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Any thoughts?
A few comments on this thread suggesting Lepin is particularly evil.
The Lego patents are expired, so there's no moral issue with making compatible components if you agree in general that finite patents are moral, but ripping off recent design work is another matter.
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I got a "technics" helicopter (42052) from JoyToyWorld last year (think the site might be dead now, or at least not selling bricks anymore)
Quality wise it was bang on, all the parts were there, instructions were the Lego ones (all are available online so not really hard).
Bags weren't numbered, so had to decant everything.Think it was about £50
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I hesitate to dare mention fakes here...
I had no idea there were shady copies of all the technics stuff on AliX until 5 minutes ago. There's a copy of the new DeLorean for £50.
If I put aside the obvious questions of morality with blatant counterfeiting, it's quite tempting for £50.
I've no doubt in my mind that the overall quality of it isn't going to be the same as the real deal.
I've obviously went down a rabbit hole on AliX looking at all the other fake technics stuff and now can't help wonder if its worth a punt.
Lots of them have reviews with photos etc but its best to take any reviews on AliX with a large pinch of salt.
Has any one bought any of these Lepin/Mould king kits? Any thoughts?