The fact that the designers themselves or Republic Bricks himself doesn't build these custom sets IRL to make sure they work and the build is good before selling is baffling to me.

He's gotta be out of his mind to think anyone will buy this over the actual set when it is more expensive, looks worse, and has no minifigures

It’s a shame how most of the structural part of the whole thing is a direct copy of Krennic’s Shuttle from 2016. I really don’t see how people regard most Republic Bricks sets as any good

Republic Bricks REALLY needs to hire some people who can build the set with real physical pieces, find flaws in the build and submit their findings to the designer so that they can be addressed. It’s painfully clear that these are built in a digital program where you can’t check these things without having the real model in front of you. Quality checks are super important guys.

Poor quality builds with poor quality parts, yep it's a republic bricks set alright

It really frustrates me that Timmy doesn’t test his models in real life before sending them out to people. This seems to be the second model you’ve gotten from him with that issue. Brickvault makes alll their designers test them so they meet proper standards for a reason

The scythe just looks like a pimped out director krennic’s shuttle with a dorsal fin delete kit

8:13 I think that’s a direct copy of krennick’s shuttle seat. A lot of the aspects of the build, like the wing connections, remind me of that set.

Is it just me or is the build actually just a heavily modified Director Krennic’s Shuttle? The seats on the interior including the cockpit are almost the exact same build with color changes. The way the side panels open up and the wing connections seem to be the exact same too. It may just be me but you can’t deny the similarities.

I think we can all agree that it would be easier to just wait for the official set that is a hundred times better than this…

Republic Bricks just seems like he doesn’t care about the customers, but only what comes out of their pockets. Does he even enjoy Lego? Or does he just use this as a business platform

Love the big scratch on the windscreen! Great quality for a prominent piece on a $150 set.

Republic Bricks... A big no-no for y'all pretending to buy custom sets out there... It's sad, but it is the truth, this guy only send good pieces to Ryan, in general he is a bg dbag...

there hasn’t been a single model I would buy from republic bricks So expensive Dirty parts Not sturdy

Can you please compare this to krennics shuttle. Want to see how much they actually “borrowed” from that. Looking VERY similar to me

Bruh does anyone else notice that the build is almost exactly like krennics shuttle? Like look at the seats on the interior, and the hinges for the wings. It’s literally the same build in some parts

I think the purpose to release custom sets is that it either looks better then the official LEGO version or LEGO never made it. This is probably one that fits non of the categories. This custom I hate to say doesn’t match the LEGO version strength and imo this is a custom that probably Republic bricks shouldn’t have released.

Timmy absolutely has to build these things before he sells them. it's the bare minimum. if he doesn't change this business practice soon, his business will go belly up

i love how the thumbnail just says “NO” 😂 it’s so true

The wing connection, the cockpit seat and the two seats next to the ramp are direct copies of krennick’s shuttle from 3016

I think the official one looks better. I hate to say it though, this is still a great model

I saw this video already when I was checking your playlist for republic bricks videos, you had it unlisted, but I’ll watch it again

Yeah definitely getting the Lego one. This looks so flimsy

The design definitely is very similarly built to krennic’s shuttle

Has anyone ever made a RepublicBricks purchase after watching one of these reviews? Ryan's videos have sealed my decision to never buy from this company.

I think I'll just wait for the set to come out 😂

I feel like the most glaring issue is how thin the wings are, the Lego one really nailed that but this has a bulky top and paper thin wings.

Amazing how for once an official model outshines a custom in terms of interior space.

as soon as I see the *NO* in the thumbnail, I already know which one to buy

It is basically krennics shuttle with a newer shell on top.

It's an... interesting choice, but I can't really imagine anyone buying this set when Lego sells it for $50 less and with nice figs. It doesn't seem to justify the price nor add anything the Lego model doesn't

Is no one talking about how clever that intro was?

I really enjoy the impartiality of these reviews! I'm glad you're calling out the serious issues with many of these sets I'm kinda surprised that RepublicBricks is still sending you these sets for free tbh 😅

Can’t wait to see the video comparing the two!!

Kid: I want scythe Mom: We have scythe at home Scythe at home:

Description got me dying 😂

Those red circles inside look like places for those probe droids.

I love how he started with hello there

This build just looks messy imo. Also the building problems that you pointed out just wouldn't make it worth the money. If you can get great figs with less money like the lego it's a much better option

Some parts of the desing of this custom set are reused from the Lego director's Krennic shuttle. I noticed this because I have that Lego set and is too obvious.

I pre ordered mine from Lego last week, excited to get it!

I actually own this one I bought it back in 2016 when it was called Director Krenic’s shuttle

Dude that Lego so cool I’ve been wanting that Lego

Awesome video

Ayyy looks sick.

Looks like a reworked Krennic's Shuttle looking at the wing hinges and the area around the cockpit. Can't say I'd be tempted by this over the LEGO version.

This draws quite alot of inspiration from the lego 75156 krennics imperial shuttle

The straight “NO” on the thumbnail kills me

bro that thumbnail has me wheezing just the all uppercase “NO” in the top corner is amazing

I thought you got the set early 😂

Ryan: Hello there. Me: General Kenobi.

I had a similar problem with their Jango Fett slave 1, where they did not supply a piece that attached the lower half to the cockpit, so I had to make my own modifications to fix the problem. It wasn’t a huge deal for me, just a small problem I needed to fix.

Dope!

This set looks and interacts a lot like the set Lego made for the black imperial ship in rogue one.

Not surprised. 4:35 I got a “BARC speeder” from RB and there were instructions on there that were physically impossible as well

Yeah the Lego one is so much better! Especially the interior, and the overall look, and the Minifigures, and the manual, and the price, and the....etc.

0:01 damn, that was smooth.

Yeah I’m gonna have it to give LEGO here

It seems to be just director Kreniks ship in the build just with a longer front and shorter wings

its basically the inside/skeleton of the krenicks shuttle from rogue one w the outside of the inquisitor scythe,they didnt exacly made a set from scraps

Very cool, but I preordered my Lego one already and can't wait for it to arrive.

0:00 General kenobi

Nice 👍

I very rarely comment on things but I wholeheartedly agree with your reaction and what others are saying below. I feel like custom models just don’t get tested enough or not at all before selling them. I just got a big custom Nu class shuttle and while it looks decent it was a nightmare. Makes you really hesitant to get cool customs since they are so frustrating with missing, wrong, substituted, or gross pieces. And instructions are always an issue in some fashion. It’s sad since they get so much hype and cost obscene amounts. Either way, good review and just like all the other sets I’ll pass. I got my preorder in for the better one anyway

When the set comes out, can you compare it to the Krennic Shuttle? That would be interesting to see

Ryan, i think it would be nice in your RB review that you mention the ship designer, viewers could see what these designers does out of RB commissioned digital instructions... ...although this set might not be the best exemple to give credits to someone 😅 I've been talking with designers in the past days that design ships for RB, conversation came out of the blue as we where discussing other projects but it was confirmed that the designers are not mandated to physically test the models neither RB does. I think that it would be a major upgrade in RB quality control to build these prior to release, just like BrickVault does. This model looks great, good rendition of the actual ship, it just needed to be verified and corrected like couple other RB models you presented on your channel. Great video!

The interior of the ship is literally the exact same as Krennic's shuttle

Please review the custom Imperial Patrol Transport!

HELLO THERE IN THE BEGGINING YAY YOU SAID THE OBI WAN LINE

The whole thing looks like it’s gonna crumble if someone sneezes in house next door.

The chassis looks like a carbon copy of Krennics Shuttle, definitely doesn’t seem worth it

The way the sides fold are like krennics shuttle

Big wow

you should review the republicbricks UCS clone trubo tank

Why would anyone in their right minds buy this instead of the official Lego one?

The round red pieces are where the probe droids attach to.

The seat in the cockpit is a copy of the seat in krennics shuttle. So is the wing hinge

Why is this video only In the playlist? Do we get early access lol?

perhaps a weird question, does the ucs at-at fit on one of those 48x48 grey plates?

Idk why timmy keeps doing this to himself mandr always shreds these customs products lmao

Basically Krennics shuttle without the wing on top, with added pieces to make it annoying to close lol

I hope that Brickvault will make the Inquisitor Scythe as a MOC for their upcoming Videos (whenever that happens). Sure they have their fair share of Problems (and Controversies); but at-least they know how to Build said MOCs. _Unless their Schedule for building is full at the moment, then I can wait for that..._

@mandrproductions Have you had a custom set that you have really liked by Republic Bricks or others? I definitely thank you for these awesome reviews, but I haven't seen one to date that just knocks it out of the park, and that's usually due to lack of QC. Thoughts?

The wing connection is almost a direct copy of the one from Krennic’s Shuttle 😂.

General Kenobi!

It’s literally 1. Worse than the official 2. Just a recolor of Krennics shuttle without one of the fins

This is a copy of the krennic’s shuttle on the opening system and for the wings

I wonder why they rushed the design on this (seems like it at least)? Also, it seems like they used a lot of design aspects from the 2016 Krennic’s Shuttle. Maybe not bad, but still interesting.

Very good very nice

Hey Ryan, does that mean I can't build this? Since I am still in highschool. Great video btw!

Before I read the Title, I thought this was the real set from LEGO lol

The fact that lego made it better both for display and playing is mind blowing

I love Star Wars LEGO and movis

When I talk about my children 2:16

This is basically identical to Krenic’s shuttle but they removed the top wing. If you have the set, open it up and loot at how similar it looks.

Ask MnR: Do you think that the new At-te is worth picking up the day it gets out?

so much of this is taken from the Krennic's Imperial Shuttle set. not saying thats a bad thing necessarily, its just interesting to see how much of the internals are basically the exact same.

Ask MandR: where is the fans minifig display review

This just looks exactly like Director Krenic's (prob spelled wrong sry) shuttle from rouge one...even the cockpit and stairs are the same lol

this happened to my aurore class freighter, the build is physically impossible to do without modifications