Japanese Street View Mini Building Blocks - Izakaya Shop, MOC Creative Japanese Architecture Toys Model Set, 789 Pieces Simulation Construction Toys for Boys Girls

While I feel like a traitor to the brand we all know and love, I have built two of these street view sets so far and I am pretty blown away. The pieces are about 75% the size of those from Denmark, which in this case results in a two-story building just a bit taller than a 12oz can of soda; it also means a bunch of tiny, tiny parts to sort through. Those parts are in several bags, none of which goes in any order, so you'll be digging through several piles at first. For the vast majority of pieces, the grip is on par with the big guys, with only a wobbly bit here or there. Yes, there are stickers, and yes, in sone cases they cover multiple pieces. However, the stickers are cut very precisely and don't really leave that uncovered border like some other brands. The two sets I have built have also included a figure, more like a 3/4-scale Friends minidoll than a regular minifigure. As for the missing pieces complaints...I can only speak from my own experience, and what I thought were missing parts ended up me using the wrong color piece elsewhere in the build (the instruction poster--yes, poster, not book-- isn't always clear about distinguishing between paler colors). You will also have many pieces leftover when you are done, far more than you would expect, so the more of these you build, the more bonus pieces you have to adjust for your mistakes (or actual missing parts, if there do turn out to be some). All-in-all, these sets ate an affordable, adorable project--just remember to be patient!

I was very surprised at the amount of details. I don't know why there were so many packets for the bricks. it would have made more sense to just sort them by color.I really enjoy the compact size, I can't wait to collect/make more!

Super cute theme, great quality!

I got this as an alternative to LEGO as my son loves to put them together. He found these a little more challenging for a few reasons:1. All the legos come in a bag, rather than separating out into phases2. The directions are a huge fold out paper, not a booklet, which I think is easier3. The pieces are smaller (which is not a huge deal for a kid)Over though, he has enjoyed putting it together, and it’s a lot cheaper than LEGO, which means more sets

There were no pieces missing and it turned out great! So cute I would definitely buy another set.

A lot smaller then expected

Took me quite a while since all the pieces are so small but it was definitely 100% worth it

I have built many standard brick models, and I've also done three or four micro brick models, but I've never done a mini brick model before. I must say, it was very enjoyable. For each size of brick (standard, mini, and micro), the experience is a bit different. For example, with micro bricks, I feel like a human 3D printer. This model is based on mini bricks, and with mini bricks, the experience is much closer to a standard brick build, but the concentration of detail for the size of the model is simply amazing.I would not call this an easy build. You pretty much have to open every bag from the start. The printed pieces are in their own bag, and they are good to keep separate. Also, if you put all the white pieces in a cup at the start, you'll save yourself some searching because there are a bunch of white pieces, but the first 75% of the build uses just a handful of them.The brick quality is good. I had no issues snapping them together and having them stick together. The instructions are clear although I didn't care for the single poster sized sheet they were printed on. There were a few more stickers than I typically like, but that's because I'm so inept at applying them. I didn't time myself, but I'm guessing 4 or 5 hours, mostly because the bags were not presorted.Once built, the model is just slightly delicate. Not so bad that you can't handle it, but you couldn't toss it in the air and then catch it without things breaking off. They did a couple things I didn't like, which included putting stickers on the backs of bricks in one case, and laying lose pieces into the bowls in another. Also, there was one step (step 30) where I added a green stud to the bottom of a clip on fern that made it stick on significantly better (luckily there were extra green studs). Now that I mentioned it, there are actually a bunch of extra pieces.Again, I have to stress that the detail in this model is amazing for the size. I'm very glad that I got to experience a mini brick build, and I think I picked a good one with this model. I would recommend to any brick model builder that they experience both mini and micro bricks at least once, but these mini bricks give the same standard brick experience for a fraction of the cost, and they take up a lot less room to display. I only wish Lego made these as well. I'd love to build my favorite Lego models in mini brick format.

Loved this product very fun to make !!