Kopf Brand Canada Superhero Minifigures KF357 and KF358 Review

Hey bootleg brick fans!  A very long time ago, when I had just finished high school, I got hired by the now defunct toy maker Parker Brothers to give Yo-yo demonstrations.  I used to have to drive around towns and cities and perform yo-yo tricks in malls and toy stores.

In my off hours, I would visit book stores and buy their used comic books to read.  I remember coming across a Marvel series called Alpha Flight and it was all about these Canadian superheroes, which was pretty cool, me being Canadian and all.  Wolverine was actually in Alpha Flight before he became a member of the X-Men.

The leader of the Alpha Flight team was Guardian and so when his minifigure showed up on Aliexpress, I knew I had to get the minifigure of him.  That's him on the right with the Canadian flag on his uniform.

Another Canadian superhero is Captain Canuck who had his own comic but was not part of either the Marvel or DC franchises.  Both of these figures are part of Kopf's 8 minifg set KF6029.   Individually, Alpha Flight Guardian is KF357 and Captain Canuck is KF358. 

It should be noted that both of these Kopf figures are bootlegs of the custom designs by Engineerio.

 image source: ebay

image source: ebay

If you want to get the legit versions of Guardian and Captain Canuck, you can find them on Engineerio's ebay page here.

Here's a look at the backsides of each of the characters, Captain Canuck on the left and Guardian on the right.  FYI, Guardian never had a shield, especially not one so generic.  Engineerio's version didn't have one either, so not sure who decided to give him one.  Print quality is excellent on both of my bootleg figures.

And just so you know, they aren't the only Canadian superheroes.  Here's Deadpool and Wolverine with Captain Canuck and Guardian.

Update: Feb26 - I had a few people ask how to find these minifigs on Aliexpress.  You can search by the numbers "kf357", "kf358", or "alpha flight" or "captain canuck" in the Blocks category on Aliexpress.

Thanks for looking!

Kopf KF947 Ronald McDonald Minifigure Review

Hi there!  Having recently built my custom McDonalds fast food restaurant from the original Hsanhe set, I've been feeling like something was missing.  It's just not the same without Ronald McDonald!

Well now, my McDonalds modular is complete with the Kopf brand Ronald McDonald, KF947.

He's got a big red afro and painted white face.  He's wearing a McDonalds outfit with logo and he's got a matching sign with the golden arches logo and the phrase "I'm lovin it".   Hopefully with his presence, he can bring in more business to the shop.

Bootleg Brick Building Sets I Bought in 2017

Hi There!   I made this list of all the fake lego sets that I bought back in 2017.   Most of my sets were purchased from Aliexpress, with a few from eBay and a few from private seller Jeremy on Reddit.

Here's the breakdown of the sets I bought this past year:

1. AUSINI (1)

Ausini 25004 train

2. BELA (4)

BELA 10403 friends recording studio

BELA 10418 police van

BELA 10643 plane

BELA 10648 pizza van

3. ENLIGHTEN (4)

ENLIGHTEN 907 Firetruck

ENLIGHTEN 1120 RV

ENLIGHTEN 1123 bus

ENLIGHTEN 1214 sub

4. GUDI (4)

GUDI 9109 pirate island

GUDI 9208 fire pickup

GUDI 9209 fire truck

GUDI 9215 fire rescue

5. HSANHE (1)

HSANHE 6704 mini building

6. KAZI (1)

KAZI 8051 firehouse

7. LELE (1)

LELE 79204 SW skyhopper

8. LEPIN (17)

LEPIN 01007 friends hotdog van

LEPIN 01011 friends pizzeria

LEPIN 02012 deepsea explorer

LEPIN 02015 train stn

LEPIN 02034 cargo port

LEPIN 02036 semi truck

LEPIN 02047 gas station

LEPIN 02058 park people

LEPIN 02069 crane

LEPIN 05005 SW FO Tiefighter

LEPIN 05029 SW xwing

LEPIN 05053 SW AT-OT

LEPIN 05111 SW quadjumper

LEPIN 07057 batman pizza

LEPIN 15006 modular cinema

LEPIN 15010 modular parisian

LEPIN 21007 horizon express train

9. QIALETONG (1)

QIALETONG TS20131 army truck

10. SHENG YUAN (1)

SHENG YUAN 877B batman mr freeze

11. SLUBAN (2)

SLUBAN B0519 fountain

SLUBAN B0523 green van

Total 37 sets

I bought sets from eleven different alternate brick brands including Ausini, Bela, Enlighten, Gudi, Hsanhe, Kazi, Lele, Lepin,  Qialetong, Sheng Yuan, and Sluban.

Here are the main themes of my bootlego collection this year:

City (23), including Fire-Police (6), Trains (3), Marine (3)

Star Wars (5)

Friends (3)

Modular (2)

Superheroes (2)

Pirate (1)

Military (1)

Purchased from:

Aliexpress (18)

Ebay (14)

Jeremy (5)

My Favorite Themes

I like building my Its-Not-Lego town with all of the modular buildings and city sets which I can incorporate into it.  I bought the Hsanhe set and some of the Friends sets primarily as parts fodder of my MOCs such as the modular style pizzeria and flower shop.  I've now got most of the modular buildings that I want with the exception of the Lepin Assembly Square.

My favorite set from 2017 has to be the Lepin 05053 Star Wars AT-OT just because it looks cool and I always wanted the Lego version but could never afford it.  

How many bootleg sets did you buy in 2017 and which ones were your favorites?   Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for looking!