Nifeliz Large Boy Locomotive, Articulated Steam Locomotive Constructing Block Set, Legendary Steam Prepare Show Package for Present Giving (1,818 Items)

Exceeded expectations wildly
As a long time fan of Lego, especially large builds, I was worried this one would not meet my high expectations.While there were a few small issues this set is 100% not to be missed if you like steam locomotives or trains. Such a fun build, amazing set, it’s huge, good level of challenge and I’m surprised at the originality of the set too.First the pain points: it’s not Lego. You knew that. And while this never actually deters from the set, the overall level of polish is close but there there. Larger plates, sequentially assembled, fit a little off and tend to bow over the length. This was especially prevalent in the first chapter of this build: the huge track base. But once built it’s fine and there was no issue.The instructions are really well done though not quite as intuitive as Lego. Some of the slightly more complex sib assemblies are not shown complete after the sub assembly before movin to the next step. The long one-off pieces (hydraulic hoses and pipes that span the length of the boiler and wheelbase) are not quite the right length. While good they are not too short, I will get around to cutting them eventually as two are slightly too long.The design in terms of construction order is good, there were some steps that would have been better with an editor or two testing the build before final release though as the instructions could have been clearer. One glaring example is when putting the main drive wheel linkages on the drive wheels, it’s not overly obvious that the orientation of the wheels matters a great deal. But if the wheels are in the wrong position with respect to left vs right side of the engine, it matters and the drive linkages fall out when. The wheels turn. This was fun for me though as I was able to find the very minor detail in the instructions that I missed and backtrack and correct it. Still, official Lego instructions call out these issues to make sure the user is aware the tiny details matter.Also … The stickers were a pain I separate from the backing. Nothing a razer blade and patience couldn’t fix in the end…. But I never had problems with the backing not releasing on Lego sets.These tiny the bugs aside, the set was as fun to build as any Lego set I’ve done. I just finished building the 1989 Batman Batmobile and Batwing as well as the Tumbler and this was just as fun and just as impressive as the end and $200 cheaper than each of those sets.The bags are amazing with the actual step range each bag covers (such as 1-15, 16-24, etc). This kept the large pile of spare pieces to a minimum which was easier to contain over several nights of building a little at a time. Also on this note was the inclusion of the cardboard trays for sorting pieces. What a great idea! This made building easy and straightforward.All in all, this set was a great buy. I will definitely look for this manufacturers other sets and hope the experience is consistent.

A beautiful set that’s just shy of fantastic.
This is a beautiful set so long as you keep a couple of caveats in mind. These are not the bricks from the big brand that starts with “L”. You know the one. While they are good quality bricks, they are slightly lower quality than the others. That gives you a couple of issues that you need to keep in mind. The large, flat bricks, and the long ones, will be ever so slightly warped, and they won’t always lay quite flat. The other issue is that the fit between bricks is often EXTREMELY tight. So make sure that you have the right piece and you’re putting it in the right place before you press them together. Because for most of them, once you snap them together, it’s very difficult to separate them again.Another issue is that the instructions take some getting used to if you’re used to how the other brand’s instructions are. Not worse, just a little different. So take a little time up front getting used to how the pictures and guide arrows are presented. It especially takes time to get used to the parts from previous steps being a faded out grey, which sometimes throws you off.The last caveat is that the bags of parts have extremely tiny numbers printed on them in black. Since this model is 95% black pieces, and the print is tiny, it makes it really hard to find the right bag of parts . I often had to hold the bag up in front of a back light like a window or ceiling light and shake parts around until I could spot the tiny print. And the separation of parts bags has no logical separation. So you’ll often have to go find the next bag mid-step.All that said, this is a beautiful model, especially for the price. And it’s huge. Take your time and don’t rush and you won’t be disappointed with this one.

My father is having the time of his life building this. Thank you!

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