Thank you for your service. Need to order some parts to complete the original Eldorado Fortress. I agree it would be great if Lego would bring back Pirates, Caste and Classic Space sets. I picked all 5 sets from the 2015 Pirates lineup. That is when I came out of my dark ages.
I agree with what you said about classic Lego and a range of sets. It's why a lot of us are still lego fans as adults. The IPs are great but there is somewhat a lack of imagination with them as they come with their own storylines and established characters. In the old themes it was you that had to create stories.
I think LEGO can afford to take the risk on seeing if it simply would work. I mean they try a new theme every 3 years... why not try this for year right?
@SHYTIMEismyTIME Yeah. I've been really impressed with the sets they have released lately, but the price point has been crazy set after set. I'd be interested in knowing their pick a brick sales from these sets. I bet they are making a ton off of people buying individual parts from these themes as a result of a lack of smaller sets or battle packs.
Only Shy would take the time to switch out minifigure hands 😂. I guess you didn’t learn from the other times 😂. Can’t wait to see the progression of this army!
Happy birthday devil dogs! This is looking cool already. You are a glutton for punishment switching that many hands. Makes my thumbs hurt just thinking about it.
Thank you brother!!! Happy Veterans Day to you as well. My wife was not happy helping me do this… she doesn’t know that she will helping me 6 more times haha!
when I saw you choose flesh colored hands I just felt a pain in the wallet. I do the same for all my builds and those hands are just so expensive. and I don't have a 1000 mini-figures I need to do it for. I salute your endeavor.
Man, the dedication to change all hands is insane and the cost of it 😂 Well we all know perfectionism if it happens to be our passion and something we really care for:D With this video I remembered how much I liked these Imperial troopers as a kid, my favorite thing about Pirates theme. Keep up awesome work Shy ^^
Well this is going to look great en masse. When I saw all those red epaulettes I thought ‘wow, double strength grenadier company’ before realising everyone was getting red. It going to look awesome when it’s done (assuming your fingers survive the process). Good luck with the project, looking great so far.
@SHYTIMEismyTIME 100% Conner likely destroys any other Assassin in a 1v1 fist fight. Dude is a silent monster. Over the last couple weeks I've been 100%-in all the AC's I've started several years ago. Such amazing games!
Great stuff! Now you'll need grenadiers, light infantry in skirmish order, cavalry (light and heavy), artillery (horse and foot), and, and... Oh, and I know the pain of switching LOTS of hands to match heads. Oh yes, I know that pain...
What an army!! I try to avoid other content that is in the same "realm" as mine, because I don't want to get influenced by accident. But with the Imperials... I couldn't resist!! Super impressive army!!
Great work my friend! :D How are you? Also can't wait to see more of the army being built! Have you've also wanted to add or create an army of Night Troopers as well from the Ashoka Show? If you do I know of where you can get them if you want? Also Happy late Veterans day and thank you again for serving our country my friend! :D
I have heard and understand your morale stance on flesh tone vs yellow heads. I would like to make the switch but the two major things stopping me are: 1) PRICE I don’t have the funds necessary from making content or just spending money to justify the cost of the switch. 2) Variety. There are way more options for expressions and details due to the long standing vast library of yellow heads. Do you hold it against us who can’t afford to make the switch? Most people aren’t not doing it for shitty racist reasons, like most things it’s more about the class inequity and material resources with no hope of fixing this with a growing class awareness in this (USA) country.
I can’t speak for Shy but as someone who also only uses flesh tones, I never hold a grudge to people who don’t. Everyone has their own story and reasons for how and why they do things. It’s more about respecting the stance they have taken. There are plenty of people (not you) who get angry about using flesh tones bc it’s not the old way of doing things…when really, just let people do their own thing, it shouldn’t bother them as it doesn’t impact them in any way…and yet they feel the need to attack someone for choosing differently than them.
lol I do not hold anyone to anything to be honest. You're free to do whatever you please with your own money as well as voice your beliefs for whatever you stand for as long as doesn't cause harm to anyone. You're free to say your thoughts... hang out with who you please, and believe what you wish. (nod to Veterans Day). If you remember when I made the original "yellow" head video... it was during a time when the inventory wasn't available for flesh tone. LEGO listened and now have been adding inventory where they can (Star Wars battle packs, IDEAS, and ICON sets, etc). Now, flesh tone heads on online LEGO Pick a Brick go from 0.25-0.32 cents per, where yellow heads go from 0.24-0.31 cents per. A slight difference, but not a drastic one if you're only buying less than 50 of them. I simply prefer flesh over yellow, and want to make it apparent in the beginning of this series, to answer the question, "why" before it's asked. And I understand that I'm showcasing a huge "buy" in this video that most people wouldn't do as everyone's priorities and finances are different. But I work very hard to be able to do this... and give as much back to those who wouldn't normally get LEGO.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME In going back and rewatching the two vids and I agree we need more people pack type situations. And I agree they have been doing a way better inventory job with the battle packs etc. I may need to price check things and see. I am more inclined and have built up a small collection of skin tones especially with the D&D CMF inspiration for more variety. One thing I do prefer is keeping Lego classic themes like City/Space/Pirates/Castle yellow to keep the classic toyetic theming and give the inventory options like we've discussed for those who want more realism. I personally don't jive with realism unless that's the main goal of a MOC or art piece. Similar to the military issue, I'm fine with 3rd parties filling that niche or using more plentiful resources (real tones) to easily change up to realism. I definitely understand the economic issue of making the resources available for those that want to recreate things easier but don't think Lego needs to devote full themes to it.
I’m guessing you’ve seen the upcoming CMF images. Another army building craze. My wallet cries out. Looking forward to see if you share in the excitement!!! 😂😂
@@moncey1120 no. We have 3 different holidays for our military personnel. Armed Forces Day (for all servicemen and woman who are currently servicing), Veterans Day (for all those who have served), and Memorial Day (All those who have fallen in battle or service).
@SHYTIMEismyTIME ah, cool. Thought that as Veteran's Day is on the same day as Remembrance Day it is just America's take on it (you lot always gotta be different 😉)
Got 51 coming in the mail. Two squads of 24 with an officer in each plus an admiral just like you taught us :) Btw I did hear that these soldiers will retire next month.
Try adding different regiments from like different places, like in the American civil war the New Yorker’s had red pants rather than the classic blue. Just a tip to add variety. Maybe add blue legs to some of yours rather than white
you can change epaulets like pink from botanical sets, it give small virarity for the units. i did also made 150 strong army and yeah i would like more. as today on EU LEGO website it still to sell but i think in 2025 no more?
Thank you for your service. Need to order some parts to complete the original Eldorado Fortress. I agree it would be great if Lego would bring back Pirates, Caste and Classic Space sets. I picked all 5 sets from the 2015 Pirates lineup. That is when I came out of my dark ages.
I agree with what you said about classic Lego and a range of sets. It's why a lot of us are still lego fans as adults. The IPs are great but there is somewhat a lack of imagination with them as they come with their own storylines and established characters. In the old themes it was you that had to create stories.
I think LEGO can afford to take the risk on seeing if it simply would work. I mean they try a new theme every 3 years... why not try this for year right?
@SHYTIMEismyTIME Yeah. I've been really impressed with the sets they have released lately, but the price point has been crazy set after set. I'd be interested in knowing their pick a brick sales from these sets. I bet they are making a ton off of people buying individual parts from these themes as a result of a lack of smaller sets or battle packs.
Only Shy would take the time to switch out minifigure hands 😂. I guess you didn’t learn from the other times 😂. Can’t wait to see the progression of this army!
haha I had Venus help... she was not happy about it one bit! Still worth it though lmao! Now 820 left to go!
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME RIP Shy's thumbs after replacing all of those minifigure hands
Great video & content as always! Thank you for your service!
He’s army building every blue Lego faction ever. Massive W.
@@JurassicWarz.124 Go Dodgers!!!
Great Video! Thank you so much for your Service Shy!
Happy birthday devil dogs!
This is looking cool already. You are a glutton for punishment switching that many hands. Makes my thumbs hurt just thinking about it.
Thank you brother!!! Happy Veterans Day to you as well. My wife was not happy helping me do this… she doesn’t know that she will helping me 6 more times haha!
Thank you for your service. Your vids are amazing ❤
Thank you! You are worth it! And it's greatly appreciated. Glad you're enjoying my videos.
Awesome video! Can't wait to see the finished army in formation with all of the different units!
Thank You for your services ❤
Thank you! You are worth it!
when I saw you choose flesh colored hands I just felt a pain in the wallet. I do the same for all my builds and those hands are just so expensive. and I don't have a 1000 mini-figures I need to do it for. I salute your endeavor.
Notification gang! I have been waiting for a new video! We need another Pirates of the Caribbean set.
haha Sweet!!!! It's been sitting on the to do list for a minute.lol My bad!!!! And I agree... we need another Pirate of Caribbean set.
Wait, this isn’t the Grand Army of the Republic, do good soldiers still follow orders? great video as always, thanks Shy.
Haha if only!!!! Clones Wars shout out!!! And thank you!!! 😊😊😊
Happy veterans Day shy i redubbed to your channel i am back again ❤
What? Not SW? I thought you said Imperial. LOL
Thank you for your service.
Hahaha couldn’t help it! And thank you… you are worth it!!!!
Man, the dedication to change all hands is insane and the cost of it 😂 Well we all know perfectionism if it happens to be our passion and something we really care for:D
With this video I remembered how much I liked these Imperial troopers as a kid, my favorite thing about Pirates theme. Keep up awesome work Shy ^^
You should put the weapons in different hands to add more variation (left and right)
Most Entertaining! ngl I've always loved the Imperial Army figs
Well this is going to look great en masse. When I saw all those red epaulettes I thought ‘wow, double strength grenadier company’ before realising everyone was getting red. It going to look awesome when it’s done (assuming your fingers survive the process). Good luck with the project, looking great so far.
Brilliant Video! Props! 👏👏👏
Awesome video and army
Thank you!!! Can't wait till it's done!
Yooo fellow AC III fan! Had no idea you were a fan of the franchise, but you're a real one for that 💯
@@cpafol yooooo’!!! AC is my fav vid game franchise!!!! Since day 1!!! Conner is the most ruthless out of all of them… that Tomahawk!!!!
@SHYTIMEismyTIME 100% Conner likely destroys any other Assassin in a 1v1 fist fight. Dude is a silent monster.
Over the last couple weeks I've been 100%-in all the AC's I've started several years ago. Such amazing games!
@ Valhalla is my favorite right now… mainly because I loved the show Vikings!
Great stuff! Now you'll need grenadiers, light infantry in skirmish order, cavalry (light and heavy), artillery (horse and foot), and, and... Oh, and I know the pain of switching LOTS of hands to match heads. Oh yes, I know that pain...
What an army!! I try to avoid other content that is in the same "realm" as mine, because I don't want to get influenced by accident. But with the Imperials... I couldn't resist!! Super impressive army!!
Dude that’s awesome, and totally Lego should remake old themes!
Yes I agree we need more lego pirates
So crazy. Looking slick
Great work my friend! :D How are you? Also can't wait to see more of the army being built! Have you've also wanted to add or create an army of Night Troopers as well from the Ashoka Show? If you do I know of where you can get them if you want? Also Happy late Veterans day and thank you again for serving our country my friend! :D
Awesome video Shy!
FINALLY HES BACK
BOOM!!! Haha My bad for the lag!
I have heard and understand your morale stance on flesh tone vs yellow heads. I would like to make the switch but the two major things stopping me are: 1) PRICE I don’t have the funds necessary from making content or just spending money to justify the cost of the switch. 2) Variety. There are way more options for expressions and details due to the long standing vast library of yellow heads.
Do you hold it against us who can’t afford to make the switch? Most people aren’t not doing it for shitty racist reasons, like most things it’s more about the class inequity and material resources with no hope of fixing this with a growing class awareness in this (USA) country.
I can’t speak for Shy but as someone who also only uses flesh tones, I never hold a grudge to people who don’t.
Everyone has their own story and reasons for how and why they do things. It’s more about respecting the stance they have taken.
There are plenty of people (not you) who get angry about using flesh tones bc it’s not the old way of doing things…when really, just let people do their own thing, it shouldn’t bother them as it doesn’t impact them in any way…and yet they feel the need to attack someone for choosing differently than them.
lol I do not hold anyone to anything to be honest. You're free to do whatever you please with your own money as well as voice your beliefs for whatever you stand for as long as doesn't cause harm to anyone. You're free to say your thoughts... hang out with who you please, and believe what you wish. (nod to Veterans Day).
If you remember when I made the original "yellow" head video... it was during a time when the inventory wasn't available for flesh tone. LEGO listened and now have been adding inventory where they can (Star Wars battle packs, IDEAS, and ICON sets, etc). Now, flesh tone heads on online LEGO Pick a Brick go from 0.25-0.32 cents per, where yellow heads go from 0.24-0.31 cents per. A slight difference, but not a drastic one if you're only buying less than 50 of them. I simply prefer flesh over yellow, and want to make it apparent in the beginning of this series, to answer the question, "why" before it's asked. And I understand that I'm showcasing a huge "buy" in this video that most people wouldn't do as everyone's priorities and finances are different. But I work very hard to be able to do this... and give as much back to those who wouldn't normally get LEGO.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME In going back and rewatching the two vids and I agree we need more people pack type situations. And I agree they have been doing a way better inventory job with the battle packs etc. I may need to price check things and see. I am more inclined and have built up a small collection of skin tones especially with the D&D CMF inspiration for more variety. One thing I do prefer is keeping Lego classic themes like City/Space/Pirates/Castle yellow to keep the classic toyetic theming and give the inventory options like we've discussed for those who want more realism. I personally don't jive with realism unless that's the main goal of a MOC or art piece.
Similar to the military issue, I'm fine with 3rd parties filling that niche or using more plentiful resources (real tones) to easily change up to realism. I definitely understand the economic issue of making the resources available for those that want to recreate things easier but don't think Lego needs to devote full themes to it.
I have a small imperial army. Just 11 😔 but 9 of them are 1989 originals 😎 (the other two are from 2015) happy to see the imperials make a return
I’m guessing you’ve seen the upcoming CMF images. Another army building craze. My wallet cries out. Looking forward to see if you share in the excitement!!! 😂😂
Great video! I also recommend giving some of the soldiers fez s. There are blue ones on PAB
Is Veteran's Day just the American version of Remembrance Day?
@@moncey1120 no. We have 3 different holidays for our military personnel. Armed Forces Day (for all servicemen and woman who are currently servicing), Veterans Day (for all those who have served), and Memorial Day (All those who have fallen in battle or service).
@SHYTIMEismyTIME ah, cool. Thought that as Veteran's Day is on the same day as Remembrance Day it is just America's take on it (you lot always gotta be different 😉)
My deepest respect to those who served this great nation. I can't think of anything enough to repay you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Got 51 coming in the mail. Two squads of 24 with an officer in each plus an admiral just like you taught us :)
Btw I did hear that these soldiers will retire next month.
Underrated af
Haha that tapatio!
Happy birthday, brosephus!
Haha Happy Birthday brotherx10!
Crazy hands are that expensive and difficult to get the right quality. Always interesting to see what innocuous pieces are actually quite expensive
I am working on a colonial redcoat army, I already have 45 soldiers and made some cannon mocs too
Nice!!!!! I only have 10 of redcoats. Definitely not an easy task anymore, but cool to see none the less!
@SHYTIMEismyTIME I got most of the redcoat from ali Express and the officers from Rocky Mountain minifigures.
Try adding different regiments from like different places, like in the American civil war the New Yorker’s had red pants rather than the classic blue.
Just a tip to add variety.
Maybe add blue legs to some of yours rather than white
ALL HANDS ON DECK 😂😂😂
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Great video. Loving the evolution in your production style.
Would using tweezers to do the hands help?
6:00 Starting Dec, they start to remove from the listing . Unfortunately , i lack of budget to purchase so many items.
Star Wars next?
lol. I do need to update my Clone Army!!!!
@ k thx
Should I buy lego barracuda bay and lego eldorado fortress
Great vid. Did you choose to make a 1,000 fig army just to say it’s a Grand Imperial Army?😊 ps spoiler watch out for a lego wolf. Ssssshhhhh!🤠
you can change epaulets like pink from botanical sets, it give small virarity for the units. i did also made 150 strong army and yeah i would like more. as today on EU LEGO website it still to sell but i think in 2025 no more?
Have each line be like 3 ranks deep and 20 rankes across