Lego Clones
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Can we discuss Lego clones and why they are slowly surpassing Lego itself in both quality and price?
I mean look at the build quality of this Oxford set.
shane Kreo was absoloute shit. not even megabutts can save star trek with all their fancy articulation
>>5276921
Kre-o is ass, but we'll always have godly korean clones of amazing quality.
i mean when was the last time lego made something like this?
Also ahah, holy shit, these guys actually made a historical set about on the korean war, featuring a sherman tank raping a bunch of korean villagers. They went as far as recreating historical pics of war atrocities on the fucking box.
>>5276927
That's pretty cool
>>5276936
Really? No way. It's a huge stepdown. Their own stuff is awesome in comparison to kreo.
>>5276950
>KRE-O is manufactured by South Korea-based Oxford and marketed by Hasbro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kre-O
What does /toy/ think of COBI? They seem to have awesome ww2 sets.
I like it much better when companies make unique pieces, like animal heads. If it's just a set of regular bricks, i pretty much ignore it.
>>5277007
Wow, those actually look super cool. Where can I get these?
>>5277000
The sets are good, but the new minifigures are crap.
>>5277010
Nevermind. Apparently there are only two or 3 sets available at the moment, and on top of that they look super expennsive.
>>5277007
Poor Ivysaur....
>>5276915
They're make pieces and themes that Lego would not, and they're not weighted down by the little things such as copyright laws.
>>5276915
\If this set was Lego it would sell well.
>>5276922
2013
Posting Brick Master Race.
>>5277120
It feels more like Mega Bloks general now.
And it's not even about building MB sets.
>>5284824
You could always change that by posting in there, though.
I'll post some pics of clone lego.
>>5285591
>>5285591
Cogo bricks are terrible. They don't fit and the colours don't match lego
>>5285591
Bela has even worse fitting bricks, but passable colour match.
>>5285591
Got this a while ago. The bricks look poor quality.
>>5285591
Gudi bricks colour and finish match to lego perfectly. They are, however, a really tight fit. OK for an adult with a brick separator
>>5285607
Don't think I've tried Star Diamond. I'd never buy Chinese brand lego ball joints
>>5285591
Enlighten is ok, but the main thing it has going for it is being good value.
>>5285615
>Check out the incredible quality of these Korean knockoff Legos!
>Posts box art
What's the quality of the actual toys like? What percentage of the bricks in each set actually stick together?
>>5285615
Decool bricks don't have a good fit, but look ok
>>5285617
I can put them together too. Gudi bricks
stick together plenty. What brand interests you, my shitposting friend?
>>5285591
For fit and weight MGB is the best I've tried. The Special Justice Force or whatever grey doesnt match any lego grey though
>>5285626
This is also MGB, and the colours match lego perfectly.
This was pretty bad. I've since thrown out half the parts from this.
I'd buy any clone brand again, apart from Bela or Cogo,
>>5285621
The largest Decool set I've tried. It's ok, but I prefer the brands that don't steal current lego set designs.
>>5285602
I forgot I'd had this brand before. Not good at all.
>>5285657
No it's a different brand, but probably from the same shitty little factory.
>>5285652
In that case try Star Diamond, Oxford, Enlighten, they are good quality and have their own designs.
>>5285695
I think Gudi is best for original set design. Most of their stuff is in 3 in 1, like Creator sets.
The bricks with this Shen Yuan set hold together but put me off trying a larger Shen Yuan set.
>>5285882
What's wrong with it? I was on the impression they're one of the better clone brick makers.
Who else collects clone minifigures?
>>5285895
>>5285891
The colours are slightly off and the bricks have rounded edges. They work ok, but I wouldnt want them showing in a moc with lego bricks. Maybe its just their Chima bootlegs that are like this.
>>5285959
It could be just bad lighting, though I kind of like the reserved smile and the overall expression on her face. When viewed from a good distance, it makes me forget her lips are misprint.
I also like the balljointed neck and wrists. Good job on that, Sluban.
>>5285913
The imitation Paradisa girls look really unamused. What set are they from?
>>5285921
The only maker as good as or better than SY is Decool.
>>5276915
I read somewhere, but I don't know anymore where, someone reviewed different sets from different Lego clone companies.
He updated his site last year with more reviews and while some clone companies still make shit you wouldn't want if you get money for it, there are also companies who made bricks which were quite good.
Pity I don't know how his webpage is called.
>>5286063
It's the Communist Lego pdf.
I wouldn't say they're surpassing Lego in quality. Yes that Oxford set nay LOOK high quality, but it doesn't show the quality of the parts. In my opinion, Lego isn't getting beaten in terms of piece quality. But sometimes design can be a little lackluster.
>Oxford makes a few licensed sets I want
>only in Korea, US IP holders don't seem interested in importing here
>sets cost $36 shipped for a minimal parts count and stickers for the torsos
don't need them that bad.
>>5276915
I want the Korea house shit by Oxford but can't find it anywhere
>>5286037
Its from the Enlighten Country Club. Possibly the sour faces of Enlighten females reflects what Chinese women are like. Or maybe its because most of the male ones have disturbing rape faces.
>>5286046
People rate SY and Decool bootleg minifigs. They don't make many sets and those sets are mostly small micro fighter type things.
I've seen larger Decool Technic sets, but I am not tempted.
>>5286063
http://mybrickstore.blagspat.com/p/minifigures.html
>>5287330
Those blemished surfaces really do photograph badly.
>>5287498
Its a decool minifig on a moc made from enlighten bricks. The photo is a long exposure in low light, which flattens out tone on my camera.
Enlighten master race.
I see this company on eBay sometimes. Ausini, I think, but it's all chinese so it's hard to tell what the company name is. Any good, or should I skip it?
The one thing I haven't seen anyone here talk about is the brick quality itself. How do individual bricks hold up to Lego? Can you put a few of these bricks in a Lego set and tell the difference?
>>5293993
Tried reading what I write? MGB (which I think is Sluban under a different name) bricks have the weight, feel and clutch of Lego, but for some military sets use slightly different colours. Gudi look like lego bricks. They have perfect colour match and that nice glossy new lego finish, but they don't have the weight of lego bricks and a child would find them tough to assemble and separate. Enlighten, is ok. Many of the other Chinese brands are a bit shit. I don't know what korean brands are like.
My bricks are about half lego, the rest is cheap Chinese stuff. Lego bricks are always going to be the better quality, but for mocs you can do the bulk in clone brands and accent details in Lego and it looks ok overall.
>>5293968
I''ve seen those in shops, but I am pretty sure its a shit brand. Enlighten set 407 is better although I wouldn't pay much more than $10 for it.
>>5285600
Clone Friends sets that even says Friends on the box ? That's kinda ballsy.
>>5293993
Star Diamond bricks are the same quality as Lego, the only difference is the brand name printed on them.
>>5297695
>>5297699
>>5297701
>>5276915
My chinese knock off Jurassic World dinos tearing up a lego suv. The quality is good but the paints job on the claws is sloppy.
I like how the tail tips are rubber and super bendable, unlike the real ones.
I also have a couple raptor size Indominus figs too that are spot on with the patterns. I'm going to be army building these guys for the price
>>5297718
this is the mini Indominus
More Star Diamond bricks, green colour
>>5277000
i have 7 tanks from them!
>>5279449
buy some 1 x 1's and fill that shit in
