Making 7 Lego Star Wars minifigures BETTER
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
- 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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0:12 Grievous upgrade
2:00 R2-D2 upgrade
2:52 Bossk upgrade
4:34 Dual molded legs upgrades
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So you're telling me that the official Grievous is shorter than you expected?
hahaha I see what you did there! :D
Your grevious will make a fine addition to my collection
Canon
Hahahaha that was a good one
**cough** Jedi scum!
Grevious upgrade was genius
thank you!
General grievous is Underated, which is why he's still my favorite Star Wars character.
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
Thank you! There are a few variations to this method out there too, but I like mine because it's pretty easy and stable
@@br1ckmate what if you don't have the right pieces
“Now our R2 has a 3rd leg”
Brickmate, 2024
What??
@@Drew_stopmotion”3rd leg” is slang term for a gigantic cock
The Greavos upgrade is my fave. They all look so good. The first Greavos upgrade, the second one is all right
Dude thats the best looking general grievous upgrade ive ever seen
thank you!
We all know this video is made for the Grievous upgrade
...And rightfully so
you got me haha
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.
Thanks! Yeah I can see how Bossk upgrade can be considered as unnecessary but still wanted to give it a shot
That grievous figure looks fuckin awesome
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
Thank you!
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
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
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.
Yess, same question
No idea why they don’t give the imperial officers dual-molded legs, looks so much better…
Very impressed with the grievous, great work.
Thank you!
That general grievous is legendary.
That grievous build is perfect im bout to make one
that general grevious build just earned you a sub- thats the best design ive ever seen for it
Thanks and welcome!
That Grevious is LEGIT
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.
W grievous, I’m gonna do it but with the tan version.
Thanks! Tan version also looks hot, make sure to use tan plates for the chest too
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.
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
@@br1ckmate holy crap thank you! I'm gonna sniff around for some website I can order these pieces from
@@PallyKalhitry bricklink
@@PallyKalhipssst...Webrick...
You NEED to make this a series.
Already cooking another one specifically for clones figures 👀
Upgraded Grievous is so cool!
Now Greivus can defeay GENERAL KENOBI
There should be an inverted cheese slope made just for R2's central foot
lego really said "general grievious, your shorter than i expected" lol
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.
Thank you!
Does anyone remember the older General Grievous minifig?
yeah, lego's come a long way since then. That figure had zero printing just pure white
i love that fig lol, its so goofy
I have one but with cracked neck :x
Yes and I loved it❤❤❤
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.
The real General Grievous would approve of the upgrades although he submits to no one
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.
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
@@br1ckmate sweet, thank you
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.
haha sorry! :D
Grievous looks great! 🎉
Thank you! I think he's awesome too, whole new level for this fig
as a grievous owner, taking him apart is too scary 😂
In my experience if it's not overplayed with it should be fine :)
@@br1ckmate That’s why he’s got a large bag!!
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😂
@@br1ckmateas a child who played with him….. that is so. so very true.
My brother used to have one, after about a year he was held together by blu tack
The rest are fine but the Grievous should become the official Grievous.
Thank you!
Literally tho
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.
By far, Grievous conversion is the best, thanks for showing it to me!
That general greivus upgrade is fire 🔥
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
Thank you!
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.
yess, hidden feature :D
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
Thank you!
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🎉
Thank you!
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)
yess, and it also works great as display! Thanks for kind words
That Grievous upgrade is so perfect, I almost want to get a Grievous just to do this.
Tbh just get a knockoff it’s like 3 bucks and looks pretty similar if your on a tight bufget
@@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!
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 :(
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
@@roi-77 yea but it has no printed eyes and a weird neck
General Grievous was the best one
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.
Thank you!
I upgraded my Padmé (2023 gunship version) with dual molded legs.
dual molded legs make all the difference, great job!
For r2, get rid of the stud and use the lipstick piece to attach the cheese slope. Puts it at a better angle
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
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
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
general grievous now looks badass as hell
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
It does not work with newer R2 body pieces
i really liked that grievious
I love the General Grievous, I build it and look amazing, thank you
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 💀
ayo?
Yo this grievious is fire
thank you!
I can't be the only one who thought of something different when I heard "R2's third leg"
Exactly what I thought too
🌚
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).
darn, someday I'll get my hands on Palpatine's arrest
@@br1ckmate I recommend it, it's an amazing set!
For R2, I always use 89678 (4.85 BUSH FRICTION WITH KNOB) with 54200 (ROOF TILE 1X1X2/3)
I love General Grievous! 😃
I like the R2-D2 custom 😃👍.
Thanks! Credit to whoever came up with this, I don't remember where I saw it first honestly
Ooookay Grievous build is insane
This is how Grevious should be done going forward. I always disliked how the extra arms are attached to the other arms.
Lol third leg
xD
The "salad" green square pins on Bossk legs is a neat way to show, that he often (or never) wears shoes on his feet!
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
I so hope they do, RoTS sets can be insane if they put in the effort
@@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
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
@@br1ckmateI love star wars and I got 5 Lego Star Wars sets. Amazing builds
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.
I tried that and it does help a little but still overall I think it messes with the look
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 :(
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.
Thanks! Just tried 24246 & 32828, looks cool too!
I used the same legs you used for the mandalorian commando for my cad bane minifig from set 8128, funny to see that
Ohh yes, I imagine how they'd work great on him too
that grievous is fire
Thank you!
Nice bossk blaster!
I need to make general grievous but there’s 3 pieces I don’t have
Same here bro ;(
Woah, that grievous is just incredible! And youre really pickinv up now, flad to see your incredible designs get more steam :)
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.
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
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.
@@WazzpinatorReviews-or1zbthis only works on older R2s body if I’m not mistaken
2:41 Not a problem, you just need two 1x2 white plate for each of the side legs and your done
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
you are most welcome! :D
These all look amazing!! Especially General Grievous!
OMG dude you are so good, im big fan of lego SW and its crazy 🔥🔥🔥
+ Grievous is my fav ❤ I will change my General for a BETTER one 😎
Thank you!
The Bossk upgrade could be applied to a lot of figures to make them taller and lankier. For example, Dooku.
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
Hmm there might be, especially with new pieces constantly coming out, might look into it!
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
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,
thank you! Will try the tooth method for sure!
Whats the piece that attaches Grievous’s head to the new body?
Piece number is 79194
nice job man i love the general grivious
Thank you!
Love these cool ideas! Inspirational
A white lipstick peice would be better for r2
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.
Thanks!
The arms for the mandolorian look incredible! I’m going to have to get more of that figure for more custom stuff
One thing to (hopefully) make R2's third leg flush: Add two 1x2 whit plates to R2's Feet.
tried that, he looks too high/bulky :(
@@br1ckmate fair
@br1ckmate you can use that pin thing with the stud on the top then a white stud then a white cheese slope
@@br1ckmateoh wait you did that
2:33 what kind of third leg🤨🧐
some really good mods!
For R2D2 technic "shaft-pin" could do as a replacement for that black part, I think.
You do good work.
Darnit… know I want that mando too 😢😅😂 4:29
We Need an R2 droid whit the head that can turn
That would be amazing!
3:52 Another good choice are the legs from Bad Batch minifigures and pearl dark gray arms, it gives it a more modern look.
agreed! Might try that out
LOVE IT!
Thank you!
Please do magna guards!! that grievous looks amazing
That's the one I was planning to do actually :)
Nice upgrades, and easy to implement, so it's basically "if Lego were less lazy"
bosk upgrade is my fav
Nice upgrades
Thanks!