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Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:10:07 GMT
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richard marchetti wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Tom Stangl writes:
> > It definitely puts a new light on the whole Tyco stink, though - I wish Tyco >were still around, they made some amazing parts, and in colors that Lego >still doesn't think are important enough (come ON Lego, produce military >colors!!! You can see them as Landscaping Colors if you must!).
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> Yup, yup, yup...
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> To my mind Tyco bricks stick together just as well, if not actually better,
> than do Lego bricks, and I actually have come to believe that the plastic
> might actually have been more resiliant than whatever TLC uses.
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> And those reverser plates with holes and studs -- hooweee! Those are sweeet!!!
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> O man, and those triangle bricks and angled curves -- love 'em!
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> Color me Tyco khaki green...
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> -- Richard
Richard is right about some of those TYCO pieces. The triangle and angle bricks are elements that are lightyears ahead of what LEGO uses for angle pieces. I bought a few of their red castle sets (red and gray pieces), and the towers and angled walls are pretty neat. I also like their Gothic
pointed windows, and conical shaped roofs.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Yup, yup, yup... To my mind Tyco bricks stick together just as well, if not actually better, than do Lego bricks, and I actually have come to believe that the plastic might actually have been more resiliant than whatever TLC uses. And those (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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