Impossible Price for this Not Lego Detective's Office!

The Lego version of the Detective's Office is now long retired.  A search for the Detective's Office  10246 on eBay shows that new sets will cost you upwards of $300 USD.   But on Aliexpress, I found the Lego compatible set for only $53.13 USD.  The set I found is made by Lele and the set number is 30008 and has 2262 pieces.  Not sure how long this deal will last, so get it while they still have stock.

Here's the link:  http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/4qp83oxQ

More like this on Aliexpress:  https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dY43oW7

Happy Shopping!

Aliexpress: Xinh X0125 Big Bang not Lego minifigures

Sheldon's living room is featured in Lego's Big Bang Theory set 21302.  I haven't seen any of the knockoff brick manufacturers make the entire set, although I imagine it will just be a matter of time.

The good news is that the Big Bang Theory characters have been reproduced as minifigures by at least three different clone brands.    Xinh has set X0125 which features two versions of Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Penny, Amy, Howard and Bernadette.

Pogo has also made their own version of the bootleg minifigures, but only one of each of the characters.  The set numbers range from PG-978 thru PG-984. But the entire set number is PG8025.

And here's a brand called Kopf set KF1025 and unknown brand using the similar minifigures, except if you look closely the hairpieces are different, specifically Raj and Howard.

Aliexpress: LOJO AX1001 Creative Brick Baseplates

A few months ago I saw an Aliexpress seller that had lots of different colour baseplates, which are the lego pieces typically used for modular building.  Anyways, they had quite an assortment and the price was reasonable, so I placed an order for a couple just to see if they were any good or not.

The Details

In the past, baseplates that I have ordered were flimsy and came without any packaging.  These new ones were different.  Each baseplate comes in it's own packaging and the quality is excellent, exact Lego quality.   The brand is called LOJO and the item number is AX1001.  Anyways, I swapped out the crappy baseplate that came with my Lepin Cafe Corner and used the LOJO one.  Wow, what a difference.  They are very sturdy and don't bend much despite not being that thick.   Here's my latest order.

The size is 32 studs by 32 studs and will support your fullsize modulars.
As you can see, the baseplates are on sale for only $3.39 USD and come with free shipping.

Where to Get it

If you are interested in getting some decent and cheap baseplates for your modular town,  get these LOJO brand ones from here.