I Built my First NON-LEGO SET! Funwhole "Antique Store" Building Experience & Review

[@brickloverbrad]

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[@pbosche]

For those on the fence.. FO is knocking it out of the park. The bricks are GO bricks, some say GO brick quality is on par and sometimes superior to L.. Color uniformity is fantastic unlike Lego. Yes the pieces are the same…complete compatibility. However FO is even making a few specialty bricks to allow channeling of wires! It’s so good. You light as you build which is great. I haaaaate trying to light built sets after, it’s the absolute worst. Everything is top notch AND ALL of this for less than 1/2 what L would charge for sets of comparable size. My only gripe is I want them all now. I collect way too much LEGO…and now I regularly add FO sets. They’re perfection. Get from Amazon with all your Amazon benefits and most sets always have 15% to $20 off.

[@117johnpar]

They're honestly really smart going for modular buildings as their big push into the industry.

[@staceytheresatammytinataco5488]

After many years I felt the urge to build some Lego. Went on Amazon and couldn’t believe that the one I wanted was $500 CAD. How many people can afford that? So I looked online and scrounged around on Amazon and found this maker. The builds look amazing and the prices are excellent. The reviews were also really good. It seems rather like Lego has become complacent and are gouging their buyers. If I can have a gorgeous set that is enjoyable to build for half the price, that also is lit up? I’m going for it. You also need to remember that the Lego mini figures of today are different from the ones in the past. They’ve changed and evolved as Lego has grown. These ones aren’t any worse than the Lego ones, they’re just different.

[@jeffc4862]

I finished my Antique Store last week and it was fantastic... as someone with a massive Lego collection (and yes, all of the modulars since the beginning), I honestly couldn't tell the different with the quality of the bricks, and the build... no clutch issues what so ever... considering it was 129.00 with a light kit included, and printed pieces (no stickers), I'll be keeping my eye on everything FunWhole releases... It also looks just fine with my Lego city...

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

There is absolutely without a doubt a purism that goes alongside Lego, even I feel that myself, it's the same kind of monopolistic nature of Band-aid, Apple with i-Phone, etc. Despite the fact that they can be extremely well-made products, it by no means means that they are the only good products out there. This is quite a difficult thing for people to wrap their minds around for some reason. I suspect alot of it is simply excellent conditioning on the part of the advertising of the premier brands. They make themselves practically integral to the very nature of certain products, like there just simply cannot be a smartphone that isn't an iPhone, there can't be a bandage that isn't a band-aid; and in this case, there cannot be a brick that isn't lego. But once you realize that, and break out of the conditioning and realize other very decent and good brands exist, you start to take advantage of all the competition that is out there, sometimes providing unique solutions that the premier brand hasn't even addressed.

[@surlywithfabshoes]

I’m actually liking FW better than Lego, because it’s more of a set of mini builds which work well for me because I do have adhd and tend to make mistakes no matter how hard I try. It’s a slightly lower price point so it’s not a crappy Flego cheap knockoff. The Antique shop was 139 CAD.

[@jittersgeyser620]

Hopefully lego lowers their prices to be competitive. They are too expensive. Funwhole is awesome, if not better in some ways than Lego. Now throw in that awesome price and Funwhole is a win rn.

[@raine5503]

Funwhole sets keep excelling 🎉the sets are wonderfully detailed, I have 8 now and getting 2 more soon 😊

[@brickloverbrad]

That’s great to hear! Yes, I definitely used to believe that all other brick-based systems were just knockoffs of LEGO with poor quality and boring builds, but this has definitely impressed me

[@Beenos01]

That's a weird flower 8:14

[@BG-ph8hp]

😀

[@Armaron06]

I recognise that flower. it's a Caticus Felinius.

[@Imzaluzzulazmi]

Bricks are not only Lego.

[@colsbricks]

Funwhole is an awesome product! I started building these recently and they are great quality sets!

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

They sat down and had a huge important meeting with highly paid executives and the main topic was, "New Company Name", and they came up with....FUN HOLE, clearly no 12 year old boys were involved in that meeting because any school kid could tell you not to call your company Fun Hole unless you make sexy stuff. The set does look stunning though...the competition is catching up big time Lego, time to start thinking about never doing stickers Lego if your competition can never use stickers and you claim to be "The PREMIUM Product".

[@davefaust78]

Thanks for posting the honest review, Brad! I have a massive Lego collection and have enjoyed Lego my entire life. At one time, I considered myself a purist. I always looked at other brands, but reviews and bad experiences with sets missing many parts kept me sticking with Lego. Until... Funwhole came along. Their early sets were nice, but the lighting wasn't as neat and clean as their later releases. In the last year or so, they started making custom parts to aid with lighting, such as hollow bricks with indents so the wires could run without being crushed between two bricks. These new parts are brilliant! I find the pieces to be of Lego quality. I've never had any connection issues and have every single set. Funwhole is exceeding expectations with each release. No stickers can be found anywhere, and their prices knock Lego out of the park. A good comparison is Funwhole's Antique Store vs Lego's Boutique Hotel. Both are highly similar, but Funwhole is $150 with printed parts and lights, while the Boutique Hotel is $230 with stickers and no lights. If anyone is on the fence about Funwhole, I recommend trying it. Their sets aren't theme knock-offs of existing Lego models like other brands. Each set comes with a highly detailed manual of excellent quality, or you can build from an easily downloadable PDF from their website (which I prefer).

[@costa6820]

Didn't expect it to have wireless connections for the lights , makes it even better. Can remove the floors without the hassle of wires. Might definitely consider this set.

[@AllthewayupG]

Lego is shit they can't even bring lightning kits

[@oliknow]

I find it funny how so many channels have "brick" in the name yet ignore or even hate chinese brands. that Lego fanboyisn, not a fan of bricks. great that you've gone out and explored what is possible. just got the front sign a bit wrong. cat is not a flower but eh what can you do

[@Jedi.Bricks]

Nice Brad! I will be building the funwhole medieval tower and also pantasy sherlock holmes set soon. It was great to get a look at the antique store and I enjoyed your style. Happy building dude!

[@brickloverbrad]

Oh nice! Thanks so much for checking it out, I really enjoyed making this one!

[@CharlieBrwn8]

they should change their brand name though

[@brickloverbrad]

🤣

[@SO-ym3zs]

Definitely not. Who's going to forget the name? :D Great marketing!

[@raymondhamill6702]

​@@SO-ym3zs maybe that's why they did it

[@surlywithfabshoes]

It’s a company based in China. They probably don’t know the reference lol.

[@ThelemicPotter]

​@@surlywithfabshoesthe copy on their site is wonky at best, their grasp of English is definitely tenuous. They clearly devote their time to their buildings. I'm so excited for the new CyberPunk line.

[@loganjorgensen]

I'm actually looking forward to see what their moulding tolerances feel like. That is funny about those that can't tell since the feel, weight, and fit of Lego is unmistakable, it even sounds different sometimes tapping it on surfaces. Also see what their manuals are like, quality there is often missing in alternative brands. Yeah totally the designs are top notch and very attractive, really great details. I didn't realize how much I missed lights in brick sets until looking at this brand. Hoping they might consider sound features too in the future. Every review seems to remark about the figures, funny since it isn't necessarily the reviewer complaining heh.😉 I'll give some constructive criticism about them. I think the shoulders are too thin and I'd love to see a ball joint there like other brands did well. Overall the body needs to be made of common geometric prisms to blend well with bricks, those shapes are too amorphous while the definitions like the feet are too sharp and specific. I see so many brick brands fail the most in figure design, you need a good solid generic foundation to apply arbitrary character detail to, you can't get too specific. The facial "cheek bulge" has potential in character variance like say bigger for a Homer Simpson look heh. The print is decent and I think they found a good unique face style. Lastly I'd really like to see them do their own hairstyles more rather than do Lego carbon copies.

[@annaleykiste]

HEY kislux I have been watching you for years and im so proud of where you have made it! I love you so much! Also thanks for making my day

[@captcrouton]

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't hear you mention that the FunWhole sets are significantly cheaper than equivalent Lego sets.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I was a purist for my whole childhood. Of course, that was because back then, the alt-bricks were often just cheaply produced and poor quality bootlegs. These days they're just great. I've happily added a lot of sets like these to my city, and a lot of alt-bricks themselves for their cheapness. Rarely I'll get a dud part but the customer service is usually pretty good.

[@Mighty-VizioN]

It's got to be exciting to be chosen to be a reviewer from a company. But when you really think about it. Instead of doing spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on advertising. They just give you a toy and get a free review. Which essentially is free advertising directly to the people that buy this type of stuff. And everybody is happy. The content creator gets content and the toy Creator gets a free commercial😂

[@SO-ym3zs]

For Lego purists, it's worth remembering that Lego took the whole interlocking brick idea from another company in the first place. Anyway, it's nice to see a Lego competitor covered. The best of them, like Cobi and Pantasy, easily meet or exceed Lego in quality and have some really interesting, clever designs and, specifically in Cobi's case, you get parts, building techniques, and subject matter that you'd never find in a Lego set.

[@brickloverbrad]

No, you're right! I think cobi makes an Air Force One set, I would love to build that!

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@brickloverbrad If you have any interest in planes, cars, warships, or tanks, Cobi is for you. They have a really wide selection. And now they're re-launching an Ancient Rome line with a warship, onager, etc.

[@gadou95]

You have to love the military with Cobi. Pantasy is much more general public with its pop culture

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@gadou95 True. Cobi does make non-military sets, like civilian cars, but military vehicles are obviously their bread and butter, and they do them exceptionally well.

[@rclaxton1651]

It would be awesome of building all of fun hole buildings in authentic lego

[@thepostofficeprince8819]

Would be the exact same thing.. Pointless

[@Chris23513]

Fun whole is a hilarious name... Just bought this on Amazon. Amazon has save $20 on this set and 15% off on other Fun Whole sets

[@Spaceman719]

As a Lego fan I’m sooo over stickers! 😫 plus a lighting kit is a bonus. The plastic quality looks a bit glossy but overall a really nice set! Lego needs to up their game!

[@oliknow]

glossy? you mean the parts don't look like they weren't rolling around the floor for 2 weeks already. the molds should be smooth.

[@ryanNreallife]

I have 3 Funwhole sets. They are great and affordable. I plan to get more.

[@brickloverbrad]

Oh that's awesome! If you can, please use the affiliate link in my bio and the promocode to save :)

[@lifedeather]

Nice more of this

[@117johnpar]

I really hope they do a botanical line.

[@TexasRanchu]

I bought the skate building from this brand as well, two man reason is Lego prices has gotten out of control and these set comes with lights

[@billyskoda6839]

Try the clutch power on cobi military sets...

[@mrsnakesmrnot8499]

F stands for “four hours and fifty-seven minutes”… either that, or Funwhole”. The people in this set are more “in shape”, which is why they have thigh gaps. LEGO mini figures don’t ever have thigh gaps.

[@Cartoonicus]

How do I use these instructions? They’re just numbers on top of numbers with no indication of what different numbers are supposed to mean? I’ve got all these different bags and they’ve each only got some of the parts eluded to on any given page. Please tell me I’m not gonna have to empty every single bag at once to put this together.

[@ABrickinTime]

I appreciate the comparison between the two brands during the review. But be watched a few Lego/alternative brick KZbinrs who were sent copies who leave this piece out. Thanks for the take.

[@brickloverbrad]

Thanks! As a predominantly LEGO channel, when I agree to review these sets, I feel I have an obligation to compare them to LEGO in a way, but not unfairly. These brands don’t have the same resources so it’s not apples to apples, but they’re similar so it’s worth noting.

[@nearly_reckless_nick]

Forget about the lighting system (which is awesome and, if nothing else, makes this set a cozy mood lamp for the upcoming fall and winter months) or the design (which is beautiful). Let's talk about the prints! (I am a 99.9 % LEGO guy but I hate their stickered mess and always think twice before I buy a set with a large sticker sheet.) To be fair, LEGO modulars are also prints-only, but they don't quite reach Funwhole's quality of printing. You talked about the clutch-power, but I am usually most interest in the brick surface. GO Bricks usually have a glossy surface comparable to LEGO. What about Funwhole? Are the bricks high-gloss and shiny without scratches and dullness? (From the video it appears to be so).

[@SO-ym3zs]

Their bricks are very similar in surface texture and look to Lego, with a fairly glossy sheen. Without careful examination, no one but an experienced builder looking for differences would notice any. That said, I have noticed surface variation between FunWhole sets, with one set having more micro-scratches on the bricks than another. Still, they're all basically glossy and shiny, certainly to a casual observer/fan.

[@devon8419]

Funwhole uses go bricks in their sets. They do make the specialized pieces for fitting wires.

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

I been saying Lego. Need to creat that own light kids and when the set is designed. Make it so you add. The lighting as you build the set. Than adding. The lighting arfter built. Cas have to take of part s. Wich mean the parts could be hard to figer out. At time where thay need to go back to. .yes Lego could. Do this. So the wire s are hidden. Cas in the design their would be. Hole s or arear made in the design to hide the wires. 😊

[@NicE-yr2vx]

For Lego you need the money. That´s it

[@brickloverbrad]

money and space haha

[@michaelpfaffenbichler3799]

is it not amaying to see a modular which has tiled floors all the way through

[@janetlutter9925]

What does this set cost?

[@costa6820]

Have see it well bellow 150

[@brickloverbrad]

It depends on which country you're in, all of the prices can be found here: www.funwhole.com/?ref=ghupipbx

[@ygrbooks]

Funwhole sets bricks are great, but also try Pantasy: they are the best you can buy. And both are far better in quality, color, prints and price than Lego.

[@brickloverbrad]

Pantasy is on my list for videos in 2025- stay tuned!

[@acespades8747]

I just bought this set and here my impressions. I just begin to build it. I bought it because it wasn't too small and have lights included and for the price was a non thinker. Also I only read possitive reviews from customers. I only have a Lego set to compare. The blocks aren't as shiny as lego's but is not a big deal. I prefered this figures over lego's minifigures because ,lego's are always yellow and have real weird expressions. Or they are scared in a pretty silly way or their are evil-ish. I hate the evil-ish in first place. But this Funwhole figures, seem pretty alike. I't's fun to build. The box was sealed ann the manuals are a+ quality. I don't regret to buy it. The eternal problem with original Lego's is they are overpriced. Too rich for my blood as the fact I hate small sets with 1.5 k pieces or less. But Lego's potential is always the cool classic mixed pieces sets for MOCS. I don't recommend lego sets in general but getting bunch of pieces in a box for MOCS. And the second issue is they don't include lights. So If you go for both, sets and lights it's pretty expensive. For now I just simply cannot afford them. I just want to build things.

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

I seen this build. I only buy Lego moduler s. But this. Build look s great. If I was to build it. I would. You s Lego to. Build. This .? Anny one got the. Instruction s link. Pleas. Or are the instruction s. Online for this. Build

[@johankorten2797]

Hope LEGO learns from it... I don't think they understand electronics and controllers. Even though there is a great electronics developer right at Kornmarken next to the factory (they did at least the PF cabling). Apart from that: Thank you for sharing.

[@brickloverbrad]

For sure! It was really interesting to experience a non-LEGO brick built set and I think they actually integrated the lights really well!

[@TonyMontanaDS]

They are spending an insane amount of money on marketing. I see them everyone these days.

[@brickloverbrad]

I hadn't really heard of them before but I see a lot of ads now, figured it's because I've visited their website a few times

[@AllthewayupG]

Still better then lego

[@AllthewayupG]

Lego never gives a light kit freaking potatoes😂😂

[@aaronbowen9247]

Did he really say he didn't like that he had to put together the figures!? Funwhole is way better than Lego. Lego is childish and expensive. I love the modular buildings but the figures are childish at best.

[@aliciapozzo9947]

the building looks awesome, but the figures are weird looking.

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

So glad the plastic bag are. Going. To paper bag s for Lego. On the mic. The plastic bag s. Are deth to the ear s .😩🙉😂

[@AllthewayupG]

Youre atleast not like mandr some i need real brands to feel sastified look

[@jamesplaysgames3574]

If you're a "Lego purist", and you liked building this set... ...then why DIDN'T you recommend it to other "Lego purists"?? Seems like you're still suffering from cognitive dissonance. 🤔

[@WillbanksHeight]

I felt this wonderful feeling in my mind, body and soul when she said “I prefer kislux