eagle-co94 Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 I found this model on ebay and it arrived in pieces as I expected it would. I was hoping to find instructions online but I can't find any reference to it being an actual LEGO kit. Has anyone heard of this? Here's what I can find: http://www.a2ztoystore.com/product.php?id_product=707 I've check a lot of the parts and they appear to be authentic LEGO pieces. I know the car is missing a few parts, but it's over 95% complete. Any help would be appreciated! Quote
King of Nynrah Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 It's not an official LEGO set, It's a knock-off product made by the company Kaizhi. Quote
DLuders Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Welcome to Eurobricks! The link you provided above shows that the kit is made by a Lego-clone brand: Quote
eagle-co94 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Posted February 4, 2012 It's not an official LEGO set, It's a knock-off product made by the company Kaizhi. That's what I thought, but did they use actual LEGOs to build the set or are they actually producing counterfeit LEGOs? Welcome to Eurobricks! The link you provided above shows that the kit is made by a Lego-clone brand: By clone do you mean a licensed copy or an authorized generic version similar to the way labels are changed on food products so you get "Great Value" brand products in identical packaging as name brand? Quote
King of Nynrah Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) EDIT: Well, the main way you can tell is something is genuine LEGO or not is to look for the logo in the studs on top of the bricks. Edited February 4, 2012 by King of Nynrah Quote
DLuders Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 In various courts around the world, Lego no longer can enforce their patents on their classic "interlocking plastic bricks", so brands like this one and Megabloks cut into their market share. They're not "counterfeit Lego", only bricks with inferior quality. By the way, I'm curious about your Eagle Scout icon -- are you one? My son earned his in 2008.... Quote
eagle-co94 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Posted February 4, 2012 In various courts around the world, Lego no longer can enforce their patents on their classic "interlocking plastic bricks", so brands like this one and Megabloks cut into their market share. They're not "counterfeit Lego", only bricks with inferior quality. By the way, I'm curious about your Eagle Scout icon -- are you one? My son earned his in 2008.... Nice pic! Yes, I earned mine in 1994, hence the screenname. I will say this though...so far every brick in this set is molded with LEGO in all the right places. That's why I'm asking. I saw some hinges that are new to me, but they also have LEGO molded in them. Quote
Sato Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 I will say this though...so far every brick in this set is molded with LEGO in all the right places. That's why I'm asking. I saw some hinges that are new to me, but they also have LEGO molded in them. If the bricks got there Lego mold numbers on the inside they should be real Lego bricks, And the Lego set number your looking for is 4896 - Roaring Roadsters. Quote
DLuders Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Good detective work! I can see the similarity between the clone-brand and the real Lego 4896 Roaring Roadsters set from 2006: @ eagle_co94: The PDF Building Instructions for the 4896 Lego set is available on Brickset. Edited February 4, 2012 by DLuders Quote
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