u/MirkoBuilder

▲ 26 r/lepin

Slothful critique: NYC Fire Truck (Leyi 31070)

My first non-military set by this brand. Classical Leyi quality. If you have built any of their military sets, you know what to expect - okayish brick quality (could be better) and stickers. No missing pieces and plenty of extras. No minifigures. Build is a bit fragile but it sticks together once finished. Overall it's a decent looking vehicle. I got it for 22 EUR on AliExpress.

u/MirkoBuilder — 2 days ago
▲ 40 r/lepin

Slothful critique: Ford Model T - 11376 clone (67831)

Brick quality - 6/10

I had 2 missing pieces and 1 malformed one which could fortunately still be used. Bad friction on technic axles and connectors - could be replaced from a stock of local reserves but I was too lazy to search for them so I just jammed a piece of paper with the axles until the clutch somewhat held. Clutch on nontechnic bricks is okay but not exactly gobricks quality. All the pieces are printed (2/2) - Ford logo in the front and interior piece. Custom parts are pretty good - wind shield, wheels and tires, though there are some mold tracks visible on the rubber.

Manual - 2/10

Downscaled and crammed with steps. Also striped off the interesting historical notes and fun facts that are in the original.

Build quality - 9/10

Bricks are sorted in bags that corespond to the original steps. Final build holds together well and everything works as intented. You can pop open the hood and trunk. Seat can be lifted up to reveal the tank. Steering wheel and differential work. Crank handle rotates the internal cooling fan. You can (carefuly) fold-back the roof - this is probably the most fragile part of the build but I believe it's the same with the original.

Price 8/10

I got it on AliExpress for 26 EUR, you can probably find it a bit cheaper for your regions.

Overall: 7/10

Would recommend but would not build it again.

u/MirkoBuilder — 4 days ago
▲ 3 r/lepin

A tale of two factories. Did anyone build it yet?

88734 - transparent stickers

F1228 - full background stickers

It seems that both versions are good quality wise.

u/MirkoBuilder — 23 days ago