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We tried it - instead of LEGO from China at a tenth price

We tried it - instead of LEGO from China at a tenth price

What do the cubes know if they are not from Denmark but from China?

We tried it - instead of LEGO from China at a tenth price


Introductory

I’m not a big LEGO mage, however, for a while I burst into my imagination at the thing to try a cheap Chinese tap. The thought was followed by action, though not quite the way I had imagined, because the Chinese cubes became a gift to a family member who, although an adult, would probably never grow out of the legos. Anyway, I understand, it's a really nice pastime.

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The point, then, is that I ordered it, gave it, and put it together by someone who is familiar with the original Lego products, so what is described below will interpret His opinion for you.


Wrapping

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So suddenly this idea came up instead of LEGO, that I didn’t read things after that. I spotted a two-in-one package for roughly $ 6000, and then put it in the cart. Then, during the days of waiting, I once remembered looking at the net to see if I could find some information. I found it, and I was horrified by it, because in the article, which was born a little over a year ago, I saw that the thing was so cheap that they didn't even give me a box. Everything comes in a big bag, the stickers shattered, almost useless. By then, I was waiting for the package more nervously than excitedly.

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When it arrived it turned out that either the manufacturer, Decool was serious, or the previous test writer had taken the package from the wrong place because everything came in a whole flashy box. Okay, the trip wore the cardboard a bit, but the contents were intact, the stickers in separate cellophane in flawless condition, so we get a tip-top package.

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The wheels and tires in the box are separate, the parts are sorted separately, so at first everything looked good, I could only hope that the pieces that looked perfect will fit in the end, the sticker will stick to the plastic, so not with a huge suction I presented it to my dear relative.


Quality

I suspect there are few who have not seen, held an original LEGO cube in their hands, so I will try to compare this to a Decool product. LEGO ABS is made of plastic, with a slightly matte finish, hard yet flexible enough for parts to snap together and stay that way. I think that, and the precise workmanship, makes LEGO what it is, an extremely enjoyable building game. And of course, there are plenty of better ideas than how to figure out the things to build.

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Mecool’s cubes are a little brighter than LEGO, but they look similar to the plastic feel. In last year’s article mentioned above, I read that the cubes didn’t fit sometimes, and sometimes you had to carve your burr with a scalpel as well. This seems to be a thing of the past. Sometimes a dice would collapse a little harder, but it was only so noticeable that a LEGO maniac would notice that something wasn't quite the same.

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The parts fit perfectly anyway, there was no need to stretch anything, and even if it had a burr, it was just that you could feel with your fingertips that it was as if the edge of the cube wasn't so smooth here and there. There was also some difference in the quality of the tires, they are made of a slightly harder material than the original. This was no problem putting it together, they bounced on the rims easily and stayed there nicely without wobbling.

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The stickers included in the package are thin but good quality, they stick as well as they should. There was no problem with size either, everything fit where it was intended. It takes some dexterity to put on because it will only be nice if we don’t put it on a lure, but that’s obviously the case with the original LEGO as well.

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Overall, the quality is ample acceptable. The manufacturer also seems to be paying more and more attention to eliminating annoying errors, it is certain that the change is huge compared to the aforementioned article a year ago. Not only the packaging, but also the quality of the cubes rubs flawlessly.


Assembly, experience

As it turned out above, there was no problem with assembly, no additional tools such as a scalpel had to be used to carve the parts into the right shape. It fit everything where it needed to go, the structure didn’t want to fall apart after assembly, and the end result was perfect.

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To build two vehicles from the ordered package, a race car and a race truck. Of these, the assembly instructions are included with the truck, the same must be downloaded from the net for the race car. It’s a bit of a drill solution, but in the end, not only do we save money on it, we also consume less paper, so even if we don’t manufacture plastic parts, we protect the ground at least a little bit.

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The experience of assembling is completely flawless, says a man who would have grown loosely on the udder of a LEGO cow as well, so we can believe him on the subject. The parts move, the pistons in the engine go up and down, the steering turns the wheels nicely, and the real-life differential assembled from the parts also works perfectly. By the way, this is the biggest experience of this truck, that essentially everything works on it. The doors open when closed, they close with a zipper, the driveline is also perfectly matched to an original car, obviously with the necessary recesses, the cab can be folded forward as with a regular truck, so everything is worked out in as much detail as possible.


Conclusion

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Decool is not LEGO, it needs to be nailed down, but it is as close to it as it can be. There are no hurtful shortcomings, no major problems with elaboration, and the assembly experience is flawless, not far behind the Danish pattern. Add to this the fact that it costs exactly a tenth, then it is already clear why there is a market for these packages.

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The pictures show that the end result is flawless, so if you have felt that you can't afford a nearly 100 forint edition of a LEGO Technic so far, you might be thinking of spending 5-10 forints on an almost identical Chinese package.

If you like it, you can buy the package shown in the article here:

Decool 3360 608pcs Race Truck Car 2 In 1

You can find more Decool products here:

Nine different Decool packs

Each of the packages is below the customs limit, so there is no additional cost for one piece!

About the Author

s3nki

Owner of the HOC.hu website. He is the author of hundreds of articles and thousands of news. In addition to various online interfaces, he has written for Chip Magazine and also for the PC Guru. For a time, he ran his own PC shop, working for years as a store manager, service manager, system administrator in addition to journalism.