LELE 79209 STAR WART POE'S X-WING FIGHTER Review

Welcome back to another episode of "rate the bootleg Lego Star Wars"! Today, I'll be reviewing bootleg version of Lego's 75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter, the LELE 79209 Star Wart Poe's X-Wing Fighter. Let's compare the original Lego's and LELE's box.

Original Lego 75102

LELE Box (Front)

LELE Box (Front)

I love this set! Why? Because of the bright orange color that stands out, it's easier to find bricks you wanted. Assembling Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle and Millennium Falcon was slightly tougher because most of the bricks are the same color! Refer picture below for the bricks packaging.

Bricks packaging. See? So easy to spot the bricks you want!

Since the bricks are quite little, I didn't bother to group the bricks into containers like I did for the Millennium Falcon in the previous post. 

The initial stage was to assemble the loader and access ladder which was easy. 

In a blink of an eye, the main body was completed. Much much easier than the rest of the bootlegs because of the color.

Now, let's add some fusial thrust engines at the back and transparisteel canopy for the cockpit. Wow, you must be thinking I'm some kind of geek but I'm not. I just Googled for the names. Refer to Googled picture below.hahahaha

Part of S-Foil Wings and BB-8 added!

Both S-Foil Wings up. Notice that the upper and lower wings are sticking together? We'll need to use the Technics mechanism inside to open up the wings into "X" shape. You probably wonder why the folded wings? The foils on each side locked in place flush against each other; during combat, however, the foils were folded out to increase the spread coverage of the laser cannons mounted at the tips of the foils. This gave the craft its distinctive "X"-like appearance when viewed from the front or rear. The cannons on some earlier models could not be fired with the S-foils in locked position, perhaps as a safety feature. During hyperspace travel, the S-foils remained locked to conserve energy. Again, I Googled that s**t up hahahaha

Voila! Folded out wings! Ignore that tofufa container supporting the X-Wing Fighter.

If you look at the picture below, you'll notice there are several rubber bands near the fusial thrust engines. I suspect it will break sooner or later (Made in China ma...). I'm not sure our normal rubber bands can replaced it or not. 

Animated GIF below for the folding in and out of the wings.

Now for the 360 view!

So, what's the verdict? Building the X-Wing Fighter was fun because there were less delays from finding bricks. There were no missing bricks and some extra bricks BUT there was one brick, the orange 1x6 brick was missing. Instead there was an extra 1x6 light bluish gray brick. In case you can't spot it, it's on the top left hand of the S-Foil Wing. Yes, that ugly one miscolored brick. Dammit! The spring shooter, or the PEW PEW launcher works perfectly. I noticed only LEPIN and BELA had the spring shooter issue.

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LELE 79211 STAR WART MILLENNIUM FALCON Review

Today I'll be reviewing the LELE 79211 Star Wart Millennium Falcon. No, it's not a spelling typo. Due to the copyright issue, LELE had to rename Star Wars to Star Wart. Same goes to LEPIN; they renamed it to Star Wnrs instead. I was suppose to get the LEPIN version but unfortunately the stock takes forever to come in.

I'm pretty sure all my readers knows about the famous Millennium Falcon. If you do not, refer to the picture below. It's the starship from the movie franchise, Star Wars.

Now, let's look at the packaging. Yes, this is the exact clone of the Lego 75105 Millennium Falcon.The font for the word "Star Wart" itself is a blatant copy of the original Star Wars. Refer picture below to compare both packaging.

The box is actually quite big; 22.5 in (W) x 15 in (H) x 3.5 in (D) and weighs about 2.8kg.

Original Lego 75105 Box

LELE Box (Front)

LELE Box (Back)

Now, let's look at the contents (refer picture below). The bricks are packed neatly in plastic bags BUT take note that the plastic bags are not labelled and the bricks in each plastic bag are grouped by size rather than assembling sequence unlike Lego. And yes, it is worse than finding a needle in a haystack. But you'll get used to it if you assemble a lot of bootleg Lego. 

Box Contents

So, how do you start? I suggest you gather as many small containers you can get hold off and sort the bricks like me. Usually I'll dump all the smaller parts into the containers. Those larger ones I'll dump it into the cardboard box.

Box Contents (after sorting)

Warning! Please check the brick colors carefully before assembling. The brick colors in the manual might be confusing at times especially the dark bluish gray, light bluish gray and tan. I made a mistake with one of the colors and it was impossible for me to reverse the process without dismantling everything. But luckily I had another spare brick to replace it.

Okay, let's start assembling! Picture heavy.

Voila! It is completed! Took me more than 6 hours to complete it because I spent most of the times looking for bricks, More pictures from different angles.

So, what's the verdict? I'll rate this set 9 out of 10. This set would have gotten 10 out of 10 if the colors on the manual were clearer and the bricks packaging were...better. I would have save a lot of time if the bricks packaging were done nicely like Lego. Not a big issue here...actually I'm kinda enjoyed myself more. The color of some bricks are a bit off especially the red...maybe it's just my eyesight. The mini figures looks better than Lepin.

I have created a 360 degrees view but I'm not sure you guys can see/use it or not. Check it out below.

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Lego Train Motor with Power Functions on Ausini Train Set No. 25807

Ausini Train Set No. 25807

I bought a Lego train motor with Power Functions last night and it's not cheap, and I decided to install it on my Ausini Train Set No. 25807. The Ausini train set is rather heavy so I was afraid the train won't be able to move. I was half-right; the train had troubles moving and after some checking and tweaking, I discover that it needs a longer rail track to pickup speed, kinda like an airplane on a longer runway. So, I extended my straight rail tracks to 13 pieces (about 1.65m) which was just enough. I added an extra carriage (timber carriage) so the train is like super heavy but hey! It works. I created a short video to demonstrate my experiment. Enjoy the video! I'll be posting more original Legos and bootleg versions of it in my next few posts. Wait for it!

DeCool F1 Formula Racer 1:10 [3334] Review

A friend recommended me to try out this "fake Lego" product (DeCool brand) because he mentioned the quality and build is very similar to Lego. I did a quick research on that and found that it's really true! There are 2 notable "fake Lego" brands from my research; DeCool and Enlighten. Recommended it to another friend and three of us drove down to GM Klang, a wholesale mall in Klang, to have a look.

We arrived a bit late, 6:00-ish PM, and discover that the entire mall closes at 7:00 PM. So we went to the particular shop that my friend recommended, can't recall the name, it's shop no. 64 on the 2nd Floor. Lotsa toys there; from "Lego-compatible" toys to Nanoblocks to figurines. Long story short, bought my Ferrari and some Lego/Nanoblock display cases.

 
The box is huge like it should be since it's a 1:10 scale. The Ferrari comes with an assembly manual, 5 packs of sealed parts, 4 tyres and of course the sticker. The sticker looks so cheap until I refuse to stick them to the finished product. I'll probably get some better stickers later. Anyone wanna sponsor a sticker? Free advertising!

5 packs of sealed parts means there will be 5 stages which you will need to follow in order. The first stage was relatively easy...but there seems to be a lot of "spares" after completing. I double checked the manual and was relieved that I did not missed out on anything. Second stage was interesting; I get to build my own engine! With crankshafts and pistons! Based on the design, looks like a V10 engine to me. Third stage was a bit tricky. Why? I discover one part near the steering was missing! Jialat! But luckily the part wasn't critical and the steering still works. Fourth stage was a nightmare...the manual was confusing so I ended tearing apart a few things because the flywheel feels a bit off. Stage 5 was easy but I had to "customize" a few parts because some of the parts were too long. Snip snip snip and done. Perfect fit.

 

First Stage

Second Stage

Third Stage

Fourth Stage

Fifth Stage

And yes, I'm the Ferrari naked. No stock stickers. The steering works perfectly and it's fun to watch the pistons move when I push the car.

 Final Product

Conclusion? The manual can be confusing at times so you'll need to figure some things by yourself. The stickers are a no-no. And some parts can be hard to fit in so you'll need screwdrivers, long-nose pliers to assist. Overall, I'm happy with the finished product. Will get another set when my budget allows.