NFT - Lego Sets
 

I figure that there are a lot of parents on CP buying sets for their kids and adults who still enjoy putting together more complicated Lego sets so I thought I would share. While browsing through Reddit I came across a company called Lepin/Nouago who makes knockoff lego sets. Most everyone on that subreddit had great things to say about them so I placed an order for "The Old Fishing Store".

Lego sold (it is now a retired set) it for $150 and it sells for twice that on eBay now. I paid $70 including shipping and the set arrived in less than 2 weeks. The quality of this set is amazing. Everything locks in tight and the attention to detail is phenomenal.

Lepin also sells sets like the Millenium Falcon UC for $236 when the original set was sold by Lego for $800... among a ton of other Star Wars builds.

The site I purchased from (specifically the Lepin Collection): https://www.yourwobb.com/collections/lepin

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I can't believe how costly legos are these days.

I was a lego junky when I was a kid. Mom still has all of mine in 3 giant tubs up in the attic.

I loved them as a kid myself, but my son is a LEGOmaniac.

Cost will end up around .10/brick new unless the set has some speciality bricks or motor.

You can get great deals at Target and Amazon when they are on sale.

I purchased a lot of used bricks on eBay, cleaned them, and put them in the rotation for filler/extras. Lego is as great way to develop a child’s imagination.

My son and I recently built the Claus tractor set with rotating cab. I added duels on because it looks cooler. :D

My mom has all of our Legos as well. I’m going to get my hands on them one of these days when she’s not looking.

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! There are a lot of out of production sets that my son sees in books and on YouTube ...he really wants them, but they are insanely expensive on eBay. This gives me some options.

no worries bud!

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.

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I do have this

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I got the nickleback lego set.

that BBT is the coolest! :thumb:

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You know what's even better? The Chinese Lepin counterfeit version: Life The Big Explosion

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Very interesting

So just generic LEGO blocks or clones? Do they have the LEGO stamped into the heads of the studs? Very interested in the star destroyer because that’s one of the few UCS sets I don’t have and have so far refused to pay the price for it.

Thanks for the info.

Took grandkids to walmart over the weekend so they could blow some $$. Granddaughter bought a lego set for $16 + tax. Same one is $9 on yourwobb. I showed her the site last night along with the price.
She's pissed off at walmart. ROFL
It was also a good teaching moment.:D

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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 :))

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.

Yea, I get that. For 8,9, and 10 year olds who only play with them they'll be fine. Thanks for the heads up though.

Saw a knockoff Lego set that was a model of Himeji castle. It was cool looking but not worth the price.

Mega bloks > Lego

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

yeah, I'm still contemplating the Hogwarts castle for my kid. Less than half price.

My daughter found these for me for Christmas. I am the guy in a red of course. On the back it has my name. Surrounded by Mountain Dew. You can personalize legos from some companyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...33a1a0bd41.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4cd4de6862.jpg

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The HELLmet... we have started it about 5 times.

Yeah... No

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.

Mega blocks has a legit USS Enterprise that I'm considering.

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I have a general LEGO question. Are exclusives or limited editions actually temporary items? If so, how long are they usually available?

That's OK...I'm not above using Kragl and the Sword of Exact 0.

I'd like to find a horror movie based lego kit. Seems like a fun collection.

My son has this one:

:shrug:

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You probably want something more horror-ish.

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They are definitely temp items that are not released again for several years if not decades... if at all. How long they are available is hard to say because it depends on the set's popularity.

I have some of these.

http://store.oyosports.com/nfl/Kansas-City-Chiefs

I also have some of the draft pick ones that are wearing suits.

But do you have KC Wolf?

I like them-but seem expensive.

Thanks.

Being quarantined for what will amount to a month straight, I started researching things we could do to make the time melt. I never played with legos because my parents were shit and didn't do anything with their kids, so I figured I could try something my kids and I have never done. Being that we are all Harry Potter fans, we bought a used copy of Hogwarts castle that was separated by color. It's been a real timesuck working to put this 6,000 piece behemoth together, but so far it's been a top 10 family activity for sure. And holy shit has Lego come a long way!

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