Yes Lepin is counterfeit, so I only buy them with counterfeit money just to make them learn a lesson.

@jackapotsos6130

4 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE GREAT

@tomirexthereal

4 жыл бұрын

BEST GUY EVER

@TheProwlingSleepster

4 жыл бұрын

What so you like give them fake money?

@tomirexthereal

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheProwlingSleepster yes

@TheProwlingSleepster

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Kiew niiiice very sneaky

As someone who used to have legitimate LEGO sets as a kid, I just tried out other LEGO clones this year. So far, I liked the military sets that are churned out by GUDI and Kazi as LEGO won't venture in that genre anyway. Will try to buy Enlighten's sci-fi tanks and Xingbao's tavern at the end of the year.

In my opinion, calling very creative brands like Cobi or Mega Bloks rip offs of Lego is just stupid since they make their own sets with their own ideas. However, brands like lepin are rightfully rip offs.

Thank you. I am trying to make a clone and droid army, but LEGO is so expensive. I have to resort to these off brands because I can barely afford the smaller LEGO sets.

@eliescobis9922

Жыл бұрын

Basically the best way to go Also some of the knock off's have more thicker arms so they won't break as easily

I feel like you didn't do Cobi a lot of justice, they are most know for their world war 2

sadly i accidentally bought lepin online as it was labelled as Lego star wars

@TheBloxGamer3

3 жыл бұрын

Rip

@basedtrooper_isuperblok199

3 жыл бұрын

:(

Oxford - Planning to check them out. Sulban - Used to suck. Now, they're pretty decent. Nanoblock - Too small and no military sets. Cobi - Still too expensive for me. Enlightenment - Not the best. Gonna avoid them as much as possible. Kazi - Used to suck as well. Now they're pretty good. Check out their M1 Abrams. Sembo, Gudi, Shingbao - No military sets? No thanks. 😛 Brands you should check out: Doll, DuoLePin, S brand, Decool, and 将LeLe (All Chinese brands, and some of them do have clones.)

Good thing sluban is not "VERY ILLEGAL" But I'm still into lego

megablox is one of the best, and I like some of the sets, but LEGO is always the best.

@MasterRick01

4 жыл бұрын

Mega Blocks and it new brand Mega Construx are awesome in their minifigs, the quality of the plastic is so different but the mold is awesome, Halo and Call of Duty sets are my favorite. Form a clone brand of LEGO, i prefer a brand that can made Star Wars Battle Droid to create a big army in a cheaper way than looking for LEGO original droids in México... Wll is great see people who like this consteuction toys. 😃

@joevictor53

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Mega Bloks and Mega Construx wasn't included. Their recent stuff has been really good

@foxgamer1737

3 жыл бұрын

@@joevictor53 this was 3 years ago..

@bonnieplushtuber5517

3 жыл бұрын

U guys forgot about mcfarlane while they do action figures they also make really high quality fnaf, cuphead, hello neighbor, South Park and Rick and morty sets

2:25 obviously it’s good. It’s polish!

It’s either Lego or cobi

@Pigen_

5 жыл бұрын

Well said

@nikp.

5 жыл бұрын

Mega blocks

@bradenross4182

5 жыл бұрын

... mega blocks too

@flamestoyershadowkill6400

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikp. or gunpla (bandai mecha models)

@tomirexthereal

4 жыл бұрын

@Joe boomer ehmmmmm no?

For me Cobi is nr 1. Completly legal and they have great sets.

@luukienquoc1251

2 жыл бұрын

yes with brickmania

@panboi7490

Жыл бұрын

@@luukienquoc1251 brickmania is actual lego so...(they just print the minifigs their way)

Does anyone know?? the name of the off brand lego sets that used to come with paint? I built a kit a long time ago that I cant find now. =(

I learnt about Cobi through this video and I literally have like 30 Cobi sets now lol

I just got some Sembo sets, mainly flowers, and they are great - excellent quality, unique molds, very cool. And Loz is now my new favourite non-lego company - I just fell in love with their designs & mini brick format (3/4 of the lego size). But microbricks are too small for me.

Whilst cloning is not morally right, The trouble is people still want to buy Lego sets that are no longer in production (they were around before they started the hobby) and the only way to do that is to pay 3 or 4 times what those sets originally retailed for, and that money doesn't go to Lego, the other companies are doing something which Lego should be doing, producing stock that people still want to buy but can't because Lego won't make it anymore.

@razielfezzani8622

6 жыл бұрын

Pepin should still stop because they don't pay for licensing, lepin is breaking the law!

@b17marko

6 жыл бұрын

your right and I have actually changed my stance on this, as in retrospect regardless of what Lego do or does not do it does not excuse the behaviour of these clone making companies.

@Bahamuttone

6 жыл бұрын

Just to understand... Somebody sells the packets with all the bricks needed to build the 10221 super star destroyer just saying "With this bricks you can build 10221 Super Star Destroyer" is it legal or not? You can download the instruction directly from the Lego Website.

@kevinpeterson1398

6 жыл бұрын

If I get a parts list from a Lego kit then get all the parts from Brinklink, does that make me a bad guy since Lego wont see any of my money and I will still have a genuine Lego kit?

@b17marko

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Peterson not a bad person, but a clever one, that way you will end up with a quality construction without flaws that will hopefully cost you less that what you would pay for the original complete set, it’s like buying a used Mercedes, the company doesn’t get the money (unless buying from a merc dealer) but you still get a great quality car for a better price than what it would cost to buy brand new, if you brought a Chinese made clone of say the C class it probably wouldn’t drive as well, and certainly would not have the build quality or reliability.

Sluban's buses are excellent tho. I own their blue bus, as well as the big School Bus. I also have a bus from Enlighten. I used Sluban's bus doors for my LEGO Bendy Bus MOC.

I totally agree with you Lepin is counterfeit

As I was watching this i bought Cobi's Flak 36/37 88 MM

I only buy real Lego, but sometimes i buy some Cobi WW2 sets.

Loz City sets and figures are incredible. They have a lot of original pieces made exclusively for them. I also have a Wolverine figure with Loz nanoblocks (700 pieces) and it looks awesome.

@marissaoaks3309

7 ай бұрын

I have one the actually sets I hardly see anyone talk about the brand I am currently have the mini street series one with the cat

I quite like the Wilko Blox from Wilkinsons, particularly their pick and mix bricks. For £4 a tub it's really useful for getting basic bricks.

In now 2021 most of the mentioned companies are not cloning anymore. They have better models, higher brick quality, prints instead of sticker sheets and a much lower price than Lego. In 2021 Lego is almost dead imo as they don't have any good ideas anymore and they are much too expensive.

What about the MOC building stuff on aliexpress? Does anyone have any experience in that?

LEGO:expensive My pockets:empty Me:Imma just head out

@oddishvoltsy7146

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day..

good list

Maybe this wasn't such a thing at this time, but I've heard nothing but good stories from CaDa.

I love cobi and they have a great selection of the ww2 era and ww1 something lego doesn't but in xingbao's case.....I mean if they make discontinued sets or stuff along those lines and you can't afford the original ones then sure I'd buy some and slowly replace them for original ones

Very good Review, very Informative but megabloks / megacontrux is missing ;-)

@Wingless0829

4 жыл бұрын

Mega constructs wasn’t a thing when this came out

@nuggetdoesstuff8043

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wingless0829 It was, it was just named mega bloks at the time

@Zyugo

Жыл бұрын

Now it's just called MEGA.

Mega Bloks, Tyco Super Blocks (closed since 1999), Hasbro Kre-O (mostly transformers sets)

@mini-conlongarm8021

4 жыл бұрын

Kre-O’s in limbo.

As soon as you say the intro and an advert on the top right hand corner for "shop lepin" comes. Lol

Only if Lego made WW2 creations... Your opinions?

@ekkepehter907

6 жыл бұрын

High prize, if lego makes ww2 sets

@Pigen_

5 жыл бұрын

They wont, they dont want to do "war stuff" star Wars is only exception

@jed-henrywitkowski6470

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, war/military stuff in general.

@k-874

5 жыл бұрын

Why not Brickmania sets?

@nikp.

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pigen_ and also the avengers

Super great review. I am a LEGO purist but also very curious about the general developement amongst the competitors. Quality aside, it would be far easier to just MOC in a mix of whatever contruction toy that is compatible. No need to distinguish between brands, just mix them all together. I foresee this trend coming. All that is needed is a name for it.

Mega bloks are da best! Especially the call of duty sets amd the spongebob sets but in our country its very expensive

Thanks for the tips!!

@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Hey there! I have a question from my 11 year old son. He is doing a science project about Lego. He want to find out what other brands are compatible with Lego. Your videos have been very helpful. What kinds of tests could he do to compare the brands we find? Or what kind of tests did you do to compare the brands? In our local stores we found Laser Pegs, Cobi and Max building bricks. Is there a scenario in which you think the other brands bricks would be preferable to Lego bricks? Thanks for all the information in your videos! They have been great!

Brickarms in the US is a very good company. They make different weaponry that is compatible with LEGO figures and they make a lot of different military sets. Sadly they are very overpriced but if u want an awesome military set I think it might be worth it.

I love cobi cause i dont want to spend 500€ for a litlle tank on brickarms and cobi has good cuality and dont rip of lego sorry for my english

I used to be a Lego fan. But I hated that they never did military sets. So after looking for quite some time. I found Cobi, something I wanted. I have a big Cobi collection now. It's fun

I've seen Loggo (that's creative) at my mall. They looked like Nanoblocks, and actually look cool!

And the best online place to buy them ?????

Where are Mega Bloks and Cada, these 2 are indeed the best ones

How about brand ausini,best lock and Mega BLOCKS

I have no idea witch one is good

Xingbao has a good quality and detailed sets like their military sets

I just want as much lego compatible, cheap and quality lego bricks.

Cobi Panzers are AMAZING!

I would also recommend Nifeliz. They make great sets at a very good price

there is only 1 problem. lepin and lego could work together more easily but you cannot combine lego and cree-O

I have like 7 Cobb sets.... It is my favorite alternate

If I had to choose, my favorite lego counterparts are TopBlox. They have great and the minifigures are even better. They have more mobility than actual lego figures. I have 4 sets currently; One with a Tank and a Military soldier, one with a spaceship and a astronaut, another with a police car and a police, and the last one with a couple of mini soft fighting dummies and a ninja.

What about Wilko Blox.Pretty good range of ‘basic’ stuff and very good value (especially after Xmas!).

@davidmcnulty8391

5 жыл бұрын

Angel Mcfadden Yep, I thought Blox too! Minifigs are a bit rubbish and some bits of the designs are a bit flimsy but the blocks themselves are good and value for money is outstanding. Can often get their big kits in clearance for £10-12, equivalent Lego kits costing around £80-100.

I was a lego fan but since LEGO did not have any tanks I became a cobi fan because of the tanks

Some would choose Lego since it is the original and some just buy these alternatives but I don't really care whether they are fake or not as long as you have the skills.

Cobi is polish, was not aware of that. Thanks, i feel so proud now!

Lepin copied the NEW BUGATTI lego and made two new colors! LOL

Nifeliz is one I really enjoy. Bricks are a similar feel to Lego just a bit “softer” but some great designs and things that compliment other Lego sets really well

I think that oxford and coby are only acceptable lego alternatives

@Cortesevasive

4 жыл бұрын

Sluban better

@Thomas-rg1bj

4 жыл бұрын

Mega blocks

@simonpennybernard-smith9744

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget xingbau

@Submission_Fighter

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Cortesevasive Sluban copies Oxford. End of story.

@jzjzjzj

2 жыл бұрын

@@Submission_Fighter so?

What about mega locks and kreo? The mainstream ones are great!

@thegreatsalad

5 жыл бұрын

75STARFISH megablocks exactlyyyyy

Honestly, while not LEGO compatible, nanoblocks are by far the best. They are their own tiny building blocks of high quality and designs. Sometimes sold through Schleich or Kamada . Loz is a cheaper version of nanoblocks, but have some unique designs nano does not make.

@Zyugo

Жыл бұрын

There are also others like Daiso's Petite Blocks which are OK, holds very well. Worth collecting some of them.

3:42 it's my boi spongeboobb!

I have many Lego sets, one Cobi-set and four Sembo-sets.

@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Is Sembo good?

@Stefax

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews, The pieces are a little difficult to put together but I am still happy.

sluban is the best lego alt. Its 2nd of it's type, behind lego of course. Their army sets are gold

Finally someone that knows that mega Bloks isn't a Lego copy also I buy sembo there very cool and good quality

To be honest i prefer YG toys they have good quality bricks and nice prices like for example their indominus rex is just 4 dollars

Best Lock is the only company I have seen to make the stargate sets, even though their bricks are pretty low quality and sometimes take super glue to stay together

What are your thoughts on MouldKing or BlueBrixx?

@thefreedomguyuk

3 жыл бұрын

Currently Mould King is the leader.when it comes to quality. Lego is almost as good as Mould King 😉

@EricGallant24

3 жыл бұрын

@@thefreedomguyuk yeah I bought some Mould King kits and the quality is great. Really the only issue is the copyright dodging and stealing peoples designs

Cobi is incredible is great for a ww2 buff like me I love the tanks they do. They work in partnership with the tank museum in Bovington so the models are pretty spot on because they have the real specs from the museum.The brick quality is pretty amazing only the plate bricks are more bendy but the mini figures suck tho in my opinion . I will always stick to lego but for ww2 tanks I will buy cobi.

@inzyniertv9305

6 жыл бұрын

U are 100% right

@dustin06045

6 жыл бұрын

I am wondering why lot of people don't like the mini figures, I prefer them even to the Lego ones, because they have a lot of different faces which aren't so similar like the Lego figures and they even have more "realistic" legs and arms! :)

@LeeyumZSR

5 жыл бұрын

What if lego has a military would you buy that?

I love cobi's Musashi model.

Just ordered my Cobi T-34. It's rated 5 stars on Amazon

But Lego fans hate every other Brick brand that isn't Lego.

@coraldiamond1922

5 жыл бұрын

SamuraiMotoko Actually I don’t hate any other brand that is not Lego. Whilst I support Lego I recognise when other brands make their own sets or when they make fake sets based on what Lego makes. There is a difference between making your own ideas for sets then just copying what another company makes.

Hey i heard that sluban is not copying other sets! They are now making there own original sets witch i respect

I Like Sluban It's A Filipino And Asia Pacific Lego Alternative, The Reason Why Is Because I Got Alot Of Sluban Filipino Based Sets Like A Sari-Sari Store, Bahay Kubo And A Jeepney

@Zyugo

Жыл бұрын

Recently bought a Sluban base just to give myself a portable platform for some MOCs.

What about Area X? I got curious about the quality of the Sponge Bob Set that they got licenced

This isnt normal bricks but its lego technic alternative: Double eagle cada technic they dont clone sets as far as i know and the brick quality is pretty good

Hello, I just see on aliexpress this "lepin" i first thought that really was cheap lego but at a closer look i saw "lepin" and read that it was kind of lego but cheaper and lower in quality. Lego are really expensive so as a "crash test" i bought an AAT (from the droid army) on this site. It was low coast, i don't have this one yet so it will be the first (and maybe last, we will see) try. I'm wondering, if Lepin won't be satisfiying, of course i'll be back to Lego, but i really want to create huge collection of star wars set. (Problem still the same : it's very expansive...) As an exemple, i was looking for this AAT in blue version, from the clone wars. When it was still in stores, the price was about 30€, Something like that.. and now 200€ on Amazon... Is there a way to find lego but cheaper? I mean a price that is possible for everyone, even if the price is higher than the store. Thanks for reading and i hope you have a solution to offer, can't wait to build again ! See you guys !

@5roductionz1466

4 жыл бұрын

Ebay

Cada is also another best alternative lego. I bought their Rc humvee and it’s has a function like a real humvee. Legendary

Sembo Block actually makes quality stuff, i bought a bren carrier and it isn't exactly historically accurate but it's worth my money.

@safsnake

3 жыл бұрын

I got their panzer 4 and it’s amazing

Lego recently released a Titanic set officially, however it's really large set whi has more than 9000 pieces

I recommend checking out CaDA Bricks!

No mention of one of the best alternative Lego brands Mega Construx? Where they have they're own mini-figure system, several great brands like Halo and Destiny, and have some of the most useful pieces.

@Zyugo

Жыл бұрын

Mega is left out because of reasons. I used to own a Mega Bloks set myself. They don't hold very well unlike LEGO.

Its hard to run a list like that without calling out Mould King

Cobi has made the best Top Gun planes ever

You should look up Forange and Huiqibao.

Need pard 412 LEGO cencel them.or somting the Orange breake to easy and hard find buy

XingBao are still likely violating LEGO design patents on individual elements since they just clone the parts rather than design them from scratch. For example, if they use certain types of arches and modified bricks that are more complex than just the original brick system.

@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews

7 жыл бұрын

You might be right. I wonder whether LEGO would pursue them on that basis though.

@EraserMiceLabs

7 жыл бұрын

I think it's actually a stronger case since they have actual design patents in place, but the set designs are only more loosely protected by copyright. LEGO also has a patent on the use of numbered bags to assist in assembly !!?? Some patents that granted are indefensible though. I think Amazon actually received a patent for taking pictures of things against a white background for use on the internet ! www.techdirt.com/articles/20140507/04102327144/us-patent-office-grants-photography-against-white-background-patent-to-amazon.shtml

@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is amazing. I better be careful with anything I photograph to sell on eBay! I'll also watch with interest to see if anything happens regarding the brick patents

@EraserMiceLabs

7 жыл бұрын

Dr Jake's Very British Reviews yes, it certainly will be interesting! BTW, what are you a doctor of?

@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews

7 жыл бұрын

I'm a doctor of Computing, but I'm willing to attempt medical procedures

Gudi for the win... Very awesome and original sets, cheap price, solid brick, what more u want..

@tomirexthereal

4 жыл бұрын

Whats gudi

@diandrarizvi

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomirexthereal its in the title man... Alternative brand for lego

@tomirexthereal

4 жыл бұрын

@@diandrarizvi ok

Smart blocks by Peacock toys is a product sold in india u missed

Enlighten also make a pretty cool gun kit. I just found one that's I'd ordered years ago and put together yesterday. Pretty sure you'll never see Lego put out a gun kit...

@5roductionz1466

4 жыл бұрын

Enlighten and mega bloks should've been on the list In my opinion.

I am using Nanoblock sets to build a LEGOLAND for my LEGO city.

I like nano blocks lezi makes some cool sets .

You don't mention anything about security and health control. I am dreaming about starting to buy these alternative legos. However I always postpone because I would like to know better if they can be harmful to health (specially cause I have a 3 year old daughter). Please, do you have such information?

@thefreedomguyuk

3 жыл бұрын

Lego is harmful to one's health, if ingested.

When you say top 10 it should start from worst to best. When you say Compatible you should discuss how compatible they are.

What if Lego is making copies of itself? Lego is very expensive so it is not affordable by everyone. Reducing prices will kill Lego brand value so they are selling same thing under different name to everyone to establish economical strength. This is one silly conspiracy theory but I give a little shot. The pieces are incredibly the same and they go together without any error. So Lepin will not harm Lego, Lego buyer will buy Lego anyways. But people like me, who are not able to afford sets easily, will go for Lepin. I have more than 50 big Lego classic sets. Lego nowadays is not the real Lego and it is much more economical oriented. So, I prefer buying Lepin for 50 usd instead of 200. Especially the train sets. There is no difference other than Lego prints on the studs. You cannot distinguish them between each other at a distance of 1 meter.

What’s one that’s good for just plastic gears and bits and pieces for putting them together rather than designed kits?

You must consider FO-Funwhole as a serious challenger for the fantasy themed sets.

Anyone know a brand that produce battle droid with the mold of LEGO? A one where we can buy from any part of the world, because o saw a lot of cool stuff that I can't buy because is just for UK, USA, Germany and China. :/

Bro has never heard of Bluebrixx

Hey is nifeliz a good alternative

Sembo makes some scifi vehicles from the wondering earth film I want. Might even make lego copies of them if I find the time.

@safsnake

3 жыл бұрын

I got their panzer 4 u should get some military sets if ur into that

@manifestman132

3 жыл бұрын

@@safsnake I might have to check them out. Been using Cobi for my military sets. That and Rebrickable.