 | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Allister McLaren
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| | | (...) My 5 y.o. son can pick a clone brick at a glance, so it can't be all that difficult. (...) Aren't both Matchbox and Hotwheels owned by Mattel? Allister (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —David Laswell
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| | | | | (...) No, see...waitaminnit. They are! What the heck? When I was growing up, those were basically the only two brand-name small-scale toy cars, and the only other ones I can remember owning as a kid were Micro Machines (which were a vastly different (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Ley Ward
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| | | | | | | (...) Indeed they did. Matchbox cars were made by a British company called Lesney. They brought out their Superfast line in response to the upstart Hotwheels. I still have my collection of both lines including many pre-Superfast Matchbox cars with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —David Laswell
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| | | | | | | | (...) The local comic shop actually has a Matchbox display case that they keep stocked with various vehicles. I'm doubtful, but it's entirely possible that they might have some old pieces in there (they don't seem to sell very often). (...) Hey, Hot (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Ley Ward
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Cool. (...) Also cool. But, I must've blinked and missed it. I did notice they've brought out a Syd Mead design recently, but it's a rather poor likeness. Nothing like the golden era...(sigh) Hey, I don't recognize this neighbourhood any more. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Allister McLaren
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| | | | | | | | (...) We've got the Hot Wheels catalogue at home. There's some interesting and fantastical cars in there - much moreso than the Matchbox cars, which tend to be acurate models of real cars - I've used it several times for inspiration for Lego models. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | (...) Not to mention other brands in other parts of the world like Daewoo, Holden and several european brands... (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article —Ley Ward
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| | | | (...) Yes, but your 5 y.o. is the son of an AFOL, and we'd expect no less. However, I daresay the average parent shopping is paying more attention to the price than the logo on the box. It's usually the kids who know the difference, if they care. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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