LetBricks Alco RS-3 Review

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Жыл бұрын

When Let Bricks presented me with another model to review, I happily chose a model by Jepaz. He and teammate Yellow have done an excellent job working together on several models that reflect American railroading from the 1960s to the present day. For the serious builder, you know their work on Rebrickable or Facebook, but how does their LetBricks version fare? Let's find out...
You can purchase the model here:
www.letbricks.com/en/product/...
LetBricks is a Chinese brick company that has partnered with creators to bring their sets to life using bricks from 7 different manufacturers. They've created a financially viable alternative to the budget modeler with quality products that have left me pleasantly surprised. Their current promotional code for the start of the year is: New2023, for 15% off of your total purchase. You can check them out at www.letbricks.com
Thank you for watching and stay tuned for more railfanning and Lego content!
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@yellowsdotlxf Жыл бұрын

Good review man, and thanks for mentioning Jepaz and I. Overall I really enjoyed the video and your takes on it all.

@LeftIsBest001 7 ай бұрын

Hello! Are you the actual designer? 😃 Great job!!

@yellowsdotlxf 7 ай бұрын

@@LeftIsBest001 uhh... Like maybe a little? I did help Jepaz on some bits of it, but he did alot on his own.

@SomeTrainThing Жыл бұрын

Wow! Let Bricks has really been doing good with who they partner with!

@drmsig.r1000 8 ай бұрын

Yea tell me about it

@chesapeakedproductions3009 Жыл бұрын

Damn, this set looks like a BMR set. A very nice highly detailed model, and an excellent video, Nick

@GodmanchesterGoblin 8 ай бұрын

I love the irony of the threats about copying the design and then the remark not being able to use a piece because Lego had not designed it until 2020...

@drmsig.r1000 8 ай бұрын

Let bricks do a great job by replying and understanding the mistake and giving you the right part again

@ducky_the_helper Жыл бұрын

Building letbricks kits is like building with ADHD place a few parts to an assembly, get distracted, place unrelated parts then return and Finnished the assembly

@drmsig.r1000 8 ай бұрын

Yes agree

@sernajrlouis 7 ай бұрын

Cool video and channel just subscribed. Awesome Lego models

@jimathan2387 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the use of a genesis song in this video

@spiccyboisupreme8536 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried using the mould king or brickcontroller2 apps instead of the included remote? The battery box in question seems to be strikingly similar (if not identical to) the Mould King 4.0 battery box, which has bluetooth connectivity. The mould king app or especially the brickcontroller2 app would allow you to have throttle control over the loco, and the Brickcontroller2 app would allow you to pair it to a bluetooth controller and add in custom control profiles (for example, I use a PS4 controller to control my Lego Crocodile and it works great). This might help remedy the problem with the electronics, as the controller seems to be the issue.

@BattleshipOrion 9 ай бұрын

1,000 prices sounds tame...looks like fun to build though. (I often build sets in the 2-3,000 part range)

@mattwalden4020 Жыл бұрын

How do you feel the quality compares to other alternative Lego type companies especially regarding train weeks and connectors such as the pins that connect the bogies to the locomotive? For example LetBricks vs BlueBrixx.

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

Haven’t tried BlueBrixx yet but the quality is fine. Any mixed results I’ve had are more indicative of the design itself. The RS3’s train motor bogies fit in just fine and gave me no issues in that regard, they’re just hooked up to a crap battery box. Negatively I haven’t cared for the quality of magnets from my Chinese sets, and I’d rather source ones from Studly trains if I had to… which I don’t. I much prefer Brick Model Railroader Kadees.

@ilikebikes510 Жыл бұрын

I have a genuine question, How long did the shipping take and how was the quality of the bricks

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

Shipping took about 2 or 3 weeks during the holiday season, which honestly is pretty decent. The quality is hard to describe. It feels like Lego, looks like it, slightly more sturdy “clutch power” so it holds better, but consider this: My hands hurt more when I’m done building with Chinese bricks than I do with Lego. I can’t quite explain it, but that’s the chief difference

@rogerhust 5 ай бұрын

I ordered a Letbricks kit on Black Friday. I was planning to review it on my own channel. I waited for two months and it didn't even ship, so yesterday, I finally demanded a refund. They processed my refund quickly, but that's about the only thing they did in a timely manner. Will never order from them again.

@traintimeboy 11 ай бұрын

Can you review the letbricks flying Scotsman?

@cmd062 Жыл бұрын

Looks more like DL&W, just add some black stipes on the ends. Nice kit though especially for the price.

@CosmicMomentumX 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Only thing id suggest is turning the music down. Kinda loud in the first half of the video.

@thegamingrhino5864 Жыл бұрын

the cover of that Nickle Plate book is the bridge in Grand Rapids Ohio isnt it?

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! That particular issue provides some huge clues about future projects I’m working on.

@thegamingrhino5864 Жыл бұрын

@@ToledoRails nice! Love seeing local railroading brought to youtube. im trying to model the wabash in northwest ohio myself so im all about finding pictures and videos of local railroads

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

@@thegamingrhino5864 Sweet! The Toledo railroads book by Arcadia publishing, and the morning sun book will help. I recommend www.historicalaerials.com for a true to form look at the area

@brandonharristsw7516 Жыл бұрын

I have something similar to that

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

Cool! What do you have?

@brandonharristsw7516 Жыл бұрын

@@ToledoRails a steam train

@deepsleep7822 Жыл бұрын

@@brandonharristsw7516 : ??? The only similarities is that they both run on rails. The RS lok is a diesel.

@brandonharristsw7516 Жыл бұрын

@@deepsleep7822 wait what

@YeOldeGeezer 8 ай бұрын

Weapons? You mean a flamethrower? 😂😂😂

@princessofthecape2078 9 ай бұрын

The whole point of the hobby is to produce a model in Lego. If it's not Lego, it doesn't count. In fact, a significant number of clubs wouldn't even let this thing touch their layouts. Yes, Lego is expensive and often doesn't produce the parts we need (or if they do, they aren't in the correct colors). But that's the game. If you cheat at the game... well, then you're not playing the game anymore.

@ToledoRails 9 ай бұрын

Bricks is bricks

@MRTHUNDER. 2 ай бұрын

It this real Lego parts

@ToledoRails 2 ай бұрын

If you watch the video, I explain how this build is not made with Lego branded parts, but can be made with them as the instructions are available to build it yourself with 100% Lego parts

@aischacelik8161 Жыл бұрын

Nice Train, but not cheap. Nothing for me.

@ToledoRails Жыл бұрын

For the amount of parts and electronics in pretty dirt cheap. Price would be safely double that for official Lego brand.

@oldman-zr2ru 5 ай бұрын

@@ToledoRails That depends on how Lego would release it. In this set you are getting 1284 pieces plus electronics for 149.99. At ten cents a piece for the pricing norm that's $128.40 so we'll round up to 129.99. Lego would include actual printed instructions and box so the price would go up for those and with Powered up it would most likely climb to 199.99 without track. So something similar to the my Own Train subtheme, I'd take the Lego at that price.