I agree with all of this. The Borg Cube especially was very difficult to assemble, and I’ve done some pretty big official Lego sets so I’m used to a good challenge. I had to resort to gluing some parts in place, as some of the plates were bent and just would not stay in place while I worked on the next side.
I also really came to dislike the tiny black pieces they use to add studs to the bottom of some bricks. Too small, too hard to insert, and way too easy to just roll away and never be found.
That said, the final product looks fine and nobody ever questions if they are legitimate sets or not. I don’t regret the purchases, just didn’t enjoy the build process like I normally do.
Yeah, I’m in the middle of the cube now. Several of the 1x1 type pieces are not committed to staying where I’ve placed them. So far the hardest one was the Delta Flyer purely because of the angled panels by the windows, you have to hold it very particularly or the whole thing just comes apart since those sections are held on extremely minimally
I agree with all of this. The Borg Cube especially was very difficult to assemble, and I’ve done some pretty big official Lego sets so I’m used to a good challenge. I had to resort to gluing some parts in place, as some of the plates were bent and just would not stay in place while I worked on the next side.
I also really came to dislike the tiny black pieces they use to add studs to the bottom of some bricks. Too small, too hard to insert, and way too easy to just roll away and never be found.
That said, the final product looks fine and nobody ever questions if they are legitimate sets or not. I don’t regret the purchases, just didn’t enjoy the build process like I normally do.
Yeah, I’m in the middle of the cube now. Several of the 1x1 type pieces are not committed to staying where I’ve placed them. So far the hardest one was the Delta Flyer purely because of the angled panels by the windows, you have to hold it very particularly or the whole thing just comes apart since those sections are held on extremely minimally
I’ve heard that people had some problem with the cube, it looks awesome, but the small parts seem very annoying