GBL KY98216 Minifigures set Review

Hello again!  

I'm reviewing another Lego clone set I bought during the Aliexpress 11.11 sale in 2018.  I just got the set recently so it has taken about 2 months to get to me.  This is my first encounter with the brand GBL which is short for Gao Bo Le.  Is GBL is a sister brand of Kazi?  Not sure.   Anyways the set number is KY98216 and consists of 8 train themed diorama minifigures.  

Each minifigure comes packaged with a little 20 piece accessory set and a two sided instruction sheet.  Let's check them all out now.  (Warning! this post has lots of pictures.)

KY98216-1:  White collar woman (all minifig descriptions courtesy of Aliexpress).

The female minifigure sports a pink blazer and white pants.  Her hair isn't plastic but rubber, similar to the hair found on Lego Friends minifigs.

There's no backside printing on the woman minifigure.

The white collar woman pushes a luggage cart consists of an orange parcel and 2 suitcases.  I've seen this cart used as a baby tram before.  In the diorama, there's two green seas and a recycle bin with lid.

Nice touch on the printed bin.  I got an extra hand too.  

KY98216-2:  Little Boy in Park

The little boy minifigure has a light blue tunic and is wearing overalls but only on the frontside.

The little boy's diorama consists of a brown park bench and a pair of green and pink balloons stuck into 2 brick pillars.

 KY98216-3:  Bizarre Doctor

This set is truly bizarre.  We have this weird faced minifigure who's supposed to be a black suited doctor carrying a printed briefcase.

The doctor comes with a dining room set that has a circular table, two pink chairs, a mug, a newspaper and a bowl of something.  Unfortunately, the pedestal for the table doesn't fit into the hole.  And what's with the pink chairs?  This is my least favorite set of the series.

KY98216-4: Station Announcer

The station announcer wears a white jacket and blue cap.  He's got a headset as well.  His facial expression looks confused.

While the announcer isn't the best minifig of the bunch, I really like his accessory set. He's got this control center with telephone and microphone on 2 small desks.  It's hard to find these type of Lego like accessories.  All the control center parts are printed too, not stickered.  Announcer also gets an extra headset and hand.

KY98216-5: Station Inspector

Although this minifigure is called Station Inspector, I'd call him a maintenance guy, based on his accessories.  He looks to be wearing an orange jumpsuit with lots of straps and pockets.  He wears a blue cap and sports glasses on his face.

His diorama/accessory set is a platform ladder, a beige tool box with a drill, some bits and a wrench.  He gets an extra hand as well.

KY98216-6: Steward

This minifig is called the Steward, but I'm not sure what his actual job function is.  He's wearing blue pants, a white suit jacket with a blue shirt.

The accessory is an automatic gate.  I can probably use that in my Lepin 02015 Train station set.

KY98126-7 Stewardess

GBL calls her a stewardess, but she looks

KY98126-8:  Train Conductor?

This minifigure looks like the guys who stand on the train platform to make sure the trains show up on time, based on his vest which has a pad and pen in the pocket.  I didn't like his vehicle accessory, whatever it was, so I stripped it for parts and didn't bother featuring it here.

Thanks for checking out this review.

Hsanhe 6411-2 McDonalds gets a new interior (not Lego MOC)

Hello again!  I'm back to show you my latest mods to my Hsanhe 6411-2 McDonalds restaurant.   The last time I changed this Lego style MOC modular building was about a year ago, when I extended the back of the restaurant from its original design.  Let's take a look at the latest changes.

Two new minifigures welcome you to the McDonalds;  Ronald and the Fry guy.  

Minor modifications to the exterior of the building include relocation of the trash can to the outside, some patio tile adjustments and an additional row of yellow bricks under the roof line to accommodate the interior signage.

The takeout window has been raised a bit since last year.

 Not much has been done to the rear of the building.

The Hsanhe McDonalds with the roof removed.

 The most significant change to the interior is the addition of new flooring.  It really lightens up the inside of the restaurant.

I added a cross beam along the top to allow for the menu signs, now I just have to find some images and stick them to the white signboards (future project).

 In addition to the outdoor seating, a new table has been added on the inside.  There's two minifigure patrons enjoying their meal.

There were already two eating counters before, but one used to be longer than the other, so now with the inclusion of the new seating, they are both symmetrical now.   Another two minifigure patrons are featured above.

Here's another look at the sign board which I mentioned earlier.  There's a mustard and ketchup dispensers next to the order counter.   Looks like he ordered all the expensive items on the menu.

The store manager minifigure is new.  He used to be the old Fry guy but he got a promotion.

 The serving counter is now configured in an L shape.  There's one of the employee minifigs getting the takeout order ready.  I made the order counter bigger to allow two minifigs to work together comfortably.

Not much has changed in the cooking area.  That's the original minifig that came with the set cooking the food.  I gave him a spatula so he could flip the burgers.  I added some vents above for better air quality.

 Your takeout order is ready now.

Just peeking in the back door.

Hope you have enjoyed looking at the latest changes to the Hsanhe Mcdonalds restaurant.  Let me know what you think!   Thanks for looking and see you soon.