Review of LEPIN 20003 24 Hours Race Car - Type A

With with very little turn around time, we head directly into the Type A part of the 24 Hours Race Car.

Start off with the front suspension and its an interesting build. Usually you would feel that one car would be the same as the but the Technics series, they have tinkered about a bit so I feel that they are a little different from each.

I think this car is going to be quite wide.

Now with the 8 cylinder engine mounted.

Moving on now..

The car is going to be quite wide as can be seen here and very low clearance too.

There is a nice gimmick that opens up the doors like a pair of wings but more on that later.

The engine is in the rear of the car and has another nice way of raising the boot..or is now the hood?

All in all a nice set up where everything falls into place without any issues.

To be honest, I am quote impressed by the car. I did not expect it to look as good as it does especially with the stickers on. Its an impressive size and all the gears work. There is no motor or battery set included with this car. HOWEVER, there is space to have it installed. The manual has instructions as well if you want to install the motor and make the controls battery powered. Now thats a very nifty set up.

All in all, I liked the Type B and the Type A I ended up liking more surprisingly. 

Review of LEPIN 20003 24 Hours Race Car - Type B

Now after the Falcon, time has come to change things with a Technics kit so lets get right to it. Presenting the 24 Hours Race Car.

The box art is decent as always. And surprise surprise, its a 2 in 1 kit. so as always I will make the Type B first. The instruction manual as usual does not include Type B so I downloaded it onto my tablet before starting construction.

The front suspension is interesting.

The chassis comes together in with a nice snap fit. Usual Lepin quality so no complaints so far.

Interesting engine block

Now mounted on the chassis.

The rear chassis now

The construction like with all Technic kits is interesting and doesnt seem boring even though there are so many cars available.

The front part comes with a nifty gimmick which I shall cover later at the end of this post.

Only driver's seat available. This car is definitely for those who are introverts haha.

Three knobs to control hmm..I think one would be for the steering. Not sure about the rest though.

Presenting the boot

Anybody want some rims??

The gimmick which I told you about earlier? The headlights flip up and down if you turn a knob. Pretty nifty trick.

Anyone wants to go for a ride?

And turning a knob, opens up the boot. And it comes with cup holders too. (Just kidding)

Last but not the least..a V8 engine for the muscle car aficionados.

Will be posting Type A pics soon.

Review of the LEPIN 05033 Millenium Falcon UCS Edition - Part 2

Part of the Falcon review coming up.

The underside of the panel that is curved around the back of the Falcon. The whole thing rests on four clips which I think will stress the clutch on those pieces because of the weight. I have tried to work around it but more on that at the end of the review.

The top portions of the pointy things. (Sorry I still don't know what to call them haha). As always try to slot in the white pegs first before pressing down with the top layer. This part is a little tricky as some of the white pegs slot into pieces from the bottom layer. So if the alignment is not correct, you could end up popping out the bottom layer out completely. So proceed with caution.

Really? Cuck? Hmmm...interesting

Now seems the right time to take a close up of the action figures included. Presenting from left to right:

1. Han Solo - Expression tries to replicate sneer

2. Obi-Wan - Hair looks wierdly like that of Newt Gingrich. Trust me..look him up

3. Leia - Whose eyes are tiny points and the hair do is nowhere close to the actual Leia hair buns

4. Chewbacca - Whose eyes are non existent which I think would make anyone angry

5. Luke - Hmm, hair looks like out of a L'Oreal commercial. Because what can I say? he is worth it.

6. And yeah, my kids love stickers.

The cockpit of the falcon with the four inside. The figures are quite bad so they will not really snap onto the seats but that is expected. You did not buy this kit for the action figures, did you? Oh you did? Well too bad.

Then the cockpit fixed onto the main frame. Looks very secure.

The rear top portion comes together. My gripe with that everything is just slotted on and nothing firm holding it down..so if you want to have it suspended or displayed one side up, then its a great idea to glue things together.

The cockpit comes in..and again. Things are holding on with the flimsiest of connections which is great if you want to display it as it is but not if if you want to get creative about it.

Displaying Luke with the interesting hair do.

The antenna is good snap fit.

Displaying the completed set. The construction is good. My problem is with the top portion which isnt securely snapped on. So you need to glue it properly. 

I hope you enjoyed the review. Keep tuned for more.