The Ultimate Guide to Knock-Off LEGO Minifigures

Trying to find out where to buy knock-off minifigures? Or how about which brand is best for custom LEGO figures?
0:00 - 0:23: Intro
0:23 - 1:45: What counts as a knock-off?
1:45 - 2:35: Knock-off "wikipedia"
2:35 - 4:56: Knock-off minifigure brand roundup
4:56 - 5:43: Who makes the best knock-off minifigures?
5:43 - 6:13: Where can you buy knock-offs?
6:13 - 6:56: Amazon
6:56 - 7:27: Etsy
7:27 - 8:48: AliExpress
8:48 - 10:08: WM Moc Bricks
10:08 - 11:00: Brick Panda Toys
11:00 - 11:27: Which site is best?
11:27 - 12:38: Cheap custom minifigures
12:38 - 13:20: Top tier custom minifigures
13:20 - 13:51: When do these figures come out?
13:51 - 14:27: Outro
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[@bradcha5413]

I recommend knock offs for the accessories, so much awesome custom parts

[@Sheeptastical1935]

alot of knockoffs can also be good for torsos and legs. the best example is putting the offical lego doctor strange head hair and cloak on the body of the knockoff doctor strange minifigure from the beginning of no way home

[@bradcha5413]

Ali expressed doesn't reveal the whole image because lego's legal team got involved, so aliexpress can't sell full minifigures, so the work around loop hole is to make it look like you're only selling parts on the advertising, and then just send the whole figure

[@andreilucena1558]

Although WM blocks kinda struggles between marvel, dc, and star wars products, i think the main factor they shine on is custom lego anime and minifigure accecories. This video is very informative and deserves more appreciation

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

I've seen their anime figures! If I had a stronger affinity for any anime property, I'd be a happy shopper with WM for sure!

[@Gillan1220]

This I can agree. I’ve got a handful of WM which includes some of pop-culture icons.

[@marcusyapmingfeng306]

How is the WM Blocks in terms of plastic quality? Is it any good?

[@andreilucena1558]

@@marcusyapmingfeng306 theyre pretty good, i bought a set way back in 2019 and there’s still no sign of cracking or loose parts, the minifigure joints are pretty tight and some accessories need extra care when handling since it’s fragile (although the plastic used in some accessories is really bendable so it rarely breaks in my experience). I’m ok with those downsides tho since I see WM blocks more of a display piece rather than a playset

[@andreilucena1558]

@@marcusyapmingfeng306 I'd say they're pretty decent, I bought a set way back in 2019 and so far in hasn't shown any signs of cracking or loose joints. Be careful when handling the accessories tho since some could be fragile (although they usually use a bendy plastic sometimes so the accessories won't break), the joints could be pretty tight at times too especially when you're assembling the minifig. I'm fine with those downsides tho since I see WM's sets as more of a display piece rather that a playset (Also my previous comment isn't showing for some reason so I retyped it here).

[@ThatOneGuy-22]

This is actually amazing man you put a lot of work into this one and it’s great.

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@thegoldenhydra2003]

For how cheap they are, they’re certainly super high quality. Definitely one of the most underrated / underground collection-type hobbies out there so that’s probably why.

[@MediaKnight-bv1zw]

There is Flash minigifure. They sold unofficial custom of Gustin’s flash, Ezra’s flash, Affleck’s batman, Supergirl, and Keaton’s Batman. The helmet design is compleatly phenomenal. They only reuse Ezras flash helmet/cowl for Gustin’s flash figure. The detailing is phenomenal. The brand logo is a letter G.

[@romansilva00]

Every week looking forward for your videos Ryan! Never lose your energy! That's signature for Ryan

[@PyroHood15]

I love how you give guides to this it really helps thanks

[@rob5019]

Great video! Thank you very helpful!

[@AndrewGarfield_]

Absolutely my favorite lego KZbinr you inspired me to get back into lego in 2020 keep up the awesome work

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Wow thanks for the kind words! And welcome back to the wonderful world of LEGO!

[@NobleManager]

Man, thanks a lot for this video, you can tell a lot of effort went into making it, cheers!

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Hey there! Glad you enjoyed the video!! Thanks for the kind words!

[@JoLeona-gg4wn]

Great info! Just ordered a bunch off Ali Express! Thanks!

[@The47thman]

Thanks for this information i will use it when me or my brother want to buy custom /knock off minifigs

[@vierfilms]

Man, you’re one of the best LEGO KZbinrs out there. Always love your content

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Thank you so much for the kind words!!

[@vierfilms]

@@RyanSevelVlogs Of course! Keep doing what you’re doing

[@Starwarsawesomeeu]

Thank you so much for this, I’m a huge fan of lego and only buy knockoffs if the lego figures are expensive. For example I wanted the Flash and Cyborg minifgures from the 2017 Justice League sets, however the figures are over $40 and I was able to find a both knockoff realistic versions that look identical to the lego ones with similar plastic quality and detail. I also really want a big figure of the Hulk from the 2012 sets but he is also very expensive, and i what’s the Lele brand and DeCool versions are the best but also rare rip.

[@sanccex313]

Koruit is definetly the best, only to mention that they add armour not bulky (talking about clone wars minifigs) so printing in the torso is minimal, however amazing printing on legs and arms. Commenting on brickpanda, yes it is easiest one to buy from but it comes with higher prices

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Koriut continues to surprise me with their quality. And yes BrickPanda can upcharge, but I think it's worth it for their reliability and stock.

[@LAHALA100]

Love Your content

[@bellwoodmissouri9983]

This is helping me so much

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Awesome!!

[@geekover40]

In the premium customs community, we consider a knock-off/bootleg as being any fig that is printed on non-lego parts. Anything else is considered a custom fig. For a long time, bootleg brands were copying custom brand designs (Leyilebrick, Lab9, Dragonbrick, etc.) Then they started going into their own original work which was great, but sadly there has been a resurgence of bootleg brands copying premium custom designers such as Abnormal, LCM, Feelings, Jaka, etc. - BTW phonetically you can pronounce XINH as 'SEEN' ;) Keep up the great work!

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Great breakdown from a community perspective! Thanks you and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@donovandelaney3171]

American Plastic Bricks are the OG. I love them and Lego should buy them and bring them back into production.

[@jeanclaudedowningg]

Hey Ryan loved the video ! I’m trying to make a custom lego minifigure for my dads birthday and I saw you can do it on the Lego website was trying to make one on one of these knock off sites but couldn’t find the feature ? Just wondering if it’s possible or only on the actually lego site 😂🤞🏽

[@jadynfernandes9266]

Does anyone know which brand makes the GHO/GOO minifigs? They were the ones that made the jedi temple guard and tales of the jedi dooku figs which were pretty good quality.

[@ginnayhandjeferro]

Please make a video on how to get a lego comic wanda🙏🙏🙏

[@simosan22]

hey if i buy multiple figures from the same (and/or different) seller on the same site, will i receive them as one package?

[@SergeantBrickFilms]

Hi Ryan, I am trying to order off WM blocks but have not received any response from the seller! I did all the complete order stuff on another device and then I tried to contact them using a different device using mail, and they have not answered back! Do you know if I need to use the same device for the whole process, or if you need to make an account on WM blocks to message the seller? Is there a time frame that they will usually answer back in? - thanks so much and sorry for the hassle 😇

[@jerrystarv4047]

Thanks

[@ProjectImpossibleOfficial]

Are there any good knockoff or custom Lego Castle companies?

[@mistaken_stranger8343]

Hi would anyone know where to get a cheap knock-off Greedo, Bith musicians from the Cantina Scene from episode 4 as well as general Ackbar? I've tried AliExpress but with no luck

[@Kristianxvx]

The Paz Vizsla fig by WM is actually better than the lego version, cos the armour and helmet are better colours and better than the chest armour that lego made

[@SlowBurn4200]

How do i find what company made my figs?

[@royal-royel]

I love armgo!

[@NicoSoEpic]

The best customs are on Etsy by galactic brick store

[@Heddrick]

Been buying from Temu and so far been very impressed with how fast items take (usually about 8-10 days) and the overall quality of the figures.

[@swaggyfrogharry2646]

Do the heads look like actual Lego heads? Because I’ve seen ones on temu kind of looked more stretched out and “squared” a little if that makes sense

[@Heddrick]

@@swaggyfrogharry2646 I'm not lego minfig collector vet so I'm probably not the guy who can spot the difference. That said, order some random minifigs, if you don't like them, return them. I've ordered a few items I disliked and returning was hassle free and fast. I've ordered well over 100 minifigs since I made my comment and it's been mostly positive than negative. The pictures represent the figures fairly well. A few areas where it was a miss for me are, sometimes the hands don't fit all the way in, which gives it a gap between the arm and hand. Sometimes the figures are too tight or too lose and finally, with the anime figs, the face just looks terrible. I recently ordered a few Zelda minifigs, and the faces just looked wrong. I just popped the heads off and use some extra lego minifig heads I had, and that did the trick (unfortunately that meant no cap for Link). I was perfectly fine with it as I really only wanted the weapons/accessories. The Minecraft figures seem pretty spot on vs the Lego ones and I don't own any legit Ninjago but the fakes were fantastic and perfect for the kids. Also, I picked up a set of lion knights with metallic helmets and I was blown away by the chrome. Honestly anything with a metallic paint was gorgeous (Metallic Wonder Woman 1984, Hawkman and Lotr Knights), but I haven't owned them long enough to say how well the paint job lasts. Thanks to this video I've ordered a few items off of Aliexpress. It's VERY slow and because you're dealing with multiple sellers, shipping costs can add up fast. I imagine returns would not be as easy. Temu does NOT have the same selection but I've not had to wait longer than 2 weeks for any purchase (usually 10 days). I'm still waiting on a few purchases I made almost a month ago with Aliexpress. Hope this help and good luck!

[@sums6653]

@@swaggyfrogharry2646 depends on where you get it, but for the price its insane what they're able to do. They either look better than lego or slightly off. The hardest to find are the ones that are pretty much duplicates as i think they might be ripping old lego machines in china to make the figures. The best ones are the ones that have reviews with pictures and don't mind adding extra detail here and there to make it slightly better. If your going into it expecting exact duplicates id be cautious but if your making cool sets and just for fun its definitely worth it. Bought a general grievous and 2 droid speeders with 2 b1s for like $8 and its fantastic. Highly recommend the fakes as long as your not praying to the lego company every night before bed because "they can do no wrong".

[@SupremeOracle]

​@Heddrick thank you for the information!!

[@romansilva00]

Tomorrow I'll review this since today I was at work but I need all my focus hahaha

[@Hunsy34]

For Koruit looking at the knights do the legs have the two posts connecting to the torso or just one post connecting to the torso which allows the torso to swivel?

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Most off-brand figures I’ve seen have two posts for a similar range of moment to traditional LEGO figures.

[@EmetonVanDamme]

Congratulations Ryan, I've seen videos of guys showing knock offs claiming that they "upgraded" the design of lego figurines and say they would never buy a chinese, you are different, you speak with the truth, thumbs up for you bro 👍👍👍

[@donovandelaney3171]

Lego should buy these companies.

[@PowerCatto]

The new Five Nights and Freddy desigb for a third party company is AMAZING, the sculpts, and the quality is very satisfying for $1

[@cooperganther-nd2bb]

Hey Ryan, I’d like for you to reply but I bought this Lego moonnight mini figure but I got it months before Lego marvel CMF 2, so is it still considered a custom because they made it before Lego or is it now considered a knock off

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

@@cooperganther-nd2bb If the design is different from the official figure than it’s a custom. If a figure tries to copy the design LEGO comes up with, then it’s a knock off. Hope this helps!

[@MeteoraFigure.09]

11:55, Koruit just need to make top notch Iron Man and Avengers figures and im set for life

[@wyattthewafflefry3485]

Where is brick panda from

[@joe1205]

What is the best company/website for big figs? I know you specialise in Minifigures, so don't worry if you don't know.

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

I’ve had the best experience with big figs on BrickPandaToys and Etsy!

[@jarviestic]

Hey Ryan, There have been Black Adam minifigures made by XINH, you should check them out, they look awesome especially Dr. Fate! Good video btw ❤️

[@ItzCandle]

how am i so early?????? btw, nice vid Richard Hammond from Top Gear edit:nvm Ryan doesn't look like Hammond anymore, his beard doesn't look like Hammond's anymore

[@gameplayersbrockport]

What's your favorite knock off figure of all time?

[@l8studios_]

What’s a good place to get X-Men and Fantastic Four figures

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Either Ali Express (I know XINH has some X-Men figures) or maybe www.minifiguresshop.com/xinh-super-hero-figures-x0115-x-men-apocalypse-minifigures-p3453545.html

[@luffy9121]

How long can Etsy orders take? Does brick panda have good shipping?

[@957kakashi]

I sell my stuff and ship within days, tho etsy is giving me a lil hiccup rn I’m worried about, but I assume most sellers will ship out within a couple days

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

It depends on the Etsy seller (if they live in your home country, if they are a business vs. a personal seller) but Etsy can be as quick at 3 days or as long as 1 month. Brick Panda is consistently around 1-1.5 months for shipping.

[@arctrooperblitz416]

This guy has a big brain 🧠

[@stephenwallace3771]

I go on Temu and don't pay shipping for decent figs and I got them in 9 days. Mic drop

[@_Maddenfootballleague_]

Mercari has good knock offs but they image is normally better than the figure but the figs are still good

[@mornecoetzee735]

Unfortunately Brickpanda does not ship to South Africa. Very disappointing.

[@joe1205]

Good Knock-off companies: Shen Yuan XINH DeCool Koriut Kopf WM Blocks POGO

[@StarBrickAnimations]

Lol i buy my Lego knockoffs on an app called shopee it's ship's in most countries Philippines that's where i Live is included

[@SkyBrickProductions]

Got to say knockoff Lego ww2 figures on aliexpress are really good

[@rszzz07]

I’m in shock wm block is my favorite knockoff brand they make good Naruto figs

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

That’s true! I’m not a huge Naruto fan but WM does make good customs of various anime and manga characters.

[@kayleigholly]

What about fire star toys , they are great

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

I mention them in the "custom figure" section. I love that site

[@kayleigholly]

@@RyanSevelVlogs yes sorry I text that before you said it 😂

[@kayleigholly]

@@RyanSevelVlogs it’s an honour talking to you because I love your videos and have for ages . Respect for you , keep it up 👍 also it’s my birthday today

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

@@kayleigholly Thanks for the kind words and I hope you had an amazing birthday!

[@user-tx6jq8xp3n]

If you don't consider the subsequent appreciation and value and just play or collect them yourself, these are indeed cheap and of good quality. Because these have no value even if they are sold.

[@papounator8843]

I want cheap Lego because I wanna buy a whole bunch to do DND with.

[@LutraLovegood]

There are restaurants in casinos?

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Yep!

[@baubergo]

U$32? Some customs are almost U$200! You should check jin customs, jacka brick, crosscheck, leylebrick, manga brick along with others. Amazing stuff, but unfortunately extremely expensive...

[@957kakashi]

Well those are high quality and printed on Lego stuff. Some of these aren’t the same super high level or aren’t printed on official lego

[@baubergo]

@@957kakashi Yes! Although they still are in the same “custom minifigures poll”, they are in a different league of their own like you said :)

[@marcomontanez5616]

An underrated website in my opinion is Temu because there was free shipping and it is dirt cheap they added more knock off lego and I bought in bulk for around $30

[@joshuamckee2178]

Has anyone bought any of the custom sets from Ali express? I keep seeing an Arkham asylum and it looks incredible but have only seen like 1 review on it before

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

I’ve purchased 3 before (they were MOCS of lightsabers). The plastic quality was okay but the bricks were stiff. Instructions were clear and the design overall was pretty cool.

[@artrospamsr269]

Go to Mercari

[@Gillan1220]

Brickpanda, Kopf, WM, Wuhui, and Xinh is the best for me. Brickpanda is like Firestar Toys of alternate brands. Just a correction: Firestar and Leyile isn’t knock-off. Both use official LEGO parts.

[@Giga.raptor20998]

eBay has banned fake Lego or at least I can't find them

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

Try searching for "lego compatible" and you'll find some figures and sets

[@definitelynotsamm]

First

[@Drtheory13]

The waffle house is found new host

[@hussainify9121]

great video but in my opinion i think aliexpress has best knockoffs

[@RyanSevelVlogs]

AliExpress is a great store for many of the knock-off designers!

[@hussainify9121]

@@RyanSevelVlogs bro im such a huge fan of yours. your my favourite youtuber i wish to make contenet like you keep up the great work