Barco explorador del Ártico

Most knock offs are terrible, but this set from this manufacturer is actually just as good as Lego. Very happy with it. Same quality as the top brand at a fraction of the cost. Can't go wrong, especially when it comes with lights! Excellent value and my son loves playing with it!

I received this Glikid City Boat building set as a gift, and it’s been an absolute hit from the moment it was opened. The big icebreaker ship looks super realistic once built, and the warm LED lights make it glow beautifully at night—the bridge, cabins, and even the iceberg base light up, which instantly turns any bedroom into an Arctic adventure zone. The kids love flipping on the lights and pretending they’re on a real polar mission, especially with the working crane that actually lifts the little submarine up and down. What really sets this apart is everything that comes with it: a helicopter that fits perfectly on the deck, a drone, a speedboat, a submersible, plus the iceberg and two adorable polar bears. There are so many ways to play, whether they’re rescuing the bears, exploring underwater, or flying recon missions. It keeps them busy for hours, and the build itself wasn’t too tricky—clear instructions and numbered bags made it manageable with just a little adult help at the start. Now the ship sits proudly on display when they’re not playing, and it still looks impressive even with the lights off. For the price, this feels like a total steal—way more detailed and interactive than most boat sets out there, and the lights take it to another level. If you’re looking for a gift that combines building, imaginative play, and that “wow” factor, this is it. Highly recommend! 🚁🐻‍❄️

This arctic exploration ship and accessory build kit from Glikid is a truly a fun project. The set features a large exploration ship with helicopter, submersible, drone, zodiac boat, and iceberg. The play factor after building is excellent. Pieces are bagged in numbered batches to simplify parts hunting. The manual is large and well laid out. The 6+ age range is appropriate. The build is approachable for young builders with some help, and fun for older kids or adults. Like many Lego-compatible sets, these bricks are sometimes difficult to connect. It seems that only the two big name producers have sorted out these tolerance issues. Young children or adults with hand strength issues may face difficulty. I'm not going to detract from the rating because of this issue because it is nearly universal to smaller brick kit manufacturers. Unlike so many other manufacturers though, this kit includes an actual customer support email address. There are so many features that make this kit stand out. Interior detailing on the ship is excellent. I expected the bridge to be detailed, but the below deck rooms feature a science center, galley, and wet well are fully constructed inside. Upper levels can be lifted off for extended play. The lighting kit is so distinct, with fixtures inside the ship and on the mast. The crane actually works to lift the submersible on and off. The zodiac can be stored on the side of the ship. The designers of this kit are amazing. They built in so many ways to play and so many beautifully moving parts. This is a wonderful set for kids and adults alike. The current price of about $36 is a steal. Buy one for a gift and get one for yourself too.

Review of Glikid brand City Boat Building Set with LED Lights - Arctic Explorer Ship priced at $42.49 (currently $36.11 at time of review), 1,215 pieces. For the sake of brevity, I will refer to this product as ship or building set. Unboxing: opening the box you greeted to many individually numbered bags corresponding to parts of the instruction. This is a very reassuring thing to see. The more numbered bags in a set the better. Numbered bags improve the build experience as you're working with less pieces at a given time so you don't have to spend precious time searching for pieces needed for each step. LIGHTING: Light effects are accomplished by 3 battery bricks connected to Really thin LED wires (pic1). They may look underwhelming but they do accomplish their purpose of illuminating the boat's lights. In my opinion, it looks better in the dark. INSTRUCTIONS: The instructions are beautiful. I mean it. This one actually has a table of contents! (pic2). Full size color pages. Clear instructions with arrows showing where the pieces go and highlighting the new piece so it stands out on the current build (pics3-5). FINAL THOUGHTS: The building blocks are comparable in quality to name brand. They clicked together nicely. The excellent instructions made the building experience pleasant and not tedious. Building set was sturdy and playable. Ship was not fragile. I really enjoy the final building set. This is a cool boat. I haven't heard of this brand before but I'm really liking this product from GLIKID.

Super excited about this boat set you can do multiple things to build it which is even better. It's super fun for my son. I love that it has a lot of small details which brings the piece totally together. Super easy to assemble they have step by step instructions which walk you through everything. The blocks are super durable which are amazing. Great value for your money.

This is definitely an expert level build. The quality of the pieces appear the same if not better than a widely known name brand, and they are durable and colorful. The Box itself is quite heavy because of the number of individual pieces it will require to put the entire project together , but that's to be expected . There are so many pieces to build in this set, it is definitely worth the value for this price point. If you have a tween this is an excellent bonding project. The manual appears to be easy to follow, and I love that each bag is numbered so you can easily follow along with the instructions. This even comes with a lighting kit! There's a drone a helicopter and a winch amongst other things. This will more than likely be more than a few months of a project which further increases the value for this price point. This is going to be a Christmas gift, but I seriously cannot wait to get started on it I'm so excited!

This building set is going to be an absolute favorite for my 6-year-old son. He’s really into Legos and construction sets, and while this isn’t the Lego brand, it has the same level of excitement and detail. The Glikid City Boat Building Set includes a huge arctic-themed ship, a helicopter, a polar bear, ice structures, and more. What really stands out is how well-organized and detailed everything is. The pieces are individually bagged and labeled, and the instruction booklet is incredibly thorough. It’s definitely a big build, something that won’t be finished in one sitting—but that’s exactly why I got it. It’s going to keep him engaged and challenged for days. Plus, it even has LED lights that attach to the ship, which adds a super cool finishing touch. This is the kind of set that’s fun to build and play with after. It’s perfect for kids who love imaginative arctic exploration themes. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a more advanced set that feels like a true project.

Legos are so expensive, and I was super excited to find this great set. It's such a great value for what you get. The price when I got it was $43.99, and I think you get a lot more than you would from a Lego set. It is actually a ton of pieces - so it'll keep my son busy for hours. The instructions are very clearly laid out and easy to follow. I love too that it comes with several different little builds that can be played with alongside the boat. For what you actually get in this set, I'd say this is defnintely worth the price.

This is a really fun set to work with, though it's a bit complex. It comes with lots of cute details - like a coffee bar, which for some reason was my favorite part. It took my experienced 26-year-old a day and a half or so (working just a few hours at a time) to put this together. I suppose an experienced 8 year old might also be able to put this together over a few days time. The labeled bags are a help at not having too many pieces out at once. Ours wasn't missing any pieces and everything fit together nicely. it really has a LOT of fun details that make it not only interesting to put together but exciting to play with once it is together.

This city boat building bricks set is an awesome and fun building set in addition to being a good value! I ordered this set to put together with my 7 year old nephew. He really enjoyed spending time putting it together and he also enjoys playing with it in his building bricks city. This set is a larger sized building set that comes with 1215 pieces, so it took us multiple building sessions (about one week) to build this. The instructions are pretty standard and easy to follow, and the bags are labeled for use with the instructions. Some of the steps took a little more effort to complete, but the finished set was worth building. The quality of the bricks is comparable to more popular brands--they have vibrant colors, they are well made, and they feel durable. They are also compatible with similar bricks from different brands. All pieces were included, and there were a few extra smaller pieces left over. I think that this set is a very creative set and it is a great way to get the kids' imagination and creativity flowing during playtime.

This is an amazing kit for the price. It took my 6-year-old and I about 8 hours to put it together. It has lots of fun details, including lights that are installed for the interior of the ship. The instructions were easy to follow. I gave it four stars instead of five because some of the pieces didn't fit together quite as nicely, some pieces has sharp edges or poky spots (pictured) and one of our doors had deformed hinges (also pictured), so we couldn't use it. We were also missing one small piece (they give you an email to contact if you are missing pieces). The lower quality is to be expected, and wasn't too bothersome considering the price. My 6-year-old thought it was the coolest thing and doesn't plan on taking it apart anytime soon. It is Lego compatible, so we will be able to use these pieces with our existing Legos.

Great build and a lot of fun to put together with kids. Very fragile especially at the radio tower and the crane. I needed to buy some Lego glue to hold it together because they keep getting bumped off and can use some rigidity. My son complained that it doesn’t actually float but was blown away by the lights. He broke the switch on one almost immediately and then left the other on overnight so within a day there’s almost no light left. Not sure what the expected battery life on these things should be, or what it should be with kids. Still a fun build that took a few hours and looks great

Just what a 6 year old wants

Good quality! Love building this with my 12 year old son. Keeps him busy Lol