QS08 45005 Pika Pika Pika.....Pikachu

Ever heard of the brick brand QS08? They came out with quite a number of Star Wars MOC creation and MineCraft sets. Google the net for QS08 StarWars and you will see a lot. They even have Super Heroes and TMNT. This is the first time I buy this brand, which is their latest Pokemon GO 4 boxes set. Box illustration as below.

From the box illustration, we can see each box have one Pikachu and one different pokemon, together with some bricks which builds some sort of Pokemon World. The Pikachu is cute.

But one funny thing, I only bought 2 boxes to try out the quality, and I got all the 4 different Pikachu, meaning there are no other Pokemon variants included, just Pikachu (is this the case or I am unlucky - or lucky). The pokemons are not minifig type, meaning no assembling of head,  arm, torso, legs and do not have studs and tubes. Being a brand that came out with big Star Wars models (below), I find the bricks are not to my liking.

           

SY Clash of Clans

Sheng Yuen SY261 - Clash of Clans COC). 6 minifig set, but two of them actually are the same Barbarian character, only the face is different. For Decool, they can easily print double face for this. I know the Barbarians is the most depicted character in the COC ads, but SY, at least give him a cape or something. I don't play COC (on this day...), but I know there are many other characters to choose from. For those that want to have an army of Barbarians (just like in the game), will be pleased. For me, a bit disappointed. Even the side bricks are identical in all 6 boxes.

There ARE many Barbarians here....

(Somehow later during 2016 and 2017, I am heavily into this game after my son have stopped his craze on COC)

Maradona

Too bad we did not win the World Cup this year

JLB Journey to the West and Hello Kitty

JLB, although not my top choice, but they do come out with characters that other brands, even Lego do not. The mini figures follows Lego design, but. JLB seems to be coming out with Asian-Oriental anime superheroes characters or Asian folklore.
Hello Kitty, famous all over the world, became more famous after Sanrio anounced that Hello Kitty is not a cat. Hello Kitty as minifig is actually not bad. Cutie.
But, the characters from "Journey to the West" (Chinese :西游记; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì) as Lego minifigs are really unique. These characters are like demi-gods from Chinese folk religion with Taoist and Buddhist teachings. People actually pray to the monkey god. I actually saw this set selling recently at a PC fair (overpriced, so I did not buy it). The  minifigs are not really great in detail, but some looks better in actual vs. what's illustrated, JLB should improve their side accessories like SY and not always give the same boring bricks.

The kitty with the sax is cool (No 3D18901-06)

Oh My God , what will JLB come out next

No 3D10901-06