Top 10 Secret LEGO Remakes!

Ever look at a LEGO set and say, HMM SUSPICIOUS? This is a list of the Top 10 "Secret" LEGO Remakes. I see what you did there, LEGO! From my favorite themes like LEGO Toy Story and Power Miners, too!
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[@ProfessorPug]

Man, I was not expecting this, definitely the highlight of my day. Personally, I always thought all those 4+ Motorcycles seem like reskins of each other for different themes (Ninjago, Marvel, and DC respectively) with one hero with the bike chasing a villain with a small side build included. Keep up the great work!

[@just2good]

Thank you!

[@thebrickbulbasaur7628]

The original line of Jurassic World sets had a lot in common with Dino. The T-Rex trapper is similar to the triceratops trapper and the Indominus Rex breakout is a lot like the Dino HQ

[@just2good]

Oooooo, like a Hidden Side to Scooby Doo, but still a nice mention!

[@hornet-armoury]

Maybe thats why they were better than what we get now since atleast in my opinion dino was the best jurassic/dinosaur related line up lego has ever produced lol

[@Lordodragonss]

@@hornet-armoury Yeah both were indeed better!~

[@naquris4241]

5:44 same leg mechanism as the Hive Crawler (set 70708) from Galaxy Squad. Don't know if this instance counts as a "secret remake", but still worth pointing out.

[@hunterkistner8751]

The 2012 Batcave had the Bane’s Mole Machine, which is somewhat similar to that power miner vehicle. Moreover, in the Lego Batman 2 Video Game, Bane’s Mole Machine is more modeled on the power miner vehicle than the one from the Batcave set.

[@lemerbrix1375]

2:17 I always thought these vehicles looked like the ninjago battle wagon, a vehicle from the show that never got a set

[@mike.94]

What is that??

[@lemerbrix1375]

@@mike.94 the battle wagon was from season 9, a vehicle that Lloyd and Nya use in the season

[@sheepycheeze]

Besides the push to drill mechanism, Cole's Earth driller and the thunder driller are nothing alike. You said they were "both big chunky drillers you push to drill" and yet thats not true. I think the bane driller from the 2012 batcave looks more similar (yet smaller) to the thunder driller even though it lacks the push to drill function. Both versions of coles earth driller are not chunky with the og being barely decorated on the side with any design techniques. While I can see where you are coming from with the idea, I do not think it is a substantial enough point to be like "two sets share the same feature so it must be a secret remake".. because that can go for alot of themes and their sets.

[@deathdefying1472]

Speaking of the Portal to Atlantis, we need a revival of the Atlantis theme Modern builds for that theme would be a dream

[@mike.94]

It still can suprise you even after more then decade. Some Technics and Parts are outstanding!

[@TaeKwonWhoa]

5:06 that one was always one of my favorite Lego sets ever though 😭

[@Person-wz6iy]

With the announcement that WB are making more Middle-Earth Movies. That means a lot more sets!

[@stepankuzmin3946]

In maybe like three years

[@Person-wz6iy]

@@stepankuzmin3946 Well War of the Rohirrim comes out Next Year!

[@Jazzeuos]

Wait WHAT

[@D4C_Gaming]

@@Person-wz6iythat is true, but it’s an anime. They didn’t do any sets for the Star Wars anime, so I wouldn’t count on TWotR sets.

[@Person-wz6iy]

@@D4C_Gaming But they could release sets based on the Earlier Films.

[@EduardoMartinez-rs3bu]

To me That one Lego bike for Kai from Ninjago core looked awfully similar to Metal beard's bike

[@just2good]

OOH good one!

[@TaeKwonWhoa]

Another remake sorta thing that’s probably more obvious is the Lego Movie Maker Kit with the cardboard backdrop from the Lego Batman Movie got remade twice (once for The Lego Ninjago Movie and then a second time for The Lego Movie 2)

[@TaeKwonWhoa]

And Emmet’s car got completely cloned in some Lego City sets I think

[@Songal18]

This was fun to see how Lego could make similar sets by just tweaking one or two things and making them better or worse or just the same with a new coat of paint.

[@australianlegoguy04]

Hey I got a question, have you ever had any lego pieces snap or broke?

[@masterkysely8119]

Yes another top list i love them

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

I'd almost count Barracuda Bay as before release everyone expected Ideas to do the island build only was later revealed to be a direct remake of the Barracuda ship from the earlier pirates theme. Just an observation as the 2 in one option is fantastic and gives two excellent ways of displaying the set. As a Technic builder a lot of the larger cars are very similarly built in there infrastructure/functions however the line is finally rectifying this by developing more in between scale models allowing for denser/unique builds. As always great job on the list/research.

[@just2good]

Thanks Coffee in Hand!

[@ZoogWeekendz]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention the 2015 Winter Village Toy Shop being a sly remake of the 2009 one

[@just2good]

Same theme! More obvious.

[@izzy1349]

I don't think wanting a small set with lots of minifigs is a super hot take... but I would love a stealth remake of the Ninjago Gamers market. 9 figures for less than 30 dollars and a ton of accessories! Maybe that set was a stealth remake (or at least a reference) to the classic castle and space minifig packs.

[@just2good]

Oooo, or City People Packs!

[@ebright1350]

The thunder driller also looks a lot like Bane’s mole machine from Lego Batman 2 the video game. Not the tie-in set from 2012 but rather the video game. Not a 100% remake but very similar construction with shared pieces and build structure such as the drill, side exhaust, open back, and lights. With only really major difference really big the color and the inclusion of tracks rather than wheels.

[@goldenlightpictures6223]

Yes I always found the temple of gloom and that one orient expedition set to be very similar too! (And I owned both of them;)

[@BrickSlash]

Since Cole’s earth driller got a 2019 remake, is that kinda considered a remake of a remake?

[@just2good]

Sure 😄

[@pablesm]

@@just2good there's another remake in 60186

[@eslm-studios2996]

I've actually got the original Lego Construction set when I got into Lego, and surprisingly, out of all the construction from that set, the crane is still in tact while the dump truck and conveyer belt are stored away and broken up in my lego boxes. But you can imagine how hyped I was about the Toy Story 3 trash compactor when I found out about it. I really wish I got that set back then because of how much of a deluxe version of the construction set it looked and felt like.

[@inkatana49]

0:14 That’s one of, if not the first lego set I've ever got! The minifig is still one of my favorites to this day! 😊

[@MythicBricks]

Another great list!

[@just2good]

Thank you!

[@matthewengelbrecht4609]

I feel you could also put the 60186 City heavy driller on the list as it's pretty similar to other power drill sets

[@just2good]

Ooo

[@pablesm]

That set is so overpriced but I love it. I got it for $30

[@bluebraixen]

That City construction site was one of my first Lego sets, with the construction worker driving the crane and the construction worker with blue sleeves being main characters of my stories when I wad younger. Never connected it to the Toy Story set, though.

[@briandesens144]

Awesome video just2good

[@strangerofthe2067]

I KNEW you would have the Spider Crawler and the Venom Crawler on this list lol. You were so mad when that Venom Crawler came out 😂 I remember that video VERY well!

[@just2good]

Lolll. Venom Crawler is good looking back. Still don’t dig the spidey crawler

[@strangerofthe2067]

@@just2good actually I may be remembering it wrong now, because there was also that other Spider Man set that had the motorcycle with a crawler on it that came out around the same time. I think it was the crawler combination of all the crawlers at once that you didn’t like, and I don’t blame you lol. There was some sort of crawler frustration though, definitely remember that 😂 Edit- also all the spider man mechs too 😆

[@brickmanusa]

Great list & video as always!🔥

[@just2good]

Thank ya!

[@frasermcgeough]

Cool! I like these style of videos!

[@Glubus]

I literally bought the temple of the endless sea to make up for my lack of Atlantis

[@DangerHunter317]

Keep in mind “secret”

[@loicbosman4739]

The thunder driller is an iconic classic

[@jackthejaamman]

The black widow helicopter is basically a redesign of two lego city helicopters, one that comes with a submarine and one that's just a police vehicle

[@BillyBeanie]

You should do a series where you buy the funniest bootleg Lego and review it

[@just2good]

I’ve done a few, always looking for recs!

[@BillyBeanie]

Oh lol

[@DiegoBenavidesGT]

Can't believe you didn't mention the new Monkie Kid Elephant set when talking about the Chima Ice Mammoth, they are pretty similar.

[@just2good]

Oooo, haven’t looked much into it!

[@DiegoBenavidesGT]

@@just2good it's definitely narrower and slightly bulkier, but the resemblance is there. Super interesting video Justin

[@StormX6]

The 1970 Dodge Charger from the Speed Champions set with the 2018 Dodge Challenger was reused for Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider car

[@Josh-os7vn]

the biggest takeaway from this video is the complete lack of construction in Lego City for almost two decades now

[@Ttothet]

Just2good, that number 1 you had, also reminded me of something from that last blue lego agents theme

[@pokevonforretress3761]

5:10 one thing I noticed about another Lego chima set is the Laval’s Royal Fighter set has a surprisingly similar design to the lego Exo-force Mobile defense tank set. They both have four rubber treads: two at the front and two at the back. They both have an adjustable cannon in the center and they also have two hero characters for the vehicle. Additionally both sets come from original lego themes of the action/adventure genre.

[@just2good]

nice note!

[@Ttothet]

Just2good, btw, your killing it with the vids these past few weeks, gr8 work.

[@just2good]

Thank you so much 😭

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This video was pretty dope and I like it

[@BrickHQ]

These are for the most part good. What probably happened is the designers got inspired from the original set, but just didn't change their set enough

[@legometaworld2728]

The Nexo Knights helicopter also reminds me of the Avatar helicopter conceptually, both of them have similar engines and deploy a mech (although the Avatar sets of both wouldn’t count as they’re separate and there’s no AMP Suit-dropping play feature).

[@captaintoad9199]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the space station and the water station, both from City

[@crimsong8068]

3:02 The Thunder Driller technically got a second remake in DC of all places, (though a bit less impressive.) The 2016 Mighty Micro for Bane featured a very familiar looking vehicle, down to the color-scheme. I love little easter eggs like that.

[@just2good]

I didn’t think of it as a micro one til now! I was thinking of the 2012 Batcave one which wasn’t like them lol

[@crimsong8068]

​@@just2good Given the very specific color-scheme, it was definitely a direct reference. Otherwise it probably would have been red.

[@NixityNullt]

You forgot about Luke's land speeder (from the set "Luke's land speeder") being a reference to Luke's land speeder in the set "Luke's land speeder," which itself is a reference to the set "Luke's land speeder" (not to be confused with the set "Luke's land speeder")

[@pink_ice9454]

Really interesting video! Especially since it’s concept is something I haven’t really thought about before. I did know about the last 2 sets being near identical tho, also I’ve heard it said that the 2020 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Jet set is the 3rd version, which is funnily enough, another set from an original tv show action theme 😅

[@just2good]

Cloud Jet = TMNT Rocket?

[@haileym5912]

I have almost every Elves set, though I missed like 3 or so (the hot air balloon and the pegasus chariot which were some of the ones I wanted most, but I unfortunately never saw them once in stores and couldn't buy online back then

[@Mike-sp7zv]

This was a great topic. A sequel to this would be cool

[@just2good]

😄

[@TheProwlingSleepster]

3:22 the Lego Batman 2 videogame has Bane's Mole machine which is just a complete remake of the Thunder Driller but for Bane

[@ABrickinTime]

Hey Justin this is really fascinating! You should do a follow-up video, or post below, the designers of these comparisons. I am very curious 🧐 if there are any overlap….

[@just2good]

Good thinkin!

[@kyleblitzing8996]

For #10 the Lego ninjago tournament of elements lava falls could be a improved remake of those two sets. It has the same play feature.

[@just2good]

Oh yeah, much better!

[@benthomaar.gaming]

I actually got that set just because I thought that play feature was cool.

[@SqrlCraft]

Nice vid

[@stud_sidious]

People always forget about the Mars sets with the air-pumps & tubes. Definitely an interesting play feature compared to the basic Lego system.

[@just2good]

When it works 😭

[@kernowpictures2002]

Oh and there’s also the Indominus Rex enclosure which is basically a redesign of the biggest set in Lego dino

[@AbsolutelyJason]

This was a cool concept for a video! I would think there are others that would warrant a part 2! 😉

[@just2good]

Suggest em :o

[@pablesm]

6743 vs 31056

[@pablesm]

8960 vs 60186

[@pablesm]

60186 💵💵💵 too expensive

[@Moonwatcher2]

i hope we get more lego indiana jones info soon because my patience is wearing down.

[@just2good]

Samee

[@TheBigBadWriterman]

That batcave was my first ever Lego set.. 😭

[@parkerthomson7130]

I like to say that The lego toy story trash Compactor escape is based is a set that almost spoiled the Film and Also The scene that made us Cry as we thought they almost Perished in the flames but no.

[@just2good]

Lol

[@ThomasTNT3]

great

[@legometaworld2728]

People always said the Angry Birds house was a secret remake of Yoda’s Hut back in the day

[@a9525]

This video is a shining example why I subscribe to your channel. You are a hawk when it comes to Lego. I value your honest comments and opinions. More power

[@just2good]

Thanks for the extremely kind words 😭

[@UnitronChief]

3:00 nice, also sets 10777, and 41726

[@DaltonLunday2103]

3:00 nice 👌🏻

[@MaybeNotARobot]

If I may nominate an entire theme: Modern Ninjago is basically a stealth reboot of Exo-Force with all of its mechs at this point... and I am NOT complaining!

[@rayadkins81]

3:00 I saw what you did.

[@awsomesauc193]

3:00 Nice

[@Dogwitdabutta]

5:46 this funcion reminds me of another powerminers set....😁

[@Admb_]

The avengers hulk helicopter rescue is basically a remake of the berserker bomber because you can drop the hulk where as in the berserker bomber it's a mech instead. The leviathan in the avengers set even has a small resemblance to the condrai copter attack.

[@williamsmith4414]

That is interesting

[@QuincySeagull]

Don’t think I didn’t notice the YMS reference with the “hmm suspicious”😂😂

[@just2good]

😈😈😈

[@BrieTheGirlWhoLikesDinos]

3:00 BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD INTENSIFIES!

[@just2good]

😎

[@PizzaHutAsuka]

theres also set 6858 which was remade in both 70902 and 79118!

[@denny8727]

3:00 nice

[@stormy2049]

3:00 you knew what you were doing when designing those number patterns

[@just2good]

lol

[@brenlc1412]

Hey, I’ve seen this one! It’s a classic.

[@zarda1484]

People don't realize how often LEGO remakes their own sets. Sometimes it makes sense to update a set but sometimes it feels like LEGO just cannot get over themselves. They'll make questionable choices like the crocodile locomotive and it's like why would they choose that set, oh it's a tribute to themselves.

[@AydenTheCarrot]

Lego Pirates: BrickBeard’s bounty from 2009 was remade in 2015 with The Brick Bounty

[@master.rivronbro560]

I've got the thunder driller and coles Earth driller

[@pablesm]

The "drill tradition" continued with 60186, which I love so much. (Price sucks 😔)

[@LindsayTVFilm]

It's also interesting how the Nexo Knights show was canceled before the final wave

[@just2good]

Yepp

[@legomann4345]

What about black falcon fortress and that castle set from a few years ago

[@axolotill5020]

I tought that lego atlantis cames back ah come one!

[@bandardantoly]

I was surprised to hear Soil and Pimp Sessions, I see you just2good. I see you. Good shit 👏

[@just2good]

They’re amazing

[@strangerofthe2067]

I just broke out my app controlled Batmobile to play with it in honor of this video 😂 Maybe it wasn’t the greatest set but my cats sure love it 😆

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Oh

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Hi J 2 G 😊🖐️ ohh that's where the AT AT came from Chima set. Or other way around. ,?

[@brandonharristsw7516]

I know some of those

[@___David__]

Sorry Justin, but people who say "Atat" instead of A-T-A-T just sound like the aliens from Mars Attacks 🤣

[@just2good]

Nice movie reference lollll

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Great little vid 😊👍 that was cool. I'm Shaw their s other and y'all have another vid like this to come soon 😊👌

[@hannaht6588]

Well to be fair it costs a absolute ton to introduce new moulds with Lego so I understand the cost saving to redo previous sets and rebrand however - increase in price and mashing them to be “new sets” without changing really anything is pretty bad. I guess being the biggest plastics manufacturer and one of the biggest toy companies in the entire world you can do this and people will still buy it 😅

[@pablesm]

31056 is a remake of 6743. Small green creator car.

[@AmethystOrlando]

I'm surprised you didn't include the Friends 2023 4+ car & caravan, which looks similar to the Mickey & Friends one from 2022.

[@just2good]

Totally could’ve but it left my mind!

[@jacksonu9531]

Hmm I have a few of these sets that were shown in the video

[@just2good]

Nice!

[@drawingkitty6052]

Lego should do a special kind of lego theme, one called Lego Legacies or Lego Legends, where they basically just do remakes of lego sets from previous themes. Like Lego Legends of Chima, Lego Elves, and Lego Nexo Knights. I mean, They've done that kind of thing with the Lego Star Wars, Lego Ninjago, and even Lego Harry Potter.

[@just2good]

Love the idea! Closest we’ve gotten is LEGO Legends.

[@drawingkitty6052]

@@just2good Remind Me what that's suppose to be, if it's already been done, if you don't mind.

[@itsover60]

the 2022 batmobile is very similar to the 2020 ghost rider car

[@brandonscott5544]

TOP 10 JUST2GOOD GREAT LEGO SECRET REMAKE 👌

[@just2good]

Thanks Brandon!

[@gilbertojuvera2042]

3:00 Seems pretty sus!! 😂

[@christopherpoxon9508]

#2 was also based off a Bionicle set, they had solid Minifigures and a huge mask as the gate.

[@just2good]

Oh no WAY!

[@pablesm]

8759 ($100 in 2005)

[@mike.94]

Not really known remake: blue-white cement mixer