Lego Compatible Trains?

And Super just to prove my point here's some pics of the assembled train (no video AC as there's little point as the one down-side of these sets are that they are not motorised - although they could be).

In the set there is the loco, tender - which is a bit odd as it looks like a diesel and a tanker wagon. In addition you get a set of points and 9 pieces of straight track which are totally compatible with the current genuine Lego track. There's also in this set a single mini-figure of a cowboy type driver.

Anyway overall I would highly recommend this brand (Ausini) having tinkered with all sorts of different 'compatible' brands of bricks I know the quality can vary greatly. Some are almost or as good as genuine Lego, others have issues with 'grip' and won't stay assembled, some are just not quite the right fit, warped or even just moulded incorrectly, some are even made of a slightly 'soft' plastic which deforms and again does not grip right.

Well I have to say the Ausini brand seem to be superb and apart from lacking the little Lego logo's on the pins you would never know they are not the real deal. They clip together tightly and do not come apart easily, I had no mis-molded/soft/broken or missing bricks. Overall I would recommend this brand very highly for quality and value for money. Of course if you want to motorise these using the lego functions it would add to the cost, but they would still be at least no more expensive than the real thing and probably still a lot less.

Anyway here's some pics of the finished items;