M1911 & USP Building Blocks Guns Compatible with Lego – 723 Pieces Model Gun Building Sets with 2 Shootable Pistol Toys, Great Gun Models Gifts for Kids and Adults

Interesting little product!
I was quite surprised by the intricacy that went into the design for this product. It acted just like regular Legos, the bricks even made that little click noise just like regular Legos as well.The size of these is what really surprised me. I figured they would be of a smaller scale kind of like miniatures but they are full scale. The instructions were fairly easy to follow. All of the pieces were there.This product has great quality. I did like the fact that it came with a little brick separator because, let’s be honest, I did mess up and applied a piece incorrectly so the brick separator came in quite handy when I needed to separate two of the smaller bricks.This had excellent value for the money. If you look at the price of regular Lego sets, you would be spending upwards of $100. The craftsmanship that went into this product is superb. This is definitely a great competitor for Lego’s. As an adult who put this together, I wouldn’t take it apart, but if a child were to put it together it would easily go with other Lego bricks and add to a collection of various Legos if necessary.Overall great product and will definitely be on the lookout for more sets in the future.

Fun pair of kits but not without flaws
I wasn’t going to mention the trademark Danish blocks everyone knows and loves, although they are referenced in the title here. The M1911 & USP Building Blocks Guns Toy Compatible with Lego – 723 Pieces Model Gun Building Set with 2 Shootable Pistol Toys, Great Gun Models Gifts for Kids and Adults is a competing/compatible set comparable to the Technics line from the big brand. The box and instructions even refers to these as a “Technical” kit. These are typically the more complex kits, often with special parts to give the model a more detailed finished appearance.Overall, this two kit set was actually pretty impressive. Some competing blocks have problems fitting together or with poor quality. I did see some minor quality control issues that I’ll get into, but I did enjoy this kit and feel like it was a good value. At the time the price was under $20 for the pair of kits. I actually bought another set to give as a gift and it was well received (and so far as I understand, did not have any missing pieces).The quality control issues I noticed: First, some missing (and extra) pieces in the kits. I built the USP first and was short one critical piece to finish attaching the lower to the upper part. There were a few random extra pieces, though, so I was able to get the attachment secure just with a squared, blocky edge rather than an angled one to match the other side. I tried to reach out to the manufacturer through Amazon but the chatbot only wanted to direct me to Amazon CS, and I know from experience that the answer there would be an entire replacement set which I didn’t think was necessary, so I didn’t pursue it further. And as I mentioned, I ordered another set for a friend and they did not report any missing pieces.Second, one set of pieces had some quality issues. There are gray pieces that are almost metallic gray in the 1911 model. Almost all of those pieces show stress lines from molding – probably accentuated by the metallic appearance. It’s not critical, but it doesn’t look great. Given the low price of the kit, the quality is perfectly acceptable, but particularly detail oriented collectors may find that kind of flaws unappealing. (Of course, those folks probably do not buy the competing brands of kit).The instructions look very similar to the big brand’s instructions – purely pictorial diagrams with a step by step breakdown and 1:1 drawings of any pieces that may be questionable. They are reasonably easy to follow. I did have a few missteps but they were my own mistakes and not faults of the directions.The builds were really pretty fun. I spent a few late nights when I could spread out after everyone was asleep, and probably spent 4-6 hours per kit building them. I think the bag labeling could be improved – there is no limit that says you can only have bags labeled 1 and 2. Each kit was split essentially into bags for the lower and the upper of the pistol, but it would have been easier to work with individually labeled bags like 1-10. What I did after the first night’s session (and highly recommend) was get out one of those clear organizer cases for small hardware (or bead supplies, if you’re a crafter) and sort my blocks into approximately 20 bins. It made locating the proper piece much faster – and at that point just sorting all the 1 bags and building that part, then repeating for the 2 bags was not that big a deal.Most of the pieces fit together well. I did encounter a couple of tight fits, and one or two loose fits, but overall the quality of the blocks was good enough to provide a positive experience. There is some reliance on things like rubber bands, and the USP kit is far more satisfying about moving parts than the 1911 kit. But they are both impressive looking models and near full scale when done. They are great for static display, they do “shoot” these little darts that are supplied, but they aren’t really sturdy enough for any kind of real play. The 1911 does come apart a little too easily, at least in my build.Overall, these are really pretty cool. I don’t think the big brand produces anything that looks remotely like a realistic weapon (though I could be wrong), so there is a gap in the market that these fill. I enjoyed them as an adult, and I gifted a set to my friend’s 14 year old son, who couldn’t wait to put them together and reportedly enjoyed them a lot. Recommended for people who are fans of both building kits and firearms.

Great
I love the quality of this product hands-down it is a 10 out of 10