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| | | (...) And when you do, post it to o-t.clone-brands! Maggie C. (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | | | | Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO? —Jason Grant
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| | | | (...) Thank you for pointing out that there is an area for it. (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | ...in the process of updating clone info, the unofficial tyco page is back: (URL) g (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | (...) Thanks for putting that up, Joseph. Ever see the big castle with the Yellow visored Knights anywhere? Me want... (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | (...) Actually, you don't. I LOVE Tyco bricks, but not because the minifigures are cool -- because they are not*. Although they seem to forget this simple fact and produce some really weird stuff from time to time (I am not digging these HP minis (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | | | (...) (snip) (...) Ever feel intimidated by a row of MegaBlok cavalry? Hard to, when they are all falling off their horses. I have had the Tyco Black castle for 15 years or so, so I may be nostalgic, but I like the minifigs in that set. While I did (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | hi aaron i never did actually see the castle you mention. i only had the large black knight's castle and now i don't even have that. i always wanted to find the red castle (i think it was part of a combo pack). ..joseph g (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | (...) Did you sell it? (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | (...) yup i've been liquidating almost all of my lego and lego-related stuff over the past couple of years. all that's left is a few lego, mega-blok (oddly enough, the mega-blok stuff is increasing in quantity lately) and a couple of kawada sets. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Joseph Gonzalez writes: couple of years. (...) Boy, that Kawada stuff is awful. I bought a few small kits on eBay and was surprised at how unsatisfying they were. I could probably be called clone-friendly, and I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | I have a list of a few others on an old web page of clones: (URL) still seen each of these around today. jt In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes: <snip> (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | | | | | james! dude! i had linked to your page while it was at avana-something, couldn't find the old page and wasn't aware you had moved your site. i'm glad you posted (i had borrowed your blocko image for the construction clones page but couldn't find (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | | | | | (...) While we are on the subject, has anyone ever seen a set called "Daluland?" They were selling one on ebay not too long ago, and the blurry picture looked very similar to the King's Castle. If anyone has a scan of that/ever heard of those, I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | dalu and shifty (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | | | | | (...) i got permission from someone auctioning the dalu set to copy the images. here's what i got: (URL) the only info i gleaned but i seem to remember discussion centering on the possibility that the company was from somewhere in the middle east. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: dalu and shifty (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | | | | | (...) Thanks, Joseph. You have now relieved me of any desire to ever acquire any Dalu sets. The color scheme on the packaging and the identical shield crests were especially egregious. (...) Shifty should have picked better sets to copy! The Royal (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | kawada blocks (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | | | kawada IS pretty poopy but i really enjoy the 10-inch godzilla models for displaying purposes and would probably still be willing to pay a ridiculous price if i were to see someone selling the gamera model (to go with the godzilla and ghidorah (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | Re: kawada blocks (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | | | shame on me for responding to my own post, but i found where i had put some images for the godzilla stuff: (URL) ghidorah is actually the cooler of the two sets (godzilla looks more like an alley cat on steroids) but i found it interesting the way (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | Re: kawada blocks (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) instead. They may be blocking direct access to directories. I am semi-embarrassed to have to admit I wanted to see these pics too! =) -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | Re: kawada blocks (Re: Tyco Superblocks page) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | | | if you're getting the "hosted by angelfire" logo, try clicking on the reload button. if that doesn't work, view the images from my kawada page: (URL) g (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: Tyco Superblocks page (Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?) —Aaron Dalan
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| | | | (...) You getting out of the hobby entirely, or just changing financial priorities, IFDMMAY? (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | my collecting status (Re: Tyco Superblocks page. . . ) —Joseph Gonzalez
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| | | | (...) 1) i don't have as much time to spend on the hobby, 2) i was saddened at the direction lego had gone (though they are making some interesting improvements: re-releasing older sets, ucs/sculpture sets, MUCH improved train stuff) 3) i needed (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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