Questions tagged [clone-brands]
Companies who make bricks that are compatible with LEGO bricks.
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The controversy around clone brands
The origin of the self-locking building bricks
Hilary Page was born in 1904 in Sanderstead, England. Along with several partners, Page decided to go into the toy business in 1932. In 1936, he began ...
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Looking for sets to use as components of a 1930s - 1940s European city
I'm planning to build a 1930s / 1940s European city (like Paris, London, Prague, ...).
As buildings, I'm currently going for modulars that could pass for pre-1950 European buildings, possibly with ...
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2 Red LEGO compatible bricks
I'm not sure where I got these 2 pieces from, and I'm wondering what are they, and which brand they belong to.
They are LEGO-compatible, but definitely not genuine LEGO.
There are no identifying ...
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Grey Clone-Brand Brick With a Single Short Tube on the Bottom?
I've had this brick for a while, and I've long wondered what it is.
It's a LEGO-compatible 2x4 brick, colored almost exactly the same as the old medium grey. There are no identifying marking, and the ...
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General guidelines to identify real LEGO pieces from fake or copy?
I see a lot of questions here about if a certain piece is really LEGO or not and this made me wonder if there is any guideline to follow to identify real LEGO piece from the duplicate or fake one?
I ...
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How To Sort Out 3rd Party Technic Clones From LEGO Originals?
I've recently bought bulk parts, and wish to sort out the official LEGO pieces from the inferior quality 3rd party clones.
On bricks I can easily spot-out the clones, becasue they don't sport the "...
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Help Identifying Mega Bloks Parts
I've bought a storage unit, and truly have no idea what these Mega Bloks are a part of.
There are two blue domes, two green domes, and a bunch of what looks like tracks/road pieces.
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What dark green and lime BIONICLE do I have?
If anybody could tell me what BIONICLE this is I’d greatly appreciate it, it’s driving me mad! 😡
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Can anyone identify what kind of block these are? I have had no luck with Google.
They all link together. I added a normal lego to compare size.
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Where to find pictures of undersides of bricks? (possibly Lego clones about 25-30 yrs ago)
I am trying to identify which non-Lego bricks I might have played in the past. Don't recall the names but I can probably recognize them from photos if I see them again
For example, I remember some ...
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Can someone identify this brick?
I'm looking for a kind of brick, the brand or the model, which has this specifications: The top has studs. The bottom doesn't have tubes. However, the bottom has support walls in the middle. Here is ...
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Can you identify this piece of non-LEGO submarine from a sketch?
This is from a submarine set I bought on aliexpress. It's not LEGO but usually the pieces are the same. I'm missing this piece and cannot identify it. Can you guys help me?
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I'm missing a few pieces in my XingBao set
I just finished the second floor of XingBao's 5052 piece Maritime Museum.
And while I'm pretty impressed with the overall quality of the building, I thusfar am missing 4 parts.
Is there a way I can ...
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Compatibility of maxi sized mega blocks
Maxi-size mega blocks are larger then duplo. As far as I can tell they have 2x the stud pitch and much larger studs.
What if-any compatibility is there between the maxi-sized mega blocks and either ...
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Are these bricks old Lego/Duplo clones?
Can anyone identify these bricks, which I suspect are Lego/Duplo clones. They may be more than 30 years old.
I bought them on ebay as Betta Bilda from Lego/Duplo dealer. Some BB was included, but ...
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Which clone brand and set do these pieces belong to?
Please help. What set is the rock platforms from and the other rock pieces? The castle walls too?
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What sets are these pieces from
I think I have a couple of sets I'm trying to put together for my son that were my brother's when he was young. Probably from around year 2010 or earlier. Looks like a black castle or dungeon. Also ...
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Good manufacturer/market for clear (transparent) bricks and plates in bulk?
I never realized how rare clear bricks are! I'm looking for an efficient way to buy clear 2x4 (e.g. 3001) bricks in bulk. On BO, BL, and Peeron there are very small lots and prices close to $1 and ...
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Late 1970s hospital and helicopter building brick set
I'm afraid I don't have a picture, but I am trying to identify a Christmas gift I fondly remember receiving as a child circa 1979.
It was a 3-foot box of building bricks and the front picture showed ...
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What set do these parts come from?
They are some of the most recognizable parts in a bag of a Lego set.
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What are the holes on the backs of MegaBlocks Call of Duty characters for?
I need help with identifying this, and I'll have a lot more questions.
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Help me identify this set? Maybe lord of rings, Harry Potter or Star Wars?
My brother has handed down to my kids some of his old LEGO. He used to have sets of Star Wars, Harry Potter, generic Lego, Batman, and Lord of Rings and was collecting between the years 2006 and 2013.
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Does Enlighten Brick mainly produce copies of old LEGO sets?
I have recently purchased the Enlighten Brick Black Pearl set. It seems to me though that the set is not an original, and is mainly a copy of a prior LEGO set (6285).
Is it true? And does it apply to ...
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Build-A-Bricks Building Set
When I was a boy - 1940's-50's - I had a plastic building set called, Build-A-Bricks, or some such. It was for modeling brick houses. The pieces were similar to LEGO but larger and there were ...
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Which blocks are these?
I have few blocks remaining from the block set I got as a kid. It's not LEGO bricks, but I also couldn't find which block type are these and who is making them. Does anyone knows from looking the ...
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Can you identify this minifig and its set?
I would like to know what set this minifigure belongs to.
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Are there factories in China that produce raw LEGO-compatible blocks?
Nowadays Chinese are getting really good at making LEGO-compatible blocks. Some sets are really unique and of very good quality. But still - we got our own ideas. I wonder does anyone here know any ...
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Which of these parts are LEGO elements?
I have saved up quite a few pieces of "plastic" which I am unsure about - can you tell me which ones are LEGO - I've included plates and a figure for scale.
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Please help identify this 1980's, very odd, Non-Lego brick!
I have one more mystery brick to share, and it is a strange one. This brick is FIVE studs long, and the width is comparable to a regular 2x4 Lego brick. The inner tubes are also comparable, but ...
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Please help identify this vintage (but non-Lego) brick!
It's time to play the "what brick is this" game, and this time our contestant is definitely non-Lego, yet vintage. This brick was in a small lot of early-60's Samsonite Lego bricks, and I am assuming ...
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Are COGO and LEGO bricks compatible?
Is COGO compatible with LEGO sets, that is can I combine parts from both packages? My kid got a COGO set on his birthday recently, which we did not open because I think we can return and exchange (for ...
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Identify this baseplate
I recently purchased a large lot of LEGO parts. Most everything I'm familiar with, but there are a few pieces that I'd love to get some insight on if anyone here can help.
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Are these parts really LEGO?
Hello, can anyone tell me if these yellow and red items are real LEGO parts? I have a sneaky feeling that they have made it into the LEGO pile via somebody 'selling LEGO bulk' but I don't want to ...
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What alternative LEGO-compatible toys are avaliable?
My kids love LEGO toys, but we find them expensive. Often, they get all the sets of a series, but keep asking for something similar.
We have thus begun buying Mega Bloks and Kre-O, which include some ...
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Are these LEGO Star Wars bricks genuine or fake LEGO?
I bought some LEGO pieces from eBay, and I'm not sure if they are genuine LEGO.
I compared with my LEGO, and every piece of my LEGO has the logo ©LEGO on it. However, only some of the ones I brought ...
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What is the largest number of pieces in a set for LEGO, Nanoblock or any other brand?
I recently bought a 6800 piece LOZ Block set (Chinese Nanoblock knockoff). I was wandering if there are sets in any block size or brand that have more pieces than that?
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Strange Inverted slope Identification
I have a brick that is similar to a 45 degree inverted slope 2x2 except where the un-sloped flat face should be there is a rectangular cavity into the brick
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LEGO variant, or is it?
Evening all, my name is Craig and I'm in the early stages of sorting through a mothballed childhood collection of 20,000+ pieces mainly dating from roughly 1980 to 1992. Some of which I will keep for ...
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What LEGO clone brand are these?
I think this was a present in the mid-late 80s.
Very sophisticated building blocks for top-view apartment-room design. They also had furniture and appliances. Can anyone tell me the brand etc?
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LEGO clone identification with letter B on studs
What LEGO clone is this?
It looks like LEGO, but I can't seem to find anything more.
Could you please help identifying this?
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Did LEGO ever make bricks without the LEGO logo?
While sorting my LEGO collection I found bricks with two different fonts and many without a font at all. I also found Tyco and Mega Bloks bricks. So did LEGO ever make blank bricks?
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Are Bandai “Figmes” compatible with LEGO?
According to gizmodo Bandai is releasing a new line of "Figmes" that look astounding similar to our beloved minifigs. Here is the set:
And here is one close up:
Close up the hands look even better, ...
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Where does these knock-off LEGO's come from?
These are some of the non-LEGO pieces I had in my LEGO collection when I was a child, and I was told they were old LEGOs, but any site on the history of LEGO completely fail to show anything like this,...
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Where did these small tan bricks come from?
I was going through an old box of LEGO bricks from the 70's and 80's and I found a number of small bricks that appear to be about 2/3 size. They have the LEGO logo, and appear to be the official tan ...
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What is the quickest way to weed out compatible bricks from loose LEGO?
When I buy LEGO in bulk, I often find that there are at least a few clone brand bricks mixed in with them. What is the quickest way to weed out these non-LEGO parts?
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Are BanBao bricks compatible with Lego?
Does anyone has experience with BanBao bricks?
BanBao World
Are they compatible with Lego bricks? They have basic sets and plates which are at a good price.
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Which block manufacturer made this type of person in the 80s
I always thought this was LEGO, and played with it in my LEGOs my whole life (got this in the 80s) but found out recently that it is not LEGO. What brand is it? Who made it? He can hold lego tools, ...
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Question about a Lego Compatible brand
My son has a small orange and grey space ship building set. It has two astronauts with it. The logo on the bricks shows the letters "B L" on them. We're trying to find instructions online so that he ...
