BrickWild Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 This one, a police station has pieces that are identical to real LEGO. Also, it has trees with blue bases! Released under the 'Ligao' brand. And this one, another police station is marketed under the 'Triple 7' brand is similar to the above, but with slightly oversized minifigs! Both of these were found at the Beachhouse in Glenelg! Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Yeah, Liago are bootleggers, they appropriate set designs and sell them cheap and poor quality. Before there are complaints, I am going to have to move this to community. Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Epic Anyone notice the sign on the building says "FORCE POLICE"? Shouldn't it be Police Force Gotta love that cheap crap for is comic value! Quote
Bricks2000 Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Bootleggers are just weird. Why would the police be wearing only blue and red underpants and sleeveless tops? I love laughing at bootleggers! Quote
lightningtiger Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Yep, comic value for sure especially at the Beachhouse.....flaming expensive place that is ! Locally in Adelaide some of the cheap discount shops are carrying bootleg/clone stuff and not just Lego ! As Public Enemy said 'Fight The Power !' Quote
Hewman Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) This one, a police station has pieces that are identical to real LEGO. Also, it has trees with blue bases! Released under the 'Ligao' brand. And this one, another police station is marketed under the 'Triple 7' brand is similar to the above, but with slightly oversized minifigs! Both of these were found at the Beachhouse in Glenelg! Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I've never seen the really cheap (well cheaply made) clone brands in Adelaide before. Has that tree trunk been affected by a strong see breeze. Just out of curiosity, how much were they (if you don't mind sharing)? How are the pieces in terms of clutch power? OK I had a closer look at the photos and the fact that many pieces don't sit flush answers that. Also that baseplate looks rather flexible to me. Edited May 5, 2011 by hewman Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 The worst of it all is that the little sign the store employees wrote that you can see in the first pic lists all of this as LEGO. Epic Anyone notice the sign on the building says "FORCE POLICE"? Shouldn't it be Police Force Gotta love that cheap crap for is comic value! Force Police? It's the latest Force power added into the Clone Wars. Quote
The Yellow Brick Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 I saw some of these while I was visiting Spain. I must admit these look rubbish. Very poorly designed Quote
Legoless Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Bootleggers are just weird. Why would the police be wearing only blue and red underpants and sleeveless tops? I love laughing at bootleggers! Winnie the Police Bear? Quote
BrickWild Posted June 22, 2011 Author Posted June 22, 2011 Here's a rare Spiderman on a motorcycle! Interestingly, it ressembles the motortrike from the late 1990s! Quote
Aanchir Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 "Handsome Appearance" is very laughable. I personally love the text on this BIONICLE bootleg. "The world! Champion! Great king bearing! Need not the argument sharp point!". Engrish in general is funny, but when it's trying to sound macho and failing so badly it's particularly hilarious. At the same time, I hate LEGO bootleg brands in general, particularly the sleazy ones. Clone brands show us that yes, you can capitalize off LEGO's success without resorting to downright plagiarism and deceptive packaging. I haven't had much experience with bootlegs here in the US, although a clone brand called Super Blocks has emerged that's dangerously close, with almost identical parts to certain specialized LEGO parts like curved slopes. And since now even Kre-O is getting in on that action, I'm a bit worried that even major toy companies are beginning to lose the decency of coming up with their own spin on the brick building toy, instead just copying whatever LEGO parts suit their purposes. Quote
Lobot Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 At least they’re not actually copying the LEGO symbol & packaging. I collected vintage Star Wars for a couple of years and there were so many copies/reproduction parts it was really scary (capes, blasters, box inserts, playset backgrounds etc) & I even found a seller who was making reproduction figures! Quote
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