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Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:16:38 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Anthony Sava wrote:
   In lugnet.build.mecha, Dave Schuler wrote:

   Second, the bricks aren’t as low quality as you probably think, and many of Mega Bloks’ designs equal or exceed those of LEGO. Yes, Mega Bloks makes considerable use of BURPS and POOPS, but the ProBuilder line showed the remarkable versatility of conventional bricks, far beyond anything that LEGO was doing at the time.

Dave!

Gonna have to disagree with you whole heartedly on the quality of Mega Bloks.

When the MB Dragons line first came out, I bought several sets, being a dragon fan. I put the sets together and they look good, even if they are built out of GIGANTIC pieces.

The sets came with some 2x4 bricks as well. I tried to put them together - some did, some didn’t. A few of the 2x4 bricks wouldn’t stay together - there was no friction between them at all. Other bricks were so hard to put together I had to put my entire body weight on them to click together - only to later have to use a pair of pliers to separate them. Mind you these were bricks bought from a brand new, undamaged set.

One set I had put together popped apart on its own. Literally. It was sitting on my desk and without touching it, bumping it, no severe temperature changes, no wind, no external forces whatsoever - the bricks litterally popped apart and the set collapsed in on itself.

Yes sadly the Dragons and Pyrates Mega Bloks lines are some of the worst quality they have done. Its not because of the juniorizedness of the sets either. For some reason the part quality is no where near as good as Mega Bloks’ more brick based lines like the Pro Builder sets or the Warriors Future Force sets. Obviously those are still not as good as Lego but you can actually “build” with the parts from those sets rather well.

   No, Mega Bloks are of inferior quality to LEGO. I’ve never had a new LEGO brick act any differently than any other brick in my collection.

That is why Lego is worth paying for.
  
--Anthony

-Mike Petrucelli



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(...) Gonna have to disagree with you whole heartedly on the quality of Mega Bloks. When the MB Dragons line first came out, I bought several sets, being a dragon fan. I put the sets together and they look good, even if they are built out of (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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