LEGO 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van detailed building review 

Very nice review! In your opinion is this new set a must have or a nice-to-have for folks who already have the first version of the van?

@@AB0BA_69 I wouldn't say it's a must have. A decent build with nice solutions here and there and some clever functions, but as I said in the review it lacks the wow factor for me that I felt with the Ecto-1 and the Porsche 911.

As soon as i saw that the t2 was released i quickly typed in racing brick and the video was here.thx for making this video

@@RacingBrick I would like to know what the piece weight of the bus is

Classic van, classic set.

Yeah the T1 is way more recognisable but this seems to fit in with the rest of the Creator Expert vehicles in terms of complexity, looks and size. Personally I'd rather they waited a bit more and just given us a remake of the T1

@@joevictor53 Then there is no reason to have the original i guess

I think it's very much a personal preference. The previous one had more "iconic" details that are easy to associate even if they are not super accurate. The windshield's curvature is clearly a limitation of the material, LEGO needs to stick to their own designs as well. The front lights should definitely point straight and not outwards, but for me that's all about the front.

But this van seems a little familiar from back to the future but a little different and yes t2 is reconizable too as a hippie van too but not as much as the t1

I will buy it to and put it next to my V1

@@MrSouleater5000 nice

Unfortunately, it's already gone off the official Lego site. That's a strange paradox. The first one lasted for 9 years and the second one didn't last even 2 years. It's sad because it's a really nice set with cool little functions

I like that Lego gets this far with just lego, as it will always looks square. Just look at the first version

Somehow, despite all the rounded slopes, it feels not round enough, right?

@@rc-fannl7364 It looks like a brick. The front really ruins the model

As a surfer with a VW van I can confirm that 100% of van driving surfers keep their surfboard inside the van.

Thanks! I can share things here as well... first I wouldn't suggest to include "LEGO" in your channel's name, as sooner or later TLG could ask you to change it. I suggest to check out the fair play brochure on lego.com, that has a lot of dos and don'ts about the trademark usage. Filming - (my equipment is totally overkill for LEGO videos, you really don't need all this to make decent content) - Panasonic GH5 with 12-60mm, Olympus 45mm f1.8, Laowa 7.5mm, Panasonic 100-300mm, Olympus OMD EM-10 III, GoPro 7 Audio - I usually take notes during building and record audio after I have all the footage Filming tips - You can pretty much see the angles used on the videos, nothing special. Get a decent light and a paper photo background (preferably not white as it'll be washed out), but there are no strict rules here so just find a look that you like as a starting point and then you can develop your own setup.

Yeah I know, too many exciting stuff scheduled for the weekend ;)

Lol, from the creator expert perspective I wouldn't mind :D

@@RacingBrick yep, but that's embarrassing for the Technic theme 😂

I personally would like to see a vehicle that has Technic levels of functionality, while having Creator Expert looks, and Lego seems to have listened to me.

@@Dadudi hopefully they keep adding heavy equipment to the Technic lineup! Plenty of functions to add!

This is the version that Lego builds. The picture of the designers V2 van is not the righ version ^^ hin-fahren.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Interview-Camper-im-Portra%CC%88t-Britta-im-Bulli-T2-Baujahr-1972_2.jpg

I've heard "JDM" so many times, but I don't know what it means. Could you explain it

@@Snuifduif198 "Japanese Domestic Market" - Cars that were only made for Japanese market. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_domestic_market Although a misconseption, people commonly use it for Japanese-made cars. Although some configurations of cars were only available in Japan as well, making them hard or impossible to find elsewhere. Kei cars are predominantly Japan-oriented for example.

@@syclone thank you

Stickers not matching actual lego bricks color is really common. What did you expect.

The pins are color coded for a reason. I tried to build alternative sets with fully black interior, fully black pins of 3-4 different kind, and it's a nightmare even for someone experienced. I also tested that with casual builders, they hated it and used incorrect parts all the time. Agree on the box design, it really needs to be more colorful. The model's stability is not that bad, the only sensitive section I noticed so far is the front bumper.

@@RacingBrick I agree it's a little tough, but it was possible a few years ago back when LEGO sets were still labeled for kids. Even length axles in black and uneven ones in lbg worked also fine. Maybe people nowadays are more unfocused and want things the easy way. You can see this by the increasing thickness of instructions which almost trippled compared to 10 years ago. Imagine how much paper could be saved...

@@R0Sch88 but pieces were still color coded back then with black and lbg, and pins were not all black either :) Nowadays we have more colors on the axles, but as I see the yellow/red ones are used when there's a differentiation needed and the axle itself is not really visible. I've seen designers focusing more on the visible parts and using a matching color if available (e.g. black 2L axles) and if the design really asks for it.

Wait maybe 10 years or more or less

Mine too might have fallen off but next time I will not get it high and put something easily removable wheel stopper

There's ways to clean yellowed parts that would certainly be cheaper than bying additional legos

@@kaisattelberg5548 I am aware of hydrogen peroxide but fore that didn't help restore the pieces

Just FYI, the Colosseum is way bigger than the T1 :)

Ik, 9000 parts to be exact

And more expensive

Hi, this is the other channel, I'm the one who likes Technic ;) I don't think there'd be an easy way to replicate the curves better without introducing a bunch of new elements. I'm not a VW van expert but for me it looks ok, and the functions really improve the quality experience.

It would look totally out of scale

@@RacingBrick that what i mean,i think it would look Funny,that thought remind me that cliche from classic kids show where Is big truck/camion And small driver

Totally agree. What were they thinking?