A good thing about no blue print is that the binoculars can be mixed and matched with other clones. Would be nice to have a black line at least though.
@@omarbaba9892 because if you follow the battlefront II model it doesn't have a black stripe. But yeah it sucks. They as always show they don't really know what they're doing.
I can say my favorite thing about this is the fact we got a new mould for the macro binoculars, hopefully we can receive a Commander Bly minifigure this year!
We have to! Considering it's mostly only specialist characters from BF2 that has them, Bly is the most obvious choice if they're trying to reuse molds; and we know how much Lego likes reusing molds. I'm hoping for Bly next year, but maybe he'll be in a 20th ROTS anniversary set! Here's hoping
@@kimjongun2536 I don't know if they have it in the clone wars or not, I don't see why they wouldn't, but this is apparently based off EA's Battlefront 2. The 501st do have blue on their upper back in both Battlefront the Revenge of the Sith, black series, etc. Lego goofed up
Something that I think is easy to overlook is not just the quality of the build, which in my opinion is high, but also the quality of the parts selection. I am starting to find that especially in troop builder packs, a good parts selection is invaluable. Sure, Bricoleur Bricks is going to make something awesome out of it no matter how boring the parts selection is, but I love to see that this pack has the modified 1x2s with bars on the side, ratchet pieces, curved elements, wedge plates, technic elements, and studs on the side brackets. Additionally, including two brackets for the heavy troopers is great for folks who want to build up more sizeable backpacks, and while the lack of waistcapes and pauldrons is unfortunate, that is easy and cheap to fix. Do I see a ton of alternate builds from this set? Due to the lack of large plates and standard bricks, no, but I do see these elements being a great addition to parts collection of many lego builders, making the extra parts more of a treat than a bullet to bite when purchasing multiples of this set.
@@crazydog1750 he’s one of them, yeah! He’s the guy who made some of the best looking ones. He made a gunship, a republic fighter tank, and an atte, each using a number of the 501st battle pack, and they all looked fantastic, especially for alternate builds! I will say though, I built the gunship and while it looks amazing, it’s definitely not for play based on durability. One of the things I loved about the 501st battle pack was that with it being our first great clone set in years and with me being of age to be able to afford more than one or two, I found myself making lots of different things with it and I had a revelation: Bricoleur Bricks’ gunship moc requires only the parts from four 501st clone trooper sets. At retail, that’s $120, which is around what the last gunship cost, but for awhile I’ve been able to find the set consistently for $24, making the actual price less than $100(just over with tax). Why is that significant, well, four of those packs means not only the parts, but SIXTEEN clone troopers and eight battle droids, and the moc offers many of the same playable features as the last version of the set. Yes, the durability is less, but that can be fixed with a few parts that most fans already have, and if you just want it for display anyway, it already fills that role. $30 felt like way too much at release, especially because I (1) hated the inclusion of both vehicles when we would’ve been fine with just one and (2) because I thought they made both builds bigger than they needed to be just to raise the price point of the set unnecessarily. However, the reality of alternate builds means if they make small sets with good parts, we can get far better value than we ever would out of the larger sets.
The hole helmet seems to work incredibly well for troopers with visors or macros. The hole is in the proper location for both those accessories. Rangefinders are the main issue where it should attach at the ear port. I agree that a piece with a single hole for the rangefinder would be the best choice. It would have a good range of reuse potential: -Rex -Fives (S4/5) -Wolffe -All of the BF2 P2 Officers The main issue for a new visor is that there would technically need to be two new pieces. Cody, Fox, Thorn, Doom, and the Kamino Commander all have extra accessories on their visor (antenna and headlight (minus Thorn)) The heavy troopers in BF2 lack these accessories. This would leave one or the other inaccurate if only one piece was made.
It'd be even cooler if this became a theme-212th battle pack followed by a 212th specialist, a shock trooper followed by a shock trooper specialist... that'd be nice.
I like how you did this review. You stayed more unbiased and were true to the set. You pointed out the issues and moved on. It didn’t feel like a negative video. Good job man!
It’s nice not having a “filler” build of landscape to increase the piece count to justify the price… although, it was kinda nice having extra pieces to have for whatever else you wanted. As a side not though, the biggest bummer in my opinion is not having a cloth kama for the commander.
I can forgive LEGO when the figure is supposed to sit down in a set, but we have plenty of clones other than the officer to pilot the cannon. And he isn't even depicted as sitting down on the box art-LEGO really cheaped out.
I'm probably going to take the kama from the airborne trooper in Grievous' starfighter (which is a great set regardless of Obi-Wan's barely noticable inaccurate torso) and put it on the commander from this set. Extra points because it'll let him be able to easily fit in the AT-TE
@@Mothbean Oh yeah. I bought Grievous's fighter a little bit before it retired because I thought that the ship was just such a cool design. So tiled off, it looked amazing. Anyways, really glad I did since that clone is now worth $80 on its own 🤣.
I dont know why the stopped adding the kamas when they have so many figures with the printing there instead but were able to do it 10 years ago, I have mine from when I was a kid and they are still perfectly fine to put on the current troopers
Excellent review Ryan! I concur with your thoughts on the officer and the new macrobinocular piece. However, while I really appreciate the printed tile for the heavy troopers’ packs, I feel the packs are a bit small. One or two more pieces really would have been great to give a more substantial feel to them.
I think that because lego aren’t doing skirts for clones anymore and printing them they should give them atleast the duel molded legs, which gives it a 360 colour for the legs instead of the skirt only being on the front. I’ve had this idea for a while and I want to spread the word
Best thing about this set are the 4 inverted cut out roof tiles that were exclusive to the DB5. A piece that is so perfect for MOCs. And 4 nice silver metallic teeth
One thing I do appreciate about this set is that 3/4 of the figures use both the helmet holes and look fairly appealing to the eye, plus the prints don’t seem to be bad with the blue stripes being more accurate (also I’ll likely just switch the rangefinder for an extra visor piece). Overall I like the set, I think for 20 bucks it’s a good build and a decently worthy successor to the first with pretty unique clones
I miss the fabric kama skirts. They felt more "premium" in hindsight. A new clone helmet with only one hole is an intriguing idea, but seems like a bad thing to have a mold of such limited use in their inventory, but they also have a lot of unique character heads/headpieces for other themes so I guess my point is moot.
Personally, I think the advantage to the macrobinoculars being unmarked is that I can give spare ones to, say, my 212th troopers from the AT-TE. Since they aren't marked by legion, they can fit with any type of Clone of any legion or Phase.
if you look at the squad composition of real world armies and how they are typically constructed then i think you will want almost as many of these as the original 501st pack. usually you would see a squad of 9 broken down into 2 fire teams lead by the squad leader. now you can develop your squad to be 1 squad leader, 2 heavys, 4 regular troopers, and almost 2 sniper/specialists (mix in the jet trooper here.) gonna need 4 of these for every platoon plus 6 of the originals
@@Schlesticle Accidently replied to this guys comment that was meant to be an original comment but.... to reply to you: You know for a fact they PURPOSELY made it bigger because they fans would pay more for it? You've heard LEGO come out and say officially along the lines of: We made this build bigger than it needed to be so fans will pay more for it." Thats a stretch my man. Its solid builds, and solid figs, good price.
To create a Clone Company (144 troopers) you'd need 20 of normal battle packs and 16 of the new specialist battle packs. Clone Officer could represent a clone Sergeant, which leads a squad of 9 troopers, ergo, you need 16 Sergeants (144/9), which means you need 16 specialist battle packs, which totals to 64 troopers, leaving 80 troopers from normal battle packs, which you need 20 of
Man this set is so close to being perfect imo, but the lacking waist cape, helmet holes, lacking satchels and lacking visors/prints just feel lazy. Like if they put 5% more effort in, this would be a perfect sequel.
Lego needs reviews and positive feedback on their sets before they come out, so they send them to ppl like Ryan to give them, and the public, a general overview of the product
wew those are a lot of nitpicks , lite we all love the 8014 but those back then didnt even have leg printings and asking now for armprinting and printing on tiny detail pieces is a bit much
@@MandRproductions hi! I'm not your mom but I got this lesson from my grandpa. I am always happy that I spent time with him. I hope you do the same with your parents, and have a happy Christmas!
4:20 the lines on the original 501st battlepack are actually only lower on the early production run, later versions of the set have lines going to the top like the new 2023 helmets
I've been only seeing target with the $30 price hike. And with Walmart having the set for $24 dollars at least for me. Which for 4 more dollars isn't bad at all! I still find it a crime that there's no kama or waist cape for the captain! It really took the magic and creativity you could do for your troopers
This set has some flaws, but I'm actually going to give a hard disagree on your criticism about the macrobinoculars. They should be unprinted. The lack of print on attachment pieces is nothing new for Lego, and for good reason. Aside from a basic color, the Clone trooper attachment pieces (Rangefinders, visors, floodlights) have always been unprinted. That way, those pieces and the extras they come with can fittingly be placed onto any other trooper without any unfixable inaccuracy. If you want a version with the accurate printing for a specific type of trooper, you can decal/paint them yourself. They consistently give you a blank slate so it can be fittingly applied to potentially any other trooper figure.
I'm happy with the Heavy Clones, wish Lego previously released a white satchel to add to it but sadly there isn't. Worst case I dip one of the brown satchels in paint and there you go, more game accurate.
I wouldn’t put it past Lego to think the piece that falls out is an antenna and not meant to swivel anyway. Clearly, most lego designers are not Star Wars fans.
I'm very happy that Lego is starting to understand the audiences that buy this set it perfectly strikes the balance between something kids will like and collectors will be satisfied with it too
And because Lego waited ages to reveal the small Star Wars lineup, they're getting burnt. It's going to be another week before the LAN people can even post their reviews, lol.
I always enjoy watching your reviews, I see it as if you give the set a high score (7 or above) and I can personally look past the complaints you have, I’ll know I’ll likely enjoy the set. Really hoping we get a regular Stormtrooper battle pack soon, been wanting to army build those for years now.
I completely agree with all your opinions on this BP. Everything is close to being perfect it just doesn't take that one extra leap. Still a great pack I will definitely pick up a few.
I just got this set and i have to say that the build is awkward but the minifigures. Oh my god the minifigures are the reason why im getting more after the n1 microfighter, slave 1 microfighter and 332nd bp
Bruh I find people like you annoying because you act like TH-camrs buying dozens (online by the way which does matter) somehow effect other people being able to get them. Especially since kids would only be buying one
@@omarbaba9892 it does kind of affect it tho when the first 501st battle pack my friends in america (one in florida,new york and california) all couldnt find a single one until december and even then they said they could only find 1 or 2 on the shelf. 3 if your lucky.
@@LegoheadMCI mean it’s not a mistake. They did it intentionally. Tho I don’t care as much as the kamas. If they just skip on quality they should probably just make the set like 15 dollars which is what it should be instead of 20 or include kamas
3:31 I’m not sure there’s an easy fix for this design wise, its an extremely small part in an extremely thin helmet part. The functional fix of course is to use more than one finger. Or put it in the position you’d want. All around not a bad set hopefully we can get some basic clones soon. Need those more than any special colored group
I have a question because I’m not very smart but if they put the helmet hole lower down wouldn’t that mean they would also have to change the visor mold or it wouldn’t align with the eyes?
@@wayneproductionnope as that’s where it actually connects in universe and I did a test with the new helmets to where the visor being down at the lower bumps (where Lego false advertised it) to be more in line with the visor then it being in the actual helmet holes
I just got this after finding my old lego star wars minifigs and thinking it would be cool on my shelf and I love the specialist minifig its so cool. Now I have 5 501st clones. 1 from 2013 at rt and 4 new ones. Thinking about getting the 2020 set if its still available.
i like there being no print on the binoculars. i can put them on any of my phase one or 2008 clones or my 212th. if they had a blue line, then it makes your custom clones look stupid
Yeah it’s still crazy we all just let them get away with making the most demanded LEGO set ever cost 2x what people obviously had in mind. Capitalism at its worst.
@@MandRproductions yup but what can we do.. :/ Hopefully there's a sale in the future that brings em down a couple bucks but until then, I'll probably pick up a couple.
They have to have 2 holes in the helmet so that if someone chokes on it they will have just enough space to breathe and before you say what if the holes are full, they won’t be because as you said in the video the rangefinder easily falls out, that is to make it so someone can breathe.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand why people don't like the visor on the heavy trooper, it looks good in my opinion and I think its recieving hate for no reason, but this set is definitely one I am going to buy
Ask Mandr: On the 2020 AT AT there were 3 seats and a speeder empty when you filled it with all the figures included in the set, and the next year they released a battlepack that perfectly filled out all those seats. The 2022 AT TE also had 4 empty seats when you fill it out with all the included figures, so is it possible that in 2023 we get a 212th battle pack to fill it out the rest of the way?
Everyone was losing their minds over the new 212th helmet because they don't end in a point, but nobody's talking about the absence of blue on the upper backs on the 501st
I added stuff to the build, i made a shield for one of the troopers i made i made the cannon so it doesnt the minifig doesnt fall of easily, i made a backpack that acutully holds stuff. I also gave Din Djardins jetpack to the officer and grabbed the Obi Wan Vs vader from the Kenobi Show set i grabbed the imperial officer and replaced its head with a clones.
They really needed to print the kama around his legs because it would look good and not get in the way. And make a new visor. And make the gunners legs blue on the bottom
I don't think lego is doing this thing on purpose I say it's a error with box art. And if anyone was paying attention to it they would notice the gaint hole on the side of the helmet. Also what other lego set took advantage of fan demand?
Battlepacks going back to regular blasters are most likely the Best change ever
Absolutely. I just wish the heavy troopers got better blasters, it doesn't look too good with what was given to them
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I have the specialist BARC visor in my video go check it out!!!
Why yes
@@MrMorgan316 True, but if it bothers you that much, like me, just get some custom printed gatling guns.
A good thing about no blue print is that the binoculars can be mixed and matched with other clones. Would be nice to have a black line at least though.
But why couldn’t they have a black line along the front
@@omarbaba9892 because if you follow the battlefront II model it doesn't have a black stripe. But yeah it sucks. They as always show they don't really know what they're doing.
A blue line would work in other troopers tho. Black or dark red would be preferable though.
All the black lines on CAC look good, and I imagine it wouldn't be that hard of a print. They really cheaped out.
I mean they can just do different prints for other figs.
I can say my favorite thing about this is the fact we got a new mould for the macro binoculars, hopefully we can receive a Commander Bly minifigure this year!
The shame is that he’ll probably have a printed kama…
@@unimpressedlink2507 oh no you're right....
You’re going to have to put a cloth one over it from like Cape Cantina.
Absolutely!
We have to! Considering it's mostly only specialist characters from BF2 that has them, Bly is the most obvious choice if they're trying to reuse molds; and we know how much Lego likes reusing molds. I'm hoping for Bly next year, but maybe he'll be in a 20th ROTS anniversary set! Here's hoping
I have to say the printing for the 501st troops on the new helmets looks way better than the printing on the 212th
The torso is terrible, they forgot to print blue in the upper backs except for the officer
They do look way better. Guess LEGO wanted to take better care of the 501st than Kenobi's men 🤷🏻♂.
@@Cosmicbrownies42lones dont have that even in the clone wars, only live action. So it is design accurate
@@kimjongun2536 I don't know if they have it in the clone wars or not, I don't see why they wouldn't, but this is apparently based off EA's Battlefront 2. The 501st do have blue on their upper back in both Battlefront the Revenge of the Sith, black series, etc. Lego goofed up
Well at least they don’t have the horrible misprint
This is like the DLC expansion pack to the 501st set
The Macrobinoculars is definitely one of the best things coming out of the set,
the pure excitement i felt upon finding out this set exists is indescribable
ikr? that's a hell of a way to start 2023
I waited 7 months to buy this bad boy on sale for 15$!
Something that I think is easy to overlook is not just the quality of the build, which in my opinion is high, but also the quality of the parts selection. I am starting to find that especially in troop builder packs, a good parts selection is invaluable. Sure, Bricoleur Bricks is going to make something awesome out of it no matter how boring the parts selection is, but I love to see that this pack has the modified 1x2s with bars on the side, ratchet pieces, curved elements, wedge plates, technic elements, and studs on the side brackets. Additionally, including two brackets for the heavy troopers is great for folks who want to build up more sizeable backpacks, and while the lack of waistcapes and pauldrons is unfortunate, that is easy and cheap to fix. Do I see a ton of alternate builds from this set? Due to the lack of large plates and standard bricks, no, but I do see these elements being a great addition to parts collection of many lego builders, making the extra parts more of a treat than a bullet to bite when purchasing multiples of this set.
Is that the guy that made like 100 different 501st alternate builds? Dude... that guy is cool.
@@crazydog1750 he’s one of them, yeah! He’s the guy who made some of the best looking ones. He made a gunship, a republic fighter tank, and an atte, each using a number of the 501st battle pack, and they all looked fantastic, especially for alternate builds! I will say though, I built the gunship and while it looks amazing, it’s definitely not for play based on durability.
One of the things I loved about the 501st battle pack was that with it being our first great clone set in years and with me being of age to be able to afford more than one or two, I found myself making lots of different things with it and I had a revelation: Bricoleur Bricks’ gunship moc requires only the parts from four 501st clone trooper sets. At retail, that’s $120, which is around what the last gunship cost, but for awhile I’ve been able to find the set consistently for $24, making the actual price less than $100(just over with tax). Why is that significant, well, four of those packs means not only the parts, but SIXTEEN clone troopers and eight battle droids, and the moc offers many of the same playable features as the last version of the set. Yes, the durability is less, but that can be fixed with a few parts that most fans already have, and if you just want it for display anyway, it already fills that role. $30 felt like way too much at release, especially because I (1) hated the inclusion of both vehicles when we would’ve been fine with just one and (2) because I thought they made both builds bigger than they needed to be just to raise the price point of the set unnecessarily. However, the reality of alternate builds means if they make small sets with good parts, we can get far better value than we ever would out of the larger sets.
The hole helmet seems to work incredibly well for troopers with visors or macros. The hole is in the proper location for both those accessories. Rangefinders are the main issue where it should attach at the ear port. I agree that a piece with a single hole for the rangefinder would be the best choice. It would have a good range of reuse potential:
-Rex
-Fives (S4/5)
-Wolffe
-All of the BF2 P2 Officers
The main issue for a new visor is that there would technically need to be two new pieces. Cody, Fox, Thorn, Doom, and the Kamino Commander all have extra accessories on their visor (antenna and headlight (minus Thorn)) The heavy troopers in BF2 lack these accessories. This would leave one or the other inaccurate if only one piece was made.
It'd be even cooler if this became a theme-212th battle pack followed by a 212th specialist, a shock trooper followed by a shock trooper specialist... that'd be nice.
It’s crazy I remember when you got the original 501st battle pack!
I like how you did this review. You stayed more unbiased and were true to the set. You pointed out the issues and moved on. It didn’t feel like a negative video. Good job man!
It’s nice not having a “filler” build of landscape to increase the piece count to justify the price… although, it was kinda nice having extra pieces to have for whatever else you wanted.
As a side not though, the biggest bummer in my opinion is not having a cloth kama for the commander.
I can forgive LEGO when the figure is supposed to sit down in a set, but we have plenty of clones other than the officer to pilot the cannon. And he isn't even depicted as sitting down on the box art-LEGO really cheaped out.
I'm probably going to take the kama from the airborne trooper in Grievous' starfighter (which is a great set regardless of Obi-Wan's barely noticable inaccurate torso) and put it on the commander from this set. Extra points because it'll let him be able to easily fit in the AT-TE
@@Mothbean Oh yeah. I bought Grievous's fighter a little bit before it retired because I thought that the ship was just such a cool design. So tiled off, it looked amazing. Anyways, really glad I did since that clone is now worth $80 on its own 🤣.
@@crazydog1750 Yeah, and he looks fucking great in the AT-TE with the rest of the 212th
I dont know why the stopped adding the kamas when they have so many figures with the printing there instead but were able to do it 10 years ago, I have mine from when I was a kid and they are still perfectly fine to put on the current troopers
Excellent review Ryan! I concur with your thoughts on the officer and the new macrobinocular piece. However, while I really appreciate the printed tile for the heavy troopers’ packs, I feel the packs are a bit small. One or two more pieces really would have been great to give a more substantial feel to them.
Or a backpack mould that accomodates both regular heads, but also clone helmets. Then make it tan and you have a great piece
The 501st clone trooper battle pack looks very cool. This is a great set with the cannon and the clone figures. Very cool
I think that because lego aren’t doing skirts for clones anymore and printing them they should give them atleast the duel molded legs, which gives it a 360 colour for the legs instead of the skirt only being on the front. I’ve had this idea for a while and I want to spread the word
I agree but it would probably be better and cheaper to remove like 5 bricks from the set and add waist capes and kamas
Best thing about this set are the 4 inverted cut out roof tiles that were exclusive to the DB5. A piece that is so perfect for MOCs. And 4 nice silver metallic teeth
One thing I do appreciate about this set is that 3/4 of the figures use both the helmet holes and look fairly appealing to the eye, plus the prints don’t seem to be bad with the blue stripes being more accurate (also I’ll likely just switch the rangefinder for an extra visor piece).
Overall I like the set, I think for 20 bucks it’s a good build and a decently worthy successor to the first with pretty unique clones
I miss the fabric kama skirts. They felt more "premium" in hindsight.
A new clone helmet with only one hole is an intriguing idea, but seems like a bad thing to have a mold of such limited use in their inventory, but they also have a lot of unique character heads/headpieces for other themes so I guess my point is moot.
Personally, I think the advantage to the macrobinoculars being unmarked is that I can give spare ones to, say, my 212th troopers from the AT-TE. Since they aren't marked by legion, they can fit with any type of Clone of any legion or Phase.
They at least should've had the black stripe for the "glass" portion.
@@crazydog1750 It's not the best option, but I'm sure a fine tip marker would get that effect done pretty easily
@@Mothbean 😬😬😬😬😬 Yeah... I don't think I could bring myself to do that 😂.
Even if they just added the black stripe it would work for any legion
if you look at the squad composition of real world armies and how they are typically constructed then i think you will want almost as many of these as the original 501st pack. usually you would see a squad of 9 broken down into 2 fire teams lead by the squad leader. now you can develop your squad to be 1 squad leader, 2 heavys, 4 regular troopers, and almost 2 sniper/specialists (mix in the jet trooper here.) gonna need 4 of these for every platoon plus 6 of the originals
I enjoyed watching the building stream, the actual build of this set is very good with the canon but the Minifigures have left some to be desired...
@@BlaiseTMThey did. because they purposely made it a bit bigger so fans would pay more as they knew it would sell very well
@@Schlesticle Accidently replied to this guys comment that was meant to be an original comment but.... to reply to you: You know for a fact they PURPOSELY made it bigger because they fans would pay more for it? You've heard LEGO come out and say officially along the lines of: We made this build bigger than it needed to be so fans will pay more for it."
Thats a stretch my man. Its solid builds, and solid figs, good price.
To create a Clone Company (144 troopers) you'd need 20 of normal battle packs and 16 of the new specialist battle packs. Clone Officer could represent a clone Sergeant, which leads a squad of 9 troopers, ergo, you need 16 Sergeants (144/9), which means you need 16 specialist battle packs, which totals to 64 troopers, leaving 80 troopers from normal battle packs, which you need 20 of
Man this set is so close to being perfect imo, but the lacking waist cape, helmet holes, lacking satchels and lacking visors/prints just feel lazy. Like if they put 5% more effort in, this would be a perfect sequel.
All the 501st clones should also have blue printed on their upper backs like the officer, but for some reason they don't
This is definitely a battlepack that was released by LEGO.
It certainly is
I disagree
😂😂😂😂😂 Can't wait to see what the Lepin Clones look like.
@@crazydog1750probably better printing than the 212th
This set is a nice surprise. Even with all the drawbacks, it still is the perfect companion to the original 501st battlepack.
212th woulda been nicer.
@@crazydog1750 I disagree
I think it’s hilarious that Ryan just always has the unreleased sets waiting to be built wayyy before they come out
How does he get them? Does it have to do with the Lego ambassador thing?
No Lego knows him so they give him sets early
@@Dug2479 No he brought this set off of a fan who found it early
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Lego needs reviews and positive feedback on their sets before they come out, so they send them to ppl like Ryan to give them, and the public, a general overview of the product
With the new macro binocs we could see a commander bly, and a 20th anniversary of clone wars supports that.
That is definitely going into my cart I loved the first 501at battle pack im glad this one is getting more gadgets
We complain about the visor being too low years ago, yet they install holes that fit the visor and we still complain
wew those are a lot of nitpicks , lite we all love the 8014 but those back then didnt even have leg printings and asking now for armprinting and printing on tiny detail pieces is a bit much
Your post schedule is insane! Keep up the good work. But remember, always keep family first. If you don't, you might regret it later.
Did my mom write this? Hi mom.
Vin Diesel/Dominic Toretto is that you???
@@MandRproductions hi! I'm not your mom but I got this lesson from my grandpa. I am always happy that I spent time with him. I hope you do the same with your parents, and have a happy Christmas!
@@fritz404 nothing is more important than family
4:20 the lines on the original 501st battlepack are actually only lower on the early production run, later versions of the set have lines going to the top like the new 2023 helmets
I originally didn’t care about the antenna being higher, but looking how it would’ve been. lego really did clone fans dirty
The review is FINALLY here!!!! The stream absolutely slapped ryan
I've been only seeing target with the $30 price hike. And with Walmart having the set for $24 dollars at least for me. Which for 4 more dollars isn't bad at all!
I still find it a crime that there's no kama or waist cape for the captain! It really took the magic and creativity you could do for your troopers
The reason why the helmet holes are above is because if you look at clone trooper visors they are above the wholes where they connect to the helmet.
The helmet accessories worked so well for the phase I clone troopers
Yeah they did! Which is kinda the point, they weren’t made for these newer designs and it doesn’t look good because if that.
@@MandRproductions they need to make new ones for the phase II. But knowing Lego…
Physical wasitcapes please! I used to hate the cloth waistcapes in comparison to the good ol lego plasteel, but at this point im willing to settle
Just at least include side printing but I think that lego would find the cloth waist capes as more cost effective.
Nice star wars lego review I pick mine from lovely letchworth argos yesterday ,and I have ordered another 5 sets from letchworth Argos next week..
I think they didn’t put a print on the macro binoculars is so that you can use them on your other clones
I’m excited about what’s to come given the 20th Ann box art for the clone wars fingers crossed playscale gunship
This set has some flaws, but I'm actually going to give a hard disagree on your criticism about the macrobinoculars. They should be unprinted. The lack of print on attachment pieces is nothing new for Lego, and for good reason. Aside from a basic color, the Clone trooper attachment pieces (Rangefinders, visors, floodlights) have always been unprinted. That way, those pieces and the extras they come with can fittingly be placed onto any other trooper without any unfixable inaccuracy. If you want a version with the accurate printing for a specific type of trooper, you can decal/paint them yourself. They consistently give you a blank slate so it can be fittingly applied to potentially any other trooper figure.
had to pick this up today for my clone army collection im building love it
Can’t think of another set that got a SEQUEL! 75280 must have sold incredibly well
There’s no doubt about that
Probably the best selling set of all time
And they gave a blog the “exclusive” designer interview. I’ll never forgive.
Bruh Captain Rex better come with a cloth pauldron and kama, the Lego community needs to be heard!
I'm sure that he'll come with the cloth pauldron at least since lego is still doing those as seen with the artillery stormtrooper.
I'm happy with the Heavy Clones, wish Lego previously released a white satchel to add to it but sadly there isn't. Worst case I dip one of the brown satchels in paint and there you go, more game accurate.
I wouldn’t put it past Lego to think the piece that falls out is an antenna and not meant to swivel anyway. Clearly, most lego designers are not Star Wars fans.
I don’t mind the lack of a blue stripe on the macro binoculars because you can put them on any clone not just 501st clones.
The extra length added to the Blue Stripe on the Clone Helmet was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
I'm very happy that Lego is starting to understand the audiences that buy this set it perfectly strikes the balance between something kids will like and collectors will be satisfied with it too
And get decease the quality of its figures significantly while raising prices
It's always very funny and satisfying when Ryan gets the new sets before all the LEGO Ambassadors
And because Lego waited ages to reveal the small Star Wars lineup, they're getting burnt. It's going to be another week before the LAN people can even post their reviews, lol.
I always enjoy watching your reviews, I see it as if you give the set a high score (7 or above) and I can personally look past the complaints you have, I’ll know I’ll likely enjoy the set.
Really hoping we get a regular Stormtrooper battle pack soon, been wanting to army build those for years now.
I completely agree with all your opinions on this BP.
Everything is close to being perfect it just doesn't take that one extra leap.
Still a great pack I will definitely pick up a few.
I just got this set and i have to say that the build is awkward but the minifigures. Oh my god the minifigures are the reason why im getting more after the n1 microfighter, slave 1 microfighter and 332nd bp
Um, actually 🤓 👆it’s boba fett’s star ship microfighter, because you’re not allowed to reference owning people in a toy made for kids
Watch him buy out a few hundred of them so the kiddies can't get them till next summer.
Said hes gonna get 10 maybe 20 at most because of shit it is compared to the older one
He said it’s not because they are bad it’s it’s because like the name they are specialist troopers
Bruh I find people like you annoying because you act like TH-camrs buying dozens (online by the way which does matter) somehow effect other people being able to get them. Especially since kids would only be buying one
@@omarbaba9892 bro it’s a joke my guy
@@omarbaba9892 it does kind of affect it tho when the first 501st battle pack my friends in america (one in florida,new york and california) all couldnt find a single one until december and even then they said they could only find 1 or 2 on the shelf. 3 if your lucky.
Hope this better than the 501st battle which uh....you should get before they sale out because we have a new one baby
If there was a stripe then it would be less customizable to put it on other clones
Ryan: *does a review for a LEGO clone set*
Everyone: “I’ve been looking forward to this.”
Man I can’t wait to hear you mention the antenna being wrong on the box in every video for the next two years just like the gunship box!!
Maybe they should just get it right 🤷♀️😂 they get paid to do a job and then don’t do it. Nobody ever held accountable there.
@@MandRproductions I mean yeah it was a mistake, but it gets annoying when you hear about a random mistake that is very insignificant all the time
@@LegoheadMCI mean it’s not a mistake. They did it intentionally. Tho I don’t care as much as the kamas. If they just skip on quality they should probably just make the set like 15 dollars which is what it should be instead of 20 or include kamas
I wish they gave one of the heavy troopers a brink built mini gun, just for a bit of diversity
I find the lack of waist capes disturbing
3:31 I’m not sure there’s an easy fix for this design wise, its an extremely small part in an extremely thin helmet part. The functional fix of course is to use more than one finger. Or put it in the position you’d want. All around not a bad set hopefully we can get some basic clones soon. Need those more than any special colored group
The macros give me hope for official 327th Star corps troopers coming someday
Feels like a rush job for this pack. But it’s still excellent value for 4 501st clones for 20 compare to 30 and with extra visors
2023 Phase 2 Captain Rex with printed waistcape. That's a nightmare
I AM GETTING THAT THE MINIFIGURES ARE PRETTY COOL but there are alot of problems but I am still getting it!
Can we get some battle packs of other clones please Lego like does it gotta be 501st every time
I have a question because I’m not very smart but if they put the helmet hole lower down wouldn’t that mean they would also have to change the visor mold or it wouldn’t align with the eyes?
That’s what I’m saying like if they put it where that little bump is on the side wouldn’t they have to change the print
@@wayneproductionnope as that’s where it actually connects in universe and I did a test with the new helmets to where the visor being down at the lower bumps (where Lego false advertised it) to be more in line with the visor then it being in the actual helmet holes
@@omarbaba9892 your smart
I just got this after finding my old lego star wars minifigs and thinking it would be cool on my shelf and I love the specialist minifig its so cool. Now I have 5 501st clones. 1 from 2013 at rt and 4 new ones. Thinking about getting the 2020 set if its still available.
i like there being no print on the binoculars. i can put them on any of my phase one or 2008 clones or my 212th. if they had a blue line, then it makes your custom clones look stupid
Couldn't they have just recoloured the india Jones sachel and put that on this. Also a cloth pauldren and kama would've been much better
Time to buy 2 more at-te’s to get more 212 troopers and with this set coming out I can also have my 505st troops and make a cool epic battle
lego's just churning out half-baked sets, misadvertising them and getting away with it. i hope the state of lego star wars is improved in 2023-24
That Lego set was my first Star Wars lego set ever!!!
lol your subtle shot at Lego: "not taking advantage of fan demand here" 🤣
Yeah it’s still crazy we all just let them get away with making the most demanded LEGO set ever cost 2x what people obviously had in mind. Capitalism at its worst.
@@MandRproductions yup but what can we do.. :/ Hopefully there's a sale in the future that brings em down a couple bucks but until then, I'll probably pick up a couple.
They have to have 2 holes in the helmet so that if someone chokes on it they will have just enough space to breathe and before you say what if the holes are full, they won’t be because as you said in the video the rangefinder easily falls out, that is to make it so someone can breathe.
That is entirely false.
Thank god no stud shooters... Wish the Macrobinoculars had the black line, wish for the cloth pieces. Other than that I think its good.
AskMandR If You could control a star wars lego wave, what sets would be in it and with what minifigures?
whats the issue with open holes??? theyve been on phase 1 clones since 2008 and nobody complains about that mold
Because these ones are to high up on the helmets
@@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS They aren't though, they are in the accurate place for sun visors and macrobinoculars, they're only wrong for rangefinders.
If it had a normal trooper instead of a second heavy, it would be PERFECT.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand why people don't like the visor on the heavy trooper, it looks good in my opinion and I think its recieving hate for no reason, but this set is definitely one I am going to buy
Ask Mandr: On the 2020 AT AT there were 3 seats and a speeder empty when you filled it with all the figures included in the set, and the next year they released a battlepack that perfectly filled out all those seats. The 2022 AT TE also had 4 empty seats when you fill it out with all the included figures, so is it possible that in 2023 we get a 212th battle pack to fill it out the rest of the way?
Besides the no print visor and the no blue on the bottom of the legs overall the issues are pretty minor. I'm fairly happy with how this all looks.
We asked for one 501st battle pack and we got two. Must of had a real impact on lego 😏
heavy trooper suffers rom the same dual-mould leg problem with the jet trooper
Everyone was losing their minds over the new 212th helmet because they don't end in a point, but nobody's talking about the absence of blue on the upper backs on the 501st
Looks great can’t wait to pick it up
I added stuff to the build, i made a shield for one of the troopers i made i made the cannon so it doesnt the minifig doesnt fall of easily, i made a backpack that acutully holds stuff. I also gave Din Djardins jetpack to the officer and grabbed the Obi Wan Vs vader from the Kenobi Show set i grabbed the imperial officer and replaced its head with a clones.
They really needed to print the kama around his legs because it would look good and not get in the way. And make a new visor. And make the gunners legs blue on the bottom
Can’t wait to order one on the 1st of the new year haha🙏
I cant be the only one who finds the rangefinders a bit easier than that. I mean cmon man use more than one finger and you’ll be fine 😂
its been 8 years since i got my first battle pack, and i havent gotten one in about 5 years. think i will pick one up on my 18th birthday.
We actually got a good build in 2023….let that sink in
I kinda think that if Lego put in a 501st ARF trooper that would have been nice instead of 2 heavy troopers
Can't wait to try to buy 1 and wait 2 years for it to be in stock because lrho collectors are going to buy a couple hundred
Yesss oh my god, “The time has come!”
I don't think lego is doing this thing on purpose I say it's a error with box art. And if anyone was paying attention to it they would notice the gaint hole on the side of the helmet. Also what other lego set took advantage of fan demand?
Man I hope we get a remake of the battle of Endor with a lm updated at-st that’s not oversized and has some better articulation
This guy made a review before LEGO officially revealed this 😂