LEGO Star Wars Designer Interview! Your questions answered!

[@Ruune__]

I really appreciate the approach of this interview. You asked them some tougher hard hitting questions without belittling them and you did it objectively with no passive aggressiveness.

[@Scott-yu4yt]

Respect for asking actual tough questions to them. I've always thought of you as someone who would only say positive stuff about Lego but I can see that is not the case anymore. Much respect.

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Lego doesn't pay these guys to pay attention to fan feedback typically, or even put the info in front of them, you can tell. If they did it would benefit lego, lego designers, and fans/consumers.

[@Trollberg60north]

Yes, it's cool that David got to interview them but they look extremely uncomfortable(almost like they didn't want to be there) with lots of arms crossed and drinking water.

[@petera.michaelsen4657]

Creativity and Lego Philosophy > Fan feedback

[@petera.michaelsen4657]

@@Trollberg60north That's how Danes are, they are not cynical and won't act as if they were your friends or that they care about you, they are there and answering shit, it's not they're at Disneyland.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

i mean, they do. They literally addressed it for over 2 minutes of this vid. They have 10 others who have to peer review it, then bosses that determine things, plus Lucasfilm and design constraints and timelines. They can only do so much without spoiling the new products too

[@ImaginationHobbies]

@@Shadow0fd3ath24 you can see on their faces that they dont

[@mynala110]

It’s clear these guys don’t have the same level of detail expectations that fans have 😂

[@Hunter-ox6kh]

Not at all

[@Mattyboi23]

This type of feedback from designers is exactly what the community needs. I hope they do this after every wave.

[@edgarin8907]

Man these were some necessary but yet very uncomfortable questions to the designers lol hahaha

[@mc_st0ner792]

especially for the guy on the right, he looks like he is gonna burst out lauging at any point in the interview lol

[@StudioSmith]

David was definitely the best man for this job, not lashing out, calm tone and respecting while still getting answers.

[@phoenixproductions2846]

Very happy to finally see someone interview designers and not make a troll video not that the mnr video wasn't funny it's just nice to see a genuine interview between a lego fan and designer I hope it's the first of many in this community

[@phoenixproductions2846]

@Henry Collins never said it wasn't. It was hilarious and I do highly respect Ryan. I'm just glad to see an actual interview I think it's really cool

[@zacharyturner2944]

@@phoenixproductions2846 Ryan has been asking to do an interview for years and Lego won’t do it. I think he finally snapped and decided to do that parody video because he was tired of waiting. Funny enough he probably permanently killed his chances at getting an interview because he portrayed the designers as bumbling fools which was pretty funny I have to say.

[@mc_st0ner792]

@@zacharyturner2944 Well, to be fair, ryan is never gonna get a chance at an interview, his questions are just going to expose some of the real incompetence in the lego star wars design team

[@phoenixproductions2846]

@@mc_st0ner792 I never had anything against his video or what he addresses in the lego community I'm just glad we finally have a real interview and I hope we see more things like this in the future

[@Montyh7]

@Henry Collins I think Ryan's great and enjoy his videos, but his belief that he is the only Lego YT to watch and should be bowed down to by Lego is very very cringe worthy. Dude harps on about his influence way too much and I tend to fast forward his rants now I'm so bored with them.

[@piotr78]

The obvious solution is to have one helmet mold with holes for characters that need them and one helmet mold without holes for all the other regular clones. I'm pretty sure that the consistent look they are going for with their figures is a cost cutting measure in disguise. Is that wrong per se? No of course not, but do keep in mind that prices have been going up simultaneously.

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

arc trooper helmet was key design but lego throw the key away

[@NewEnglandIV]

More of this please!! I love getting inside the minds of the people and designers who make these decisions

[@nickjames7387]

You have to get involved with the design team David! You are the perfect balance between lego as a company and what the fans want. I think you would provide good insight to the lego Star Wars designers on what fans really want.

[@repticare101]

no he doesn’t please no

[@katebrown2501]

Our guy flew all the way to Denmark just for the answers to the fan's questions what a legend

[@UwwBlake]

bruh it was free for him...

[@The7thFleet]

@@UwwBlake still takes time and motivation

[@lucasbosier6808]

@@UwwBlake I believe he said he was just invited and he had to pay for the e flight and lodging outta pocket, but he’s still a legend for doing that bc you also get to see sets early with an NDA.

[@LEGOAgenda]

@@lucasbosier6808 it’s literally free for him he saves on all LEGO they send it for free. It’s the least he can do lol.

[@LifeBricks]

this video definitely humanized these guys more and gave them personalities. A must watch video for any lego star wars fan

[@wolfybuilder]

What an amazing video! It's incredible to finally hear what the designers have to say about some of the community's most burning questions. I greatly appreciate when an interviewer asks questions that fans actually want to know the answer to, instead of something random, like the team's favorite donut flavor. Major kudos to you for having the courage to ask some of the tougher questions in an unbiased, objective manner. I'd love to see more content like this in the future. It's always fascinating to hear the thoughts and opinions of such an elusive team. All in all, a great, fun watch. Liked, subscribed, and notified!

[@ilovewaffles321]

Can’t believe that you were able to get an interview with Jens! He is my favorite Lego designer!

[@obvious_owl7206]

I'm glad this interview exists. Definitely some uncomfortable questions in there, but glad you were the one to discuss with them.

[@seththomas5091]

That’s honestly quite worrisome that they didn’t even give a single thought to a crab droid n just went “let’s just this a spider droid in”

[@piotr78]

They probably just had some part budget left after designing the main vehicle and opted to throw in a "free" already existing spider droid.

[@Shipontheocean1]

@@piotr78 or they just dont watch the scene. When i look at there faces they had no idea about it ^^

[@everythingwoohoo]

@@Shipontheocean1 that one dude mentioned the scene where the clone jumps on top. Piotrs comment seems more likely.

[@Shipontheocean1]

@@everythingwoohoo A lot of time has passed since the planning of the set and the release. Criticisms like the one of the Spiderdroid will have reached the designers even before the interview. So it's possible that they rewatched the scene after the fact, or at least one of the designers is fan enough to have done it, but may not have been involved in the decision at all. There are many possibilities.

[@TorrentStudios]

I really enjoyed how the senior designer actually knows his Star Wars lore. I was especially impressed when he was able to name Nala Se from the relatively new Bad Batch, and described her character and how they could design her minifigure with a "universal" mould for Kaminoans.

[@LegoStarWarsBBrix]

This has gotta be one of the best videos about Lego Star Wars on the internet now. I found it very insightful and the answer about the holes in the helmet make sense. Not that I was one to complain. These guys really care about what they are doing and are very passionate about Star Wars lego I can’t wait to see what they have planned for the future. Thanks SolidBrix for being able to see this.

[@zabronzkee731]

if they were really passionate about it, they would've AT LEAST CONSIDERED a crab droid instead of the spider droid. they might be passionate about lego itself but too many things are constantly inaccurate to show me that they actually care about the truly passionate star wars fans.

[@kaleb749]

Where’s the time stamp?

[@jaketeske6665]

My sense from this interview is these guys are super creative, have been working on Star Wars long time, and a lot of these inconsistencies in the sets are due to them essentially being on auto pilot. They could benefit from a QA member on the team to ensure accuracy to the scenes the team is trying to depict. I imagine the egos of some of these designers negates that idea.

[@TheYorkshireBricker]

The concern i have with having direct access to the designers is knowing how toxic social media and fanbases can be. I truly hope that people remember that they are employees of LEGO, and that this insight is a privilege not an expectation. Issues with sets or designs etc should always be aimed at lego themselves NEVER the individual designer who is doing the best they can

[@HondaOhnaka]

I agree with this a lot. I would love the designers to be more in touch with the fans. But at the same time i hope the fans don't harass them (unlikely, look at what happened with the black panther bust dude lmao)

[@ethancurnow3868]

Thank you for actually asking the questions that we care about. I can say that I wouldn't be able to go in front of the designers and ask them that stuff lol.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

I think people forget that these guys have a heck of a lot to contend with. Usually there are a few guys working on deisgns in a small team, and all of the 10 designers will have to peer review them, then bosses that determine things before and after a design is roughed out, plus Lucasfilm doing the same and asking for things and revisions too...then there are production line constraints and timelines too. Plus its not as if they can just ask everyone without spoiling the new products too. Lotta stuff to contend with even BEFORE we had 4+ TV shows, and a Jedi Fallen Order, plus sets needing refreshing lol

[@bdablader95]

Don't forget because it's a licensed theme, they literally have to go through Disney for approval on everything they do.

[@Shipontheocean1]

And they get paid for that. Its a job and if its necessary to atleast watch a scene in a movie before sitting down and design a new set then this is also just part of the job. But when i look at the last years someone with an important roll probably is not such a big fan of the clone wars arcs in general.

[@Equalsundew]

Irrelevant, mega construx does way better than lego now a days and makes new molds and prints everyday. Lego is a joke now a days and now only wants money. I've lost faith in them.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@Equalsundew you mean the Chinese company that has no oversight nor official licensing or Disney double checking? No shit. There are tons of custom kit builders and knockoff companies. Difference is their quality and backing

[@SW_Bricks]

Im gunna be honest this redeemed a lot of hope for me with regards to the designers relationships with fans and how they listen to us, great interview!

[@chrisstyles4630]

Except they don't listen

[@toxic_turtle_t]

Very cool to see the behind the scenes development process when it comes to choices and design ideas. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!!

[@Valdas-Gomes]

I like how they don't remember why they put a spider droid instead of a crab droid

[@PhlippinPhil]

Thank you David for asking all these questions, you've really turned around my opinion on you when it comes to Lego relations. Not that you should care what I think, or that my opinion of you was bad. Just a refreshing interview man, and thanks!

[@relaxingbuilds1098]

Great questions. I guess these guys just get given a price and then a set they need to make. They do a great job I think but definitely improvements can be made!

[@Shipontheocean1]

like atleast watch a scene before starting to design.

[@kevinyoung9557]

You asked them some serious questions, and to be honest I'm shocked that you did.Very good interview overall .

[@type_s_tyler7547]

This was really cool to see a behind the scenes look with some of the designers, hopefully we can get more of these types of videos in the future!

[@CriticsCupofficial]

This actually clarified a lot of things better than I thought please make this a yearly thing it’ll help both sides greatly even if they didn’t consider certain things at least NOW they have a better idea of what to look out for in the future 😊

[@kingvigik805]

This explains to me why sets have just been so lacking in certain aspects such as general uniqueness for a while. I am tired of the constant remakes when there's still things they haven't even touched. I'm glad the designs are getting better but the price just keeps going up.

[@watersh2o402]

Mad respect for bringing up the prequels. We need more prequels love in the future

[@dathomirpizzagirl9686]

Bruh they are never inviting him again

[@spectralbrickz]

ive never seen a product designer so happy to answer the querries we have its great to see

[@spencervaughn3946]

This feels more like an interrogation

[@WW2Customs]

Cody’s style of visor is placed above the “ear holes” on phase 2 helmets, HOWEVER, every other type of attachment, i.e macrobinoculars, are attached to the “ear hole”.

[@nathonso_edits]

I feel like things like the final pricing of sets aren't really in the control of the designers, but I guess they have some idea when they're designing the sets based on size and pieces

[@dathomirpizzagirl9686]

Thats exactly what i expected from the lego star wars designer team

[@jedicookie7373]

Don’t mind me, just waiting for the designer hate comments to flow in…

[@jasonchapman4836]

only 19k views? this is one of the best vids I've seen in a long time. Because of this, I will watch you forever. Thank you for putting your fans first.

[@ZakkPL1]

I need to say that i got a lot more that I have expected from this interview, in glad that the designers opened more during the interview. Shame that Caesar wasn't there. Again, great interview, shows that in many instances the negative feedback aimed on designers is absolutely not their fault, they have limitations from Disney, source material etc.

[@spaceagepenguin]

If you ever have another interview opportunity, I just wanted to ask if we’ll be getting more Rogue One sets?

[@viperson9818]

Their answer is that anything is in the realm of possibility.

[@sinterpass]

The u wing and krennic ship are the best

[@spaulagain]

The problem with the Phase Two holes is that all the other accessories like the standard Range Finder should go in the molded hole area. They should have modified the Visor piece to have an extension that fits into the molded holes location.

[@Robles2891]

They seem legit 😂 at least we know now we will be getting in the future another type of Kaminoan

[@davidbell2003]

Thanks for the video 👍🏿 wouldn’t be surprised if next time Lego asks you to submit your ?’s a week before the interview, really enjoy the content please keep being great 👏🏿

[@ob-1studios]

David asking the questions we all wanted answered

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Pricing questions to designers seem weird

[@JAM609]

They’re like “we don’t have anything to do with that and idk why they price stuff different ways”

[@ImaginationHobbies]

@@JAM609 exactly

[@shanenelson8725]

As the video starts out, I’m already reading the designers body language. Lots is already being said by them all 😭 glad at least one of them wants to be here! Thanks for doing this David you’re goated for this!!

[@joubhaya4907]

Cool they said they didn’t know few details . Helmet got wrong and crab droid . I think they get it and will listen more fans . Personally I will get both AT TE and Cad Bane . This year they did a good job of sets .

[@adrielgreen6746]

I wish they would have talked about if there is any intention on doing another Fallen Order set based on the game, since they did the BD1. It would be nice to have a play scale set with a Cal Kestis minifigure.

[@WW2Customs]

“Why didn’t you include a crab droid in the set?” “Good question, why didn’t we?” “I’m asking you.”

[@jagthejager]

I’m glad the designer said “the fans and children” because guys, Star Wars Legos are for the kids. Oh I still buy them and build them but we got to remember that kids play with them and it’s their childhood right now. Let them enjoy it, not complain about what the “fans” want.

[@pietropietro5466]

I agree with you. However, because of that they should be more mindful about the prices, which are getting absolutely ridicolous. This is not the designers fault obviously

[@TiagoCatarino]

I used to carpool with Maddy! Ahah Nice insights on these products :)

[@Wushaaa]

this is amazing truly! However you can cleary tell they have no contact with their audience and its kinda sad tbh. You would think they would pay attention to their consumers but I guess not

[@beddeb45]

10:07 you're telling me 12 years in the game of having 2 different styles that NOW you want to make them all the same? 🤦‍♂️ The armour looks different because one is based off the cartoon, and the other is based off the live action movies. Why would you ever want to combine the 2, especially since the "hybrid" armour predominantly looks Clone Wars? Why scrap the FLAWLESS 2013 - 2017 live action and 2008 - 2015 Clone Wars design? These hybrid clones look like off brand knockoffs when placed with the rest if the clones. We could have had an official live action ROTS Commander Cody.

[@brick.battalion]

This makes me excited for the future of Lego Star Wars

[@thebricklist]

Great interview glad you enjoyed it

[@Bigjdog0335]

Yes you tell them about that spider droid

[@Red-zh7vq]

Can we get a Jango Fett Slave 1 for once ffs?

[@ISO8Legionaire]

Do you mean Jango Fett's starfighter?

[@Red-zh7vq]

@@ISO8Legionaire whatever gets me that ship lmao

[@NicholasT588]

Im glad they gave a LEGO Star Wars interview to the best LEGO youtuber out there, and not a certain florida man who has yet to stop whining since he was denied one....

[@_Eternal-Darkness_]

In terms of the polybags I'd like to see a darth malgus one. He only came in the one set like 10 years ago and it'd be a nice cheaper way to get him, I really want the malgus and revan figures but I'm too broke to buy them, at least in good condition. It was cool seeing these guys answer the questions and take it seriously

[@ABrickDreamer]

Great content, very interesting. I would love to see more sort of designer interviews

[@kubavasa]

Thansk man, this is great interview

[@bobaoriley1912]

I fee like the “controversy” over the AT-TE was perfectly handled and a good interview. The only gripe is that I feel that the answer about the spider droid is a non-answer.

[@boogie1434]

All they had to do was watch the 2 minute battle of utapua on KZbin lol

[@onlyjuanhope]

great job, you can still ask questions and be respectul, but you can still ask tough questions. The way you talk about Lego on your account is another reason I'm sure why you got the opportunity to do this interview. Well done!

[@Montyh7]

I loved this, fantastic to see their responses in a more relaxed setting. I do wish you had asked about stickers on UCS sets though. We get printed tiles on the helmet series (which are at a much lower price point) and yet the Razor Crest has stickers on the outside (don't care about internal stickers much), what is their reasoning for this? If I'm going to pay $900 AUD, surely I can get printed tiles!

[@CastorTroy666]

The old guys look like they are bored, and want you to leave. The youngling seems more interested.

[@ohhjuqa]

Someone should count the “you knows” lol

[@davidnobre5660]

oh so we're never gonna get another super battle droid like the ones we have? ok, that was a big reveal

[@gartac0110]

Sweet!

[@ManeInDaHat]

Cad banes ship doesn’t deserve all the fuss, it’s like twice the size of the at te everyone compares it to no wonder it’s more money

[@NordicMoor]

In my opinion they really should have included 2 more mini figures of the Preox-Morlana in the Ferrix set, since the ship is a troop transport after all.

[@plasnoid]

lovely work. Thanks for sharing

[@benjaminream6749]

Man, this was painfully awkward. It’s great that it happened though.

[@Trollmaster925]

Only a few minutes but dang the designers seem really awkward/uncomfortable ngl. Good questions asked though

[@SoupyUnicycle]

How could you not demand a new drop ship and walker? Only one of the most coveted set of all time which is dying for a remake? I'm ashamed.

[@TheGreatPinkPillow27]

If you're going to remake the Super battle Droid make it like "Ned-B". Sure the Super Battle Droid has a "unique characteristics" to his body. But so dose supreme leader snoke, Chewbacca, and the Kaminoan. The minifigure body with a molded torso is perfect in my opinion.👌😉

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Awsume Dave 👍🙂👌. Great question asking. And speckling for the true star wars fan s. On why's an not do s

[@itzBrickKnight]

JENS!

[@mitchc9167]

The 'original trilogy' comment in the designer video for the Republic Gunship makes a little more sense now.

[@bmathesen248]

Good interview, thank you for doing this.

[@janb.845]

How is Ambush on Ferrix set perfect? It's way too expensive

[@The7thFleet]

price is not correlated with the design itself

[@Iwillsaywhatihavetosay]

Correct 212 minifig prints!

[@patrick924]

I think that with Lego prices these days, you can better put the amount of studs then pcs. Then it's more easy to compare some sets per price.

[@productionsinparadise2880]

Who else conducted interviews this week besides David and Johnathan puskar?

[@battlefrontclips2602]

Great questions

[@Captain_Forrdo_is_the_goat]

I love how the 4+ at st was not there because there embarrassed by it 😁😁😁

[@MaxmerRomansUnashamed]

AWESOME LEGO Star Wars Designers Interview! Your Questions Answered (YQA! ;) :), David Hall from Solid Brix Studios! ;) :)

[@JamesBricks06]

The helmet misprint holds me back from getting the atte.

[@skinnyj123]

just get the AT-TE for Cody and the tank then buy the old 212th guys

[@JamesBricks06]

@@skinnyj123 they are like £20 each, but I’ll be fine with the new clone trooper helmet prints I guess

[@jotjet6387]

Was thinking of buying some Clone army custom helmets and just maybe selling off the misprinted Lego helmets 😂

[@JamesBricks06]

@@jotjet6387 yeah, sounds smart 😅

[@benjaminmorgan6168]

Was hoping you would ask about the helmet misprints, but i was satisfied with the crab droid question. Weird that they didnt even consider it...

[@tylerallen5068]

Great video

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Good questions

[@calpilot7]

LOSE THE FREAKING STICKERS ALREADY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO PUT CHEAP AŚŚ STICKERS ON A $600 KIT.

[@user-qb7ue4uj6r]

Bruh there not difficult

[@HondaOhnaka]

stickers are easily replacable. would you wanna spend $500 for a random single printed piece or $5 on the same piece with a homemade sticker

[@Bigjdog0335]

Did you ever consider making a acclamtor, venatore, drop ship, and a play set laat

[@EthanFrowen]

Awesome video buddy

[@chrisgatz3048]

Super hero minifigures interviewed them too and did a good job (I think that's his name?

[@jonesstinger]

Please ask them if they will make a USC HAV Juggernaut or a USC MTT.

[@IsabelGiler]

Why does this feel like a criminal deposition

[@wolfee4422]

Did I miss it, or they did not talk about the misprint on the 212th helmet?

[@Cyber_Productions1998]

Yeah same I thought he said he asked them about the print I went back and looked for it can't find them talking about it. There's one part where the guy in the middle was hard to hear what he was saying but was while they talked about the visor when he grabbed the minifigure and the graphic design guy pointed at it.

[@Clone-up2ge]

they are designers bro, what are they gonna say about something that has nothing to do with them?

[@wolfee4422]

@@Clone-up2ge that's literally their job, and has said so numerous time during this interview, have you watched this video? That said, I was referring to the fact that David talked about this point in his last video, but I can't seem to find here in the interview

[@Cyber_Productions1998]

@@wolfee4422 yeah I dont what this guys talking about does he not know what a designer is supposed to do they design all aspects of the product you get in hand.

[@Clone-up2ge]

@@wolfee4422 You are talking about misprints, the designers design the helmets, but they have nothing to do with quality control, the helmets being misprinted has nothing to do with the designers, it has to do with quality control in factories, which has nothing to do with the designers. they have no control over what they do in the factory