the production quality is insane in your videos

@killa-b6734

2 ай бұрын

I dont disagree. But personally its too much for lego reviews. Im looking for a review, not a mini movie lol but thats just me. To each their own

I appreciate your honesty and personal opinions. This set is a technical masterpiece! That alone is worth the price of admission. Add the fact that I’m a huge Dune fan, it was a definite day one purchase! Cheers 🍻

That video editing in the beginning was crazy 😮

@100Creed

3 ай бұрын

I thought it was a lego commercial lol

Damn, the intro edit is sickkk

@juliankaiser3086

3 ай бұрын

Also the whole video is sick, thanks for that perfect review 👌 👍 😀

I'm still putting mine together. Got it Thursday afternoon. It's been 3 days now. But, I like to do it a couple of bags at a time, to savor the enjoyment of building it.

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

If I didn’t make reviews, I’d prefer that too! It’s always sad how fast it’s over😂

@Gingerlion777

2 ай бұрын

Me to! After a while it isnt fun anymore and starts to feel like a job😅 I rather continue fresh the next day when I enjoy it again. It’s not a race!

That intro can make a single 2x4 brick look epic

I found it refreshing to hear someone else being a bit critical of the aesthetic, as I've been getting a lot of pushback when voicing my own opinions of the compromised look. I feel like it's Lego making a function-over-form choice generally speaking, and I would've preferred the opposite (given that I build primarily for display and not play). But, I can appreciate Lego's choice, as the word play is literally in their name (Leg Godt - play well). On a side note, I'm curious as to why Lego hasn't offered us studless wedge plates...i.e. tiles...yet, since they've been creating cleaner looking, almost studless models for years now. I feel like a smoother exterior surface texture would go a long way towards cleaning up the look of this particular set.

The biggest issue for me with the design (which I love) is that the look of it all could be improved, SO easily. All LEGO has to do is change the technic pieces from what ever color that is to black or gray. In fact, I have personally ordered from pick-a-brick "replacement" pieces for some of the technic (in black and gray to fit the design), HOWEVER LEGO doesn't make sell all the technic pieces in other colors, ney, they don't MAKE them and have NEVER made them in other colors than the "stock" blue or red or what ever. My "mod" will definitely look better with less strange colors, but alas, it won't be perfect, because LEGO doesn't want to.

@BR5499a

3 ай бұрын

I covered as many of the exposed studs as possible.

@h2owl205

3 ай бұрын

They purposefully color lock a lot of their technic elements to A) help make finding the elements easier and B) make it easier to assemble, something many people clearly need as I’m astounded with how many people had difficultly building this

@BreadButAverage

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I know but me personally think that a display model (kinda) aka 18+ set, you would think they would rely on the further developed prefrontal cortex of adults to be able to figure out where to place the pieces. (that's a joke btw, some of it...) @@h2owl205

Love this set. Actually it's the first set I've picked up in 12 years (since I was a kid) and boi was I impressed. I presonally love the technic look and aesthetic as it makes it look utilitarian and functional (which it is with all the functional moving parts it has haha). And I have to agree that the size is absurd with the wings out but I personally display it with the wings folded as I personally like the way it looks. But yeah I think this set is a more of "to theirs, their own" set. I love dune, I love lego, and this set blew my expectations out of the water. Especially as my first set in years.

@ReikiVT

Ай бұрын

same here

I love this set. I’ll be doing a few smooth tile and black technic alternative pieces as I build.

@BR5499a

3 ай бұрын

I covered as many exposed studs as I could.

Really don’t understand how people are struggling to assemble this. Like guys, it’s Lego technic. You’re not building a space shuttle. Just follow the instructions and use just an ounce of concentration.

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

Nobody said they struggled, I said it’s a more “challenging “ experience compared to lego system sets. And that’s objectively true🤷🏻‍♂️

@h2owl205

3 ай бұрын

@@BrickBuiltBennyI disagree. I’d don’t see how pushing a pin into a technic lift arm is any more challenging than putting a plate on top of a brick

I switched out all the coloured bits (before building), and added a bunch of grey plates on the sides to try and improve the look.

For the price, there should be less studs and Technic bits showing. Great video though.

All the red pins makes it not look clean, Jang swapped it with grey ones and it became increasingly cleaner. I recommend checking it out on his review :) Personally, I am not into dune, but will buy it because of its functions.

I love the landing gear and wings flapping

Benny should show his Lego collection as a video, would be quite interesting on what he has.

Curious, what's up with the rough surface of the triangular lego piece @6:37? Seems like there was a sticker there then got removed? Quality issues?

@BrickBuiltBenny

2 ай бұрын

Not entirely sure what you mean

@lazycablemanager3938

2 ай бұрын

@@BrickBuiltBennyit’s the inclined /sloping piece under the rear wing. You can see it at the time stamp. Or is that just dust that got captured by the camera since it’s super detailed haha

There is also something to the aesthetics of a techniс when it is integrated harmoniously into conventional models. In this case, bright elements obviously interfere the most, but they are also needed for color accents so that the model does not look too boring. Another thing is that these bright connectors themselves could be of other colors, but the palette of techniс here is very limited. If I ever buy this ornicopter, I will order colored connectors separately from Ali. Available in metallic silver, dark tan and similar colors. As for placement - I'm going to place the ship on the wall. I have the 2018 X-Wing and 2013 Gunship placed in the same way.

Until today I thought the Baron is a tall minifigures. Didn't know these were all capes, not bricks.

This set is insane! I loved building it. For only 10 bags it took me a while to build. I will agree that its not very display worthy unless you have a ton of space. It’s so big once the wings are out

I think the mechanisms involved make it a really cool set, it would be really cool if they designed maybe a smaller scale set that is more accurate focusing on looks/aesthetics 🤷‍♂️

Props to you for giving price per weight measurement

i don’t know if i’m the only one who has this problem or if i built the ornithopter wrong, but opening the doors always causes them to break

I don't understand why reviewers keep saying this was a challenging build and then finishing it way faster than I did. I didn't think it was particularly difficult, but it took me at least 6 hours to put it together and I felt like I was making good time while I did it. I wasn't taking a lot of breaks or anything. I honestly find it difficult to understand how anyone could do this in 2 hours.

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

Everyone does things (and builds lego) at their own pace, I guess I'm just fast then? Saying it's challenging is just relative to other sets. It doesn't mean it's ''difficult'' or anything, it just takes more care and attention than regular ''studs on top'' techniques.

@sapphir8

2 ай бұрын

It took me about the same amount of time as you to build it. I thought it was relatively easy, especially after building the UCS Millennium Falcon. Now that was challenging.

I'm the perfect target demographic for this. I love Dune ever since reading the books as a kid. I especially was always fascinated by the Ornithopters. I did build my own Ornithopter back in the da out of my old Lego Space sets (I had an M-Tron Ornithopter, lol). I also love the Villeneuve movie adaptation and of course I love Legos. So this set was a no brainer for me. I also always liked Technic sets, so no issues there. I will probably mod the set however. For one, I really hate all the rainbow colours that Lego uses these days in their sets and which always stick out like a sore thumb. Here, it's mostly the red ball joints and the blue pins, but also some yellow or lime pieces which have been used on the inside. This is an 18+ set, so you'd think that the customers will be able to handle a set without colourful pieces. It's a shame that I have to fix this myself. Especially since other colour variants of those pieces do exist. I'm also in the middle of designing a new tail which is sleeker, longer and more accurately resembles the movie Thopter. I will have to see if it will be as sturdy as the standard tail section (my construction is a bit crazy, but I hope that it'll work). If that works, I'll also try to make the central section sleeker without sacrificing any of the functionality. That second part will also be tough. While it will be easy to slap on tiles, slopes and wedges, there's only so much one can do to close the gaps. Particularly the folding mechanism does require some leeway. While you can potentially close large parts the gaps, there is no obvious way for how to secure the pieces, as the central section consists mainly of liftarms. So we'll see how well that will work. Anyway, despite these issues, I really like the set. Probably my favourite Lego set in a very long time (other than the Star Wars UCS sets, but they're disqualified on price alone). I'm not the biggest minifig-guy, but I do also enjoy the included minifigs. Particularly Lady Jessica is awesome. I appreciate what they did with the Baron Harkonnen, but it doesn't work for me. The cloth piece should at least have been black on both sides as there's no way of the back side not sticking out. All the other minifigs are really good though. It's a bit of a shame that Dune doesn't lend itself to have more Lego sets. The scales are just too big. Some battle packs with Harkonnen and/or Atreides soldiers or Sardaukar and/or Fremen would be cool, but it likely will never happen.

How did you put it together in 2 hours?? It took me around 6

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

I build pretty fast I guess..

When Top gear meets Lego in the intro, awesome!

Lego should include you in their marketing team and advertising team. The quality of this video is just too good to ignore. Absolutely flawless video mate!!!

I really want to try and display mine from the ceiling with some fishing lines I think 2 side by side in a flight mode would look incredible on display and help get rid of that technic look (hopefully)

My issue is I can get the Delorean with more pieces, more aesthetics, and more enjoyable time

Only thing what bothered me was wings being bent, so 4 wings on one side are looking down and other 4 on other side looking up (curve). At first I thought that I have made mistake, and mixed them up, but then I realized that all 8 of them are the same and the bent was dependent on what side they were put.

@BrickBuiltBenny

2 ай бұрын

That’s a very valid point indeed

Even though I haven’t seen the movie judging by its design and the reference I think it’s a solid set if you like Dune but if you don’t like technic don’t get it

I have the same opinion. The mechanisms are great, but the appearance didn't impress me that much. However, I think that it would be enough to mask it with tile bricks on the sides. 🙂

¿y si lo cuelgas del techo con las alas desplegadas? de pronto así se visualice mejor What if you hang it from the ceiling with its wings spread? suddenly this way it looks better

I bought this set last Friday at the Intertoys for €134,99 and stored it at my girlfriend's house. I'm gonna stay at here place for a week to take care of her and her cats after her operation. So the second week of March I will be building it. I'm very excited to built it and hang out with the love of my life❤. I also think the looks could be better but it's Lego so you can always change and modify. I'm also curious about the Dune 2 and I also have the Dune movie with David Bowie in my DVD collection

Mine came in the mail on Sunday, funny enough in a every similar box as your's did. I want to do a complete color delete with mine. Any piece that can and should be black will be black.

@jasonrice9127

3 ай бұрын

Color delete or color substitutions. For every piece that stands out that is red, blue, yellow or what have you, they have to be black, gray, etc... That's how it should have been in the first place.

The level of video production is beyond praise! I agree about the model, it has very cool functionality, but its aesthetics are controversial, unless you accept that it’s a Lego Technic, then questions about aesthetics disappear.

I think that the 18+ tag was because of the movie and for better selling, but in all reality it’s kinda more of a playset, you don’t normally see icons with THAT many complex elements

I got it yesterday as a birthday present from my husband ❤ . My 9yrs old son is a bit jealous. But told him we will built it together.

How is this the only Benny video I haven’t seen yet… and right after I buy the Ornithopter set😂

About a year ago I built my first Technics Lego set. It was a sports car of course but that's not important. OMG I've never sworn so much to myself during a Technics build. The build had all the Technics stuff like linkages and gears that allow the steering wheel and gear changer to work. Hands down the hardest thing I've ever built.....ever. I won't be going back to the Technics sets but will stick with basic builds. I know some of the traditional brick sets may incorporate functions that have some of the Technics parts but hell no on any future Technics.

I’ve watched a few videos and people keep complaining about it having Technic parts. Why Lego builders not like Technic? I have this set and I love it.

@BrickBuiltBenny

2 ай бұрын

If you’re a fan of the regular lego system, it’s a very different experience in building and looks. It’s just a preference thing, just like some technic fans might dislike the regular lego system

My man remembered he had a Lego channel

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

I did lol

Wow what a truly great youtuber! Can't believe it took me this long to find your channel.

Justice to Dr. Liet Kynes, the father of Chani.

I didn't completely like the way it looked when I saw the initial pictures. I thought the middle was too bulky, and sort of still do, but then I watched the movie again and I think it just captures the over all essence very well. And with those functions I can forgive some of the technic stuff showing through. I personally don't even have much of a problem with technic pin holes on the sides, but obviously the red pins should probably be replaced with black ones. On top of all that, I've seen people's attempts at making MOCs of the Dune Ornithopter, and even though they have none of these functions they look almost objectively worse. Not to mention the structural integrity. Sure, Lego was able to make some new pieces for this and that might be one of the reasons, but still I do think this is a masterpiece of a Lego set and say what you want but to me it looks good. It's that "it looks badass" first impression that should be focused on. Imagine if this was a pure technic build instead which they could've also done since they focused on the functions I feel like. This looks 100 times better than what something purely technic could've looked in my opinion. They took this difficult shape to design from Lego, added all these functions into it and kept the size still minifigure scale. I think it's just impressive.

The only Thing i dislike about this set are the red and blue pins they use.

As a professional visual designer I am in awe of your production quality. for 25k subs it simply insane.

The minifigs alone now on Brinklink are $20 each.

I’d have to agree, it’s a not very well disguised technic set. But for someone like me that’s good. I prefer to build large standalone vehicles like the creator expert/Icons cars and technic vehicle sets. So this was great for me as it was a decent amount of detail but with technic functionality, much like the Land Rover Defender Icons set. What wasn’t so great for me was the minifigures. Sure if you’re into minifigures and city building they look great. But I’m not. I do have minifigures for some of my stuff, a UCS ATAT full of Snowtroopers for example. Otherwise the closest I get to minifigures is building Albo.Lego’s mega figure designs! However this gave me an advantage with this set. I purchased it as a preorder in November along with another set. Consequently I got both the GWPs and all the points at the time (was a double weekend). Plus I already had points which I used to buy the set. After selling off the GWPs, the other set I bought (at a slight profit) and once I sell on the minifigures from the set, it will have brought the cost of this down significantly for the 150 rrp. And I won’t have to worry about storing minifigures I just don’t need! 😂 I love the functions, it’s why I bought the set. Just how they managed to pack it all in is incredible. And the looks and inaccuracies don’t bother me, but that’s probably because I haven’t seen the film (I liked the original so…🤷).

Probably the studs can be improved by covering them with smooth pieces. But in the end this is Lego and not a like for like model. This in my opinion is incredible from an engineering point of view and that is its value.

@BR5499a

3 ай бұрын

Cover the studs.

i wonder what this set will be going for once it's retired in a year or two? I bet in five years it'll be commanding prices of $1000 or more. Not that many Dune collectibles out there in the first place and just knowing that a company like Lego did this, is just mind blowing. I bought mine but haven't built it yet. I am sourcing replacement parts now for all of the Technic pieces that are bright red, blue or anything else that looks totally out of place.

how did I just find out this man has a lego channel

Amazing quality. Also something that people are overlooking because (rightly) the focus is on the mechanism - the number of mini figures. If it was a star wars set the total number would be outrageous!

I think they should've covered the technical stuff up more but the like the front

I agree, technique pieces kind of damages the overall look of the piece

Great job Benny!

Love your photoshop videos, and am a huge LEGO fan. Keep up the great work, Benny! Your production level is insane

Ahaha 2 days ago i saw this set and i said: benny should make a video of this set! 2 days later:

So basically you never liked Technic and now you are forced to review a studded Technic set. And that's your critique to a brilliant set that guides us the way to more sets like this.

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

Yes, but like I explain, don't let that stop YOU from loving the heck out of this set. It's objectively impressive. It's just not my personal taste/style, which is sad because of how big of a fan I am of the vehicle in-universe.

Turtleneck goes crazy😯 great review benny💪

Jeez the work put into this video. Great job!

Great review. For me personally, I don’t mind the ‘technic look’ of the set; seeing as in universe the Ornithopter is not made to be beautiful. It is made to be a workhorse. And in that regard; I find the choices LEGO made here to be theme-appropriate.

What an insane review. Absolutely the best Lego reviewer.

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! :))))

Great review. The set is having the opposite effect on me, honestly the more I look at it, the more I like it and I love the functionality. Aesthetics are great and nice to display, but honestly, I really only notice them when I focus on my shelves as well, so much of muchness for me. However, I will agree that I prefer the front facing look over the side, so will attempt to display it that way. The pins etc I will swap out (at the cost of a $1 or 2) however, I completely agree with Lego's decision to make them red and blue for building. Just reading some of the complaints on ordinary Lego sets and the difficulty people have building, I can only imagine the ongoing customer service issues Lego would have to endure if they didn't differentiate for the non-experienced builder who just picked this up from the shelf having never built a technic set and giving it to their 10 year old because their child is a "genius". (I worked in customer service during Uni so am somewhat cynical).

I agree. Look too closely at this and it just looks like a mess

I actually like technic and as for the exposed technic I always thought that the ornithopter was supposed to be robust I mean think about it the these things are always flying around a desert so of course there’s some damage but that’s just my opinion

Quality over quantity ❤

I love this set. Had a blast building it with my GF. Infact im still improving /modding it after I finished with flat tiles ect.. I actually changed all colored parts that would show on the outside.

I’ve been waiting for the next video!

I think if this is bigger then it gets more details

I recently got this set and I'm a massive fan of it after seeing it in person. I think it is fair to say they could have put a little more effort into the aesthetics and towards disguising the technic aspects, however I do think the functions and how perfect they operate paired with the amazing minifigures and overall exclusivity of the set make it an absolute win for me.

flawless review. Great to see the king of Lego back! will you make more star wars reviews in the future?

WOOOOOOOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉

I agree with you. There Is something in the aesthetic that misses the mark with this kit. But I bought it because I love the source material so much and Dune merch is rare … excellent review !

I'm suprised that no one talk about the very short Wings 🤔

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

The wings are relatively screen accurate and have the correct length in relation to the body.

Hey Benny, can we get a Dune 2 poster from you?

⚜️ Royal Level Unboxing ⚜️

Wow, the intro. Did Villeneuve direct it?

This made my day.

Honestly i love it it give off the feel of a machine and the moving technics parts are sick . and this is just me i love the mono tone its kinda my style , wayy to expensive though i wont be buying until i can afford to

Please make a review on the Lego Discovery space shuttle! Would be perfect!

In my online review video I made when this set was first revealed on the LEGO website, I essentially said the SAME things you did here! And practically named my video the same as yours here as well 😅 All that to say, it's nice to see that someone else, with such an intense eye for detail AND love for LEGO, holds the same opinion. Not that all of us need our opinions validated, but maybe it's a sign that LEGO should have gone a different route with this LEGO set here and probably focused more on Design than Functionality. As I said in my video, I'm not sure how many 18+ collectors are going to be flapping the wings around their LEGO room every single day, and its likely going to be sitting on the shelf in a displayable manner! But, I digress... GREAT video as always! It's so refreshing to see this amazing TOP tier video editing entering the LEGO review community in the past couple of months. Keep up the good work 😎

3 ай бұрын

"18+ Lego Collectors"? Pardon my French, but who the F cares? Fans of Dune and fans of playable Lego will (and do) love this (myself included) and it will sell like hotcakes, as Americans say.

@milesbutler9991

3 ай бұрын

I wasn’t that impressed either also I didn’t know if you noticed but the wings are bent in different ways so it doesn’t rest perpendicular wine the rest.

This is clearly a mechanical set, but you view it through the lens of a display piece. That seems somewhat unfair to me. LEGO has its limits, every set is a compromise. This set will appeal to people who appreciate both exterior and mechanical design.

@BrickBuiltBenny

2 ай бұрын

It’s being advertised as a display model, being part of the Icons theme. I have all right to view and critique it as such. Yes, LEGO has limits, but here it was a deliberate choice. One that I personally disagree with. Thats not the truth, just my opinion.

Benny’ Lego videos’ quality 😨

This editing is insane

FINALLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BENNY

Love your reviews. Great presentation scale and good balance between objective and subjective input. But the editing... The editing and overall production is next level! Among the best produced videos on KZread, in any genre.

Can u maby do the bugatti its my dream set+car❤❤

Production quality is top tier, always look forward to your reviews. Saw the set in person, way bigger than expected. I agree with you, it’s not as sleek as I would like, but I think overall design is still good enough where I want one. And the minifigures are really nice. But I totally respect your opinion

YESSS BENJI I WANTED YOU TO RATE THIS SET!!!

WHEN WILL YOU MAKE ANOTHER THEME PARK TYCOON 2 TYCOON VIDEO!!!!!!!!

Glad I found your channel. Subbed! Great review!

Benny, did you abandon us on your Roblox channel???

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

yes

@KirbsOnYt

3 ай бұрын

Aw..://

OH MY GOD! Absolute legend! What an incredibly made review!

I had no idea you had a Lego channel lol. A welcome surprise

Why do you feel the need to justify every critique or con of this set by saying "this is subjective of course" - so are your positive thoughts and compliments to the set!

@BrickBuiltBenny

3 ай бұрын

You’ll understand if you make videos on the internet ;)

Nice intro! I love the production value of the channel. This is obviously a play model first display second. I hate display models that you are terrified of taking off the shelf. This one you can hand to someone with no fear. I thought those Star Wars sets you showed look like junk compared to this.

the editing 😱

For a person figuratively starting out with your channel, you have great production. Really good lighting, transitions, and while I disagree with your review as far as looks, great review. I hope your channel explodes.