[dtx1]

Legos Quality in the last decade has been on a steady decline to an absurd degree. Most of their sets now are substandard in part count, part quality, full of stickers and it's all star wars and other tie ins while the prices skyrocketed. Meanwhile the Competition has stepped up significantly and there are now multiple manufacturers selling lego compatible pieces and sets of equal or higher quality for significantly less.

[jemmyw]

I buy the occasional set for myself and then quite a few for my kids every year. I'm not seeing it myself, the quality seems as good as ever, and the designs better than ever. It's never been a cheap toy, and yeah prices have gone up as with everything.

[object-a]

Interesting, what's an example of a compatible competitor with equal or higher quality for significantly less?

[dtx1]

https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/

[jemmyw]

I looked at them awhile ago while lamenting that Lego doesn't do a Star Trek line. But you can't tell me their designs are better. I watched the video of the 2 chaps going through the sets and they're just not things of beauty. Whereas I just put together the Lego Concorde and it looks, as much as possible, like the thing it's supposed to be.

[dtx1]

I can unfortunatly only link this German Video for a good example just how bad lego sets have become: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvyp2VGNL14

Comparing an old police station with the modern one but at 3:57 Left side Modern Police Station 100€ with basically no parts, right side old station from the secondary market for 45€. It's literally twice the size and part count.

One the other hand, look at this: https://www.bluebrixx.com/img/items/107/107505/600/107505_2.... It's bluebrixx flagship medieval castle. That thing is a) HUGE and b) Pretty Beautiful.

[Incipient]

China cloning/being compatible with Lego isn't exactly a surprise, or I expect, particularly difficult (as they already manufacture plenty of plastic items in various quality/form).

I am a tad surprised it has taken them this long.

[dtx1]

Bluebrixx produces in the EU