My hot take: P2 clone helmet holes are not that bad; I barely notice them. Hot take 2: Printed waist capes would be fine if they just printed the sides of the legs... …but the backs... Ok, if they just dual molded the legs and printed the front... …but the insides of the legs... …and the white print would undoubtedly be so bad... … … Ok, forget it! Cold take: get RID OF printed waist capes and BRING BACK CLOTH!!

Hot take:make Lego flags

LEGO fortnite is good

Hot take 1: Lego themes with app functionality like Lego Super Mario are good and shouldn't receive as much hate as they do Hot take 2: Technic sets are HORRIBLE to build, building Lego sets is supposed to be fun but Technic sets are not, they take too long, even small ones

@@mpsuperstar88 Do you mean cloth, plastic (like they had a while ago), or irl flags?

This one I agree on too, we NEED more original and unique themes

Sooooo true! Glad to see I'm not alone.

Amusing how technic kind of fits into here: more licensed vehicles with less features

I want castle back 😢

Honestly as someone that has recently begun frequently going to a Lego big store, watching what people have been buying, at least at the location I frequent, it’s close to even between City, Friends, Star Wars, and Marvel, followed by Creator and Harry Potter, technic, and then ninjago, monkie kid, minecraft, Mario, and Icons. The theme I see the least bought so far is the brand new sonic stuff, as well as the few Disney sets there are. And then Duplo but that’s it’s own little thing offset from the other themes

That's not a hot take that's just facts

​@@jeffbagels7866agreed

Still mad I never got ahold of the pirate chess set

had those for christmas as a kid, I played those games with my family more than actual board games

Coldest take ever.

Dude I loved the bionicle hero factory and I never understood the hate towards it personally

​@bukachell I'm right there with you. From what I heard, it sounds like the people that hated Bionicle did so because they preferred the classic Lego sets with bricks rather that the extension of their Technic line that Bionicle is; this is reflected in the most recent Bionicle products we got as well, those being 2 different brick-built versions of Tahu -- one of which being barely bigger than a standard mini figure and having a pretty goofy design with googly eyes, and the other being an upscaled version of the toa of fire that was quite possible and was depicted surfing of lava like we see on the original set's packaging. Unfortunately, it seems to be largely because of the prominence of fans that share this opinion that was what ultimately killed the constraction line, probably because most people think of sets with bricks when the think of Lego, and Bionicle -- as well as other constraction lines -- do not tend to incorporate into their builds. That being said, Bionicle was a very unique line that had lots of great characters and an epic story to go along with it, so it would definitely be nice to see it make a return one day

@@matthewkuscienko4616 Yeah compare the CCBS Star Wars line to the modern constraction Marvel sets (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, etc.). Very different approaches to constraction. If Bionicle were to return by some miracle, and used bricks like the Marvel constraction, I think some fans would like it for the nostalgia, but ultimately reject it for similar reasons to their rejection of the 2015-2016 CCBS Bionicle; it simply isn't pure Technic anymore. I would love them to bring back a Technic version of Bionicle. Essentially, go back to the basics of what it was, which Technic is missing; not just vehicles, but Technic characters and Technic animals. If not Bionicle, at least give us that. Bionicle fans would latch onto that just fine.

Oh for sure, I LOVED those unique parts, all they needed to do was integrate ways to add standard lego elements and turn bionicle figs into mech suits for minifigs

"B-b-b-b-but bionicles are just goofy alien robots, and, uhhh, cheema= furries on drugs, ninjago bettah" -👶

I would argue it wasn't licensed themes, but instead Ninjago, Lego City, and Lego Friends. These themes are so popular that they indirectly make other "successor" themes, like Lego Chima, fail miserably.

Lego rockraiders

@@polus134 Rockraiders was so good. Roboriders were so awesome too.

If we get a giant UCS style pirate ship I'll cream

Yeah Playmobil also started doing that a few years ago, at the end that is where they get more money so they continue with the formula. It is sad.

No. Nonononono

oh, do other people not do that? lol. i always thought this was already the deluxe way of storing boxes compared to folding them open or straight up trashing them.

Another warm take: You can also flatten Lego boxes by cutting both ends of them. Just gotta refold and tape them again, they are boxes after all.

Another warm take: you can just chuck out the boxes

I bought the Daily Bugle a couple weeks ago, still got the box, not thinking in getting rid of it. When I buy more sets, I will keep their boxes inside the Daily Bugle box 👍🏼

Hotter take: Break down your boxes for easier storage

Agreed. I'd also love to see a collection of clear display pieces. 1x2 bricks the jumping display pegs from the CMFs, those long pole things (idk what they're called but they have 2 studs on one end, a long pole and one stud near the other end?). They're really useful for displays and it's hard to get a lot of them.

I had an open-wheel race car Technic set when I was a kid that had more than a few broken pieces from me doing this.

Its a really good hot take

you sound like 10-year-old me

EXACTLYYY. as a kid, why would i keep the boxes if i thought that i was going to keep the set forever?

or flatten & put in a drawer

Well some of the boxes are so nice they are worth keeping for the more expensive set. I hate boxes are basically art, it makes it really hard to throw away :/

Only box I've kept is the Bugatti Chiron. If I had other similar caliber sets I'd probably keep the boxes from those as well. I don't know if I'll ever need it but it feels wrong to get rid of such a nice box

@@oxolotleman7226 fair enough. I was mostly talking about keeping the box to every set you get. It makes sense to keep the box to your more expensive sets or ones that mean a lot to you.

Your sins have been forgiven

yea, it just makes things frustrating, even if it does technically lengthen the activity. if people want to spend a longer time on a set then just get a bigger set.

If I was to mix the bags I think I would sort the bags as I open them. either into categories or by individual brick type. though that sounds like more effort than i would want before placing 2 bricks together no matter how cool it may imagine to see the neatly organized parts laid out and ready to build.

Knock-off sets usually don't care about sorting pieces, so digging through the mountains of pieces was all the childhood to me. Yes, I'm so poor I usually buy knock-offs. Yes, I spent less money, while still having fun with copies of official sets. Yes, I love digging through the mountains of pieces. I've no such weaknesses.

@@supercat765 That’s true!

I think you don't know what a hot take is

I really hate stickers, especially round and square ones. It’s very hard to align all the sides at once. I hate the stickers slanted or not being centered but there is only so much that I can do with my eyes and big fingers.

Agreed. I had to bring out sculpting tools for various sets just because I did not want to have to replace stickers numerous times, and they STILL are peeling!

@@feuerreiteroderso8655 It's not my fault that all my opinions are objectively right ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

do you even know how expensive that would be to make prints for every single set? especially for sets with tons of stickers? it would rack up the price significantly. not everything can be a print.

based opinion honestly, I used to love putting screwdrivers, lightsaber hilts, etc for attachments on my guns xD

When I was a kid it really frustrated me to play with the stud shooters cause I always got the stud shot by mistake and then had to search thr damn stud xd

Well put

So…manchildren?

​@@Zorro9129you are watching a video on lego

@@ruddogcolledoggy8560 true true

I’ve always wanted a LEGO train set since I was a child, but I still don’t have one.

More steam locomotives, yes. I want the engines but the price then bloats with incredibly detailed passenger cars and I just don't care about that. They could do a whole themed line with different steam locomotives.

lego and real life trains 👍

I just want different Lego vehicles not sports cars. Like gimme Lego rv. Lego Toyota, like make it speed champion scale and it would be amazing

Battle packs are an exeption though as the whole point of a battle pack is the mini figures.

@@ImBrickingIt Definitely. I'm not a fan of SW or Marvel so I didn't even know there were battle packs :)

Depends what you like really. I like city and it’s still great. I don’t need $500 gray Star Wars sets so I’m not missing out

@@rotationalbox588 Their strong focus on creating large expensive sets for adult collectors diverts time and resources that could be spent on making the types of sets that made them the powerhouse they are today. Quality control has also suffered quite a bit in the process.

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@@billynomates920 ???

Yea it doesn't feel like there are many kids in the community, it feels like it's only adults with some teens here and there

That is not a bad idea.

just glad to be your 69th liker

As a younger individual, I also can say I love the adult sets

I wound up asking my mom how much sets usually go for because she's bought a lot for my siblings, BC I was genuinely astounded to see some of the littler sets going for $50 on the official site.

Lego worlds was the last game with a completely blocky style

@@Nae_ex I think I remember that game vaguely…

Try LEGO: Worlds, it's on pretty much every platform except mobile, the world is made completely of LEGO, and there isn't any licenced content.

Imo minifigs are important for the aesthetic. Of course they're nothing special, and posing them or anything doesn't require much work or effort, but they add to a scene depending on what it is. If I build the Emperor's throne room from Star Wars it would be kinda boring if the Emperor wasn't sitting on the throne, for example. Or a medieval town with a busy market and some guards. That's a completely different aesthetic fun thing than the building technique aspect

@@bighatastrea I agree in that they're good set pieces to complete a scene, but I think they're overhyped as far as their individual value. Granted, I never got into collectible figures, so that might be part of it.

I like doing that with set that have 5 or fewer bags,

Thats what I did with one of the gundam kit boxes I have (MG Barbatos)

I’d love to see old city-themed sets from the late-90s and early 2000s get released again.

Esspecially if lego either won’t make the figure or the one time they did was 10 years ago and it’s worth a fortune now. I have one of those brick minifigure display cases for my spiderverse collection and most of that entire bottom row are all bootlegs for those 2 reasons.

Have you ever heard of Cobi?

@@jsmithy643oh yeah I’ve heard of cobi bryan, the famous cricket player

There’s these nock off Lego murder drones sets that look awesome

There are some custom ones that are really cool, but there are a lot of cheap knock-offs as well

Yes! I do this all the time, I thought everyone did

we need an Umbra line- the possibilities of SNOT for the fighters and tank are so dope

Make more general grevious minifigures

How about a middle leg for our astromechs? lol

Unity, Duty, Destiny brother.

liking because I do not aggree

My opinion is purely based on nostalgia, but I think the city-themed sets from the 90s to early 2000s struck a nice balance of being detailed but not over specialized.

Same

@@LV426Resident same its satisfying

Not exactly true in my opinion, but Speed Champions is the best theme nowadays.

this plus the dots versions of existing art, that look like they just threw a picture of Darth Vader into a pixelizer. technically starry night and the wave has at least a little bit of creativity, making a few 3d elements and using regular Lego pieces. but "80 bucks for a paint- I mean DOT by number" is just scummy imo

I think a much more feasable way to boost posability is to just add bendable elbows that slot in in a similar way as the tecnic pins or the pin-and-socket wheels (but on a smaller scale), this will also make it easier for lego to make minifigs in say, short sleeves or long gloves even in the few times they are used

Very simple. When you take the set apart, put it in ziploc bags and number them as you go in reverse.

@@trev3971like the way the 3rd guy does it?

The issue is longevity, though. Those Halo minifigs start falling apart and breaking really fast. The joints get loose and they can't even hold up their own weight after a very short amount of play sessions. Yes, some R&D could be done to improve the longevity, but when it comes down to it, the plastic is just too thin in the joints, and they are going to break with wear.

Yes

Indeedaly doo mister sir

Hot take: you are right

That would be cool, but I think that would make the neck too tall, especially if Lego were to use their standard ball joint. There would also be a color problem, or else the ball on the torso would have to be a separate piece. But it would be cool if they could do this!

I’ve seen these ball- joint necks on clego (clone Lego) mini figs, and they do little to increase the length of said joint. So I agree that it would be cool if Lego did this

True

I'm 54 and it's the wackiness I love! I'm also a fan of Chima, Trolls, Monkie Kid.

OMG YES! i wasn't sure if my comment about mega bloks made any sense but now i see i'm not the only one thinking that!

Lego would literally go bust if that were to happen. Do you not understand just how much money themes like Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, Minecraft, etc. make for the Lego Company? Themes like those, plus some original themes like City and Ninjago, are what keep Lego in business, and if they were to suddenly drop them, the company would fail. I mean, I almost exclusively collect Star Wars sets, so if Lego stopped making those sets, then I'd stop collecting Lego.

@@CloneCommanderCrater1102 Which is a shame. Star Wars is exactly what killed Lego's original themes and creativify and also why the prices for all Lego products increased (due to the licensing agreement).

@@Eidolon1andOnly I mean technically if it were not for Lego Star Wars original themes would've been *entirely* dead, cause the company itself would've been entirely dead. Anyway I don't see the innate wrongness of Lego sets that recreate different properties, although I'd agree they shouldn't be so hyperfocused on licensed properties as they have been in more recent years. I take a more moderate stance and think a balance should be struck (which I think is what we had broadly around the late 2000's/early 2010's mark, where aside from mainstays you had stuff like Atlantis, Power Miners, Castle, Space Police, Exo-Force) which is lacking right now.

@@incrediblyaverage7177 Technically that's false, since there are other ways the company could've saved itself like it did with Bionicle.

@@Eidolon1andOnly Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware of the great success of Bionicle, but Star Wars was nevertheless not a small part of keeping them afloat.

That’s crazy

Thats the most unoriginal comment ive ever seen.

I’ll dislike it to even it out 🖕