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(...) That is correct. Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many other east Asian countries do not observe/enforce international copyright laws. That is why bootlegs are so common everywhere over there except Japan. Jeff (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Arrgh! Nothing more annoying than cheap knowkoffs, especially of Castle Sets. Can anyone tell me exactly why china (or other asian countries for that matter) don't enforce copyright laws? It's like this, what If you took the harry potter of (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Bruce- Thanx for the info. I just set up a brickshelf account. Now all I need to do is get the pictures developed. WB (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! This is really cool. I really want to get started on something of this scale when I get settled with all my lego. Any idea how many pieces or sets went into that? What is the minifig population? Looking forward to chap 3... God Bless, (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Bruce, This was well done. I especially like the variety of ents. You're turning these chapters out at a great rate. I tend to use BURPs in a more compromised manner in my MOCs (they're there but decorated). Anyway great job. God Bless, (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, as I understand it, it really is not in their best interest to do so. Some of the companies almost legitimate, in such that they act like real companies, but their business is selling copyrighted material (CDs*, DVDs*, plastic building (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I'd already established Harry Potter goblins (on a normal minifig body) as orcs in my world, so I decided to make my Yodas into goblins. :) (...) Thats why I don't bother. ;) You don't have to use them in everyday conversation type posts. ;) (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If it was real quality that these imitators sported, than even forgeries have their own inate validness. Coupled with a mischeivious cloud of industry these devices have their due place in my legoverse: jail. MegaFigs, Kubriks, Blockos.. any (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Indeed. :) (...) O.k. so I accept the fact that the quality is abysmal… And that the bricks are probably completely malformed and possess absolutely no tensile strength to grip together… But! For only $5USD there should be a few elements of (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hard to say, but you might be. :) Try checking dollar stores in your area; I've seen the little sets (HTO sized) in them here and there, under the brand name "Shifty Bricks" or just "Shifty". I bought one as you said: a novelty, and ended up (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Well, I'm gonna do my best to attend brickfest, and I'll do my best to create a 16x16 town bit. I'm also going to try to bring a dragon or two, along with my griffon and if I get it done, another project I'm working on at the moment. I'd love (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'll be buying at least one of them, and I'll post a review thereafter. In the meantime, I'm not so sure that all of these parts are direct copies of canonical pieces. For instance, what about the two grey cones in (URL) Dave! (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) (URL) am I missing something? James (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hmm. Well, now I don't know. At first, it looked like the ones in the pic were too short, compared to the real things I have setting on my desk. But when I look at the partsref image, it seems like a match. Weird. Maybe this'll be the one I (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Anthony Sava" <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GwIrqq.D15@lugnet.com... (...) involved in (...) And (...) much (...) And here is my first attempt at wall sections: (URL) is actually NOT blue! ;) It's 4 studs thick with a 6 stud base (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Joel, "Joel Morris" <jcmorris@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gvr1A4.Br9@lugnet.com... (...) Go ahead if you like the tower. I'm curious to see your daughters castle, any chance of getting pictures up when it's finished? (...) windows - (...) (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi John, "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GvtKG9.98@lugnet.com... (...) Well thank you. (...) Yes, "considering its Lego" indeed :o) Maybe I should write a dear Lego letter, something like since juniorization seems (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Black doesn't show up very well. . .could you do a rainbow warrior version that more clearly shows the height, location of connectors, and battlement? And am I correct in seeing that you're aiming for a 2-high battlement? That leaves minifigs (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd be very interested in participating in the walled town/ village thing. It sounds like a great way to perhaps set down a central hub in Castle World, a sort of penultimate crossroads town. It seems as if the members of Castle World hoped (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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ToyFare magazine, #59, page 20 "Catching Toys in the 'Net" Download Where to go for... LEGO of the Rings (URL) would type the whole paragraph up, but would that be copyright infringement? :) Anyway, congrats! plucky (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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