LEGO Piranha Plant Review
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- čas přidán 1. 11. 2023
- The LEGO Super Mario 71426 Piranha Plant looks great but has me really underwhelmed...
Come and find out why in my review.
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Im actually all for this. Legos 18+ lines all feel so excessive solely for the sake of decadant excess for the few big whales, like poorer adults who cant afford a triple digit hobby piece, or want to balance multiple hobbies, dont exist.
I love the larger sets dont get me wrong, but this is a nice change of pace
I think the whole point of this set is to provide a Mario display piece at an affordable price point.
Hey Lego, how about a piranha plant for the botanical theme? 🍻
We are getting a venus flytrap in 10329 Tiny Plants. It’s coming out this december iirc
It basically is part of the botanicala. I'm a big botanical fan with a light nostalgia for mario so i might gnab this to display in my plants
Lego botanical venus fly trap would be nice.
I agree the Piranha Plant is underwhelming compared to those other sets but I don't think that's really being fair to it. The set seems great for what it is and for all we know LEGO's going to release a series of similar sets relatively close together which would make more sense, or release a more ambitious 18+ Mario set sooner than expected.
Underwhelming for my expectations I had for the release! But as I said, great product nonetheless!
This is why I never set any expectations, can’t be disappointed without any expectations 😂
@@greenmt1100 What if you expect disappointment, but it never comes?
@@JopieHaargel I guess pleasantly surprised? 😂
To be fair, I think this year's 'adult' set being smaller is just another example of something that I'm personally very happy about. And that's LEGO's reaction to the feedback of them making far too many gigantic and very expensive sets every year, especially in the 'adults welcome' category. I think that wasn't very sustainable approach anyway, when we consider the amount of money most of the people are able or willing to spend on LEGO and also the space they have available at home. And that's not even mentioning the recent economic crisis :(
Another good example of the smaller but cool display set would be the upcoming Jurassic Park T-Rex skull and footprint. :)
Personally, I always veered towards buying a variety of normal or smaller sized sets, than only buying a single huge set once in a long while. With piranha plant being one of my favorites from the Mario franchises, I am very satisfied with how this turned out, my only criticisms being the joints/limited poseability and the price per piece being overblown.
Nice man I have the Boutique Hotel and I am pretty sure it’s the biggest set I have.
Couldnt have said it any better, smaller but still displayable Sets are the way 🙌 i owned the ucs Millennium falcon a while ago, had to get rid of it because it took up so much space. Owning such big sets also always feel like whoever is having them on display is trying to make his or her whole personality about whatever franchise the set is coming from, which is totally fine, but not what i want my displays to be perceived as. I do still own two bigger sets that i am very proud of (ucs slave 1 and the empire over jedha moc by cavegod), but all in all the Smaller Sets i own like the tallneck, bonsai or tranquil garden or even my full set of toa mata are just so much more charming imo.
Respectfully, I’m happy to see a Mario 18+ set I can actually afford. “Something more” equals more $$. A lot of these big, clever sets just price themselves right out of my reach.
So you're actually surprised and disappointed that the €65 set isn't as big and complex as the preceding €270 set...? My wallet, for one, is happy they didn't go all-out and release some over the top, 1:1 scale, ridable, lifelike, €500+ Yoshi or some nonsense. Modern Lego prices and corresponding set sizes are really getting out of hand. This is a fantastically understated set of an iconic Mario character and a great display piece. Shame you couldn't appreciate it for what it is.
Well not everyone is sponsored or can afford $300+ lego sets so it's nice at least one year the 18+ super mario set is at an affordable price.
In fairness, the previous three 18+ Mario sets are substantially more expensive than this one. So I'd hope they're great for how much they cost! And the Piranha Plant set is still expensive for its size compared to a lot of other sets in the same price range which are a lot bigger. If I ever do go for this, I'd be waiting for a hefty discount.
It’s a lot less expensive than previous 18+ Lego Mario sets, which I think is really important to consider when comparing it to the NES and Bowser sets
Honestly I'm just glad that this is "only" 60.
Adult oriented sets really lack options for people who can't/won't spend several hundreds on a single set.
To fix the head poseability they could have added a CCBS friction addon to the ball socket considering that’s the connection type they chose. I suspect that part is probably out of production along with the majority of LEGO’s constraction parts and including it here would have raised the price but the effect would have been phenomenal, assuming the head isn’t so heavy that not even that could help, at least.
I get the disappointment given the complexity and piece amount of previous adult Mario sets, but I feel like those adult Lego fans who may be more of on a budget. The Piranha plant definitely fits that bill and I think it would be a fun display piece to put next to any plants someone may own too.
Bro why are you expecting this to have ten thousand play features like the N64 cube and NES, it's literally sixty dollars !! It's good for what it is and the lower price and piece count is pretty refreshing.
To be fair regarding your comment at 3:37, when you're receiving sets for free via LAN, of course you'll want them to be bigger and more complex. But everyday LEGO fans have to fork over a ton of money to get these sets, so getting cheaper priced sets is much more desirable for adults.
I see this as a part of the Botanical set honestly. Will work great in my set up.
"Adults welcome... if you can throw $200+ at a fancy toy." I welcome any quality set that is actually affordable. I don't particularly care for the plant but would love a Goomba or Koopa Trooper in the same scale.
The fact that its a piranha plant is enough for me, im a piranha plant fanatic
I think it looks amazing and especially the building techniqes used in the head seem great
Simple cheap display set, and as a huge Nintendo fan(who would have guessed) I quite like this set :P
:P Yes. Fans will love it, but if the price point wasn't a factor, do you like this one better than the other 3 18+ releases?
@@TiagoCatarino I definitely like all 4, though I only have The ? Block. But that set is inaccurate because the ? Block never appeared in Mario 64
Not a Mario fan but I love how the Bowser and Piranha Plant sets create a cool up scaled Mario world.
I get your sentiment. The big Lego x Nintendo releases are some of the best releases of the last few years, but I'm also not mad about not having to break the bank for a nice display piece like this.
This definitely feels like an in-between relase. I don't expect this to completely replace another big 18+ set.
I don't think we should be expecting to see another 18+ Mario Set this year... 🥲
@@TiagoCatarino Oh for sure not this year, but it's November, so 2024 isn't that far off...
Now I'm not keeping up with any leaks so it might already be known that there isn't a big Nintendo set planned for the first half of 2024, but my train of thought was that this could be a nice "little" stocking filler while another big set could come out closer to mid-2024 than the end of the year, which I'd be totally fine with.
I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the disappointment. As a once a year release this is very underwhelming compared to the prior 3 releases. For the price point and what it is, it is a nice set.
I'm happy to have something smaller and more affordable than the previous 3. I didn't get those but I might get this.
Given that the stalk is just rested on top and comes out, the coins should have been a spring mechanism beneath the stalk to shoot them up out of the pipe.
What did you expect Tiago? You’re comparing a $60 to $200+ sets. Of course it’s going to have less than the sets you’ve compared it to. If you want more then you have to pay more. I take this product as an attempt to target 18+ Mario fans who don’t want to build a course nor have hundreds of dollars to spend on the sets you cited. Don’t get me wrong, in many cases I respect your reviews but here and there you really give some poor takes than kind of grind my gears (like the LEGO Galaxy Explorer set). I personally don’t see anything that could’ve been improved on with the set besides perhaps making the head ball joint higher friction so the head wouldn’t keep falling down. You say you wish it to be “something more” yet without any suggestions on how it could’ve been improved. You’re a designer who used to work at LEGO, and considering that I was hoping to get a more thorough and fair review of the product.
You typed that out that long ago
All due respect, all he really is saying is that compared to the creativity of their previous work this set is disappointing and for 60 dollars he expects better.
For me, he isn’t saying the Piranha isn’t a bad product. He’s simply saying that it’s not mind blowing like the other sets which he’s dead on. Those other Mario sets are some of the best things Lego has ever done and that thing kinda has legacy. Like how Star Wars UCS always gotta impress and push boundaries year after year
What are you talking about? The review was fair, and he said that he liked the product for its part collection and design. It's just that in the context of previous 18+ Lego Super Mario releases (that occur only once a year let me remind you), this set was underwelming. When Tiago says, "something more," he isn't just referring to scaling the Piranha plant up or improving it. He is suggesting that the idea behind the set could've been much bigger and totally different.
I honestly agree with you. I like his reviews most of the time, but sometimes it just kind of pisses me off a lot of different Lego sets are not for Lego fans there for whatever the set is designed off of fans and he’s not whatever that is. He’s a Lego fan most of the time he says it should have more or I could do without, like with the Optimus prime set he said that for some reason he could’ve done without the blaster and axe yet for actual fans they needed items so from his perspective, they may not have been needed, but his perspective does not matter because he’s a Lego fan, not a transformer fan
I feel the size is proper for the set, and it is nice that not every Mario set is gigantic. However, if feel the play features could be expanded on. Nice that they have the coin mechanism, but a lever to open/close the mouth would make the set much more interactive. Would also make it more in line with the puppeteering functions of the Bowser set.
I got this set recently and it's easily one of my favorites, right up there with the Galaxy Explorer which was the set that got me into the hobby.
It's just so... Simple. The building experience was smooth as butter and the articulation gives it so much character for something intended as a display piece. The additional play feature, though ultimately minor and inconsequential, is such a nice touch and adds a small bit of whimsy you wouldn't expect.
After I get over "Whhyyyyyy?!?!?" that I constantly think, it's not such a bad set. You have also reminded me to get the upscaled minifigure.
People complain when sets are huge and expensive and then these influencers moan when something isn't huge and expensive. It's cool to have a smaller less expensive display set and this one looks amazing.
idk...I love how simple and still sculptural it is and displayable this is. For me, at the price point, it really hits the mark for the market it's aiming at. I appreciate that the previous sets were far more complex, but they were also waaaaay out of the price range of many fans
Gonna have to get this one, I've gotten every other set so far and it's nice to see one at a cheaper price point compared to the previous 3.
I just finished building this today. I look forward to the 18+ Super Mario set each year, but I thought it was nice to have a smaller set for a change.
it’s a great fit for the puppet concept from mighty bowser, sad to see it not applied here. but still, amazing set and that simplicity keeps the cost down
Makes me want to see audrey 2 from little shop of horrors
Just a little recolor and you have a young Audrey II.
Great Review!!
I suppose they want to introduce a more affordable option for Mario 18+ product line up. Entry level-priced, if you must
I get it, and I love it! BUT this does not compare to the other 3, it just doesn't
I love this set for display and affordability. The SNOT elements are fantastic and the inclusion of hidden coins at the bottom are a plus
I agree with you mostly, but your concern about being disappointed with it not being a premium set goes against your history of talking about how you want to see more sub-$100 sets for 18+. This fits the bill and will make an affordable gift for a lot of fans. I'd reconsider your stance.
I love how the guy has a band aid on his finger as if he were bitten by the plant while building it.
The ball joint has emough friction to hold the head in place if you balance it upright, so you can pose it like a classic vertical mouth piranha plant
Thanks for great review as usual. I got the "Tales of the Space Age" set after watching your review (I wanted it but wasn't sure whether to buy it or not, and ended up buying 3 sets on offer lol 😂) and I'm definitely getting the Piranha Plant as well.
It fits my 2 main criteria to buy Lego as an adult: great showcase or display value (good size, being colorful, etc) and a reasonable price (less than 70-100€).
I'm definitely buying the NES set as well, it's probably in my top 3 of coolest Lego sets ever (nostalgia is huge with that one) but man, it's expensive at 200-250€ so I'm waiting to get it at some point I really find the 200-250€ disposable next year.
Also watched your review of the Lords of the Rings: Rivendell set, epic stuff and I'd love to have it, but 500€ on a Lego set is just too much for me, I wouldn't feel right spending that much money on "plastic bricks" 😂.
you can easily remove the stalk because you are encouraged to orientate the stalk in the opposite direction so you can move the plant side-to-side
I welcome any set outside of these gigantic expensive 18+ sets. And for what it is, the Set is very well done, although I don't understand the function with the coins.
I personally really loved this set! I understand the desire for more but as a Piranha Plant player in Smash and a lego outsider, it's just right for me. The model itself is exquisite, and there were lots of really interesting building techniques that went into it.
I had very similar thoughts when this was announced. After the last 3 years I was expecting something bigger and badder. I was a little underwhelmed but it still looks great and will be a little easier on my wallet at least. Either way, it would take a lot to beat the Mighty Bowser set....that is my current favorite set...both in build and design...there's nothing I don't love about it.
I got it and built it yesterday. It is indeed a very nice display piece, but also having the Mighty Bowser, I totally get your comments
I think it's one of the best-looking Lego Mario set. I find the lack of any hidden barcode pretty odd however.
Yeah I feel like that should be a standard with these sets going forward, it's a nice way of tying it back to the main set line
Kinda glad for it, especially with rumors of a Lego Zelda inevitably going on my 'to buy' list. It meant i was able to catch up on the ? Block this year alongside this meaning i have all 4 big Nintendo sets! I hope we can get a minifig scale building for the line!
I mean, expecting a $60 set to be just as great as a $200+ set isn’t really fair. While I’m unimpressed with this myself, I’m glad LEGO is doing 18+ sets that don’t break the bank or fill up your display space.
Oh no! An adorable 18+ Mario Set.
The horror!
I think it's quite a nice change of pace compared to the majority of the recent 18+ sets being huge shelf queens that cost more than I make in a week.
While I do like big sets such as the UCS Millenium Flacon, BTTF DeLorean, Ecto 1, Titanic etc there's only so much space and money I have.
While I'm not a massive Mario fan myself, I'm hoping this set jump starts a range of smaller, more affordable sets for other IP's in the 18+ range that are akin to sets like the Speed Champions theme, affordable and well priced per piece count with an enjoyable building experience.
I'll be honest I think this is why I'm partially worried about the new Orient Express set seen in the leaks so far.
The train fan in me is excited to see a new steam locomotive with two passenger cars instead of the usual one we're used to, but the financial and logical side of me is worried because I don't necessarily have room for a set that large.
The whole reason I skipped out on getting the UCS Hogwarts Express (apart from the L gauge track situation) was because it's way too damn big.
The way it looks to me currently is the OE might actually take up nearly the same amount of space length wise, and if that really is the case I would've much preferred a single passenger car if it also meant having a bit more detail and length on the locomotive itself.
I felt the OE would be akin to the Crocodile locomotive in the sense that it's not too big that it takes up a lot of space and can't fit on L track like the UCS Hogwarts Express, but still makes a nice, reasonably priced steam locomotive set.
That said however it seems quite the opposite right now which is unfortunate when I share the similar sentiment of not wanting every set I own to be a massive shelf queen with no where to display it.
As a side note, if you see this and do get the OE for review Tiago, please do compare the display base size of both the UCS Hogwarts Express and OE if you don't already intended to, thank you.
Picked it up and built it today. Very happy with it, though it has some flaws. The head is too heavy to pose other then turning sideways and if you lean the whole plant too far to the front, the whole thing will fall over. That's definitely a faulty design. I don't own a lot of bricks, but I had some parts lying arround from Cobi airplane stands that I don't use, so I build a broader base myself and also blocked the stem so it can't move too far to the front.
This set looks great and I’m excited to get it but it does suck that it’s the 18+ set for the year and not a bonus set
This is the crossover between the 18+ Super Mario Collection and the Botanical Collection. Also it's a piggy bank. I love it.
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I understand that it’s not as majestic as the other 18+ sets in years prior but this one is the first economical choice offered. All the others are honestly a little pricey but this one is space efficient and cost efficient comparatively.
I love this visually, defo a display piece.
Now we need a big ol Mario standard kart, something as big as those technic cars.
I don’t agree with Tiago, we always get expensive Lego sets so it’s nice to get an affordable Lego set for once.
Given your disappointment, would releasing 2-3 Super Mario sets of this scale make up for it?
I can understand how you feel, but I still haven't gotten Bowser yet due to the price. I really want it, but I just can't do it without planning things out months in advance. But this, I would make a stupid impulse buy at this price.
I'm guessing it doesn't have any play/scan pieces for the Lego Super Mario figures then.
I personally love this set. The addition of the coins is awesome and has a good value at $65.
I didn't get the complaint until you mentioned that it's a once a year set for that size. From that perspective, I totally get it can be a bummer for big-time collectors. Especially if you play with it and it doesn't just sit on a shelf.
I would also like bowser in the wedding gear in the flying shell. that could be a 300 usd + model
So the piranha plants doubles as a piggy bank. 😂
Now I ant to get this and put it in my tranquil garden
Id like to someday get a similar set for the chomper from Plants Vs Zombies
I would have liked to see the head be more poseable instead of being too heavy to pose, and I definitely agree this is underwhelming compared to the past years' big and complex 18+ sets. That said, if I was looking for a display piece, this is pretty solid
That it is! And affordable!
It occurred to me while watching this that I’d love a Bob-omb in this scale.
The Piranha strikes you where it hurts the most. Good luck with that.
Tiago ,can you fit Lego super Mario in the pipe without the plant?
Yes
Hey I love ur videos Tiago! Thank you
Love the support! Thanks!
Honestly it's refreshing to get an adult set that doesn't require retirement money to get
I’d be a bit unnerved to have this in my house, I’d be waiting for it to start saying “Feeeed meee!”
3:39 I, in turn, notice that Lego doesn’t have many cool mid-size models.
I’m very glad that I didn’t buy the UCS Batmobile and Batwing from the 1989 movie. I love the new smaller sets that came out this year. After all, there is only so many big sets you can squeeze inside your dwelling. Something like the two sets I mentioned and the mid-size Star Destroyer are very welcome.
The current huge sets model that is pushed down your throat if you want a nice model is predatory, while forgetting about people who don’t want to buy the huge substitute, even if they can afford it.
Actually I think LEGO is doing more of those. This, the Disney Camera, the Executor you mentioned, the dioramas, helmets and botanicals are all great examples I'd say.
Nah, I didn’t mean helmets.
I meant smaller Batwing, Batmobile and Quinjet, and the Executor Super Star Destroyer.
I'm just happy I won't have to spend more than 150 usd to get this unlike the other Mario sets
I agree with your points at the end of this video, if this was just an 18+ lego mario set we got this year it'd be unexciting but fine, but as the ONLY lego mario set we are getting this year its really disappointing.
Haven’t you specifically been asking for exactly these smaller 18+ sets though? I seem to recall at least one video where you talked about how great they are.
I think it’s fantastic that they’re offering something in this series that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
Yes! But I feel the 18+ Super Mario products are the only ones where the bigger size is rightfully required. There’s no way to include as many play features and functions in this $60 Piranha Plant the same way it that was done on the $200 sets.
On the other hand there’s really no reason to make a $650 Venator model that could have been achieved with similar results (display) in many other different, and smaller, scales.
But it comes down to personal taste I guess. Clone War fans must be over the moon with it and would not have it any other way
@TiagoCatarino Ah, I do agree with the Venator point, thanks for elaborating! And of course it would be nice to get a big Mario model if it's the only one they're releasing this year, but even as a Mario fan, I think this Pirahna plant is still the only one I can easily see buying. It's not too expensive, and doesn't take the whole shelf to display.
I’m completely for this. 18+ sets for under $100 are always appreciated
Eu achei que você, sendo de Portugal, iria pronunciar piranha da maneira correta, maaaas eu estava errado haha
Ótimo review tho 💜
Não sabe as vezes que tive de repetir a palavra para sair minimamente decente em inglês! 😭
For $60, how much more do you want?
I want this so much
I love it!
I'm not really a Nintendo fan and won't be getting this but I love the look of this one. Although I do get if you were expecting a massive D2C set, you might be disappointed with this
Are the sound effects included with the set?
No, just me having some fun!
I think its bold to say that Bowser nailed it, a lot of people complained that it was too big, and that the play functions ran counter to the the purpose of the product, preferring being a play piece rather than a stature or truly posable figure, thus confusing who the actual demographic for the product was. Expertly built yes, but I would say that the TV and NES better fits the purpose of these luxury adult sets. Yes, Optimus is essentially a Toy, but its the ORIGINAL toy, in the same way that an NES is simulating the original product. While yes very small, this feels more like a reasonable display model.
I’m starting to understand that the main reason I can’t get my points across is that, for me, the biggest enjoyment I have out of a LEGO set is building it.
Not displaying them, not the monetary value, nor play value which people more often than not value higher than I do!
I think it looks awesome, 1/3 too expensive. ideally you buy multiple and we also need smaller ones. best would be this one, then a midsize and a small size. now do bullet bill, lakitu, the football koopas, stone face; all at that mid to large size😃
no set is perfect, and i get what your saying to i think, the other sets were setting the bar and expectations pretty high so when this still good yet simple set is here its a bitt odd but still good, also wish they used those ball joint stiffener parts from herofactory and those other ball jointed sets and used a green one for the neck, the moment you said it didnt stay up from weight i instantly thought of that super helpfull part, but if its too heavy then it wouldnt matter
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Way to completely miss the point of this year's release! Glad to see one that's actually affordable to us normies
Looks amazing will go nice with my mighty bolswer
Yes it will
Could’ve had a play feature where it lunges forward and snapped its jaws… don’t ask me how but I’m sure Lego could do it 😅
Tiago, is ur finger ok??
I can't be the only one who think of Audrey 2 when I see a plant with a mouth, right?
Is the Super Mario game fun, Tiago? I haven't played it.
Google it
I would also want larger Mario sets released if I were getting them for free too! Haha
how about a Lego Wii u
I'm gonna build some music notes for this guy