Hi ya brick fans, I'm back to show you another set that I bought from Aliexpress. It's an obvious knock-off of the Lego Holiday Camper Van 60283 and it comes complete with the van and even copies of the minifigures in the set. I paid around $14 CDN (which is about $10 US) which included free shipping from a store called AooA Lucky Store. It's another of those fly by night stores that has the listings one day and then they are gone the next. Let's review this set and see if it meets expectations.
I ordered the Camper Van on Feb 11, right in the middle of the Chinese New Year Holiday, so I wasn't expect to get the fake Lego set for quite awhile. On Feb 14, Valentines day, I decided to check on the item status and found that it was already shipped! And it landed on my doorstep on Feb 20, with an insane shipping time of just 8 days from China to Canada! I think this is one of the fastest shipments I've ever received from Aliexpress!
I got the standard white package from Aliexpress and inside I got this brown envelope with details about the set. It indicates that there are 218 pieces but no mention of the brand or set number. I even checked brick4.com which is a database of every Lego and not Lego set and this one doesn't even show up there.
Unpacked the brown envelope to find a cellophane bag of parts and a thin instruction booklet with no branding other then the City logo.
The parts for the Camper Van are broken down into 7 bags, one for the minifigures, two bags marked with the number 1, two bags marked with the number 2, and two bags with no markings at all.
Inside the instruction booklet I found this sticker sheet with the license plate stickers showing the proper Lego set number.
Here are the two minifigures and the baby in a carrier. The mom? also has a second sleepy face on the other side of here head. Do you think they look like the original minifigures from the Lego set? One thing I noticed right away is that the tan coloured part all have a pinkish hue.
Here's a sample of the brick pieces for closer inspection. The bricks seem to use a softer plastic than regular Legos.
Brick clutch was decent though and the brick finish was quite good.
The set also comes with printed parts.
I haven't seen this instrument cluster piece before. I'm assuming the Lego version has this same part.
So the instructions don't have any numbered sections that refer to the bags numbered 1 and 2. I simply opened the first two un-numbered bags and then bags number 1 and followed the instructions. When you get to step 32, you realize that those parts are in the parts bags numbered 2, so the despite the numbered bags, they don't really match up to the instructions.
Fortunately this set isn't that big nor complicated, so the lack of numbering during the build isn't really a problem.
While the opaque glass window pieces are relatively unscuffed, the windshield glass is a whole lot darker than the side windows. In fact, it's almost black.
The roof comes off the Camper Van and the side wall pivots open to display the interior. I don't know if the original Lego set has that small gap in the roof fairing, but I find it a bit annoying. I checked the instructions and it doesn't look like I missed any steps.
Extra accessories include a croissant, a camera and a portable stove with frying pan and printed egg. The trailer hitch in the rear will be handy for hooking up future trailers or watercraft.
Removable roof top.
Not much room for three of them to sleep methinks.
Sleeping at the wheel is dangerous!
And here are the extra parts that were leftover ,which begs the question: why do I have an extra arm?
This was a fun and quick low cost replica build of the Lego Holiday Camper Van.
I was pleased about the price I got the Camper Van for, and the free shipping was super fast. I think whoever did the knockoff of the set, at least did a good job of reproducing the minifigures. Not a fan of the pinkish tan bricks or the super dark windshield, but overall it's a nice little set which rolls well.
- Brand and Set Number: Unknown and unknown
- Copies: Lego 60283 Holiday Camper Van
- Piece Count: 218 pieces
- Numbered Bags: Yes, but they don't matter
- Minifigures: 2 adults and a baby
- Stickers: Yes, but not used
- Printed Parts: Yes
- Brick clutch and quality: Great except for the aforementioned tan bricks and windshield
- Price paid: $14 CDN/$10 USD
Where to get it?
The listing for the Holiday Camper Van is already sold out, but search for the term "
Camper Van Blocks" to find other similar listings on Aliexpress.
I hope you have enjoyed this quickie review of the unbranded bootlego copy of the Camper Van. Bye for now!
