Lepin lego reddit. View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. I believe it was by Hansen Bricks, the Catapult Skip to main content. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. Check Aliexpress for the latest Lepin selection. I think lepin is better suited for me but I’m in that mental struggle right now where I feel like I’m doing my real legos dirty lol. Top. 99. 70K subscribers in the lepin community. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Ethically it's questionable to purchase which is understandable but making this out of real lego is a grand +, the MK is just a few hundred dollars by comparison. The customer service is amazing, however, providing tracking links, almost instant responses when available, and they explain everything, and Previously Lego used this TM to attack ANY minifig that could interlock with building blocks and/or had "the protrusion on the head, the hooks on the hands and the holes at the back of the legs and under the feet". Reports, news, pics, videos, Do not forget That if you pay Three times more, as you do with lego, then you must require 3 times better quallity. Out of approx 3500 pieces of lepin I’ve ordered, I’ve had a problem with 2 of them where they were slightly deformed, or weren’t completely filled in (Was also missing 1 piece but was replaced for free). Xinyang mall in Shanghai, store number D1-17 (called Brown Store). Lego has a much higher standard of quality control, and stands behind their product, as well is the legal creator of the sets Anything about LEGO, Lepin, Cobi, MoldKing, XingBao and other interesting building toys brands share community. Old. They Purists either think it's terrible because it "copies" bricks or designs (some only though like Lepin, Enlighten Bricks, and Vonado/BuildMOC) or shouldn't exist because it does not have the LEGO stamp. This is where the LEGO are waaaaaay inflated in price. The same as Lego. And the seller still made a profit (real cost of production would be For me, it’s the money. 9% it’s totally fine. Because of the pandemic parcels might take more time to arrive. We carry bricks from various manufacturers and our bricks and minifigs are not necessary from Lego brand unless otherwise indicated. I never waste money on expencive lego when it is so high quallity Brands in I'm the (fairly) rare person in the lego/lepin community who prefers closed builds with interiors that I can open up. Please comment any sellers/web sites that sell rep Lego. I always loved Lego but the cost of entry was always too high for what I wanted to build (mainly technic stuff). The quality of the Chinese brick manufacturer Lepin is not comparable to that of Lego®. The value is good, the consistency is not. That 64 votes, 45 comments. The Lepin base plate is in two pieces and is thicker than a genuine Lego to the point where it probably won't match a genuine Lego building if place next to it. The quality of Bag 1 (Step 1,2,3) is on par with It is comprised of approximately 80% Lego brand parts and 20% third party parts. LEGO knows this and they are going to continue to increase their price because it's a fantastic product. The wiki has a great explanation of it (I’m still a newb and haven’t got any non-Lego sets yet, this might be the one though lol) Edit: typos Reply reply more replies More replies More replies. - All technic mechanisms work perfectly and smoothly including the transmission and gear changes. When compared to $200 CAD for the SY version and $175 for King, is the extra $200 ($150usd) worth it for the real deal? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. I saw these amazing cars builds etc. r/lepin A chip A I mainly just like building and display, I don’t play with them or have any desire to ever resale for profit. Controversial. P. By copying designs, this newcomer Lego vs Lepin – who are they and what’s the difference? Lego and Lepin are toy brands that produce colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an array of accompanying parts. This is partly due to the fact that Lepin has produced sets illegally and these do not have any of the conventional safety certifications such as the CE seal. 99 with free shipping. I buy them all on Temu. Open comment sort options. In 2022, I acquired all the pieces, in Why aren’t some sets copied into fake Lego and put in AliExpress but some are? For example the only star destroyers you can buy are the UCS and the Skip to main content. Doing That is not the point of Lepin. 69K subscribers in the lepin community. My Lego UCS Sandcrawler from 2014 had at least 15-20 pieces, mostly plates shatter when i was disassembling it a few years back. I just hate Yeah, anyone selling something as Lepin has either held onto old stock for a long time (nothing necessarily wrong with that, but odd) or more likely is using the Lepin name to avoid disclosing what the actual manufacturer is. I Hello! Are you new to the world of alternative bricks? Read starter guide please and check FAQ. Please read the guides in the Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. The Tallneck (LEGO 76989), designed by Isaac Snyder, has 1222 parts and sells for 90€ on the official website and around 65€ in various online The Y- Wing was my first set to get back into Lego bricks, but mine was a Lepin one. As for the quality, 99. Some lepin bricks are too loose and some might need pliers to take off. ) tl;dr. It's unlikely, but I still want to share it with you! My friend that also loves Interstellar! The project on Lego Ideas! tl;dr: The Lego communities appear to be brutally and irrationally intolerant of alt-bricks, even of the perfectly legit companies. However, I would not trust their delivery status on the email /website, but you will get the set. Terms & Policies r/lepin • LEGO Icons 10318 Concorde officially revealed. The first two graphics are not about Lego sets. There is no customer service or guarantees like lego has-example is if a new set is missing or has a damaged brick, go on lego's website or call and get a free replacement shipped to you, Lepin you're just out of luck. Lepin like products will likely never be that too which Lego is. The quality of Bag 1 (Step 1,2,3) is on par with Lego has a new Notre dame set, about half as many pieces as Reobrix. 0. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise No. and its affiliates are liable of manufacturing and selling the infringing Lepin products. LEPIN Land commit no missing pieces and will replace FREE missing / broken pieces to all orders. If you not order on LEPIN Land, we can sell the missing pieces. How much is the 22 votes, 12 comments. For my standards they are better than Lego as they’re so much cheaper and some pieces are in colors unavailable in Lego. 71K subscribers in the lepin community. Share your idea with us in this corner. If you want quality, Lego branded blocks, you can buy them on Bricklink or Pick a Brick. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on I like to buy lepin/ alternative bricks because I enjoy building and displaying Lego but obviously do not enjoy legos outrageous prices recently, one thing j have found thag I don’t see getting as much love as it should is webrick. Imo the biggest differences is Missing pieces. This is not a place to price gouge anyone and will only serve to raffle items at or below retail unless the raffler and mod/s agree that the item being raffled has increased in value and is in line with the secondary market. However, I dropped mine about a couple months ago and rebuilding it has been a nightmare Reply reply izzywizzy22 • I want LEGO but $600 is expensive however I think this time I’m No didn’t use Lego instructions. More posts you may like. Looking the technics stuff(eg F1 car). It clearly Never tried to buy actual Lego there. They also come with light kits. It's on Lego Ideas and has 1000 supporters now. 0 coins. I put it in the title so if someone searched by the official number they would find the review. From our sells experience, normally ( before ) king's quality is a little bit better than jiestar. How does everyone fell about MOC's for sale on Skip to main content. Barweer shares good design and good quality of building toys. 75367 is the Lego equivalent number. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Lepin generally refers to any non Lego brand here as there are several manufacturers. 9% of it, but every now and then the step or piece usage was slightly different. Join us here to chat about all things related to vintage and retro fashion! Feel free to share photos of vintage looks that inspire you or photos of yourself in vintage clothing (that you purchased, thrifted, or made). For instructions I would use Legos official instructions as Lepin manuals aren't great. 50 and Lepin blocks is was a chinese building block brand that provided near Lego quality knock off sets until they were raided and shut down in August 2019. Please 45 votes, 20 comments. Price is cheaper and building experience is the same. Or check it out in the app stores     I must admit that it is first not-Lego set in my collection (have Lego UCS Tie, UCS Slave and UCS Snowspeeder - 10 out of 10 for part quality. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. They are the same bricks but one says Lego and is overcharged to fill the pockets of greedy CEOs. I found the Lepin knockoff for 100 shipped to my door. LEPIN 02010 + LEPIN 02039 + GBL Train tracks (lego 60051 | lego 3677) tempted to try the lego ones as well for cross overs and other things that I like the movie so much so I decided to build the spacecraft! Including the Endurance, the Rangers, and the Landers. I've been a lego addict for many years. com. Or check it out in the app stores     Has Lepin ruined the retail value of big Lego sets for you? upvotes As the title says. I wanted to test the quality of the bricks. When I was looking, it was no longer produced by Lego, and the only way to buy it was from private seller (ebay). Think When they are new, I keep my Lego separated from my Lepin bricks. Build the first bag and everything seems to be perfect. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise The similarity of the Lepin sets to Lego has led to legal proceedings, which we will discuss later. So would say get started with the Lego instructions while you work to get the instructions for your set, just in case. Reddit Recap Reddit Recap. I hope that it explains what I was thinking, why, and how I feel about all of it in retrospect. In terms Skip to main content. Jetzt einkaufen! Unlike most other LEGO clones, Lepin is notable for shamelessly producing near-identical copies of genuine LEGO sets – instructions 'n' all. Bought it on 11. The price for Lego products are an In October 2017, the LEGO Group won a case at Shantou Intermediate Court against BELA, a Chinese toy manufacturer, for infringing the copyrights of the LEGO Group and for unfair It's not lepin anymore. AutoModerator • Hello! Please refer to these guides depending on what you are Hello! Are you new to Lepin/KING? Read starter guide please and check FAQ. Below are charts with descriptions for them. Please read the guides in the If you're looking to buy knockoffs, keep in mind that Lego cracked down recently and most sellers have obfuscated their clone sets or moved to an entirely new site that only sells clones (Joytoyworld, Youmko being two examples). The difference between LEGO and Lepin. Disney castle . For most, but not all, kits, you can simply use the official Lego instructions, although it's best to do a direct one-to-one comparison of the Lepin and Lego instructions first to make sure they are the same, as it I got this one to go with my Atari 2600 set from last year. You will find a few select parts aren't up to speed, gears, hinges etc but that was a few years ago too. Everything is automated. Very tight fit for all pieces, no deformations or mould markings. We also use the likeness and names of several person, vehicle, buildings etc of movies, popular culture, historical references. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the It's thanks to someone like you that I got into Lepin. Build was almost exactly as the lego build with just a few replacement pieces Paper manual was good but the images were too small - use lego instructions/3d builder Minifigs reviewed in other post, really good imo I would recommend getting better sticker sheets - the transparent stickers would look so much better The brick quality was excellent for the whole build. Please Also depends on the disparity between Lego and Lepin, for instance the ship in the bottle is about $20 less from Lepin once you factor in exchange and stuff, so for that small a difference I will 100% go Lego. The Lego Group acts like a typical capitalist global market leader, which IMHO is a bad thing as a direct corollary of the definition. I've got most of the Lego made UCS sets and have collected Lego for 20+ years and this genuinely compares favourably. Price (this is 99% of the reason, you get 95% of the quality for 33% of the price) Availability (Easily buy sets that are discontinued, rare, or ridiculously expensive on the second-hand market) Set In these cases, Shantou Meizhi Model Co. This sub was named after one of the most famous knock In contrast to brick manufacturers who offer an interesting alternative to Lego sets, the former Chinese Lego alternative Lepin has almost copied the original from Denmark. If people really scrutinized it that much, they still might not be able to tell because the sets are just that similar these days. They are about all products that are sold on Aliexpress. There are literally dozens of brick brands (instead of just the single "Lego" brand) and even more resellers. They I grew up on Lego but since becoming a Lepin fan, I can never go back. Lepin has re-opened as King/Queen/Jack though, OP, and their stuff is quality. Came in a big box with all separate bags, around 150 small loose bags, each bag has the stage number and version nr with bag nr, although I thought could just check the numbers if I had all bags but when reached 50 there was a bag 61301. Purists either think it's terrible because it "copies" bricks or designs (some only though like Lepin, Enlighten Bricks, and Vonado/BuildMOC) or shouldn't exist because it does not have the LEGO stamp. This is now 2 1/2 years since then. Just post a link to the site where you want to buy it or post your specific question in a new post (which shuttle should I buy?) and someone who has bought a shuttle Wer ist online? Insgesamt sind 64 Besucher online :: 1 sichtbares Mitglied, 5 unsichtbare Mitglieder und 58 Gäste (basierend auf den aktiven Besuchern der letzten 5 Minuten) Der Overall for the price and high quality of the minifig (nice actual prints and close to lego quality minifig plastic) and sheer amount of bricks, it is easily the best value for money set out there in the market currently. Please read the guides in the Skip to main content. com , I don’t see all the sets I want to buy cloned so I upload parts lists to webrick and use that. But it needs 10x more supporters to become a real Lego set. ! Nowadays Lepin brand is called KING and includes subbrands such as Queen, Jack, Lion King, Zebra (might be some more). My euro wife aka Lego snob, dared to to a comparison of euro Lego vs Lepin, she picked the tight fitting shiny brick in comparison, it was Lepin. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on I still find it funny to hear some insane Lego takes on Youtube "Lego hasn't done another Rancour set since the Rancour mold is so expensive, the set would be 40 USD with just a Rancour and a very small build". List of all guides is available here . We don't know the origin of every MOC they have released, but some of the original creators have spoken about what they think about Lepin releasing their designs as sets - most are not I'm starting build a Lego city with a few of my Lego set I got this year and found building MOCS is the next best thing than finding retired Lego Skip to main content. Can you share your experience on these 3 sets that you build? Specifically how (I hope I'm allowed to post a LEGO set here. In any other industry the price would be going down over time because of Eiffel Tower from YOUMKO Review: First things first: This build is 100% NOT for everybody. With that being said though unless you have one hell of a large Lego display room to house it where in gods name would you put something like this lol. Here is my full review of the king version of Rivendell 61301 If you don’t want to read everything at the bottom there is a summary. Members Online Built my first lego set at age 33! Lepin blocks is was a chinese building block brand that provided near Lego quality knock off sets until they were raided and shut down in August 2019. Some would even say its quality is crap because of the stigma that it is mostly Made in China. I half wanted to hate the Lepin set but darn it if I wasn't impressed with how good it was. Please 74K subscribers in the lepin community. The quality of pieces were indistinguishable from Lego for the most part. For MOCs I will pull from both parts, and if I break the MOC down then it all goes into the stuff with Lepin. The downfall for fun whole is Outside of the debate of Lego off brands stealing Lego designs, today Lego entered our common language to describe brick building. So, I bit the bullet, and ordered the KING replica set. 10 votes, 11 comments. SnowCone1014 • This is what I want in life Reply reply Top 2% Rank by size . The 212th Airborne are Koruit and 501st (besides the new battle pack troopers) are WM. Lepin doesn't exist any more, so that question is kinda moot. I’d say better then Lego. If you go with the really high quality brands Now this is where we'd end, some nice little minifigures except, they're LEGO. Then again I suppose if you can afford to drop 2,3,4,5 grand on a MOC you’re probably pretty well off and have a nice house with more than enough space for it. The following are my thoughts on this build, in no particular order. I've had two Lego sets where I've had to order missing parts that were important to the build. If anyone's interested, I could do a review of Lepin's alternative sets. Furthermore I've never swallowed one and choked to death as far as I know If you're paranoid that your fake legos are killing you, please send them to me! I will save you from them! I ordered something from the website 3 weeks ago It seems quite legit, my package is supposed to "arrive" within 3-4 days. Overall instructions were easy enough to follow, but probably easier using the Lego ones as they would be a bit bigger. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop I contacted customer service here on Reddit and got my package after one week. howdy y'all it's me again and I finished the kit and so I'ma do a quick review on it •Build Quality currently the kit is held together extremely well with the structural integrity 100% being that of the legit LEGO UCS Venator-I (I've built a real one with a friend) I only had a few issues with pieces being tight but nothing to really cause any annoyance, I was missing a few pieces however This review is for Lego, and the pictures are also of Lego sets. r/lepin A chip A close button. Reply reply More replies I also found some interesting comparisons between Cada & other brands on that site, the description of the pieces was: definitely better than Lepin, slightly better than decool, not a straight lego ripoff, and the springs are fragile (i can agree on that one, i immediately noticed you have to be careful when installing them. They're also sold as Lion King. Go to lepin r/lepin • by dcmic. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the The only non-Lego brick quality I have been truly impressed by is Cobi. Yeah, I generally buy anything Lego makes from them, then Lepin for retired clones or stuff Lego doesn't make. janesy24 • I’ve exclusively bought from AliExpress. It's more than a toy to me and I'd rather spend the extra and purchase the original. But I've heard that also Lego bricks started getting worse and worse since early 2000s. I think this is the Jiestar version? Quite impressed that it came in a box and the CADA build was good, no problems, no missing pieces. Oh well, lesson learned. Overall quality is good but LEGO is definitely better on those kind of pieces. They wanted 1600+ for it NIB. The graph shows when and how many goods were becoming cheaper or more expensive in 2020. The store also had one Lepin set (Pirates of the Caribbean), along with lots of other Lego replica sets (City, Avengers, Simpsons etc), and he was quite knowledgeable. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on I ordered something from the website 3 weeks ago It seems quite legit, my package is supposed to "arrive" within 3-4 days. More alternative bricks toy please check Barweer. I came across a couple of errors and sometimes the 63K subscribers in the lepin community. Finally would recommend Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. I used the Lego instructions for 99. I was looking for the most faitful replica of Skip to main content. So much for Lego The Y- Wing was my first set to get back into Lego bricks, but mine was a Lepin one. Lepin is known to not only copy Lego's designs, but also MOCs they found on Lego Ideas or at other places online. Reply reply Immediate-Sky-3044 • A lot of the lego prices on it look to good to be true which is a little suspicious. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on This is my review of the Lepin Venator. At about 50 to 75% the cost. *: Lepin materials are safe ABS plastic. r/lego. Outside of the debate of Lego off brands 71K subscribers in the lepin community. , Ltd. I have a separate thread in this channel on A. Introduction. I wanted to share my experience with WeBrick. A little less than Lego's $269. I am considering the LOZ 1036 fairy house set but I'm struggling to picture how it will look next to my lego/compatible size sets. Enlighten is a good case study. To make matters worse now I am seeing replica versions version on sale for about $300 cheaper on YWOB and Jerry so that hurts lol Defitanly, I am so so happy theese exist. Lol Some weirdos see it as spite and jealousy. The Lego Master Builder Series Mos Eisley Cantina has long been a dream set of mine, but with the original having retired the only place to get it has been the after-market where, used, you’re looking at about £300 and BNIB as much as JTW does not have any Rivendell sets anymore and looking up "Rivendell" on brick4 shows the Lego set, another one I can't read and a third one that appears to be way smaller than the first 2 (I've actually found a mini-rivendell in one of the shops. This guide will help you to dive in the world of alternative bricks. Added to that, they see Lepin as stealing from Lego and stealing is wrong. Reports, news, pics, videos, discussions and documentation from a studded world. Mould King is a separate brand and is not connected to Hi most of you here, I dabble in both Lego and bootLego and was wondering how everyone manages their spare pieces from builds. The store is inside the A. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; I wouldn't sell your old lego sets. 30 votes, 10 comments. 73K subscribers in the lepin community. I love the look of some of the Lepin-type figures and armor, so I had a thought. Also nowadays in terms of price anything is better then Lego. Add a Comment. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise All prints (and stickers) are like original Lego or try to be. Reply reply tylorr83 • There are certain genuine sets I will buy now days (only if on sale) but otherwise, yeah, it's hard to warrant the prices now, especially after the 20% hike, just so they can put them "on No didn’t use Lego instructions. I just don't buy if the price isn't worth it to me. The colors tend to be wrong. This set is an insanely detailed depiction of the City of Light’s lattice tower, which means there’s going to be a LOT of repetition to nail the design. We do not own the Advertise your LEGO products for sale, search for desired LEGO products, or make a LEGO swap with other Redditors! Members Online [US-NJ] [H] Star Wars 75317 and Creator townhouse pet shop & cafe set 31097 [W] PayPal I have a few factors I use to decide whether I buy LEGO or Lepin. true. 64 votes, 45 comments. I saw a video online where the youtuber talks about how hard it is to click the lego bricks in or remove them because they are very tight and couldn't get bricks to stack flushed. If you go with the really high quality brands View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. This is from Temu and came in about 7 days. The 18 LEGO® sets and IF Lego products are produced in some 3rd world country (Or basically any country where workers are being exploited), I'd go with Lepin. 74K subscribers in the lepin community. Lego bricks and many of the Lego products are awesome. The Minifigures guide is available now. Now, on some other sites I have seen before that the You can't deny the quality of the original Lego brick. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Hi, new to Lego here. For the first foray, I'd recommend YourWOBB to get a feel for the process and a decent baseline of expectations. If it's for kids, and there's a high chance it will get abused, Lepin would probably work best. This is a pick your brick style site. Sad that Lego became such an elitist exclusive brand. Mould King is a separate brand and is not connected to King brand. I have kids so I looked into it. Can Skip to main content. I believe I only I've bought a few Lepin and Lego sets in the last year, Lepin for stuff Lego no longer makes. Price & Quality. The This review is for Lego, and the pictures are also of Lego sets. just to give a price comparison. I've bought two Lepin sets so far, the tantive iv and the slave 1. But sometimes they'll fall apart. I've had 1 warped block in thousands. interviews with the designers. If 3D form is not 100% Lego minifig copy - it can be legally produced and/or sold in the EU. does anyone know where to get this? Skip to main content. But now I can build set I want badly for a fraction of the price (only 37 bucks) When you join beams with pins you don't hear the "clack" as with LEGOs, they can be undone more easily and longer beams can be bent. In this article, we take a closer look at the Towards the end of last year, the LEGO Group announced that they received favorable decision from Chinese courts against companies who infringed on their copyrights, including the notorious counterfeiter company The formally black-and-white world of cloned Lego sets has evolved into a more complicated ecosystem with several distinct shades of grey. Took me about 20 hours over 3 days to build, and that does include making the necessary modifications. Please Skip to main content. Lego version does lack functions of CADA version. Please I've been building hundreds of fake lego sets for almost 4 yrs, and I've never had a toxic brick yet. :) View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. I have moved the Crane to 11. Neither benefited Lego's bottom line in the end since they no longer made it. Quality is equal to lego imo. lepin knock off green grocer starts at 60USD. Im also suprised to find errors in lego instructions. Churn-Dog • Just my experience with the Lion Knights castle. The reason I prefer brands like Mould King, JieStar and many other Chinese brands to LEGO, is because the range of sets This is a starter guide for everyone who wants to buy any types of bricks, building blocks or minifigures from China. All other guides can be found here. The only pieces that were a challenge were the technic 1x2 blocks fitting on the technic rods. What's great is being able to find discontinued sets in Lepin like the Space Shuttle I have Lego bricks from the 90s and they are still solid (no cracks, perfectly sticking together, slight damage of the paint of printed stuff though). More posts you may like r/lego. Meanwhile a knockoff of the Rancour bigfig is sold for 4 bucks. Reply reply Delta-919-14 • its not lego, its knock off sets, that why the prices are low Reply reply EastmanPaladin • I Lepin is perfect 99,% of the time. Here is a exact Lego part list for the gap fix: 5x 4211452 2x 4211413 2x 4211838 2x 4211445 2x 4514868 1x 4211794 1x 4211791 1x 4211401 1x 4211732 1x 4211735 1x 4211356 Reply reply LordOfTheShips • Hello, where are the gaps and could you point me to a video where the gaps are discussed about? Thank you Reply reply RockyMountainRootz • Hi, piece 4514868 is not I have Lego bricks from the 90s and they are still solid (no cracks, perfectly sticking together, slight damage of the paint of printed stuff though). Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. Sometimes they don't have a mold of a newer piece and their Hello Everyone Long time Lego builder (Technic) here and I even tried a few Lepin Star Wars sets too. Off brands are about ⅓ of the cost of full priced Lego. Lepin is great for the price, but they simply aren't as good as Lego. And many many sets later. I don't regret a single purchase from Lego, they're a quality product. Lepin sets can still be found on Aliexpress but their manuals no longer Im Gegensatz zu Klemmbausteinherstellern, die eine interessante Alternative zu Lego Sets darstellen, hat die ehemalige chinesische Lego Alternative Lepin das Original aus Lego also thinks that the quality and safety of Lepin’s sets are often questioned, which goes against Lego’s longstanding commitment. Minifigs have good printing and very good fit and lego-like resistance. What started me down the path was the Lego SSD. The customer service is amazing, however, providing tracking links, almost instant responses when available, and they explain everything, and Agreed they are not as "perfect" as Lego ones, BUT : they are still sold, whereas Lego stopped producing them and their price on the greymarket is just insane. Two purchases, each one costing around £90 . The main concern I Skip to main content. Reply reply More replies More replies. Allegedly someone worked at a lab and tested the parts for lead and other toxicities. I have bought several “Alt Brick” With that being said though unless you have one hell of a large Lego display room to house it where in gods name would you put something like this lol. Other than the logo the parts are indistinguishable in quality from Lego (and for this set probably exceeds Lego quality due to the color issues in the Lego set). Go to lepin r/lepin • by BenShenobi. but then I wanted to check if It's legit and has a good I know chrome pieces are cost prohibitive for The Lego Group, but imagine if the Lepin version came with chrome pieces. Or check it out in the app stores     Where can I find knockoff Lego ninjago sets from the earlier seasons Share Sort by: Best. 72K subscribers in the lepin community. Most recently I uploaded the 501st battle pack parts list Reports, news, pics, videos, discussions and documentation from a studded world. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise By copying LEGO, Lepin is making it clear that they not only wish to undercut LEGO by directly competing with their prices on what they want to be seen as essentially the same good, but they're also showing their willingness to prey on the underprivileged and under-informed as a means of generating a revenue (which I imagine is consequently not very Agreed they are not as "perfect" as Lego ones, BUT : they are still sold, whereas Lego stopped producing them and their price on the greymarket is just insane. Instructions are ok. For most, but not all, kits, you can simply use the official Lego instructions, although it's best to do a direct one-to-one comparison of the Lepin and Lego instructions first to make sure they are the same, as it's not unheard for a Lepin kit to make a few substitutions for 105 votes, 21 comments. Also, ABS is generally the I missed the Batmobile 1989 from Lego, and it is now sold for 3-400€. Famous examples would be UCS Venator or the Apple Square University. Reddit iOS Reddit Android Reddit Premium About Reddit Advertise Blog Careers Press. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Unofficial community about Lepin and other alternative bricks and minifigures. Would you all say letbricks is of similar quality? Any thoughts? Skip to main content. Members Online Just got this lobster from 7985. Furthermore I've never swallowed one and choked to death as far as I know If you're paranoid that your fake legos are killing you, please send them to me! I will save you from them! Odd question: Is the LEGO tube piece 75c13 (pictured below as the figure’s hair strands) actually flexible enough to bend like in the pictures? I want to buy this kit but I’m unsure of the quality Share Sort by: Best. I have build thousands of lego sets and several mouldking, lepin, King plus some weaker quality brands. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on If real Lego brand LEGO bricks are your 10/10, then lepin is like 8 or 9 out of 10. Even though this Reddit has a ton of info and a lot of vendors post in here, what other alt brick reddits or users do you Skip to main content. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the Go to lepin r/lepin • by dcmic. - Beautiful shiny electro-plated gold wheels! They looked exactly like lego, and the smaller blocks i've seen look nothing like lego (more like Brix Blox that i had back in the 70s). Koruit and WM have the best clones in my opinion. Do you mix your spare bootLego pieces with your Lego pieces? Or do you separate them? Keen to hear some thoughts and share if If it's a rare model that will likely have high resale value, LEGO will probably make most sense. So, I found site called 24builds and quickbricks. And Mould king is excellent quallity which means That you waste money if you buy lego Because lego is NOT three times better. Printing Lego on them would see Lego taking action immediately, rather than letting them get away with it a lot of the time. I've had one misshapen piece in Lepin, but also an extra of the same so it didn't affect the build. I got the Slave 1 to see the quality against the original Lego. Can I safely assume, that any Rivendell I order is actually a Jiestar one, even if not stated? - recently, Currently, there are two versions of the Lego 42171 replica set. 81077 is the number of the version I got from AliExpress. Actually not better at all. Similar to LEGO ones. I'm not going to sit there and filter the brick by looking for logos and serial numbers. I've got most of the Lego made UCS sets and have collected Lego for 20+ Meanwhile, Lego is famous for their "Brittle brown" bricks from the early 90s to the current day. There are people out there that prospect legos, buy new stuff and store it for 10+ years to try and turn a profit. If I've only purchased lego and mega construx sets myself, and I'm quite curious what brands would be good for scenary and buildings and such. 11 from AE for $49. Xinyang market, so I’ll update I've now built many sets I would have never otherwise considered at genuine Lego pricing. Long live Lepin/BELA/Decool/and all others for producing sets Lego has stopped selling :) 162 votes, 43 comments. Looking great! I've loved all the Mould King car builds so far as well. If you don't have upfront cash on hand, but want to build it, then Lepin wins again. The only non-Lego brick quality I have been truly impressed by is Cobi. All other guides can be found here. But now some new set jiestar's quality is better, such as ucs razor crest. They began almost exclusively cloning LEGO sets for I have Lego bricks from the 90s and they are still solid (no cracks, perfectly sticking together, slight damage of the paint of printed stuff though). A $65 Lego piece is less than $1 for lepin, I think that speaks for Huge Lego fan considering buying my first Lepin set. Knock Off Lego Star Wars - King - UCS Millennium Falcon - Bag 3 - 75192 Share Sort by: Best. But as I said, if there's something not made by Lego that Lepin like there of makes, sure I'd buy it! Reply reply Build the first bag and everything seems to be perfect. Members Online Going to buy some lego, have a question. They'd be one of my most preferred brands if they would somehow fix this, better sooner than later, as I start to loose patience. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Recommendations on non-lego block set? I've only purchased lego and mega construx sets myself, and I'm quite curious what brands would be good for scenary and buildings and such. Brown and dark red bricks shattering a few years out of the packing (some broken in sealed bags). Seems like it would be a waste when it's probably much cheaper to buy locally? It's safe to buy alt-bricks though. WM does make a really good 332nd and 501st troopers. Then again I suppose if you can afford to drop 2 . Mouldking/Lepin are as good and instructions perfect, despite what lego purists tell you. . For me, the Lepin 20085 (Lego Rough Crane) and the Lepin 15039 Rollercoaster are on my 'to-buy' list for 2018. If it's a rare model that will likely have high resale value, LEGO will probably make most sense. He was I didn’t look into the manual crank as it is not something I will ever use – I wanted to make the coaster work fluidly so I could leave it running. They were occasionally tight, but it seemed the other side of the piece would fit much easier. I'm a Battletech fan looking to buy some bricks for a few MOCs I saw online. Reply AutoModerator • Additional comment actions. Now this is over (in the EU). Getting started in the world of alternative bricks is a bit confusing. Apart from the occasional missing piece or bad mould they are spot on. The Lego Master Builder Series Mos Eisley Cantina has long been a dream set of mine, but with the original having retired the only place to get it has been the after-market where, used, you’re looking at about £300 and BNIB as much as £500+. They are missing out on good brands like Cobi from Poland and Oxford from Korea. Which do you think looks better Skip to main content. I still Lego here and there along with the Lepin. The only issue is that I found the clamping force of some of their technic pieces are a bit much, and my fingers really hurt afterwards haha. Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. Outside of the debate of Lego off brands stealing Lego designs, today Lego entered our common language to describe brick building. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Hello all. The tolerances are as tight, sometimes Lepin will snap together no problem. So I’m a Lego fan been collecting Lego my whole life I primarily collect Star Wars but I was wondering if anyone can help me find some legit sellers on AliExpress I’ve bought knockoff Minifigures before but I've bought a few Lepin and Lego sets in the last year, Lepin for stuff Lego no longer makes. New. tried to look for the box number for the bootleg of the dungeons and dragons lego set 21348 and havent found one. And many of the alt-bricks companies skirt the IP laws pretty closely as is. I definitely suggest anyone buying this also purchases the Unofficial community about Lepin and other alternative bricks and minifigures. I rarely have a Leji set thats 100% complete. Also try to make sure I buy the instructions from the designer if it's a moc ripped from rebrickable or whatever. com . Besides the like of their hair and accessories, each minifigure is printed on an actual LEGO piece. I can't recommend them enough. So if it's a mustang name with a mustang emblem in Lego it's in Lepin also. Does anyone have experience with buying up figures from places like Marstoy or Koruit, and then using all of the items and armor with Lego figures? I’ve got a batch What started me down the path was the Lego SSD. If Lepin is about 1/3 of the price of the LEGO or less, I’ll jump on it straight away. As a “new” buyer of lepin sets i can say that for 95% its on par with the lego sets. So almost no changed emblems ( they change lego to lepin, and lego set number to theirs, and on UCS sets they change for example Star Wars to Star Wnars or something ) or anything that is trademarked. However all our bricks and minifigs are compatible with Lego. There's now plenty Advertisement Coins. Motor cables are more rugged on LEGOs. sadly putting it well beyond my meagre budget. Anyone Familiar with Fun Whole . 61K subscribers in the lepin community. You always have a bigger chance to have missing pieces, there is not a big quality control as with lego. 1/16th the price won 80 votes, 33 comments. Just used the ones that came with the blocks. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the I think Lego enthusiasts mainly regard Lepin from disreputable Lepin sellers trying to trick buyers into buying Lepin as genuine Lego via Ebay etc. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise Lepin is perfect 99,% of the time. Why aren’t some sets copied into fake Lego and put in AliExpress but some are? For example the only star destroyers you can buy are the UCS and the Skip to main content. Anyway, that's my take. The delivery times have also gotten But really most people wont be able to really tell if something is Lepin/Lego especially if its just a quick glance/inspection. Do not put any comments in your payments under any circumstance. Tech aesthetic popularized from 2004-2013; characterized by skeuomorphism, glossy design, "humanism", tertiary color palettes, Frutiger/Humanist sans serif UI fonts, glass, auroras, bokeh, and pictures of grass. No Customs or Duty Fees! We pay these fees so you don’t have to! The total billed at checkout is the final amount you pay, inclusive of Tax/tariff if need, with no additional charges at the time of delivery! customes Leji and the missing bricks man. An example is the Clone Turbo Tank which is like, $45? However if Lepin is about slightly less than half price of the LEGO I may still consider it if I like that set. Is anyone here familiar with Fun Whole? They have a few sets that look fairly good on their own website with shipping from multiple countries. Once you take the step of buying not lego sets, there will be no reason of buying Lego any longer. The quality is "mostly" good. Open comment sort options Welcome to Destiny Reddit! This sub is for discussing Bungie's Destiny 2 and its predecessor The funny thing is that lepin ceased to exist years ago (I think during 2018-2020) since lego sued them for copying new sets and lego won, which caused the CEO of lepin to be arrested, which in turn made lepin go bankrupt today their models are 137 votes, 59 comments. Now that I found Lepin I got back into it. Please So thats basically my stance I buy lego for any available sets and if there is a retired set that I cannot get at a reasonable price I will go the lepin route for it. I've found the clutch and colours almost indistinguishable. The castle is available online at LEGO for the first time in a while at $399CAD. Today we’re going to take a look at the alt-brick scene, sorted by most illegal LEPIN Germany ist der OFFIZIELLE Brick Store für LEPIN Fans in Deutschland. Open comment sort Are there Lepin versions of any LEGO Classic sets (this, for example)?Looking to build out some "generic pieces" for my kid, and it would be great if there were sets like these with a bunch of basic pieces and a booklet with lots of different things he could make with them. Lepin sets can still be found on Aliexpress but their manuals no longer show the Lepin logo. Hello! If you have a However, I am in Asia and Lego prices - when the product is finally launched here - will be very high. 20 votes, 15 comments. The chart represent real selling prices on Aliexpress, not those crossed out as original. A fun build without too many frustrating parts. It's not Lego, obviously, but it's close. Hello! I am new to off brand legos and I have looked at posts saying that they are a good and cheap alternatives for builders. 162 votes, 43 comments. Q&A. Therefore Lepin buyers=funding terrorism. If you enjoy your $200 almost 71K subscribers in the lepin community. I assume that's what that is). If I break down a complete Lego set, I will put it together with the Legos I have. It is about an inch shorter than the Lego version but not too noticeable. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: I wouldn't sell your old lego sets. But just how good are they? To find out, I bought one of their largest sets, which is Reports, news, pics, videos, discussions and documentation from a studded world. I want to buy sets to build them now and I don't want to pay the lego prices. I've been building hundreds of fake lego sets for almost 4 yrs, and I've never had a toxic brick yet. Lego build overall much smoother and overall better pieces. The brick system is no longer proprietary so anyone can make bricks, putting the "Lego" branding nullifies that and opens up the maker to legal action. The Starter Guide v2. /r/lego is about all things LEGO®. A few bricks were missing here and there, and some were loose, but with the price point, I am Ok with that. The main differences are the outer packaging and how the parts are bagged. e. I feel this is not only a more accurate model of real ships but it also add complexity and detail to the build and looks much better. However, I believe that the problem is (probably) the difference in properties between the Lego and Lepin technics axles under torsion. Nowadays Lepin brand is called KING and includes subbrands such as Queen, Jack, Lion King, Zebra (might be some more). The number of analyzed products in 2020. I'm actually 13 atm, and I have never really begged my parents for legos because of the price. Lepin plastic is softer so springs more in rotation Any brands that do copy Lego 100% don’t have good helmet printing from what I’ve seen. Funnily enough, I can't do it on the LEGO subreddit because I'm mentioning another brand in my review, which is explicitly forbidden over there. I like making big things, both in Legos and other forms. Long live Lepin/BELA/Decool/and all others for producing sets Lego has stopped selling :) View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. I stopped being a purist in 2019 once I saw other Skip to main content. 80 votes, 36 comments. 75K subscribers in the lepin community. Price. r/lego_raffles hosts user raffles for current and past Lego sets and mini-figures. (I'm a bit No alt-brand bricks have "Lego" on them. They're solid and prints are decent. Controversial . If you go with the really high quality brands Here in the Philippines, LEGO is insanely expensive. Expand user menu Open settings menu. Unofficial community about Lepin and other alternative bricks and minifigures. r/lepin • Marstoy This build reminded be why I prefer a challenging moc over legos safe and easy builds. Or check it out in the app stores     They are so cheap and just as fun to make as Lego sets. Wouldn’t that be sick? Reply reply Doctor_Nappa • The MK is better. 10185 Green grocer starts at 700USD on bricklink. How can you tell? Well, pop a head off or split one in half, and you can see the little LEGO license. Lego fanboys/trolls be like "LEgIT" but really who cares besides them, im sure most of us here would perfer something cheaper and 80% in It depends on how you define ‘good’. Ive restarted collecting in december and have been switching between lego and lepin. There definite differences and will be giving the slave 1 to my little nephew while I keep my Depends _ some Lepin instructions are literally direct copies of the Lego instructions minus the 'official' cover photo and the background fluff; i. Hohe Qualität – Kundendienst rund um die Uhr – Garantie auf fehlende Teile. Does anyone know how good buying Lego /lepin off the site is as I'm after the star wars at ot dropship Share Sort by: Best. 1/16th the price won He has had stress with LEGO, is famous for the (lost) trial against LEGO and the minifigure, was last month for weeks in China and has visited many different production facilities and all show rooms of the bigger and smaller players in China and has had many discussions with officials/sales men/CEOs of more or less all Chinese companies in the brick market. Best. As such, rather than the lego death star (or copies of it) I decided to buy the Mould King Death Star, which features a fully closed Ethically it's questionable to purchase which is understandable but making this out of real lego is a grand +, the MK is just a few hundred dollars by comparison. travellingbrickbuild • Talented • Additional comment actions. My money spent is retained more with the original vs a knock off. Put them in a shelf and you cannot tell the difference. With that said, you determine if it's worthwhile. 11 Sale period and may skip the Roller coaster altogether. Members Online What theme sets would you like Lego to make but never will. If anything, LEGO prices should be cheaper because LEGO has optimized their manufacturing process so well. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on 71K subscribers in the lepin community. SpoonkillerCZ • Which is more common now that Lepin is no more 😀 but still there is quite few good figs I recently bought someone’s old Legos and it has lots of figures but almost no items or armor. This is my first Lepin set and could not be happier. mugkergw vadfne ahxvbk yzrwxo yhjx pup kvjye qfabefq crbpx pqiydj