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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Paulo Renato wrote:
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Hi Ed,
To tell you the truth, as clone goes, I only know MB and Tyco (and a handful
of non-compatible brands, like Tente, etc).
Tyco did have a very nice fitup (0). MB’s is not so good, but it is
improving. Now (1) the large round holes in the back of the plates are not
round anymore; they did what Lego also did a while ago -- now this holes are
more octogonal. This causes a better performance on the fitup. They are also
making new kinds (to my knowledge, at least) of basic bricks and plates like
1x6 brick, 1x1 plate, etc.
As for the brands you mention I know a site that sells them but I don’t know
if can give it here on Lugnet (2). They sell Shifty at nice prices, I guess,
and I’m really tempted to buy some of them. (Well, after your post, I’m
certainly going to give it a try!)
I will also try to get some more info there.
A side note. I’m very disappointed how this color change posts turned out. It
would be nice if this comunity could fight more strongly the change. I see
too many pepole resigned with the change by now. I’m not. And I still believe
that old colors might be back. Heck, even if is not LEGO who’ll produce them.
Best regards,
Paulo Renato
(0) And the bricks had just that very lego glow!
(1) Today I’ve just bought set 9789 (a military airplane from Probuilder
Military Series) and the design is very cool!; some new parts (like the
already mentioned 1x6 brick and 1x1 plate); a very cool clear slope (imagine
2x2 45 degree double slope; now cut it onto two pieces; that’s the MB slope
I’m talking about); four 2x1x5 ~81 degree slopes (similar to Lego’s 2x1x3 75
degree slopes, but, 2x1x5, wich might stand for 81 degree). MB is improving
indeed!
(2) If not, I send you privately.
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Here’s what I’ve found thus far concerning Oxford / Shifty / Brick brand. They
appear to owned by COKO.
http://www.uscbs.com/old/tjkg/etjkg.htm
COKO (Tianjin) Toy Co.,Ltd. is a solely American-funded enterprise established
in CHINA specializing in producing and handling COKO BRICKS. It is famous for
being one of the world’s three top brick toy brands.
COKO BRICKS is divided into two categories--big bricks and small ones. The big
category comes in the series of COKO GARDEN, COKO PLAYGROUND,
EDUCATIONAL-PURPOSE BRICKS, etc. The small one comes in the series of PIRATE
SHIP, AIRPORT, HOSPITALL, FANTASY CASTLE AND MILITARY . Totally more than 130
items in 12 series of configuration are included in COKO BRICKS, each targeting
children of different age and gender.
Combining education with recreation, COKO BRICKS make children fully give the
reins to their imagination, imitative and creative ability while they are
playing with these bricks by using their hands, brains and eyes. Besides, COKO
BRICKS are made from non-toxic harmless ABS raw material, they are well accepted
by children and their parents all over the world.
Address: South of Dongting Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, China¡ª¡ªZip
Code:300222 Tel: 00 86 22 28343308¡ª¡ªFax:00 86 22 28340704
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