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The M-Tron figure has a printed neon green visor

I love to hear the additional information about why old Lego was provably different in terms of function compared to now! It's interesting to know that the change was a binary change, and any gradual shift would presumably be due to a mix of the old and new parts in a single set or across the entire line. I concede on my prior suggestion for why it may seem this way lolol 😆

Interesting. I've never had any problem removing such pieces. Maybe I never stumbled upon the really tough ones, but I grew up with Lego (born in the seventies) and remember when these pieces were introduced and still never had any problem with them. I just squeeze the part and make it turn slightly and yes, sometimes I do use the lever as a help but I've never ever snapped a single one of them like you showed here. I do however take special care in not actually bending the lever, I'm just using it more like an extended handle to make it easiser for me to twist the part where the lever is attached. Or I just squeeze the base and make it turn. Maybe I just have a strong grip.

You got fingernails, no? :P

I love this behind the scenes content!

I just bite it, if all else fails bone will always overpower plastic.

I understand the "orphans" argument, but at the same time I think it is really cool that they can bring back an older theme. I'm planning to get back at collecting lego, and I'm not interested in any current theme, but I never had any Ice Planet sets... Since I live in Brazil its impossible to find a used set from back in the day here. So I'm looking foward to scan some QR codes to get that MFC. And of course if they include in the next series an AQUAZONE minifigure I'll loose my shit 😂

I'd just use my teeth.

Kudos on the Neil Peart reference! 🎲💀🥁

VIVE LE QUÉBEC LIBRE!!

Gåte. Å is not an a and e isn't silent. Good for you to mention a disclaimer but for a video like this one, it would be really benefincial for Slugger to do some research before hand to pronounce it better

Every year when I watch ESC, I want the countries singing in their native language to win. I wish live it was in the 60's when every country had to compete in the country's iwn language

If the piece is already ruined, just grab it with a pair of pliers or something. Or do what we used to do as kids: use your teeth.

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Incredibly I also have a lever exactly like this, handle snapped off the base still stuck to a 2x10 plate, so I entirely understand your pain with this.

Guess even a nokia phone will break if you use it as seperator

The best way to get it off with out using your teath or braking the parts dip the parts in hot water it’ll soften the plastic and it just just pop off

What I used to do was use my teeth. Grip the lever base between a set of molars and just twist the other piece.

The 90s theory isn't valid. I've never experienced a "fused" lever, and I've never broken one. I have very minimal experience with Lego after the 90s. Mid 80s through 90s was my peak Lego era.

What people think LEGO teaches kids: **Creativity and how to think like an engineer** What LEGO actually teaches kids: **What anger and frustration feels like**

Take a small flathead screwdriver and just kinda Jam it down. The lever socket separates pretty easily.

Dude. Use your fingernail Underneath the piece to push it up. ALWAYS WORKED FOR ME. the only cases were if I COULDNT fit a nail there for example in the middle of a base plate etc.

My sister once stuck one up her nose

As someone who’s golden age of Lego was around 2005 - 2015 I can say that this has never happened to me. The lever just popped off when I removed it with the claw machine method.

IS THAT THE FUGGIN’ “STICKIN’ AROUND” THEME SONG I HEAR?!

Lego actually solved the lever problem already. They now include single stud bricks which, allow for easier removal of the lever piece. I use them all the time for my MOCs without much issue. Also I learned another technique to remove them from a normal brick as well.

That's not how you use the separator as a level necessarily, you need to put it in between the studs and the item, and try to pull it up, that's not what you did. I don't think it is THAT much better, but I think it was in fact the best way to try and remove the piece. Also I don't think that moving from the lever is fair either, when we do that, we also try to accompany the entire piece with the finger so it rotates with the lever, not just by the lever like you did, that is very biased and wrong imho

I appreciate your pain. If I were dealing with it, I would have to bring out a pair of needlenose pliers with the tips wrapped in a bit of electrical tape so that the part doesn't scratch. Quite inconvenient. Maybe they had to make the handle thicker. Truth is that I almost only use levers for navigation controls in spaceships; they have other uses but they are certainly frustrating. Thanks for the video! PS. This guy uses a lever piece well; a eye for a modified Fellbeast: th-cam.com/video/hjKeP5-ERYY/w-d-xo.html

You could try putting in under hot water, I forgot the science behind it, but it can loosen up

If only most marriages were half as strong as that bond 😭

hiring a human actor to show their hands to try to convince us you arent a slug irl was a clever trick but dont worry Slugger itll take more than that to fool me :)

tEEEEEEEEEEEth time

90s lego kid here. Had multiple Blacktron, and M-Tron sets and ive nevwr had this problem. The lever itself comes out so easily and then you just pop the stud off 😅

I think you can minimize the chance of the lever breaking and make it easier to remove it, if you pinch the black lever at its base along with the bottom white part at the same time and twist it. I remember I always had a bad felling that the lever would break off if I tried to twist it the way you did it in the video.

I distictly remember using my teeth for parts like this lever and plate pieces in the 90s. Great vid!

my 8 year old lizard brain instincts kicked in immediately and I could feel the sensation and taste of removing this piece with my teeth, which is what I would've done immediately

bro had the RECIEPTS

UPLOAD A VIDEO WHERE YOU GET THAT PIECE OUT OR I UNSUBSCRIBE!!!!!! lol seriously now, it was SO frustrating to watch! You did unlock my childhood memories of breaking the levers trying to take them off, those pieces coild really be a pain to deal with.

skill issue

keep forgetting one of my favorite lego youtubers is also a music nerd this is why he’s the favorite

Have you tried gripping it between your thumb and index finger then rotating it off the stud using the base of the antenna as leverage?

I haven't ever had one break, but it's kind of terrible that the best way to get a lever off quickly is to stress it in a way that threatens to snap the lever itself.

Grab a pair of pliers and just grab and pull.

My friend. Why do you push on the lever sideways from its tip? You must push sideways from where the lever arm meets the base. While the physical force required to turn it may be higher over all, it's less likely to exceed the strength of the plastic in the lever arm, while still giving you the leverage you need to rotate the base and either reorient it, or cause it to pop off. (=)----------o ^ Push here (=)----------o Not here ^

I just use my teeth like an animal

I believe this is what we call *_pain._*

Twist it by the base, its what I usually do. Edit: yeah you can tell I commented before watching. That said, I still think it could be helpful to twist it by the base with either your fingers or a tool.

Tip: use your teeth

I don't know if I have ever experienced this. I might have once very early in my Lego building years, and then switched to teeth, and finally to the technique I use today, which I will detail in this comment. I definitely think they need to update these with a removal lip, though. First off, I do what you did and clear off anything else that gets in the way. The lever is then adjusted down to its lowest setting. Next, I align my fingers with the slot so that I'm grabbing on to the base section (little to no slot contact) and the lever points towards my hand. I then squeeze the piece together as I rotate the piece the lever is attached to back and forth. The rotation allows you to overcome the static friction/clutch power and it seems to also naturally want to be off of a stud. Most of the time, I also use the base of the lever a little bit for added leverage (ha!) but the force priority is always on the base. Over the years, I've developed a sense of how much I can push on the lever before it gets any sort of permanent/semi-permanent bend in it. Because this process relies heavily on overcoming static friction, it's important to keep it moving until it has come off a bit. You should be able to feel it become less stubborn right away if the base leaves the surface of the piece it is attached to. Extreme solution: Grab an electric drill with an adjustable chuck and clamp it down on the base (this will EASILY crush the piece and most chucks tighten with a ton of leverage, so very light on this!) then manually rotate the piece it is attached to off. If that doesn't work, it's time to run the drill! Note: I have never done this. Any time I think about it, the piece gets scared and comes off by hand.

My levers never broke and ez to separate