Back in September of last year, we discussed a building toy company named CADA Bricks, located in China. Currently, the company offers a good selection of Technic-type sets, standard brick-built vehicles, and military vehicles. At that time, I only had exposure to one of their smaller sets, and I was impressed by the surprisingly good […] Read more
Other Large Brands
In this section you will find reviews of brands that are either compatible with or similar to LEGO. The rivals, so to speak. 🙂
I recently ran across a short video by a company named CADA, featuring their brick separator. Brick separators are very useful tools to separate hard-to-remove LEGO elements like tiles, plates, Technic connections, etc. In an article earlier this year, we discussed LEGO’s own brick separators (see: LEGO Brick Separators, Tile Remover Tools & More!). We […] Read more
When we discussed the tiny size of the new LEGO Disney micro mini-dolls, I shared some comparison pictures with other small dolls of similar size by Mega Construx and Playmobil. (See: How Small are the LEGO Disney Micro Mini-Dolls?) One of the pictures included a small Mega Construx bike that was designed for their own […] Read more
The #853967 LEGO Originals Wooden Minifigure we discussed previously (see links at the end of this post) is an interesting novelty item that LEGO released shortly before the 2019 holiday season in limited quantities. It is a 5:1 upscaled version of the classic minifig carved out of oak. Although the wooden parts have no articulation, […] Read more
The LEGO hobby is so satisfying and absorbing that LEGO fans can sometimes get a bit isolated from what’s happening in the rest of the toy world. This is especially true for adult LEGO fans who mostly consider LEGO as a creative medium rather than a toy. However, in my experience, it’s a good idea […] Read more
As I mentioned in previous reviews, my second favorite construction toy brand after LEGO is Oxford from South Korea. It is the only brand that truly meets LEGO’s quality in almost every way. The look, feel, clutch-power, and precision of Oxford pieces are the same as LEGO’s, and the color-palette is pretty much the same […] Read more
My second favorite construction toy brand after LEGO is Oxford from South Korea. It is the only brand that I would say truly meets LEGO’s quality in almost every way. The look, feel, clutch-power, and precision of Oxford pieces are the same as LEGO’s, and their color-palette is very similar as well (they are still […] Read more
Sometimes you find LEGO-related items in the most unusual places. I just got the 2017 Cabela’s winter catalog, which usually list a large selection of gift items besides just hunting, fishing, and camping gear. Browsing through the catalog, I spotted two remote-controlled vehicles that look like were built of LEGO Technic pieces. The description in […] Read more
If you are a regular around here, you probably know that while I’m a lifelong LEGO fan, I have been also keeping an eye on the Mega Construx (formerly Mega Bloks) sets. I mostly pay attention to their collectors’ series, as I really like the fully articulated and very detailed micro action figures, and also […] Read more
As I mentioned a few times previously (see links at the end of this post), besides LEGO, I also occasionally collect Mega Construx (formerly Mega Bloks) figures. I don’t really care for their sets, as LEGO is providing plenty of building materials to work with, but I do like Mega’s small, fully detailed and articulated […] Read more
