clm Posted February 22, 2015 I'm planning on getting a few more clone brand sets that I have found to be "interesting looking but lacking any real information" Undeniably most sets are going to be subpar as compared to LEGO. But without information people will keep buying them out of curiosity. And seeing as most sets are rather afordable I figured I could be the monkey that could provide the community with some of the information. I have already posted a couple of instruction scans and LDD mockups of brands in some threads dedicated to those brands. However lacking threads about further brands I figured I should make a dedicated thread about clone brand instruction scans I am making. I don't really want to write any reviews that give any praise to these brands so this will likely just be the scans and LDD files, I may write a bit about any negative aspects of the sets I may find. I highly recommend if you like any of these sets you try to build them out of actual LEGO bricks instead of buying the clones but in the end it is up to you. I will keep editing this post when I get more scans for you. NOTE: LDD files will use transparent red to indicate parts that are not available in LDD not including parts that may actually be transparent red like those used in lamps etc. I am providing these freely just so people can read them if they want. Enlighten 305 Royal warship (modified Armada Flagship clone, built in an earlier LEGO style then the real one) (PDF Manual) https://www.dropbox.com/s/fevj66gt7vctvxn/Enlighten%20305%20Royal%20Warship.pdf?dl=0 (LXF) http://home.earthlink.net/~parrot23/images/buildingbricks/enlighten/enlighten%20305.lxf 307 Adventure (based on but not a direct clone of the Barracuda, nice small hull design with 2 centers) (PDF Manual) https://www.dropbox.com/s/cibogklbuq1xumq/Enlighten%20307%20Adventure.pdf?dl=0 (LXF) http://home.earthlink.net/~parrot23/images/buildingbricks/enlighten/enlighten%20307.lxf 308 Black Pearl (modified Barracuda clone, pointless if you have a real Barracuda) (PDF Manual) https://www.dropbox.com/s/4lxgdcdbu1s3p1i/Enlighten%20308%20Black%20Pearl.pdf?dl=0 (LXF) http://home.earthlink.net/~parrot23/images/buildingbricks/enlighten/Enlighten%20308.lxf Jie Star 30009 Black Pearl (really nasty rigging but decent bricks and minifigs, small hull design with 2 centers) (PDF) https://www.dropbox.com/s/f7pigifa66fqmpu/Jie%20Star%2030009%20Black%20Pearl.pdf?dl=0 (LXF) http://home.earthlink.net/~parrot23/images/buildingbricks/JieStar/30009%20jie%20star%20black%20pearl.lxf Kazi 87010 Black Pearl (low quality throughout only decent as a display piece overuse of the modular building style) (PDF) https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwz0se19uk7ru14/kazi%2087010%20Black%20Pearl.pdf?dl=0 (LDD) http://home.earthlink.net/~parrot23/images/buildingbricks/Kazi%20Black%20pearl.lxf If there is anything someone wants to see I could try acquiring them and getting scans although right now I am focusing on the various different Pirate ships available, next month will likely be the Woma/Brictek large pirate ship... And before you ask, yes I am apparently a glutton for punishment lol. Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Pirate Man Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) I will go ahead and say, if someone took the time to build the kazi black pearl out of Lego bricks, and gave it the same masts that were used on the big imperial flagship, it would be a pretty kickass ship. I would love to see it.... Edited February 22, 2015 by Captain Pirate Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clm Posted February 22, 2015 The scary thing is, to do the 87010 in LEGO would require 2 upper and 2 lower black large bow pieces and 4 black large hull centers, those 8 pieces combined are approximately over $150 on Bricklink lol. You might want to buy the Kazi just for the hull pieces to use in a LEGO build heh. Although the clone hulls are fairly easy to tell the difference so far as the clones tend to have a matte texture and the LEGO hulls a semi gloss surface, Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Roger Posted February 22, 2015 CLM, Thanks a lot for that scans!!! Well, about the enlighten sets, I have already knew them and gave my opinion in other threads. About the Jie Star set, you are right, is really nasty, specially for the sails and minifigs. We can see in the first page an awful art of Jack Sparrow, Barbossa and Will Turner minifigs...even they don't appear in the set. Both the real minifigs of the set and the POTC minifigs of the art are really crappy. The POTC drawing is really scary because Sparrow, Barbossa and Will turner seems to be zombies, possessed, or something like that. About the Kazi ship, I hate that awful minifigs. About the ship, there are a bad point because you can't put minifigs in the masts, but is the only bad point. I like this ship more than Redbeard Runner, Brickbeard's Bounty and Brick Bounty. But the fact that you can't put minifigs in the masts is a total shame. In any case I won't buy any of this products. I have read about enlighten plastic has a crappy quality, and I suspect this happens in all lego-clone brands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Pirate Man Posted February 22, 2015 From my sets, I would say enlighten are very very close to Lego quality. If a Lego brick is a 10, then enlighten bricks are a 9. If Lego minifigs are a 10, then enlighten minifigs are an 8. Their arms sometimes fall off, which never happens with Lego. But all things considered they are useable minifigs. Plus the bricks themselves are pretty damn solid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hive Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks for this, I hope to see more interesting scans in the future. Great initiative! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clm Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) To be fair, the Jie Star printing is really good even if the art it's printing onto the surfaces is somewhat lacking, the sails are cut and printed perfectly but still look like crap even given the quality :). Add to that the fact the minifig printing they have done does not appear to be taken from LEGO where as the Enlighten sets are direct copies of the classic LEGO ones does give them a point in their favor. The clutch as well as the minifigs in the Jie Star set are tighter as well. If they had not gone with the antenna for spars route and done something more substantial there (and gave shrouds that fit) it would have been higher then horrible. As it is for a small hull clone brand ship it's way way to expensive. (And you had to assemble the bow and stern.. with tight tolerances that was a nightmare!) As for the minifigs in the Kazi set.. on a 1 to 10 scale they get a 0.5 The only things I could imagine salvaging from them is 2 heads and their hats. :/ .... but at least Kazi tried to print their 2x2 map tile... Jie Star left it blank... and left the whole back wall off the cabin... so the captain can be shot while trying to read his blank map... ...did I mention the Jie Star has the ships wheel offset to one side? :p Chris Edited February 22, 2015 by clm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Pirate Man Posted February 23, 2015 I agree with the kazi minifigs, I put them all in (weapons included) in a tub never to be used again, they really have no redeeming qualities. Sluban minifigs are just about as bad as well.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
