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Re: Interesting Castle on Ebay
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:02:43 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Carriker writes:
> I found an interesting castle set from saudi-arabia on ebay:
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=227975305
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> It looks like a variation on the Black Falcon Fortress. Any insights from the
> more knowledgeable folks here? I noticed that it was numbered 708.
How phenomenally odd! "DALU"? "DALULAND"? I assume this is a translation of
some kind? But why translate a product name? Does "lego" mean something in
Arabic? Could it concievably be a rip off of lego? I'm not sure how copyright
laws are in the Saudi Arabia-- could it be some other company? I wouldn't think
that TLC would alter the product THAT much for another market! After all, if
they're already manufacturing Black Falcon's Fortress, why come out with a
completely different box/set/instructions/etc? And why include both crusader
and black falcon shields/figs in the same set? I need answers! (Does this mean
that nobody is castle complete without the whole Saudi line??? Help!)
DaveE
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| (...) And is it just me, or do those minifigs not have faces? It's hard to tell, because the scan isn't a great resolution, but it looks like the heads are unprinted. Weird...I'm thinking blatant rip-off, myself, but I'm not certain. Wonder what the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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