The fact this mad lad starts every episode walking backwards down a twisting stairway absolutely LITTERED with Lego and doesn't hit a single one or miss a single step means there must be some dark magic or something involved on this channel
7:55 those black tubes are just water lines either cooling or heating the mold. The plastic is injected from the back from a massive barrel that is extremely hot.
They are always "cooling". The warm plastic do heat them good after some hours if u don't cool them. But ofcourse u need some heat in them to be able to inject the plastic inside. The hottest we run some molds are around 70c.
Not saying this is why but it's a huge plus for Lego that you've won Lego Masters. You've gotten a huge boost in your relationship with Lego and making content with this new found success for your own channel also helps Lego PR-wise. It's basically Free Advertising+ for them, not that they needed it anyway. Guess it's really a win-win for everyone, even viewers of your channel. Can't speak for the other contestants lol
He is specifically a business person. A pitch man. He makes mention of his startups on lego masters. Lego using Lego Masters to introduce these things makes a ton of sense. It's good PR for lego.
Goinq down the stairs, walking backwards around your priceless lego collection, looking straight at the camera and speaking eloquently about the topic of the video. Each of these is a skill hard enough now imagine it ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Impressive.
The other day I dug out an old book I have, “The World of LEGO Toys”, from 1987, which includes a chapter all about the manufacturing process as well as packaging. I was really hoping that you’d get to show them packing the boxes up close as I suspect the general process probably hasn’t changed much between then and now. The book specifically points out the surprising amount of automation for the time and that there weren’t many employees roaming around. It also found at least seven different ways to brag about how high LEGO’s standards of quality are compared to any other company that produces injection-molded plastic products.
Great, now I'm obsessed with getting to see more of the inside of that book, after seeing it on BrickTsar's channel just recently! I want to build the big gray pyramid with the skyscrapers near the back of the book.
@@Sinjinator It's a great time capsule of what great MOCs were like before they were even called MOCs. There's an elegant simplicity in the now rudimentary selection of parts that in no way limited the builders' creativity.
The sheer engineering and craftmanship to design the moulds and machines, let alone the lego, is just incredible. I am also a diehard warhammer hobbiest, and its rare to ever get to see the duel, and now quad, injection machines. It is an extremely high skilled job, and most people in the industry are snapped up by big medical companies (thats where the real money is in mould design now), so seeing how amazing these factories are is like art in itself. So thankyou for showing this. It makes me appreciate what it takes to get our hobby in our hands.
Wow, thank you, Chris and Robert! and thank you to LEGO for letting you publish this! I loved seeing LEGO manufcaturing in action. LEGO has such an amazing system for manufacturing all these bricks and pieces and getting those to the many millions of customers around the world. Definitely the Ministry of LEGO Magick.
For info, the tubes at the side of the mold carry coolant water, not plastic. The plastic comes form behind the fixed side of the mold, behind that part is a heated tube with a hydraulic piston that pushes the plastic into the mold. Also these are cold runner molds, meaning the mold makes the Lego parts and a bit of plastic called the "sprue" that gets ground back into plastic and put back into the machine.
Thanks to you for giving Lego a channel that is only focus of the brand to be seen as a wonderful toy. That is why Lego can intrust in you and not others. It is a hard line to hold but you have the past history to prove it.
Incredible! What an experience to be given such access!! Thank you for thinking of your subscribers along the way and capturing it for all of us to see as well!
The random Bionicle figure in the factory is right next to a trophy, a pink house, and two castle sets. It could be either a reward/trophy shelf for an unknown contest, or prototypes for other sets.
After seeing the endless bins at the end, I REALLY want a horror game set in a LEGO factory in which the monsters build themselves out of Lego with the signature lego building sound.
Truly a Willy Wonka expernice! Which I also guess the wearhouse at the end is where the Denmark Pick a brick orders is picked from. And thanks for sharing looked like you guys had a blast!
Those black lines do not inject the granules into the mold: those tubes are for the used coolant. The granules are emulsified by an injection screw. Once the injection in complete, pressure is kept on the plastic until the parts are cooled down enough that they keep their shape when removed from the mold.
thank you so much for showing this off, you were my favorite team to watch on the show. my favorite episode/ build was probably the chair or the car(and the finale obviously). Also, when is your lego set going to be in stores in canada?
"the 2 tubes" don't inject plastic. There part of the cooling circle and just contain water. The plastic gets injected on the opposite side of where the parts leave on the conveyor belt. Tubes would just break as the plastic gets injected with around 1000 bar (14500 psi).
I came to this video because I'm currently updating the fire alarm system to a lego factory and as cool as LEGOs are, this dude has an unhealthy enthusiasm of a toy. Glad he can make a living off of it
Your collection is so impressive but I wonder it must take a while to dust your sets. I find it cool to see your ships hanging from the ceiling but Id be afraid to try that with my ships in case one drop on the ground. Still its great to see your collection and your visit in Billund Thanks for sharing your passion with us
of all things im really interested in seeing more of the sprues, i wanna see how they arrange parts on them, it’s something ive been curious about for a while now
The tubes on the mold should be water that goes into the mold to keep it at the right temperature.platic actually gets injected into mold through an opening in the mold from a chamber that cooks the plastic to correct melting temp. Then into mold to cool down.
I love that at the start of this video I was like "this guy looks familiar, how do I know him? OH YEAH! Atrioc watched all 9 hours of the Bionicle video" lmao
Had no idea you had a RU-vid channel and I’m so happy I just found it. Congrats on winning Lego masters and can’t wait to see more awesome content like this 🎉
Interesting. Many sites were selling the Lego set with pink tyres in Dec 2023. Also if you have a toy shop etc, the trade shows in January are great to attend and if you're able to get an appointment with Lego, you'll get to sign an NDA and can get a look at the upcoming sets for the entire year prior to them being released. I have done this many times in London. Their stand is basically a huge Lego Brick enclosed so you can't see inside like other booths. But it's fun to see the sets for the entire year before everyone else does (and of course place certain orders, especially as most of us placed some of the Christmas orders by March (9 months early!). Sadly LEGO are not very good at delivering what is ordered though, it's about 50/50 whether or not they deliver on exactly what you ordered unlike other toy sellers/distributors. LEGO definitely like creating demand and underproducing on purpose, as well as not caring too much for independent businesses/toy stores selling Lego. But the LEGO reps were always nice.
Slight correction: the robotic arms at 4:33 are actually cleaning lids for the boxes that LEGO is stored in, they aren't producing them :) Just a good ol clean :D
I have never been so excited for a suggested RU-vid video. My 7 year olds cheered for you guys the entire season and I can't wait to get home from school to show them this. Congratulations guys! We are all big fans!
That’s great that some Legos are still made there. Only Legos that we get here in Korea are made in China. Still the price is the same. So people are more and more reluctant to buy Legos these days. How do we know that it’s different from fake legos out there?
What do you mean by "fake legos" ? Lego has not invented these bricks - they are just the most well known company cause they constantly bully any competition with bogus legal filings.
@@ABaumstumpf Lego owns patents for them. Yes, there are some fake "Legos", and the main difference is that the real ones actually have "Lego" on each stud's top.
@@HeidiKohne "Lego owns patents for them." Nope, not even close. "and the main difference is that the real ones actually have "Lego" on each stud's top." Yeah - their trademark.
When you see that amount of Legos being produced. One could wonder if they really can not push prices down to make it affordable for more kids. I think LEGO is making a mistake when kids can not go to the store and buy a set for themself to play with. Also, many parents rather buy a cheap app and the kid will be entertained instead of buying and expensive LEGO set. In the long run, they will lose their customer base.
