Building on walls (Brik Tile)

paul_merton

I haven't see "Brik Tile" mentioned anywhere on the forum yet, but I thought it was worth pointing out, as it expands the possibilities of Lego building!

It's a kickstarter project, and appears to be going well (already exceeded its $30,000 goal and there is still 33 days left):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joltteam/brik-tile-legotm-compatible-wall-tiles

Sounds like they have two key advantages over Lego's own baseplates - they can butt up to each other without requiring any spacing, and they have temporary adhesive surfaces (sounds a bit like Post-It note technology) that lets you stick them on walls and so on.

iso3200

That's my new bathroom decor sorted then ;-)

LuLego

What a brilliant thing!
my kids would love a section of wall like this but I'd anticipate a hefty price.

LuLego

Price isn't too bad, actually.

leemcg

I think this looks pretty good. The only thing stopping me signing up to KickStarter to support is that you also end up spending money on lots of fake 1x1 bricks too. I'd be much more up for it if it was just the bases.

CCC

LuLego said:

Price isn't too bad, actually.

It is $30 for UK for the cheapest selection, so ~£23. Then factor in £4.60 for VAT and £8 Royal Mail handling charge and you are up at £35 or so for two non-lego plates to attach to a wall.

paul_merton

Or if you back the kickstarter, then $15 will get you two of the plates, plus a couple of brik clips and 300 "briks". There'd be no VAT or import duty on that, I think?

paul_merton

paul_merton said:

Or if you back the kickstarter, then $15 will get you two of the plates, plus a couple of brik clips and 300 "briks". There'd be no VAT or import duty on that, I think?

Ah, there's $15 shipping to the UK!  So it would be ~£23 for that lot, but still no VAT or duty to pay.

CCC

£23 is above the import threshold (£15), so you would need to pay the VAT and the RM handling fee.

paul_merton

Surely it's based on the value of the goods, not the value of the goods plus postage?

TigerMoth

paul_merton said:

Surely it's based on the value of the goods, not the value of the goods plus postage?

Nope.

You are charged on the total value of the goods, shipping and insurance. Sometimes.

AllBrick

What's stopping someone attaching a similar double sided sticky stuff to the back of a genuine plate?

monkeyhanger

RM are quite inefficient at collecting though. Unless the item is huge or heavy i'd say 5 out of 6 eligible parcels don't get stung.

CCC

I think it depends on how they fill out the customs form. As this is a small business then they are likely to fill it out for the full amount paid. I doubt they'll take requests about filling it in for a lower value.