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Anonymous No.11590579 >>11590582 >>11596168
/pbbg/ - Plastic Brick Building General
This is a thread for discussing plastic brick building outside of the leading Danish brand, including such brands as:

QMAN, Keeppley, Cada, Sluban, Mould King, COGO, Cobi, MegaBloks/MegaConstrux, Xingbao, Pantasy, JMBricklayer, BlueBrixx, and Lumibricks (formerly Funwhole).

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Anonymous No.11590582 >>11590585
>>11590579 (OP)
all the same family
Anonymous No.11590585 >>11591586
>>11590582
What do you mean?
Anonymous No.11591586 >>11592337 >>11592828 >>11602330
>>11590585
I think they're insinuating all these brands are made by a single manufacturer. It's difficult to see what some of the brands are, but the red lines appear to represent known associated brands while white lines seem to represent suspected ties between brands. While it's true that Gobricks supplies the majority of emerging block brands, this chart gives off tinfoil hat vibes.
Anonymous No.11592337 >>11592347 >>11592853 >>11596168
>>11591586
Doesn't surprise me that everyone would use the same bricks, at least they're generally good quality across the board that way. What differentiates the brands are style and minifigure design, with many brands moving to their own designs after TLG got in bed with the Chicom overlords to crack down on the biggest imitators like Enlighten. Of the brands I can identify in the chart:
>Sembo
Have adopted a minifig variant that converts shoulder joints to a balljoint for greater range of movement, about the only change from the original; style-wise I've only had a few of their sets across several years and mostly military, though they had an interesting "Black Gold" line years ago that was basically hi-tech mercenaries; the last couple sets I can remember were quite sticker-heavy
>Sluban
They've been consistent with their proprietary minifig design from the beginning that I know of, with the distinctive head on "neck&spine" that goes through the torso and joins with the hips and legs; they've gone back and forth with stickers and decals but next to no printed pieces, across many themes both civilian and otherwise (have collected a great many of their military sets, modern and WW2); they tend to do both high accuracy or somewhat simplified versions of real-life vehicles - their current military waves have sets of both trends
>Kazi
Think they're still using the Lego minifig design or a close variant of it, have mostly had military sets from them as well and they've been reasonably accurate reproductions but at smaller scales than some of the more hyper-detailed stuff out there
>Qman
Formerly Enlighten, they've done some fun lines like Thunder Mission (desert warfare), a jungle-themed law enforcement versus poacher mercenaries line and that one sci-fi series an anon years ago had collected all the sets from and a Dunkirk-themed WW2 wave; their minifig design is radically different from the TLG original, having adopted a chibi-esque oversized head (pic related)
Anonymous No.11592347 >>11592355 >>11600586
>>11592337
>Woma
Pic related is one of theirs, they've done a few different military sets and some other stuff but they don't seem to have a consistent theme; their minifigs are unchanged from TLG's design-wise

That's about all the ones I recognize.
Anonymous No.11592355 >>11592364
>>11592347
It's quite likely there's a lot of connections between the various brands, whether it's sourcing their parts from the same wholesale manufacturer to shared design teams or owners. High doubt though that everyone is under a giant umbrella, other than that of the State there anyway. This chart is by no means exhaustive, was posted a few years ago before the TLG crackdown as Qman was still Enlighten at the time.
Anonymous No.11592364
>>11592355
>that Brickset one
lmao
Anonymous No.11592828 >>11592853
>>11591586
I consider myself fairly educated on non-LEGO brands -- MegaBloks, LaserPegs, and StrictlyBriks have been a staple in my collection for years -- but I just learned about Gobricks (and Webrick, pic related) a few weeks ago.

I'm a bit embarrassed. I thought Keeppley was the new hotness.
Anonymous No.11592853
>>11592828
>>11592337
Keeppley was branched off from Qman but now they've merged back into Keeppley with big orange K logo
Anonymous No.11592916 >>11602690
got the Bluebrixx Blaustein Castle yesterday and this box was filled to the brim. I built all of this and the box is still 75% full.

5250 pieces
Anonymous No.11595022 >>11595382 >>11595638 >>11596051
So, Lego owns that stupid trademark of the mini figures, okay.
Why don't the china makers just make the minifig parts and don't tell them how to put them together?
Just make a shop where you sell the hats, heads, torso, arms and legs separately.
Anonymous No.11595382 >>11595638
>>11595022
Aren't there online shops that already do this?
Anonymous No.11595638 >>11596051
>>11595382
>>11595022
There's no shortage of Lego-style minifigs on AliExpress, generally the stores will crop or censor listing images to fly under the radar; some brands do the same with the "dolls" included in their sets. TLG either turns a blind eye to it cuz it's mostly OG stuff or themes/IPs they themselves would never touch, or more likely the Chicoms have gone as far as they're willing to go to indulge them.
Anonymous No.11596051
>>11595638
>>11595022
i think lego is trying to stop all the china sellers, but they can't.
With western shop they have more success with their lawsuits. Or with those shops you actually notice since they cry out online, pay fines and delist items.

On the other hand the normies buying from western shop want the "real" lego.
Anonymous No.11596168
>>11592337
>>11590579 (OP)
I've noticed alot of modern offbrand minifigs going for giant mascot head looks lately. Brickcraft has a Grinch advent calendar out now with a Grinch fig that has those same proportions.
Anonymous No.11597738 >>11597744
all the brick brands @ CTE https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV112WCzVEYv/
Anonymous No.11597744 >>11597768
>>11597738
Any new Sluban?
Anonymous No.11597768
>>11597744
Dunno the reporting at this event is terrible. It's like all the influencer/grifters/shills did a loop around Blokees>Moshow>CangDao then went home to collect their internet money. The only ones that seem to check out less popular booths are MILFs with too much time, but they only take unhelpful selfies that are 75% covered with their hag faces.
Anonymous No.11598266 >>11598517 >>11600683
im hoping lumibricks will make a set thats flat and more spaced out next. the current sets are fantastic but when theyre all sandwiched together, they look too crowded.
also, just look at the fucking thing, who would want an apartment thats that close to the train station? youre telling me none of these structures have any alleyways or utility corridors, maybe a courtyard by the apartments and the jap restaurant, fuck even a walkway in between would be nice. plenty of lighting even some ominous dim lighting in the alleyways would be nice
Anonymous No.11598517 >>11600530
>>11598266
The claustrophobic urban planning is a hallmark of the xyberpunk aesthetic. If you look closely, there is a walkable space in between the sets on the left. The train platform is elevated, but the low light conditions of the image make it difficult to see what plane its on.
Also, what fresh new hell is this captcha?
Anonymous No.11600530
>>11598517
i hear that but some street corners and roads would be nice, no?
Anonymous No.11600586 >>11600663
>>11592347
Those guns come with them? That's cool.
Anonymous No.11600663
>>11600586
Most military sets with figures tend to have weapons for them. Sluban's Russo-Ukro War series cracks me up cuz the Ukros have UNSC kit for some reason.
Anonymous No.11600683 >>11603266
>>11598266
jesus this is fucking amazing
Anonymous No.11602330
>>11591586
>I dont like the truth because muh scary conspiracy chart
faggot
Anonymous No.11602690 >>11602965 >>11603247
>>11592916
That looks like quite the rabbit hole.
There’s a ton of connected sets and they don’t seem inexpensive but pretty good looking to be desu.
Anonymous No.11602965 >>11603247
>>11602690
it is a rabbit hole. prices are alright, could be a bit cheaper, but on the other hand you get high quality bricks (gobricks), a massive construction and tons and tons of details.
the base castle has 12 steps and each took around 1-2 hours to build, while watching something in the background
Anonymous No.11603247 >>11603280 >>11603294
>>11602965
>>11602690
do you play dnd with this? i would
Anonymous No.11603266
>>11600683
get one. any one of them are a solid choice. dont give anymore money to the brick jew
Anonymous No.11603280 >>11603294
>>11603247
I thought about it, it would be funny. maybe I can plug it into a side quest at one point. space is pretty limited inside - so using it as battle terrain is gonna be tricky
Anonymous No.11603294 >>11603299
>>11603247
>>11603280
for reference
Anonymous No.11603299 >>11603301
>>11603294
ayeee i just knew you had minis too. now i gotta see the collection
and yeah it does look a lil cramped in there. it doesnt look bad but theres a lot going on
Anonymous No.11603301
>>11603299
>now i gotta see the collection
that's very kind, but that would be too off-topic for /toy/ and would much rather fit into /tg/
Anonymous No.11604303
What's the consensus on Brickcraft? I was at TJ Maxx tonight, and I saw the MTV cassette there. It was priced at $4, but I passed. I noticed they're on Amazon now, too.They've got some interesting licenses, including Hello Kitty?? They're like the third brand to have the Hello Kitty license. Does Sanriommust give the rights to anybody who asks?
Anonymous No.11604906
>https://www.walmart.com/ip/32-onn-FHD-ROKU-TV-Building-nbsp-Blocks-White/15907700990
I kinda want one