I wouldn't buy current sets because that does seem wrong, but these fake lego sets are great for retired sets that lego doesn't sell anymore.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I 100% agree, I would love to get some sets that are retired, but paying over 800 dollars for a set is just way to much
@omrinaude4908
2 жыл бұрын
I am a lego fan but..... I have lived in China for the past 4 years. The quality of the sets produces here at a fraction of the cost is phenomenal. I have been buying the Chinese brands for some time and have never had bad quality.
@zibberebbiz
2 жыл бұрын
they're so good! sometimes there are one or two pieces missing, or a heat damaged piece, but even in a big set like Barracuda Bay it was barely an issue for me. the only only downside of fakes is that the face prints on minifigs are ALWAYS too high :P what's up with that?
@theogrant528
2 жыл бұрын
What brands do you recommend?
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Yup I’ve gotten a few sets, always great
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
@@zibberebbiz I 100% agree
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
@@theogrant528 it’s a little hard, since there’s if they sell old Lego set, they usually don’t have a name for legal issues or change them all the time if you are looking for cheap Lego like bricks, but are not Lego remakes there’s a bunch of good brands
@KekoJonez
Жыл бұрын
I think if some people really knew how much Lego makes off its sets they wouldn’t have a problem buying these
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yup I 100% agree
@aeternum..
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your authentic and honest review. You talked about the upsides, the downsides, showed us some examples of the quality, the packaging and the instruction manual that came along with it. 👍 I will always prefer buying the official LEGO sets over fake ones, but at some point older models become practically unobtainable for a normal price, so these copies are really not the worst thing in the world.
@cruz533legos
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, and yeah I 100% agree with your take
@adampelletier5036
9 ай бұрын
Just because it’s not Lego doesn’t mean it’s not real🤷♂️
@mikefreyr
Жыл бұрын
I agree, I have bought many of the old modulars from China, the quality is good and the price is even better! For me it's about the fun while building and not what's on the stud. I know some people disagree, but I'd rather get 8 fake old modulars then 1 old real LEGO modular.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I can totally get behind what you say, I own a couple of real ones as well as fake, I think to each their own
@carlosrobert6342
2 жыл бұрын
great video man you make some great points, I think for people who love these sets and don't have the money to buy the Lego version, why not.
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s exactly how I feel, but to each their own
@jimm244
3 ай бұрын
I have no problem with fake lego for retired sets, but if something is still in production, I’ll buy genuine LEGO. Screw the opportunistic scalpers that hoard sets for a massive rip-off profit!
@cruz533legos
2 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@ivan2894
Жыл бұрын
i got a lepin a couple of years ago. there was one lego that had caught my attention but when i saw the price it was out of the question. by chance i stumbled upon the lepin version of it which was about half the price so i got it. quality was perfectly ok and i was satisfied. i think Lego is ridiculously and unreasonably expensive so i dont feel bad about it.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree
@CAESARbonds
4 ай бұрын
I bought several Fakes now and never had issue with missing pieces, maybe one or 2. the quality gets better with each iteration. the older ones are so expensive now, it is insane. I wont pay 300-1000$ for a set. the off brand are just fine. I love building them. then I put LED insinde and the fun is great. look at mould king, forange, zhe gao, they offer modulars too. some are nicer to build than lego
@thepostofficeprince8819
2 жыл бұрын
I have all kinds of fake sets, love em
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was thinking of getting some more
@roachfacesrs5270
Жыл бұрын
$90?? That's UNHEARD of in Lego prices for a build that big! Worth it 🤣
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@AmauryJacquot
Жыл бұрын
I like the challenge of re-creating those old sets I missed from re-engineering them with stuff available on the pick a brick service
@pbosche
Жыл бұрын
As for the book…I use the Lego builder app on an iPad…works great and really blurs the line of fake/real
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great tip, makes the experience even better
@lanztersgaming9653
2 жыл бұрын
The brown female hair piece is for Harumi's character in Ninjago. When she's the quiet one.
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
oh thanks, didn't know that
@Aydong2468
2 жыл бұрын
Might be fake but freaking beautiful though.
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Yup
@user-mz5zf8ux2o
Жыл бұрын
The things are simple.if you see the lego as a value then you have to be purist,but if you want to make a large lego city without spending a fortune which you will never sell,just for awesome display you can easily buy lego copies or alternative brands with spectacular designs
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I agree
@unclefredsbrickslot5824
Жыл бұрын
I bought a Chinese copy of the Lego Bank modular 10251, and it was great quality at a third of the price. However, be aware that a lot of the companies on websites are crooks - the first time I paid for the fake set it never arrived, so I had to buy again from a different site, so in total I paid £90 for a set that retailed at the time for £150 - still a £60 saving. However, the latest scam is to double the price buy adding a huge postage cost at the checkout (pre-covid the postage was free). What is useful is to buy some individual bricks for a smaller price, especially rare colour/rare bricks such as light yellow modified headlamp brick (difficult to get on bricklink).
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yeah this is true, I’ve actually have never been scammed, thankfully
@mrparkerdan
2 жыл бұрын
When Lego discontinues a set, and then a Chinese vendor sells a fake, Lego doesn’t lose any $$$, because they wouldn’t be selling the genuine set anymore anyways. The only losers are the greedy Lego resellers, who jack up the price once a set has been discontinued. Fuck them! 😡 Hopefully, with more fake Lego sets on the market, these resellers will be forced to lower their prices, and stop gouging buyers. And maybe more Lego sets can finally be enjoyed by their target consumers, instead of sitting on shelves for years 🤞
@zibberebbiz
2 жыл бұрын
I just found a fake set of the Indiana Jones pyramid set with the crazy raised baseplate. I could NEVER obtain that normally, it's such a blessing
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
I 100% agree as someone who collects Pokémon card, resellers suck
@adamb2619
Жыл бұрын
And now LEGO is ripping off their own customers.....no thanks
@76magicman
2 жыл бұрын
you mentioned stealing from lego but lego don't sell them any more! they give you a change to buy a great piece that else would be impossible to obtain unless you got real deep pockets. you try to make excuses but its a great product for you're money! just don't buy sets lego still produce
@anjelcastro9756
Жыл бұрын
I got the same building from a third party. Going to review it soon. I think it’s worth it because the retired buildings are way too expensive for the casual Lego fan. And since it’s retired Lego isn’t losing any money. And even if you were to buy the bricks or a new current set, Lego has been overpricing sets for a the past few years and it’s getting ridiculous
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I 100% agree
@jamesgotman
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for upload. Struggling to find much content.
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
No worries, I have more content coming up real soon.
@ronweasley4767
Жыл бұрын
I give Lego plenty of money so I don’t feel bad buying Chinese made sets like these.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha same
@hummmph
Жыл бұрын
“I support Lego 100%” Well you’ve two buildings and one of them is fake so I’m thinking you support Lego 50% 🤣
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I have 6 modular buildings alone, you can also check other videos of sets I’ve reviewed. I spent thousands of dollars in the on legos, even have a bricklink store in which I sell a ton of stuff. I just don’t see myself, just like many more people, paying over 800 dollars for a set that Lego no longer produces. When I can get this set for less then 100 and buy many more sets that are actual Lego.
@eliascabrera1610
Жыл бұрын
Awww you got of kiding me Fakes
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I have many different real modular buildings and thousands of dollars in Lego , this was to see if they are any good. Which by the comments alone, most people seem to actually like
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
Your grammar, spelling, and vocabulary is all garbage
@benjaminbenjamin8392
2 ай бұрын
Lego fans its wrong. Me looking at a ghostbusters building for 900+ Hell no.
@cruz533legos
Ай бұрын
@@benjaminbenjamin8392 I can totally understand that
@greenhill004
Жыл бұрын
I'm curious to where you live. I've had lose LEGO doors because the Mexico LEGO plant makes inferior bricks. I'd buy retired sets from knock off companies for $70-$100.
@markgarrick2585
Жыл бұрын
if u want a mass of buildings without the cost then its fine, most of the other brands arent bad, some of the instructions arent as clear or colour matched but aside that its down to choice the strength and fit of some pieces arent as good but there are ways to combat that when building - overall if u want the appearance of lego city etc at lower cost then hey i have lego and other brands so i can see some of the differences in colour, strength and fit but again its choices
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree, I now have like 6 modular building, and two fake, and the fake ones are surprisingly good
@ddbcjekdkcjeksocjrkfkfje
10 ай бұрын
I was buying Chinese lego minecraft Knock-offs and they are pretty good except sprites are quite inaccurate,and bricks are littles harder to connect.but dude,they are like 2-6 times cheaper than the original! Rather gonna buy cheap unoriginal than expensive original.
@DekuSMASHOneForAll
2 жыл бұрын
The biggest modular building is Lego Ninjago city gardens And the tallest I believe is the daily bugle
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
thanks I didnt know that.
@DekuSMASHOneForAll
2 жыл бұрын
Ur welcome 😉
@ImperialEarthEmpire
Жыл бұрын
your conflicted feeling, i feel that...
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha yeah
@synthmaniacmoog2607
Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Thanks. I have quite a bit of the fake stuff and even when building larger MOCs cost determines choice of brand. Purists can have their lego. I will make my own choices.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I 100% agree, thanks for the support
@jennimoriarty8240
2 жыл бұрын
1k is just 🤯🤯🤯
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
thanks, btw if this is for a entry wrong video btw
@MUDMAD83
Жыл бұрын
i agree it’s not real lego but it’s still great
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yup
@Repp35
2 жыл бұрын
the tallest modular is the daily bugle
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
yup
@rohanminyaonair2397
Жыл бұрын
Can someone pls send websites for china lego
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
Its aliexpress
@benjiahui6802
Жыл бұрын
Just like the cheap cotton produced in Xinjiang, Lepin or other brands ignore intellectual property rights and use cheap labor in China. If LEGO is greedy some consumers are even more greedy, they want to fill the house with bricks. These things are refined plastics, and a lot of resources are used to produce them.
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
I don't care because its cheap
@benjiahui6802
7 ай бұрын
@@patman83x That's right no one really cares about you.
@AdiR9234
Жыл бұрын
Where can I get it?
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I got mine on AliExpress
@AdiR9234
Жыл бұрын
@@cruz533legos ah
@eseskay99
Жыл бұрын
There are a few problems with fakes: Quality is definitely lower, the chemical composition of the plastic is unknown and has not passed any first world standards. So I would ask about the safety profile of a plastic and you won't get answers from fakes. Is there BPA leaching out? Who knows. Besides, Lego spends a lot of time on R & D, chemical safety, packaging safety, art, marketing, sales. Counterfeiters are usually criminal organizations so buying from them supports them and their thievery. Same goes for counterfeit watches. It is not a victimless crime. Have some integrity and don't buy fakes anymore.
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
Sorry but I'm not gonna go and spend 800 bucks on a few thousand plastic blocks when I can get the same ones 10x cheaper
@rustyshackleford7288
Жыл бұрын
Bro to say what is lego? If you saw Legos 1980s through now. You'd not know what was real or "made cheap". Honestly. Lego should make everything and cut corners lol 😆
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
I’m having trouble understanding what you are saying? I’m not saying Lego should cut corners, it seems legos prices keep going up. This is not something a lot of people like.
@thanoskouf6337
2 жыл бұрын
how is it called?
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
What?
@thanoskouf6337
2 жыл бұрын
The set
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
@@thanoskouf6337 set is called town hall, it’s retired from Lego, I looked it up on Allie express there you can find tons of fake Lego/ other not Lego brands there, for way lower price then the actual Lego.
@thanoskouf6337
2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@skybuilder23
Жыл бұрын
I do get the appeal, but you're supporting literal theft.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I understand
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
Nobody cares, go spend 600 bucks on a few small modular builds while I have an entire city for the same price
@jonathanletoutpetit479
Жыл бұрын
how can i get it?
@cruz533legos
11 ай бұрын
I got mine from alie express
@flipamosbricks2105
2 жыл бұрын
Where did u get it?
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Aliexpress , you can find tons of fake Lego products for super cheap. If you are gonna try and buy some just make sure you see the reviews, to make sure you don’t get scammed, I’ve never had an issue but just in case
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
Also shipping take forever, because they usually ship from China
@flipamosbricks2105
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@cruz533legos
2 жыл бұрын
@@flipamosbricks2105 no problem
@MrMCLvideo
Ай бұрын
Are you drunk or what?
@cruz533legos
Ай бұрын
What? 😂😂
@MrMCLvideo
Ай бұрын
@@cruz533legosthe camerawork is ridiculous, due to the fact it is unscripted, your unfinished thoughts are all over the place, you slur and mumble….
@cruz533legos
Ай бұрын
@@MrMCLvideo noted, you should check out my main channel, for more drunk me lol
@nadiatombolato
Жыл бұрын
Theese fake sets can also be perfect but they worth nothing, you can't resell them. Fake Is fake, make your own things! Stop copying others
@adamb2619
Жыл бұрын
Nah....these are great options
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Well most people buy legos to build them and actually use them not resell them, and actually people do buy these, these set cost $800 dollars, sure you can resell them but for people who want to build these sets paying 800 dollars for a set is pointless, I have 4 modular buildings and I got them for my enjoyment and not for there resell value
@AnhWaitForItNgo
Жыл бұрын
I don't want to resell my sets. I keep all of them. I bought all my Creator Cars and Friends set as Lego. I'm getting interested in Modular building now but I'm not gonna drop 800$ for one building.
@tooxtalivai0690
Жыл бұрын
You sound conflicted when it comes to recommending this set. Yes to cost. No if your brand loyal.
@cruz533legos
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that’s how I feel, and a lot of people feel the same
@patman83x
Жыл бұрын
I don't give a damn about what LEGO thinks, they are a multibillion dollar company that I barley ever buy from
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