Originally Posted by loochy (Post 14101838)

Well they're not EXACTLY the same. A read a few reviews online and while it is largely the same, the manufacturing and quality control isn't quite up to lego's standards. Apparently from time to time you'll see sprue marks and other slight imperfections on the bricks. It wouldn't bother me or my child, but you wouldn't be able to trick a hardcore collector into buying it or anything.

BTW I intend to buy a ton of mini figures for my son. They are about 75 cents on AliExpress.com...that's worth waiting a month for shipping. I can get him the entire star wars and ninjago collections (and the Lord of the Rings stuff for me :))

Originally Posted by loochy (Post 14101838)

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Well they're not EXACTLY the same. A read a few reviews online and while it is largely the same, the manufacturing and quality control isn't quite up to lego's standards. Apparently from time to time you'll see sprue marks and other slight imperfections on the bricks. It wouldn't bother me or my child, but you wouldn't be able to trick a hardcore collector into buying it or anything.

BTW I intend to buy a ton of mini figures for my son. They are about 75 cents on AliExpress.com...that's worth waiting a month for shipping. I can get him the entire star wars and ninjago collections (and the Lord of the Rings stuff for me :))

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 14101868)

Mega bloks > Lego

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats. (Post 14101852)

beware from what I've read the figures are often not correct, they re-use parts from other sets to get close, but things like hair/masks can be wrong.


also, the biggest knock seems to be fit, so especially for younger kids who will want to handle the built set it is more likely to fall apart.

Originally Posted by loochy (Post 14101896)

this is the only way my child will ever get the Death Star set...because I sure as hell won't pay $500 for that thing

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 14101042)

If you are over 30-never buy brix kits. I have a helmet I have started 3 times.

I now have the 12 year old girl putting it together for me. Damn small pieces.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/fa2...0&odnBg=FFFFFF

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 14101868)

Mega bloks > Lego

Originally Posted by loochy (Post 14101896)

this is the only way my child will ever get the Death Star set...because I sure as hell won't pay $500 for that thing

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 14101868)

Mega bloks > Lego

Originally Posted by threebag02 (Post 14101966)

Yeah... No

Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx (Post 14102287)

Read up on www.reddit.com/r/lepin

Several people have built it and have discussed the issues they have had while building it. Some sets have known issues and workarounds.

Glad that this now makes it possible for your kid to get the death star set. (Notice that the player doesn't say star wars but star plan). That aside, it's nearly identical.