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| (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) Thzey even have a copy of DUPLO. Check this link: (URL) I suppose those sets are much cheaper as real LEGO and thus are bought by the people. Poland is a rather poor country, compared to western Europe and the USA..... And since building with (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) Yeah, what about them? They look very much inspired by TLC's flowers, but there are clear differences. /Tore (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| Here's a similar example of blatant copying by a company in china that I found. Every piece is a copy of a LEGO piece, they even copied the instructions and the box. The only thing is that they don't fit each other very well. (URL) J. Trobaugh North (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| I noticed too. BUT...like I said in my other posting: What about those clear minifig style heads that are used as the overhead flashing lights on the larger ambulance set. Seriously...I think they have their own molds that were designed using (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) news:G2EAI3.JMx@lugnet.com... (...) them, (...) No wonder they're juniorized. ;-) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| My god. Someone has, no, NEEDS to be sued for this! I think they just take Lego pieces, scratch off the Lego logo, repaint them, and stick them in their 'own' sets!! (URL) the flowers t the side of the building (URL) AT THE PROPELLERS AND (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| OOOOOHHH MAN!!! BLATENT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT! Although, do my eyes deceive me? Clear light blue Minifig heads on the larger ambulance??? Go to this link to see what I mean: (URL) must admit that I salivated when I saw that particular one. Is this (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) Most of it seems to be a clear copy of LEGO. The headlights, and most of the basic pieces, have a very big similarity to LEGO. It does seem that they're violating a few trademark laws. (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) minfigure is protected, it says so on some of the boxes. And isn't that a LEGO steering wheel? (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| I'm plugging along with this project; I'm a little surprised that I've generated no feedback. To be inspired/enraged, take a look at this sample entry -- it may not be what you expect: (URL) what I'm doing: - Iterating through the FAQ entries that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq) !
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| And as the Oops page notes, I really meant: (URL) Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:G28Jsz.BFu@lugnet.com... (...) question, (...) The (...) on (...) for (...) is (...) made (...) transclusion[3] (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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| I've spent a few moments paying around with the LUGNET FAQ in FTX. Starting with (URL) (the batch that Jeremy Sproat created some time ago) I've put a whopping total of three of them here: (URL) tried to preserve the original FAQ entries content, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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| (...) I don't even get that, I don't think. (I work in GBP). Most of the time I can't buy new lego, so I just have to make do with what I've got, which in a way enhaces creativity. On the other hand, it means I can't get as much Lego, with is a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| (...) Thankyou so much for posting. I'm fourteen, but I never said it in case no-one else was. I guess what defines us from other people our age who play with Lego is we look at it from an adult point of view, if you see what I mean. For example, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| (...) How?... well, if you're a teenager, it's pretty simple; you just *don't* have the money. Heh. Maybe I could scrounge up $20 for a set, but what little money I have has to cover all my expenses, excluding food and some clothes. So what can I (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.people)
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| $10-$20 a week, man when I was a kid I was lucky to get $20 a year to buy Lego. Now that I am all growed up an married I get a little more, but I must emphasize little. Budgeting is the key, but man how can you pass up an $80 set for $20 on (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| I get only $20 a month of LEGO money, but I save up to $5 per week of my lunch money to get more. Being an AFOL is going to be great. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| (...) I remember it well, except that the amount was $10 per week trying to buy sets like (URL) or (URL) Doesn't sound too tough? Remember, we didn't benefit from the resources of a great site like Lugnet. Having the money is one thing. Finding the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| (...) I'll join the ranks...I'm 15 and have been part of the community for 3 years, been into Lego for at least 7 or 8 years. "Young" AFOLs are the most unfortunate, as we share the same characteristics as "normal" AFOLs except that most of us don't (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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