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(...) Of course it is. Getting the products pulled from HKTF doesn't mean anything if the stores still buy them from the supplier. Obviously the stores either get buyers there before TLC reps can have the items pulled, or they just play along with (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Heehee. On the contrary, LEGO is moving closer to clone colors (cloning the clone, in essence, as LEGO did previously with the 8x8 plate). A certain LUGNETter-at-large put together an interesting examination of the color issue, which I cite (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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(...) (snip) A year ago I was on a 6-month assignment in Shanghai. One day I went to a big grocery store I'd never been to before, and while I was browsing the toy aisles, I saw something that astonished me: knock-off LEGO sets! It was knock-offs of (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) these are large gif files and dont work well with dial up. Try saving file to your computer then play back. (save picture as) Will look much better. Steve (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) James has already touched on this issue, but I thought I’d add my $.02. The main problem with “The Brick” is that the company produces and sells inferior quality bricks in sets that very closely mirror the copyrighted designs of true LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hi Jake, thank you for your concern in our dislike in the new colors and for starting this posting. This is my first posting here on Lugnet. I am usually a quiet reader here. And I think if it hadn't been for the color change, I keep my lips shut. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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the 'Brick' brand produce (very inferior) copies of official sets. They use the same graphics as the official products (badly digitally altered to represent the limitations of their molds) I've seen them in real life, the quality is atrocious, the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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I just wanted to send a loud "Good Luck" to the several Lugnet members who will be in Carlsbad on Friday showing off their skills. Win or lose, you're all great representative of all the AFOLs who hang out here in this wonderful little corner of (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) I noticed this article last week, and it actually got me wondering... What does toy product "The Brick" do that LEGO finds offensive, exactly? What do they do that MegaBloks does not? >> Mark (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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X-FUT: lugnet.people (...) I was thinking the same thing about the same time last night, good you bothered to post :) I think Dan Boger normaly make these. How about 2003 Dan? :) Top Noisemaker 2003. Will it be Larry once more, I think so. He (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Hey All, Did anyone hear about all the "copies" of lego products? TLC posted this on the 14th (URL) This article tells about many of the "copies" that other companies makes. There is one with a picture on the Lego website (at the link above) that is (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great stuff... but this one is better still: (...) All we need are the jackbooted thugs to enforce the opinion of the artistic elite! Brilliant stuff! Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Or did I miss it... Where's the 'Yippage List'? Who has to tone down their postings??? Inquiring minds wanna know! I know that Larry mentioned that he 'tires of being in first place...' Just wondering if he was 'dethroned' for the 2003 year. If this (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Jake, I'm in the same boat as those who feel that it's already been said (and, in some cases, much better than I could ever do). But I do feel like I should comment, if for no other reason than to add my name to the list of discontents and not (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi Jake! First of all, I admit that I haven't read all of the replys: only the first 50 or something like that. So if my thought have already been expresed by someone else, then just move along. Many times when I see a commercial for an item, they (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) ..... Jake, Thank you for taking the time to ask for this input and presumably to collate it. After thinking a lot about this subject I think that it boils down to one main issue: The perception that the color change will make it more (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (snip) Here's the letter I just wrote...thanks Walter for urging people onward! ----- To whom it may concern: This is one of hopefully many letters of concern over the new color change taking effect for the new 2004 product lines. Please do (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just got these, and they're very neat. I like the idea of using the pod parts in the model ideas. It adds to the value of what you're buying, when the pod itself is useful. They seem to be selling well too - the Argos near me is sold out (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) The sets look cool. Thanks for the pictures! Are these sets being released worldwide ? And when is the official release date (sorry if this question has been asked before) ? Thanks, ->dö (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I actually discovered the narrow-gap-version yesterday when inventorizing the three gray plates I bought sunday (1 narrow-gap-version, 2 large-gap-versions). I even found another narrow-gap-version in gray among the parts I bought secondhand (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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