Support the Apollo 11 NASA Mission Control room! 

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They’re fine for tracking purchase price, but once you try to:
- keep values consistent
- calculate ROI properly
- track changes over time

…it starts to get messy quickly.

Another issue I ran into is that a lot of price references are based on listings rather than actual sold prices, which doesn’t always reflect reality.

And being based outside the US, I also found constantly converting values into my local currency pretty tedious.

Curious how others here are handling this?

Are you using spreadsheets, any specific tools, or just tracking things more casually?

—

I ended up building a simple tool for myself to solve this (mainly using BrickLink sold data and keeping everything in one currency), but I’m more interested in how others are approaching it.

I've tried referencing a few Millennium Falcon and Star Destroyer MOCs that use hinged panels but I'm still hitting a wall building a structure like this in Studio. Would appreciate any help or ideas people have to share.

Thank you.

I haven't used a site since then and I am gathering info on my options for posting my Lego Works as well as some other Hobby Works.

I know some here use Flickr, but I am not sure what their terms are.

So I checked out Imgur and it is not an easy thing to use at all and I did not like its layout.

I then checked out imagebb and it's does not appear to have a free account option. 

I then checked out Postimage and it seems okay, but limited to 32MB which is kind of tight for my needs, unless I buy an account which is cheaper than ImageBB

As far as Google goes, they once had Picassa? and now they don't, and have something else.... Need I say anymore (I am not going back to every image post I ever make to update the URL)?

So I am open to other suggestions, but if someone here is using Flickr for free, I'd like to know how that is going. Otherwise, Postimage seems to be my best option but still requires buying space.

Also open to other free image hosting sites from anyone that has an active account with that site?

Thanks in advance for anyone that can share their knowledge.

As the title suggests, I'm really upset about recent decisions by the people behind Rebrickable.

Last night, I received "warnings" for eight of my models on Rebrickable. Essentially, it's about three things:

• A MOC inventory now has to include all elements used to build the model.
  As e.g. for cut hoses, this is basically impossible due to the lack of a part number, which is why I always point out in the model description that pieces of rigid hose are needed. However, this practice is no longer allowed.
• The main photo of the model must not show any stickers that can't be downloaded along with the instructions. I frequently use thin self-adhesive tape for trim lines on my model – how on earth should I be able to upload that or include it in the inventory???
• Photos of the model must not reveal any third-party parts. Thus, I would have to show my two-axle passenger car without wheels; I would have to take a photo of my Tu-144 with gray hinges for the canards because Lego doesn't offer white ones.
  But I did always explicitly mention all third-party elements in the model description! It was clear to everyone and I’ve never received a single complaint.

All three items have never been an issue and have now been introduced through the back door, literally overnight.

I'm now supposed to revise the “warned” models and request a new review.

Well, no, Rebrickable, you can do that without me.
I've always wanted to give something back to the fantastic Lego community by making my models available on Rebrickable (which is why I never charged money for them).

But then, first the plagiarists came along, and now Rebrickable is going crazy – sorry, I don't need to waste my time with that.

I will therefore deactivate my Rebrickable account and all MOCs on July 1st and hope that others will do the same.
So if anyone still wants to download one of my models, you’d better hurry. 

Of course, I'll remain active here at EB.
And we'll find another way to share instructions for our creations.

Best regards,
Sven

In case you didn't know. Im active cyclist my daily driver is 2023 pelago silvo which i did buy this august. My last bike was 2022 helkama tuuli e bike which i buyed in 2023 november and sold it in 2025 october. Because of my new bike. I cycle everyday since i don't own car. And i do all my shopping basically only with my cycle. And some times i do take some trips with car. But i try to be less reliant of car. And it has worked out perfectly:). 

And i have rode my new bicycle around over 800km. And i do save my trips sometimes but not always. Because my usual daily trip is to the local hypermarket for buying milk and food. 

And here is my saved trips:).

Yes, i have cycled a ton saved trips count is 769km but i do ride a lot more so my kilometer count is close to 800km:). 

And my e bike had over 3500km on it's trip meter:). 

End of last august i did cycle my longest trip 72km:). 

Yesterday i cycled my second longest trip 66km:).

My yesterday's trip was north päijänne tour. And i had to end the trip early in the village of oittila. Because the wind was too much. But im still really proud of my results:). 

And yes, this topic mainly focuses on my cycling adventures:). 

And in case you have only visited helsinki on finland trip. My home province of central finland(keski-suomi) and my home city of Jyväskylä is really hilly. So mine cycling conditions aren't flat as on the netherlands. My cycling conditions are really hilly with ton of climbing. And nowhere to bee see a flat land;). 

I'd like to replicate this Kuka robotic arm. I'd like it to be about 20-30 cms long when fully extended, though I'm pretty flexible on that length. It doesn't (shouldn't) be motorised, but I would like the joints to be movable if possible. I've been digging through different joint options but I just can't find anything which gets me even close to this. Picture below, and a video which gives you an idea of the joint movement is here: https://www.kuka.com/en-us/video?videoid=0928054e2e54483898d1d31ba080c43c. Anyone think this is possible? Or is this likely impossible? Thanks!

I’ve been developing a small project called BrickVault and wanted to share it here to get some feedback from fellow collectors.

The idea is to track a LEGO collection in a more structured way — similar to a portfolio — using BrickLink market data as the basis for valuations.

Key features:

• Set valuations based on BrickLink sold listings

• ROI calculated from your recorded purchase prices

• Portfolio-style overview (total value, invested amount, performance)

• Identification of best and worst-performing sets

• BrickLink XML import support

One of the main goals has been accuracy and clarity — for example, avoiding estimated purchase prices and clearly showing how values are derived.

The app is now in a beta-ready state, and I’d really appreciate feedback on:

• whether the valuation approach feels reliable

• whether the insights are actually useful in practice

• any usability issues or confusing areas

If you’re interested in testing it, please email support.brickvault@gmail.com for an account and login details.

Thanks in advance — any feedback would be very helpful.

In this review, I will review the Pantasy Windmill Workshop:).

(For moderators. Pantasy is a reputable company, and has many licences and original inhouse themes. Pantasy has not stolen any mocs, so I really hope this review can stay on eurobricks. Because Pantasy is not another cheap Chinese garbage company, I have allowed Pantasy sets general discussion and pantasy set reviews on this topic, so this will be the only Pantasy topic on eurobricks. I have done a ton of background research, to make sure that pantasy is a good and reputable company. I have included all useful links and pantasy links on the bottom of this review:).)

In case you didn't know. Yes, I'm a huge nerd for windturbines and windmills. So when i saw this set a couple weeks ago, so I had to buy it. And I'm really super excited to review my first Pantasy review. And I'm really excited to have my one of the all time dreamed sets, a fully working and detailed windmill:).

So take your popcorn and drinks and have a fun time reading this review:).

Set details.

Model name, Windmill Workshop.

Set number, 85026.

Piece count, 2400+.

Minifigure count, 3.

No stickers, this model has only pad printed pieces:).

Price, 130€

(Please note. I purchased this model on amazon deutschland. So the price was 130€ with free shipping:).). 

(other note. Amazon Deutschland and Us usually gives discounts for Pantasy sets. And you can get this for 115€ in amazon deutschland, or about 117$ in amazon us) 

Release date 06.08.2025:). (north american date:). 08.06.2025)

Shipping time from amazon deutschland. 5 days:). 

(and yes, because I was waiting/wanting this set soo much. It was really painful to wait for this to arrive(yes, im autistic and adhd person, and it has always been difficult for me to wait:/.). But the painful waiting was worth it at the end of the day, because this set is soo amazing. And it definitely delivered and lived up to my expectations. This windmill has everything what i have wanted and dreamed to have in windmill set. And it delivered even more things what i didn't even expected from a windmill set. So the pantasy windmill set will now be crowned to my most favorite set of all time. And the windmill beated my previously favorite set the 8880 which held the title for nearly over 8 years. So now going forward the pantasy windmill set will be my collection crown jewel:).).

The box and shipping box.

The set box arrived in a typical amazon shipping box, with good protection paper. 

The set box is above medium sized, with nice artwork:).

Here is the windmill box next to the 42209 box:). 

The box was about 85% full.

The bags. 

There are 39 bags, in total with 11 building phases, 5 unnumbered bags in total with 3 unnumbered bags for the minifigures, 1 for the electronics and 1 for the rubber bands and plates:). 

The instructions. 

The instructions are pretty thick, with nice artwork, leather style back cover. Instructions has 593 building steps, and 191 pages. Please note, there is no parts list at the end:).

First pages of the book:). 

The last page from the book shows other amazing pantasy sets:).

The motor unit and power supply. 

The motor and power supply are unique to the pantasy. And unlike other chinese brands, which still uses micro usb for charging and other stuff(im looking at you cada). Pantasy has moved to usb c, yayyy. And the good things don’t stop there. Because lego has made stationary motorized builds, like the motorized light house and vestas. But those sets had one issue. Batteries. I don't know why stationary builds need batteries, because it is normally on display and constantly running. So the batteries do run out quickly, but luckily there is a pv productions, and they have for the light house an adapter, which allows the light house to be connected to a usb socket. And when I had the light house, I did use the adapter. But pantasy has fixed this problem in the windmill set. Because this power supply does not take batteries. Instead this power supply is powered via the usb c cable. So you don't need batteries. Hurrayyy. And I did find in my random electronics box an old nokia usb charger and a usb c cable:). 

Interesting pieces and printed pieces:).

the printed airship tile is a easter egg for pantasy steampunk airship:).

https://pantasy.com/collections/steampunk/products/pantasy-steampunk-airship-85021

And yes, you have to assemble some pieces yourself:).

In case you want to commit lego sins;), here is a useful recolor of the blue gear. Now you can fix the blue steering gear issue with the 42209:).

In tan color.

In white color.

Rubber bands.

Rubber bands were good quality and interestingly really thick. They feeled like they were meant to be used as o rings to seal stuff;). 

There was soo much nice chrome shiny gold and silver:).

The build. 

Bag 1.

Bag 2.

Bag 3.

Bag 4.

Bag 5 started with interesting nexo knights pieces:).

Bag 6.

Bag 7.

Bag 8.

Bag 9.

Luckily pantasy did not skip the test your build step:).

Bag 10.

Bag 11 + minifigures, there was soo much shiny gold and silver:).

The spare parts. 

Piece quality was excellent, i did not have any missing pieces or poor clutch issues. Everything was perfect:).

The minifigures. 

(Please note. I'm not a lego minifigure nerd. Because I have my whole life builded technic. So minifigures don’t sell the sets for me, it's the build what’s sells me to buy a set. So I have no attachment to minifigures, as some other people’s might have:).) 

The minifigures have a lot of nice prints. Please note that you have to assemble the minifigures yourself, and the legs don’t bend so there is a second pair of legs for sitting position:).

Outside details.

The interior(oops, the yellow piece camed loose, when i moved this to final display place. I did fix it on youtube functions video:).).

The functions. 

Impressions and pros and cons. 

The model looks amazing and functions pretty well. Only hiccups can be the moving cauldron, which sometimes gets stuck(luckily very rarely if you adjust and fine tune it very carefully). And the spinning propeller gear train has an 8 tooth gear which popped out after 5 minutes of constantly spinning the propellers. But i found a good fix for it:).

The original setup.

My fixed version. (the propellers spins backwards after this fix. The youtube video shows this with original setup:).)

(PS. I did send pantasy message about the potential issue, and I will update when i will get a response:). And also I made a post for pantasy facebook group about this issue:).)

The side panels can be slightly fragile and flimsy. And the instructions are a little bit difficult to follow, because the pieces with darker colors are a little bit hard to see where they should go. So if this is your first build. Please take time with the build, and build with a lot of patience:).

The quality with chromed gold and silver pieces is really good:).

Here is example step where the instructions don't tell darker piece sizes perfectly:).

Final verdict. 

Functions 4.5/5

Piece quality 5/5

Electronics quality 5/5

Instructions 4/5

Print quality 5/5

Building experience 4.5/5

Model looks 5/5

Figures 4.5/5

Aftersale support and customer service. 

Well, I did include this section in the review. Because too many Chinese garbage brick companies lack customer service and aftersale support. But pantasy has not skipped this, pantasy has an active facebook group where they ask customer feedback about future sets, tell about potential issues with current sets, and pantasy do respond to customer issues and other posts regularly. And pantasy does have a free missing piece replacement program and replacement Instructions program. So if you buy a pantasy set, you are not left in the dark, if you face an issue with a pantasy set. And pantasy does also have email customer support:).

Useful links:). 

Pantasy facebook group:).

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pantasybricks/?ref=share

Pantasy website

https://pantasy.com/

Pantasy customer support

https://pantasy.com/pages/contact-us

Pantasy missing piece support

https://pantasy.com/pages/replacement-parts-service

Pantasy digital instructions

https://pantasy.com/pages/building-instructions

Pantasy youtube channel

https://youtube.com/@pantasy8756?si=fqC5cGoE6rg3fq2U

Pantasy facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/share/1YzTtpyrVZ/

Ps, and couple weeks ago, i saw review for the pantasy craft brewery. Wich has a ton of technic functions squeezed in. So i might buy and review that set soon in this topic:). 

Interestingly. When I did look at pantasy set reviews for background research, one pantasy set was designed by ex lego designer, James may. Which is pretty cool to see:). 

James May designed the bts set, Typewriter ideas set, the hocus pocus house set, the polaroid camera set. And many more:). 

Source this video:). 

James May's first designed lego set was the tuk tuk 40469:). 

Here is James May's designer playlist:). 

Here is a pantasy retro computer review from that ex lego designer:). 

If you made this far, have a nice august:).

My name is Sophia and I’m part of a small independent project called LesDiy. We work directly with MOC designers to legally license their creations and turn them into physical building block sets, with full credit and compensation to the original designers.

I’m posting here not to promote products, but to genuinely ask for feedback from the AFOL community. Many of us on the team are builders ourselves, and Eurobricks has always been a place for thoughtful discussion around MOCs, design integrity, and the future of fan creations.

Some questions we’d really appreciate your thoughts on:

What matters most to you when a MOC is turned into a retail set?

From an AFOL perspective, what would make such projects more respectful and transparent?

We’re still learning and would love to listen. If this post is inappropriate for the forum, please let me know and I’ll be happy to adjust or remove it.

Thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing your opinions.

https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/b23c9ba6-5922-4426-a632-d4b4c00231cf

I’ve been toying with an idea and wanted to see if anyone here has some experience with it.

I run an IT company, and as a big LEGO fan myself, I thought it could be really fun to use custom LEGO sets as gifts for clients or employees.

I’ve noticed there are a few suppliers offering things like this, but I’m not sure how well it actually works in practice.
Has anyone here ever made or received a LEGO set as a company gift? How did it turn out, was it worth it, did people like it, and how’s the quality?

Would love to hear your thoughts or any stories if you’ve seen this done before.

Thanks!
Max

The quality of the bricks is somewhere between low and medium. I had no issues with colors (only one 2x6 brick is a bit darker), but the clutch power varies greatly (sometimes too low, sometimes too high). The worst issue is the size of the plates, they are too large and warp when a second layer is added. This is how the result of the first step looks like:

The quality of the wheel sets is extremely low, the friction is too high. A heavy eight-wide car needs better wheels so that the engine can pull several cars. At least my car did not derail. Other reviewers reported that the axles are sometimes too short.

The building instructions are only available as pdf files and the model is stupidly built bottom-up. It would make more sense to add certain decoration parts last and build unstable parts as submodels.

I redesigned the bogie to accomodate HA Bricks ball bearing wheel sets and made it one stud shorter to keep two cars closer together.  The instructions (which offers a better building experience than the original instructions) can be found on Rebrickable. Let me know what you think about the bogie design. I added brick-built leaf-springs that are typically seen on such cars.

On the other page is fine but in only technic forum is something wrong. Every text color is white so very hard to read something.

Is anyone has same problem with me or know hot to fix it? Theme changing isn't work.

But now in 2025 lidl is again back in the business:). 

Now they have released baseplates, flower sets, road plates, 10€ sets and 15€ sets:). 

And today I will be looking into the 10€ and 15€ set. But I still really want the 15€ lidl truck set;).

Specs:).

Model name, Forklift Truck, Fire Engine. 

Release date, 1.12.2025. 

Piece count, 146pcs, 306pcs.

Price, 9.99€, 14.99€.

Boxes:). 

The boxes are good quality cardboard. With nice artwork:). 

Inside of the box:). 

The Forklift Truck’s box was about 15% full:). 

The Fire Engine set box was about 90% full:). 

Bags:). 

Inside of the Forklift Truck's box was 3 unnumbered bags, instructions, massive instructions for use guide and stickers:). 

Inside of the Fire Engine box was 8 numbered bags, instructions, massive instructions for use guide, string and stickers:). 

Instructions:). 

The Forklift Truck's instructions has 18 pages with 45 building steps:). 

The Fire Engine has 21 pages with 63 building steps:). 

First pages of the book:). 

Last pages of the books:).

Instructions for use;). 

Unique pieces and colors:). 

8L and 4L axles in Light Bluish gray, frictionless pin in White and a White wormgear which has friction axle hole not a frictionless axle hole:). 

Frictionless Red pin with stud:). 

Light Bluishgray 8th gear:). 

Building process:). 

Forklift Truck:). 

Bag 0( 3 Bags in total) 

Fire Engine:). 

Bag 1( 6 Bags in total) 

Bag 2( 2 Bags in total) 

Unique building solution:). 

Spare parts:). 

Minifigures:). 

Ok, i will say this straight. These minifigures are okayish but not as good as the pantasy figures. Though these has a movable legs which pantasy has skipped

Outside details:). 

Interior:). 

Functions:). 

In the Fire Engine set:). 

Working ladder elevation, openable doors, cabinets, rotable superstructure, and fire hose. Plus a extra fire extinguisher and a barrel on fire:).

In the Forklift Truck:). 

Raisedable and adjustable forks and boom. Plus a pallet to pick up:).

Pros and cons:). 

+Playability

+Sticker quality

+Instructions

+Piece quality

+Value

+/- Looks

+/- Minifigures

-Stickers go over multiple pieces 

Final note:). 

The piece quality is excellent, no differences compared to the 2018-2019 sets and to the pantasy sets or lego. And the stickers are top notch even though they go over multiple pieces as on the 2018-2019 lineup. I truly stand for the sticker quality. It's much better quality than some premium Chinese brick brands. Lidl has truly mastered the stickers even though they cover multiple pieces. The stickers usually have a transparent background. The minifigures are okayish but not as good as the pantasy figures. Though these do have movable legs which pantasy doesn't have. And in the Forklift Truck set the hair/hat piece goes so far down that the top part of the face print is almost covered by the hat/hair piece. The instructions are good and easy to follow, no issues there. The Fire Engine only has one seat in the cabin. And the ladder superstructure looks a bit unfinished and the turntable is too loose. I think there should be more friction in the turntable. But overall I think these are good for the age demographic. And I think kids 5+ won't criticise the unfinished looks:).

And a couple days ago I went to Lidl. And a little kid said to his parent, really excited, that he saw a fire truck. So I think these will be really popular in the 5+ category. And I think adults aren’t really qualified to criticize the looks, figures or some functions of a kids toy:). 

Final verdict:). (As an AFOB(Adult Fan Of Bricks) 

Figures 3.5/5

Sticker quality 5/5

Piece quality 4.5/5

Playability 5/5

Building experience 4.5/5

Instructions 5/5

Looks 4.5/5

Value 4.5/5

Verdict as an 5+

Looks 6/5 Look mama a fire truck i really wish this for this christmas:). 

Value 6/5(Because 5+ don’t yet understand value;).). 

Playability 6/5 Look mama man has fallen into a river and I'm gonna rescue it with this firetruck:). 

Building experience 5/5

Stickers 6/5 Luckily my mama will suffer with the sticker placement, and i don't have to do anything;). 

Figures 6/5 Look mama these heroe figures rescued a cat from a tree:).

As the title states, I'm currently looking for the StarBricks MOC instruction booklets for the SB00201 TS-Project & SB00101 U-Project.
If you are willing to part with them, I would greatly appreciate it. I am located in Canada. Thanks. 

ISB00101a

after @Auroralampinen has very recently posted an excellent and very positive review of the Pantasy #85021 Steam Punk Airship set in this thread, I thought I briefly share a couple of things I did with my own copy of that set, purchased earlier this year.

As you can see in @Auroralampinen's review, all 3 propellers, as well as the fins in the back, plus a number of decorative gears, are connected through a serious drive train to one single knob on the starboard side of the ship’s body/aft upper structure. Manually turning this knob turns on everything. This location is fully compatible with installing (literally just adding and securing it with a couple of plates) a Tenka Cubit Motor Cube others here on EB as well as myself have used to motorize their MOCs/models. In the recent past, I used two of these motors to get my Pantasy #85007 Steam Punk Suspended Train moving on elevated track consisting of 5V/12V rails, see here. The motors are propelled by the Tenka Bluetooth Battery Cube, which has BL connectivity (well, as the name says ^^). As described in the above referenced 85007 thread, and particularly owing to @Asper and @Ts__, these cubes nicely hook up to an ESP32 Devkit 1 board or the like, provided the appropriate libraries are referenced in the PlatformIO plugin for Visual Studio Code. Not only one of them Cubes, but many can be addressed, if you like. In addition, the ESP32 also knows how to hook up a PUp LEGO remote (#88010) and there you go, you have two dials and 7 buttons at your disposal for remote control.

Upon turning the two BT Battery Cubes, one in the train, the other one in the airship, as well as the LEGO remote on and firing up the ESP32, all three devices connect and I can control both train and airship using the buttons. Or do some automation, as shown in the 85007 thread.

... yeah, there always is.

In addition to propelling the propellers, I wanted to

• lift the airship into the air, and then have it circling around. There is not that much free airspace in my attic (first, it has sloped walls, second all sorts of things are hanging from the ceiling: Tie fighters, propeller airplanes, X-wings, helicopters …), so the radius of that circle needed to be small. Nevertheless, a 3 kg heavy bunch of ABS bricks exerts some dragging force to the mount when pivoting around.
• mount that airship to one of the two stacked glass disc insulators (4 discs) I saved from being trashed by the Deutsche Bahn years ago when they renewed the overhead lines for local trains nearby. The insulators are simply beautiful. Thick green glass, as if they were made from emeralds. All these years, both of them were sitting in my workshop in the basement, and I could not come up with something appropriate, well, until now .

This calls for making a ceiling mount for the insulator and a turntable for the airship. Well, and using another motor for turning the turntable. I selected a second Cubit Motor Cube, as then I could fuel that thing using the BT Battery Cube installed in the back section of the airship.

With regard to getting electricity to both motors: The propeller drive is easy, two female Dupont connectors + two insulated wires, as Cubic elements use Dupont style connectors to connect, it is that simple. For juicing the turntable motor from below (to prevent wires from tangling up upon multiple 360° rotations) I decided to running current through the two steel wires carrying the airship. Each is wired from the wooden mount attaching to the turntable through the airship’s roof down to the white 1x4 technic bricks (as seen in section “bag 5” of @Auroralampinen’s review), over to the adjacent side, and back through the roof to the mount. I then made a cable with one Dupont connector with 2 insulated cables and soldered the ends to the two ship-carrying steel wires. The turntable motor uses also a custom cable: Dupont connector, insulates wires, soldered to two alligator clips. The latter are just for the looks – it is more steam punky. Well, nonsense, this way it is much easier to get the airship off the hook for maintenance and stuff. Well, and it >is< more steam punky. Here are a few photographs of the ship and the mount:

The entire assembly nicely "swings", when the ship is pivoting.

Finally: Yes, I know, much more powerful turntables are readily available for purchase. But there is a strict rule implemented here: If there is a chance that I can make "a thing" from "stuff" I have available in the house, I have to use that "stuff". Upon failure, there are chances for negotiating that rule with the house authority. What was available? All sorts of scrap wooden pieces, as I do the flooring, some furniture, and other wooden construction etc. in/around the house myself. Screws, nuts, and bolts. Used IKEA curtain rod brackets. And little rollers – I simply forgot why I bought them – maybe they just looked … handy, one day. Ah, yes and LEGOssss  of course. Particularly these large curved gear racks and worm drives. So here’s the plan I made before firing up the power tools (I do everything in PowerPoint/MLCad/c/p, so forgive me for the crappy "plan"):

 * This view is with the top removed; the LEGO gear racks attach to the top though and are just shown for alignment purposes, see below. On the right are these mini "rollers" I bought some day for no apparent reason.

*Two rollers are not shown, because I so not know how to do that in PowerPoint. And, these were my simply my blueprints. There seem to be cold, riveted girders, nobody uses anymore ... who you gonna call? 

Lastly, here is a very brief, very crappy video. I will do that again, with more finesse , leading to a just crappy video. I am simply not good at this, nor do I have the appropriate gear. Good excuses, aren’t they?

https://uni-wuppertal.sciebo.de/s/6ZmttgTE7igfGQR

All the best,
Thorsten

https://www.merlinssteine.de/sets/revell-00960/

https://brickcoast.de/Revell-Brick-00960-U-Boot-Das-Boot-U-96?ref=83g15eg8e8f38

Last year I got an idea. I decided that I wanted to make some kind of lexicon for all parts aviable in Bricklink's part catalog, and were off to a great start - a whopping 20 parts in an hour.

Anyways, today I did the maths and  came to the conclusion that it would take me 12 years if I sat with it one hour a day. So now I wonder if there's anyone interested in helping, not like fulltime in any means, but just a little bit every once in a while. Then let me know!

PS. Ask for more info!

Specs. 

Brand, Nifeliz

Model, Adventura Wrange

Release date, 2024

Pieces, 1993

Price, about 60€ on amazon plus about 20€ postage:).

No stickers this has only printed pieces 2 to be precise:). 

About the non license thing. I would not consider the lack of jeep license a pretty big thing, because in 2008 lego released the 8297, which looked really close to a jeep but without a jeep license. So I don't mind at all the lack of the official jeep license:). 

The model arrived in an amazon paper bag:). 

The box:). 

The box is above medium size, with nice artwork on the front:). 

Here is next to the 42209 box:). 

The box weights about 2kg

However the front artwork is really dark, it feels like you are building a batman set;). 

Here is an artwork comparison with a pantasy set:). 

The box is about 98% full:). 

Inside of the box. 

There are 2 massive bags containing all of the numbered bags inside:). 

Loose instructions booklet.

4 part trays which you have to assemble your self

And a sheet of german text(which i don't understand) :). 

In total this has 33 bags, stages 1 to 5

Instructions:). 

Instructions feel really premium for a 60€ set. But again the front cover is really dark Batman style artwork;).

The instructions book has 120 pages with 425 building phases:). 

First pages include nice artwork and text from the design team:). 

Last page has the designers names plus other stuff

However the wheels are incorrectly placed in the manual:). 

Interesting pieces:). 

This is really sneaky, the blue pins are frictionless on this set;). 

Build process

Ok, I messed up the first stage. There was a special number coding to ease the build. But I did miss it completely and opened everything at once:). 

Bag 1, 7 bags in total 

In the first bag I found a flat pin:/. 

And in the first bag there is this contraption:). 

Please throw that t piece in the garbage and use my created solution, this is way more robust solution:). 

This solution uses a bar on a clip and 3L bar:). 

Bag 2, 10 bags in total 

With bag 2 I learned how to correctly use the numbered bag system:). 

Bag 2 also had a little moulding defect

The windshield was nicely bagged into a separate bag, but it still had few scuffs.

The wheels came pre-assembled with correct alignment, and the chromed wheel rims look so good:). 

Bag 3, 5 bags in total 

Bag 3 was a true challenge due to the batman color scheme;).

Bag 4, 5 bags in total 

Bag 4 started with a lot of rock work. Interestingly the rock work was done separately and was really difficult to construct.

Bag 5, 6 bags in total 

Again the rock work construction was painful to build.

Spare parts:). 

Prepare for a heart attack. I didn't miss any steps and these pieces were left:). 

The stand:). 

The rock work is really good and convincing, however the build process was slightly frustrating in some areas. And there is a nice printed tile on the stand:). 

The stand with 42213 G500:). 

The stand is fully compatible with 42213 G500:). 

The model:).

The model looks really good with a lot of details:). 

Under the hood you find the V8, though the hood is slightly loose because it's connected only by axles:). 

And underneath the car you find a nice surprise. This has a 4x4 drivetrain with steering and pendular axles, though no suspension springs and no differential:). 

Comparison to the 42213 G500:). 

The 42213 G500 and the adventura wrange looks really good together:). 

Other note the nifeliz adventura wrange set, building experience did feel kind of like building my 42213 G500. There were some assemblies and techniques which were almost the same as my 42213 G500:). 

Interior:).  

The interior looks really good, there is 2 levers to imitate gearbox, and the steering wheel has a little printed tile with nifeliz logo. And the seats are adjustable:). 

Functions:).

Pendular suspension without springs, 

4x4 without differentials and with v8, 

Steering via the steering wheel:). 

Functions video:).

The drone;). 

The drone looks really good eventhough its a pretty simple build:). 

Piece quality:).

The red color is really interesting, I don't know what plastic they are using, but the red is kind of see-through. But the piece quality is really good and not a bottom of the barrel garbage, which you might expect for 60€ 2000pcs set. I'm pretty impressed by the quality of the pieces:). 

And nifeliz also has some nice chrome pieces just like pantasy, and a few prints:). 

And also 2 nice prints:).

Pros and cons:). 

+looks

 +4x4

+instructions

+value for money

+/- the suspension is really interesting because it does not use springs, but there are minor hiccups with this design, like this can lean to one side a little bit, but overall I'm happy that this does have some nice movement:). 

+/- the piece quality is pretty good but lacking in some areas, compared to the pantasy quality 95% good. This model's piece quality is 90% good with also chrome pieces and 2 prints:).

-doing the display stand rock work was a little bit painful since they are builded separately and are really fragile without connecting to the stand:).

Final note:).

The adventura wrange is a great model and build, with nice details, for the 60€ price you get a lot of bang for your buck. And the piece quality is above the average and not a bottom of the barrel garbage. The building experience was pretty great, though the rock work was slightly difficult to construct. The model looks really good, and since this is a 16+ display piece I would not criticize the lack of springs in the suspension system. Because you will most likely keep this in the stand. The design is unique and I will not criticize the stand because it does not inflate the price. If this was a lego model you would pay like 80€ for the offroader and 80€ for the stand in total 160€. So because this model stand isn't inflating the price, I can accept its inclusion in the model, and I think it will add a lot of display value:). 

The instructions were clear enough, but the miss alignment wheels in the instructions were a little bit annoying. But the wheels came with the correct orientation:). 

While the model is black on the inside the instructions were clear enough. But the stand needs a lot more attention due the black on black design:).

And bonus points for the nice introduction at the beginning of the manual. It does settle the mood really high when you start to build this. And overall I think a lot of care was put into the instructions:). 

But overall I'm really happy with this set. The price is excellent and the model looks great with the stand:). 

Final verdict:). 

Value 5/5

Building experience 4/5

Pieces 4/5

Instructions 4.5/5

Looks 5/5

Functions 4/5

Do I recommend this set? :). 

Honestly yes, this price is great and unheard for a 2000pcs high quality display toy, the piece quality was mostly good, about 4-5 pieces were not good but still usable. But the pieces aren’t the bottom of the barrel junk which you might be expecting at this price:). 

The 16+ age rating might seem a little bit silly, but trust me this is not a beginner build. The chassis is black without too much color vomit, and the stand is black inside so pay a lot of attention when building this:).

But, this is a 2024 model, and this is almost sold out on amazon deutschland so have a great time hunting this set on sale:). 

Ps, i found this set one night when I was browsing amazon deutschland for fun:). 

And this set stood out for me, so now i had an opportunity to buy it:). 

I thought at first, ok, this is a cool 800pcs set similar to the 42213:).

But no, I was totally wrong when I purchased this set. I saw the piece count was 1993;).

How-ever.

I just watched Thomas' (Panke) Video on MK's set 16052 "City Rail Car". Man. €90 for this set is insanely cheap.

Not the point: The battery box (rechargeable, of course) has remote access - and, because it is fun ... a motor in it!!! I see this box as driving unit for sooo many trains. Yes, we need to check on torque etc., sure, but hey, what an idea (at least for me).

In addition to this box (check original price for TLG's #8878), you get a remote ^^ - and just to mention it, about 1500 pieces of ABS. Larger pieces, that is.

For those interested (in German):

There may be other reviews in English as well, just throw them in here.

Bricks are from GoBricks (which swiftly approach TLG quality).

I have the feeling that the MK folks will constantly come up with other cool stuff as this "battery box" is - thus this thread.

Best,
Thorsten

When Amazon was having their Prime Day, this random Pirate set showed in my feed and looked real cool. Not proper Lego, but an alternative. I'm no snob and it looked to have great parts in it (IF the brick quality is good). Spent the $26 on it to take the bullet for you all. Thankfully I can repet that other than the light brick being a worthless addition and minor instruction problems, its a winner. Its very good quality and a lot of fun.

I did a video review if you want to see it in full action and all the various modularity, options.

the rope from the crows nest to the deck was too short so I had to modify the mast to be shorter and use a single 1x4 brown brick from outside the set. I also changed how the mast for the small ship worked. And of course, all Lego minifigure are my own from outside, though the set did come with a classic red parrot, a crab, a seagull and a classic monkey in light nougat color. The set has some connections points with the dock and jail/crowsnest being removable  to out in different spots and the main shack unfolding to spread out abd give access. The set is pretty sturdy, very playable, and it makes a good display if your too adult to goof with your sets after you build em. It scratched an itch I hadn't had scratched with a "new" set in a long time. 

I was really bummed out I had no funds to preorder that Tortuga Bricklink set, but for $310 less this makes a great budget alternative. I highly recommend picking one up. But check out my video if you like. I took tons of photos, but I cant get them to upload because it says they are too big even though they are small files.

Here's the link I copied from Amazon. It seems to have left the sale for $26 and is now $30. But that's still a good deal

https://a.co/d/1UWiFtR

Thanks in advance!

My first LEGO set was:

NAME: Eagle Stunt Flyer

YEAR: 1996 (yeah, I'm a little bit of a newbie compared to most people here)

RATING: *skull* *skull* *skull* *skull* out of *skull* *skull* *skull* *skull* *skull*

What was you first set? (roughly following the format in red)

I have previously made sure that all the motors work. I am wondering if this "Trade war" with the USA is the problem?

I'll start: I have a mild case of autism and sometimes it can impact the way I interact with people and engage in conversations.

If you're on the lookout for a budget-friendly Technic-style car build, the ANKO Mini Blocks Racing Car might just catch your eye. While it doesn’t hold up to LEGO Technic standards in terms of functionality and part quality, it still delivers a satisfying build experience and a good-looking display model for a fraction of the cost.

👍 Good Points

💰 Price
One of the biggest selling points of this set is its price. At less than half the cost of a comparable LEGO Technic set, it's a tempting option for budget-conscious builders or those just wanting something new to assemble.

🧱 Enjoyable Building Process
The 39-page, 107-step instruction booklet provides a mostly intuitive and enjoyable building experience. The way the car comes together feels thought-out and engaging, with enough variation to keep things interesting.

🏎️ Looks Great on Display
Visually, this car is a winner from a distance. On a shelf, it easily passes for a LEGO Technic model, thanks to its slick blue-and-black colour scheme and sporty design.

🛠️ Solid Construction
Once completed, the car feels surprisingly robust. Unlike some budget sets, there’s no worry about parts falling off when you pick it up or move it around.

👎 Bad Points

🚫 No Technic Functions
This is where the model falls flat for Technic enthusiasts. There’s no steering, no suspension, no fake engine, no gearing—just doors that open and wheels that roll. If you're after any mechanical features, you'll be disappointed.

⚙️ Lower Parts Quality
The plastic feels cheaper than LEGO’s. Some parts required a lot more force to connect, especially axles into 3L pins with stoppers. There's a noticeable lack of refinement in the tolerances of the parts.

📖 Instruction Confusion
Though mostly clear, there are moments of frustration. For example:

• One sticker was easy to miss, only discovered at the end.

• One early step led to using the wrong part, which had to be disassembled later.

• Some parts are hard to distinguish in diagrams, especially black vs. dark grey or similarly shaped pieces.

🧾 Final Verdict

If you're buying this expecting LEGO quality—you’ll be disappointed. But if you go in knowing what it is—a budget Technic-style build with no moving features but a nice look—you'll find it a fun, if flawed, experience.

Would I buy another?
Not unless the range improves to include actual Technic functions and better-quality parts. As it stands, it’s a decent one-off curiosity, not a serious contender in the Technic world.

Overall Rating: 6.5/10
Budget value, solid looks—let down by a lack of mechanical features and fiddly instructions.

 

Finished

Video - https://www.tiktok.com/@paulbtechnic/video/7507888045530647815

https://paulbtechnic.blogspot.com/2025/05/not-lego-building-review-anko-mini.html

So it's gotta go.

There are several things I'm keeping, as I do still love Lego. I just don't love having all this stuff I'm never going to use. I was never much for MOCs, anyway.

But how in the world would I go about selling that volume of Lego? I don't want to open a BrickLink store; I'm a professor and writer, so I need MORE time, not less. Everything's ready to be hauled out, I just don't know how to find someone to do the hauling (after paying for it). I live in South Korea, too, and there's not a large secondary market.

If push comes to shove, I will put it out with the recycling. Again, I love this stuff, but there's no point keeping things around merely for the sake of possessing them. That's just not my style. Most of this stuff, I should never have bought in the first place! :D

I'm not sure if any of you have tried the 'Wayback Machine' on the Internet Web Archive, but I have been trying to access archived LEGO webpages of the time of my childhood.

One error I'm facing, for say the year 2000:

"No cookie."
"To access this site your browser must be accepting cookies."

It would be really sad if pages such as this were lost forever and inaccessible. Would anyone know of a possible solution to access these webpages? Perhaps Internet Archive could change some webpage code so that such cookies weren't required?

Hello everyone,

To obtain my degree this year, I decided to conduct a study on the purchasing habits of Lego sets among adults, combining business with pleasure.  

https://prettyform.addxt.com/a/form/?t=4LdTEQ

(english version is available within the form)

I would be super happy if you could take a moment to answer my questionnaire, it would help me a lot!!   

I promise, all responses are confidential and used only for the study. 

Thanks for your help! 

My son, who is absolutely Lego-mad, has recently launched his own Lego build channel!

He’s put together some fantastic models and really enjoys it as a fun hobby.

It would mean a lot if you could take a moment to check it out — even a quick like on one of his videos would give him a real morale boost.

Thanks so much for your support!

Brick Lab Builds

For me, Nirvana, placebo, punk rock, hard rock, metal rock. More precisely everything with a guitar, a bass and a drum

link to model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P82ww4oYEZA&t=274s

So the set I bought was the Challenger tank (2627). So far, I've put together the first bag, here are my impressions: 

The bricks look fine, there are very minor occasional mold defects in hidden areas that don't affect the brick's look or functionality. There is something off that I can't quite put my finger on when it terms to clutch - the bricks give off kind of a rubbery feel when being put together (hell, they feel rubbery, period!), also sometimes they're really tough to connect, as if the tolerances were too tight or something. You feel like the bricks are struggling against you when you try to put them together. I'm pretty sure the tank's floor which I put together first, in fact bent upwards when the SNOT connections were first made, as if the bricks were stressed while they shouldn't be if their dimensions were perfectly calculated. After some time the bend eased and it's straight again, but it did get me worried for a moment. I know it may have something to do with the density - their models are very spacially dense in small parts compared to Lego's (which some describe as a "model-like" quality). Overall, I definitely prefer building with Lego, that much I can already say. Also, the grip that pins have on bars seems to be loose and wobbly, to the point of feeling unreliable. 

That would be all the gripes I have though. Other points of interest and observations (except for the obvious stuff everyone knows, such as that they only use prints and no stickers):

- Cobi is very Technic-minimal, in fact probably the single brand least eager to engage in Technic stuff. Almost feels like it's a point of honor or something - kinda like Lego steadfastly refusing to do any military sets, Cobi refuse to involve any Technic elements. I think they had to finally cave in their biggest tank models where the tread wheels were put on Technic axles, but that's about all Technic you'll ever see from these guys. I do suppose that limits them quite a bit, compared to brands such as Cada who happily use and mix both part families liberally. 

- The tank is 11 studs wide, and Cobi appears to favor odd width models. To that end, there is a lot more odd-length bricks (such as 1x7) and plates (1x5 to 2x7) that are regularly used than I've ever seen with Lego. AFAIK, the latest odd-length plate Lego introduced was the 1x5 in 2021 - in Cobi you see this stuff all the time, including two-by plates, as I mentioned. There are overall plenty of exotic plate dimensions such as 3x4, 4x5 and more. Gotta say, pretty neat. 

- This is by now common knowledge, but Cobi are probably the market leaders in stud reversal techniques at the moment. They feature tons of brackets and plates with side studs - most of which Lego does have, but it's in fact because Lego has been catching up on Cobi's own catalogue. There are still many interesting piece families that Lego doesn't carry, such as the super thin plates with reverse studs (same width as the thin part of brackets), which are very useful for putting together high-density constructions with studs in multiple directions), plates with studs on both sides etc (although I haven't found any such in the model as of yet), and even 1x1 bricks which are hollow on both sides. What's really cool though are plates with studs on the side without the addition of a bracket, which lets you do more compact SNOT stuff. And the coolest thing are definitely the insertable single studs, which you can put into plates to completely reverse a build. There are also 1/4 parts of the circular plate (Cobi's equivalent to Lego's 4032) - you can put 3 of them into a round cylinder thingy (like fuel tanks), and the empty part can be left for an attachment point, which lets you preserve the circular shape of the whole thing, don't think Lego has something like this either, and it might be neat. 

- They have a wider than Lego family of jumper plates, such as 2x2 tapering into 1x2 in the middle and many more, plus a significant number of plates with only part of the studs they should normally have. That makes it a breeze to shift between even and odd at the drop of a hat, pretty nifty stuff.

- They have tons upon tons of differently angled (and even truncated) sloped tiles, many of which make flush surfaces very easily. They carry some angles Lego doesn't feature at the moment.      

- There is a number of miscellaneous bricks that resemble Lego's, but are just slightly different, such as the 1x2 plates with indented slopes, 4 of which are used here for the engine base - these seem like they could be a really useful addition for Lego too. There are also hinged headlights built of 3 pieces which the tank uses - something Lego doesn't really need, but quite creative nonetheless. Likewise, there are decorative tiles with a mesh pattern that Lego doesn't have, and a 2x2 version of the grille plate (superfluous).

So overall - I do not regret this purchase, and am enjoying the build so far, but I think I'll be sticking with Lego in the future, regardless. The SNOT-heavy building process is very engaging and satisfying and the model is very sturdy, but there is very little inherent rebuildability and the feel of the bricks and the difficulty of putting them togheter turns me off a bit. What I'm really rooting for is for Lego to keep introducing the SNOT and stud reversal-centered solutions Cobi is so dominant in, as well as some other miscellaneous elements, as they have been slowly doing already, to extend the system in ways where competing brands such as Cobi no longer have any sort of edge over them.  

I'm looking for something small and accurate but there are lots of choices all seemingly very similar. Does anyone have experience of the various types? Currently an Android household but willing to pick up a cheap old iPhone if needed...

Any help in keeping my kitties safe appreciated 

On Eurobricks it seems to me that the majority of AFOL's are between 20 to at most 40 maybe mostly 30-something. Some younger, some older.

I have also noticed a number who (like me) seem a little older, maybe 50-70. Eurobricks has a title/badge to recognize our ladies, how about some recognition for us seniors?

If you' re "older than dirt" stand up and tell us who you are.

I'll go first...

Hi, I'm Andy and I'm older than dirt! (68, much dirt here!)

And I still enjoy building with LEGO!

There I've said it, I feel better, whew, big load off my shoulders.

Andy D