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I bought the Battleship too. Surprisingly (or not), it was missing 10 2x4
gray bricks. I also found that if you pushed the turret gun pieces through
the back of the 'technic' 2-stud, it splits the brick (I was seeing if it
would fit so as to be more stable, and it almost did).
Randy
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Randy Anchikoski
bigguy@teradesigns.tzo.com
"Earls HouseHold" <brandone@mounet.com> wrote in message
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> "Bram Lambrecht" <braml@juno.com> wrote in message
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> > "Robert M. Dye" <robdye@writeme.com> writes:
> > > Has anyone seen the new MB Pokemon sets?
> > ^^^^^^^^^^
> > I cringed visibly after reading those tow words. I use MB 2x2 white
> > tiles all the time (blasphemy, I know), but Pokemon?!?
> > --Bram
>
> Ya know, Bram, I've since Christmas and as recently as last week been
> impressed with MegaBloks. The only previous experience with MB came back • in
> 1997 when I obtained one of their small space fighter sets on a lark and I
> was not overly impressed. I found the 1997 set to be cosmeticly inferior • to
> LEGOs, but functionly on average to TLG parts. The gripping power of the
> part to part function was slightly inferior, but I did not find that a • fault
> in the actual building of that set or in using the parts with TLG parts.
> More recently, my son gave me the "Battleship" set (I'd call it a • destroyer
> or at most a cruiser) and I was surprised at the improvement. I could not
> find the cosmetic faults I observed in the earily set. The functioning of
> the part were on the same level as TLGs. Even more recently, last week as • a
> matter of fact, I purchased the "Combat Team" sets and again I was
> surprised. These three sets are the equal to TLGs sets (What! Do I hear • a
> groan?). TLG will continue to be a major player in the "block" wars • because
> of their expansive catalog of usable parts (BURBs, kiddie stuff, and plain
> junk excluded). When you consider the gender changers and various bracket
> parts they (MB I mean) have I would be purchasing sets just to get these
> parts. These parts lessen my frustration since I like to build in modules
> and symetrical shapes.
>
> Regards,
> Roy
>
>
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