The LEPIN "LEGO" for non sensitive types
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Not strictly Lepin but in the spirit...
So far no missing pieces, though I did have to drill out Elsa and Anna's heads to get them on
quality is not lego but perfectly good enough, just the odd dimple here and there.
All delivered for less than £40.00 and two very happy kids, worth every penny.
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So far no missing pieces, though I did have to drill out Elsa and Anna's heads to get them on
quality is not lego but perfectly good enough, just the odd dimple here and there.All delivered for less than £40.00 and two very happy kids, worth every penny.
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The old non minifig Death Star, Sandcrawler and the huge Star Destroyer are available from "Dream House" and various others on Aliexpress
No not quite, they are available to pre-order but not in stock, even if thats what the seller claims. Lepin have announced them but not released yet. I was caught out by this with the Falcon.Hoonigan said:
Not strictly Lepin but in the spirit...
So far no missing pieces, though I did have to drill out Elsa and Anna's heads to get them on quality is not lego but perfectly good enough, just the odd dimple here and there.
All delivered for less than £40.00 and two very happy kids, worth every penny.
That's been down to £50 for the Lego version on Amazon - £40 seems a false economy but I guess you can probably combine shipping to make it cheaper.So far no missing pieces, though I did have to drill out Elsa and Anna's heads to get them on
quality is not lego but perfectly good enough, just the odd dimple here and there.All delivered for less than £40.00 and two very happy kids, worth every penny.
Jobbo said:
That's been down to £50 for the Lego version on Amazon - £40 seems a false economy but I guess you can probably combine shipping to make it cheaper.
£55.00 on amazon <£40.00 for two sets from China, Haunted Mansion and Frozen ice palace too, so not too bad I think! And their pocket money has been saved for months to buy these so they definitely don't think it's false economy and that what matters.Edited by Hoonigan on Tuesday 4th October 22:21
Well yes, it's not even in stock at Amazon anyway now. But it has been £49.99 there. Do you mean you paid £40 for two sets? I'm not going to bang the drum about the morality of knock-offs, but a £10 saving to get pieces you have to drill to fit doesn't really seem worth it to me! Lepin's quality control mostly seems to be good, other than missing pieces. What brand was it?
Jobbo said:
Well yes, it's not even in stock at Amazon anyway now. But it has been £49.99 there. Do you mean you paid £40 for two sets? I'm not going to bang the drum about the morality of knock-offs, but a £10 saving to get pieces you have to drill to fit doesn't really seem worth it to me! Lepin's quality control mostly seems to be good, other than missing pieces. What brand was it?
Er yes as above, two sets for £37.00... And I only had to run a drill through to clear the flash line from the cast, really not the end of the world. Brand is Bela the only one that does the scooby doo lego.Hoonigan said:
Er yes as above, two sets for £37.00... And I only had to run a drill through to clear the flash line from the cast, really not the end of the world. Brand is Bela the only one that does the scooby doo lego.
Well you didn't explain it very well - there's only a pic of the Mystery Mansion box and a reference to £40! And you confused me further with your misuse of the '<' symbol 
Whitefly Swatter said:
Stig said:
GordonS said:
Just taken delivery of the lepin millennium falcon 05033 from susengo, was about 10 days from order.
Its very well packaged but my god so many bags, going to take a days to sort .
This is my second delivery from susengo got the porsche gt3, not had any issues only thing was £3 import tax this time.
Im over the moon can't actually believe i have the ucs falcon for just over £140, who cares if its fake haha.
WTF? I've been waiting more than 6 weeks for mine!Its very well packaged but my god so many bags, going to take a days to sort .
This is my second delivery from susengo got the porsche gt3, not had any issues only thing was £3 import tax this time.
Im over the moon can't actually believe i have the ucs falcon for just over £140, who cares if its fake haha.
May end up with two now :-o
The sorting begins !
Opened a dispute and they are now issuing a refund. I imagine they got stock and sent what they had out, now have no stock again. Annoying as my order was placed before yours
So placed another with Gelida trading. However it's still showing as 'Awaiting shipment - Processing time 8 days etc.' - though this in some ways is better than immediately sending me a DHL tracking number which doesn't exist I guess.
Part of the joys of AliExpress I guess. Finding a decent supplier seems a total lottery
Stig said:
So placed another with Gelida trading. However it's still showing as 'Awaiting shipment - Processing time 8 days etc.' - though this in some ways is better than immediately sending me a DHL tracking number which doesn't exist I guess.
Part of the joys of AliExpress I guess. Finding a decent supplier seems a total lottery
I think the way feedback and metrics are run on AliExpress the sellers feel they have to issue a tracking number very fast to make it seem like they are delivering on time. My new seller Dollhousebuilder has done the same thing, issed a non-working UPS number after a day, then issed a second one after 4 days that actually works. I am pretty sure it will turn up ok but its not a good system.Part of the joys of AliExpress I guess. Finding a decent supplier seems a total lottery
ColinM said:
Stig said:
So placed another with Gelida trading. However it's still showing as 'Awaiting shipment - Processing time 8 days etc.' - though this in some ways is better than immediately sending me a DHL tracking number which doesn't exist I guess.
Part of the joys of AliExpress I guess. Finding a decent supplier seems a total lottery
I think the way feedback and metrics are run on AliExpress the sellers feel they have to issue a tracking number very fast to make it seem like they are delivering on time. My new seller Dollhousebuilder has done the same thing, issed a non-working UPS number after a day, then issed a second one after 4 days that actually works. I am pretty sure it will turn up ok but its not a good system.Part of the joys of AliExpress I guess. Finding a decent supplier seems a total lottery
Part of the issue may be that I also ordered the SSD, which I don't think has been released yet (has it?). THey may have been waiting for both to be in before shipping. If so, I have a similar issue with Gelida as I've now ordered both from them too.
Stig said:
I'm more irritated that my order sat there untouched for 7 weeks, whereas GordonS got his within 10 days
Part of the issue may be that I also ordered the SSD, which I don't think has been released yet (has it?). THey may have been waiting for both to be in before shipping. If so, I have a similar issue with Gelida as I've now ordered both from them too.
The SSD is definately available, and has been for a few weeks. I would have made 2 separate orders because they charge shipping per item, so no upside but its easier to track or cancel. If my seller works out ok I will ask about combined shipping for future buys as that would make 2 large sets a lot cheaper overall.Part of the issue may be that I also ordered the SSD, which I don't think has been released yet (has it?). THey may have been waiting for both to be in before shipping. If so, I have a similar issue with Gelida as I've now ordered both from them too.
I've had a few kits come through from various suppliers.
No problems other than with a Lepin 05005. The supplier sent a Bela 10465 kit instead. I haven't opened the packets but the quality doesn't look as good as Lepin, the grey pieces are more washed out in colour and the quality of the plastic and mouldings don't look as good in comparison. I'm not overly upset as it was only £15 delivered but be aware of the practice, suppliers not sending what you've bought. You can raise a complaint but my understanding is that you have to return the kit at your cost for a refund.
Yiwu Teng Can was the trader.
No problems other than with a Lepin 05005. The supplier sent a Bela 10465 kit instead. I haven't opened the packets but the quality doesn't look as good as Lepin, the grey pieces are more washed out in colour and the quality of the plastic and mouldings don't look as good in comparison. I'm not overly upset as it was only £15 delivered but be aware of the practice, suppliers not sending what you've bought. You can raise a complaint but my understanding is that you have to return the kit at your cost for a refund.
Yiwu Teng Can was the trader.
ColinM said:
I think the way feedback and metrics are run on AliExpress the sellers feel they have to issue a tracking number very fast to make it seem like they are delivering on time. My new seller Dollhousebuilder has done the same thing, issed a non-working UPS number after a day, then issed a second one after 4 days that actually works. I am pretty sure it will turn up ok but its not a good system.
I've worked out what they do is issue an internal tracking number from them to some kind of exporter, this is the number they obviously use to please Aliexpress, once it leaves HK they are given the DHL/UPS number which they update to the system. Stig said:
Whitefly Swatter said:
Stig said:
GordonS said:
Just taken delivery of the lepin millennium falcon 05033 from susengo, was about 10 days from order.
Its very well packaged but my god so many bags, going to take a days to sort .
This is my second delivery from susengo got the porsche gt3, not had any issues only thing was £3 import tax this time.
Im over the moon can't actually believe i have the ucs falcon for just over £140, who cares if its fake haha.
WTF? I've been waiting more than 6 weeks for mine!Its very well packaged but my god so many bags, going to take a days to sort .
This is my second delivery from susengo got the porsche gt3, not had any issues only thing was £3 import tax this time.
Im over the moon can't actually believe i have the ucs falcon for just over £140, who cares if its fake haha.
May end up with two now :-o
The sorting begins !
ColinM said:
Stig said:
I'm more irritated that my order sat there untouched for 7 weeks, whereas GordonS got his within 10 days
Part of the issue may be that I also ordered the SSD, which I don't think has been released yet (has it?). THey may have been waiting for both to be in before shipping. If so, I have a similar issue with Gelida as I've now ordered both from them too.
The SSD is definately available, and has been for a few weeks. I would have made 2 separate orders because they charge shipping per item, so no upside but its easier to track or cancel. If my seller works out ok I will ask about combined shipping for future buys as that would make 2 large sets a lot cheaper overall.Part of the issue may be that I also ordered the SSD, which I don't think has been released yet (has it?). THey may have been waiting for both to be in before shipping. If so, I have a similar issue with Gelida as I've now ordered both from them too.
My switch to Gelida doesn't seem to be any better. Still says 'processing'
Shipping was 'free' for both (or accounted for in price), so no odds whether they ship as one or two consignments I guess?Has anyone else got a 'reliable' supplier for the UCS Falcon (05033) or SSD (05028)?
ColinM said:
@_MIKE_
What are those buildings ? Obviously not Lego modulars so Lepin design or copied from Ideas site ?
According to the KO Bricks post on Facebook which had the pics that Mike posted above, Lepin has moved on to discarded members-own-creation designs from Ideas. Quite an interesting way forwards....What are those buildings ? Obviously not Lego modulars so Lepin design or copied from Ideas site ?
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