LEGO's Weirdest Polybags
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2024
- Ah, polybags. Who doesn't love a cheap LEGO set? LEGO has made hundreds of these things over the years, and today, we'll be taking a look at some of the weirdest ones!
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What we really need is a full deep dive into the entire Lego Coca Cola set collection. Plus a 2 hour review of 4470-1 Coca-Cola Ball, complete with an unedited building part.
You have no idea how badly I want this set lol: www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=cokesoccer-1&name=Japanese%20Coca-Cola%20Soccer%20collection,%20sets%204443%20thru%204472&category=%5BSports%5D%5BSoccer%5D#T=S&O={%22ss%22:%22US%22,%22iconly%22:0}
I can see why, it's beautiful
Wonder why it’s so rare, it’s such a great set! Hope I can display it next to my 4461 CocaCola Bench set!
I agree
It's beautiful
@@CheeseyStudiosjust buy it you are a youtube and can make content with it
The Lego Minecraft polybags have always been some of my favorites. That dripstone cavern set packs so much into 45 pieces!
Right?! It's so good! The new Panda one is great as well. I love being able to get those rarer mobs at such a good price.
@@CheeseyStudios I got the panda polybag recently, and I bought several of the cave bags a while bag to combine into a larger cave
Who else remembers those tiny tiny boxes Lego used to sell and were basically glorified polybags? I used to buy a few of them. They were very cheap and satisfying investments for the kid I was.
I do miss the tiny boxes. They're kinda just adorable
Impulse sets: better for "the environment" than poly bags ever were.
Impulses! Now Magazines take over the role of that!
I built my first city back then, so had a TON of those tiny boxes
There was this set with a grill and a grill master. A great set.
Or this little post car with a letterbox that my brother got from our grandparents when he was in hospital.
Good times!
I think the fact that Lego didn’t have the guts to call it “coca cola balls” is so funny to me
I was too much of a coward to say it in the video, but I was definitely thinking the same thing xD xD
😂
@@CheeseyStudios now that’s kinda funny
You might say they didn’t have the Coca Cola balls to say it
Service Packs sound like something that should still be a thing, especially since themed MOCs are so popular.
Agreed, those sound super useful
i mean they tried doing something similar again with the xtra theme a couple years ago, but that didn't last long...
The VIP packs are similar, the Fun & Funky pack has a bunch of weird pieces but they do a Christmas one, a Halloween one and some others, would be cool if they did them by themes or to complement things like modulars as well though.
@@jadethenidoranI wish they still did xtra, did it not sell well? They were pretty good part packs.
@@from_no_where No clue, but they are a little niche and I doubt they were advertised that much. You'd have to click the xtra theme in the shop to even know it exists without hearing about it from someone else.
I can't believe people are still army building clones in 2024, people need to get on the Coca-Cola crate army bandwagon
so TRUE
Man, those services packs need to make a comeback.
Right? They were incredibly useful, especially for beginning builders who might not know the name of every piece. Ordering individually can be a pain. I suppose the closest thing we have now are those VIP add-on packs
@@CheeseyStudios I wasn’t even aware that there were VIP add-on packs. All that to say, thank you for all of your engaging content.
VIP packs were great reminiscence of the service packs :)
No need, we have online PAB now.
@@Lordodragonss Good point. On the other hand, some kind of service packs (for example roof slopes, doors+windows etc.) might be good for classic physical stores.
Polybags are such fun builds especially when they come with a minifigure. Love seeing Bionicle get a spot especially since Lego partnered with McDonalds to create polybag Happy Meal toys back in 2001, I believe. Excellent video!
The McDonald's colabs over the years would make for another great video honestly.
@@CheeseyStudios do it!
i think the Batman polybag currently out in stores is a good one for that, basically is a CMF figure but not random, and with some gothic architecture for him to brood on.
definitely is great for people that want a Batman figure but isnt a fan of the sets (like me)
I tend to pass up on the poly bags unless it includes a figure. If it's a cool theme I'll buy multiples of them because they are great for army building.
@@CheeseyStudios PLEASE DO THAT, That would be amazing to see them again, even if you can't get your hands on the sets just having a video that showcases and goes over find what all lego mcdonalds existed thurout the years would be amazing to have to look back on for future generations
Me, being immature:
Must have been quite the google search...
Lego ball bags, bears on the beach
Oh no lololol
Oh god "Bears on the beach" lmaooo
@@thedogefox8939 I still regret not getting the cute otter set...
@Matt..S, You can get the otters in pick a brick. A otter is in the A-Frame Cabin (Search 21338 in set number.)
Am I stupid if I don’t get the beard on the beach one?
When I started working at a shipping facility, and I heard them use the term "polybag" I knew I was in the right place
Amazing :,)
2:40 the Coca -cola light made my laugh so loud. Because "diet coke" in my country and other parts of the world is called "Coca-Cola light".
Lego definitely made some interesting choices in their history. But I actually had that bionicle hero polybag as a young lad myself and I just got hit by a wave of pure Lego nostalgia when watching this video. 🤩
Ayyy, nice! It's a fun set honestly. The sticker sheet is so cool
The best Bionicle polybag is definitely (not Duracell) good guy from 2006, a being so powerful he doesn't wear a mask
a god among men
You get what amounts to a maskless Turaga set with that polybag, which is pretty descent for Bionicle polybags. At least Good Guy has an actual head, Gold Good Guy uses a hand piece to attach his mask.
I dont know why but i love polybags. I have to practice self control whenever I see them at stores because even with themes I don't care about I am still tempted
It doesn't help that they sit there, taunting you at the checkout some times xD
I absolutely adore Belville, mostly because of those colours! Medium Lime is such an appealing colour.
Yes! There's so many great colors in the theme. Then there's the fabrics, the prints... Ah, what's not to love?
Can’t talk about weird polybags without mentioning Nick Galidor or the 6 pack of bottles Studio set. Truly unique sets!
I definitely need one of the Galidor polybags if I ever do a part 2 xD
Theres aslo a Studios polybag thats just the Nesquick bunny
I love polybags, the only sets that I could justify buying for myself for the longest time.
I have that bionicle villian mask. Never knew it was rare, lol
Oh dang, nice lol! Do you remember where you even got it?
@CheeseyStudios pretty sure it was a promo at LEGOLAND, Billund.
If I remember correctly, it wasn't specifically for Bionicle
I love polybags, its a good way to see if you like a theme, I bought a technic poly bag and I enjoyed how long it took, so I spent more money on Technic and now its one of my favorite themes.
Or other times like how minecraft polybags contain 2-3 minifigs for 5 bucks.
Good point, it’s a good way to test the water so to speak.
Minecraft polybags are insane! But yeah, I love the idea of dipping your toes into Technic by getting a polybag. One of the larger sets could quickly scare a newbie off.
@@CheeseyStudios well said, love your vids btw, been watching for like 2 years
30542 Cute Pug from a few years ago not only came with the cutest Creator dog ever, but it also included a fire hydrant and the ability to (sort of) lift the rear legs of the dog, so it might be the only LEGO set with a urination play feature.
I bought 6 of them.
LOL Yes, I remember that one quite fondly too. My family had a pug at the time, so that was probably the EASIEST impulse buy of all time
Castle accessories is the first thing I ever ordered from Lego when I wad like... 8
That's a really sweet little accessory pack. I'm sure it's worth a small fortune today!
@CheeseyStudios It definitely was. If I remember correctly, it was like: a wizard hat, a couple helmets including one of those crossbowman kettle helmets and visored one with 3 different red plumes, a small printed blue lion shield, a large oviod black bull shield, a chromed longsword, a grey shortsword, a glossy black battleaxe, a glossy black spear, a grey halberd, a brown longbow with quiver, a grey crossbow, two katana (one grey, one black), and two ninja hoods with little clips on the back to hold the katana. That's all I remember distinctly, but I'm sure there was more. All that for around $7 with shipping and handling. I didn't even know lego had weapons before I saw those in my magazine. If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought as many as possible
The weirdest polybags are those one minfig ones, they never have army buildyble figs and are a waste of plastic
tell that to my BLUE MILK LUKE ARMY
I’d love for a full series on this! :D
Really cool to see the past of polybags, and to see how far they have come.. great job and thanks for the new info
I had way too much fun digging through the archives trying to find weird sets to buy... Things have indeed changed quite a bit! I doubt we'll ever see sets like "Coca-Cola Bench" again...
If you think about it, every set is a polybag once you open the box! 😆
Trueeeee xD
I gotta say, this is the first video I’ve seen from Cheesey Studios, and I love this channel already. Keep up the good work! 👍
Great vid! I had no idea about some of these, I didn't even know there was Minecraft ones?? Still, nothing beats the weirdness level than the McDonald's and Nesquik lego sets lol
The Minecraft ones are lots of fun! They usually do one per year, but they've been a great way to get a cheap mob and figure
Great video
My favorite polybags were Lego Xtra polybags. They came with awesome accessories and pieces to build a city with. It would be awesome if you made a video of those polybags and similar ones
I also like the mini speed champions cars, they are similar to lego racers which I like
The Speed Champions polybags have been incredible lately! I'm so impressed with the amount of detail they fit into those tiny little cars. They're almost as cool as the larger models!
@Cheesy Studios I remember when I first came to your Channel around 2 years ago when you made the Sand Biome in your Lego MC world and when you had 15K subs, I'm proud to say I was here. Its nice to see how you succeeded and Almost at 150 K subs!
Thanks for sticking around all this time!
Fun fact: a total of 44 different polybags were shown throughout this video.
Well hey, even I learned something today then xD
Continue with this series, it's super fun! and the length of this video is perfect
I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, very insightful. Always appreciate seeing assorted Lego obscurities :-)
Glad you enjoyed! LEGO oddities are always the best 😂
One weird polybag I remember is 30170 Ganrash from Heroica. It technically counts as one of the board game missions along with five actual sets, but its tininess and lack of heroes make it so bizarre.
Yes please, more of these!
The Service Packs were hilarious, I recall a local toy store here (which was in this extremely liminal space-y mall of sorts) had one of them. It had a bunch of plain black minifig heads and an odd mismatched slope, if I recall correctly.
Very cool to see these old bags
Right? For some reason the Coca-Cola Bench one is especially nostalgic to me. It just has a very different feel.
more of these please this was wonderful
I'd love to do more! Glad people are enjoying.
Lego stores, as of three years ago, still sells poly bags with random parts. I’ve gotten several with sports items, food items, plant and flowers, underwater including a stingray, ….
My more recent ones were the Batman poly bag that I picked up several and Batman is standing on top of a bunch of my buildings.
And several years ago they released Trolls Polly’s carriage and Walmart had them straight to clearance for under $2 so I ended up buying all 15 that were on the shelf. Unfortunately there was not a lot of interest in that set so ten of them are still setting in a box in the closet. The rest have some interesting parts that are all over other things I’ve made.
I found what I now realise are Znap pieces when sorting my collection. Not sure where they came from as I was only 3 when it was discontinued.
You should absolutely do more obscure polybags and sets for that matter in the future, very entertaining video😃 I found myself laughing, and remembering some things that I had forgotten!
I'm so glad you liked this! I love buying random crap like this on Bricklink xD I'd happily do another!
@@CheeseyStudios 🤣
These polybags are absolutely fire🔥 I'm really hoping that lego will eventually release a polybag just for the lamp build from the new star wars bark speeder set, so that we could build our lamp army even easier💪
Belville enchanted me as a child despite only owning two small sets, they had such interesting pieces entirely unlike my other sets! I'd love to learn more about that line's history....and the coke soccer line cos that's bizarre XD
Service Packs is funny. Very Windows XP hahah
Simpler times indeed lol...
I had totally forgot about those!
On the topic of poly bags, Minecraft europe magazine ones are so value. Star wars rarerly gives us a figure but minecraft gives us like a player minifig, a drowned with a teident and an blue axolotl IN ONE BAG! Or at least of value its still a zombie, baby zombie and a fire piece
The Minecraft ones are so good! And the player is always someone cool, not just a Steve or Alex.
@@CheeseyStudios well the next one is going to be alex but yes, the last one was the amethyst... dude
Show us more! I remember getting the #10066 Castle Service Pack polybag, and another with the gold chrome astronaut helmet years and years ago. What a trip back in time
That castle one is quite cool! I feel I was born early enough to see that in a catalog. You got some spectacular pieces in that.
This will make a fine addition to my collection!
I love it
lol! You can never go wrong with some ridiculous old polybags xD
A fun activity with the polybag sets is to build the set inside of the polybag itself. It can be a bit challenging at times, though overall i have come to like doing it.
I have indeed participated in this challenge xD The printing on the bag makes it tough, but it's definitely doable!
I really enjoyed this video i found it well researched and i love your sand red collection haha
Really appreciate it! Yes, I'm rather obsessed with sand red lol
Nexo Knights had a couple weird polybags similar to the Bionicle one, where it was just some cardboard and a random minifigure or something.
I'll have to look into those! It sounds very familiar, but I can't picture it exactly off the top of my head. Regardless, sounds like a great potential set for a part 2!
My favourite polybag is oddly 30327 My First Duck. I originally got it as a gift with purchase of a large amount of Duplo for my niece but I just fell in love with it. I decided to keep the duck and It now sits on my desk while I work
That's an adorable little set! Duplo is kinda underrated.
@@CheeseyStudios It really is. I usually fiddle with the duck during extremely boring meetings. The larger bricks are perfect for office spaces
Oh I had that first Bionicle polybag as a kid
Ayy, nice! What a weird little set, but it had lots of cool stuff!
I never bothered buying polybags, but as a kid I absolutely looked forward to the ones you got in the mail with a membership.
I'd love to see more. Studios had a bizarre range from around 2001-2003.
I saw they had a similar thing going on to the Football stuff! I'd love to pick one or two of those up
love the dive into weird LEGO history; one of my favorite things you bring to the LEGO CZcams space
we gotta get that coca cola box one day tho
and I love you
I wish these Parts packs cam eback instead of the weird mixed starter Boxes which are quite useless if you want to build up a piece collection for mocs etc
That's the beauty of Pick-a-Brick though. You can get pretty much anything ever, but it definitely is a bit more confusing, and you need to know what you're looking for.
The mention of service packs jogged back memories of looking at the "secret" sets in LEGO magazines when I was a kid. I had #10066 Castle Accessories at 2:59 and thought it was the coolest thing to get LEGOs that weren't part of a set.
That is such an awesome looking little pack! I know we have PaB these days, but I miss these service packs.
Maybe a vid on some of the unique pieces/colors of mid 90s early 2000s lego (like belville) could be interesting? There's something both so nostalgic but also so foreign about that era (maybe because it was right before I was into lego tbh.) Its like Lego started creating more specialized molds that weren't just minifig body parts/helmets, but were still in their phase of more simplistic designs and implied details. I remember as a kid being so fascinated with those clam pieces, the odd transparent colors, the teddy bears, the weird colors of the ice cream piece (which is used a lot more now for sure), the starfish piece--like I actually didn't even realize that orb piece existed until your knights kingdom vid, too. So many weird lil bricks in weird colors lost to time
I'm not sure if you've watched any of my BL videos, but a lotttt of them focus on weird 90s parts! You might enjoy watching through some of these: czcams.com/play/PLsKt5PwQV-mMJ3Ll9Mr2m9zDJPj4jUv4g.html
Wait, the dripstone polybag flew under my radar, what wave did that come with?
I think it started popping up in the spring of 2023! There's probably still plenty of them out in the wild since it's still pretty new
My boss was randomly given a polybag at some kind of IT convention he went to for work, and he ended up tossing the bag to me lol. So I still to this day have a small little like 5 piece red plane sitting on my desk. Looking up the bag though I can't seem to find images of it though, but I know it's legit lego. Such a weird little handout for an IT convention but I can't complain since I grew up with lego lol, lets me spruce of my work desk more.
Amazing video! I collect polybags to. Would be nice to see more polybag video's in the future: Biggest polybags, Smallest polybags, Best polybag of each theme,...
Ay, nice! Do you have any unusual polybags in your collection that I should highlight in a future video? :o
@@CheeseyStudios Yes I have some special polybags like: Ninjago 5002919 (very big polybag), Herioca 30170 (hard to find, I have 3😉), Exoforce 3886 (from 2007), 5002127 Ninja Turtles (really nice figure), 20017 Prince of Persia(the size & piece count both great), 1195 Life on Mars (2001 amazing build and figs), 40057 (I don't know what or how but it's rare)...
Gotta love those printed mushrooms in 40057!
I've always wanted to get the LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow and Supergirl minifigs that lego gave away in conventions back then, as a huge DC fan it makes me feel so damn incomplete xD
Great video!
I crave a belville review because I have been fascinated with the theme and want to see those rare or exclusive, weird elements it includes
One day :) You know I crave it too lolol
Very cool video, lots of interesting and odd polybags
Thank you! It was so fun going through the backlog of polybags. LEGO has always been cooking up some crazy stuff!
best polybag imo is the chad darth revan polybag
That one be crazyyyy. Glad I still have that fig - I'm gonna make a small fortune one of these days lol
I've still got a completely unopened Guardians of the Galaxy polybag set just laying around in my junk drawer from years and years ago.
Know that Bionicle not so popular around here, but absolutely love your Lego history digests. Maybe some day we will see something like retrospect of that weird Bionicle lines with castles and minifigures.
I'd love to cover the Bionicle System playsets one day. I've got a few, and I honestly had a lot of fun with them as a kid. The mini characters are fantastic!
@@CheeseyStudios Great news, definitely will looking forward for this!
Augh Znap, I might have thrown away a few if those odd LEGO pieces, because I thought they were Knex parts. XD
Right??? They're so weird! I will say though, they do feel like LEGO. They're much less flexible than K'Nex, which made the set surprisingly difficult to put together lol
Gotta love the gwp polybags
Especially when the spend threshold is like $30 😂
When I was 3rd grade in elementary school. Lego released Ironman3 sets, and also a limited edition of Iron Patriot mini figure poly bag set. I wanted it for real, but it didn't come to real.
The dream.... D,:
I reallt liked the Doctor Strange polybag. Goes really cheap and the figure alone is worth it
Not sure if this is a first for a new outro but I loved that jam!
It's such a fun song xD I try and bring it out every once in awhile!
I actaa;;y really enjoy the Speed Champions Polybags myself.
This was great! More odd polybag vids, the coca cola ones are hilarious. polybag of 2 soccer balls is just awful lol
It's quite literally a LEGO set you can't even build lol! Man, I might just have to buy it for the memes....
For the movie seats we have to buy the dlc packs for another 50 just to complete the whole set
That's a fun collection you got there
Ha, thank you! I've really enjoyed browsing stores for weird sets like these. Perhaps I'll have to do a part 2....
Next time maybe you can grab a set from Studios polybags, as they have a similar promotional history to Coca-Cola football polybags. One of the coolest after the Nesquik Rabbit ones is the Treasure Hunt polybag which was a Quaker Oats mail-in promotional set.
Polybags are impossible to find for me anywhere but Toys R Us. Almost everywhere else the Lego is starting to be behind glass cases due to theft so Polybags almost never get ordered. It's a real shame.
Fun fact:
Half of the pieces in all of the The bears on the beach poly bags were dropped between the airline seats and never found again.
I got this Belville polybag in the plane. They wanted to give me a boring helicopter polybag, because the Belville set was intended for the girls and the heicopter for the boys. But I insistet to get the Belville polybag because the pieces and colours were so unique and special. I got it finally and was not disapointed.
lego technic polybags are actually surprisingly good sometimes
I started going w poly bags instead of the mini fig series in most cases because they come with a fig and some small number of bricks for the same price. Sure the figures are often rather generic but they fill out scenes better. When, Comicon aside, have you seen some demon warrior walking down the street?
4:24 They used to hand out Lego on flights?? How far commercial airlines have fallen 😮💨
Speaking of the Lego sports theme I actually got a piece from it recently in a bulk lot, one of the bases for the spring mechanism in blue. I was so confused as to what it was for until I looked it up, it's a weird piece lol. I kinda want to incorporate it into a build, but aside from the concave part it's just an 8x8 brick, so I'm not sure what I'd use it for.
The only polybag that matters is "Good Guy"
Lolol - I'll definitely try and pick that one up for a part 2
What I'd love to see is you using a ZNAP piece in a Minecraft display.
That would honestly be sooo awesome. I'll definitely do some experimenting lol!
are polybags only kits that come in these bags, or just any really tiny kit with very few pieces? because my dad as a kid in the 60s/70s had similar kits but in boxes. there was one that even had electric stuff that I played with as a kid too
Polybags specifically refer to the packaging type, yeah! But I definitely know what you're talking about. The tiny boxes are quite adorable
3:58 now I need some of these, lol
I've never really looked much into it, but the parts are probably pretty cheap! I know the sealed polybag was quite affordable for this video
Would be interesting to do this with advent calendars
We know they are varied in quality
I'm not sure if you've ever seen my Clikit Advent Calendar videos, but you might really enjoy those lol
IIRC the bottles in "Coca-Cola Crate" are also exclusive in that color!
They're pretty rare - only included in six sets! I remember them fondly from a set I've reviewed on this channel actually - the 2007 LEGO City Service Station!
i dont rememebr any polybags aside from the football one. i just remember those minifigure ones. you could look back at them or even review the newer ones.
i do hear some smaller traders unpack them in their stores before they sell them since they are against lootbox-type products marketed towards children.
Yeah, the whole CMF thing has never been great. I much prefer these transparent bags telling you exactly what you're getting!
Lego was really, really, REALLY experimental back in the 1970’s-2000’s, I’m both glad and sad they aren’t like that today
Agreed. We get a lot of safe, wonderfully designed sets, but we miss out on a lot of the excitement and innovation the company used to have. Now innovation seems to just equal "BIGGER" at LEGO
^ what he said
Você poderia fazer um vídeo explorando as maravilhas desses bags de futebol, principalmente da complexidade das construções. Somente pessoas com grande experiência em montagem conseguem montar tais sets.... Brincadeiras a parte, quando fizer a parte 2 do vídeo daria para mostrar essas estranhezas...
I had no idea polybags already exist for so long! And how... special... some of them were XD
Right?? They definitely feel like a more recent phenomenon, but they go back quite a ways...
MORE POLLY PACKS WE NEED THEN
those soccer kits are funny. cross those Znad.that' a good set 5184.
I wouldn't be surprised if DuckBricks actually has that mask 😆
I'm glad someone got my DuckBricks reference xD xD
The only Bionicle masks he doesn't have are the rare one of a kind actual gold and platinum masks that were contest awards. Other than that, any mask released in polybags (be it promotional or mask packs) or standard sets, he has them all. Should check out his video showcasing all the Bionicle collectables.
I can’t *bear* that Bears on the Beach set.
I see what you did there xD
Polybags range from DLCs for toys to actual small sets.
That creature in the Bionicle polybag is a skull spider, which works as a spider and a face hugger. Quite fun but not the rarest color
If I have to suggest another weird polybag to get, definitely 40084 from Hero Factory. It comes with an exclusive brain slug in black, though it's inferior to the one found in HF's Dragon Bolt imo
Just looked it up - that looks wild lol! Great suggestion
LEGO's Weirdest Polybags 2 pls!!!
I hope I can make it happen!
Greetings from Czechia! I have fond memories of the service packs, since I had to save my money for a lot of months to buy one as a child. I always had to plan a trip to our capital, since there was the only store where we could buy them. I think I bought three.
That's awesome! Do you remember which packs you got? There are so many good ones!
@@CheeseyStudios I had some head accesories pack and utensil pack (the third one I don't remember). They were great to add to my citizens in 6-baseplate town. Especially the ladies hair since there weren't many females in my early sets.