Review - Liteup Blocks

文章摘要

Every once in a while you need to shed light on a MOC. There are several options for this including light bricks, Power Functions and fiber optics from LEGO (for you purists), LifeLights for more complex (and expensive) options, and assorted other third party light up bricks. Liteup Blocks is a new option that brings light options to your MOC without breaking the bank. Liteup Blocks come in a six colors and in both 2x3 and 2x4 sizes, and a 12x12 base coming soon. There are also flashing units, which cycle both color and pattern. Basic colors are red, green, blue, yellow and white.Although if there's a way of telling what color you have without turning it on I can't find it. The basic brick is the scale of a standard 2x4 (or 2x3) brick plus two plates.Why this size vs just a single brick height is because of the batteries I'm guessing. I'd certainly like to see something similar in a single brick height, I think it would boost flexibility in building. The batteries are replaceable with a single screw on the side of the brick and it runs on two LR41 button cells. One interesting thing to note is the LED is actually pointing up in the brick, making the top far brighter than the side. ...