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Clics Fire Brigade – Truck

This truck is a model from one of the Clics Fire Brigade sets. It contains red and white basic pieces, stickers and extra details like propellers to build firefighter vehicles. The set is relatively small, but the manufacturer proposes 8 models, and you can mix it with any other Clics set.

ClicsToys, a Belgian company established in 2001, operates its very own factory located in Kempen, where they craft the popular Clics building blocks. These building sets mostly have square pieces, all sharing identical form and shape. What sets Clics apart is their ability to connect smoothly at the edges, allowing flexible joint movements.

Using these plastic squares, the creative possibilities are endless, even though Clics sets usually offer relatively few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets may include wheels and decorative panels, but few extra items. The true strength of Clics lies in the generous number of pieces in their sets, allowing you to make even biggest creations with ease. The pieces of Clics are too big to swallow and easy to hold, so they are safe, but some connections can be too tricky to younger kids. So the most sets are recommended for children who are 3 years old or older. However, these sets will be interesting even for the 10-years-olds.

The fundamental building blocks in Clics are square, which naturally leads to the cubic or brick-like structures. However, the great advantage of these blocks is the ability to connect them at various angles, making diverse shapes. Careful assembly can even give you triangular or sloping figures. Nevertheless, the most robust and tough structures in Clics are cube-shaped. Additionally, you can create flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.

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Play Build Straw Constructor

This is a classic straw constructor set by the Play Build brand – with thin, flexible plastic tubes and hard connectors. The tubes bend easily, but they can’t hold any shape on their own. Once you release them, they will immediately return to their normal, straight form. They also are just smooth hollow plastic straws without any details to attach to each other.

So, you will need special connectors to connect and hold the straws together. Main connectors have small pins that go inside the straws’ hollow ends and then hold them in place. These things can connect straws in different positions, but they obviously attach only to the edges. Because of this, many modern straw building sets also have connectors that can wrap around a plastic tube and hold it in place. These connectors greatly increase the number of building options the set has.

The straw sets are very different from building blocks. Instead of the solid, sturdy constructions, they produce a bunch of lines forming a 3D shape. These crafts are lightweight, flexible, and a bit abstract. This set have some extra pieces like wheels, but you will be able to lightly bend and twist the craft you made.

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Ggiibro Straw Building Set

This is a classic straw building set by Ggiibro brand – with thin, flexible plastic tubes and hard connectors. The tubes bend easily, but they can’t hold any shape on their own. Once you release them, they will immediately return to their normal, straight form. They also are just smooth hollow plastic straws without any details to attach to each other.

So, you will need special connectors to connect and hold the straws together. Main connectors have small pins that go inside the straws’ hollow ends and then hold them in place. These things can connect straws in different positions, but they obviously attach only to the edges. Because of this, many modern straw building sets also have connectors that can wrap around a plastic tube and hold it in place. These connectors greatly increase the number of building options the set has. This set has connectors that can do both of these connection types.

The straw sets are very different from building blocks. Instead of the solid, sturdy constructions, they produce a bunch of lines forming a 3D shape. These crafts are lightweight, flexible, and a bit abstract. Not all sets have extra pieces like wheels, but you will be able to lightly bend and twist the craft you made.

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Clics Fire Brigade Set

This set is one of the Clics Fire Brigade series. It contains red and white basic pieces, stickers and extra details like propellers to build firefighter vehicles. The set is relatively small, but the manufacturer proposes 8 models, and you can mix it with any other Clics set.

ClicsToys, a Belgian company established in 2001, operates its very own factory located in Kempen, where they craft the popular Clics building blocks. These building sets mostly have square pieces, all sharing identical form and shape. What sets Clics apart is their ability to connect smoothly at the edges, allowing flexible joint movements.

Using these plastic squares, the creative possibilities are endless, even though Clics sets usually offer relatively few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets may include wheels and decorative panels, but few extra items. The true strength of Clics lies in the generous number of pieces in their sets, allowing you to make even biggest creations with ease. The pieces of Clics are too big to swallow and easy to hold, so they are safe, but some connections can be too tricky to younger kids. So the most sets are recommended for children who are 3 years old or older. However, these sets will be interesting even for the 10-years-olds.

The fundamental building blocks in Clics are square, which naturally leads to the cubic or brick-like structures. However, the great advantage of these blocks is the ability to connect them at various angles, making diverse shapes. Careful assembly can even give you triangular or sloping figures. Nevertheless, the most robust and tough structures in Clics are cube-shaped. Additionally, you can create flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.

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K’NEX Cyber-X C10 Crypto Crank

Cyber-X is an unusual line of sets for K’Nex – these sets propose you to build toy guns of different hapes and forms. There are few sets, each offers multiple different guns that actually shoot Nerf-like dart bullets. Cyber-X have some unique pieces, but they are still K’Nex sets with many standard rods and “flakes”.

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Tegu

Tegu is a very popular brand of building kits, produced in Honduras. All Tegu pieces are wooden blocks and planks of simple shapes, with small but powerful magnets inside. These pieces are very well-crafted, and just pleasant to hold in your hands. They look pretty basic at first, but children may assemble them into all kinds of surprising things, even the smallest 6-piece sets can be put together in seemingly endless ways. This brand is also very proud of its wood being sustainable and its business improving Honduras’ economics.
However, Tegu sets are typically much smaller than average building sets of the same price range.

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