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?

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