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Re: STUDfest VI, The final frontier.
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 31 Oct 2000 03:01:58 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> More true confessions.
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> I too went Lego shopping on Saturday with Mel. We visited about 10 stores
> but I found nothing to seriously take my fancy (i.e. large sets). OK, I
> bought about 8 sets but they were mostly tiddlers. BTW, shopping with Mel
> has definite advantages. She remembers the prices of everything everywhere
> and can spot a bargain from halfway across the store. I remember when I was
> young enough to remember things ... or maybe I don't remember ... :-)
Shopping in numbers greater than one is a risk to the budget.
> Admittedly we did see a Silver Champion at TRU. Well, I saw it. Mel, the
> bargain hunter, completely filtered it out. The price (over $300) was a
> definite turn-off, despite my predilection for larger sets.
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> Then, I spotted a Mega Bloks aircraft carrier. 1700+ pieces for $69. So I
> decided to take a walk on the wild side. Sorry, Lego, but you gave me no
> alternative!
Was the aircraft carrier in TRU ? I have been waiting for it's release here.
> I notice that the Lego-System-sized Mega Blok sets (known as "pro-builder"
> series) all seemed to have a military theme: battleship, tank, fighter
> plane, helicopter. So clearly they are targetting the space that Lego
> chooses to avoid. Based on the images on the boxes, some of the Mega Blok
> sets lack a little of the Lego finesse in appearance, but then even with
> Lego, a set can look better built than on the box cover. However, some (like
> the tank) were actually very appealing.
They also have models of a speedboat and a race car and a monster truck.
They definitely have a more 'blocky' appearance.
> OK, I may have made the biggest mistake of my life; perhaps I will soon be
> bemoaning the outlay of good money on poor quality bricks or whatever. But
> at those prices and in the absence of any Lego alternatives, I felt an
> experiment was justified. Anyhow I will report back with my experiences.
Grey bricks...a couple more aircraft carriers and you're on your way to
building that castle you had planned.
pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au>
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| (...) here. Yes, at TRU at Garden City Shopping Centre (Mt Gravatt, Brisbane). (...) Yes, judging solely from the box pictures, I would say that Megabloks are using fewer specialised pieces than an equivalent Lego set. There seems to be a high (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) to (...) More true confessions. I too went Lego shopping on Saturday with Mel. We visited about 10 stores but I found nothing to seriously take my fancy (i.e. large sets). OK, I bought about 8 sets but they were mostly tiddlers. BTW, shopping (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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