the controversy. It was *viewers* who got it wrong, not LEGO.

[@savasavalvarez]

Hey Jang! love your reviews and another fun fact, those middle and front sails actually did not have any boom arm to hold them! they were roped and tied to the deck at the edges so lego should have added extra holes to the tip and should have used more thread piece to hold it down! They did get the source material right to not add a lower sail boom arm, but missed out on the details of it being anchored to the deck!

[@migatron1]

Maybe the bags were included so you could recreate a modern day diorama of the oceans this would've crossed

[@zoltanrudolf]

I laughed out loud!

[@Funky_Player2]

LOL!

[@thebrickhiker]

Thank you for this detailed, fair, not sponsored review! Appreciate your reviews always. This set looks absolutely gorgeous especially from a distance. Very classy looking!

[@ned_ryerson0202]

Here over in Germany, I have got some sets with paperbags, but I absolutely don‘t like them, because parts get easy stucked in them. I really like that Jang is increasingly addressing grievances at Lego and doing so in a matter-of-fact and calm manner.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

I want to be envirofriendly...but I am getting very bored now of thinking I am pieces missing only to find them glued to the inside of these "paper" bags, we have some crazy static electricity that makes getting the pieces out far more difficult than it should be. Plus what is the point of lining your paper bags with plastic and then pretending it is paper that can be recycled when it cannot. Use paper or plastic, but not both, this is a great idea executed badly.

[@RollMeAFat1]

Yeah for some reason they’ve changed the design so that parts can get stuck in the bottom, if they were literally just paper versions of the plastic bags there’d be no issue at all

[@saltiestsalt6326]

I (also in germany) bought the endurance and was pleasantly surprised to see that every single bag was paper. And yeah, i get the thing with the parts being stuck, but i just rip them flat open entirely, so theres no corners for parts to get stuck in. That seems to work fine.

[@1337Jokerman]

Fellow German here. I actually really like the paper bags (which now seem to be more and more the standard here). As they are very stiff, they don't get crumpled up in the boxes like the plastic bags usually do. This looks more valuable when unpacking and protects the glossy look of the stones.

[@ned_ryerson0202]

@@saltiestsalt6326 Same here, but it‘s a bit annoying…. 😉

[@jeffreyfritz5866]

Fear not! A recent LEGO set that I purchased came with a printed note promising that paper bags are “coming soon to LEGO sets.” The paper note was on the bottom of the box (easy to miss) buried by a mound of plastic bags!

[@SO-ym3zs]

I'm surprised they didn't print the note on plastic :)

[@thebrickhiker]

Was the printed note on paper? ;)

[@sleepy_shivers]

Is it known why they're taking so long to actually adopt paper bags? I'm assuming it's a "it takes a long time to actually change the manufacturing pipeline" thing, but Lego should just be honest about that if so.

[@JonathanPulling]

Jang, thanks for all you do. My boys and I really enjoy your reviews. Thanks for speaking up about Lego packaging. I have noticed the same with the sets we buy, too. We’re still waiting for our first set with paper bags.

[@warrennewman5325]

Endurance ship looks EPIC great detail love the sails and stand documentary was amazing awesome review jang

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Warren! Thank you again!!

[@SimonD-xv1tp]

Another great review Jang. Totally agree on the GWP. Lego should do the decent thing and make one available for everyone who has or will be buying the ship. It would give them some much needed goodwill

[@SO-ym3zs]

They are riding high, but pride goeth before a fall. If they keep squandering what goodwill they have, they're going to see more and more people turn from Lego to other brands or hobbies.

[@brunokagawa6287]

This review deserves all the likes in the world just for pointing out the "paper bag" debacle.

[@SO-ym3zs]

He did a whole video on it the other day and was pretty scathing.

[@Jacob-W-5570]

Watching this review, I was thinking to my self, 'at least this guy looked up all the correct names of the ship parts'. And then you explained why you knew that. XD I'm in sort of a similar situation (I work at sea), where I know waaaaay to much about ships to be able to enjoy the previous Lego boats. But like you said, Titanic and now Endurance really pushed towards model quality while keeping it true Lego. And now I know what the brown boxes on deck are for! that was a thing they could've explained in the booklet. Regarding packaging, I got this one in Europe. And had all paper bags for the first time!

[@BigAlBricks]

I love watching your long reviews JANG i have hour and a half long drives I take everyweek back and forth and its perfect to throw on in the background!

[@crawdaddyy]

I’m happy to see a channel finally calling out Lego about their paper bags… I felt like I was the only one who recognized the blatant misleading advertising they were doing the last 4 years - they were literally patting themselves on the back, touting how eco friendly and green they were, meanwhile virtually no one in North America has received a paper bag set (aside from the Lego ambassadors and sponsored channels)

[@mikaxms]

My LEGO sets also comes with just one paper bag; the one with the instructions. XD

[@elios741]

Thank you Jang. Your review confirmed three things. 1.This set is a collector's item. 2. We don't need the GWP to enhance its collectiblity. 3. Lego always reminds us of how polarized its decisions can be.

[@hi90s]

1:13 extremely relieved Jang will not be nitpicking down to the planck level

[@HunHaze]

They called him the "Paperbag Punisher".

[@brokencigarette3017]

Great review, not afraid to address everything good and bad.

[@brokencigarette3017]

Also, you're so right about the GWP. It feels like they have at this point just split the set into 2 pieces and put one piece behind this artificial wall.

[@VersatileFunDesigns]

I enjoyed watching your live build and now your review! It's definitely a classy model but I do wish the GWP was much more available!

[@Jazzmcazz1]

Fantastic review, best of the rest!

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Thank you so much for this generous extra-extra support 🙏

[@andreaschaffey5996]

The Bob Ross of lego reviews

[@davismiller3769]

Re: inclusion of booms for the sails - what's included appears 100% accurate to the real ship. Would have been nice to have some more rigging though.

[@pawelp531]

Jang's reviews are absolutely the best out there

[@legoguyftw9045]

The best review from the best reviewers and not one of these 'yes sir no sir' LAN Members... the paper bags opening comment made me laugh my head off! Keep up the great work Jang

[@SO-ym3zs]

Jang is one of the best for a reason: fair, accurate, knowledgeable and not part of the Lego Advertising Network.

[@authorauthorwithsvenmichae9615]

Great review, Jang. Really appreciate the honesty and integrity. I just finished my Endurance last night and agree that this is an amazing display set. Not a fan of the rigging and am glad it was only two strands that I had to string. The end result does look good though. The ladders were also a pain. Your note on the GWP sets is spot on. I have had Lego take mine away after purchase and I had anxiety they would do it again when I saw how fast the lifeboat companion set disappeared. I feel fortunate that my Endurance came with the GWP but felt a bit guilty that mine came. While the ship is amazing as a model, the story only comes out with the GWP lifeboat. For this set to work, the lifeboat is an essential part of the release. This is my biggest criticism for Lego here. It should have come as a complete set.

[@DanielSmart-ex9ep]

I live in South Africa, and I get paper bags in every set I have bought since June

[@perfectparadox7389]

The new botanical sets have smaller plastic bags within the bigger paper bags which is weird, even when they have the same size bag in paper already 🤔

[@luna-hw9li]

completely agree with you on the GWP situation.

[@thereddye]

This video is an essay on maritime history, design, product design, and home design (with the considerations you highlighted having it on display🤣) complete with examples, comparisons, and personal experience. Do you plan these videos before you film them or is it unscripted? It's amazing how quickly you turn around a review of these models with so much thoughtful insight. Great review as always and I hope the fundraiser helps make a difference!

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Thanks! These are always unscripted, recorded & narrated off the cuff as I go!

[@kayman1615]

I would have purchased on day 1 had the GWP lasted. But since I wasn’t there waiting at midnight, I will just happily wait for this to go on sale or not buy it at all.

[@Thebrickfig]

Great vid jang!

[@samferraro6756]

Thank you for another great video and I always enjoy hearing your thoughts.

[@ryanlytle2214]

Really hope they continue to make model ships like this. Would love to see a Lego USS Constitution.

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Yep and they already did a Constitution many years ago, so a Barracuda-style update would be natural. First they need to make a new Imperial Flagship though!

[@jacobooooo]

amazing review - so much insight into the ship

[@benjaminingis7641]

Sassy paper bag Jang is the best 😂

[@sqrabbit1]

I hope the GWP/ limited edition stuff doesn’t get worse as the hype beasts from the sneaker game are looking for a new hustle.

[@jimwar211]

Can it get any worse? Even now they usually sell out immediately and go on the aftermarket for multiple times the price they should (especially the fell beast)

[@SO-ym3zs]

It seems, unfortunately, that Lego is already well down that road. I suspect it's only going to get worse at this point :(

[@jorgegonzalez238]

Finally videos in Spanish thanks to AI, I have been following your channel for a long time and you make great quality content, congratulations!! Keep it up, now you will be able to reach more audiences!!

[@MOCTurtle4911]

My wife and I tend to roll our eyes at the reference to "paper bags coming soon." Maybe one day. This set looks good, other than those weird dents on the aft sides. Appreciate pointing that out to us.

[@Benjamin0119]

Thanks for this. Was about to go to sleep when I saw the notification and just couldn't wait haha. This is a beautiful ship. Both steam and sail power, interesting. Very classy in the black and white, with brown and tan. I didn't know about the National Geographic story, so thanks for that. I know the story, but I still like to see more renditions of it. I didn't realize you actually worked on the vintage boats as well. Very cool. That's a shame about the gift with purchase shenanigans.

[@cmdrTremyss]

Ok I just love how pissed Jang is by the lack of paper bags at this point.

[@totallynotrippin2422]

Nice video I remember you from years ago when you did rc!

[@angusfan2002]

My Endurance model arrived in paper bags (UK). Guess some countries are getting them, some others might have odd restrictions. This was a great fun build by the way, and looks great on display.

[@betulaobscura]

Good review! General design of this ship is very cool however lack of booms in mast construction and weird shape of the rear hull are the biggest downsides. The rest is pretty much spot on!

[@JeanClaudeMaiezza]

Bonsoir Jang belle vidéo adore de voir ta façon de développer le set merci.... FRANCE

[@KenTails]

Boat looks gorgeous, and huge! (on video) She looks way bigger than I imagined, and I just love the color scheme. I wouldn't mind seeing it in a corner of museum.

[@RollMeAFat1]

I’ve quickly become fascinated by this set and have considered purchasing it, I may wait for a better opportunity

[@BendyBricks]

Great balanced review as always. In UK the GWP is on eBay for around £45

[@BrickTemplar]

I have a big Lego backlog. To save space, I open the boxes and stack the plastic bags into some plastic totes. It will not be possible with paper bags, because I will not see which set is inside.

[@proraptor4146]

Wow I dont like the back of the hull at all, first time Ive seen it. Thanks for the good angles to show us how its built

[@1000dots]

Morgan Freeman's inner monologue is in Jang's voice

[@corbenalley8382]

The paper bags reveal was S-Tier

[@sugarandchaos]

Jang, you really are a surprise. Who would have known you had a different boat building life. I bet you never thought it would come in handy when reviewing Lego.

[@davidcayer2447]

I’m building this right now and loving the build. I do agree with you about the gift with purchase if they did not give 300 out to the land members they may have more. Now there is some members that did not get the gift and they were upset. As for the plastic bags I’m with you on that also.

[@davidcouch2212]

My model with paper bags. There were three or four small plastic bags with in the 28 larger paper bags. My model was purchased in the UK.

[@SO-ym3zs]

I'm glad you addressed the GWP elephant in the room frankly and directly. I might get this set on discount some day. No way was I going to play into Lego's plans by desperately trying to get a first-hour purchase. A hobby like this shouldn't be stressful. And you're right: the FOMO GWP's and the bag situation (and the doings of the LAN, imo) are blots on Lego's corporate character.

[@blakearius]

The gift with purchase thing is quickly becoming a sore spot for many. Happened with the DnD set, happened with the LOTR tower.. many people bought in and missed out. It was even worse for DnD cause they got stock 2 months later and didn't compensate anyone who missed out.

[@prokesuk]

The steps look out of scale. Other than the authentic Antarctic Ocean ice crush marks on the hull, it looks pretty good.

[@awjaygaming_jy5139]

Here in Singapore, quite a few new releases have the paper bags such as the tuxedo cat (even has the small paper bags inside the big ones, but some are mixed with plastic bags). Personally I really like the paper bags despite what some others are saying. They're much more satisfying to open and I don't have issues with pieces getting stuck or anything. I hope they can expand these to more sets.

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

I can't wait to get my first full-production, standard, white bags in a set. I understand some folks have had issues with parts sticking in them but I hope to quickly learn how to avoid that and work with the new packaging.

[@Goose_Willis]

When the Tudor Corner come's out, the GWP is going to be a hot commodity.

[@borisbadaxe9678]

No stickers? YAY!!! 🥰

[@themightymash1]

On whether it should be a red or blue Ensign/Duster flying, both are probably accurate. Yes Shackleton and a couple of others were Navy Reserve entitling them flying the Blue Duster and wrote it was flying when it sunk - but there is a colour photo taken by Frank Haley on the Endurance with not one, but two Red Dusters flying

[@jimboskran4892]

I strongly agree about the state of GWPs by the way, I'm also tired of having to get it straight away or not get it at all, of course it's on purpose, but still

[@holgerdornseiff3202]

The set is simply beautiful.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

The Endurance is the Set of the Year 2024. It may have lost to Tudor Tavern if that had been released this year...maybe. The Read Read Read set was the best GWP of the year, and the price threshold was for once reasonable.

[@GodmanchesterGoblin]

I thought the bags were provided by Lego to recreate the ice sheets that trapped the ship and crushed the hull just before it sank in the Weddell Sea on the edge of Antarctica. Fabulous model, though, and a great review. Thanks.

[@HiCZoK]

Interesting. My endurance bought on release date is packaged all in paper bags

[@Vinicius1898]

Amazing review as always! One fact is that the Titanic is now believed to have had a three bladed central propeller and not a four bladed one, so the Lego Titanic is correct :D

[@zwei8747]

Great review that I wholeheartedly agree with. Packaging seems to be a regional thing? At least my German version was all paper bags except for the two bags with the delicate pieces.

[@loganhuffgarden9705]

I want to comment on your propeller part of the video regarding Titanic's center propeller not having the correct amount of blades. but in reality the Titanic most likely did have a three bladed center propeller not four. That famous photograph of "Titanic's" propellers are actually of her sister ship Olympic, that photo was taken in the 20's, and that photograph is frequently mis-captioned as being Titanic, since no pictures taken of Titanic's propellers actually exist. There was an engineers handbook discovered in the late 2000's, which details a lot of ships propellers pitch and blades and it shows that the Olympic had a four-bladed center prop, and Titanic three bladed prop. Back then and even some cases today propellers were like tires on your car, they were expendable and experimental. and with Titanic they were experimenting on which bladed arrangement was more efficient, this is further backed by the fact that after the Titanic sank the Olympic's center propeller got changed to a three bladed center prop, but it proved to be less efficient than the four bladed prop so they quickly changed it.

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Sorry about my confusion, it's been almost 3 years since my Titanic review. I remembered the controversy incorrectly -- it was _viewers_ that had it wrong and pointed to the Olympic picture as "proof" the Titanic had a 4-blade center prop. LEGO got it right. You are correct and I misspoke.

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

Ave Jang. Thank you for thus great, indept, review. This set looks awsome completed. Also thanks for all your time and energy you put into the charity fundraiser. I checkt in 3 times and donated (as promised) shortly after. You are an examole to many Jang! Stay save and drink lots of water. 😁

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

TYSM!!!

[@metadude1234]

Hopefully I can get this long after release (like the Titanic) Short cash for now, and I do indeed wanna grab this too

[@metroid767]

The center blade on Titanic is most likely 3 blade. So as of now, that is accurate

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Sorry about my confusion, it's been almost 3 years since my Titanic review. I remembered the controversy incorrectly -- it was _viewers_ that had it wrong and pointed to the Olympic picture as "proof" the Titanic had a 4-blade center prop. LEGO got it right. You are correct and I misspoke.

[@abrickinthewall]

Greetings from Germany. I did get the endurance with paper bags. Almost all sets in Germany are with paper bags in the last year. Only gwp is still plastic over here. Just for the record 😊 nice video

[@BoldlyBuilding]

SO glad I was able to put in the order within the first hour or two. I was wondering if I would even get the GWP until I opened the shipping box. Really just a terrible thing for LEGO to be doing. If they have so many copies of the main set, they can have just as many copies of the GWP, so no excuses other than money. For that recent Luke Skywalker Lightsaber, I just went and got all the bricks on PAB and Bricklink, and even bought a custom-printed plaque brick from some guy in the UK. Even with that extra expense, it was still half the price of what speculators are asking for on eBay.

[@bertbergers9171]

There solution will be to have even less product available during roll-out of a new set, so they won't have to have that many GWP available. The Endurance was allready out of stock in a matter of days, which is a regular occurance with new releases nowadays.

[@harrytodhunter5078]

I can at least say that here in the UK my Endurance had only paper bags which pleased me.

[@allonewordcaps]

Great review

[@Mu-podcast]

I don't mind the shaping of the hull. It has to be hard to get such a complex compound curve into LEGO. I'm not a maritime person in general, but I do really like model ships. This looks like a fun time building to me. Thanks for the detailed review. It's out of my price range, so my only enjoyment of it is in this kind of video. I'm glad this was satisfying to someone that is really familiar with the topic. If the life boat was a real set, I would probably buy that. I like the build and the figs and equipment fit my style.

[@bertbergers9171]

There is a polish brand COBI who have even more different shapes of slopes and curves in their assortiment, they build really nice hulls on mostly ww2 era ships, but should be able to improve on this Lego design with that portfolio. And having build this set during the weekend, i feel like Lego designer just had to use the big curved panel pieces too much. In the middle hull they are fine, freighters do have that belly to create a decent enough hold for them, but towards bow and stern there could have been better builds. Those would have cramped the inner space, so we might not have gotten that steam engine, but i am not great at MOC-ing myself, so no idea how to build this maybe better shaped hull myself. Just feels like it would be possible.

[@danhodson7187]

Great review, as always. I love the Endurance and will definitely get it, but I also despise Lego's predatory use of the GWP. I've also done orders before that where a GWP was meant to be included but it just didn't come in the delivery. When contacting Lego they just say "It's while stocks last". Not good enough at all, especially if you place your order specifically to get a GWP.

[@rid1335]

Hitting the like button before even watching the video, cause I know Jang won't disappoint. Keep up the fine job you're doing, sir!

[@evilbobthebob]

In the interests of comparison, the closest equivalent alternative I could find is a 1/70 scale wooden model by OcCre which has to be built and painted with full rigging, and that costs $250. So Lego actually got the value proposition correct here.

[@SO-ym3zs]

Depending what kind of building experience you are after. Even complex Lego sets are simple, which is what some people like. Others enjoy the challenge and complexity of scale modelmaking, which involves vastly more skill, specialized tools, etc.

[@bertbergers9171]

I don't feel like that logic should be valid. I have seen a WW2 U-boot (submarine) by Panlos longer (1,5x) then this model even with interior on places only the builder will ever know is there, for $140 dollars. (Just looked it op and there are resellers out there selling the set for way over $200 dollars aswell, but those are sharks). What i mean to say is you should look for value comparison within the brick competition, yes that U-boot is not a rigged sailing ship, but it has a much better built hull and a couple thousand more bricks in comparable or better quality then Lego. So however much i like the ship (i just finished building the Endurance) for €270,- i barely got the value right because of 5% insiders points, double GWP for black friday, plus the specific Shackleton GWP. I had about 6 hours of build pleasure and one hour of zen time making the rope ladders. The wooden model you refer to, expects you to have 350 hours of build experience. And comes with a smooth finished streamlined hull. (In euro's it is priced at 200) You are too willing here to find a nice price thing to say towards Lego.

[@chillbill9333]

It's interesting, I've just brought the set in the UK and every bag was paper ( bar one small plastic bag inside a larger paper one .

[@rogerhalt3991]

Incredible model and build.

[@yesthisisrop]

My set here in the Netherlands actually contained almost exclusively paper bags

[@historyhud196]

Jang knows his nautical terms ⚓

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I do love the look of it honestly

[@lars2immermann]

My Endurance in Germany came with only paper bags. Even with paper bags in paper bags. Maybe they send the Influencers sets from Europe. For logistic reasons. Not for false advertising.

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

There's more to the story here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqLLc2WehMxjj9E LEGO did explicitly send out hand-picked sets with paper bags to influencers for the sake of marketing their green initiatives. They did this in 2021. They did it again in 2022. They did it again in 2023. Not until 2024 did sets with paper bags finally start showing up in limited markets. I've got hundreds of comments from people all around Europe and the UK saying they've just started getting paper or are still getting a lot of plastic. Meanwhile LEGO is continuing to use their influencer contractors to push the "we've gone green; look we only use paper bags now" message and it is simply not true. That's my problem. As I've stated very clearly, defending LEGO for years now, I expected this transition to take a long time. They even said as much back in 2020. Since then, though, they've been making deceptive claims & implications (through their influencer contractors) about the progress. I just want a multi-billion dollar company to be honest to their consumers about a major initiative they've made a big deal about. That's all. I don't think I'm being unreasonable.

[@thebrickhiker]

They've been doing this for over 4 years now though - and Lego has great logistics - they could roll out paper just to the countries that are finally being converted to paper. But back in 2020 Lego said they were rolling out paper. Only this year has that happened to a few regions. Yet for the last 4 years, LAN members open their sets which always have paper bags, no matter where those LAN members are based. Lego can do better than this, and they should have.

[@subraxas]

NOOOOO, Jang!!! That's all transparent paper!!! Don't you see?! New technologies and stuff. 😀 😀 😛

[@somethingawesome9547]

Ok my biggest issue with this paper bag thing, is it seems like LEGO prematurely declared they are going paper for the sake of getting social applause (social profit, if you will) EARLY, before even doing anything applaud-worthy. And it's like, they gained social profit and because they already have, are slacking to make good on their declaration. Four years for a company like this to switch seems pretty wild.

[@veganguy74]

Prints on parts are great unless they are printed off-center as they appear to be with nearly every single 1x1 round tile for the portholes. For the cost of these sets, printing simply must be better. I'd rather have porthole stickers that I can be sure to line up correctly.

[@iiiiiiii3359]

My Endurance was missing a rope ladder piece so I had customer service send me a new one that should arrive this week. It's always disappointing to have a missing piece, but at least they're sending a free keychain as an apology.

[@sebastianfink1092]

Super video

[@greenlight7636]

Mine had all paper bags

[@adamagnus]

Cool ship

[@jondoe1851]

This looks awesome but I'm a sucker for minifigures so this is a maybe for me.

[@RRBBVamp]

If I had wanted the James Caird I wouldn't have paid $288 for the Endurance. The fact I didn't get the James Caird is a bummer, but as it was just a cool add on for me I didn't really care.

[@garrom5652]

Titanic’s center screw was 3-bladed. Lego got it right

[@JANGsLEGOreviews]

Sorry about my confusion, it's been almost 3 years since my Titanic review. I remembered the controversy incorrectly -- it was _viewers_ that had it wrong and pointed to the Olympic picture as "proof" the Titanic had a 4-blade center prop. LEGO got it right. You are correct and I misspoke.

[@garrom5652]

@ hey Jang! Love your videos. Yeah, it’s kind of odd, but there were no photographs of Titanic’s props fitted to her shafts like Olympic. Someone found a Harland and Wolff engineering journal a while back with design specifications relating to the props of different hull numbers. Below the prop specs for Olympic, they labeled similar prop specs for Titanic, except the center prop has 3 blades!

[@Nebuloid1]

The last four sets I bought all had paper bags, just assumed all sets used them by now !

[@seldonplanB-24]

Not sure about the number of blades but I believe the screw was black

[@ethanbeech8421]

I really do miss the old GWP way. It really should be the people who order whatever set within the first day/week/whatever get a little something extra to compliment the set. In my mind I feel like that would not have a negative effect on sales over the current system, but obviously I do not have the data. Anyway, any practice that actively benefits scalpers/speculators is a negative one whether they are Lego selling toys up to Porsche selling cars and everything in between.

[@SO-ym3zs]

The scalpers or speculators are only doing what free market economies allow and encourage: finding a demand and exploiting it. If people didn't spend tons of money on Lego, they would have no business opportunity. And if people didn't get suckered by Lego GWP FOMO, Lego wouldn't profit from it and would find a different way to increase their revenues.

[@lorrainedubzak6654]

I just watched you video. I agree with your statement on the sails. Is there a possibility that Lego might update this build to add the missing beams for the sails. I was able to get my Endurance ship and, the GWP on Black Friday I wasn’t happy with the Lego stores not having the brown shipping box. I don’t plan to build mine until sometime after the new year and, wanted that box to store my set for protection. Suggestion. Lego should put these Special GWP in the box of the item it was made for. Problem solved. That everyone who made the purchase gets the add on. If you are a LEGO insider you accumulate points with LEGO purchases. I also got the ships crometor with 2400 points. I am not sure these are out of stock or not. I’ve actually seen both items up on eBay before they were released. I think that this is ridiculous.

[@joeyleeuwestein7133]

Honestly quite surprised about the paper bags. Just finished building mine yesterday evening, but every large numbered bag in my copy was made of paper. Only about 5 out of the 28 bags contained a plastic bag inside for the tiny pieces, whilst the mini's in all others were also made of paper. I imagine that either different factories or produced batches are the cause, but it's not a good look for Lego regardless. Would like to see Lego's reasoning, because the contrast between their promise and reality borders on greenwashing; if it's even possible for a company that essentialy sells plastics with an insane cost margin to be as environmentaly friendly as they strive to be.

[@piotr78]

EU seems to get paper bags sooner. But that doesn't really change much cause they advertise this everywhere, not just in or for the eurozone