Better quality pieces than what I have seen in the past from imitation LEGO. And instructions too. But like all the other brand X knock-offs, they just cant or wont be as good as the real deal. They have gotten better, but still have weird issues like loose fitting bricks, weak model construction, and ##%$@ stickers instead of printed designs on bricks. But they have gotten better, like this set, which is like a C+ or B- compared to LEGO's straight A's. This one had a lot of good instructions, but some of the individual designs were not sturdy at all. But it did come with a nice bag, so I guess that's a good thing. So yeah, my immaculate vision of LEGO forgot that LEGO doesnt give a hoot about how you actually store their products. Ugh, anyway this set is an somewhat respectable affordable alternative to the real thing.