we are building something very different today. two bunnings building block toys. i've got the bunnings
truck and the bunnings forklift. for those that are unfamiliar with bunnings, bunnings warehouse
is the major hardware store in australia. and they have recently started to release some
building brick toys. there are actually quite a few more in the range, but
so far i've only bought two of them. so they're both $10 each. but i feel like
the truck is better value for money because the forklift one is obviously a lot lighter.
almost feels like this is an empty box, that's how light it is. so the bunnings truck is made
up with 117 pieces and the forklift set is made up with 65 pieces. i'm going to build both
of them today and add them to my lego town. if you like my videos please don't forget
to click the like button below and subscribe to my channel. let's build the bunnings truck first.
so we've got three bags of bricks, one little double-sided instruction sheet and
two stickers. both stickers are identical though, i feel like we probably will only
need one of them and the other one might just be a duplicate in this box.
so the bricks are definitely lego compatible, the white brick is a lego brick, they are
identical in size. they're no brand or logo printed on each brick. let's build.
so the bunnings truck is now completed. this actually took a little bit longer than i
expected. about 20 minutes to complete. this is the first lego compatible building brick
i've made. i can very obviously tell it's not lego. it may look the same but actually it
feels very different. the way the bricks slot together are far from lego. i think
most of the parts are actually a little bit too tight. so i have to very often
use both hands try to squeeze all the bricks together during the building process. and there
are some parts that are very loose, such as this bit in front of the truck is just
constantly falling off. i think it doesn't look too bad. it's a pretty cute looking vehicle and
a pretty good size too. i guess ten dollars is not bad value for money for this particular set. we'll
have a closer look at the details at the end with the forklift. now let's go to the bunnings forklift.
not many bricks in this set at all. two bags of bricks, one little rubber band
two identical stickers and one little double sided instructions shee.t let's build.
the bunnings forklift set is also completed now. that took roughly 15 minutes to complete.
which is also a little bit longer than i expected. i think the biggest reason they take longer to
complete is how the brick don't slot together as easily. it takes a bit more effort to make
sure that they are connected properly. this is a much smaller set comparing to the truck.
for the same cost though. in terms of size and the number of bricks, i think the truck set is better
value for money. however i do like the structure of the forklift set a little bit more. i think
it's a bit more unique. one other common issue with both sets especially the truck set is the color of
the bricks on the instructions book. it's a little bit hard to read. it's more of a problem for this
set because this set used mostly the very dark green. as you can see, the color of the brick on the
instructions book is super super dark, that makes the outlining of the bricks relatively hard to see,
from a distance anyway. so i had to pick up the instructions book and look at them closely
to make sure i am using the right parts. i think this can be easily resolved by using slightly
lighter colours on the instructions book. anyways, let's have a closer look at both sets together now.
this is our completed bunnings truck and forklift sets. let's have a look at our bunnings truck first.
a very solid structure, the body of the truck is pretty much sealed all the way around. there are no
doors to allow access the back of the truck. the front keeps falling off as i mentioned, which is a little
bit annoying. both drive and passenger side doors can be opened. all the bunning signs are stickers.
including on the side of the door, the side of the truck, and the front and back number plates.
texture of the sticker is a little bit different to lego stickers. the lego stickers are closer to
vinyl stickers. these stickers are definitely more of a paper texture. it is okay though, because i did
reapply them a couple of times. they didn't break after reapplying. hardly have any texture
inside. there's a steering wheel and no seats or anything. some transparent bricks used at the front,
including the windscreen and the front lights. fairly cute size though. very lego city scaled
truck. now let's have a look at the forklift, this is tiny. however, i think to scale with the truck.
forklift would be a lot smaller than trucks i imagine. a little steering wheel inside, no seats
strangely. and a couple of controlling sticks. we've got some bunnings warehouse stickers all the way
around the vehicle. some transparent bricks used at the front, the top and the back to make
lights for the vehicle. the wheels are relatively smooth the top of the forklift can be opened.
and this part of the forklift can be pushed down and it'll bounce up because we've
attached a rubber band around it. i think they're both pretty cute sets. quite unique.
not so sure if i'll be collecting the rest of the bunnies warehouse ranges though. i definitely much
prefer the texture of lego bricks given they're actually similar in cost anyway. let's add it to
our lego town. i've added both burning vehicles to my lego town. the truck has been added to the
road plate just next to the corner garage, and i've added the forklift next to the tree house
right next to the lego city construction loader. i think they're pretty cute additions to my town.