transformers you can BUILD

[@Benjamin72227]

Hi Mocmovies! Glad you're well. I'm also glad our childhood crafts are still thought of fondly.

[@dumbjakeworld]

My guy!!!! You're the GOAT!!

[@Justiceforcliffjumper]

The reason why the Optimus prime Lego set didn’t have any major issues with parts forming or with transformation is because the designer was actually a Hasbro transformer designer

[@dumpertron1]

And, in all fairness, G1 Optimus is pretty straight forward. Upper arm down, lower arm forward, waist 180, legs up.

[@Hardhead456]

​@@dumpertron1do all that and you get truck jesus

[@danielgaylor]

​@@dumpertron1you'd be surprised how easy it is to mess up g1 prime, robot master, hybrid style and classics deluxe prime are all good examples. Lego prime I would say is still quite impressive haha

[@JollyMcCrowner]

I liked the Kreo Shockwave and I live by that

[@jayhawks7160]

Kreo shockwave is awesome

[@kid14346]

I feel like the biggest flaw is that buildable toys are kind of banking on being interchangeable or customizable. Meanwhile transformers have to fit together in very specific ways that are not conducive to customizing or making your own. If you notice the bionical lines that kind of have different modes to transform between are way more universally designed like the Bohrok.

[@samurexatlas7373]

But if we had stuff like the Junkions and Rock bots, they could easily keep that customization.

[@knuclear200x]

I love how Kreo's minifigs can be used as a base for mocs with the additional connect points and ball joints. Something not even Lego themselves have tried to innovate

[@mihailos8701]

The closest they were have been with that idea is in concept works of Nexo Knights where knight Axel, a buffed up minifigure, at some point had balljoints, but in the end that was scrapped. Yeah, balljoint figures are a cool idea that I would like to see more of

[@Van_Legogh]

one of the unique things is that some rare kero products featured the ker-ons transformers as the first live action movie variations in Universal Studios

[@JohnDoe-gh7bc]

Kreon Warriors should have had Sheriff Optimus turn into a snake in a boot.

[@StevenDolce]

Toy Story 2 reference

[@NicholasTobolski]

There’s a boot in my snake!

[@gamerpro-ey7qk]

I got those from my birthday and they broke not that that long after

[@CHEESEFORMERS]

Ye haw

[@AngelDusty6666]

@@NicholasTobolski😂

[@LucasTigy2]

the lego optimus prime was actually developed by someone who worked on transformers for hasbro, so you could give them half-credit i guess?

[@dumbjakeworld]

Half-credit seems fair!

[@mariadonizetepatekoskisand104]

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[@41dn]

The joints on the construct bots were so gummy and soft man. I still have fond memories of them and Kre-o though

[@endruv_2287]

There's also a brand new Lego Bumblebee!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I have the Starscream Construct-Bot. There's another oddity about them. several characters came in two variants, Starscream included - one with a fully painted helmet and face, and one with the face but only PART of the helmet painted. I got the one where only the left half of Starscream's helmet is painted black while the other is left in bare grey plastic.

[@Ditto13248]

BIONICLE MENTIONED RAAAAAHHHHH WHAT THE FUCK IS A DEAD SERIES RAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[@NooceneSounds]

it's still going

[@RHM087]

I really, really wish the later Construct-Bots hadn't moved completely away from the cross-compatible 5mm post armor and weapons in favor of C-clips exclusively, which were particularly prone to breaking

[@trashmammal9430]

the amount of busted Construct bots I used to have was absurd. I'm glad the later ones moved in favour of ball joints

[@Real_Raptus]

I’m glad to see that Kre-o is still being talked about, even if it deserves to be left behind

[@Fickle331]

YOU JUST GAVE ME NOSTALGIA WITH THE SHOCKWAVE😭😭

[@Obozo_Gaming]

I had a couple of the "Build to Rule" sets as a kid and I loved them. Want to say I had almost all of them, byt my memory is a bit hazy.

[@GunnarTobus]

I’ve still got my Kreo Ratchet set. The medic kreon’s leg broke off and all the stickers peeled off, but it’s still a cool piece of my childhood.

[@Transformers_connoisseur]

The medic kreon really out here trying to be Age of Extinction Ratchet

[@shinyagumon7015]

Cool new Avatar! Reminds me of the Moomins.

[@dumbjakeworld]

Just looked that character up, and I can see the resemblance 😅

[@rolandodr98]

16:10 I don't think that's fair to Hasbro. Hasbro wanted to do multiple transformers characters and devoted resources to multiple sets while being inexperienced in that field while Lego only has to worry about 1 Transforming character at a time and really nail that one set. Right now the 2 out are very G1 based so the transformations are going to be very simple.

[@jmurray1110]

Bee was quite a step up from Optimus though Those new pieces were definitely a help but it’s so tight you feel like your going to snap him Also they really screwed up on Optimus’s back thankfully it’s an easy fix but I don’t know why they bothered to include the triangular pieces if it caused such unreliable stability

[@samurexatlas7373]

I got a few Kre-O sets, getting a Predacon that I actually managed to give a transformation. But now I build Lego Transformer mocs, and lemme tell ya, it's a huge community with a lotta good builders.

[@JustAnAstronautPerson]

I got the kre-o shockwave and grimlock figures as a kid, loved them so much.

[@kingaxolotl262]

7:25 SAME I love the truck mode so much I’m glad I found another dotm megatron enjoyer

[@TeeArCreep]

I'm sure Construct Bots has potential in being brought back with more polished stuff (no more eardrum-piercing ball joints, stronger plastic for clip joints)

[@CHEESEFORMERS]

WE NEED LEGO SOUNDWAVE

[@jayhawks7160]

With bumblebee coming out, it seems like more of a possibility

[@Lemuel928]

Nah,man..Lego Starscream is next despite he was Bee’s ultimate nemesis since TRIDCW.😒

[@jayhawks7160]

@Lemuel928 I'm not saying soundwave is next lol, but he's a definite possibility given his popularity... starscream would be sick too though

[@CHEESEFORMERS]

@@Lemuel928Really? I thought it would be soundwave just because LEGO have a thing against military vehicles and starscream is a fighter jet. Although it still would be awesome to see him in Lego!!

[@RebelliousRobot]

Considering LEGO has a new sound brick that plays audio bites, easy bet LEGO Soundwave would have one that plays lines like: "Ravage, eject!" "Decepticons superior! Autobots inferior!"

[@NickBartolo]

This is your best Transformers video yet. Great work.

[@Tripleduck2023]

My brother had the kre-o sentinel prime and devistator. He also had a bumblebee construct bot

[@shadowmarauder6033]

If Hasbro had collaborated with Lego when it made Bionicles and Hero Factory, it could’ve use the pie es made for that franchise to create great toys. They could’ve probably even found a way to transform them as well. I have both and the results have honestly been very interesting.

[@Lemuel928]

Bionicle was the golden age,man.😠

[@KhalifahRafasyaP]

Why you angry?

[@mm123gseries5]

As a kid I had the Kreo large Bumblebee set and the smaller buildable Bumblebee and Optimist Prime sets. I actually got two of the same smaller Bumblebee sets because my family didn’t realize I already had one, so for second one I felt free to put stickers whatever I wanted on the car mode. I still have a lot of the pieces to this day mixed in with my Lego and Mega Bloks pieces and even use them from time to time for other builds. I’m one of those Lego collators who only builds the original set once and eventually just take the sets apart for custom builds and never rebuilt the original set again because the pieces are now scattered in different boxes and different builds.

[@BugsyFoga]

Certainly the fascinating transformer toys out there

[@Somethingsomewhere911]

I've actually been making these since i was 9, so despite my first video, this incredibly niche genre runs deep with me

[@IcaroPhantoka]

14:10 they lean more in the Hero Factory side, some pieces are 1:1 to some CCBS pieces

[@smashmaster12]

I don’t know much about transformers but I love your videos, it’s just so interesting to hear about. Great work! 😄

[@spectator492]

Well there is a LEGO Bumblebee also.

[@BenjiahJenyns]

didn't realise how nostalgic construct-bots are for me until i saw them. I had optimus, megatron and wheel jack and i remember how cool it was when i saw the grimlock with optimus at the Toys-r-us that i rarely went to.

[@mothted]

Bionicle mentioned ‼️‼️

[@krimsonklaww611]

A KZbin channel, called Student Scissors, makes videos about his custom Lego Transformers that look great AND transform without parts forming. Casually making Hasbro look like a chump

[@KairuHakubi]

man that kreo volcanion would have been extremely tempting if i'd known they had some that looked that good.

[@acoldiron9027]

i loved finding kreon begs and rid kreons that came with armor at the local dollar store

[@austin_the_brimstone]

I can VERY fondly remember building that BTR Smokescreen set. My local thrift store had stacks of those unopened for $5 for some reason. I used the car-mode once then kept him in that sad robot form. (The mini-con was neat though.) I was pretty excited when I got my first Kre-O at Comic Con (The Optimus promo they gave out.) because I just wanted regular LEGO minifigs of Transformers. I did end up eventually buying that big Bumblebee KRE-O set years later and let me just say the instructions are MISERABLE. And the bricks barely stick together. That being said, Kreons are pretty sick. Nicely articulated while still looking pretty LEGO-ish. The Star Trek sets are pretty rad too.

[@dennisflanders1957]

I’m actually going crazy.. I can’t even pop open a Lego video about building transformers without it opening like another video essay.. this format has taken over YT

[@JosePerez-on1yk]

In a world where I'm losing interests in my youtubers it's nice to find ine like you. There's many new youtubers I love and you're one.

[@trashmammal9430]

I remember having the Construct bots Bumblebee and BLiztwing and modifying them so as not to need partsforming. it worked really well for Blizwing as the wings formed the back of the tank, making him REALLY cohesive. I kinda miss that one,

[@cyberneticgeek]

i kind of admire kreo. I could just be nostalgic(I was in the 4th grade when the first sets in 2011 came out) but a lot of the big sets were cool and they were getting creative with some of their sets(granted, its because they had to compete with ninjago and chima at the time). With construct-bots, the plastic quality was so bad. Its like authentics transformers materials, where the attachment points and joints were very thin, so it was easy for them to snap off after light play. Also kreo and construct bots loved rubber ball joints...which isn't very durable in the test of time.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

Kre-O is super nostalgic to me. One of my childhood friends had a massive collection of Kreons.

[@theorcapuppet4653]

I actually got that triple-changer Bumblebee when i was 5, around this time my first ever introduction to Transformers was Transformers Prime and it was the best sh*t i ever seen i mean space robots that transform into cars that fight other robots that transform into jets and tanks AND ROBOTS THAT TRANSFORM INTO DRAGONS! When my brother got himself a Cliffjumper Construct-Bot and i wanted one myself so a few weeks later my mom took me to Target and i saw that the both Bumblebee and Predaking were on sale but my mom said i could only pick one so i choose Bumblebee as he was my favorite character and when i finished building it, i took it EVERYWHERE! The store, my grandma's house, my uncle's house, my house, the park and after 3 years of it bringing me joy and happiness... The ball joints on its arm and leg broke off and i was devastated as hell and i cried man. I ended up putting it back in it's packaging and i don't know where it is, maybe my mom threw it out thinking it was empty but idk, all i know is that it brought me pure joy and i will never forget that, maybe i should buy one in the future if they're still being made

[@faz8228]

I loved the kre-o figs, i had them growing up and i still love them to this day, i remeber sometimes there where little comics that came out and they where very silly, like one was about megatron making a machine that shot grilled cheese or somethin like that

[@jasonreading]

Lego always had the power. Just waiting for everyone to tire out before saying "watch and learn"

[@Sin-kp1uy]

I used to have the wheeljack construct-bot, as well as a kre-o beast hunters set with bumblebee with a dragon lookin guy. They were surprisingly fun to play with, good times

[@user-jb2dr6iu9k]

Kre-o had great (imo) vehicle modes and decent robots. Starcreams jet was perfect, especially with the fold up wheels

[@Paula-ct1di]

your video style is incredibly unique and refreshing! ️

[@Pacca64]

I had built to rule optimus back in the day, recall being really disappointed that it needed parts forming, even all the way back then x3 Kreo was during my dark age, but I'd like to get into it now, looks like a lot of fun.

[@user-el3ib3zh8y]

I got that final "Optimus Prime" build. Although I had to mod the knees and shift some stuffs, it was a very spectacular build. I hope to see a Tank Megatron some day.

[@ivancruz8537]

About kre-o I had that devestator set however I had the toys r us exclusive version, which came with a brick built ironhide who looked a lot like the supposed transformers prime design for ironhide and a kreon of ironhide you unlocked a core memory by mentioning the devestator set

[@Sacrefiied]

I make a lot of LEGO transformers, it's a huge hobby. I'm surprised I still to this day I have never seen anyone else quite do it the same way I do. It's quite funny, I've literally been doing this since I was 4.

[@LittleLexi24]

I still have Kreo Bumblebee, Optimus, Starscream, Ratchet, & Sentinel.

[@thomasbentley4757]

I remember the last days my toys-r-us was open they had all the BTR sets on major clearance($2-$5 each). I bought one of every set.

[@Acidonia150reborn]

Early Construct-Bot work great with the Regular series Weaponisers too its a shame later ones dont a all. I bet it was Hasbro Begin cheap like the Removed Ankle Articulations past year 2 Hero Mashers had.

[@myang12003]

Construct bots is the best block building transformers line because it consistently had actual transforming figures

[@kinnikuman-devilman_fan_2002]

I remember having some of the KRE-O and Construct-Bots Transformers toys when I was both a kid and a pre-teen, and in my defense? I think they were quite fun imo. And yet, if I were to order myself some more Construct-Bots and KRE-O toys someday on eBay maybe for Christmas this year? I'd totally make my my own Transformers OC's with them too when I customize em' :D

[@tf2scoutgaming-uf2ur]

I have the battle changers shockwave, and it has partsforming only to place his cannon in tank mode, and the tank mode has really good manueverability with only 2 wheels in the middle. I used to have a bilndbag constructicon, dirge, and the shark dude with blue claws, but now i only have shark dudes body and right arm, part of his chain thing, and legs with helmet thing and dirges helmet. shockwave from battle changers was really good, and dirge was a really fun mini changer

[@Yeen66]

i had that smokescreen set as a kid and i legit didnt remember how awful the robot mode was

[@jayhawks7160]

Holy, I had BTR red alert as a kid and until this moment had no idea what it actually was lmao. I still have some of the pieces for him. Crazy. Thank you haha, would've never known. I also have a bunch of kreo figures because they were awesome

[@Zirb_en]

I say only about one type of "transformers you can build", its BioFormers. (Combo of bionicle and transformers)

[@TorchicNidoran1994]

Surprised that the new Blokees model kits arent in this video. They're extremely popular right now. Honorable mentions go to Flame Toys model kits as well

[@KRBrickBot]

And then there's 2019 licensed Nezha Cyberverse Transformers sets, rebuildable system and Technic style sets with exact LEGO piece replicas, it was hardly a blip that's just one of many original, licensed, and bootleg transforming robot blocks in China.

[@StopMoshin]

Bionicle mentioned! W

[@eodfriends4093]

The construct bots reminded me of the wfc/foc games

[@LeftysPlushStudios]

I grew up with the Micro Changers. I have Cheetor, Guzzle, and Sharkticon. Plus a Bumblebee brick box, but the Kreon’s face is misprinted so it looks weird

[@chutas]

11:58 that's the one I had and still think the concept and how it turned out was kind of great. Still keep those red wings for a Lego Moc

[@monsoona1078]

Loved this video had the kreo set with megatron and Optimus and a bank play set also wanna say there’s now a bumblebee Lego set out

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

15:58 Funny enough I found your channel through ordering the LEGO Optimus and Bumblebee and going on a big Transformers KZbin dive

[@caboose6411]

Didn’t construction bots have a game. I also remember kreo. I had fun making my own minifigs and combiners.

[@Brickerbrack]

I think Kre-O were the big missed opportunity. They could absolutely have come up with actual transformable Transformers that worked with the Kre-ons, and it would have served as the perfect kick-off point for the huge crossover they planned to do, with the likes of Transformers, GI Joe, Visionaries and MASK... I did like some of the early Construct-Bots; they were definitely hit or miss (Shockwave was a big hit for me), but they also have the advantage that they use a lot of 5mm pegs and holes, which means the parts are _also_ useful for customising your regular Transformers and equipping them with new weapons (notably, my Combiner Wars Blades got a nifty new pair of swords that become part of Defensor's chest armour)... Unfortunately, the transition to the AOE stuff also changed the attachment system to those hex-clips, which are far less convenient. I do agree, though, that the little chibi figures are damn cool.

[@ReigoVassal]

Talking about transformer and build, there is a model kit transformer by blokees. It doesn't transform but it's still nice transformer figure. They also have LED for the bust. Also there is Lego bootleg from china that could transform from robot to beast, also dragon. I don't have it so I can't say anything about the transformation. I just see it online store.

[@ayo_haley]

another banger from dumbjake!

[@anaando3123]

Lego also recently released a Transformable g1 bumblebee which is pretty cool (dont think it looks as good as prime though)

[@jimmyrobot3170]

Built to Rule? More like, uhhh, Built to Drool! GOTTEM

[@NewFerrett]

Kreo was the best. I had a bunch of those when I was younger. unfortunately the paint rubbed off a lot of my figures and I lost most of them.

[@airworks7809]

Funny how i had a noname brand buildable transformer that actually transforms smoothly while hasbro can't do it

[@jean-pierreverzay4933]

Just wanting to mention That lego also released an bumblebee

[@somemadnessfan4763]

so what you're saying is that the Energon BTR sets were sold only.... in..... GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@ShinySalazzle]

They still sell Kre-o Transformers Kreons blind bags at Dollar Generals.

[@ethanplutte4279]

There's a Lego Bumblebee set out now.

[@Freddabeast-lx6bd]

I had the kre-o battle changers grimlock

[@charperalta9489]

is it sad that kreo is the only way to get a mainline underbite for a rid2015 collection

[@bibibaksh3156]

12:25 Grimlock didn't have any colors

[@TheKayasto]

BIONICLE MENTION 🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@potato3757]

I got the optimus vs megatron construct bots. I use there weaopns for my modern figures

[@mightyrobot42]

The best buildable Transformer is the Kotobukiya VFS-01 Garudagear.

[@burnttoaster7425]

Not even joking, the shockwave in the thumbnail is still in my dollar store

[@user-vc5hh1zh8p]

I know that its not official but there are awesome transformers mocs too

[@Autisticsniper101x]

back in 2016 i had a second hand contruct bots optimus i don't remeber which one but i did have one

[@thatswhatshesaid2777]

Kre-O is actually SUPER nostalgic for me. I'm even planning to try and buy one of the combiner sets.

[@Walter_dog_white]

Micro changers were the bomb bro

[@RobleViejo]

4:45 Thats not the worst Transformer Ive ever seen, thats the worst TOY Ive ever seen

[@GIgacat-ce2hj]

I NEED more, WE need more

[@rabbittank4251]

These build to rule figures remind me of the knights buildable figures rather then bionicles. They had the same construction idea, didn't look as terrible tho

[@Blaster1360]

Yeah I had a few Kre-O sets when they first came out. Never liked the fact that you'd have to _completely disassemble_ them then build them again using different instructions to change them into their alternate modes. Imagine an 8-10 year old dealing with that sh, like regular Transformers figures can already be complicated to transform without instructions. The minifigs were neat tho with their ball-joint articulated arms and legs.

[@alanabyss9246]

I loved construct bots.

[@NicholasTobolski]

I saw a BTR Demolishor in box for $4.99 at my local Salvation Army a while back. Damn I should’ve bought it