Unbranded Version of the Lego Bricklink 910001 Castle in the Forest

 

Hi Brick fans!  Did you guys find any good deals on the 11.11 shopping holiday?  

I found this replica of the Lego Bricklink 910001 Castle in the Forest set on Aliexpress listed for approx $60 CDN (approx $40USD).  According to brickset.com the OG set currently sells for about $650 CDN. I've seen this same fake Lego set sell on Aliexpress for approx $90 CDN, but $60 was definitely the cheapest.  The seller was really new and only had a feedback score of 6, but I thought why not give it a try because I could always raise a dispute with Aiexpress in case the item wasn't shipped or something different was sent.

I waited for a few days and kept checking the store listing on Aliexpress.  Suddenly, all of the store items, well over 200 building block sets, were no longer there.   The store was still there but it was empty.  I had that sinking feeling in my gut that is was Aliexpress dispute time.

A few days later, I checked my order and it was assigned a tracking number.  This typically happens for a lot of bogus stores so that you can't cancel the transaction due to non shipment.  A tracking number tells the Aliexpress platform that the item has shipped regardless whether it actually did or not.  During the course of the listing on Aliexpress, the tracking number never updated.

Instead of using the Aliexpress package tracker I decided to plug the tracking number into my favourite tracking app called the Parcels Tracking App, and now I could see my package was making it's way through the Canada Post delivery service.   Turns out my package had shipped on Nov 14 and arrived in Canada Nov 18.  And today Nov 23, the Castle in the Forest replica set arrived at my doorstep!

Sadly, the store from which I bought from has now disappeared off Aliexpress, so I can't even leave positive feedback for them.   Anyways, the replica set is unbranded and has a set number of 85668 if anyone is curious.  Piece count on the manual says 1957 pieces so hopefully it's all there.   If not, I won't really be able to get contact the seller since they are no longer on the Aliexpress platform.

Here are some other stores selling the replica Castle in the Forest version on Aliexpress.  Hope you can find a good deal!

Look for a full review in the coming months.  I currently have a ton of other sets to build and review, thanks to Afobrick.com, Funwhole.com and Sillbird.com, so I can't get to it any sooner.

Anyways, that's all I wanted to say for today,   Bye for now!

JMBricklayer's Dinosaur 70001 and Chameleon 70124 Bundle Sale!

 

Hey brick fans, this just in!   JMBricklayer is having a special bundle sale right now on their two most popular building block sets, the 70001 Mechanical Dinosaur and the 70124 Mechanical Chameleon!  Buy both sets and save $45!   Special bundle pricing is $104.98 USD and includes free shipping.

I believe this special bundle promotion is available exclusively from the JMBricklayer online store.

Both sets are very unique and you can find my reviews of them here:

70001 Mechanical Dinosaur: https://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com/2023/08/should-you-buy-latest-jmbricklayer.html

70124 Mechanical Chameleon: https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/07/whats-my-latest-set-its-jmbricklayer.html

For more details of the bundle promotion head on over to JMBricklayer's website: https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/bundle-dinosaur-70001-chameleon-70124/

This special bundle promotion is only on until October 7, so hurry on over and take advantage of this deal.

Here's my latest purchase off Aliexpress - 12 Arcade Game machines by Forange

 

It's a set of 12 video game machines that are made out of bricks and on a scale similar to minifigures. I've included some larger pictures below.  The brightly coloured machines are all approximately 100 pieces or so.  At an average price of $4.50 each, I think they are a pretty good deal.

I'm hoping to make a game arcade modular building to house them in, after I've built them.   I was thinking about a building that is modelled after the Oxford Blocks Game Room set BM35227.

I think the brand is Forange and the set number is FC8282.

Thanks for looking!