Monday, April 1, 2013

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.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Kazi 8057 Not Lego Fire Fighting Car Set Review

This is the Kazi Fire Fighting car, set number is 8057. It that comes with a fireman mini figure and an assortment of accessories.  The set has 83 pieces according to the box. It's the first Kazi set that I bought.

kazi 8057

The fireman mini figure comes in a black outfit with yellow safety stripes.  His helmet is gray and he comes with an oxygen tank, breathing apparatus and visor also.

 kazi 8057

Here's a look at the front of the car.  I'm not fond of the blue windows, wish they were clear instead.

Kazi 8057

And here's the rear.

Kazi 8057

The trunk gate lifts up so you can stash the fireman's equipment.  Guess that makes this car a hatchback.


Kazi 8057

He's got an ax mounted on the outside.

Kazi 8057

And a fire extinguisher.  Hey! put that extra one back in the station.

Kazi 8057

The only drawback with Kazi blocks is that they smell like gasoline, so it's advisable to wash them right away with hot soapy water as soon as you get them.  If you don't, you might catch fire like the Torch!

Brand:  Kazi
Series: 8057 Fire Fighting
Pieces: 83
Minifigs: 1
Would I recommend this set?  No, because the bricks smell like gasoline.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Qiaoletong Not Lego Police Mini vehicle sets Instructions

Due to popular request, I've posted the instructions for the Qiaoletong sets of police mini vehicles here.   There are ten different sets.  I only put together the security guard and liftgate set. The others I took the printed police parts and wheels for other brick builds.  The Qiaoletong brick sets don't have any names for their sets so I'll just list them by the set number and make up the names as I go.  Each set comes with a two sided one page set of instructions.

TS10100-01 - police plane - 20 pieces



TS10100-02 - police boat - 17 pieces



TS10100-03 - police chopper - 25 pieces



TS10100-04 - police bike - 23 pieces



TS10100-05 - security guard and lift gate - 27 pieces



This is the only set I built you can find more pictures of it here: 

TS10101-01 - police car - 23 pieces



TS10101-02 - police scooter - 19 pieces



TS10101-03 - police vehicle - 24 pieces



TS10101-04 - police vehicle - 20 pieces



TS10101-05 - police vehicle - 27 pieces



All of these little sets are easy to build and the parts should not be difficult to source. 

Brand: Qiaoletong
Set: 10 police mini brick sets
Number of pieces: approx 20 to 27 pieces per set
Minifigs: 1
Would I recommend this set? No.  I only bought it because it was cheap on ebay.