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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Isaac Yue wrote:
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Hello,
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
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Tyco, Coko, Larami, Oxford, Blok-Tek (there is evidence that these companies
have had access to the same molding equipment, so the degree of
separation between these companies is unclear. There is some clear
overlap, but other aspects, such as minifig design are distinct
between brands)
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Regarding Dave’s comment on the distinction of minifig designs between
brands; I have taken the liberty to do a rough comparison of the actual
differences between an Oxford minifig and a Lego one. I am posting it
here as it contains
some big images.
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That’s really interesting. The four Oxford minifigs that I have (from the tank
set 13000) have a leg design that’s considerably different from what you’ve
shown. I’ll try to scan them to show you what I mean.
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Finally, on my main site (http://www.redbeanstudio.net), I’ve compiled a
list of all the known (and working) websites of all the so-called ‘clone
brands’ (it can be found in the link section). I’ll appreciate it very much
also if anyone can point out if I’m missing anything. Oh, btw, I tend to
classify clone brand by the usability of its accessories by a Lego minifig,
and the accessories have to be made in hard ABS plastics (thus ruling out
Kubricks).
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Here are two others:
Art Asylum. (The product is called
“C3,” but that part of the website apparently isn’t available quite yet).
Hasbro has the Built To Rule toys as showcased
here, but I don’t believe that the product line is being supported any longer.
Both of these brands use good quality ABS, but the accessories do not fit in
minifig hands at all.
Dave!
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| (...) After you said that I went back to look at all my Oxford figs, and I noticed that the military Oxford figs I have also have different legs design (they're more like Lego's with holes in the back, but are square instead of round). So apparently (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| Hello, (...) Regarding Dave's comment on the distinction of minifig designs between brands; I have taken the liberty to do a rough comparison of the actual differences between an Oxford minifig and a Lego one. I am posting it (URL) here> as it (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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