JULY 2018 EVENT: (Part1) My first OBLO G2G Hits!!

Before June ends, I became a member of O.B.L.O, a society of bricks and minifigures enthusiasts that helds monthly gathering events for traders, sellers, cusomizers, and fans alike. And just earlier today, I got to attend the convention for the first time, held in Mcdonalds in Kia Theater.

That Ronald Mcdonald minifig is one of my snags from the event. But.. what I'm more excited about is this official membership card from OBLO..

Yeo, thats me. The organizers did not accepted my request to have "The Poor Collector" placed below my name, but its totally fine. Aside from OBLo, this card also entitles me as a proud member of Mafia Brick Cartel, the blackmarket for bricks and minifig sellers, buyers, and traders.

Heres some of the builds on display..

Unfortunately,my phone went nuts and I was unable to take more photos in the event..  Hopefully, next time Ill be able to join the exhibit. The theme for this month's G2G, or get together, is "Heroes and City". There were also some prize raffles, but I wasnt lucky to snag even one.

And aside from the stuff available on sale by the sellers on the event, it was also the annual "meet up" of those who made deals in Mafia Brick Cartel, and I got a lot of stuff..

Check out my haul from the event on the next part!!

Cheap Mini Sets + Mini Figures Part 3: Girls! [ENLIGHTEN] [QIAOLETONG]

Knockoff LEGO companies does not just range from all these cool city, police, pirates, space, knights,super heroes themes that are obviously marketed for boys. These companies also produces mini sets and mini figures that are girls themed, or exclusive for girls, but can still be bought and enjoyed by both gender. So, in the spirit of diversity, I am reviewing 3 cheap mini sets which are marketed for girls.

"honey... where's your undies?"

I have these mini sets for some time now, and I finally got to make a review about them. even thought they came from different knock-off companies, they all have the same hair style, which is the ponytail for girls, it's different in color though. I think it is the default hair style for knock-off girl mini-figures.

[QIAOLETONG] TS20120 Entertainment Set
Comes with 31 pieces, I can't really tell what's the theme of this mini set, since it's all written in chinese, I believe that is chinese.. so let's call it Entertainment Set for now.

The back of the box shows few alternate builds, but the main build for this mini set, is a Living Room showcase, with a coach/sofa, a TV set with remote, and the lady minifigure. all for 38PHP or less than 1USD.

The TV screen and the remote prints are not actually printed on the bricks, but just stick-on shiny stickers. It's really up to you how you will interpret that tv show shown.

Here's Betty, I named her that, watching whatever that is shown. I don't like the print of the face, it's too high I guess, it makes Betty looks like she has humongous jaws and large chin. anyway I tried one of the alternate builds, even without instructions, so check it out:

is it a motorcycle? is it a donkey? is it a gym equipment?

Yeah, I can't really tell what it is either.. what do you think?

[QIAOLETONG] TS20120 Beach Set
Can't tell what this set is called either, but it contains 30 pieces. let's just say this mini set is called "beach set".. It also came from the same company as Entertainment Set, which is QIAOLETONG.

Several alternate builds shown at the back, still beach related though..

The mini set composed of a sun-bathing bed, a mini umbrella with standee, a cassette radio of some sort, a walkie talkie and a female minifigure who happens to have forgotten to wear her underwear.

The fact that this minifigure looks like she wears nothing down there bums alot, but hey, this mini-set is marketed for female buyers, so maybe they can put a little story about it, like she's some sort of beauty queen in vacation who does not like tan lines? nice print in the torso though, very spring looking.. but isn't beach suppose to be this popular only during summer? also check out that ugly sticker for the parasol.. the pillow, towel on the bench, and the 2 sided boombox are all stickers too, but not as fail looking as the umbrella.

[ENLIGHTEN] 1208 Girls Series
This simple build for girls theme from Enlighten is better than the first two on top. first, you can always trust Enlighten will give you quality, not that perfect, but still.

That's a huge foliage build, basically this mini set is about a lady with a book in an island, probably standed in it, but that tree is one huge build and it's like it is the main focus of the miniset. The back of the boxart also offers alternate builds, but mostly about how you can setup the foliage.

It came with a pink chair, a goblet (must be beer, or any sparkly drink which bubbles) that abnormal looking coconut/palm tree, a mini base, a female minifig I named Teresa, who has green sleeves instead of the white one promised in the box, and a book printed tile, I don't know what book it is, must be a quran. or any arabic literature, so this girl must be from middle east or just understands this letters.

nice torso print, but I really prefer it with white sleeves, but overall this mini-set is still outstanding, despite its cheap price, and it came from Enlighten, so the whole mini set is really nice and descent. check out the alternate builds:

"let me enjoy this toxic looking drink while resting beside this bamboo"

"my garden really needs some color, maybe if I planted flowers instead of grass"

By the way, I have this tanned skin girl mini-figure that I have used and featured in some images before, which I don't know really from what brand it came from. It was given to me by my younger cousin, all I know is that it was part of a bigger set of a house or doll house of some sort, but I have no idea which brand it is, so I cannot research it, so if someone can tell me, please post a comment. here she is once again:

"I got tanned too much by hanging out with Pyro so much."

Cheap Mini Sets + Mini Figures Part 2 [ZHILING] [ENLIGHTEN] [COMPANION]

Hello again, and welcome to my Cheap Mini Sets review, part 2! a very nice greeting to start the blag entry,  influenced by JANGBRiCKS, one of my favorite YouTube channels, which reviews original LEGO products. But today, I am once again making some reviews of cheap knock-off mini sets that I own, because I don't have that much original sets from LEGO.

all yellow skintones' aye?

[ZHILING] DIVING TEAM No. A1014
Comes with 37 pieces, and suggests this toy is suitable for Ages 3+. Diving Team or Diving Team Super.

Still have the price tag sticking on front of the box, I bought this for PHP28.00 (Philippine Peso), that's equivalent to more than half US Dollar, really cheap. The back of the box does not show any alternate builds, and.. let's see why I'm not a fun of this set that much..

The set includes this small submarine-like apparatus, which has parts that are very loose, and the structure of this submarine is not that impressive. I get it, it's cheap, but the quality of some other cheap knockoffs are much better than this one. The diver, or marine guy whatever you wanna call him is not that an eye candy as well. plus, he has the race-car driver/ astronaut helmet, rather than the helmet with goggles, which will suit him better. Take a closer look at his face..

He is mad! He is either not happy of his job, or can't do his job well because of the style of visor he is wearing. This toy is market for kids, as the box say, ages 3+. I don't think a frowning face will make a kid happy playing with this. The print on his jacket seems nice, but other than that, nothing else. So he will be named Grumpy Joe.

This tiny submarine is no thrill as well. I don't like the yellow parts, too toxic looking. And when Grumpy Joe is sitting on his place, the propeller won't spin flawlessly because the oxygen tank at the back of the mini-fig is blocking it's way. Over all, this mini-set sucks.

[COMPANION] SUPER CAR No.102
The race car mini set is for Ages 5+.  I think this toy has no basic "series name" but the box says Super Car, so why not? let's see how super this is..

I got this for only PHP9.75! Nine Pesos and Seventy Five Cents! In Philippines, 1 US$ is equivalent to I guess 42-45 Pesos now, so to see how cheap this thing really is, do the math! The front and back box art is just the same. not sure what is front and back though.

Very clever design of race car, kinda look like just a skeleton, with no casing yet. Well this is the standard build for mini-sets cars, so don't expect too much. The yellow parts seems working well in this set, than the yellow parts in submarine one. The minifig, who I call Brad, wears appropriate racer suit and proper helmet, with neon visor.

Brad in his race car looks kinda like he is a kid in an amusement park, riding a novelty cart in one of the park's ride attractions. Again, this is a normal size build for cheap knockoffs. let's see what Brad's face looks like with the helmet off..

I like this particular print on this mini-fig's face. it's not the usual smiley face, but this one is more cartoony, and Brad looks handsome with this face print. no wonder a lot of his girl fans are dying to be around him..

[ENLIGHTEN] PIRATES SERIES 1201
Another favorite of mine, the pirate mini-fig and his little raft.

The box art looks pleasing, no wonder I bought this. I love the simple build that is shown in front, and the back offers alternate builds that can be made only using the actual parts that is included in the set. I tried this alternate builds, and you can see them at the bottom of this post.

Great looking raft, I did not expect too much, but this raft is really cool. The parts fits each other really well and does not fell apart easily. I love that pirate flag, which is printed. The pirate, now named Arge, has a nice smile on his face. He obviously needs to shave, but it doesn't matter, because it looks good on him as a pirate. He has a gown and a chrome silver sword, and a red bandana.

I really wish I have blue LEGO mat, for ocean/sea purpose. This Pirate raft will surely looks cool on it. The raft and the pirate dude does not look too simple, nor too outrageous. I think it is average, and is worth the price. and now for the alternate builds..

"how dare yah get ya'r nasty feet in my island, ya fool?"

*The're life's worth gold and pearls, my foes shall walk thy plank! Argh!!*

COMMENTS:
It's really cool that this knockoff LEGO companies has the different themes of mini-sets, for the kids to choose from. Either they'd like to be in a pirate era, or city, or in medieval stuff.

If you have any suggestions, or comments about the posts and toys featured in this blog, feel free to leave a comment below. I will surely appreciate it.