LEGO’s Fan Operated Market Explained 

I may or may have not been pronouncing Jonak’s name wrong… Allegedly

Republic bricks putting his own logo on the back of minifig legs is so stupid, bro is so full of himself

“To watch my favorite show about war crimes” 💀

It's crazy how people will complain about lego's prices but will spend $20-$30 on one minifigure

GCC is such an interesting group in that people will still buy from them despite almost every design having errors resulting in V2, V3, V4, their use of sanded parts, stealing designs, and using fake parts. Maybe CAC doing more 180 figs in LEGO’s style will finally kill them off. If they ever update the website..

i have to thank you for blessing us with a nearly hour long video

CAC will still be my go to. Although expensive, they provide a quality product. The creator is actually apart of the community who regularly attends conventions and reposts mocs/posts/etc whenever he is tagged. Also their customer support is amazing. Y̶e̶s̶ ̶I̶'̶m̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶h̶i̶l̶l̶

My only complaint if this video is I wish you talked about CAC more, how they have never changed prices, how great of a person Tyler is, how CAC for IMO better quality, is cheaper then modern GCC and easier to get. Otherwise this was a fantastic video covering everything else. Definitely picking up a Clone engineer helmet now.

170,000 is literal pocket change to a company like Lego. for reference, Lego made 64.65 BILLION revenue in 2022. If you made 170,000 everyday, you would only make 62 million

This video definitely needs a part 2. In particular I would love to hear you go into more detail about the custom molded parts and figures as I felt the focus was very clone centric. Learning more about custom alien head molds, custom animal molds, and custom molds that replicate the lego star wars complete saga video game would be very cool and enlightening on some of the manufacturers of those more niche products I feel like my main problem with these new producers like GCC isnt even so much that it's very expensive more so than it is that you can never find their stuff in stock. The official resellers are all always nearly empty with what items they offer saved for the holiday themed junk no one wants. I get that the process isn't cheap so I don't mind forking over the money but I cant even do that when the figures are never available. This, like many flaws, is hardly ever seen with CAC as any time I go on their admittedly archaic site, nothing I'm looking for is out of stock. Hell, I can even buy older versions of designs if I really wanted to. I would love to see a custom community where we have a bunch of different manufacturers who can not only out out quality product but also be reliable with their stock and manufacturing. It's ridiculous and counterintuitive to create the same hype cycles that lock out official versions of these characters from new collectors but that is exactly what preorders and 2 minute sell out times do. I mean seriously, who wants to stay up until midnight waiting for a new figure to drop? You should be producing enough to fill the demand that reviewer showcases are obviously going to bring but sadly, as you said, most manufacturers either cant or dont want to risk making more figures in stock than can be sold out on initial release I was there for the new zam wessel release by mayday and gcc and even though I did the whole song and dance, the damn things sold out before I could even hit order And thank you once again for calling out community clowns like republic bricks and mandr. More people need to do that tbh and I'm glad you're using your platform to take a stand against their underhanded behavior

45:35 I had no idea that GCC had stolen designs until now

Never expected Chito to do a 1-hour-long video essay on Lego Customs

Better than buying 2nd hand figs from resellers

THERE I AM, GARY, THERE I AM! LOOK GARY, THERE I AM AGAIN!!! For real tho this is a great video, and I've wanted to make a similar one on my experience with and rediscovery of the custom minifigure world and how it changed since i was into it back in the 2009-2012 era. this video really covers it all, great job!

An advantage ive found with decals is you get a much wider variety of fig options. Rather than a single design that takes potentially months to be pad printed, you can have 5 variants of the same design with recolors for each variant done in like a day.

That clone engineer is beautiful

Of course it’s the LEGO Star Wars crowd fussing enough to pay top dollar for the same minifigure that just has a little colorful stripe on it or some guy that showed up for a couple episodes in a cartoon.

48:50 that’s a crazy clone army 👀 Great video btw 😂

I didn’t know GCC was based in China. Considering the business practices that Chinese companies often partake in I’m cautiously watching their future. I really like their near Lego style and hope more people do stuff like them. I personally want to get into pad printing myself but idk how much goes into this and what materials I’ll need.

I'm a simple man. I see a new cosmonaut video in my feed, I click on said video.

I always wanted to get into customs for mocs and all that, not just to display the figs but to actually use them, but with these prices even buying one named character is not wasy to justify

This is such a great video! I really appreciate that you went all in with this and made it as long as you did. As someone who doesn’t know too much about the custom figure landscape, this really broadened my view.

JONAK's engineer helmet is actually from a knockoff company called World Minifigs; he just adds colored stripes.

the efforts you put in your videos is crazy dude

tbh CAC is still my go-to for customs. Never had any issues with quality and their prices feel pretty fair

This was a great video pointing out everything that needs to be known and that’s kept under the rug

War crimes being what the clone wars is known for its truly an amazing legacy

As a custom figure painter, I have the ability to make literally whatever I want, and the cost is all up to me. However, I’m a big Clone Wars fanboy, and I have no need for painting my own Clones, as I want them to be like official LEGO. This is where people like GCC come in. Genuinely, I love the figures. I own a few. I will say that today, it’s a filthy business. I missed out on Commander Wolffe THREE TIMES. From the V1 to the V3. Ever since he blew up, getting one of his new releases is almost impossible. I, like you, woke up early to snag him on release but literally as I hit “place order” it refreshed and said it was sold out. Same thing happened with that Season 4 Pre Viszla I wanted. The custom figure market is blowing up in a horrible way because now all the scalpers are getting into it. Us working class schmucks have to fight like it’s a Black Friday opening to get a character we love. The prices I also strongly agree with you on. Why the fuck is one Clone $40 (CAD) without shipping and taxes when I want to amass a few of them? We’re all willing to pay tooth and nail for these characters because LEGO is unwilling to make them but now these companies are just falling into the same problems as LEGO because the prices are too high and there is not enough stock made for the demand. Every single reseller is sold out within five seconds of the drop being live makes me sick to my stomach. I’ve since kind of stopped buying these custom figures because I’m waiting for the hype to die down so it’s actually possible to acquire the figures you want. Great video man would love to chat more about this shit with you on instagram

The Lego Jurassic Park clip you showed hit like a flashbang. I watched that video so much when I was younger.

I'm still waiting for a company to make cutsom figures based on Lego's non-licensed themes.

I love your videos man, keep going!

THANK YOU for mentioning Base 327. For the past couple of years I’ve been trying to find those videos but couldn’t remember the name!

Pad printing is the best method. Yes its a little bit expensive but its worth it. 🎉 I'm currently saving my money to buy one of those pad printing machine. 😊

oh man this is great, im subbing before this giy pops off, keep making great videos man

I love the futurama clips you put in your videos

27:27 You, sir, are 100% correct. I don't know what people that like those pauldrons are on

Great vid as always

using Iwatodai Dorm for the itinerary transition is based

Another banger video, funny how I just got into decaling right before this dropped too lmao

Super cool video! My first watch of yours and not my last! I’ve been into customizing my clones with sharpies as a kid, but now as an AFOL, I can actually afford to try out a “fancy clone”. I’m specifically looking for Appo, but the info on a huge part of the scene is awesome to learn about. I definitely remember CloneArmyCustoms from back in 08 being the top dawg. Cool to see about GCC’s change to the game !

Great Video man!

2008-2014 were some of the best years to be alive in

Really well done video. You really articulate how I feel about lego being more creative and imaginative. I never really enjoyed the prequels, I thought they were boring, but that was okay because there were plenty of OT and clone wars sets. Now I feel like all the “cheap” sets are clone troopers because the fans demand it. They demand it because they can resell it. Really sad, make lego creative again.

Love your channel bro

47:04 Wait, I’ve been looking for that Iridescent Clone from GCC ever since I barely missed the point it was still in stock back in January. Thanks for giving me the exact info to look up! Also, great video! I definitely agreed with quite a bit of it!

1:38 MOM! MOM, I made it into a The Cosmonaut video! I’m famous! Oh and the video itself was… fine, I guess… Nah, I’m just playin, another absolute banger as to be expected, keep up the fantastic work my man!

I like this video because its quite informative and adore the anime characters shown in the small snippets.

Thank you for this video❤

Love your videos, they’re hilarious and comprehensive. I love custom minifigures, specially war related ones because Lego refuses to do that. I love representing war crimes from WWI with minifigures!

you're tellin me i get off work to an hour long cosmo vid? huge

Not sure if you have or not, but a video on baggles and LCM’s business history would be interesting. Loved this video

Cac is not irrelevant. I'm not sure why thats brought up at all

your best vid yet Nano Jurassic!

nice thumbnail, this will blow up :3

If only the bionicle community made the same amount of customs that the Lego star wars community has made

You are my favourite Lego Star Wars creator by far.

Damn, yeah you've explained exactly how I've been feeling about lego content recently, I miss the old days of stop motions and customs. I will give a shout out to Jonathan on the MiniSuperheroesToday channel tho, he makes some great custom figures from official parts

Very cool video i really liked it!!1!

I just recently became interested in lego star wars stuff and it was such a shock to see the crazy prices even for mini figures

I just bought fives, appo, waxer and boil helmets and a Rex and Fox kama from GCC, could be happier with the quality! Thank you for bringing me into this crazy new world!

That throwback to Pizzamovies hit different 🥲

Your my new favourite Lego Star wars RU-vidr

a cosmonaut video! we have been blessed by the lord!

So we had the same childhood in regards with Friday nights

As a Lego purist, it is interesting to hear all of these. Still, I am not entering the rabbit hole.

hmm i think i will buy bionicles instead :)

Fascinating video! I wouldn't personally buy a custom fig but interesting to learn about them.

The Lego's own uv printing seems super intresting I want to do atleast once like bringing back some old, cracked and worn out torsos or make something Lego never made, a white button up shirt. Nothing else really fun to see Lego evolving to the point we can print our own minifigs officially I'd say it as a win-win stradegy

your vids have periodically appeared in my feed and I love the way you structure and edit them. They usually make my day better. Thank you my guy

Lego customs are great and niche so as someone who also does mega bloks/Construx customs making these toys is a great hobby to get into.

Really nice video! I'm interested in getting into customs for stuff like TCS figures/designs and niche things like the clone engineer, but there's just so many different companies out there, that I don't really know where to start, not to mention confusing websites like GCC. Would be nice if someone created a list of well known/liked custom creators and the types of stuff they make, along with links to stuff they have made or are selling.

The world will end when Arizona tea goes above 0.99 $

Decal has always been my way to go for customs but that’s because I haven’t man handled them and only use them as display. So far no peeling even with the ones I’ve decaled two+ years ago. But it’s definitely a route that needs a ton of practice and patience to get right. But once you do getting a full decal figure could cost only like $4-8 bucks per figure. AV have definitely my go to place to get decals and they release misprinted bodies(not that badly misprinted foe cheap)

34:32 If you'd done your job, known your place we'd all be fine right no- memory of the great times it used to be...

glad someone else remembers and appreciates base 327

Nobleartist my goat✊🏽😔

Ngl this video is gold

Maaan I sharpied so many clones after little-kid-me discovered MGF's channel back in 2008

35:35 THE VINTAGE COLLECTION STAYS ON TOP 🔝

another awesome essay, feels so nice when you find a sick ass creator with a sound mind, perspective and outlook. if you doo see this and are bored, where's your profile image from?

omg i have had base 327 in the back of my head for over a decade but could not for the life of me remember what it was called or find it online anywhere. thank you

Holy shit base 327 that’s some nostalgia right there

Ive exclusively stuck with CAC. Their style is the best and I dont mind the price when I get the best (imo) version of a character. Ive invested prolly easy 500 to 700 euro into them and now my interest is on Dragon Ball S.H Figuarts lol still really happy to own everything. Great video, keep it up!

Base 327 will always be close to my heart

very nice and in-depth video! i do have a question for you, do you have any experiences with "Orbital Minifigures" (formerly Classic Minifigures i believe) as i was thinking of buying they're classic style jango as ive always wanted a jango and you cant get an official one for under $50 nowadays, but with all this drama and quality issues im not sure who to buy from, i also live in the UK so some sellers are no go for me as international shipping usually costs more than the figure itself, but yeah if you have any experience or know any good sellers that are UK-based please let me know

36:00 Aqua blended in too damn well man

Awesome, that quiet time was in there, lmao

Nothing related to lego, but im glad to meet another girls last tour enjoyer

Im surprised that you did not mention AV Figures even once during this video considering the sheer influence on the community and how long they've been around for lol But also yeah I really do agree with the redundant releases of remodels or new versions of figures. The market in general really is getting overwhelming

I ordered the "printed arm replacements" for the new battle packs from LegoEmpire and it took 4 months to get and didnt even come with the shock trooper arms. Zero communication either

I thank GCC for actually improving my consumeristic nature and now i rarely buy lego or stuff in general which i don't really want

11:34 I can't imagine anyone who hadn't added hair and a ski mask with a sharpie. The worse part is a few years later, when you realise that you have ruined almost all of your LEGO.

CAC is probably my favorite. Their quality is the best, and I think their prices are pretty fair.

45:30 * Minecraft cave noise * playes

Good video, always good to see you upload fren :3

good video 👍

As someone who also got the republic frigate when it first came out it hurts to see what you did to commander Wolffe

I’m surprised that you did a collab with ALC

This video comes the exact same day I start considering getting customs to fill in the gaps in my collection and Fixing my Padme head piece or adding more named 501st characters to the group. I wish there was someone making Dash Rendar torsos :(

“It’s your money… do whatever the f*ck you want with it”😂😂