As a Bionicle fan, LEGO recently burnt me and the whole fandom pretty badly. So I’m pretty much giving the whole company the middle finger.
I know there are probably a bunch of good alternatives out there, and I remember some being mentioned to me previously, but I don’t know where to find them.
I’m looking for LEGO and LEGO Technic alternatives/knock-offs of good quality. Preferable European in origin rather than Chinese.
They don’t need to have popular or brand themes, or be copies of actual LEGO sets, just good parts at good prices.
Left field suggestions: Meccano and K’Nex. They’re not cheap, but then Lego isn’t either. They’re not Lego compatible (nor compatible with each other) but the whole build-it-yourself and mix-and-match aspects remain intact.