4 ‘Legos’ of Malaysian things you can buy

It’s amazing the kind of toy bricks you can find out there nowadays, be it legit Lego releases or offerings from Chinese knockoff brands. Check out this replica of the Marina Bay Sands:

Or this 7,500-piece set of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, priced at RM3,599:

And if you’re wondering whether there are any toy bricks made of Malaysian stuff, there absolutely are, and you can actually buy some of them to build yourself. For instance…

 

1. KLCC

As far as we can tell, Lego never released an official set of the most iconic building(s) in Malaysia, and the closest thing to that would be the one in Legoland’s Miniland section. The custom-made structure sits at an impressive 10 meters tall, and looks hella accurate to the real thing:

While you can’t buy this behemoth, there are toy bricks of KLCC released by mainland Chinese toy companies that you can get from online shopping platforms:

Unfortunate that these don’t include the Suria KLCC shopping mall section, though.

 

2. Wau/Hibiscus/Kampung House/Ketupat

What Lego has done in 2017 was release some Lego sets that celebrate the culture of Malaysia under the Cities of Wonder series. Very cute, but they’re impossible to find in Lego stores nowadays, and the secondhand ones being sold online can go up to RM1,099.

 

3. Malaysian Airlines plane

Another piece of Lego history that you probably can’t get any more is a Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Lego Holiday Jet from 2003. This set was sold on-board MAS flights for a limited time, and had a sticker set bearing MAS colors. Brickeconomy.com estimates this Lego plane set to be worth more than RM1,000, with its price only going up as time goes on.

 

4. God of Wealth & Guan Yu

Are you sick of your Taoist deities being made out of wood or clay? Have you been thinking of giving your altar a makeover? These toy brick versions of the God of Wealth and Guan Yu (the God of many things) might just be for you, and you can find them on multiple online marketplaces.

Aaaand that’s all the purchasable toy bricks of Malaysian things we could find. Honorable mentions to these custom pieces made by very creative individuals:

Aside from this Proton Saga, the lads at Eleventh Bricks have also made toy brick versions of the rapidKL bus and PDRM patrol car.

And because Malaysians are Malaysians, they’ve expressed their love for their favorite food in the form of toy bricks. If y’all know of any other cool toy bricks of Malaysian stuff, let us know in the comments.