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Re: Interesting Castle on Ebay
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:28:55 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, David Carriker writes:
> > > I found an interesting castle set from saudi-arabia on ebay:
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=227975305
> > > 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.
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> > 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???
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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.
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> Weird...I'm thinking blatant rip-off, myself, but I'm not certain. Wonder
> what the copyright notice on the box says?
I noticed that too... but I didn't really think anything of it... I took
another look at the picture, and it looks like they COULD be there... I think I
could barely make out the mouths, but they looked like straight lines (no
smiles)... again, VERY hard to tell from the pics... and unfortunately, I can't
click on "ask seller a question" because apparently his email's not there or
something... Otherwise, the string looks of thicker quality than TLC's
traditional string, and also it looks like the rim around the yellow crusader
shield is slightly wider than usual... of course it IS really hard to tell
anything for certain...
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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