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!

Loved this product very fun to make !!

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