LEGO Crocs clogs are coming. Yes, you read that right, and no, this isn’t an early April Fool’s joke! Bloomberg first broke the news that LEGO and Crocs are teaming up on brand new multi-year partnership, with a new line of LEGO brick-shaped Crocs clogs set to debut on 16 February 2026. LEGO have now […]
Yes, in serious. I’m personally not much of a Lego collector and/or builder, but two close friends of mine are. They were big Lego fans and collectors for most of our lives (decades). I’d say 10-15 years ago they started to complain about declining QC and just generally lower quality. Molds were clearly used for much longer, parts having worse tolerance and either not fitting well or being lose. Then the creative side also got worse, with kits just not meeting previous standards either. Clearly just being cranked out for the sake of releasing something, often under license (Star wars, marvel or whatever).
Then when the patent ran out, some (select few) of the alternatives started to gain favor. Unfortunately I don’t remember who, but I can ask next time I see either of them. Not saying everything they make is great, but actually less problems with gas parts, and some kits are apparently just like old Lego.
Hey I’m not sure if I would ever use the information for any actual future shopping or whatever so no pressure, but would love to know what kind of Lego alternatives aficionados would recommend nowadays!
Yes, in serious. I’m personally not much of a Lego collector and/or builder, but two close friends of mine are. They were big Lego fans and collectors for most of our lives (decades). I’d say 10-15 years ago they started to complain about declining QC and just generally lower quality. Molds were clearly used for much longer, parts having worse tolerance and either not fitting well or being lose. Then the creative side also got worse, with kits just not meeting previous standards either. Clearly just being cranked out for the sake of releasing something, often under license (Star wars, marvel or whatever).
Then when the patent ran out, some (select few) of the alternatives started to gain favor. Unfortunately I don’t remember who, but I can ask next time I see either of them. Not saying everything they make is great, but actually less problems with gas parts, and some kits are apparently just like old Lego.
Hey I’m not sure if I would ever use the information for any actual future shopping or whatever so no pressure, but would love to know what kind of Lego alternatives aficionados would recommend nowadays!