>>7174994>i'm interested to find a non-lego that seems to be its own thing rather than a direct rip of something elseYeah, there's a bunch of these nowadays. Almost all compatible with lego. Some worth getting just for parts, like plates with studs on both sides or whatever. There's Enlighten, Gudi brand has some nice space and military sets, others. All Lego compatible, with maybe rare exceptions.
pic related is a Wange set, almost a model kit but good for moc parts.