It's an absolute travesty that this set doesn't have cake like the model at Disney springs. If this Chewbacca was double cheeked/caked up it'd be worth $200
Honestly they should do a cool buildable C-3PO in the same scale, would look stellar alongside buildable R2, however I’m not sure how Lego would do all the robotic details and make it look accurate.
@@crazydog1750 haha agreed unfortunately tho Lego doesn’t really do substantial amounts of really shiny chromatic colors anymore. But it would still look shiny and good with the type of gold used for the Infinity Gauntlea
$200 is a lot but i have to be honest for a character thats all fur this turned out better than i expected. Creating chewy in plastic has always been an issue . fur isnt easy in plastic lol
8.5?! Damn, that's pretty surprising, not gonna lie. It's great to watch such a strangely positive review for a set that's been nearly universally panned... Ryan... are you applying for LAN again?! 😆
I have and will always be brutally honest, other than the UCS Gunship I don’t believe I let my emotions slant my reviews. People say I “always complain” must not watch any of the reviews… LAN is stupid and run by bad LEGO employees that have forever tainted my view of The LEGO Company, I wouldn’t go back unless they no longer were working for LAN.
@MandRproductions At least you admit that you let your emotions get in the way when you reviewed the UCS Gunship. It's a beautiful model with its only downside being some slightly mediocre figures and, at the end of the day, if you're buying a UCS set just for the figures, then you're doing something wrong.
@@MandRproductions Oh yeah, for sure, your message is consistent to any regular viewer like myself. Just joking around a lil bit, I really appreciate your honest opinions on stuff like this.
No one needs LAN anyway and is a total farce. There’s far to many members and I’m tired of watching videos of them gloating over all their FREE sets Lego have sent them. Just a rant but great review btw 👍
I actually really like this set and think the fur looks really good. That being said for $200 it’s hard pass for me but maybe if it’s on sale I would be interested
The designer nailed Chewbacca pretty well. The face you just can’t get around that I mean even the movie up close of Chewbacca is awkward because of the costume. Probably won’t get it cause I don’t need a foot tall Chewbacca staring into my soul. But I would definitely pick up a clone or even a b1/b2.
Wow that’s atrocious like don’t get me wrong the whole body and bow and everything is amazingly done it’s just that face is mind numbingly terrifying. But damn 17 bags in a $200 set?!
I like the face, there's a distinctive cuteness to it. And it also captures some of the otherworldy uncanniness of Chewbacca as he appeared in the original trilogy. He's a pretty intimidating character to begin with, at least on the outside. We all know Chewie is really a gentle giant :)
I think the stand looks like that because it's supposed to be from the death star hanger. Also around 5:40, it's really creepy how the eyes keep following you
4:52 As a MOC builder, I was so excited for colored ball joints, but NO we cant have anything nice can we. (JUST CORRECTLY ADVERTISE YOUR PRODUCT LEGO!)
Thanks for the review!! Also, a special thanks to LEGO for creating this creepy looking LEGO Chewbacca. It’s image will be haunting my dreams for the next couple weeks.
Can’t believe they didn’t for the first time ever, give chewy arm and toe printing. They coulda made the definitive Chewbacca minifigure. Justice for chewy😤
Yeah exactly, it always kind of confuses me when people complain that a set isn’t completely smooth, like if you want a smooth statue you shouldn’t be buying lego for one…
I’m not even trying to defend Lego or anything, I think Lego does some really stupid things and I will always believe a lot of it is really over priced to some degree
I kind of expected him to temporarily change the eyes to solid black pieces to see if there was any difference from it looking creepy (which I personally don't mind because he actually looked creepy in the original)... 😔
I bought this with discount last weekend. When I saw it at first I was horrified to be honest. But sometimes something sticks and doesn’t let me go, as a big Chewbacca fan. It grew on me, and as a display piece I have the perfect spot for this in my home. I don’t own it (yet) but I have the same emotions with the captain America shield.
You know... I watched this for the memes but after watching it... I kinda like it. I'm definitely waiting for it to go on clearance but I don't hate it.
I wonder if they could have given it a green/brown base to make it look like the forest on Kashyyyk, and whether that would have been better. Don't think I'll be getting this one.
Three things would of made this set better: 1. A chewie minifigure with arm and maybe even side leg printing showing his fur. 2. A more accurate "UCS" plaque as the affiliation section technically should have the "Galactic Republic" listed as Chewbacca was one of the Wookies who came to help the clones during the Separatist invasion of Kashyyyk during Revenge of the Sith. 3. That good old cake
I don’t think Chewbacca was “technically” in the Galactic Republic. He was just defending his home planet and happened to be fighting alongside the Republic.
Curious to see the market for it. Will it have a drastic discount like Black Panther "Bust" & Hulk"bust"er. I don't see myself picking this up unless it's near 50% off.
This set probably would have been more popular and might have sold better if they removed the bowcaster and the bandolier and just simply called it "Statue of Bigfoot".
Hey Ryan, Do you have the Bounty Hunter Asult Gunship? I didn't see a review for it on your channel and was wondering if you would do a video on it. I had it probably around a decade ago, but Its sinse fallen victim to the parts bin.
ASK MANDR do you know any placesvto by cheep lord of the rings and hobbit sets also should i buy the hoth at-st or the snow trooper battle pack since their both retiring this year
Love this variation of the display plaque. I understand why people didn't like the stickers, but between the injection point and the matte finish, the 8x16 tile looks horrible printed. The gloss piece looks awesome, and I like the studs. Why shouldn't a Lego display plaque look like Lego? Hope this is a running change to sets with plaques going forward if they're not going to retool the 8x16 tile for purpose.
I feel Lego missed out on giving us an Episode VI buildable Chewbacca and minifig variant since this is a 40 year anniversary of RotJ. I think the buildable figured face would have worked out better. Im honestly more upset with the base he stands on versus the face. Sure its creepy but Iv seen better bases done with something like the Imperial Probe Droid and for $200 I would have expected more. The crossbow and satchel are definitely the highlights of the set for me
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As always Ryan, excellent review. I have seen a lot of people write this set off immediately but you clearly approached this with an open mind and as such gave a great impartial review. Keep it up!
It's an absolute travesty that this set doesn't have cake like the model at Disney springs. If this Chewbacca was double cheeked/caked up it'd be worth $200
Truly shows the declining quality of Lego 😔
Bro what 😂
Just like the Creator tiger, all anyone cares about is the butt.
Guess I’ll have to made my own. Did it to r2 so I’ll be fine
@@iiKolin Holy crap I’m so frightened but have to know what an R2-D2 with hind cheeks looks like. 😂
Honestly they should do a cool buildable C-3PO in the same scale, would look stellar alongside buildable R2, however I’m not sure how Lego would do all the robotic details and make it look accurate.
I think smooth and shiny robot details would go over better than this hairy demon staring into your soul.
@@crazydog1750 haha agreed unfortunately tho Lego doesn’t really do substantial amounts of really shiny chromatic colors anymore. But it would still look shiny and good with the type of gold used for the Infinity Gauntlea
they would do pearl gold instead of metallic gold and silver and totally butcher it, thats for sure.
A C-3PO in Lego R2's scale would be MASSIVE
on point, the no.01 choice for a buildable figure. IG 88 and Grievous are the next ones
$200 is a lot but i have to be honest for a character thats all fur this turned out better than i expected. Creating chewy in plastic has always been an issue . fur isnt easy in plastic lol
If its an issue they shouldnt do it. There are so manny other charackters they could have made that would have worked better
“It’s a good day when mandr uploads” oh wait…. THATS EVERY DAYYY
Yeaaaaaa
8.5?! Damn, that's pretty surprising, not gonna lie. It's great to watch such a strangely positive review for a set that's been nearly universally panned... Ryan... are you applying for LAN again?! 😆
Yeah you think this video would of been made by David Hall
I have and will always be brutally honest, other than the UCS Gunship I don’t believe I let my emotions slant my reviews. People say I “always complain” must not watch any of the reviews… LAN is stupid and run by bad LEGO employees that have forever tainted my view of The LEGO Company, I wouldn’t go back unless they no longer were working for LAN.
@MandRproductions At least you admit that you let your emotions get in the way when you reviewed the UCS Gunship. It's a beautiful model with its only downside being some slightly mediocre figures and, at the end of the day, if you're buying a UCS set just for the figures, then you're doing something wrong.
@@MandRproductions Oh yeah, for sure, your message is consistent to any regular viewer like myself. Just joking around a lil bit, I really appreciate your honest opinions on stuff like this.
No one needs LAN anyway and is a total farce. There’s far to many members and I’m tired of watching videos of them gloating over all their FREE sets Lego have sent them. Just a rant but great review btw 👍
I actually really like this set and think the fur looks really good. That being said for $200 it’s hard pass for me but maybe if it’s on sale I would be interested
Ryan cheers me up when I feel down. Lego is so soothing too❤
Glad I can make your days better :)
@@MandRproductions Would you be interested in joining Brick Brick Li and his effort to make the largest clone army in history?
The designer nailed Chewbacca pretty well. The face you just can’t get around that I mean even the movie up close of Chewbacca is awkward because of the costume. Probably won’t get it cause I don’t need a foot tall Chewbacca staring into my soul.
But I would definitely pick up a clone or even a b1/b2.
Wow that’s atrocious like don’t get me wrong the whole body and bow and everything is amazingly done it’s just that face is mind numbingly terrifying. But damn 17 bags in a $200 set?!
I like the face, there's a distinctive cuteness to it. And it also captures some of the otherworldy uncanniness of Chewbacca as he appeared in the original trilogy. He's a pretty intimidating character to begin with, at least on the outside. We all know Chewie is really a gentle giant :)
I think the stand looks like that because it's supposed to be from the death star hanger. Also around 5:40, it's really creepy how the eyes keep following you
4:52 As a MOC builder, I was so excited for colored ball joints, but NO we cant have anything nice can we. (JUST CORRECTLY ADVERTISE YOUR PRODUCT LEGO!)
Thanks for the review!!
Also, a special thanks to LEGO for creating this creepy looking LEGO Chewbacca. It’s image will be haunting my dreams for the next couple weeks.
Very good to see an honest take on this set. A lot of people have been saying it is bad but you have looked at it with an open mind which I respect.
Damn $200 is crazy
Set of the year!
I’m buying 3
@@isaiahgascon244 minimum
We need the comparison between the Buildable figure that we deserve
One correction: strap piece was introduced in Fender guitar set, not Piano :)
Ryan you should do a tier list of the creepiest lego sets because this one and the buildable dobby are up there 🤣🤣🤣
Can’t believe they didn’t for the first time ever, give chewy arm and toe printing. They coulda made the definitive Chewbacca minifigure. Justice for chewy😤
New day, new MandR video, I love the daily uploads, thanks Ryan 😊🎉
Yea love the daily uploads
@@jbawesome5640 hey I know you
@@notclever yep
Yay 🎉 more Lego Star Wars 2023 reviews, although I was not excited when this set was announced and revealed Lego did do a decent job
It's a shame that this chewbacca is not thicc as the one from the disney park 😂
I would’ve considered it if it had the absolute dump truck like the one in Disney Springs, but this one is flatter than a pancake
I prefer the studs. They act as a frame and keeps the Lego feel.
you could also cover them up with black tiles and it would make a sick outline
Yeah exactly, it always kind of confuses me when people complain that a set isn’t completely smooth, like if you want a smooth statue you shouldn’t be buying lego for one…
I’m not even trying to defend Lego or anything, I think Lego does some really stupid things and I will always believe a lot of it is really over priced to some degree
4:51 What the hell? That's absolutely not OK. They can get sued for that.
I saw you building this on whatnot!
This set is low key is growing on me
not for 200$ in my book
@ryanr2522 i think even if it was cheaper, it might be a better value but the set will still suck
I kind of expected him to temporarily change the eyes to solid black pieces to see if there was any difference from it looking creepy (which I personally don't mind because he actually looked creepy in the original)... 😔
The clearance is strong with this one!
One way to improve the set would be to change the base to the forest floor of Endor, it might have added price though.
If I was a adult I’d probably have this set
I’d buy this (at a sale price only) just because at how funny he looks albeit I think they did the best they could
I bought this with discount last weekend. When I saw it at first I was horrified to be honest.
But sometimes something sticks and doesn’t let me go, as a big Chewbacca fan. It grew on me, and as a display piece I have the perfect spot for this in my home.
I don’t own it (yet) but I have the same emotions with the captain America shield.
“Add to his behind” Ryan’s most inspirational words lmao
This was a perfect opportunity to give us a new Chewy mini fig with his satchel moulded onto his torso, how they did with Logray
4:40 bro im dead at this lmfao
Closest thing we’ll get to Lego FNAF ever.
Another amazing upload ❤
You know... I watched this for the memes but after watching it... I kinda like it. I'm definitely waiting for it to go on clearance but I don't hate it.
it is possible that the cut-outs in the stand are made to connect it with the stands of other figures in the future?
Thx so much for the vid ryan always make my day better!!!
I shouldn't be watching this at 3am... I wanted to sleep afterwards. Seems that's not happening. This thing is the stuff of nightmares.
I am pretty sure the eyes of chewbacca moved by themselves during the review. kill it with fire🤣
Reminds me of when I built Yoda. That monotone robe was hell!
If there was more rear depth, I would’ve considered buying this set
Just what I expected.
I wonder if they could have given it a green/brown base to make it look like the forest on Kashyyyk, and whether that would have been better. Don't think I'll be getting this one.
I'll admit it looks better built than the pictures on the box but $70 is the max I'd go. $200 is insane. You could get gunship and at-te for $250
I personally loved building it.
I really wish the colouring between the minifigure and the build were consistent. Personally I think the buildable figure is more colour accurate.
If you’re not in LAN anymore, how are you getting these sets early? I didn’t think this was out until 1 September…
I was planning on going to bed, but for this, I can wait
Three things would of made this set better:
1. A chewie minifigure with arm and maybe even side leg printing showing his fur.
2. A more accurate "UCS" plaque as the affiliation section technically should have the "Galactic Republic" listed as Chewbacca was one of the Wookies who came to help the clones during the Separatist invasion of Kashyyyk during Revenge of the Sith.
3. That good old cake
I don’t think Chewbacca was “technically” in the Galactic Republic. He was just defending his home planet and happened to be fighting alongside the Republic.
I have this on pre order and I can't wait.
I see this Chewbacca in my nightmares. You couldn’t give me this set.
there isn't enough cake for $200
Thanks for the video. Better looking than expected. Definitely a on sale item
You should totally make a video or short of making his back end the Disney springs version 😂
Only thing this is good for is a parts pack for an MTT😂
It is nice how you changed your mind about him: :) I hope I will get my hands on him one day, was building Tranquil Garden today. ;)
Best buildable figure IMO. Not surprised Caesar did this
The fabric piece is from the Ideas typewriter not piano as you said.
would been cool n neat If Instead of the stud shooter bowcaster It was a regular mold, would look better next to It vs
2:28 Maybe the stand,base is supposed to be like some type of holopad & that why it looks like that?
Curious to see the market for it. Will it have a drastic discount like Black Panther "Bust" & Hulk"bust"er. I don't see myself picking this up unless it's near 50% off.
This set probably would have been more popular and might have sold better if they removed the bowcaster and the bandolier and just simply called it "Statue of Bigfoot".
Ryan liking this set more than Assault on Hoth is nuts
I just want to see it with blank eye tiles or the brickheadz tiles. Might look creepier and more soulless? Might look better?
A surprisingly positive review Ryan’s been drinking the cool-aid 😂
Did you mean the string was developed for the piano and not for the typewriter?
Hey Ryan, Do you have the Bounty Hunter Asult Gunship? I didn't see a review for it on your channel and was wondering if you would do a video on it. I had it probably around a decade ago, but Its sinse fallen victim to the parts bin.
I wish they would do a captain rex/commander cody. It would look so good at a ft and a half!
id like to see someone make a mod that would make use of a cemera and a head tracking algorithm that would make his head turn your way
Great short review
Ask MandR: What is your favorite Lego minifig? Awesome channel! I watch you for all my Lego needs. 😃
Watch your back, Chewbacca is always watching...
ASK MANDR do you know any placesvto by cheep lord of the rings and hobbit sets also should i buy the hoth at-st or the snow trooper battle pack since their both retiring this year
I think the face looks a little better on video compared to the renders. It's still a bit unnerving though
Those cutouts suggests more base to come that will slot into the gaps.
I would consider buying if it was a bit more poseable and if the minifig was a new exclusive version of Chewie
Mandr needs to make a video adding the cake chewbacca deserves
I love the new Freddy fazbe… I mean chewbacca
Chewbacca with a medal would have been perfect for this set.
Just curious are there already sets being set on shelves
I don’t mind this, I think it looks decent, despite awkward face.
Why not make the base like the Diorama set bases?
Love this variation of the display plaque. I understand why people didn't like the stickers, but between the injection point and the matte finish, the 8x16 tile looks horrible printed. The gloss piece looks awesome, and I like the studs. Why shouldn't a Lego display plaque look like Lego? Hope this is a running change to sets with plaques going forward if they're not going to retool the 8x16 tile for purpose.
I feel Lego missed out on giving us an Episode VI buildable Chewbacca and minifig variant since this is a 40 year anniversary of RotJ. I think the buildable figured face would have worked out better. Im honestly more upset with the base he stands on versus the face. Sure its creepy but Iv seen better bases done with something like the Imperial Probe Droid and for $200 I would have expected more. The crossbow and satchel are definitely the highlights of the set for me
This set looks good. I hope LEGO go and release build-able General Grievous
I really wish they'd add some fur printing on chewie's arms, he's been the same for almost a decade now
Nice review. I like it. I thought it looked great from the get-go.
Ryan, will we be getting a wave overview like last year???
The way the base is may be because they are planning more of these characters and they will link together
ASK M AND R If LEGO had made 2 LEGO yoda jedi starfighters that were only in one episode and hardly anyone knows it exists, do you think there’s a good chance for a jango fetts slave one in the upcoming years because it was in a movie and a few CW episodes? I’m wondering this because I love jango fett and his ship, Thanks!
I personally feel like free would still be too expensive for this haha, but to each their own.
the new longer arms and legs from avatar would maybe be a good addition to chewbacca. Just thinking.
Bro the way everyone gets these sets so early
I wanted to see him next to R2D2!
As always Ryan, excellent review. I have seen a lot of people write this set off immediately but you clearly approached this with an open mind and as such gave a great impartial review. Keep it up!
So the $99 R2D2 will be in this scale?