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Re: Mega Bloks set found in Mania magazine!!
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 23:49:31 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Timothy Jones writes:
> Hello,
> In the Nov/Dec Mania magazine, on page 18, is the "You Can Build It"
> section. On this page is featured a "Helioraptor."
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> In the picture of the boy who inspired the model, I noticed something about
> the model he is holding. It is definitely Mega Bloks set 9740 Night Copter!
> There is no doubt about it; I know exactly what the set looks like, since I
> own it.
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> Has TLC gone so far that they would not recognize the trans-yellow and neon
> green pieces which are different from LEGO? What's worse is, they give away
> a LEGO set up to $100 value to winners who have their models featured in
> "You Can Build It." They gave away an expensive set to a boy who had a Mega
> Bloks set photographed and sent in.
Where are you, Timothy? My copy features a 6-year old boy named David from
Ontario proudly holding his authentic LEGO helicopter, definately an alternate
model of Anakin's Podracer. It's a brilliant little model, and
deserves the prize. Is this whole "You inspired us to design this.." a scam?
Do they just build a set, sort through the photos to find similar stuff, and
send you the one closest to where you live? That's really disappointing.
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| (...) I'm from Toronto, Canada. I have the issue in question. And I believe that Lego produces two diffrent Mania Magazines. The Canadian version is bilingual and features only Canadian kids, therefore, i'm betting that the people to the south (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mega Bloks set found in Mania magazine!!
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| Hello, In the Nov/Dec Mania magazine, on page 18, is the "You Can Build It" section. On this page is featured a "Helioraptor." In the picture of the boy who inspired the model, I noticed something about the model he is holding. It is definitely Mega (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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