I thought these would compliment the Nightmares Video set as they are all from 80’s horror flicks I used to check out at the video store. Those were the days! Going to find some time to paint them. 3D print files on Makerworld. There are more and they print extremely well with supports. They’re green soldier style models and I’m planning to sprinkle these throughout my village once it is setup.
After scaling the size to typical Lemax house and then adjusting the settings to make sure the interior is hollow, I’ve successfully printed this sucker and I’m moving on to painting next. Likely going to spray paint the whole thing black and then dry brush the details for everything after. Removing all the supports was tedious but they came off clean. I’ll figure out lighting last.
Another kit I had ordered was out of stock from SPEIV so I ordered this as a replacement. The other kits in that initial order were perfect with no issues with any of them. This one took a bit longer since I had to wait for confirmation of replacement so it arrived later.
I wear US XL and ordered 3XL fan version. It fits perfectly. This may be my new favorite kit. The design and quality on this one are fantastic. The pattern shimmers in the right light and the stitching on the sleeves is really nice. I know it’s an older style but I think it is better than the 3rd kit from this year. 10/10 for me.
So far, SPEIV is one of my top places to order. They have versions I haven’t seen on other sites so I’m going to keep them as a frequent place to browse and order.
Just can’t afford to add new Lemax sets this year but I still want to expand. Should I 3D print some houses? I would definitely paint and detail them to match my current sets as much as possible.
This is my 2nd multi-kit order from SPKIV. My first order had an issue and it was resolved and was sent a replacement that was perfect. Everything in this order was excellent. Love the retro Liverpool with matching fonts for Gerrard. There’s one area in the stitching on the 24-25 Mexico Away that I may need to try and use fabric glue to close a seam that is about an inch in length. Noticed this after I wore it one time. I only wish the Dynamo kit had the two stars like previous years. I’ve been pleased with sizing on all orders so I’ll continue to order from them. Just placed an order for a couple more and will post when I get them.
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I ordered 5 kits on 6/9 and received today on 6/26 in US (Texas). I was cautiously optimistic as I’ve seen all the posts from others that had both good and bad deliveries.
First off, I was notified that one of the kits I ordered was out of stock and told on 6/17 to pick a replacement. That’s a long wait to learn this and the back up option I wanted was also out of stock. I then chose the ‘26 Netherlands home kit and as of today, it has not been shipped yet. I reached out to confirm they did indeed get my replacement order since I messaged back the same day with my selection. I did get a response by email saying that they send QC email and shipping info 6-12 days after payment. I told them I paid for the order on 6/9 so we’re well after that date but I’m guessing the replacement order was dated 6/17 meaning I’m still within that window. I hope I don’t get another out of stock alert.
Shipping - I only saw a post today talking about how you can track shipping via different method since my tracking wasn’t updating with anything since I received my QC email on 6/17. The link for tracking was useless. Another Reddit user mentioned a logistics site to try (LG something) so pasting the tracking number there showed the history finally. Behold! It was actually delivered at my door today on the day I tried tracking this way. 18 days to arrive from China. Perfectly used to this as I order from AliExpress and it takes about the same time. Just bummed about my delayed kit replacement.
Finally- Quality
‘26 Mexico Home - quality is good. Vibrant, feels nice, sizing pretty good. I’m 6ft and about 210lbs. I ordered 3XL and the fit is perfect. 2XL would be tight and there are a lot of kits that only go up to 2XL. I did custom name and #9. This is my only complaint about this kit. The 9 is noticeably not in middle of circle pattern. It’s slightly to the right. I included a picture of same jersey from official seller with same #9 that’s placed even worse. I can live with that. Overall 9/10
‘26 US Away - again, quality is good. Stitching is good, materials excellent, and design spot on. Same 3XL sizing. Fits decently. I opted for the WC patches. The feel of them is like felt. Don’t really care for them and if I were to buy again, I’d leave them off. One of the patches on one corner is lifting so that’s 1 QC error. Custom lettering and number is fine. I know about the Nike shoulder issue and putting this on, it’s definitely noticeable and no fault of seller. It’s a design flaw from Nike. Wearing it and seeing myself in mirror is weird. Overall 7/10
‘26 France Away - For my wife. Its player version in men’s small. She normally wears small/medium in women’s. Fits great. Design, quality, and patches are pretty good. There are some areas including collar where there is some thread that shouldn’t be there. Can be trimmed. QC error in my opinion. Could be better but the overall kit is just so cool. Overall 8/10
‘26 Spain Away (women’s small). Way too small. She said she’s likely to get a large in women’s next time. This shirt is gorgeous with the book pattern shimmer. The patch is good. However, major QC flaws in the details. There are some strings and extra material in sleeve and collar. Then we have the “España” on the neck in the back. Where do we begin here. It came with the plastic protective/application piece over the lettering but when I removed it there was foam type material UNDER the plastic strip and underneath the actual patters and therefore did not allow the last two letters to properly adhere to the shirt. Cleaning this up means I’m going to lose one or both letters by lifting them up. Not repairable. See photos. This ruins a beautiful shirt. Overall 3/10. If the España was applied correctly and the strings were cleaned up before bagging, this one would be a 10/10.
I’ll have to wait until my 5th kit arrives whenever that is to review that one. I’m going to reach out to seller to see what I can do about the Spain kit as this one is a loss. Take a look at the photos to come to your own conclusions. I would like to order from a reliable seller and stick with one because now I know my sizing with this seller but I’m not sure if I’ll choose SPKIV again unless they fix my issues. It’s a mixed bag right now. I chose to order from them at the time earlier this month because they were supposed to be on the higher end for quality control based on comments who supposedly had tried them all. I know all sellers are all slammed with orders right now and saw message that they are pausing orders now. I hope they can fix their quality with their next batch and hope they see this post to ensure these mistakes don’t happen again to other customers.
I ordered 5 kits on 6/9 and received today on 6/26 in US (Texas). I was cautiously optimistic as I’ve seen all the posts from others that had both good and bad deliveries.
First off, I was notified that one of the kits I ordered was out of stock and told on 6/17 to pick a replacement. That’s a long wait to learn this and the back up option I wanted was also out of stock. I then chose the ‘26 Netherlands home kit and as of today, it has not been shipped yet. I reached out to confirm they did indeed get my replacement order since I messaged back the same day with my selection. I did get a response by email saying that they send QC email and shipping info 6-12 days after payment. I told them I paid for the order on 6/9 so we’re well after that date but I’m guessing the replacement order was dated 6/17 meaning I’m still within that window. I hope I don’t get another out of stock alert.
Shipping - I only saw a post today talking about how you can track shipping via different method since my tracking wasn’t updating with anything since I received my QC email on 6/17. The link for tracking was useless. Another Reddit user mentioned a logistics site to try (LG something) so pasting the tracking number there showed the history finally. Behold! It was actually delivered at my door today on the day I tried tracking this way. 18 days to arrive from China. Perfectly used to this as I order from AliExpress and it takes about the same time. Just bummed about my delayed kit replacement.
Finally- Quality
‘26 Mexico Home - quality is good. Vibrant, feels nice, sizing pretty good. I’m 6ft and about 210lbs. I ordered 3XL and the fit is perfect. 2XL would be tight and there are a lot of kits that only go up to 2XL. I did custom name and #9. This is my only complaint about this kit. The 9 is noticeably not in middle of circle pattern. It’s slightly to the right. I included a picture of same jersey from official seller with same #9 that’s placed even worse. I can live with that. Overall 9/10
‘26 US Away - again, quality is good. Stitching is good, materials excellent, and design spot on. Same 3XL sizing. Fits decently. I opted for the WC patches. The feel of them is like felt. Don’t really care for them and if I were to buy again, I’d leave them off. One of the patches on one corner is lifting so that’s 1 QC error. Custom lettering and number is fine. I know about the Nike shoulder issue and putting this on, it’s definitely noticeable and no fault of seller. It’s a design flaw from Nike. Wearing it and seeing myself in mirror is weird. Overall 7/10
‘26 France Away - For my wife. Its player version in men’s small. She normally wears small/medium in women’s. Fits great. Design, quality, and patches are pretty good. There are some areas including collar where there is some thread that shouldn’t be there. Can be trimmed. QC error in my opinion. Could be better but the overall kit is just so cool. Overall 8/10
‘26 Spain Away (women’s small). Way too small. She said she’s likely to get a large in women’s next time. This shirt is gorgeous with the book pattern shimmer. The patch is good. However, major QC flaws in the details. There are some strings and extra material in sleeve and collar. Then we have the “España” on the neck in the back. Where do we begin here. It came with the plastic protective/application piece over the lettering but when I removed it there was foam type material UNDER the plastic strip and underneath the actual patters and therefore did not allow the last two letters to properly adhere to the shirt. Cleaning this up means I’m going to lose one or both letters by lifting them up. Not repairable. See photos. This ruins a beautiful shirt. Overall 3/10. If the España was applied correctly and the strings were cleaned up before bagging, this one would be a 10/10.
I’ll have to wait until my 5th kit arrives whenever that is to review that one. I’m going to reach out to seller to see what I can do about the Spain kit as this one is a loss. Take a look at the photos to come to your own conclusions. I would like to order from a reliable seller and stick with one because now I know my sizing with this seller but I’m not sure if I’ll choose SPKIV again unless they fix my issues. It’s a mixed bag right now. I chose to order from them at the time earlier this month because they were supposed to be on the higher end for quality control based on comments who supposedly had tried them all. I know all sellers are all slammed with orders right now and saw message that they are pausing orders now. I hope they can fix their quality with their next batch and hope they see this post to ensure these mistakes don’t happen again to other customers.