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Subject:	Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha
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Date:	Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:59:23 GMT
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It's in Japanese: http://www.os.xaxon.ne.jp/~dais/txt_dir/dialy/2000/09/dtxt_00095a.htm Anyone knows what they are? Are they only available in Japan? This site is worth browsing around for any mecha fans: http://www.os.xaxon.ne.jp/~dais/txt_dir/dialy/dtxt_top.htm It got lots of good quality photos of the newest Japanese mecha toys and models for inspiration. ;)

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		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
(...) Wow! I have no idea what they are, but there are plenty of stores in Boston that carry Japanese toys, so maybe they'll crop up in one of them eventually. That said, I got all excited for a second because it seemed like the parts were all (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
Now those are just darn cool. I wish LEGO would come up with something similar using the ThrowBots ball joints. They wouldn't have to be particularly complex, but they could still be very stylish. Thanks for the link. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
WHY CAN'T LEGO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!!! fume, rant, pull hair Boy, if only Mark S. or Bryce were on the design team, we could go out and buy a Big Blue. T_T Jim (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
(...) They are VERY lego-like and pretty good quality too. I am beginning to think that as the quality differences between TLC's bricks and Mega Block's bricks narrows, the price of the MB bricks is going to win out with me -- and no, not for all (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
these look a LOT like the kawada models "cyber police" and "cyber gang" here's an unofficial list from a couple of years ago: (URL) i've never seen an official site until now. i'd love to know if it is the same company and if they still make the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
I translated the page and it appears that the red one is Dee Ground and the other is Dee Head, it also says that there is a third called dee Leon. With all three there are gestalt meaning they form together into a bigger mecha. The brand appears to (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Weird LEGO-like mecha toys
(...) Okay, I sent a message off to Ken-tucky to see if he knew about these. Here's his reply: "...Hi,Ben These block mechas are called "DIA-DROIDS". They are a products of Kawada Co.,Ltd. a Japanese domestic toy manufacturer. kawada "DIA BLOCK"s (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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