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    MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
   !Hey guys, _MegaBloks_ Yup, that's right... i'm using the 'MB' word! ...lol Perhaps this is the wrong place to ask, but… does MegaBloks have an open forum for their product lines like Lego does with this here fan-site ‘Lugnet’... What i mean to say (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Kirby Warden
     I'll admit that Megabloks look really cool on the shelf. But I have to question a really cool looking Pirate ship or castle w/ dragon when there's only a hundred pcs or so. I look at the boxes and see a LOT of juniorization. And talk about color (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Patrick McFarland
      (...) I agree, the dragons themselves are, well, sculptured giant-figs. They aren't bricks. (...) Well, MB hasn't figured out more isn't better for the palette. Instead of having a global palette with, say, two dozen colors in it (which LEGO even (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Dave Schuler
     (...) Surely you include LEGO's new "Lil' Pirates" line, or whatever it's called, in your critique? One of the new Pirates Jr. ships has only 140 pieces. (...) You're showing your age, Kirby! I don't think that multi-hued pics and graphics bother (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Kirby Warden
     (...) I try not to aknowledge the Junior line. Though I have bought some Junior sets at deep discount for some chrome pcs and out of curiosity as to what I might be able to do with some of the parts. Most of the pcs went to my kids who gleefully (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
      (...) Hi Kirby thanks for your response! I can see in the next few years Megabloks gaining greater market share and continuing to improve it's product line in terms of quality, realism and general appeal to a wider youth audience then Lego. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Arne Lykke Nielsen
     (...) After many years of LEGO purchases, I've recently added some MB sets. As I live in Denmark, I can buy only LEGO in the stores, and pays the very high price accordingly. So to get MB sets, I have to buy from UK or USA. I have bought quite a (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Joshua Opotzner
     In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote: even if I dislike the (...) Who knows; if real vikings constantly experienced terrible monsters and dragons flinging at them from every direction, they may have improvised catapults :) (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Leonard Hoffman
     (...) I personally don't know - but Lugnet DOES have a forum for discussing Megabloks and other clone brands: (URL) . You'll probably get more information there. -Lenny :followups to o-t.clone-brands (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
     (...) Thanx-man! I actually totally forgot about that! Plus, i never really wanna leave Lugnet, i'm here for the people, they just 'happen' to share the same enthusiasm for a hobby we all enjoy. Peace, --==Richard==-- (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Patrick McFarland
     (...) Eh, I don't like the Dragon product line. The occasional special piece in a kit is great (Bionicle pushes the limits of good taste, but doesn't break them), the Dragon line is hard to be considered bricks at all. From what I've seen, there are (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Dave Schuler
      (...) Just for reference, the Dragon Eggs sets are marketed as what they are--a Dragon figure in an egg, with no claims of included bricks. The Dragons typically have a four-stud arrangement on their backs to accommodate a seated minifig. Other sets (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
     
          Re: MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
      (...) That's too funny... lol I like how you felt the need to justify that! That made me smile. Well done. :-) --==Richard==-- (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
    
         Re: MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
     (...) Did i mention the MB Dragon’s line somewhere?!? (I don't think i linked to it?) Actually i was referring to their new 'Pyrate' line and how they reinvented the minifig that really got my attention. Interestingly enough though, the Dragon line (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Benjamin Ellermann
   In lugnet.dear-lego, Richard Noeckel wrote: snip (...) According to Jake, Vikings will be available from Shop at Home in North America. These sets just became available on many European SAH's and will probably be at US SAH soon. I do agree that not (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Richard Noeckel
     (...) Yah, but i was wondering, or secretly hopping that it'd reach mass retail in the U.S. and Canada! I recall now that it might have been pushed back a year in our market... What i'd really like are some definitive answers regarding product (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Chris Givan
   (...) I'm not positive about this but I heard the other day that LEGO Viking Sets could be found exclusively at Toy's R Us.... ah here it is Eric Olsen: Q:Why did LEGO wait till 2005 to make vikings? A: scandinamvian humbleness... we did not think (...) (19 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Leonard Hoffman
     (...) Heh. Actually, they had a handout at BrickFest created especially for TRU having Vikings in October. It was a pretty cool ad with some neat graphics. If I was really cool, I'd post pics of it. But I am not cool. I am lame. ;o) Vikings ROOL!! (...) (19 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
   
        Vikings —Erik Olson
     Here's the full answer: Erik Olson: Why did Lego wait until 2005 to explore a Scandinavian theme with Vikings? Jørgen Vig Knudstorp: There's several answers to that. One is I think there's some Scandinavian humbleness-- we did not think anybody (...) (19 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: MegaBloks —Benjamin Ellermann
   (...) All of this information is correct. Please note than when I posted on this thread in early July we did not know when the sets would be released in North America and I was pestering Jake for more information (which he did not have yet). Check (...) (19 years ago, 20-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
 

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