Making 7 Lego Star Wars minifigures BETTER

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In this video I’m upgrading 7 Lego Star Wars minifigures using only official Lego parts so a purist upgrade basically. Some of them are pretty straight-forward but some are more intricate like the Grievous one. Most of them are pretty easy/cheap and you can repeat after me.
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@auditect950 Ай бұрын

So you're telling me that the official Grievous is shorter than you expected?

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

hahaha I see what you did there! :D

@Legendzzz-nc9wb Ай бұрын

Your grevious will make a fine addition to my collection

@BARTENT Ай бұрын

Canon

@OnestudGabe Ай бұрын

Hahahaha that was a good one

@iwritestoriesinmyfreetime Ай бұрын

**cough** Jedi scum!

@dylthepickle4392 Ай бұрын

Grevious upgrade was genius

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

thank you!

@DeadLiftGaming-wr7ln 23 күн бұрын

General grievous is Underated, which is why he's still my favorite Star Wars character.

@tippydaug525 27 күн бұрын

I'm gonna be honest with you, when I saw you were doing a brick-built grievous I had my doubts but HOLY COW that looks phenomenal

@br1ckmate 26 күн бұрын

Thank you! There are a few variations to this method out there too, but I like mine because it's pretty easy and stable

@dklee20118 23 күн бұрын

@@br1ckmate what if you don't have the right pieces

@dexterdexter8208 29 күн бұрын

“Now our R2 has a 3rd leg” Brickmate, 2024

@Drew_stopmotion 24 күн бұрын

What??

@dexterdexter8208 15 күн бұрын

⁠@@Drew_stopmotion”3rd leg” is slang term for a gigantic cock

@thefightoffaith Ай бұрын

The Greavos upgrade is my fave. They all look so good. The first Greavos upgrade, the second one is all right

@mrBluesky1986 Ай бұрын

Dude thats the best looking general grievous upgrade ive ever seen

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

thank you!

@elecmagpulse7385 Ай бұрын

I’m personally ok with the official Bossk being regular minifigure proportions, but your upgrade to the older fig looks really great too! Also that Grievous is pure genius.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I can see how Bossk upgrade can be considered as unnecessary but still wanted to give it a shot

@leonardodavinchi7693 27 күн бұрын

We all know this video is made for the Grievous upgrade ...And rightfully so

@br1ckmate 27 күн бұрын

you got me haha

@BombasticLion Ай бұрын

The bossk arms are surprisingly good but jdk if I'm convinced with just putting 1x1s in his feet but that was really the only way to give him the extra height he needed

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm on the fence with plates too but this was best variant, anything else looked even worse. Tbh if lego had dual molded yellow/sand green legs that'd be perfect

@comfortzone9998 25 күн бұрын

Very impressed with the grievous, great work.

@br1ckmate 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Aglorykon Ай бұрын

That custom Grievous torso looks so good, i especially like the neck connection The R2 third leg is pretty common usage, still nice looking Bossk upgrade one is unique, never seen someone adding longer arms to him With the rest of figure, the dual molded legs are truly game changers, it's sad that LEGO uses plain ones most of the time what makes these figures less accurate

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@juancastellanoz3675 25 күн бұрын

That grievous figure looks fuckin awesome

@Tanookicatoon 25 күн бұрын

The fact that Bosk could be upgraded that well with official parts is so amazing, it's any wonder LEGO themselves haven't done this.

@br1ckmate 24 күн бұрын

Yess, same question

@sethtfp2373 Ай бұрын

No idea why they don’t give the imperial officers dual-molded legs, looks so much better…

@lanefaulhaber875 24 күн бұрын

That general grievous is legendary.

@bricklizard 28 күн бұрын

that general grevious build just earned you a sub- thats the best design ive ever seen for it

@br1ckmate 27 күн бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

@linehult_bricks 29 күн бұрын

That grievous build is perfect im bout to make one

@Dean-sm5rt Ай бұрын

Does anyone remember the older General Grievous minifig?

@skyshark9381 Ай бұрын

yeah, lego's come a long way since then. That figure had zero printing just pure white

@blockomaniac Ай бұрын

i love that fig lol, its so goofy

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

I have one but with cracked neck :x

@MrsAnnie-yb4ro Ай бұрын

Yes and I loved it❤❤❤

@TheFirstCurse1 Ай бұрын

Yep. He was one of my first figures as a kid with the 2007 Soulless One. I lost him though. I think he either fell down the vent or one of my friends stole him. I'm still not sure where he ever went.

@Ako-LP Ай бұрын

That Grevious is LEGIT

@naviwolffe Ай бұрын

W grievous, I’m gonna do it but with the tan version.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thanks! Tan version also looks hot, make sure to use tan plates for the chest too

@user-ju7qy2hv6e Ай бұрын

You NEED to make this a series.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Already cooking another one specifically for clones figures 👀

@midniteraptor1474 Ай бұрын

Upgraded Grievous is so cool!

@NiiRubra Ай бұрын

It is interesting to me that, for all of them I was content with the original, but then the upgraded versions just looked so much better when I saw them, and now I just prefer those.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

haha sorry! :D

@LordFindogask734 Ай бұрын

Firstly, amazing improvements! Secondly, yeah the old Grievous torso mold is obsolete in my book. The fact that you managed to put so many details, make the figure taller, AND more poseable is phenomenal.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Trikeboy2 Ай бұрын

The rest are fine but the Grievous should become the official Grievous.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Prime508 Ай бұрын

Literally tho

@MarcoFerrari-ks9uh 8 күн бұрын

Now Greivus can defeay GENERAL KENOBI

@NiftysArt 15 күн бұрын

as a grievous owner, taking him apart is too scary 😂

@br1ckmate 15 күн бұрын

In my experience if it's not overplayed with it should be fine :)

@NiftysArt 15 күн бұрын

@@br1ckmate That’s why he’s got a large bag!!

@Nightram- 12 күн бұрын

Wich is why I take apart alll droids and grievious. Because even just standing still not being used. The links break. I could have had an droid army by now, but they have all been breaking something. Even normal arms on a minifig cracks up. Lego is like a car. You need to replace pieces from time to time😂

@hubbybubby7867 10 күн бұрын

⁠@@br1ckmateas a child who played with him….. that is so. so very true.

@dutchmansmine9053 3 күн бұрын

My brother used to have one, after about a year he was held together by blu tack

@philbofettiArchive 22 күн бұрын

Your grievous design is pretty sick, surprisingly detailed for how few pieces you used. Another design I've seen, which I've applied to my grievous figure was extending out all of his limbs by using a dark bluish grey droid arm on each limb, connected by clipping the joints illegally. Looks pretty menacing and gives him a better height with the extra arm piece on the legs.

@kingston5469 9 күн бұрын

The real General Grievous would approve of the upgrades although he submits to no one

@PallyKalhi Ай бұрын

Do you think you could give me a list of the pieces you used for the grevious build? I really want to glow up my little angry cyborg man.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Yeah sure, 1x1 round plate with open stud, bar 1l with angled hollow stud, 1x1 round tile quarter, 1x1 brick with studs on 4 sides, bar 1l with 1x1 round plate with hollow stud, plate 1x1 with bar handle on long stem

@PallyKalhi Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmate holy crap thank you! I'm gonna sniff around for some website I can order these pieces from

@oreotheaxolotl1387 Ай бұрын

@@PallyKalhitry bricklink

@derangedfreackingtwistedps5048 Ай бұрын

@@PallyKalhipssst...Webrick...

@MeSoSoup252 Ай бұрын

Grievous looks great! 🎉

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you! I think he's awesome too, whole new level for this fig

@Shayzis Ай бұрын

There should be an inverted cheese slope made just for R2's central foot

@Superdude4001 Ай бұрын

lego really said "general grievious, your shorter than i expected" lol

@Taron_HaiTar Ай бұрын

By far, Grievous conversion is the best, thanks for showing it to me!

@IandE_Brix Ай бұрын

That general greivus upgrade is fire 🔥

@witchii Ай бұрын

That grievous design looks really good! It's wild that lego still doesn't use dual molded legs for so many figures that would need them

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mfknbumblebee Ай бұрын

Your grievous is so simple yet so effective!! I’ve always thought the official one was too short. Also, for R2’s third leg, you can use a lipstick piece instead to make one that’s easier to remove

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@thekingofcookies4877 25 күн бұрын

That Grievous upgrade is so perfect, I almost want to get a Grievous just to do this.

@austinbunting105 20 күн бұрын

Tbh just get a knockoff it’s like 3 bucks and looks pretty similar if your on a tight bufget

@thekingofcookies4877 17 күн бұрын

@@austinbunting105 I only get knock offs when I can’t get the character naturally…Lego Star Wars aftermarket is fucked so knock off it is!

@MikeMunroMWD Ай бұрын

think they are all great, but as everyone else says, General Grievous is just awesome. I am struggling (visual impairment is worse on screens) to make out all the pieces used, can someone post a wee inventory for me, please? Love the Bossk arms and height addition.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

1x1 round plate with open stud, bar 1l with angled hollow stud, 1x1 round tile quarter, 1x1 brick with studs on 4 sides, bar 1l with 1x1 round plate with hollow stud, plate 1x1 with bar handle on long stem

@MikeMunroMWD Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmate sweet, thank you

@Trey_816 4 күн бұрын

I upgraded my Padmé (2023 gunship version) with dual molded legs.

@br1ckmate 4 күн бұрын

dual molded legs make all the difference, great job!

@slightlydapperdwarf49 23 күн бұрын

One thing that bugs me with the greivous is putting the pieces for the torso in light grey. but for the Clone Wars microseries, I feel like the light grey works better.

@Nicholas-darth122 17 күн бұрын

General Grievous was the best one

@Miszuq 12 күн бұрын

i love that Grievous design, but i think that to make it the 2003 one it needs a few changes like the legs, they have a completely different shape in the cartoon that in the movie also the neck, but that's a bit hard to do cuz lego hasn't made a non-hunched grievous head :(

@roi-77 9 күн бұрын

I believe they have made a non-hunched head, but it's for the older style of Grievous that was tied in with episode 3 instead of the TCW series. It's kind of in that odd/uncanny style that the older yoda head was in, but it might work

@Miszuq 9 күн бұрын

@@roi-77 yea but it has no printed eyes and a weird neck

@turbkeysamdwich1880 Ай бұрын

one of the things I didn't like about the general grevious that lego made was that you couldn't turn his head left or right but with this design you can which is really cool.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

yess, hidden feature :D

@Antlinius 21 күн бұрын

The grievous is amazing! I always thaught the ep3 lego grievous was to big like it was the same mold as for clone wars grievous. He is a bit thinner in the 3rd movie and you nailed that design🎉

@br1ckmate 20 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@watership02 26 күн бұрын

I can't be the only one who thought of something different when I heard "R2's third leg"

@TheDoom_slayer 25 күн бұрын

Exactly what I thought too

@br1ckmate 24 күн бұрын

🌚

@aspenEarthmover Ай бұрын

grievous design is AWESOME! Im getting back into lego and when I was a lot younger General Grievous was my favorite character in anything ever, the upgraded version makes his arms and body look waaay more like the movies/shows, and the new torso adds so much more play and variation with what you can do (eg: the scene where kenobi shoots him in the guts)

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

yess, and it also works great as display! Thanks for kind words

@frogmeister4593 17 күн бұрын

I wasn’t paying attention for a second and then I hear third leg and I thought I was watching a different video for a sec 💀

@aezvetys 16 күн бұрын

ayo?

@TheFirstCurse1 Ай бұрын

This is how Grevious should be done going forward. I always disliked how the extra arms are attached to the other arms.

@Martincitoxd 18 күн бұрын

I love the General Grievous, I build it and look amazing, thank you

@puchechechonga6398 28 күн бұрын

general grievous now looks badass as hell

@mattespoart5019 17 күн бұрын

As simple fix to the R2 third leg, which is what I did with all my astromech droids, is to use the same triangle piece with a *”LEGO Half Pin with Stud”* technic piece

@br1ckmate 17 күн бұрын

It does not work with newer R2 body pieces

@RevelationWitten Ай бұрын

Love the video. I like general grevious a lot more. Because the brick built torso reminds me more of lego. Then the first one just made me think of knock off lego. Also i think this video was a great way to mix it up compared to the first two.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Stormtrooper_in_coffe_shop Ай бұрын

i really liked that grievious

@samuelliddell6715 Ай бұрын

I like the R2-D2 custom 😃👍.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thanks! Credit to whoever came up with this, I don't remember where I saw it first honestly

@TheRealSealStudios Ай бұрын

Woah, that grievous is just incredible! And youre really pickinv up now, flad to see your incredible designs get more steam :)

@warhead5225 23 күн бұрын

The upgrade on Bossk wouldn’t work if you have his most recent version, which has his toes printed on. He’d have 2 pairs of feet if I used my Bossk lol. Looks great tho. That grievous especially, just simply amazing. Seriously thinking about upgrading my grievous now

@br1ckmate 23 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yeah Bossk upgrade only works with older version, also because he’s in bright yellow and long arms are available only in yellow

@drumsonsnow Ай бұрын

For r2, get rid of the stud and use the lipstick piece to attach the cheese slope. Puts it at a better angle

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

I agree lipstick woud probably help with the angle but can't get rid of the stud, otherwise cheese slope would not connect to the bar

@auditect950 Ай бұрын

Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin from the 2012 set Palpatine's arrest will also look up-to-date if you update their legs (Episode I Obi-Wan for Agen Kolar, and Episode II Anakin for Saesee Tiin).

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

darn, someday I'll get my hands on Palpatine's arrest

@auditect950 Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmate I recommend it, it's an amazing set!

@-_SekinoSekine_- 19 күн бұрын

I love General Grievous! 😃

@Krondon-SSR Ай бұрын

Ooookay Grievous build is insane

@monkeyscoutstudios 19 күн бұрын

These all look amazing!! Especially General Grievous!

@STARSMemberX 26 күн бұрын

For R2, I always use 89678 (4.85 BUSH FRICTION WITH KNOB) with 54200 (ROOF TILE 1X1X2/3)

@RiddlerQM 17 күн бұрын

Nice bossk blaster!

@AramKayal 22 күн бұрын

Lol third leg

@br1ckmate 22 күн бұрын

@mastermouldie Ай бұрын

That Grievous looks awesome, great video! For my R2 I use 24246 & 32828 and from the side this looks pretty cool. It also flattens to nearly any surface as you can rotate the tile. Might be worth trying.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thanks! Just tried 24246 & 32828, looks cool too!

@Taron_HaiTar Ай бұрын

The "salad" green square pins on Bossk legs is a neat way to show, that he often (or never) wears shoes on his feet!

@Dreadder Ай бұрын

that grievous is fire

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Oliver-dn9gw Ай бұрын

For R2’s third leg I use the cheese slope and 1x1 round plate with hole too, but instead of the short bar I use the lipstick minifigure accessory. Looks pretty much the same as your version, but I think it’s a cool alternative if you only have the lipstick piece.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

that's a great idea, I've heard it reduces the gap between R2's body and open stud, because with my method there is teeny tiny gap there, but I don't have a lipstick piece :p

@WazzpinatorReviews-or1zb Ай бұрын

I prefer to use a half-pun with a stud on the end, with a cheese slope on the stud, then inserted in the peg hole, as this is what LEGO uses in the games, and works well.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

@@WazzpinatorReviews-or1zbthis only works on older R2s body if I’m not mistaken

@kacperk6484 Ай бұрын

I wasn't *that* much into LEGO Star Wars when sets with Grievous were around and it kinda hurts me 😅, but if LEGO releases something with him in 2025 (Revenge of the Sith 20th anniversary), I'll certainly do your modification

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

I so hope they do, RoTS sets can be insane if they put in the effort

@kacperk6484 Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmate there's strong potential for at least 4 dioramas: Palpatines arrest/I am the senate, Mustafar duel/highground, Obi-Wan vs Grievous/hello there, Execute order 66

@videos-wf1fq Ай бұрын

I know its not official lego but I bought 2 fake ones in a nock off battle pack for $20 on amazon and it came with like 20 something various droids, most of which are indistinguishable from Lego. the quality of the Grevious figures is slightly lower but honestly they're almost indistinguishable

@Your.typical.German. Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmateI love star wars and I got 5 Lego Star Wars sets. Amazing builds

@MRBRICKSTHE2ND Ай бұрын

I need to make general grievous but there’s 3 pieces I don’t have

@G31M1 Ай бұрын

Same here bro ;(

@redandblueliberation233 26 күн бұрын

I think for the R2 upgrade, you can add a 1x2 plate to each leg so the third leg could sit flat on the ground.

@br1ckmate 26 күн бұрын

I tried that and it does help a little but still overall I think it messes with the look

@kacperk6484 Ай бұрын

This video popped out on my main page an I don't regret watching it. When you were editing captain Antilles I looked randomly on my LEGO shelf and noticed the guy from dinosaur skeletons set has exact those dual-molded legs and I can actually make the modification myself, thank you :D

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

you are most welcome! :D

@maw8533 16 күн бұрын

i wonder if there is a better combination of parts to get better arm articulation for general grievous? the body is perfect but the arm articulation is the only thing lacking

@br1ckmate 15 күн бұрын

Hmm there might be, especially with new pieces constantly coming out, might look into it!

@maw8533 15 күн бұрын

i have found a solution but unfortunately for some it involves breaking a piece. the ends of the long rubber web slinging piece fit perfectly onto the bars that form his shoulders. connecting the arms to that piece instead of the bars allows for a lot better range of movement. i wonder if there are any pieces on their own that would fit in the same way

@nathangreutman7040 29 күн бұрын

Love these cool ideas! Inspirational

@businessbingus9826 Ай бұрын

The modifications on the figures make them all look so much better, they’re really impressive!, also I know it technically doesn’t connect, but you can use a curved tooth piece to make R2’s middle leg sit flat on the ground,

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

thank you! Will try the tooth method for sure!

@Equinox-ki2mq 15 күн бұрын

Whats the piece that attaches Grievous’s head to the new body?

@br1ckmate 15 күн бұрын

Piece number is 79194

@Miszuq Ай бұрын

okay, to be honest this Grievous looks much MUCH better than what i expected, and now i need it, but i can't afford a new grievous figure and my current one has a lot damaged printing and loose parts :(

@jeantromeur4766 Ай бұрын

I used the same legs you used for the mandalorian commando for my cad bane minifig from set 8128, funny to see that

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Ohh yes, I imagine how they'd work great on him too

@Kubuszka Ай бұрын

OMG dude you are so good, im big fan of lego SW and its crazy 🔥🔥🔥

@Kubuszka Ай бұрын

+ Grievous is my fav ❤ I will change my General for a BETTER one 😎

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ezustsilver Ай бұрын

2:41 Not a problem, you just need two 1x2 white plate for each of the side legs and your done

@user-ze7jn2vu1x Ай бұрын

nice job man i love the general grivious

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@IandE_Brix Ай бұрын

A white lipstick peice would be better for r2

@MegaPokefan97 22 күн бұрын

One thing to (hopefully) make R2's third leg flush: Add two 1x2 whit plates to R2's Feet.

@br1ckmate 22 күн бұрын

tried that, he looks too high/bulky :(

@MegaPokefan97 22 күн бұрын

@@br1ckmate fair

@Casual_guy1234 22 күн бұрын

@br1ckmate you can use that pin thing with the stud on the top then a white stud then a white cheese slope

@Casual_guy1234 22 күн бұрын

@@br1ckmateoh wait you did that

@CAJfur 27 күн бұрын

The R2 upgrade is something I've always done for my astros. But it does bother me that it doesn't meet the ground fully. Great upgrades all around though, especially grievous.

@br1ckmate 27 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@legacyfilms7597 Ай бұрын

Please do magna guards!! that grievous looks amazing

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

That's the one I was planning to do actually :)

@superheroes2.0yt Ай бұрын

2:33 what kind of third leg🤨🧐

@Taron_HaiTar Ай бұрын

For R2D2 technic "shaft-pin" could do as a replacement for that black part, I think.

@andrearamunno8103 25 күн бұрын

We Need an R2 droid whit the head that can turn

@br1ckmate 24 күн бұрын

That would be amazing!

@wanderingaming5805 Ай бұрын

The arms for the mandolorian look incredible! I’m going to have to get more of that figure for more custom stuff

@_Vibris 15 сағат бұрын

My favorite upgrade is bosk

@Dragsio4 Ай бұрын

3:52 Another good choice are the legs from Bad Batch minifigures and pearl dark gray arms, it gives it a more modern look.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

agreed! Might try that out

@isengarde9490 22 күн бұрын

There is a piece I might use to replace the Grievous neck hinge that would allow his head to move up and down but not shift to side. Piece no: 26047

@br1ckmate 21 күн бұрын

I think this will offset the neck too much

@skyler2762 Ай бұрын

some really good mods!

@marcuskruger7567 Ай бұрын

You are forgetting about how R2 can swivel his head 360 degrees. How would you go about fixing that?

@RevelationWitten Ай бұрын

A circle two by two piece with one stud on top.

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

haven't found any good looking solution for that yet unfortunately

@marcuskruger7567 Ай бұрын

@@br1ckmate Oh. That's ok.

@commanderbrickbreaker45 Ай бұрын

Maybe that piece with one of the taller versions of that underneath it that has the Technic pinholes on both sides they used for Chopper (plus one or two of the regular flat 2x2 round plates)@@RevelationWitten

@MikeyC_22 Ай бұрын

LOVE IT!

@br1ckmate Ай бұрын

Thank you!