Reflections on Grandpa Clone Customs...

[@maydayfigs]

CORRECTION: DOOM IS $34, not $36 Every single person that had loose legs on Lambant Seeker was issued a replacement via GCCs customer service. They were parts on BL that were not satisfactory. GCC customer service is worth talking to, and I have had great customer service interactions as mentioned. Thank you all for watching!

[@burntvegetable]

Can I still get replacement legs if I ordered the fig in December?

[@Trojan073]

@@burntvegetablefax bro I hadn’t noticed it

[@ValentineCorp]

What is your discord?

[@jimmyburke-qy9rz]

Can any one tell me where I can get that mini gun please 🙏

[@KixProductionz]

@@jimmyburke-qy9rzI think its from bricktactical

[@TheChaizeRiley]

There’s a rule in sales, that the cheaper your product the more you sell. I think it would be beneficial for both GCC, other pad printers, and the consumer if prices were lower. If I could spend $100 and get 10 figs I would do that way more often. But idk what their production costs are currently, but mass producing always lowers your price point

[@gonk1012]

Great points, Id love if they start offering more options like troopers without arm printing to keep prices down

[@svenoualpha9673]

Same I actually dont like arm printing on clones so it's unfortunate I have to pay for the arms even tho I dont want them

[@valorbuilds]

This video was highly appreciated. Thank you MayDay. While it's expected that products from custom pad printing companies come with higher prices, it's pretty ridiculous how small alterations such as arm printing or official helmets can significantly increase the price of figures, particularly named characters. Also, many products from recent releases seem to lack perfection on their initial launch, leading to the need for V2’s and V3’s. This can be seen in figures like Wolffe, Doom, Bly, Comet, Boost, and Sinker, which were released in a rush without fixing printing details or figure quality, leading to fan frustration. For example, Comet, Boost and Sinker were all missing a grey elbow pad and stripe printing on their arm prints. I wonder if GCC perfected their replica helmet for p2 clones and used them for all future figures would help fix the pricing issue. I love GCC and I’m optimistic that they’ll address these issues in the future as they’re always innovating with their products.

[@gateworm2903]

I always thought the high prices were kind of them being 'kickstarter' prices and as it's grown popularity and much more customers, the price could calm down a bit more.

[@cesruhf2605]

plus they are operating in China where everything production wise is much more cheaper than any other country. I live here so its kinda bs

[@gamingusa1536]

Price is only going to go up not down. Why would they do work and take the monetary risks with producing so many and asking for less. Profit is only about $6 per fig anyway for the grunts

[@cesruhf2605]

@@gamingusa1536 economies of scale smart ass

[@noahmolchain]

I agree with most of your points, I believe they need to do fewer releases making time for feedback and making time for there customers wallet to recover, I love Gcc but they are quite expensive and as someone who is starting a pad printing customs business here soon I see the main reason it is so expensive is mark up and more profit which is a shame. This is why I am excited to start my own business as I want to expand past just P2 clones and make P1's, a lot more sw characters and way more characters outside of sw, I think this would be a smart move for GCC to do as well. This is one reason I love Bo-katan bricks so much yes they have done a clone, rex but he was unique and they continually release banger figures like tonights release that I am choosing to buy over the past few Gcc releases.

[@alc_studios]

Rex wasn't designed by Bo! He was designed by BrickDaddyMinifigures!

[@noahmolchain]

Sorry I guess I meant Light customs more and all his affiliates with designers and everything!

[@alc_studios]

@@noahmolchain Totally!

[@corduroycal]

Still hard to justify buying a 50 dollar bo figure after tax and shipping. I was really hyped on the pre vissla but my brain can’t pay 55 bucks for it

[@noahmolchain]

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[@EscrimaNight]

I gotta agree with all that. GCC is getting pretty expensive now. I pretty much have to get the bare minimum, only focusing on some named fugures. I'd love to get more grunts but they just aren't priced at a good army building price. As for the V2s and V3s, yeah, they definitely should be releasing renders of the figures before production. Community feedback is a good way to catch any errors before a product is produced, and would allow them to make any changes deemed necessary. I bought the V1 Wolffe knowing a V2 was coming knowing I wasn't bothered by the visor issue. Well, now they announce a V3 WITH helmet holed and I now need to buy a whole nother figure because that's what I'd wanted in the first place. I love GCC products but also would love to see them improve.

[@Vor1ki]

Exactly, why is GCC the same price as CAC but less printing? CAC does 360 degree prints (using pad printing same that GCC and LEGO uses) and custom molds using ABS plastic, and GCC doesn’t do any of this but is the same price?

[@cesruhf2605]

@@Vor1ki also gcc copies lego's designs and just recolors or adds small details. i never bought CAC ever but i can tell they put more effort and value instead of gcc

[@BrickFleet]

This is the GCC video of all time.

[@legoman2313]

My goodness would I love a 2020 style episode 2 phase 1 clone trooper pilot helmet. I think we’ve all been patiently waiting for one since 02’

[@Absols]

I think GCC quality is phenomenal, lots of unique characters we would never see LEGO make. It’s just unfortunately not reasonable to pay $22-36 per figure. I recently started decaling, for approx $100 I’ve been able to make 35 clones I wouldn’t be able to get normally, make those GCC and it would be 3-4 figures for that same price. Obviously pad printing and UV printing is so much higher quality but it’s just not as easy to justify price. For example in Canada a $35 figure becomes a $47 figure when converted, then another $15 cdn for shipping making it $60. Even through re sellers you are still looking about $40 CDN. I love GCC’s quality and I own a few figures, but you need to have a decent disposable income to be able to consistently get all these drops.

[@Vor1ki]

Exactly with the prices now I don’t see the point. I’d rather get the CAC version at this point, same price but higher quality.

[@FriendlyEwok101]

Ph1 and pilot helmets is a must move from GCC 👌

[@paulus_bricks]

This Video is so good So many good points Best lsw you can get 🎉!

[@Dragsio4]

FYI markings on the wolfpack trio arms are wrong, grey should also be present on bicep and elbow.

[@shaggy1628]

GCC has always been expensive to me. Now its prices are just ludicrous. Also, I feel like people only care about 1 or 2 clone legions, maybe 4 if they're big clone wars fans. What I'm getting at is clone legions/characters that have a collective .5 seconds of screentime might not have as many fans as say, the 501st. Not that I think having these in Lego form isn't neat. Just that we may be overestimating the amount of people that actually want to have them.

[@izer0z]

I love seeing your nuanced discussion about these custom figures! Keep it up man! You're definitely _the_ content creator for Custom LSW figures.

[@gamingusa1536]

If you do not think that a torso and and printed legs is worth $15 your crazy. For figs that have 360 pad printing there is a reason the prices are $40+ for those.

[@tom.the.builder]

On GCC’s quality control: some figures arrive with damaged prints, but GCC will ALWAYS replaced damaged parts. Just reach out to GCC or the reseller you purchased from. Thank you for this video, Brian! Feedback is essential for GCC and their partners, yours comes from the best of places 🫶

[@pitboy6301]

not only does it feel like we’re being priced out but for the last 2 drops at least for me their website was too broken to buy anything. i’ve been a GCC diehard collector for over a year now but i think i might need to say goodbye. last time i missed a drop and spent a bunch with a reseller and that was over a month and a half ago and the package is still stuck at customs. can’t keep justifying it to myself with all these issues :(

[@ultix1873]

I appreciate the video, thanks MayDay ! I've been an active GCC's customer since early 2023 (i got the jet trooper legs !). As I speak, I have 40 minifig from GCC. However, I progressively stopped ordering due to the increase in princing....

[@rodrign007]

I still don’t understand why they can make arc trooper helmets but not phase 2 helmets with a single hole in the right place for Rex and wolffe

[@FabuBrik]

Batching orders, streamlining the offering, and consistent stock would all go a long way to make these more accessible and bring down costs.

[@IsaiLopez-uq2dp]

Amazing video keep up the amazing work

[@NezarecFGOP]

i really want to buy custom clones like wolf pack troopers or Doom, but the price is really golding me back. why should i buy ONE figure for $30? i get that a lot of work goes into these it just doesn't seem worth it imo. Also, seeing several stories of issues really puts me off buying what otherwise are amazing figures

[@Vor1ki]

GCC has less printing then CAC, doesn’t restock or really keep things in stock like CAC but is the same price as CAC????? Doesn’t make any sense.

[@thanosded961]

I'm a lurker to this channel, and I have always watched from the sidelines when custom clone minifigs are concerned. While I really like the design and the accuracy of custom clones, I cannot justify the 30+ dollars/euros for a custom minifig while I could buy an entire set for that price. I really hope GCC does bring their prices down in the future.

[@Clonetrooper-yk1we]

Another W Vid!!

[@xxsuperdragonslayerxx]

Return of the King

[@TheBrickPublic]

I've been watching GCC's work for months, maybe even a year now, but I've never bought a figure from them. The price is just too expensive, especially if I can A. decal 5 figures for the same price, or B. Buy UV-printed bodies from sellers like Jonak and pair them with CAC helmets. I really hope GCC reduces their prices or at the very least, sells some misprinted parts for cheap.

[@Dragsio4]

If you like UV you should definitely check out Weberbricks, his UV print is as close to pad print as you can get, especially his printed arms.

[@PrinceAntony989]

I did decal my own Wolfpack in spite of the GCC drop. The named characters were good to accompany the GCC Wolffe, but not worth $100 altogether. I would’ve like to just have the helmets at their usual, accessible price.

[@TheBrickPublic]

@PrinceAntony989 I would love to see GCC make some Wolfpack trio helmets for sale without the bodies. That way, you could get the Jonak printed bodies and have the whole trio for less than $40

[@brickswithbecks7567]

I ordered both Xmas troopers in different orders and never got the green one. I got a refund from gcc but it is unfortunate, since it was an exclusive

[@koppolaholland9949]

I typically get CAC helmets, Jonaktoys UV printed bodies, Brickarms blasters, and just white arms from my collection. CAC bodies would be great if the blended with regular Lego print, but they print every side and the end result is expensive...and super gawdy (reminds me of aliexpress prints).

[@personofinterest3534]

I've personally never felt tempted to buy from GCC. I mean sure their products are the most consistent with Lego's style, but they are way too overpriced for what you get. Comparatively CAC is similar in pricing but offers prints with higher quality, detail and just has better customer service. Even decals are a better alternative

[@nerd7834]

THANK YOU!!!! The only reason I saw for getting GCC clones is because they were cheaper than CAC, but now that isn’t even true. Just wait for a 20% sale for CAC and get a squad pack (4 figures), you’ll be getting each figure for only like $15 and they’re such higher quality. Especially for a Wolfpack trooper like Booster whose grey/sand blue marking should be going around their helmet or else it just looks weird af.

[@blundercracker]

last video he didnt have a beard, this one he does. there are two maydays confirmed?

[@RampantPuppy]

I love GCC, got into them with HelloThereRex’s Fox torso and I somewhat agree. Some things are very pricy and despite being quality, I can’t justify sometimes dropping $30 on a figure when that can buy a clone battle pack or small set. I have the Wolfpack trio but that’s almost a gunship… It starts to add up over time… I also agree on the v2 and v3 issue. Saw it with Wolffe and Bly, and I agree on the heads. It would be great if you could throw in heads for the Umbara 501st boys

[@Dragsio4]

I get you. In December I bought 6 V1 Wolfpack troopers to find out that they'll change the shade of gray (for no reason) a month later.

[@RampantPuppy]

@@Dragsio4 yea it’s why I’m a bit more hesitant on v1’s. I wasn’t interested in Bly at all but KaminoBricks had a v2 and I bought it and was blown away. It sucks for people who buy v1 or v2 and have no way of updating and getting the newest version of the figure…

[@Dragsio4]

@@RampantPuppy And the easy solution is to publish the design, make changes based on feedback and then print a big amount of that figure, that way price can also be lowered (supply and demand). PS: English is not my native language, so sorry for the typos.

[@BattlepacksOfficial]

P1 and Pilots you say…..

[@cryptidbug]

i wish that GCC would do a made to order thing, i’ve missed out on soooo many of these figures, and i’d love to get more of their figures but they are just so expensive and sell out so fast

[@Menevolence]

GCC makes the best custom clones that are identical to real lego and they're not even the most expensive but imagine if lego would hire them as a branch of lego and gave them a small factory , they could mass produce more for way cheaper and make bank

[@StrykeSZN]

2 mayday uploads in 24 hours 😫

[@JesusLopez-lo2rz]

Understandable, I agree with all of your points

[@FriendlyEwok101]

Absolutely agree with your points, GCC need to chill a bit with rushed v2 v3, bring more restocks, newer molds also lower the cost with restock figs, newer molds with price increase is understandable but stepping up prices with small improvements / changes is wrong

[@DinoEater-mq2cs]

I'm so going to get that battlefront arc trooper. Man they are getting better then they were before like how.

[@DarthlyMaul]

Gcc need to make Rex and the Wolfpack trio was printed arms on a replicant helmet for like $20-$24

[@Caosespacial257]

I always wanted to have a minifig from GCC but they were already too expensive for me before the price increase.

[@2Horrible]

I think the worst figure I saw was the 212th heavy gunner which was 26$. That figure used a official helmet but to be honest, all it really was was adding two stripes on the regular white trooper helmets from the new battlepack. It also had an official visor but cmon man, you get 4 of those every battlepack. 26$ was outrageous. Like I love their figures but I can't fathom why a lot of them cost so much when cmf figures are around 5-7$. I get outsourcing unreleased official helmets would cost much, but when they release figures with official helmets from battlepacks it should not be that much. There's plenty of white helmets man.

[@EbagStudios]

A fellow Nujabes enjoyer I see

[@Fishysalmon02]

I will say, despite the criticism.towards dooms visor, I really like the effort that was put into giving us a lego style visor in a color it'll probably never exist in

[@squidcraft313]

you shoukd try and bring this up with yosean, i would really love them to do stormtroopers too.

[@cesruhf2605]

As someone living in China the cost of production for GCC is WAY lower than any other country available and yet they price their products like a well known company like CAC

[@omarbaba9892]

Tbh yeah, the prices are just inconsistent as helmets are onto 4 dollars yet figures together are like 30 so what the rest of the figure is 26 dollars?

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

I agree a $30+ custom fig normally has to be a new mold or 360 degree/ complex printing to be worth that price to me... Which we also have to remember custom figs normally are not good investments unlike normal lego... And not to mention the stuff from china has gotten amazing for under $20... Which I love GCC I have a few helmets and spartans from halo. So I want them to improve and it's sad to see their quality drop... But I get it must be a hard spot to be in though because they are not lego nor a super custom so they can't charge to much yet it seems they have too.

[@mrbutler4855]

A frustrating thing I’ve found is after the release of products they unveil a new version a month later that’s significantly better or different. An example would be the new senate guards, I ordered two on release but now, not a month later they’ve revealed they’re doing a new version that’s way better. I personally would like clearer communication stop people falling victim to these kind of situations. I mean first world problems am I right XD

[@mattd2026]

It's been said that there is little point in buying a V1 gcc because a much better V2 will be following closely behind

[@fritz404]

GCC needs to step up their game, they're being outshined by other customs makers and they're low-key falling off in quality and creativity

[@jeffreymiller2882]

I really appreciate how you talk about the pricing.For a lot of reviewers, they seem to just skip the pricing or don’t care as much because they’re getting it for free.And thats selfish of them.Not everyone can spend 35$ for a plastic figure.I’m just glad that you are thinking not only about yourself but about us and I can’t wait for Zam Wesell. I’m going to try to stay up till 12pm to be able to get it on time.How many copies are you making?

[@bambostarla6259]

Custom clones have always been expensive, so I guess we just have to be more selective on the ones we buy

[@LooLooBeDa1]

I personally believe that GCC should redesign their phase 2 clone helmet as it doesn't sit on the figures head properly and generally looks too large, if was made to look identical to the official p2 helmet like their airborne mould does, it could replace using the official helmet at all, reducing the cost of sourcing official helmets (that are also now retired) and subsequently reducing the price.

[@KURA151]

The worst thing in GCC is that how expensive they are.

[@Elijahlikechicken]

Hoping GCC makes more of their bigger named character’s helmets available on their own, cuz I’d be way cheaper to just use a jonack body with a GCC helmet. Also hoping for some phase 1 clones

[@luke9153]

My airborne grunts have the same leg problem. Didn’t know they could be replaced.

[@maydayfigs]

Customer service has been really good recently. I should have explicitly mentioned this ❤

[@RealGobble]

They are expensive! And your totally right! Best gcc vid!

[@anthonybono9005]

I've been saying this in the Discord. There should be no reason for a V2 or V3 of a fig that hasn't even released. Renders need to be shared with the community for feedback

[@ninnywaggon3470]

at this point it just feels like a bait and switch cash grab when we don’t even know if there will be a v2 so people buy the bad one anyway out of fomo

[@minifigaddict]

BABE WAKE UP MAYDAYFIGS DROPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Daniel-zp6wq]

Even with those prices, every drop is selling out..

[@Lastclonestudios]

The beard is back 😮

[@corduroycal]

I really like GCC I get hyped up to see what they come up with. I just can’t buy a 30-40 dollar clone figure as an adult with bills. Same with bokatan bricks and other custom makers. Especially after they charge 6-10 dollars to ship something, I get shipping isn’t free but I’ve shipped minifigs before and it’s never been 10 dollars to send a tiny bubble mailer to a domestic address from a domestic reseller. Still cool to follow around and see what they come up with. But I can’t partake mostly

[@hunt0583]

I’ve been buying a couple of gcc’s figs, but they are too expensive for me to keep buying them regularly. He does great work, but the prices are rising too rapidly. Imagine if he just made helmets so you don’t have to pay $25 for a torso and legs!

[@austint918]

My favorite part about GCC is when they dropped Tukk. The website crashed when it was processing my payment and I lost the figure to a bot. That for me was the final straw between Lego Star Wars fans just being a general cancer to be around and the resell market taking over everything I’ve gathered up all my collection to sell to bricks and Minifigs. Fuck this hobby.

[@0netrick198]

Imo, my biggest concern is with the quality of the figures. I’m fine with paying premium for a premium product, but it sucks when they get damaged easily, or they arrive with small scuffs and scratches.

[@hectorsuarez645]

we need more videos like this

[@noamkorb-patti9197]

I know I'm in the minority, but I actually really like legos official phase 2 with helmet holes due to the wider shape. It just looks better imo. So for me, I don't have any reason to get gcc when i can decal for way cheaper and on the helmet mold i prefer.

[@empressmako]

i see these expensive prices and think that if i’m going to splurge, why not spend it on cac for way more prints, accessories, and higher quality prints than lego? sure keeping with the consistent style is nice, but not really to justify it being priced the same as these 360 printed figs

[@Fishysalmon02]

Yeah, they should share designs before they're finalized, and their prices need to lower

[@vanilsitics8072]

Ngl it sucks cuz i finally save up my allowance to get the one of the wolf pack trooper, I thought "huh it's probably $20 at max" then i see the website... I ain't payin' allat 😩💀

[@GaryTheTaco]

More importantly than $15.50, the torsos can be bought for $5 each. So are the legs and the blank black head (which isn't actually official) really worth $10.50? Just for a pair of legs? They could lower the price of their army builders to $15 or $16 and be right in the golden spot for prices imo

[@aspiremt7]

I want to make my own pad printing clones with a pad printer but I can not find any guides or help on youtube. Anybody know a video which could help me out?

[@FleanEsFlean]

How long do they usually take to deliver off GCC website?

[@simplesimples]

I think a lot of people in the community for GCC, buy out because of FOMO. Not sure if that's just me though.

[@kryptc744]

I totally agree with you!

[@EchoBaseplates]

I had some stained helmets and they just said it was different batches. Didn’t offer any real solution. I have an order coming and it’ll probably be my last. I just can’t accept bad customer service.

[@raphaelimhof6585]

Is there a good GCC reseller for Europe ? (Germany)?

[@NeoYTFilms]

Honestly given the prices, I’d rather get CAC at that point. Heck CAC can break the market and do the 180 bodies

[@Naviwolffe]

Mayday, do you know where I can get my own designs pad printed? Or if I just seen some pictures of online images of my fig?

[@Flameshockey11]

I bought the fives 1.5 helmet and put it on legos fives and the head got stuck in the helmet

[@Flameshockey11]

Also the printing can be expensive and making their own molds with there money so I am grateful for them spending a lot of money to make figures For us gcc is pricing them so high because all the machines are expensive

[@napkinx4341]

i understand why they’re expensive but regardless i can’t bring myself to pay like 40 bucks for 1 figure

[@thecosmonaut4221]

ligma

[@tom.the.builder]

Indeed.

[@thecosmonaut4221]

@@tom.the.builderthat’s what I’m saying

[@YourHuckleberry99]

I'm poor, and i definitely want to buy customs, but 20-30 bucks seems steep for counterfeit Lego. 3d printed should've made the market more accessible. Meanwhile CAC has really great droids for 4.50 a piece, but clones for like 18 to 30$. I love the looks of these customs but It'll break the bank and decal customs look difficult as fuck to put on without screwing up royally.

[@jeremycross8598]

Pilot helmets 😩

[@guiguipoisson868]

Where can I buy these clones ?

[@박준언-q2o]

Yeah, gcc is so expensive

[@G36645]

Don’t get me wrong I agree GCC stuff is over priced but if you want a expense figure be it GCC or Lego at least try decaling it’s a lot more work but in the uk where decals are way more expensive because there shipped from the us is can do 3 basic figures for the price of 1 GCC on

[@maydayfigs]

Yeah but it’s decal 💀

[@G36645]

@@maydayfigsyeah it’s a annoying thing to balance quality and price GCC amazing quality but very expensive Decal very cheap but not the best quality

[@therealjj67]

You are talking about high prices but it looks like you and your partner bokatanbricks are putting the custom Zam helmet behind €100 paywall and let people spend €140 to get the complete figure. Am I wrong?

[@maydayfigs]

Not wrong, but you’re talking about the Sand Red figure. I encourage you to look into those parts. I don’t control what people create btw.

[@therealjj67]

@@maydayfigs I get those sand red parts are expensive, i'm just disappointed you guys out price people by adding the purple helmet to the sand red figure instead of selling some base figures + custom helmet for €65 or €70.

[@maydayfigs]

@@therealjj67 i wish more were made too... but Bo has said he wont make more. FYI - that's his product, not mine.

[@ShinyToyRobots]

Nah bro they sold out

[@sockglock]

God I hate resellers.

[@omarbaba9892]

Well they’re good for reducing big shipping costs. The reseller I use the most has onto a mild increase in prices but obviously without the shipping cost of halfway across the world

[@rydergerdeman6231]

theyre js legos.. dont but them if theyre to expensive💀 this is exactlt why i got out of legos yall way to confusing not appreciative etc

[@omarbaba9892]

Why tf do you need to be appreciative about a product?

[@rydergerdeman6231]

@omarbaba9892 bc they beg for figures like a new captain rex then they get mad they make it accessible to EVERYONE. another example fives, they got the fig and now they hate it

[@joeymay2650]

#JangoLivesMatter

[@EmmetDaMarbleLol]

i recently purchased some GCC clones and i have to say they are great but not perfect, for starters the helmet holes on mine wouldnt fit a CAC antenna, it would barely fit a regular lego antenna, second, the joints on my umbra arc are very stiff, was very hard trying to take the legs off to put the kama on, additionally the arms are very stiff and i think my arc already has a small crack underneath one arm despite the only thing ive done with it is take it out the package, put accessories on it and put it on display, im still impressed with the design quality but the overall quality seems to be going downhill

[@skinnyj123]

Those are lego quality issues not GCC

[@EmmetDaMarbleLol]

@@skinnyj123 but dont GCC use "brand new" parts?

[@skinnyj123]

@@EmmetDaMarbleLol well yeah but brand new parts are more likely to be stiff anyway... if it was loose parts that'd be a different story.

[@EmmetDaMarbleLol]

@@skinnyj123 brand new parts are usually smooth and fluid, these feel like old, used parts