Fake AliExpress Lego Review: Modular Palace Cinema
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2024
- Welcome back to BallisticBricks! In today's video, I’m diving into the world of knock-off Lego sets with a review of an AliExpress replica of the beloved Modular Palace Cinema set.
As a Lego enthusiast, I couldn't resist the temptation to see how this budget-friendly alternative stacks up against the real deal. Join me as I unbox, assemble, and scrutinize every detail of this imitation set. From the quality of the bricks to the accuracy of the design, we'll uncover whether this AliExpress knock-off is a worthy substitute for the genuine Lego experience.
Throughout the build process, I'll share my honest impressions, pointing out any flaws or surprises I encounter along the way. Will the finished product resemble the iconic Palace Cinema, or will it fall short in terms of durability and aesthetics? Whether you're a Lego collector, bargain hunter, or simply curious about the world of counterfeit building blocks, this review is sure to provide valuable insights. Thanks for watching, and let's dive into the world of knock-off Lego sets together!
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Fuck Ethics , these days you Need EVERY Bargain you can Find. You watch movies while building , I listen to Audiobooks , usually Horror.
kay, I’ve always scratched my head about the obsession around the kislux book totes and their practicality, but this one is adorable!! Congratulations
Back in the early days of Lego their many mistakes, and Lego did take the idea of bricks away from an Englishmen so who is the real thief here!
I really enjoy your video. You have a great laid back approach, spot on with the content. Thank you. Sean
Thanks so much Sean!! Have a fantastic day I’m glad you enjoyed the video!!
I just got my first set from aliexpress today. The Parisian Restaurant. A retired set that would cost me around $450, I got it for $65. So far the build is amazing. The minifigs faces are a bit unsettling but that’s an easy fix.
It is a complete coincidence but I finished building the same modular today, also bought at Ali and with the ugly faces of the minifigs being the only (minor) negative point. Because they split the set in two separate packages for shipping even my baseplate arrived completely flat.
My conclusion is the same as yours: great value for money, nothing missing, no bad stones, good manual. This is the seventh replica of out-of-production Lego modulars that I have built and they were all great. Only one had some milky windows. By the way, as an alternative to using baseplates you could perhaps also use the mils system. I have never done that myself, but it does seem to be a good solution especially if you want to build a city. Nice video!
That’s a surprise about the baseplate, did yours bend at all when putting pressure on? I have considered mils but trying to be affordable it’s a big add on. I’m happy you had a good experience like me. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!!
@@BallisticBricks42 Yes, a bit at the corners due to the tension that is created after applying the sidewalk tiles .
And you are right, that does not happen at all with original Lego modulars. At least not with the four sets that I have built sofar.
May i ask you guys.
I have bought more lego smaller sets vehicles and other real lego after those replicas so in the end it makes me buy more lego.
Also would never pay 800 bucks for a box of lego.
Those prices are insane.
You are quite right. The Lego prices are often insane. I certainly am willing to pay a premium price for a premium product and a good design, but the differences are just to large and imho cannot be fully justified. I am building the fake version of the Titanic and the quality is absolutely comparable to that of Lego at a quarter of the price. No problems whatsoever and the result looks great. They are asking just to much money for a set like that which is a shame as I would prefer buying the original.
My advice would be to start the build with a MILS plate. This would stop the corners of the base from bending upwards. I source mine from Smyths toys... the buildit base plates and 1000 brick sets.
I have a few of those from smyths funny enough. Always been scared of MILS playing because of the added cost but I think I may finally bite the bullet and start a few of the sets. Definitely gonna be a tedious process but luckily my city isn’t too big yet
@BallisticBricks42 my son and I have been creating dioramas for our cobi military collection. If you've not seen cobi, take a look.. it's like brickmania, but it actually looks like a tank / plane / vehicle and costs less than 1/5th of the price.
Ultimately, we will be relocating to the eifel area, buying a property with a large ancillary building for a huge permanent landscaped diorama. I mean huge... bricksie scale huge... meantime we attend every show at the tank museum to display.
@@billyskoda6839 wow, that’s incredible. Would love to see the collection. I’ll definitely check out the company. I’ve heard of them but never had a look for myself
@@BallisticBricks42 we ve been in that game for a decade... huge amount of bricks, foliage, etc... and not a single piece is Lego.
@BallisticBricks42 I also saw the cinema build a few minutes ago.. definitely time to try buildit MILS plates. I've built up four for St. Mere eglise church..
So I followed your advice from this video and got the palace theater and like u said was true, amazing build but freaky looking faces on the Minifigures lol. Replaced the heads and all is good again. Thanks for the advice
Really nice to hear that. Head replacement is important but I don’t mind the creepy looking ones anyway. Have a great day!!
@@BallisticBricks42 lol fair play
I have just bought this set on ebay. I don’t know if I have a good deal or not. I knew before purchase that some pieces were missing such as the car and maybe some other minor pieces, but I felt that £57 inclusive of postage was a reasonable deal. My ultimate intention is to use this to create another floor or two over the underground station which I completed last week. First I will do the cinema build. It arrived just broken down into its main modules so the first task is to fully disassemble before building.
Wow that is a very good price for the real deal, I’m really interesting in adding some extra floors onto some of my Modular’s as I love the size it would add to my city!
Morning ballistic, hope you are well? I'm thinking of getting some retired modulars off aliexpress but with the issues you have with base plates, it's putting me off. Also have you had any issues with the smaller base plates or is it just the big one?
Hey Sean, I’m not so sure what you mean by the small and big baseplates. I know Lego release them in two sizes. The normal one that Modular’s go on and then an extra big one. I’ve never experimented with the biggest one Lego or fake companies have to offer. Once the Modular is built on a baseplate, there’s not normally a big problem. But what I’ve done is for a few of my Modular’s, buy a real Lego baseplate and build the fake set on there. If that’s the only thing putting you off then you don’t have much to worry about. Buying the set for a heavily discounted amount basically buys you the real baseplate by itself. Hope this helps! Have a great day!!
@BallisticBricks42 sorry when I said small baseplate I meant the ones that split the modulars into different floors if that makes sense? I guess you are right regards just buying the baseplate from Lego as I'll still be saving a lot of money so I will give it a go. Thanks for coming back to me, have a great day yourself.
@@seanmarshall6544 no worries at all!! Yeah the plates that are each individual floor are always good quality. All bricks are good quality I’ve found so far. It’s just the baseplates which bend. Please let me know in future about your experience if you decide to purchase one, would be really pleased if you had a good experience :)
@BallisticBricks42 I recently brought the corvette icons car off Aliexpress and was super impressed with it. Had a couple of missing pieces but it didn't affect the overall build so I have ordered the mini creator car to see if that's just as good!!
@@seanmarshall6544 really nice to hear that, I’ve never ventured into that field but would love too in the future!
Is the doctor strange module you have real? Or from ali express, I remember you mentioning something in a previous video but cant find it
My doctor strange modular is real and it’s one of my favourite builds of all time
What to type into Ali Express? I cant find wjay your building. Thanks
I just searched Lego Modular and had quick results, let me know if you need a link or anything!
@BallisticBricks42 Thanks so much. Think I've find it now. I'll be ordering soon. Wanted to make a Lego City but been getting jealous of certain YT lego city's. However; seeing yours has inspired me to do my own version and not worry about everyone else's! Thanks so much!
@@joshamleslie-james6765 That's really great to hear! I felt the exact same way and that's why I started the channel. Have a great day!!
hi i really like your videos. actually i watched your video about fake legos like moth ago after that i decided to buy fake modular lego police station in my countries local toy store and it turned out to be outstanding.thanks for your advise, continue this content
Thank you so much! That’s really appreciated honestly. I’m overjoyed your builds have gone good. Have a really good day!!
Thanks for sharing! I'm all in for those sets from AliExpress. Keep it up 🎉
Thanks so much!! Have a great day!
So far so good, maybe adjust your volume. Sounds a lil muffled.
Thanks for the advice! Still new to this UA-cam thing like this so learning as I go! Have a good day!!
I’m in the process of building the same set and had a much worse bent baseplate but by the time you get the structure underway the baseplate completely flattens out. And agreed about the minifig heads, they are straight up nightmare fuel and the first thing I did is toss them in the trash. Will buy some proper ones from Bricklink.
Really interesting about the baseplate! I’ll definitely take that into account for my next build. Minifigs heads are pretty bad but it’s not the end of the world. Thanks for watching!!
I can recommend buying one and own several clones, like the corner garage or the boutique hotel. my baseplates straigtened out. in the city they are connected anywise.
In my neighbourhood there is a store that sells wange branded baseplates, just like the original.
rgds
That’s really interesting to hear. I’m glad you’ve had a great experience!
Dude I recently found Ur vids and seen a few. Great concepts as Ur the same as me. But when it comes to the baseplates it's a simple fix.
AliExpress, double sided 32x32 plates and make mils plates. Much easier. Less than £3 each for the double sided.
Thanks so much for watching!! I have considered the Mils plate system, but I’m hesitant since it’s such a big cost for the bricks and to do it with multiple Modular’s. I will consider this though. Have a fantastic day!!
The amount of money Ur spending on regular Lego baseplates I could make a mils. As I said, Ali express for baseplate and double sided plate. All you need then is roughly 30 2x2 bricks and some technic 2x1 or 4x1 bricks. I've made loads from either existing Lego of from bundles off FB marketplace. Worth it in long run, FLAT and safe to move around.
@@Lego_ManCave3 interesting, thanks for the advice I’ll definitely look into this more now!!
I have AliExpress avengers tower and helicarrier
@@Lego_ManCave3 Wow. The Avengers Tower is on my wish list so may have a look!
Seriously not going to pay 800 bucks for a old set.
Some people might have the money for it.
Plus it is not illegal to buy replicas.
I’m surprised about that replica law. I’d never want to pay that much for an old set either. Simply not worth it. Thanks for watching, have a great day!!! :)
Nice to get this insight. For me personally -and i totally get the point of getting a modular like this for smaller money- dont really like the fact that they just take existing modular designs from lego and copy them 1:1. Take a look at some other companies out there like Pantasy, they create own designs for modulars, and those indeed look very lovely.
On the other hand, some companies just straight up steal designs from rebrickable and other mocers out there, and sell them as their own..
I have a video coming up next week on pantasy! I have talked about the ethical issues before and it is a problem, but Lego don’t sell a lot of these Modular’s anymore, so they won’t make money either way is my thought process. That’s a big reason I made the channel just to share my experience, but I understand people having a problem too. Thanks for watching!!
I have to agree with @BallisticBricks, LEGO have had their money from selling these modulars. They no longer make them and, when sold on the secondary market, they make no money unless it’s via BrickLink, where they’re getting a second bite of the cherry.
If, on the other hand, it was a current set, I wouldn’t personally buy a reproduction.
The more you build on the base plate the flatter it will become? He jumped the fence there getting a £12 baseplate and delivert silly
If you’ve watched some of my other videos you will see that I have built on these fake baseplates before and they have failed me. My Grand emporium is severely bent up and since this was the same corner build and I was seeing early signs of bend, I made the decision.
Once again AliExpress have come up trumps!
And, it’s just like the original Lego set, even the stickers! I had to look at my original set to compare those stickers and they’re spot on!
My wife purchased this secondhand from eBay and got it at a crazy price. The seller just wanted rid. She did the same with the pet shop modular for which she paid just £26 in June last year!
I feel no shame in buying from AliExpress or Temu. It’s not like LEGO are still making these sets!
It’s interesting that the stickers are exactly perfect! Nice to hear that from someone who’s had both experiences. Your wife is very lucky with those deals wow!! Would kill for that. I completely agree with the AliExpress and Temu point, Lego won’t make money either way!!
Thank you for your continued support, always appreciated and have a great day!!
Well, i really cant think that buy alternative "lego" is a good idea. In some point, and its just my opinion, this dont sounds ethical. The original manufacturer spent a lot of money with intelectual property. We all know that this set is no more produces by lego..however we need to applie a limit and dont encourage these companies that stole intelectual properties. Thats the point, for me is a question of principles.
And that’s a completely valid opinion. While obviously being a challenging subject, at the end of the day I just want to build a Lego city and I’ve gotten to do that without spending thousands. But both sides of the argument are completely fair.
I see it like video games I won't pirate a game that's easy to get or still in production but if it's a rare game and not in production I feel like it's fair I E Pokémon games on ds. I'm not paying extra prices to a third party when the company isn't going to make money anymore. Sets that are out now I'm not buying but I'm not paying 600 bucks for a building
Lego could release a "classic" series at any time. but they want that it becomes a seldom collectorus item.
yet they keep on making the required bricks, it does not require a special tooning.
some modulars cost now 1000 pound /euro. I am not paying that. and I am NOT collecting 3000 single pieces from bricklink, which will still cost 300€.
50-80€ for a clone is fine. I never had such
I completely understand the appeal of finding a bargain, maybe next time you can explore alternatives like discounted genuine sets or preloved. It supports ETHICAL practices and the original designer.
It’s a retired set bro. No one is losing money here.
Lego doesn’t make money either way after the set is retired. Each to their own obviously, it’s not completely right but in my eyes if Lego doesn’t make money either way it is not as big of a problem. I will look at other companies for their original designs in the future. Thanks for watching anyway and have a good day!
@@BallisticBricks42 It's great to hear different viewpoints, and I appreciate your openness to discussion.
While it's true that LEGO doesn't directly profit from the resale of retired sets, the issue of purchasing knockoffs extends beyond just the financial aspect for the original manufacturer. Here are a few considerations:
Supporting Criminal Activities-Buying knockoffs can inadvertently support illegal operations, which is a larger issue that affects communities and economies worldwide.
Unethical Labor Practices- The production of counterfeit goods is often associated with poor working conditions and exploitation practices.
*Should also mention; Undermining Innovation,Personal Integrity and Misrepresentation of the brand.
Exploring ORIGINAL designs from other companies is a fantastic way to diversify ones collection, provided those companies also respect INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and ETHICAL PRACTICES.
Again, I want to thank you for engaging in this conversation, and I hope you have a wonderful day as well.