Most "fake Lego" is not trying to be "Lego", but rather their own brand, so calling them fake is misleading. Not to mention that brands like CaDa or Cobi are often cheaper and better.
If it’s doing its own thing then that’s fine. And has the license to use the Star Wars branding then I don’t see any problem with it. if not then it’s still a fake and ripping off some sort of branding.
The way I see it, is that if a company makes their bricks LEGO compatible, they are making fake LEGO. Even if they have their own designs of sets and cars etc. that are unique to them, and even if their product is better.
LEGO are not the best, they are just the most expensive. Mattel's MEGA is on par. COBI, Pantasy, Panlos, CaDa and others are better in quality and price and they make their own stuff. LEGO even copied the 1x5 plate from COBI and/or CaDa and try to pretend, they came up with it. Stop calling them fake companys. Also, the warping does happen with LEGO, you just don't see it often, because they use as little pieces as possible.
I know that sounds kinda ridiculous but maybe buying on TEMU was not the best idea in terms of getting a legit MK product. As you pointed out £85 for this set is extremely cheap. To my experience MK and other brands that use GoBricks have a brick quality that is very comparable (sometimes IMHO even better) to BigL from Denmark. For the odd building techniques: The MOCs on ReBrickable of that size - especially if they are display pieces - will likely have similarly wild building techniques. Often enough MouldKing and other brands just steal the sets of ReBrickable (not is this case as far as I can see). For you price estimate: The chance that an official Lego set this size would cost £250-£300 is exactly zero. Similarly sized (piece count) Star War sets for comparison (price corrected for inflation, if set is retired): Death Star sets (10188, 10143, 75159) ~£450 - closest in size; UCS Gun Ship (75309) & Mos Eisley Cantina (75290) ~£350 (500pcs less)
Hi, I bought Mould King 10236 Police Car and the instructions are naff, does anyone know of a site I can download a PDF version, the Mould King website no longer has the instructions. Thanks in advance.
Great video, Jim! For what that is, it's a really nice looking set. It's just weird that it doesn't have a foundation and looks unfinished in some places. But like you said, that's probably cost cutting reasons. But it still looks like a great display piece!
It is a good thing that these third party companies are making these products. Lego is lazy so they will never make anything like this, and they shouldn't. Whether it's Star Wars, LOTR, etc, making large structures is something Lego just doesn't know how to or is willing to do well. Rebrickable has instructions for anything you would want to make, that's because of talented AFOL's. If you wait for the mothership to make something "you" want, don't waste your time. Buy some parts and build it yourself.
@@bod3000 Mega is a Mattel Brand and made by Mattel. Nothing wrong with it - I'm just questioning the "real LEGO" part. There is LEGO and there there are other brands, some even better then LEGO.
@@lupolinar yes, REAL LEGO. Congratulations you can read. Only better in your opinion, stop whining and get over yourself. Lego is the original, therefore "real lego".
Love it man! 👊 not gonna lie I'd totally buy it too and you could 100% customise it to make it look like the order 66 scene or something! Have you seen the new Mandalorian sets? The Paz one looks mega!
Cool set, I'm interested in getting this at some point. For my first set I went with a replica of the UCS Imperial Shuttle. I wouldn't be spending the $600/$700 the official set goes for these days, so fake set from temu for $75 sounded good to me. I think replicas of long retired sets with high aftermarket prices are a good niche for fake lego companies to cater to. Not everyone had the chance to get sets when they were on shelves 10, 15 years ago.
Agree. I was looking for a retired set last year. It was a small set and no way was I paying over $660 for a 'rare' kit when there were 70-odd on Ebay alone. Found a perfectly good off-brand for around $20 and totally happy with it. I think this is one of the reasons secondary sellers get the huff with the off-brands, as it hits their profit margins. As for Lego itself, the off-brand copies of retired sets pose no issues.
Thats a great looking build there, some of the "off-brand" stuff can be great. I got the non-official version of Optimus Prime as a gift and it was/is a great build. By the way i still have the original star wars lego sets (i contacted you awhile on IG about it) if its something you might still be interested in
Most "fake Lego" is not trying to be "Lego", but rather their own brand, so calling them fake is misleading. Not to mention that brands like CaDa or Cobi are often cheaper and better.
Lot's of "fake lego" are just websites that steal designs from non lego designers and resell them online with lackluster instructions and pieces
i wouldnt say its exactly misleading, kind of just an opinion dont ya think?
If it’s doing its own thing then that’s fine. And has the license to use the Star Wars branding then I don’t see any problem with it. if not then it’s still a fake and ripping off some sort of branding.
The way I see it, is that if a company makes their bricks LEGO compatible, they are making fake LEGO. Even if they have their own designs of sets and cars etc. that are unique to them, and even if their product is better.
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LEGO are not the best, they are just the most expensive. Mattel's MEGA is on par. COBI, Pantasy, Panlos, CaDa and others are better in quality and price and they make their own stuff. LEGO even copied the 1x5 plate from COBI and/or CaDa and try to pretend, they came up with it.
Stop calling them fake companys. Also, the warping does happen with LEGO, you just don't see it often, because they use as little pieces as possible.
I've been waiting for this review, something different is always good to see and it looks decent 😊 really enjoyed this
I know that sounds kinda ridiculous but maybe buying on TEMU was not the best idea in terms of getting a legit MK product. As you pointed out £85 for this set is extremely cheap. To my experience MK and other brands that use GoBricks have a brick quality that is very comparable (sometimes IMHO even better) to BigL from Denmark.
For the odd building techniques: The MOCs on ReBrickable of that size - especially if they are display pieces - will likely have similarly wild building techniques. Often enough MouldKing and other brands just steal the sets of ReBrickable (not is this case as far as I can see).
For you price estimate: The chance that an official Lego set this size would cost £250-£300 is exactly zero. Similarly sized (piece count) Star War sets for comparison (price corrected for inflation, if set is retired): Death Star sets (10188, 10143, 75159) ~£450 - closest in size; UCS Gun Ship (75309) & Mos Eisley Cantina (75290) ~£350 (500pcs less)
Its been done before the temple in a massive scale
Hi, I bought Mould King 10236 Police Car and the instructions are naff, does anyone know of a site I can download a PDF version, the Mould King website no longer has the instructions. Thanks in advance.
Great video, Jim! For what that is, it's a really nice looking set. It's just weird that it doesn't have a foundation and looks unfinished in some places. But like you said, that's probably cost cutting reasons. But it still looks like a great display piece!
It looks great! Awesome review Jim!
The minifigs aren't different to be cheap, they have to be due to lego's patents
wow! nice set! and cool shirt too!
It is a good thing that these third party companies are making these products. Lego is lazy so they will never make anything like this, and they shouldn't. Whether it's Star Wars, LOTR, etc, making large structures is something Lego just doesn't know how to or is willing to do well. Rebrickable has instructions for anything you would want to make, that's because of talented AFOL's. If you wait for the mothership to make something "you" want, don't waste your time. Buy some parts and build it yourself.
I've got a couple of mega bloks sets halo warthog and some ice scene with dragon. They're both of near equal quality to real lego.
Real LEGO? Wtf... Mega is made by Mattel.
@lupolinar it wasn't made by Mattel then. What's wrong with Mattel anyway?
@@bod3000 Mega is a Mattel Brand and made by Mattel. Nothing wrong with it - I'm just questioning the "real LEGO" part. There is LEGO and there there are other brands, some even better then LEGO.
@lupolinar mega was bought by Mattel in 2014. Lego is lego.
@@lupolinar yes, REAL LEGO. Congratulations you can read. Only better in your opinion, stop whining and get over yourself. Lego is the original, therefore "real lego".
Pretty damn cool
Love it man! 👊 not gonna lie I'd totally buy it too and you could 100% customise it to make it look like the order 66 scene or something! Have you seen the new Mandalorian sets? The Paz one looks mega!
It is quite impressive tbf
Cool set, I'm interested in getting this at some point. For my first set I went with a replica of the UCS Imperial Shuttle. I wouldn't be spending the $600/$700 the official set goes for these days, so fake set from temu for $75 sounded good to me. I think replicas of long retired sets with high aftermarket prices are a good niche for fake lego companies to cater to. Not everyone had the chance to get sets when they were on shelves 10, 15 years ago.
That's a great point! I actually didn't think of that, but now you mention it you're right that's a great way to get older sets!!
Agree. I was looking for a retired set last year. It was a small set and no way was I paying over $660 for a 'rare' kit when there were 70-odd on Ebay alone. Found a perfectly good off-brand for around $20 and totally happy with it. I think this is one of the reasons secondary sellers get the huff with the off-brands, as it hits their profit margins. As for Lego itself, the off-brand copies of retired sets pose no issues.
Stop simping for LEGO.
Thats a great looking build there, some of the "off-brand" stuff can be great. I got the non-official version of Optimus Prime as a gift and it was/is a great build. By the way i still have the original star wars lego sets (i contacted you awhile on IG about it) if its something you might still be interested in