C66010W Japanese Tea House Building Blocks Set, MOC CADA Bricks Street View House Building Kit with Lighting Set, Awesome Building Toys Gift for Kids and Adults, New 2024 (1200 pcs)

This is a beautiful set, and really good value. The box is solid, the bags are labelled, the manuals are well printed and very straightforward (there's only one tiny mistake in it). In terms of quality, I'd say it reaches 99% of the L3g0 quality for half the price. A few pieces had "nibs" from the injection spots, and some of the long bars had some "warpage", but nothing blocking. All the parts clicked into place, showing some really good tolerance management. Compared to other alternatives I've tested, this is top shelf. L3g0 also typically gives you one extra of each 1x1 piece; here you get a couple of random extra pieces, which makes you wonder if you missed a step.As someone mentioned, installing the sliding backdoor is not straightforward. The easiest is to "split" it in two and slide into the the rail from the side, before reassembling. The LED strip is also longer than necessary and tough to install: be prepared to re-open the bottom floor to re-set it once you reach the second floor.The design is gorgeous, chock-full of details and cheeky references ("Plastic Sweat" for "Pocari Sweat"; for those who don't know, it's a Japanese drink, look it up!). Sliding doors, a balcony, round windows, a vending machine, flower pots... It's a miniature marvel, kudos to the designer! Strongly recommended!

This is the first time I’ve built a set from a brand other than LEGO, and I really enjoyed it. Since LEGO has become a bit expensive for me, I decided to explore a new brand. I chose this one because the set looked amazing, and I’ve always wished LEGO would make small modulars like this. It was an easy decision to buy it.The final result exceeded my expectations, and the lights made it even more impressive. A few pieces were missing, but I replaced them with ones from my own collection. Other than that, the set is fantastic, and I’ve already ordered two more models. I can’t wait to complete the collection!

This is the second set in this series that I've built. No issues with missing parts or stickers. Same minor gripe as others regarding the vending machine side pieces warping out at the top because they lack a point of attachment. Two things about the led lighting - the image shows the streetlight and lamp outside the bottom door as being lit; in fact, they are not wired in the instructions and do not actually light up. The box is so much nicer than the Lego boxes. Lots of attention to details, hope they continue to add more to this series.

The short review: some problems, but you get high-quality bricks, clever design ideas, and a beautiful finished model for a great price.The longer review for brick geeks:Packaging: Heavy duty, embossed cardboard with attractive graphic design. The images are misleading because it implies you get light bricks. You don't. More below...Stickers or prints? Two sheets of stickers, no prints. One sticker keeps coming off a cylindrical technic piece it's attached to, but otherwise no issues.Bricks: The bricks are close to Lego in look and feel. No molding defects and few unusually large injection points. some of the tiles are a bit scuffed and there are some micro scratches on the clear parts but nothing outrageous or distracting. Some of the larger clear window parts are bagged separately, but most clear pieces come in bags with other parts. Clutch power is generally a bit tighter than Lego (think Cobi). Unlike Lego, there are no quality control issues with color consistency: all bricks of each color match each other well.Manuals: Two paper manuals that are clear and easy to follow except for one confusing step.Building Stages and Steps: Three stages, with around 180 steps total.Lighting: Simple and reasonably effective, just a string of very tiny LEDs spaced at regular intervals on a wire attached to a little dongle that has a button that cycles through light modes (flashing, fading, always on, etc.) and terminates in a USB-A plug. No battery option. The light strand is strung through small pieces throughout the structure to give it a generalized interior glow when viewed from the outside. There are no individually lit bricks, despite what the box and promo images here imply.Design: Beautiful and filled with clever details and interesting building techniques. Much more stable while building and when complete than the companion Steamed Bun Shop (which is designed to attach to this set via technic pins). This set has a lot character and charm, and it's clear a lot of thought and love went into creating this. The whole aesthetic is very clearly not Lego, and that's a great thing, since Lego tends to fall back on very conservative, safe, stereotypical design ideas. This is clearly its own thing, and a beautiful thing, at that.A lot of fun and very attractive. It's great to see companies like Cobi, Cada, and Pantasy now beating Lego at their own game, with sets of equal quality, greater interest, and often much cheaper pricing.

Initially I was on the fence about this set because the price seemed steep, but it's a build worth the price and is incredibly detailed and isn't enormous--which I liked because I do not have the space for a massive modular. The instructions had a few hard to follow instructions such as the slide-wall being "dropped" into its slide-rail, which required a little bit more work but if you're a lego builder, you'll figure that out. The vending machine was a bit annoying to put together, and because of the lack of connection points at its top, the long flat pieces do bend outward. I used red masking tape to improve the aesthetic. Nonetheless it was a very fun build for a saturday afternoon.