Making 7 Lego Star Wars minifigures BETTER

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In this video I’m upgrading 7 Lego Star Wars minifigures using only official Lego parts so a purist upgrade basically. Some of them are pretty straight-forward but some are more intricate like the Grievous one. Most of them are pretty easy/cheap and you can repeat after me.
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0:12 Grievous upgrade
2:00 R2-D2 upgrade
2:52 Bossk upgrade
4:34 Dual molded legs upgrades
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@auditect950 Месяц назад

So you're telling me that the official Grievous is shorter than you expected?

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

hahaha I see what you did there! :D

@Legendzzz-nc9wb Месяц назад

Your grevious will make a fine addition to my collection

@BARTENT Месяц назад

Canon

@OnestudGabe Месяц назад

Hahahaha that was a good one

@iwritestoriesinmyfreetime Месяц назад

**cough** Jedi scum!

@dylthepickle4392 Месяц назад

Grevious upgrade was genius

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

thank you!

@DeadLiftGaming-wr7ln 28 дней назад

General grievous is Underated, which is why he's still my favorite Star Wars character.

@tippydaug525 Месяц назад

I'm gonna be honest with you, when I saw you were doing a brick-built grievous I had my doubts but HOLY COW that looks phenomenal

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you! There are a few variations to this method out there too, but I like mine because it's pretty easy and stable

@dklee20118 29 дней назад

@@br1ckmate what if you don't have the right pieces

@dexterdexter8208 Месяц назад

“Now our R2 has a 3rd leg” Brickmate, 2024

@Drew_stopmotion 29 дней назад

What??

@dexterdexter8208 20 дней назад

⁠@@Drew_stopmotion”3rd leg” is slang term for a gigantic cock

@thefightoffaith Месяц назад

The Greavos upgrade is my fave. They all look so good. The first Greavos upgrade, the second one is all right

@mrBluesky1986 Месяц назад

Dude thats the best looking general grievous upgrade ive ever seen

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

thank you!

@elecmagpulse7385 Месяц назад

I’m personally ok with the official Bossk being regular minifigure proportions, but your upgrade to the older fig looks really great too! Also that Grievous is pure genius.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks! Yeah I can see how Bossk upgrade can be considered as unnecessary but still wanted to give it a shot

@leonardodavinchi7693 Месяц назад

We all know this video is made for the Grievous upgrade ...And rightfully so

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

you got me haha

@comfortzone9998 Месяц назад

Very impressed with the grievous, great work.

@br1ckmate 29 дней назад

Thank you!

@BombasticLion Месяц назад

The bossk arms are surprisingly good but jdk if I'm convinced with just putting 1x1s in his feet but that was really the only way to give him the extra height he needed

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Yeah I'm on the fence with plates too but this was best variant, anything else looked even worse. Tbh if lego had dual molded yellow/sand green legs that'd be perfect

@Aglorykon Месяц назад

That custom Grievous torso looks so good, i especially like the neck connection The R2 third leg is pretty common usage, still nice looking Bossk upgrade one is unique, never seen someone adding longer arms to him With the rest of figure, the dual molded legs are truly game changers, it's sad that LEGO uses plain ones most of the time what makes these figures less accurate

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Tanookicatoon Месяц назад

The fact that Bosk could be upgraded that well with official parts is so amazing, it's any wonder LEGO themselves haven't done this.

@br1ckmate 29 дней назад

Yess, same question

@juancastellanoz3675 Месяц назад

That grievous figure looks fuckin awesome

@lanefaulhaber875 29 дней назад

That general grievous is legendary.

@sethtfp2373 Месяц назад

No idea why they don’t give the imperial officers dual-molded legs, looks so much better…

@bricklizard Месяц назад

that general grevious build just earned you a sub- thats the best design ive ever seen for it

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks and welcome!

@Dean-sm5rt Месяц назад

Does anyone remember the older General Grievous minifig?

@skyshark9381 Месяц назад

yeah, lego's come a long way since then. That figure had zero printing just pure white

@blockomaniac Месяц назад

i love that fig lol, its so goofy

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

I have one but with cracked neck :x

@MrsAnnie-yb4ro Месяц назад

Yes and I loved it❤❤❤

@TheFirstCurse1 Месяц назад

Yep. He was one of my first figures as a kid with the 2007 Soulless One. I lost him though. I think he either fell down the vent or one of my friends stole him. I'm still not sure where he ever went.

@linehult_bricks Месяц назад

That grievous build is perfect im bout to make one

@Ako-LP Месяц назад

That Grevious is LEGIT

@naviwolffe Месяц назад

W grievous, I’m gonna do it but with the tan version.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks! Tan version also looks hot, make sure to use tan plates for the chest too

@user-ju7qy2hv6e Месяц назад

You NEED to make this a series.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Already cooking another one specifically for clones figures 👀

@philbofettiArchive 27 дней назад

Your grievous design is pretty sick, surprisingly detailed for how few pieces you used. Another design I've seen, which I've applied to my grievous figure was extending out all of his limbs by using a dark bluish grey droid arm on each limb, connected by clipping the joints illegally. Looks pretty menacing and gives him a better height with the extra arm piece on the legs.

@NiiRubra Месяц назад

It is interesting to me that, for all of them I was content with the original, but then the upgraded versions just looked so much better when I saw them, and now I just prefer those.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

haha sorry! :D

@midniteraptor1474 Месяц назад

Upgraded Grievous is so cool!

@LordFindogask734 Месяц назад

Firstly, amazing improvements! Secondly, yeah the old Grievous torso mold is obsolete in my book. The fact that you managed to put so many details, make the figure taller, AND more poseable is phenomenal.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Trikeboy2 Месяц назад

The rest are fine but the Grievous should become the official Grievous.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Prime508 Месяц назад

Literally tho

@MarcoFerrari-ks9uh 13 дней назад

Now Greivus can defeay GENERAL KENOBI

@kingston5469 14 дней назад

The real General Grievous would approve of the upgrades although he submits to no one

@NiftysArt 20 дней назад

as a grievous owner, taking him apart is too scary 😂

@br1ckmate 20 дней назад

In my experience if it's not overplayed with it should be fine :)

@NiftysArt 20 дней назад

@@br1ckmate That’s why he’s got a large bag!!

@Nightram- 18 дней назад

Wich is why I take apart alll droids and grievious. Because even just standing still not being used. The links break. I could have had an droid army by now, but they have all been breaking something. Even normal arms on a minifig cracks up. Lego is like a car. You need to replace pieces from time to time😂

@hubbybubby7867 16 дней назад

⁠@@br1ckmateas a child who played with him….. that is so. so very true.

@dutchmansmine9053 8 дней назад

My brother used to have one, after about a year he was held together by blu tack

@PallyKalhi Месяц назад

Do you think you could give me a list of the pieces you used for the grevious build? I really want to glow up my little angry cyborg man.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Yeah sure, 1x1 round plate with open stud, bar 1l with angled hollow stud, 1x1 round tile quarter, 1x1 brick with studs on 4 sides, bar 1l with 1x1 round plate with hollow stud, plate 1x1 with bar handle on long stem

@PallyKalhi Месяц назад

@@br1ckmate holy crap thank you! I'm gonna sniff around for some website I can order these pieces from

@oreotheaxolotl1387 Месяц назад

@@PallyKalhitry bricklink

@derangedfreackingtwistedps5048 Месяц назад

@@PallyKalhipssst...Webrick...

@Shayzis Месяц назад

There should be an inverted cheese slope made just for R2's central foot

@MeSoSoup252 Месяц назад

Grievous looks great! 🎉

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you! I think he's awesome too, whole new level for this fig

@Superdude4001 Месяц назад

lego really said "general grievious, your shorter than i expected" lol

@Taron_HaiTar Месяц назад

By far, Grievous conversion is the best, thanks for showing it to me!

@IandE_Brix Месяц назад

That general greivus upgrade is fire 🔥

@witchii Месяц назад

That grievous design looks really good! It's wild that lego still doesn't use dual molded legs for so many figures that would need them

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@mfknbumblebee Месяц назад

Your grievous is so simple yet so effective!! I’ve always thought the official one was too short. Also, for R2’s third leg, you can use a lipstick piece instead to make one that’s easier to remove

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@thekingofcookies4877 Месяц назад

That Grievous upgrade is so perfect, I almost want to get a Grievous just to do this.

@austinbunting105 26 дней назад

Tbh just get a knockoff it’s like 3 bucks and looks pretty similar if your on a tight bufget

@thekingofcookies4877 22 дня назад

@@austinbunting105 I only get knock offs when I can’t get the character naturally…Lego Star Wars aftermarket is fucked so knock off it is!

@MikeMunroMWD Месяц назад

think they are all great, but as everyone else says, General Grievous is just awesome. I am struggling (visual impairment is worse on screens) to make out all the pieces used, can someone post a wee inventory for me, please? Love the Bossk arms and height addition.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

1x1 round plate with open stud, bar 1l with angled hollow stud, 1x1 round tile quarter, 1x1 brick with studs on 4 sides, bar 1l with 1x1 round plate with hollow stud, plate 1x1 with bar handle on long stem

@MikeMunroMWD Месяц назад

@@br1ckmate sweet, thank you

@slightlydapperdwarf49 28 дней назад

One thing that bugs me with the greivous is putting the pieces for the torso in light grey. but for the Clone Wars microseries, I feel like the light grey works better.

@turbkeysamdwich1880 Месяц назад

one of the things I didn't like about the general grevious that lego made was that you couldn't turn his head left or right but with this design you can which is really cool.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

yess, hidden feature :D

@Nicholas-darth122 22 дня назад

General Grievous was the best one

@Antlinius 26 дней назад

The grievous is amazing! I always thaught the ep3 lego grievous was to big like it was the same mold as for clone wars grievous. He is a bit thinner in the 3rd movie and you nailed that design🎉

@br1ckmate 25 дней назад

Thank you!

@aspenEarthmover Месяц назад

grievous design is AWESOME! Im getting back into lego and when I was a lot younger General Grievous was my favorite character in anything ever, the upgraded version makes his arms and body look waaay more like the movies/shows, and the new torso adds so much more play and variation with what you can do (eg: the scene where kenobi shoots him in the guts)

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

yess, and it also works great as display! Thanks for kind words

@watership02 Месяц назад

I can't be the only one who thought of something different when I heard "R2's third leg"

@TheDoom_slayer Месяц назад

Exactly what I thought too

@br1ckmate 29 дней назад

🌚

@Miszuq 17 дней назад

i love that Grievous design, but i think that to make it the 2003 one it needs a few changes like the legs, they have a completely different shape in the cartoon that in the movie also the neck, but that's a bit hard to do cuz lego hasn't made a non-hunched grievous head :(

@roi-77 15 дней назад

I believe they have made a non-hunched head, but it's for the older style of Grievous that was tied in with episode 3 instead of the TCW series. It's kind of in that odd/uncanny style that the older yoda head was in, but it might work

@Miszuq 14 дней назад

@@roi-77 yea but it has no printed eyes and a weird neck

@Trey_816 10 дней назад

I upgraded my Padmé (2023 gunship version) with dual molded legs.

@br1ckmate 9 дней назад

dual molded legs make all the difference, great job!

@Martincitoxd 23 дня назад

I love the General Grievous, I build it and look amazing, thank you

@TheFirstCurse1 Месяц назад

This is how Grevious should be done going forward. I always disliked how the extra arms are attached to the other arms.

@puchechechonga6398 Месяц назад

general grievous now looks badass as hell

@frogmeister4593 22 дня назад

I wasn’t paying attention for a second and then I hear third leg and I thought I was watching a different video for a sec 💀

@aezvetys 21 день назад

ayo?

@RevelationWitten Месяц назад

Love the video. I like general grevious a lot more. Because the brick built torso reminds me more of lego. Then the first one just made me think of knock off lego. Also i think this video was a great way to mix it up compared to the first two.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@mattespoart5019 22 дня назад

As simple fix to the R2 third leg, which is what I did with all my astromech droids, is to use the same triangle piece with a *”LEGO Half Pin with Stud”* technic piece

@br1ckmate 22 дня назад

It does not work with newer R2 body pieces

@Stormtrooper_in_coffe_shop Месяц назад

i really liked that grievious

@warhead5225 28 дней назад

The upgrade on Bossk wouldn’t work if you have his most recent version, which has his toes printed on. He’d have 2 pairs of feet if I used my Bossk lol. Looks great tho. That grievous especially, just simply amazing. Seriously thinking about upgrading my grievous now

@br1ckmate 28 дней назад

Thank you! Yeah Bossk upgrade only works with older version, also because he’s in bright yellow and long arms are available only in yellow

@TheRealSealStudios Месяц назад

Woah, that grievous is just incredible! And youre really pickinv up now, flad to see your incredible designs get more steam :)

@samuelliddell6715 Месяц назад

I like the R2-D2 custom 😃👍.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks! Credit to whoever came up with this, I don't remember where I saw it first honestly

@drumsonsnow Месяц назад

For r2, get rid of the stud and use the lipstick piece to attach the cheese slope. Puts it at a better angle

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

I agree lipstick woud probably help with the angle but can't get rid of the stud, otherwise cheese slope would not connect to the bar

@auditect950 Месяц назад

Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin from the 2012 set Palpatine's arrest will also look up-to-date if you update their legs (Episode I Obi-Wan for Agen Kolar, and Episode II Anakin for Saesee Tiin).

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

darn, someday I'll get my hands on Palpatine's arrest

@auditect950 Месяц назад

@@br1ckmate I recommend it, it's an amazing set!

@-_SekinoSekine_- 24 дня назад

I love General Grievous! 😃

@monkeyscoutstudios 24 дня назад

These all look amazing!! Especially General Grievous!

@Krondon-SSR Месяц назад

Ooookay Grievous build is insane

@STARSMemberX Месяц назад

For R2, I always use 89678 (4.85 BUSH FRICTION WITH KNOB) with 54200 (ROOF TILE 1X1X2/3)

@mastermouldie Месяц назад

That Grievous looks awesome, great video! For my R2 I use 24246 & 32828 and from the side this looks pretty cool. It also flattens to nearly any surface as you can rotate the tile. Might be worth trying.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks! Just tried 24246 & 32828, looks cool too!

@Taron_HaiTar Месяц назад

The "salad" green square pins on Bossk legs is a neat way to show, that he often (or never) wears shoes on his feet!

@AramKayal 27 дней назад

Lol third leg

@br1ckmate 27 дней назад

@RiddlerQM 23 дня назад

Nice bossk blaster!

@Dreadder Месяц назад

that grievous is fire

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Oliver-dn9gw Месяц назад

For R2’s third leg I use the cheese slope and 1x1 round plate with hole too, but instead of the short bar I use the lipstick minifigure accessory. Looks pretty much the same as your version, but I think it’s a cool alternative if you only have the lipstick piece.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

that's a great idea, I've heard it reduces the gap between R2's body and open stud, because with my method there is teeny tiny gap there, but I don't have a lipstick piece :p

@WazzpinatorReviews-or1zb Месяц назад

I prefer to use a half-pun with a stud on the end, with a cheese slope on the stud, then inserted in the peg hole, as this is what LEGO uses in the games, and works well.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

@@WazzpinatorReviews-or1zbthis only works on older R2s body if I’m not mistaken

@kacperk6484 Месяц назад

I wasn't *that* much into LEGO Star Wars when sets with Grievous were around and it kinda hurts me 😅, but if LEGO releases something with him in 2025 (Revenge of the Sith 20th anniversary), I'll certainly do your modification

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

I so hope they do, RoTS sets can be insane if they put in the effort

@kacperk6484 Месяц назад

@@br1ckmate there's strong potential for at least 4 dioramas: Palpatines arrest/I am the senate, Mustafar duel/highground, Obi-Wan vs Grievous/hello there, Execute order 66

@videos-wf1fq Месяц назад

I know its not official lego but I bought 2 fake ones in a nock off battle pack for $20 on amazon and it came with like 20 something various droids, most of which are indistinguishable from Lego. the quality of the Grevious figures is slightly lower but honestly they're almost indistinguishable

@Your.typical.German. Месяц назад

@@br1ckmateI love star wars and I got 5 Lego Star Wars sets. Amazing builds

@redandblueliberation233 Месяц назад

I think for the R2 upgrade, you can add a 1x2 plate to each leg so the third leg could sit flat on the ground.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

I tried that and it does help a little but still overall I think it messes with the look

@kacperk6484 Месяц назад

This video popped out on my main page an I don't regret watching it. When you were editing captain Antilles I looked randomly on my LEGO shelf and noticed the guy from dinosaur skeletons set has exact those dual-molded legs and I can actually make the modification myself, thank you :D

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

you are most welcome! :D

@MRBRICKSTHE2ND Месяц назад

I need to make general grievous but there’s 3 pieces I don’t have

@G31M1 Месяц назад

Same here bro ;(

@businessbingus9826 Месяц назад

The modifications on the figures make them all look so much better, they’re really impressive!, also I know it technically doesn’t connect, but you can use a curved tooth piece to make R2’s middle leg sit flat on the ground,

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

thank you! Will try the tooth method for sure!

@nathangreutman7040 Месяц назад

Love these cool ideas! Inspirational

@Miszuq Месяц назад

okay, to be honest this Grievous looks much MUCH better than what i expected, and now i need it, but i can't afford a new grievous figure and my current one has a lot damaged printing and loose parts :(

@maw8533 21 день назад

i wonder if there is a better combination of parts to get better arm articulation for general grievous? the body is perfect but the arm articulation is the only thing lacking

@br1ckmate 20 дней назад

Hmm there might be, especially with new pieces constantly coming out, might look into it!

@maw8533 20 дней назад

i have found a solution but unfortunately for some it involves breaking a piece. the ends of the long rubber web slinging piece fit perfectly onto the bars that form his shoulders. connecting the arms to that piece instead of the bars allows for a lot better range of movement. i wonder if there are any pieces on their own that would fit in the same way

@jeantromeur4766 Месяц назад

I used the same legs you used for the mandalorian commando for my cad bane minifig from set 8128, funny to see that

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Ohh yes, I imagine how they'd work great on him too

@Kubuszka Месяц назад

OMG dude you are so good, im big fan of lego SW and its crazy 🔥🔥🔥

@Kubuszka Месяц назад

+ Grievous is my fav ❤ I will change my General for a BETTER one 😎

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Equinox-ki2mq 20 дней назад

Whats the piece that attaches Grievous’s head to the new body?

@br1ckmate 20 дней назад

Piece number is 79194

@ezustsilver Месяц назад

2:41 Not a problem, you just need two 1x2 white plate for each of the side legs and your done

@user-ze7jn2vu1x Месяц назад

nice job man i love the general grivious

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@IandE_Brix Месяц назад

A white lipstick peice would be better for r2

@MegaPokefan97 27 дней назад

One thing to (hopefully) make R2's third leg flush: Add two 1x2 whit plates to R2's Feet.

@br1ckmate 27 дней назад

tried that, he looks too high/bulky :(

@MegaPokefan97 27 дней назад

@@br1ckmate fair

@Casual_guy1234 27 дней назад

@br1ckmate you can use that pin thing with the stud on the top then a white stud then a white cheese slope

@Casual_guy1234 27 дней назад

@@br1ckmateoh wait you did that

@CAJfur Месяц назад

The R2 upgrade is something I've always done for my astros. But it does bother me that it doesn't meet the ground fully. Great upgrades all around though, especially grievous.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thanks!

@legacyfilms7597 Месяц назад

Please do magna guards!! that grievous looks amazing

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

That's the one I was planning to do actually :)

@Taron_HaiTar Месяц назад

For R2D2 technic "shaft-pin" could do as a replacement for that black part, I think.

@superheroes2.0yt Месяц назад

2:33 what kind of third leg🤨🧐

@andrearamunno8103 Месяц назад

We Need an R2 droid whit the head that can turn

@br1ckmate 29 дней назад

That would be amazing!

@wanderingaming5805 Месяц назад

The arms for the mandolorian look incredible! I’m going to have to get more of that figure for more custom stuff

@Dragsio4 Месяц назад

3:52 Another good choice are the legs from Bad Batch minifigures and pearl dark gray arms, it gives it a more modern look.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

agreed! Might try that out

@skyler2762 Месяц назад

some really good mods!

@isengarde9490 27 дней назад

There is a piece I might use to replace the Grievous neck hinge that would allow his head to move up and down but not shift to side. Piece no: 26047

@br1ckmate 26 дней назад

I think this will offset the neck too much

@marcuskruger7567 Месяц назад

You are forgetting about how R2 can swivel his head 360 degrees. How would you go about fixing that?

@RevelationWitten Месяц назад

A circle two by two piece with one stud on top.

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

haven't found any good looking solution for that yet unfortunately

@marcuskruger7567 Месяц назад

@@br1ckmate Oh. That's ok.

@commanderbrickbreaker45 Месяц назад

Maybe that piece with one of the taller versions of that underneath it that has the Technic pinholes on both sides they used for Chopper (plus one or two of the regular flat 2x2 round plates)@@RevelationWitten

@MikeyC_22 Месяц назад

LOVE IT!

@br1ckmate Месяц назад

Thank you!

@varulven0479 29 дней назад

Darnit… know I want that mando too 😢😅😂 4:29

@nomletparti2622 Месяц назад

To be fair, the grievous figure is slouched over. He usually is.

@mbphilipblack8993 Месяц назад

😭😭😭😭😭 I have all the pieces for the Grievous mod but no Grievous lol he'd make a fine addition to my collection the next set i'll get him in. With the R2 try using the bar Tooth Piece in white it has a curve to it and is quite short