Enlighten 1101 Not Lego Sweeper Truck set review

Recently, I acquired another street sweeper vehicle for my growing building block city.  My first was the Enlighten brand Garbage Truck set 1111.  

This new 102 pieces sweeper truck is also made by Enlighten and it is set number 1101.

Unfortunately, I must report that the build quality and clutch is terrible on this set.

The first issue is the roof.  It is only attached to two upright posts and the windscreen and it is not very sturdy.  You can see from this pic that the posts don't sit very tightly to the vehicle body itself.

The other issue is the two hoses that connect the vacuuming machines to the large collector bin on the back.  The hoses just won't stay on and keep popping off.

On the positive side, I do like the vehicle design with it's hinged cab.

The cleaning brushes roll well.  Front windscreen is tinted blue but not scratched.

The sweeper truck has access doors on either side of the collector compartment for easy refuse collection.

It comes with a shovel and a broom as it's accessories.

I like that it's a smaller vehicle, and it doesn't have a large footprint.

Here is the sweeper driver mini figure and the sticker sheet that comes with the set.  You can see that the set was issued in 2015.

Instructions come by way of a glossy piece of paper, double sided.  Here's page one.

And here's page two on the reverse side.

Brand: Enlighten

Set:  1101 Sweeper Truck

Number of pieces: 102 

Number of minifigs: 1

Copy of Lego?:  No technically, but it looks very similar to Lego set 7242.

On a scale out of 5, I only give this set a 2 or 3, because of it's poor build quality.  I've enjoyed building other Enlighten brand sets, but this was the worst so far.  Very disappointed.

Enlighten 1111 Not Lego Garbage Truck set review

This is another new model review put out by Enlighten Bricks in 2015.  It's the Garbage truck.  It comes with 2 garbage mini figures.

The truck itself is not that big but it still comes with a lot of neat features, such as a garbage can, a shovel and broom.  

What's cool on this truck are the blue street sweepers.  Before I built it, I thought the sweepers were only decorative and not functional.   Once I started building it though, I quickly realized that the front wheels drive the gears that make the sweepers go around.

Here's the front view.  I might have to add a bumper later.  It feels like it's missing something.

Right side view of the garbage truck.  I didn't apply any of the included stickers yet, maybe later.

The rear compartment tilts up and the back opens for putting the garbage in.

Here's a look with the container door closed.  It didn't come originally with a licence plate, but I added one on after.

The truck came with 1x4 flat white blocks between the two wheels but I changed the colour to black, so it's less noticeable.

Here's a look at the underside of the garbage truck and the gearing to make the sweepers work.

The instruction booklet is printed on high quality thick paper.  The Enlighten Garbage truck is set number 1111 and has 195 pieces.

Brand: Enlighten

Model: 1111 Garbage Truck

Number of Pieces: 195

Number of minifigs:  2 garbage men

Copy of Lego?  No, this is an original Enlighten design.

Enlighten 1112 Not Lego Ice Cream Truck set review

Hi there!  Today I introduce you to the Enlighten Brand Ice Cream Truck released this year.  This is the front of the instruction booklet.

Back of the instruction booklet.  It shows some of the other Enlighten sets and an assortment of mini figures.  The instruction booklet is printed on thick, high quality paper.

Here's the packaging which likes the way Lego packages it's sets.  There are some printed blocks but also a sticker sheet.

This is what you get, according to the box, there's 213 pieces.  Two mini-figures come with the ice cream truck, 

Following the instructions is easy.  This is how the ice cream truck looks part way through the build.

Here's a look inside the truck.  You get a dispensing machine and three ice cream cones.

This is how the truck looks after completion, without the stickers.  You can see the steering wheel and the printed instrument panel.  The one hundred dollar bill is printed also.

The rear of the truck has a hinged door which lifts up.

There's enough room in the back to put the included waste can in there.

The entire set.

This is the right side of the ice cream truck with stickers applied.

Here's the left side.

The front of the truck.

The bricks are high quality and have good clutch power.  Stickers and mini figure printing is very good also.

Thanks for looking!

Brand: Enlighten

Model:  1112 Ice Cream Truck

Number of mini-figures: 2 (Ice cream vendor, customer)

Number of pieces:  213

Extra pieces: None

Is this a Lego bootleg?  No, this is an Enlighten original design.

Who knew that Batman liked strawberry ice cream?

As always, thanks for visiting Its Not Lego and See you next time!

Review of the Enlighten Sunshine Hotel 1127 Building Block set (not Lego)

 I received my latest purchase from Ali Express this week.  It's a brand new set from Enlighten called the Sunshine Hotel.  Typically Enlighten makes police and fire block sets.  They also have a set of train sets but they are discontinued. I was happy to see that Enlighten made a building set for 2015 and hope that they continue the series.

Review

The Sunshine hotel set number is 1127 and according to the instruction manual, there are 628 pieces. The manual says that it comes with 4 mini figures, but there's actually only 3.    

Here's the front page of the instruction manual showing a turn of the century hotel, a vintage car and the three mini figures.

Here's the back page of the instruction manual.  As you can see the hotel is the only building in the new 2015 line-up.  The rest of the new sets include a tour bus, a police chase set, an ambulance, a delivery truck and storefront and lastly a camper.

I was pleasantly surprised that the instruction manual is printed on heavy glossy paper.

I typically don't get the original boxes when buying brick sets from Ali Express.  The 4 bags of parts and plates came in a generic brown box.  I did notice that Enlighten has started to number their bags in the same fashion as Lego.

Here are the three mini figures.  The male figure sporting the red vest and bow tie looks like he is an employee of the hotel.  The lady figure in the center has a unique hairpiece and is wearing a long dress so she comes without legs.  Lastly the gentleman figure on the right is wearing a suit and top hat.  I would imagine that the lady and gentleman are guests of the hotel.

Here is the vintage car that is included with the set. There are about 70 pieces to it. It rolls well, despite the thin wagon wheels.

It has a clear windscreen and opening doors. I like the details on the one piece grill and mirrors.

The car has several printed blocks with the words Victory. The rear of the car looks like it might be a convertible.

Sadly there's only room for one person in this car so the lady does not get to ride in it, especially in her wide dress.

Other set details include the bunch of roses and the tiara worn by the lady.  All the signs are printed blocks and not stickers.

Here's the hotel in it's entirety. Quite a tall building with three storeys.  The first floor is white, while the second floor is light yellow.  The roof is dark blue with light gray details.

This pic shows the details of the second floor facade.  It's got 4 arched windows and a bigger arch on the front face of the building.  

Here's the hotel roof with lots of little details like the S sign.  It's got a chimney and windows in the attic.  I put a skeleton mini figure in the attic to make the hotel haunted.

Here's the pic of the left side of the building. You can see that there is another window on the second floor.

The right side of the hotel.  It is only six bricks wide.

Here's the back side.

On the first floor you can see the main floor windows and the door that opens.  It's too narrow for furniture so they just give you a potted plant.  Although it's white on the outside, the first floor is dark gray on the inside.

The second floor is the restaurant or cafe in the hotel.  The set comes with 2 tables, 2 lamps and 4 swiveling chairs, but I removed one of the chairs to put the Sluban lady mini figure in.  The two mini figures in the dining room and the ome in the attic are not part of the set.  I just added them in for more interest.  Details include two mugs and vegetable platters.

There's just enough room in the attic to put a mini figure so I put a skeleton mini figure here.

More roof details.

Another second floor view.

First floor view.

All in all, I'm very pleased with the hotel set. The bricks all fit together nicely and solid.  There were no other extra pieces or bricks except for some extra flowers.  The thing I didn't like about the set was that all of the window glass pieces were scratched.  If there was one thing to improve, it would be to make the building deeper, but that would mean more bricks and consequently a higher price point.

 I might have to pick up a vintage train set to go with it.  Let's hope Enlighten continues to make more of these buildings.

Brand: Enlighten

Set: 1127 Sunshine Hotel

Pieces: 628 pieces

Minifigs: 3

Would I recommend this set? Yes.