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Hi!
In a local shop I noticed a Shifty set, a copy of Lego 1761:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=942128
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=942129
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=942130
I bought it, just to see what it was, and found:
The box is a copy, with the right colours, and the error on the box - there are
by some reason two models of this one.
The insctructions seem correct though.
The lego set costed 35 EEK (~2,3 EUR), while the Shifty costed only 11 EEK
(~0,80 EUR). Much cheaper. I decided to waste this huge :-) amount of money to
check it out.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=942131
There is only one pink brick in the set, while the other "pink" bricks are red.
And looking at the plastic, it seems like a lousy quality. I haven't opened the
plastics bag yet, nor intend too. I have seen what I wanted to see.
Though I am surpriced, how this copy can be on European market (is this
allowed?). Probably from the time before EU, I hope that I will not see more of
this. I have seen COBI and Megablocks, at least they create their own lines, but
this Shifty (also named Enlighten) beats all.
Just wondering should I build the copy? Or just throw it away?
I'll probably keep it, for use in exhibitions.
Sonnich
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| (...) They're pretty awful alright. I've only seen a couple Shifty sets, and it looks like not only do they make mistakes on their boxes, but there's a typo in their name ;) I *thought* these were a 'China-only' brand, and even then were iffy, so (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Sonnich Jensen wrote: -snip- (...) -snip- (...) You could achieve all 3 things:- 1. Leave the bag sealed. 2. Build the set in the bag. 3. Throw the built set in sealed bag away. (:^) (...) Have a Technic bulldozer (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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