I live in this town and this video definitely caught me off guard, never been to the store but I’ll definitely check it out. Gives me an excuse to go to candyman too
@@chupappi626 The dude's been doing BrickLink for years. I'm sure the money he makes from that is more than enough to make up for the cost of the store/stock. BrickLink profits are infinitely looping. Buy LEGO, sell it, buy more LEGO with the money you made, and so on. I'm sure every single set in that store was paid for with BrickLink money or money made selling sets in his store.
@@chupappi626 Or he had a job as a teenager? It really doesn't take that much money to start up a BrickLink store. You can start a BrickLink store while working in the Burger King drive thru or at any similar job that you'd work as a teen. I don't know why you're acting like it takes some insane amount of money to get something like this up and running. You can spend less than $1,000 (or even less than that if you get really good sales; some people can just spend a couple hundreds dollars) to get a BrickLink store up and running, which can be made in just a few weeks at pretty much any job. And after the initial investment, the LEGO pays for itself and you no longer need to spend any of your own money on it. The fact that you think someone would need financial help when starting a BrickLink store kinda tells me you don't really know anything about starting a BrickLink store.
I enjoyed this style of video quite a bit. You do a good job at a "documentary" style Q/A/random visitor style approach. Would you possibly take this the next step and maybe do seasonal "Lego Travels" videos to meet fans/collectors to have them show off their collections to you/give you a tour of their store/space?
My wife’s side of the family lives in the Chicago area, so next time we visit I may have to take a trip over to Wisconsin just to see this place! Small businesses like this are the backbone of the collecting community
While they are off-brand, some pieces are extremely useful. For example, I have a 2x2 dark grey plate with studs on the top AND bottom that could come in handy sometime.
I've seen a smaller LEGO store than this (and it was official). It is in the mall next to a hotel in Taipei (hotel is called Humble House) and it's literally part of the H&M inside of it
"Welt, seid mir gegrüßt. Ich bin der Held der Steine, in Frankfurt am Main, im Herzen von Europa, in meinem wunderbaren kleinen Lädchen, an einem fantastischen Tag, und schaut mal, was ich euch mitgebracht habe."
So far one of my favorite videos from you Ryan! Been watching for a while now, and this is top tier content. Up there with the Designer Interview. Great Job!
I love Legos and building blocks in general. 44 years old and been playing since I was a kid. I'm not sure how people pay thousands for just a box when u can get the instructions for free and order each piece from Lego for the original price pretty much. I guess maybe that's collectors only but I hope people realize u can build any set from any era. Also there are other brands and I would never throw out parts. I just built the FunWhole Saloon which came with the lighting and directions were integrated into the steps. Better than any Lego building I've build detail wise, quality and directions. Halfway through the Mould King Islet Bar and same. Would never know. Built the Lego Loop Coaster a few weeks ago too. Basically can enjoy all kinds of sets and hopefully the crazy prices with Lego flatten out some cause those prices were out of this world!
"I'm Rick James Bricks" had a shop in Traralgon (Victoria, Australia) until a few years ago which was even smaller than this place. I'd share photos with you but it doesn't exist anymore. He had to close it down due to extended health issues he had at the time.
@@countrabricksbuildcraze8916 The one in Seymour Arcade was pathetically tiny. His health has now improved and has since opened a warehouse somewhere in the SE suburbs of Melbourne but yeah... early 2010's in Traralgon, that place was tiny.
„Held der Steine“ begs to differ. His Lego store is so small, the customers can’t enter it and he is selling stuff from the door, but is primarily doing RUclips now. His store is in Frankfurt, Germany.
Arent those hanging 2 pins that only hold up the boxes make indentations ? Some lego boxes can be quite hefty for their boxes structure and those 2 rods are scaring me.
@@jackmacdonald714 tell that too the people he's selling the cardboard too. They'll be the ones who are concerned with something like that so its in his best interest to take care of them
Not going to lie but if this was my local Lego store I'd be going there all the time I like how he made it and got all those sets there by himself and it goes to show he wants to grow as a business stand point I think the small look adds to the perspective that you won't find those for those prices anywhere else (kinda) but yea I like the review hopefully you make another review once he opens his new store
Dude ... I remember when I was a small child looking up to the top shelf of chuck-e-cheese's prize shelf and seeing the Lego PoTC black pearl set and now, more than ever have I regretted not getting a set... IDC how many tickets... 17 years ago. It will forever haunt me
For the smallest lego store, you should go into Frankfurt in Germany, it's lovely and the youtube channel of the owner "Held der Steine" is fairly popular in germany.
ask m and r: do you think that they will bring back any retired lego sets to buy again or will they just re make them like they have done before? also love the vids :)
interesting video Ryan, fun that you try to make it entertaining, not that other videos are not, but you get the point, he seems like a really cool guy :-)
You need to check out the tiny Lego stores in Hong Kong, hundreds of them are smaller than a food cart in America, it’s so small that no customer can enter, you just look through the door to see what they have in stock.
I had that exact experience when I was trying to sell an older set at a small store like that one, except they didn’t confuse me for a RUclipsr, they confused me for an idiot.
Dude if you’re still in Wisconsin- I live really close to this store. I’d be willing to gift you with a nice Chrome Stormie 😉 There are a lot of great Lego stores in the area!
i love old sealed legos i got 3 sealed black pearls and 3 sealed emerald nights, those are just my expense ones, i have so many its like a addiction lmao
Does size matter?
depends on what your talking about 😏
its all about personality
Nah, only technic is important
I'm bricked up (lego bricks ofcourse)
@@Seanboi_12 no it doesn’t
I bet that lego store has amazing personality
Girls: What does that mean?
Boys: 💀
@@DanishWarThunderPlayer503 girls would know my guy
💀
After all, it's not about the size, it's about the level of enjoyment you get from it...
@@wizard066yt but bigger = more enjoyment
I have been to this store in person and I can confirm it’s actually much bigger, it got shy. Definitely an average even above average size store.
I live in this town and this video definitely caught me off guard, never been to the store but I’ll definitely check it out. Gives me an excuse to go to candyman too
@@Batman-vs4qh same! their new location is awesome
that beginning skit was hollywood level acting for sure!
"No, this is suppose to say $40.00"
"AH, Yes, well then I'd like to buy everything on this wall"
Exactly what I thought lmfao
The world's smallest LEGO store is possibly in Frankfurt/M in Germany with only 4m² or 43 sq feet. Look out for "Held der Steine".
4 sqm was his estimate for the room between the shelves. The entire room is 9 sqm (and there appears to be at least one backroom).
Wapi is a W man!
Agreed
Wssp
IM subscribe to u td
I watch your videos and I love them
Hello
seeing the old lego sets all together in one place is so cool
Great vid Ryan! Love seeing smaller businesses in their early stages.
Once dad and mom see the bill then they will probably close down 😫
@@chupappi626 The dude's been doing BrickLink for years. I'm sure the money he makes from that is more than enough to make up for the cost of the store/stock. BrickLink profits are infinitely looping. Buy LEGO, sell it, buy more LEGO with the money you made, and so on. I'm sure every single set in that store was paid for with BrickLink money or money made selling sets in his store.
@@Doofledurf so both his parents helped him... or he was asking for money threw utube or gofund me
@@chupappi626 Or he had a job as a teenager? It really doesn't take that much money to start up a BrickLink store. You can start a BrickLink store while working in the Burger King drive thru or at any similar job that you'd work as a teen. I don't know why you're acting like it takes some insane amount of money to get something like this up and running. You can spend less than $1,000 (or even less than that if you get really good sales; some people can just spend a couple hundreds dollars) to get a BrickLink store up and running, which can be made in just a few weeks at pretty much any job. And after the initial investment, the LEGO pays for itself and you no longer need to spend any of your own money on it.
The fact that you think someone would need financial help when starting a BrickLink store kinda tells me you don't really know anything about starting a BrickLink store.
@@Doofledurf nah he got help 🤣
I enjoyed this style of video quite a bit. You do a good job at a "documentary" style Q/A/random visitor style approach.
Would you possibly take this the next step and maybe do seasonal "Lego Travels" videos to meet fans/collectors to have them show off their collections to you/give you a tour of their store/space?
Id love this
hella good idea
please do @mandrproductions and love how u video and set up ur videos documentary style like this
Thats a cool idea ngl
like that old show MTV Cribs... call its Lego Cribs. where you tour peoples houses with incredible Lego collections. LOL.
This is a pretty large one compared to Held der Steine's Store located in Frankfurt. He is the most famouse Brick RUclipsr in germany!!!
Yes
Damn. Why didn’t I ever think of visiting a Lego store in Frankfurt when I lived in Wiesbaden?
“I’ve never seen this in my life…”
“Really…it’s right there on your wall.”
I was really hoping he was gonna say yes when Ryan asked are you blind?😂 He was wearing shades and everything! 1:23
Lol
Same
The smallest Lego store is in Frankfurt, Germany, with just 5-6m2. You should go there.
My wife’s side of the family lives in the Chicago area, so next time we visit I may have to take a trip over to Wisconsin just to see this place! Small businesses like this are the backbone of the collecting community
It’s closing lol
3 hour drive to westbend from there.
@@NoNo-pw1fwreally
The owner of the store is the most charismatic Lego salesman I ever did see.
While they are off-brand, some pieces are extremely useful. For example, I have a 2x2 dark grey plate with studs on the top AND bottom that could come in handy sometime.
The borat impressions always hit best!
The intro has top notch acting 👌
I've seen a smaller LEGO store than this (and it was official). It is in the mall next to a hotel in Taipei (hotel is called Humble House) and it's literally part of the H&M inside of it
"Welt, seid mir gegrüßt. Ich bin der Held der Steine, in Frankfurt am Main, im Herzen von Europa, in meinem wunderbaren kleinen Lädchen, an einem fantastischen Tag, und schaut mal, was ich euch mitgebracht habe."
So far one of my favorite videos from you Ryan! Been watching for a while now, and this is top tier content. Up there with the Designer Interview. Great Job!
I love Legos and building blocks in general. 44 years old and been playing since I was a kid. I'm not sure how people pay thousands for just a box when u can get the instructions for free and order each piece from Lego for the original price pretty much. I guess maybe that's collectors only but I hope people realize u can build any set from any era. Also there are other brands and I would never throw out parts. I just built the FunWhole Saloon which came with the lighting and directions were integrated into the steps. Better than any Lego building I've build detail wise, quality and directions. Halfway through the Mould King Islet Bar and same. Would never know. Built the Lego Loop Coaster a few weeks ago too. Basically can enjoy all kinds of sets and hopefully the crazy prices with Lego flatten out some cause those prices were out of this world!
This is pure gold! Great video!
🤣🤣 dude seems really cool, love the small store, excited to see the new one!
Awesome video, this really cheered me up, I’m going through a rough time right now , but these vids make me rise above the sadness
Well Held der Steine Inh. Thomas Panke is a pretty small store
And also pretty famous
I went to the same high school as this guy. Its so weird to think that he’s able to do this full time.
he seems cool asl
what do you do
@@FirstUsername ur mom
Is he cool?
9:47, that max rebo painting is so beautiful
We want the build instructions!!!
2:03 That “wait” is literally too perfect.😂🤣
Hell nah, Held der Steine in Germany Frankfurt is smaller. His Store is 2x2 meters
"I'm Rick James Bricks" had a shop in Traralgon (Victoria, Australia) until a few years ago which was even smaller than this place. I'd share photos with you but it doesn't exist anymore. He had to close it down due to extended health issues he had at the time.
Nar the shop was not little. ..an dident he open up in a factory only open on weekend .at end of lock down s.
@@countrabricksbuildcraze8916 The one in Seymour Arcade was pathetically tiny. His health has now improved and has since opened a warehouse somewhere in the SE suburbs of Melbourne but yeah... early 2010's in Traralgon, that place was tiny.
No. In my knowledge in Germany, in Frankfurt. There is a smaller store on a corner. RUclips called: Held der Steine
That cheese slopes bit was spot on 👍🏼
„Held der Steine“ begs to differ. His Lego store is so small, the customers can’t enter it and he is selling stuff from the door, but is primarily doing RUclips now. His store is in Frankfurt, Germany.
Bro I hope his security is good 🙄 “$26,000 sets in the front”
For a business that's not even that much capital. Cigar Lounges will run 200k+ and you saw everything was locked up
The smallest lego store is in Frankfurt (Germany) with a size of 2 by 2 m. Check out "Held der Steine"
Arent those hanging 2 pins that only hold up the boxes make indentations ? Some lego boxes can be quite hefty for their boxes structure and those 2 rods are scaring me.
The boxes are okay. Hes my local store
@@brewcitycapa4910 Praise the lego gods, but it still looks dangerous :p
Even if its safe i wouldnt be doing that, i would be too afraid of the boxes somehow falling or the rods giving in
Who cares about the box? Its a piece of cardboard
@@jackmacdonald714 tell that too the people he's selling the cardboard too. They'll be the ones who are concerned with something like that so its in his best interest to take care of them
I know a smaller Lego store. It’s called bricks and wheels. It’s in kent, Washington, USA
Can’t get Ryan saying “wHAt iS tHiS?!?” out of my head
Very nice
"What is this???" The Borat reference is priceless, and perfectly timed. hahahahahaha Good stuff folks!!!
Ryan, I love how much of a purist you are when it comes to Legos.
You should visit Held der Steine in Frankfurt am Main ;)
Not going to lie but if this was my local Lego store I'd be going there all the time I like how he made it and got all those sets there by himself and it goes to show he wants to grow as a business stand point I think the small look adds to the perspective that you won't find those for those prices anywhere else (kinda) but yea I like the review hopefully you make another review once he opens his new store
I just visited Wapi Brick's new location and it is Awesome!
Now I know why I can never find any insane finds on local marketplaces around west bend.
11:45 That's genuinely a good Borat impression
This was a great video. Loved the beginning of it. Keep it up.
Amazing how small and so beautiful this is. Great
Love the Borat reference.
In Frankfurt ist ein kleinerer lego Laden ziemlich berühmt in Deutschland
That may have been a small store, but I found it interesting. I might try to visit that myself someday.
Dude ... I remember when I was a small child looking up to the top shelf of chuck-e-cheese's prize shelf and seeing the Lego PoTC black pearl set and now, more than ever have I regretted not getting a set... IDC how many tickets... 17 years ago. It will forever haunt me
For the smallest lego store, you should go into Frankfurt in Germany, it's lovely and the youtube channel of the owner "Held der Steine" is fairly popular in germany.
Still bigger than my bedroom. Also, I’m in Florida, hope I can see ya!
12:00 live the Borat reference
Dang it I was beaten to it by a year
Awesome video Ryan! You inspired me to go check out the store myself!
Was this intro slightly inspired by Borat, or other mockumentary style films? I loved it
The Borat bit about cheese inspired the cheese sloped thing
You channelled your inner Sacha Baron Cohen, with the bit and the great intro. Very nice, great success.
That bit at the beginning was hilarious.
AskMandr: have you ever considered making stop motions great vids btw!
Aye I love this guy I’ve been following him for a while for now!!!
Wow that looks amazing, God job on the Video Ryan!
The cheese slopes gag is top notch 👌 thanks guys
Ask m and r: why are there more clones troopers than battle droids in total for the sets when the droids are supposed to outnumber the clones
Love watching Wapi on Whatnot!
ask m and r: do you think that they will bring back any retired lego sets to buy again or will they just re make them like they have done before? also love the vids :)
Ask MandR questions are only picked from the most recent ASK MandR video! Thanks!
The answer is no though
They won’t. This would’ve been the perfect opportunity being the 90th aniversery.
@@MandRproductions Ask MandR: why?
@@lukeradtke3086 probably because it's unrelated to the current video and just floods the comments?
12:05 absolutely wild statement from Ryan
Thats Not the smallest store. The smallest Store is in Franfurt am Main
Im herzen von europa
I like when you post Lego store vids
0:03. 10/10 Acting…
The smallest store is in Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Great video! Ask MandR what’s your favourite Lego set apart from starwars?
I would go broke if I went there, that’s an awesome store!
interesting video Ryan, fun that you try to make it entertaining, not that other videos are not, but you get the point, he seems like a really cool guy :-)
You need to check out the tiny Lego stores in Hong Kong, hundreds of them are smaller than a food cart in America, it’s so small that no customer can enter, you just look through the door to see what they have in stock.
Held der Steine Store?
Holy crap!!! I go to this place! I live close by. Welcome to WI
Size doesn't matter😤
Good for that boi. I'd love a LEGO shop
I think it's average. Actually, its quite large imo.
It's humongous.... Huge.. 😥
I had that exact experience when I was trying to sell an older set at a small store like that one, except they didn’t confuse me for a RUclipsr, they confused me for an idiot.
Getting back into Lego after not buying a set for about 10 years, and oh boy do I feel the pain of sorting Mega Blocks out of my bins.
I live only 4 hours away will definitely be visiting!!!!!!
Idk it seems pretty average to me
Ihave bin there and now ther by hobby nights.
I LIVE IN WEST BEND.
for now my favorite video.
First to comment Lesgoooo
leg oooo, I hate myself
OMG
Seeing you together is amazing
I remember him from TikTok
I work with him
Love the skit filled wierd reality TV show vibe all focused around lego. Interesting style of video.
I love this video so much. So Much Personality In It...
Probs the most interesting filming of a video
Top 10 Best Collabs of All Time
This isn't the world's smallest Lego store, that would be in Frankfurt, Germany.
"I have never seen that" and I see it on the wall got me laughing to death
@Joe Schmoe mad mustache guy
I met Wapi at Chicago and the guy is cool as heck.
“That’s a Mega Blok.” Had me rolling lol.
Dude if you’re still in Wisconsin- I live really close to this store. I’d be willing to gift you with a nice Chrome Stormie 😉
There are a lot of great Lego stores in the area!
Why don't you gift it to me
I live in town too, I gotta check this store out I never knew it existed
West Bend! Cool. Another small town WI guy here (Tomah). Best of luck with your store. 'Triple B'
This was actually a pretty funny video
i love old sealed legos i got 3 sealed black pearls and 3 sealed emerald nights, those are just my expense ones, i have so many its like a addiction lmao
I went to the new storefront last week and it is insanely cool now that you can see most of the inventory