Enlighten and Ausini Not Lego Train set list - 2013

It seems to me that, these days, there aren't as many interesting minifigure sets on ebay anymore. There used to be auctions ending almost every 15 minutes, now they are down to about an hour or so. But still there's not much new stuff , so I decided to see what other brick sets were available.

I followed a certain alternate brick seller and noticed that he had these little train cars for under $20.

Here are some images I snagged from the Ausini website.  This is the link to their train page.
http://003.tsdn.net/CN/ProductList.aspx?Class1=17

Ausini 25002 - 832 pieces

Ausini 25003 - 764 pieces

Ausini 25004 - 792 pieces

Ausini 25110 - 928 pieces

Ausini 25111 - 1008 pieces

Ausini 25807 - 588 pieces

Ausini 25808

Ausini 25810 - 517 pieces

Ausini 25902 - 630 pieces

Ausini 25903 - 681 pieces

There are other Ausini train sets and train cars but the above are my favourites of the lot.

Which ones are your favourites?

Kazi 8055 Not Lego Fire Utility Vehicle set review

Here's another Kazi set from the Fire Fight series.  This one is a nifty little pickup truck with trailer. 

 I was surprised that the ebay seller shipped the box too, although it got pretty munched during transit.  I took pictures of it before I threw it out.

These are the one page instructions and below is the contents of the box.

Just some shots of the pieces.

Assembly of the 140 plus parts was quite easy.  Would have been better if it had the opening doors.

I think they gave me an extra arm and hand, which I threw into the pickup bed.  The little accessories include the fire mask and breathing apparatus, the extinguisher, a saw, a walkie talkie and a power generator in the trailer.  The trailer also has extra cubbies for storage.

Brand: Kazi
Series: Fire Fight
Model: 8055 Pickup Truck
Pieces: 143+
Would I recommend this set?  No, because it smells like gasoline.

Kazi 8042 Not Lego Bulldozer Set Review

Got my first Kazi construction vehicle this week.  It's part of the City Build series, number 8042.

The seller was kind enough to ship the box, but my mailman crunched it all to hell.  On the back of the box, it shows other sets in the City Build series including a Forklift, Dump truck and Crane.  I have the Forklift and Dump Truck coming soon.

Here's the contents of the box. Five plastic bags and an instruction sheet.  No stickers with this set.

Front page of the instructions.

Back page of the instructions.

Yet again, like the other Kazi sets I got, this one also smells like gasoline.

I think the smell is strongest from the rubber tires, so I definitely recommend washing the parts in hot soapy water before handling.

The shovel clutch is good and it doesn't slip when loaded up.  The Kaiyu Engineering logo is printed on the bricks on both sides. No cheap stickers here.

The front wheels are hinged.

Not sure why the construction worker mini figure has a tie on.

Overall the set is good, except I don't like how the roof is installed. It's difficult to put the mini figure in and out of the bulldozer.  I'll probably make a hinged roof in future.

The Kazi bulldozer is a direct copy of the Lego Front-End Loader 7630 set.  

Brand: Kazi
Set: 8042 City Build
Number of Pieces:  117 pcs.
Minifigs: 1
Would I recommend this set?  No, unfortunately it smells too much of gasoline.