7 LEGO Star Wars CLONE ARMY Building TIPS for 2024!

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  • Опубликовано: 10 май 2023
  • Teaching you everything I know about how to BUILD a LEGO Star Wars CLONE ARMY cost-effectively in 2023! Sign up for Rakuten and get a $40 sign-up bonus*: www.rakuten.com/r/MANDRP15
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    Building a LEGO Star Wars Clone Army can be very expensive in 2023 but I have 7 huge tips to help you make the most of your money when collecting your LEGO Star Wars Clone Troopers!
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  • @MandRproductions
    @MandRproductions  Год назад +54

    What are some other ways you can/have saved money while building your army?
    Sign up for Rakuten and get a $40 sign-up bonus*: www.rakuten.com/r/MANDRP15

    • @EastonSzulwach
      @EastonSzulwach Год назад +2

      Sorry, I can't sign up because I'm not old enough 😅

    • @Max.332
      @Max.332 Год назад +3

      I have decaled some of my clone army and they costed me less than 4 dollars each. and i was able to have clone variants that lego has never made.

    • @thatreallygoodchannel4406
      @thatreallygoodchannel4406 Год назад +5

      Buying the parts of expensive figures works well too. Instead of spending $200 on a p2 Rex, by the head, torso, waist cape, legs, cloth, and helmet. It is significantly cheaper and very underrated

    • @EastonSzulwach
      @EastonSzulwach Год назад +1

      @That really Good channel about how much would it cost to do it like that?

    • @thatreallygoodchannel4406
      @thatreallygoodchannel4406 Год назад +1

      @@EastonSzulwach no clue, but you save a good amount of money through it

  • @ThomasKnip
    @ThomasKnip Год назад +608

    Seriously, "just be rich" is the best advice! Not only for clone troopers, but for any Lego set.

    • @willbricksproductions
      @willbricksproductions Год назад +3

      😂

    • @comeonmang
      @comeonmang Год назад +2

      every single one of these videos are like that lol

    • @williamzappulla6987
      @williamzappulla6987 Год назад +3

      It’s also good life advice! 🙃

    • @yeahoh9438
      @yeahoh9438 Год назад +2

      ‘’just be rich‘’also allows you to buy the entire Lego company!!

    • @ThomasKnip
      @ThomasKnip Год назад

      @@yeahoh9438 Still on my To Do list. 😄

  • @keepinggamers7425
    @keepinggamers7425 Год назад +347

    I don't know why I'm so obsessed with making an army of plastic space soldiers

  • @normalplayer7377
    @normalplayer7377 Год назад +34

    The first thing you need to do is build a Lego Kamino. After that, in 10 years you'll have 200,000 units ready, with a million more well on the way.

    • @Jessie-wk3ri
      @Jessie-wk3ri Месяц назад

      And you will hold the world record for the largest clone army with 30 years

  • @paynenewman7537
    @paynenewman7537 Год назад +226

    Thank you Ryan for making sure to talk about the downside of credit cards

    • @viperson9818
      @viperson9818 Год назад +17

      But it’s also good to get one to build that credit.

    • @MandRproductions
      @MandRproductions  Год назад +36

      @@viperson9818 Yep I didn't do that! I don't think I was negatively affected by it in the end but I'm about 3 years behind where I could be on that.

  • @bagginsbricks
    @bagginsbricks Год назад +34

    Asking friends if they have minifigs they don't want anymore is really helping ! During the year, friends gave me the 2016 Quinlan Vos and Luminara Unduli, 2013 Count Dooku, Poggle the Lesser, a geonosian, Savage Opress, clone wars Yoda, 2013 501st troopers, a geonosis clone trooper, Jar Jar Binks and some other random minifigs and pieces, and I only had to pay a bit for Dooku !
    So go make friends, it's very stonks.

  • @brickloverbrad
    @brickloverbrad Год назад +15

    The credit card tips specifically is one of the easiest to implement and the most worthwhile long-term in my opinion. I switched credit cards about two years ago now and I’ve been able to get almost $4000 CAD in cash back on purchases I would’ve made anyway.. I’m using my rewards to pay for my BrickWorld hotel haha

  • @listeningtodrew55
    @listeningtodrew55 Год назад +67

    I was too young to get the AT-OT and drop ship when it came out but I’ve always wanted one. Over the past two or so months, I’ve pieced one together and it was so worth it. It still costs a bit but 1/2-1/3 of the price for even a used set

    • @NachoCheese2
      @NachoCheese2 Год назад +4

      Yeah picking out sets especially if you're using personal collection pieces and even getting the oices on sake or cheaper than usual is a great way make sets you've always wanted...or atlesst the main ship/build

    • @adamosborne3765
      @adamosborne3765 Год назад +1

      Cool!

  • @luffyandgokuskits
    @luffyandgokuskits Год назад +33

    How convenient I just finished building my 501st battle pack

    • @queryquery1232
      @queryquery1232 Год назад +5

      I just finished building my republic fighter tank

    • @chrizzlyb3r848
      @chrizzlyb3r848 Год назад +3

      ​@@queryquery1232same 🗿

    • @Vader1247
      @Vader1247 Год назад +2

      @@queryquery1232 lol

    • @Bumstr_EU
      @Bumstr_EU Год назад +2

      Old or new?

    • @HeafBeef
      @HeafBeef Год назад +2

      You and me both 💀

  • @joaquinjack8829
    @joaquinjack8829 Год назад +18

    let’s get creative with our army building and start robbing lego stores at gun point for battlepacks, thanks for the advice mandr🤟

    • @ArcofZen
      @ArcofZen Год назад

      Not great advice guys. I'm now looking at 10 years in prison. :\

  • @Tbrigsby
    @Tbrigsby 4 месяца назад +3

    I actually managed to get the 2022 AT-TE on clearance, perfect box, last one on the shelf, 80 dollar price tag, 60 bucks off from the original price. Insanely lucky

  • @stefanprietenul4968
    @stefanprietenul4968 Год назад +23

    First step: money
    Step 2-7: repeat first step

  • @jeezjack3282
    @jeezjack3282 Год назад +15

    Thrift stores are great! I’ve come along bags of dozens of mini figs for like $5 each. Sure, they won’t all be clones or exactly what you want, but getting 3 or 4 in a bag with a bunch of other random figs for $5 is still a great deal

  • @EchoBaseplates
    @EchoBaseplates Год назад +30

    This was a really great video! And thanks for encouraging financial responsibility.

  • @brovideolol3488
    @brovideolol3488 Год назад +5

    I always go through bricklink sellers in my region and then search clone, sometimes its cheaper to grab parts like torso's and bodies and such then buying the complete fig.
    Always taking some with my already existing orders. Also a fun way to make custom figures like jedi's or figures to fill up your star wars city or moc

  • @rickym.3416
    @rickym.3416 Год назад +3

    Recently over the past year I’ve been getting into decaling and made around 100 clone troopers. If you can get good at decaling it can be a very cost efficient way to basically get any clone you want.

  • @hoarder66
    @hoarder66 Год назад +6

    I heard that making friends with an employee at the Mexico factory is also a good way. 😂

  • @henlomeabirb5970
    @henlomeabirb5970 Год назад +12

    Gotta say the setup looks great! Way better than before

  • @saber9926
    @saber9926 Год назад +6

    When you just finish your AP Exam and get blessed with a video from mandy and see it 4 minutes after the end of the exam

  • @Nc_Brikz
    @Nc_Brikz Год назад +9

    I did the same thing with the 442nd clone with green markings, unfortunately the legs are glued, and you have to disclose that when selling, and on top of this the figures have magnets in the torso and they stick together, don’t get me wrong it’s great for showing off in an army and Mocs but not idea for reselling because the value just isn’t there with the flaws

    • @Thok2222
      @Thok2222 Год назад

      can the glued green magnet troopers still bend their legs & arms like a regular mini fig? or are they completely stuck in place?

  • @Raxacoricofallapatorius
    @Raxacoricofallapatorius Год назад +8

    Don't have much interest in building an army, although I'd defo go for a Seperatist force if I did, since I got tonnes of droids from the MTT I was lucky enough to buy fairly cheap, some B2 battledroids from online sales, and Dooku, Grevious, Pong Krell, Nute Gunray and a custom Wat Tambor I put together all from sets I've bought over the years!
    If I ever get enough space, might try set it all out for a laugh actually!

  • @EastonSzulwach
    @EastonSzulwach Год назад +3

    Thank you for doing this video it's very helpful for my army

  • @80Bucks
    @80Bucks Год назад +2

    Brickli will appreciate this to get his world record

  • @cloneanimations223
    @cloneanimations223 Год назад +4

    Thanks this information is useful❤❤

  • @zachhawkins2698
    @zachhawkins2698 Год назад

    It is 11:21 pm on Saturday night 5-27-23 and Ryan I bet you are going nuts right now... I am also amazed and happy! looks like playing tip-21 as a wee little lad paid off BIG TIME for the Boston Celtics!

  • @PJK0PA15
    @PJK0PA15 Год назад +1

    That shelf set up has so many amazing lego star wars items

  • @sornreed
    @sornreed Год назад

    I purchased Jango's Slave One set, with Jango, for 45. I removed Jango for keeps & resold the set for 45 again. Nice 👌🏻

  • @howwise
    @howwise Год назад

    Good video! Something I've done is have family members who work at stores that sale legos use there employee discount to buy packs. Some family get discounts up to 40% on all items, so legos :)

  • @The_Lego_Mechanic
    @The_Lego_Mechanic 5 месяцев назад +1

    thanks your awesome I love the outro music

  • @Gvoudw
    @Gvoudw Год назад

    Parting out lego sets is something I’ve done before w the Christmas x wing and even getting incomplete sets and getting the rest of the parts saves a lot of money

  • @fantofmass8793
    @fantofmass8793 Год назад +6

    I know I’ve been selling my extra stuff. Great tips Ryan. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @thepashn7146
    @thepashn7146 Год назад

    Thank you. I am definitely taking notes. 💰💳

  • @christinahoot1735
    @christinahoot1735 Год назад

    Thank you for the tips

  • @NVK-4688
    @NVK-4688 Год назад

    Finally. I have waiting a long time for this

  • @legogenius22
    @legogenius22 Год назад

    I bought a green 442nd magnet clone too! Love finding sneaky bricklink stuff that most people either don't know about or are too dense to put in the effort on bricklink lmao 😂

  • @DamianDillard10
    @DamianDillard10 Год назад +9

    God I love mandr

    • @-CT2224
      @-CT2224 Год назад +1

      That one nerd

    • @Ginkrepeerc_
      @Ginkrepeerc_ Год назад

      @@-CT2224your name is literally Cody’s number tho. You’re a nerd

  • @swclonesrcool
    @swclonesrcool Год назад

    Thanks for the tips

  • @NyanSox
    @NyanSox Год назад +3

    the just be rich tip is so real! me in college: only like one set per wave, me out of college: HOLY SHIT LEGO TIME

  • @BeefyCloneTrooper
    @BeefyCloneTrooper Год назад

    Awesome advice man! I will be sure to use rakuten on my purchase!

  • @beckylevan128
    @beckylevan128 Год назад +1

    We all need a room tour video on mandrvlogs

  • @TRIFOLD
    @TRIFOLD Год назад

    Love ur videos dude

  • @Ytkin600
    @Ytkin600 7 месяцев назад

    Happy new year guys

  • @garickmalcom567
    @garickmalcom567 Год назад

    You can also use the key chain figs and screw of the top.

  • @willtaylor6793
    @willtaylor6793 Год назад

    do the magnet green marking clones have swappable legs? or will they always have the magnet inside of them?

  • @fritz404
    @fritz404 Год назад +10

    This is a great video Ryan, would love another version of this maybe with Imperials or the separatists

    • @BobaWettx
      @BobaWettx Год назад +5

      These pretty much apply to all army building

  • @Natedog-gx3nj
    @Natedog-gx3nj Год назад +2

    I love the fact that I just got a job at a Lego store, and we do have clone troopers.

  • @NCBricks-yr6cw
    @NCBricks-yr6cw Год назад

    thanks I have been working on my army it is lead by phase 2 rex and neyo

  • @malaching8143
    @malaching8143 Год назад

    also looking at different, smaller selling websites that less people know about there are usually some great deals if you look around enough

  • @PiperVR
    @PiperVR Год назад

    This is good advice!

  • @pc_boy1
    @pc_boy1 Год назад

    As a kid trying to build a huge clone army this vid helped.

  • @MurraytheCat
    @MurraytheCat Год назад +1

    Do a 2010 Lego Slave 1 review next!

  • @kuflol4757
    @kuflol4757 Год назад

    Dope shirt Man!!

  • @noahmolchain
    @noahmolchain Год назад +3

    Thank you! Very helpful! I used one of those tips and I got a phase 2 rex for 50 from a friend.

    • @grievous8431
      @grievous8431 Год назад

      bullcrap

    • @urbanaerials5614
      @urbanaerials5614 Год назад +3

      How is it bull crap 😂 my mates would probably just give them to me if they had them from childhood still

    • @lolno1547
      @lolno1547 7 месяцев назад

      Wow what a great friend you are scamming your friend

    • @noahmolchain
      @noahmolchain 7 месяцев назад

      @@lolno1547it was a joke, he knew the value but since were good friends he didn’t care this is also when the figure was worth like 90 and not 250.

  • @monblane493
    @monblane493 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @Brickpigs
    @Brickpigs Год назад +1

    Hi MandR i think your really cool, i like your clones

  • @BrickZOfTheDead
    @BrickZOfTheDead Год назад +2

    I’m waiting for 41st battle pack so I can start an army. The addiction is real.

  • @rabindranabraham2681
    @rabindranabraham2681 Год назад +1

    I think you should have mentioned that the Rakuten member who gets you to sign up to Rakuten ALSO gets a bonus too. I presume MandRproductions gets that bonus if one uses the MandR link. Better for a person to find out if a friend has Rakuten. That way they are you can share in the ADDITIONAL sign-up bonus that goes to the link provider. Even if you don't have a friend who is already a member, having them sign up and then send you the link saves you more money than following the MandR link. Or is MandR going to share any kickback you get with the person following your link? Am I missing something?

  • @FOCS27
    @FOCS27 6 месяцев назад

    It's bizarre to me how often stuff goes on clearance and gets price drops in the US and other parts of the world. Here in New Zealand (at least where I live), it takes like 5-6 years for something to eventually go on clearance. Up until then, you're still expected to pay full price.
    That being said, the only store that holds things like LEGO or Transformers (my main hobby) that I've really seen do actual clearances, is Farmers (which is a department store). After like 5-6 years, those old items get shifted to a clearance section, and the price usually drops a fair amount. Meanwhile, our main store that is made just for toys (Toyworld), will literally hold onto an item for almost 10 years, and still expect you to pay full price. Again, this may just be around my area, but I bought Transformers figures that were like 8 years old at the time I bought them, and still paid full price for them.
    I've also witnessed The Warehouse (another department store), sneakily put old Transformers stock from 5 or more years prior that had been stored out the back due to not selling the first time around, put back on the shelves at full price. As a collector, I knew how old the items were, but the kids and parents wouldn't have, and would've unknowingly bought old stock for full price, which kinda feels a little scummy to me, but eh, I suppose the store is still making money off of the products, even if it is several years too late.
    Speaking of The Warehouse, they sometimes have a clearance section, but again, stuff has to be fairly old to eventually wind up in there, or just defective, which is more common (by "defective", I mean, some kid has torn into the packaging and pulled all of the items out, leaving the staff to throw some tape onto the packaging, with a 50/50 chance of everything still being included).

  • @t.rexyboy
    @t.rexyboy Год назад +1

    Great advice, thanks! 🫡

  • @mrbricksproductions3004
    @mrbricksproductions3004 Год назад

    mnr do you think you can take the legs off of the clone magnet and put reg legs on it?

  • @urbanaerials5614
    @urbanaerials5614 Год назад

    501st battle packs (new) are about $11usd here in Aus at target currently 👌🏽the entire countries targets are now sold out haha

  • @miguelgobbo7405
    @miguelgobbo7405 6 месяцев назад +2

    What do I do if I live in Brasil we don´t have targets or promotions and the price of the lego is like 3x bigger (sorry for bad english)

  • @MaxBricksYT
    @MaxBricksYT Год назад

    Nice tips Ryan

  • @Jay38729
    @Jay38729 Год назад

    I just started building a battlefield were it's stormtroopers vs battle droids but unfortunately I have no battle droids so I gotta wait to get some also I used some old lego I had laying around to build 3 turrets 1 catapult 2 barricades and 1 dropship it holds 4 stormtroopers also I have 19 stormtroopers on the battlefeild

  • @DanielA-no9xv
    @DanielA-no9xv 8 месяцев назад

    Would this advice work for imperial stormtrooper army building?

  • @tackleberry682
    @tackleberry682 Год назад

    Insane video

  • @ThunderCraftYT
    @ThunderCraftYT Год назад

    Thank you! I have been needing a video like this! Also what is the best way to msg you privately. I have tried a few different apps but you never saw them, thanks!

  • @VODEnjoyer
    @VODEnjoyer Год назад

    I found my local walmart on the last month of the 501st battle packs being on the shelf for 14 bucks it was a steallll

  • @user-vx9gn7xb8s
    @user-vx9gn7xb8s 5 месяцев назад +1

    I only have 1 of each battle pack as well as a clone trooper from the 2023 advent calender so Unfortunatley my army is a bit small😊

  • @YourName-bl7ut
    @YourName-bl7ut Год назад

    Fun fact if you want a retired set go to an old toy store seriously there is a little toy shop in my area that stills sells Ashoka vs darth mail or the Mtt

  • @keithallen5670
    @keithallen5670 Год назад

    Where did you get that shirt from its awesome

  • @brawlnoob8416
    @brawlnoob8416 Год назад +1

    Askmandr what editing software do you use?

  • @lucbos5465
    @lucbos5465 Год назад +1

    Can you maybe make a stormtroper army?

  • @ashleytyrer9857
    @ashleytyrer9857 Год назад

    Love yournt-shirt, where did you get it?

  • @erikastrickland4261
    @erikastrickland4261 Год назад

    do custom sets use actual lego parts for their builds, or is it kind of a fake lego thing, or what? or as an afterthought, is it dependent on the brand?

  • @DPM.M3
    @DPM.M3 Год назад

    U should make a video showcasing your clone wars collection In a Separtists Vs republic format maybe not with every Vehichle but every character including Jedi Sith Droids Bounty hunters And clones just to see The scale of your clone wars minifgure collection

  • @tyronewalcher1755
    @tyronewalcher1755 Год назад +2

    Tip 5. I heard if you work for Lego and do any reselling and caught, you are fired. I heard this from a trusted employee and another time from a friend who wanted a job there but had a Bricklink store. They declined to hire him.

  • @ryancollier9059
    @ryancollier9059 Год назад

    Do you know of any good minifigure display cases?

  • @lambo2246
    @lambo2246 Год назад +2

    What do you think about gcc?

  • @Stinky5056
    @Stinky5056 Год назад +1

    It is very worth asking! I bought 2 original 501st Battlepacks from my cousin for 20 bucks TOTAL. He said he bought them for 20 each but because they were opened he would give them to me for half price, absolute bafoon.

  • @raptorhunter156
    @raptorhunter156 Год назад +1

    Question: I thought the reason lego dosent sell lego star wars minifigure polybags was because hasbro has the rights to lego star wars action figures?

  • @StfuGoogle-lw7jd
    @StfuGoogle-lw7jd Год назад

    Something interesting is, in the Americus, Georgia Walmart, the 2020 501st battlepack was always $23.99, it went on sale once for like 19 dollars. I'm not sure why it was cheaper here, but it was. It never went over that price.

  • @baguettey69
    @baguettey69 Год назад

    I bought some 501st legion sealed sets for $12 a few days ago

  • @treinenliefde
    @treinenliefde Год назад +1

    Waaaait. You get 50 percent off LEGO sets when you're an employee? There's a store about 40 minutes drive from me, I might see if I can get a job there haha.

  • @DoughnutDragon
    @DoughnutDragon Год назад

    It's funny you say wait for a sale because i havent seen lego on sale in store anywhere for years.
    I'm still waiting lol

  • @bricks4chris
    @bricks4chris Год назад

    How many clones till its considered an army??

  • @RyanSimms_08
    @RyanSimms_08 Год назад

    My uncle has slots of Lego but I feel weird asking him. What should I do?

  • @abdojabal5755
    @abdojabal5755 Год назад

    Seen some crazy deals on mercari too its an app for second hand selling anything and everything

  • @ChickenBark
    @ChickenBark Год назад

    where did u get that shirt Ryan?

  • @Spinoooooo
    @Spinoooooo Год назад

    Nice shelves

  • @jackparker2582
    @jackparker2582 4 месяца назад

    I just found the newer 501st battle pack on a crazy deal bc normally they would be £18 each but you could get 2 for £20

  • @luisemoralesfalcon4716
    @luisemoralesfalcon4716 Год назад

    Sharpies help a lot.

  • @hermann78
    @hermann78 Год назад

    Where can I get this tshirt?

  • @bimmerfan2126
    @bimmerfan2126 Год назад

    you need acoustic panels in your video room, has that empty room
    echo :P

  • @jackiechan427
    @jackiechan427 Год назад +1

    **sighs and looks at credit card** "I'm sorry little one."

  • @USEASHTRAY
    @USEASHTRAY Год назад

    off 7 grams of shrooms binge watching mandr rn this shit fire

  • @jacobrenaud9441
    @jacobrenaud9441 Год назад

    you can get discounts with points from lego vip

  • @1Tuck
    @1Tuck 11 месяцев назад

    Dude… Rakuten just gave me $30 back when I bought 2x 501st specialist battle packs. This is fucking awesome! Now I can buy another 332nd battle pack and something else aswell!

  • @hiimdaisy946
    @hiimdaisy946 Год назад +2

    I'm not really a fan of the prequel or sequel stormtroopers but I definitely want to build an army of the original trilogy stormtroopers. I love the basic white and black pilot stormtroopers. Thanks for the inspiration! 👍

    • @CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS
      @CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS Год назад +1

      Their aren't any prequel stormtroopers and black pilot stormtroopers don't exist

  • @gavinomeara
    @gavinomeara Год назад

    Here’s a good tip, when you buy a couple or a lot of the new 501st battle pack, just sell the 501st officers.