Unpopular Opinions about LEGO

[Yperio_Bricks]

Lego is protecting the minifigure at all costs only to give us a mediocre product quite often. Like the aformentioned Eldorado Fortress soldiers and governor. And i can hear all the minifigures with a badly printed not opaque neckline cry.

For me as a customer it would be better when the protection of the minifigure would expire like for most bricks and parts. Competitor companies would flood the marked with everything we wish for and more.

Oh, and why do the other companies produce battlepacks for knights, pirates, orcs and stuff like that and why does Lego does not give us such battlepacks. Battlepacks for all themes should be a no brainer and on shelves all the time.

[danth]

On 9/8/2024 at 6:16 AM, Horation said:

If only life were that simple, to print fully in white, you need multiple layers of ink, multiple layers=multiple "frames" in the factory=they can't use those spots in the factory for part recolours or new pieces. So they only do it for CMFs, which have a lot of parts spaces in the factory every year. 

Boy, if I never heard corporate propaganda again, it would be too soon.

I don't care what the reason is, and I'm not impressed by supposed "insider" knowledge about Lego's manufacturing process. Every other company can print white. Lego can too.

[Lyichir]

3 hours ago, DonQuixote said:

Do you know that some companies have way better gold and silver bricks than Lego with good quality? Not that horrible pearl gold from Lego. 

My "unpopular opinion" is that I like pearl gold. Always have (especially since the consistency of it improved from how it was circa 2006 when it was introduced). It's so bright and colorful, and unlike lacquered or chrome gold it feels like the same "substance" as other Lego parts, if that makes sense. I'm fine with lacquered or chrome parts every now and then for like special accessories or trim, but pearl gold feels the most versatile to me as a building element—not just because more basic parts have come in that color lately, but also because you can use it for things that are "gold-colored" but not so reflective as to feel gaudy or out of place in a MOC.

Edited September 9, 2024 by Lyichir

[SpacePolice89]

11 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Lego is protecting the minifigure at all costs only to give us a mediocre product quite often. Like the aformentioned Eldorado Fortress soldiers and governor. And i can hear all the minifigures with a badly printed not opaque neckline cry.

For me as a customer it would be better when the protection of the minifigure would expire like for most bricks and parts. Competitor companies would flood the marked with everything we wish for and more.

Oh, and why do the other companies produce battlepacks for knights, pirates, orcs and stuff like that and why does Lego does not give us such battlepacks. Battlepacks for all themes should be a no brainer and on shelves all the time.

Please no!!

[MAB]

13 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

For me as a customer it would be better when the protection of the minifigure would expire like for most bricks and parts. Competitor companies would flood the marked with everything we wish for and more.

 

They already exist, they are just not legal copies.

[Autumn]

15 hours ago, Lyichir said:

My "unpopular opinion" is that I like pearl gold. Always have (especially since the consistency of it improved from how it was circa 2006 when it was introduced). It's so bright and colorful, and unlike lacquered or chrome gold it feels like the same "substance" as other Lego parts, if that makes sense. I'm fine with lacquered or chrome parts every now and then for like special accessories or trim, but pearl gold feels the most versatile to me as a building element—not just because more basic parts have come in that color lately, but also because you can use it for things that are "gold-colored" but not so reflective as to feel gaudy or out of place in a MOC.

Me too. I think all the pearlescent colours are really nice and not overdone. They feel "special" enough to look good and highlight a specific piece, like treasure, but can also be used to either be used as highlights or complimentary elements or even a more central and main part of the build.

7 hours ago, SpacePolice89 said:

Please no!!

That makes me want to scrub my eyes! Amish Majisto!

[SpacePolice89]

1 hour ago, Autumn said:

That makes me want to scrub my eyes! Amish Majisto!

Amish Majisto with green underwear!

[danth]

2 hours ago, SpacePolice89 said:

Amish Majisto with green underwear!

Honestly that is an amazing knock off!

[Stereo]

I was gonna say something about how they managed to cut the part count on a 12 piece set, but I'm not actually sure why it has the 1x2 plate with bar up, so fair enough.  Is it a hat stand?

[Horation]

On 9/9/2024 at 2:44 PM, danth said:

Every other company can print white.

Which ones? 

On 9/9/2024 at 12:41 PM, DonQuixote said:

You're such a Lego loyalist. Everything Lego does, is good and the only way. 

Find when I said that, please do. You are impossible to debate with : Everything anyone does, is bad and the wrong way

 

[DonQuixote]

3 hours ago, Horation said:

Which ones? 

Ktown bricks and Cultbricks do custom high quality printing on Lego bricks.

Cobi has everything printed and their printing is superb. 

Find when I said that, please do. You are impossible to debate with : Everything anyone does, is bad and the wrong way

I have the exact same feeling about you. 

You are the only person I have met here that is defending the Lego company without any criticism. You always have a reason why Lego does something bad and you will defend it any time.

I love Lego, yes I do. Recently bought the Bricklink Mountain Fortress and the new ship of Guardians of the galaxy. Both fantastic sets and I am not even a Marvel fan. The colors and the design of the ship are beautiful. Got it at a good price for €150.Mountain Fortress 340€ here in Europe.I like it even more than the Lion Knights castle .

But Lego has to step up their game with white/light prints. I know they can do it. Look at the CMF dragonborn.Fantastastic!

Bluecoats from Eldorado Fortress: bad , really bad

To quote Jang from Jangbricks: the prints are not bad....

but bad bad .Even Lego knock off minifigs have better printing now. 

And that's why he is a good reviewer. He buys every set himself and is critical. 

Unlike those members of LAN that get their sets for free. You cannot trust their reviews. They are not critical enough. It's basically a product commercial what they call a review. 

Looking forward to the new Lego modular and the imperial flagship (2025)from Bluebrixx. (1m long, 40 cannons ,3 masts with cloth sails and 6000 pieces in brown,white and dark blue with golden decorations. ) For those who are interested in 17th-18th century warships. Because Lego seems not interested to make these. 

Competition is good! 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2024 by DonQuixote

[Horation]

@DonQuixote can you please, for the love of god, just please write your comment BELOW the quote, it's annoying when people make a quote and write their reply within it. 

Agreed about Cobi, haven't bought bluebrixx (Looks very good, I must admit, but they use Gobricks, which are chinese, so I'm hesitant).

As for the rest : Ktown and Cultbricks do look great, I can buy a battlepack (4 figs and a few parts) for less than one of their figures, but they do look fantastic.

1 hour ago, DonQuixote said:

You always have a reason why Lego does something bad and you will defend it any time.

That reason is called Economics, here I'll spell it for you : E-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-s, but considering you buy counterfeits just because you ''hate disney'' (your words, not mine), I can understand if laws of any type are hard to grasp for you, even economic laws...

Anyhoo, have a nice day, hope you find a hobby you enjoy for a change! Goodbye! 

[LegendaryArticuno]

On 9/9/2024 at 4:13 PM, Lyichir said:

My "unpopular opinion" is that I like pearl gold. Always have (especially since the consistency of it improved from how it was circa 2006 when it was introduced). It's so bright and colorful, and unlike lacquered or chrome gold it feels like the same "substance" as other Lego parts, if that makes sense. I'm fine with lacquered or chrome parts every now and then for like special accessories or trim, but pearl gold feels the most versatile to me as a building element—not just because more basic parts have come in that color lately, but also because you can use it for things that are "gold-colored" but not so reflective as to feel gaudy or out of place in a MOC.

100% agree with this, competition can only improve the product, encourage innovation, and ultimately be better for us consumers. It's why every country has anti-trust laws.

Edited September 11, 2024 by LegendaryArticuno

[DonQuixote]

14 hours ago, Horation said:

@DonQuixote can you please, for the love of god, just please write your comment BELOW the quote, it's annoying when people make a quote and write their reply within it. 

Agreed about Cobi, haven't bought bluebrixx (Looks very good, I must admit, but they use Gobricks, which are chinese, so I'm hesitant).

As for the rest : Ktown and Cultbricks do look great, I can buy a battlepack (4 figs and a few parts) for less than one of their figures, but they do look fantastic.

That reason is called Economics, here I'll spell it for you : E-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-s, but considering you buy counterfeits just because you ''hate disney'' (your words, not mine), I can understand if laws of any type are hard to grasp for you, even economic laws...

Anyhoo, have a nice day, hope you find a hobby you enjoy for a change! Goodbye! 

I am not stupid. I followed economics and my hobbies are reading cosmology and quantummechanics. 

That's spelled q-u-a-n-t-u-m-m-e-c-h-a-n-i-c-s. 

Gobricks are Chinese and they are good. Little bit more clutch power. Some love it, some hate it. 

I didn't bought the Black Pearl from Bluebrixx because I hate Disney but because the Lego version is too expensive. Also the Black Pearl is designed by MocYourBricks. It's design is way superior than the Lego version. It was Mouldking who stole the design of his Moc. At least MocYourBricks gets compensated by Bluebrixx. I know, they don't have the license but the ship is not called Black Pearl. 

And now the designer can with the money he earned, pay of his college debts or save for a house a bit. 

That's called stealing from the rich (Disney) to give to the poor ( MocYourBricks). And that's good a good thing in my opinion. 

Even Disney thought me as a kid that stealing from the rich to give to the poor is a good thing with their Robin Hood cartoon. 

Long live Robin Hood! 

Long live the Forrest People. 

I am a defender of the common people. You are a defender of the multinationals. 

Edited September 11, 2024 by DonQuixote

[Horation]

16 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

I didn't bought the Black Pearl from Bluebrixx because I hate Disney but because the Lego version is too expensive. 

Ok, if you say so, because you from january 15th of this year and you from right now are in disagreement, I'll remind you of what you wrote in the "Do you buy only Lego?" thread :

"Disney is a shitty company that didn't support Johny Depp and it destroyed the original Starwars trilogy by making the sequels so bad. So they deserve to be pirated."

In other words, you said one thing then and another now, pick an opinion, I hate people who are two-faced.

17 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

That's spelled q-u-a-n-t-u-m-m-e-c-h-a-n-i-c-s. 

Wrong, that would give quantummechanics, if you want quantum mechanics you need to write q-u-a-n-t-u-m- -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-c-s, with a space between the two words.

[DonQuixote]

1 minute ago, Horation said:

Ok, if you say so, because you from january 15th of this year and you from right now are in disagreement, I'll remind you of what you wrote in the "Do you buy only Lego?" thread :

"Disney is a shitty company that didn't support Johny Depp and it destroyed the original Starwars trilogy by making the sequels so bad. So they deserve to be pirated."

In other words, you said one thing then and another now, pick an opinion, I hate people who are two-faced.

Wrong, that would give quantummechanics, if you want quantum mechanics you need to write q-u-a-n-t-u-m- -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-c-s, with a space between the two words.

Yes I hate Disney because they screw up George Lucas legacy. I know Disney have the rights but I have the right to express my feelings towards that company.

Still main reason for buying a pirate ship is the price. And the support for MocYourBricks.

And Disney also deserved to be pirated. I admit that. Watched /pirated their shows for free. Gave the money to charity instead of paying Disney. Watching the shows were a waste of time. Absolute garbage. Just my opinion. 

Sorry for my misspelling quantummechanics in English. It's not my native language. 

You do what you must do and think is right. I do what I must do and think is right. 

We can only agree that we will never agree with each other. 

 

[Horation]

51 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

I know Disney have the rights but I have the right to express my feelings towards that company.

Yes you do have the right to express your feelings towards them, I fail to see how this requires for you to pirate their product, for instance I can write "DonQuixote is Wrong" without having to pirate anything that you made.

54 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

Still main reason for buying a pirate ship is the price. And the support for MocYourBricks.

There's that saying that goes something along these lines "the first time someone tells you something, believe them", you initially said it was because you hated disney and wanted to "punish" them because they deserved it, if it had been because of the price, that's what you'd have said, but when you realised you could make your argument sound better, your opinion magically changed out of thin air, that's what I call being two-faced.

56 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

You do what you must do and think is right. I do what I must do and think is right. 

No, no, you forgot, I am fighting for the "big bad elites", while you are the ultimate purveyor of absolute justice, fighting for "the people", and we all know that this means I am in the wrong, no matter what I say, no matter how I say it, it's always "stop defending everything they do, you defender of corporate interests", then you write this sort of comment to make it look like you suddenly, magically started respecting my opinions instead of calling me a shill every time, again, that's what I call being two-faced.

[DonQuixote]

6 minutes ago, Horation said:

Yes you do have the right to express your feelings towards them, I fail to see how this requires for you to pirate their product, for instance I can write "DonQuixote is Wrong" without having to pirate anything that you made.

There's that saying that goes something along these lines "the first time someone tells you something, believe them", you initially said it was because you hated disney and wanted to "punish" them because they deserved it, if it had been because of the price, that's what you'd have said, but when you realised you could make your argument sound better, your opinion magically changed out of thin air, that's what I call being two-faced.

No, no, you forgot, I am fighting for the "big bad elites", while you are the ultimate purveyor of absolute justice, fighting for "the people", and we all know that this means I am in the wrong, no matter what I say, no matter how I say it, it's always "stop defending everything they do, you defender of corporate interests", then you write this sort of comment to make it look like you suddenly, magically started respecting my opinions instead of calling me a shill every time, again, that's what I call being two-faced.

Yeah yeah. Whatever. We are getting of topic and it's getting boring. You are right and I am right. Good now? 

Are there people here who like the opaque printing of white and light colors on a Lego minifig? 

I am just curious. 

[Peppermint_M]

Okay, I think you both need to calm down and step away for a bit. 

The stepping away can be enforced if needs be.

[Horation]

1 hour ago, DonQuixote said:

Are there people here who like the opaque printing of white and light colors on a Lego minifig? 

I don't really like it, for the record, I just don't dislike it.

26 minutes ago, Peppermint_M said:

The stepping away can be enforced if needs be.

Fair enough, but with what will it be enforced, a gunsword? 

[DonQuixote]

3 hours ago, Peppermint_M said:

Okay, I think you both need to calm down and step away for a bit. 

The stepping away can be enforced if needs be.

Ah the Stasi, KGB, CIA, Gestapo of this forum. That's what you like , don't you? To force people to shut up. You really like to say that, that it can be enforced. 

'Power leads to corruption' 

(Mikhail Bakunin) 

2 hours ago, Horation said:

I don't really like it, for the record, I just don't dislike it.

Fair enough, but with what will it be enforced, a gunsword? 

She will block you and you cannot make another account. 

Edited September 11, 2024 by DonQuixote

[Aanchir]

13 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

Ah the Stasi, KGB, CIA, Gestapo of this forum. That's what you like , don't you? To force people to shut up. You really like to say that, that it can be enforced.  

you… really don't get how Internet forums work? It is the JOB of moderators to step in if arguments get too hostile and risk making the forum less fun for everybody. There's nothing insidious or shady about it, it's just that once things turn into a shouting match, nobody really has anything to gain from the conversation anymore.

And needless to say, insulting moderators is never a smart thing to do on any forum. It's not brave or clever, it's just rude, and makes it a lot harder for them to believe you're truly here to do anything other than pick fights and cause problems.

If you seriously think basic moderation makes Eurobricks some kind of tyrannical police state, you're free to log off and spend your time on a different website. There's no need to bait a moderator into banning you (and humiliate yourself in the process).

[DonQuixote]

13 minutes ago, Aanchir said:

you… really don't get how Internet forums work? It is the JOB of moderators to step in if arguments get too hostile and risk making the forum less fun for everybody. There's nothing insidious or shady about it, it's just that once things turn into a shouting match, nobody really has anything to gain from the conversation anymore.

And needless to say, insulting moderators is never a smart thing to do on any forum. It's not brave or clever, it's just rude, and makes it a lot harder for them to believe you're truly here to do anything other than pick fights and cause problems.

If you seriously think basic moderation makes Eurobricks some kind of tyrannical police state, you're free to log off and spend your time on a different website. There's no need to bait a moderator into banning you (and humiliate yourself in the process).

I don't mind getting banned. She did it before. If she blocks me, than she will proove my point. 

[JohnTPT17]

21 minutes ago, DonQuixote said:

I don't mind getting banned. She did it before. If she blocks me, than she will proove my point.

So... You admit to breaking the Site Guidelines? Multiple accounts, arguing with mods?

Yeah, sorry... Your negativity isn't needed here. You're not "fighting against the power" or one-upping anyone - you're just being a jerk/troll. 

[DonQuixote]

What are everybody thoughts with white /light printing on minifigs? 

Do you like it? 

You don't care? 

Or does it bother you? 

That was my original question.