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@lyse pretty neat! Do you build, and collect those I assume? How big is your collection?
@fastidious Yeah, BlueBrixx comes up with some quite cool stuff. I'm in the lucky situation that I still own all the Danish bricks from my childhood, too. So my plastic collection has a decent size. Over 99% is hidden in a cabinet, the newer trucks and the train sheds are still cluttering my desk and the shelf above. I still have plenty models to build in the upcoming winter from my last orders. ;-) Unfortunately, I find very rarely time to actually build. And after the fun is over, they collect dust. So, quite a silly hobby. :-/
@lyse I'm a big Lego fan. Can't believe I hadn't heard of Bluebrixx before now! Very cool!
@jlj Nowadays there are quite a lot of companies designing their own models and even sometimes their own bricks which are often compatible with the ones designed in DK. Cobi is the only one producing in the EU and it has superb brick quality all people say (don't have anything from them, so can't confirm). They even produce a lot of slopes and pieces you don't see at other manufacturers. Their models are designed to be showcasedd and never taken apart anymore. Separating pieces is really hard due to their incredible clamping power.
BlueBrixx's brick quality is okay, it sometimes varies a bit, that pieces don't clamp too well and you need to help it along with paper. I did so on the tanks below the cab doors and the forward pipe at the trailer. Four tiny flakes of kitchen roll did the job just fine. In earlier batches I even had one or two broken pieces where the mold had failed. Haven't seen this in newer models anymore. They claim that they're working on quality assurance and some other people also confirm that. But you need to keep in mind that it is also tons cheaper than Lego.
Especially BlueBrixx goes after the looks, not the stability. When in doubt, they always prioritize appearance. E.g. their steam engines are quite delicate and nothing for children, the adult fan of bricks is their customer. I haven't used their customer service yet, but the internet is full of horror stories, that they really suck at that. So be warned when ordering and then trying to make a complaint. ;-)
Oh, one more thing in case this is important to you: BlueBrixx Specials come only with a downloadable PDF (anybody can download all instructions once signed up as customer) and no assembly units. All hundreds or thousands of pieces are on your table. On the other hand, BlueBrixx Pro sets are produced by Xingbao and thus you get a printed instruction booklet and also bags for the different stages.
@lyse Great info! Ta! I saw that the booklets were available for download; didn't realise that that was *only* in some cases! :-)
@jlj Yep, building instructions can only be downloaded for BlueBrixx Special sets, nothing else. Happy building. :-)