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Review of Dread Eye’s Phantom MSRP: $49.99 Before I begin, we need to get a few things out of the way: One: The Figures: These are the sculpted and highly detailed figures I discussed in an earlier review, and if you simply don’t like them, you (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Review of MB 9848: Argentum Silver Armor Dragon
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Addendum—boy, am I a knucklehead. The Dragon does have a cluster of four studs at the middle of its back, exactly positioned for a minifig to sit upon it. While penning my dazzlingly eloquent review, I had the wings swept back in such a way that the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Review of MB 9848: Argentum Silver Armor Dragon
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This is from the Dragons: Metal Ages series, continuing the line of “Dragon Eggs” that we’ve seen before (but now better, IMO). In brief, each set is a large egg containing a single dragon figurine in ten pieces. I haven’t previously been thrilled (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Megabloks acquires Rose Art
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(...) I know almost nothing about Rose Art, except for what I've seen of the Magnetix toys on stores' shelves. However, as I read the PowerPoint presentation on the MEGABLOKS website, I noticed something interesting in the discussion of license (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Megabloks acquires Rose Art
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(...) (snip) Interesting. IIRC Rose Art did some puzzles for LEGO, which presumably will not be contracts that are renewed. (20 years ago, 16-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Megabloks acquires Rose Art
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(URL) Bloks to Buy Rose Art Industries for $315 Mln (Update3) June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mega Bloks Inc., the world's second- biggest maker of toy building blocks, agreed to buy Rose Art Industries for $315 million in cash and stock to enter the arts- (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | "New" Alien Agency pack at TRU
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It's set (URL) with 720 pieces and retails for $29.979. Actually, it's a bundling of the previously released (URL) 18> and (URL) Lab> sets, but the price is a bargain relative to those earlier sets. Hangar 18, I believe, had an MSRP of $29.97, and (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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(...) Whoops! A few additional realizations! ArtAsylum figs have 14 points of articulation: wrist X 2 elbow X 2 shoulder X 2 ankle X 2 knee X 2 hip X 2 waist X 1 neck X 1 and these sculpted MB figs have 12: wrist X 2 elbow X 2 shoulder X 2 knee X 2 (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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(...) Okay, I'm back. They had one copy of set 3632, Mutiny Isle, for $8.99. This leads me to believe that other sets have already been snapped up, and when I visited this same store on Wednesday of last week, they didn't even have any Pyrates sets (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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(...) This is good news. I'll check my local TRU at lunch, but alas I'm not greatly optimistic; they only got the Marvel sets about three weeks ago. Still, there are other retail venues near me, so I'll look around. Thanks for the info. Dave! (20 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks secures 'Narnia' license.
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(...) Everybody's a comedian... 8^) (...) That's a good question. The current Poke-ball sets seem like a better swipe at the Poke-fad, but they're like five years after the fact, aren't they? Those mosaic sets totally missed the mark, IMO. As far as (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks secures 'Narnia' license.
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(...) Well, since Disney is behind the film and the link leads to "the official Disney Comsumers Products licensee list", I'll step out on a limb and say the license is for the film. ;) My question is, what form will the set/s take? When Pokemon was (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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(...) Hey Dave!, Here in Charlotte, NC I saw 2 of the 3 small Pyrate sets at TRU today. These are the ones that come packaged in the pirate skulls. The eyepatch is a soft vinyl that lifts up to reveal one of the included minifigs. Didn't buy any so (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks secures 'Narnia' license.
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(...) Jeez Louise, that's unexpected. Or maybe not, since the film is coming out. Any idea if the license includes the films (as in the case of the Marvel license) or applies only to the books? Wild stuff. Thanks for the news! Dave! (20 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | MegaBloks secures 'Narnia' license.
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It appears that MegaBloks has the license to produce sets based upon the movie version of the C.S. Lewis book, 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' coming in December. (URL) No details yet. Thanks to Jake_Snicket from FBTB for the link. Ken (20 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | New Command Ops sets at www.megabloks.com
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(URL) and (URL) Not sure when these hit the site, or when they'll hit the shelves, but there you have it. Dave! (20 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Cool display at TRU
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(...) Okay, the windows are still pretty cool, but (URL) the instructions> reveal this set to include some of the hands-down worst juniorization I've ever seen. Instead of being clever snap-on pieces, the "snow' is hard-molded onto the bricks, which (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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(...) Ahhhh, I love a mystery! Can't be Jack Stonebeard, or this wouldn't be in "clone-brands". Most likely clone brand Bang-Boy would refer to is Mega Bloks. I actually know how to spell that correctly and can find their site...yes, Mega Bloks (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Anyone see the Pyrates sets at retail yet?
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I've done a brief but fairly thorough scan of the northern Pittsburgh, PA area to no avail. It was my impression that the smaller sets were to debut some time in May, and I just don't feel like waiting, darn it. Dave! (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Again, looking for assistance in buying Oxford
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I am searching and searching and finding a lot dead links. I am calling on the cloning community for some assistance. If anyone knows of some live links where a person might purchase not only Oxford, but some of the new Oxford sets, i.e. the naval (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Unknown to me, anyone else know?
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Can anyone help me identify these: (URL) auction site) Looks (and is described as) quite old, and softer than the real thing. Thanks for any help; I might buy it and it would be really nice to know what it is beforehand. Olof (20 years ago, 10-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) **snip** This is great news! A bootleg clone brand on the market cheapens the very notion of legitimate and compatible building bricks. I'm pleased that LEGO has won against Biltema and, by extension, Coko in yet another ruling. The issue, as (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Pyrates teaser @ Megabloks.com
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(...) I notice that these are now available for (URL) preorder.> Cool! Dave! (20 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Instructions ?
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Does anyone have instructions for the Carriers ? The Nimitz or the Kitty Hawk ? I'd love to try to build these, but I can't find them in any of the stores around here : ( -JSM (20 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MEGABLOKS site update with Pyrates info
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(...) Oh really, Mike! Such cynicism ill-becomes you! 8^) I almost typed cyanicism, which I guess is appropriate if you're feeling blue about all this. To be sure, these new sets have some heavily juniorized, or at least heavily specialized (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MEGABLOKS site update with Pyrates info
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(...) Wow those are some really nice looking Playmobile sets. (sigh) Well hopefully they will make fig packs at least, I would definately pick up some of those. I would not buy the actual sets anywhere near those prices though. -Mike Petrucelli (20 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks Whitehouse yes or no?
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(...) Perhaps insurgents kept sabotaging the production line. (20 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks Whitehouse yes or no?
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(...) Well, the answer is "No." I finally submitted an inquiry via the www.megabloks.com site, and I got a very quick reply containing the following: Although the Whitehouse #3880 was in one of our product pamphlets, it never made it to production. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | MEGABLOKS site update with Pyrates info
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Check it out (URL) Groovy stuff. Dave! Hey, that'a nice hammer you've got there, buddy. (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: clones list
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(...) Dave! (20 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: clones list
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(...) Hi Dave, For older clones or competitors, try to see this link: (URL) personal favorite among those are the high quality Berli Bygge Brikker from 1955. Unlike the Lego of those days, the Berli bricks has kept both their colors and their form (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Judge Deborah
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(...) Yep, that's the stuff. I couldn't bring myself to buy any (even for novelty purposes), though they could be had for pennies on the dollar compared with LEGO... Derek (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: clones list
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(...) **snip of list** Joseph was kind enough to email me his clone info page a long long time ago, and I never got around to posting it (partially because I thought I'd deleted it, and partially because I'm a lazy so-and-so with no sense of (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | A little MegaBloks info
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Please feel free to amend, contradict, or augment this information as you are able... I came upon (URL) this site> while searching for info on the forthcoming Pyrates line. Not too much about Pyrates, but it gave some additional photos of new (...) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MB database?
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(...) Hi Arne! The Dragons sets are definitely distinctive. Some people (including me) have complained that the sets contain certain pieces that are *too* specialized, but at the same time these are what help make the sets so different from LEGO. I (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MB database?
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(...) Hi Dave, Thanks for your quick response. With the info I have so far I have been able to identify 53 different Dragon sets (3 95xx, 6 96xx, 38 98xx, 2 600xx and 4 980xx sets), but some af these are combinations of others, and some seem to be (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Judge Deborah
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(...) Are these the same brand/type of clones that were, IIRC, confiscated in Finland and crushed at LEGO expense? This (URL) link> has pics of the clones, and this (URL) link> has a story about the crushing. Those may not be the top of the thread (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MB database?
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(...) Hello Arne! It would be great if MegaBloks had some kind of direct online sales, even if they only offered whole sets rather than parts-packs (though parts-packs would be fantastic!) Regarding a MegaBloks database, as far as I know there is (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | MB database?
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So, I'm relatively new in the clone wars, and my excuses if this question has been answered here before: Is there a database for MegaBlok sets anywhere (like the LUGNET database)? The only link stated here is the one to MB's official site, and thats (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Where MB gets their ideas...
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(...) Hey, that's pretty darned funny, even to this clone-guy. Dave! (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Where MB gets their ideas...
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(URL) said. (if you read webcomics and you're NOT reading this one, you should be... Go all the way back to the beginning, take your time, and enjoy...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Question about a call for a contest
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(...) Good questions, Dave! I've raised this with the Admin team... We'll mull this over and get back to you with an answer with our usual alacrity(1)... this contest doesn't start for a month or two I hope?(1) ++Lar XFUT to just .terms 1 - that's (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Question about a call for a contest
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Not sure in which .admin forum this belongs; please FUT as appropriate. I'd like to call for a simple contest involving clone bricks and I wondered if it would be appropriate to make announce it in .build.contests, in .build.mecha, in .announce, in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Spotted! Liberals on my layout!
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(...) Crikey! Don't lump me in with that clone-lover Courtney;-) I doubt you could handle the Truth™, Dave! ;^D JOHN (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: ISD Build competition
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(...) Jeez! I hadn't done the math and didn't realize that the SSD was quite so huge. The excellent radio program (URL) This American Life> ran a (URL) story> about living aboard the aircraft carrier (URL) John Stennis.> One person had the tedious (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Spotted! Liberals on my layout!
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(...) Oh! In that case, it's probably ATCO. That's a bummer, because ATCO is from the lower end of the clone spectrum--a pariah among pariahs. And I'm confident that you and Tim Courtney have huge stashes of clone bricks; you both protest too much, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Pyrates teaser @ Megabloks.com
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(...) Woohoo! Once again Mr. Connick comes through with the scoop. Excellent news--thanks! Dave! (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Pyrates teaser @ Megabloks.com
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(...) Dave, Pyrates have 3 different release dates: May: Pyrates Treasure Pack Assortment (Pieces of Eight, Hidden Loot, Burried Bounty) each about $5.99 and each set comes in a cloth galeon bag. June: Skull Cave Assortment (Maroon Gally, Mutiny (...) (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Apocryphal Blacktron
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(...) (URL) Here's> a showcase of a recently unveiled ground-based vehicle, designed for leisurely travel over medium terrain. A few older vehicles are also featured on the page. Dave! (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Pyrates teaser @ Megabloks.com
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(URL) Here you go.> If nothing else, we get a scheduled release date. If the link doesn't work, just go to the (URL) main page> and keep Refreshing until you see the Pyrates promotional flash. Dave! (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: review: Chinese "Bricks" military sets
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(...) I believe that (URL) these> are the pieces in question. Dave! (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) Woo-hoo! Once again the anonymous tipster has come through with the goods! Check out (URL) shots> of Dread Eye's Phantom! I expect that it's modular like the previous ships' hulls, and the pieces are clearly very specialized, but I love the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: CG Batman Film using non-LEGO
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(...) Don't care for C3 stuff but I can see why they used it. Great movie. Impressive that they got such big name voice talent. LOVED how the copter fell apart... thanks for hosting it on your site! (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: review: Chinese "Bricks" military sets
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(...) Ah-ha! Looking again at the picture of set 0279, I see which bricks you mean. I have four of these in dark gray from Oxford set 15000. They're pretty neat. (...) It helps a lot--thanks! Though I'm a huge fan of clone bricks, I don't like (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: review: Chinese "Bricks" military sets
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(...) Ok, the panel was my mis-writing: it IS a 2x1x5 brick like your Tyco. The plates are indeed the same height as LEGO plates; they have tubes on the underside, but not completely covering the underside, there are two "lanes" of missing tubes. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Moonbase Connector (Purists beware!)
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(...) Thanks, Adrian! Dave! (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Moonbase Connector (Purists beware!)
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(...) Yes, the standard used to be 8 bricks high, but was changed to 10 to provide more clearance for trains and monorails to go under moonbase connections. Adrian (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Moonbase Connector (Purists beware!)
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(...) I built this connector a long time ago and never got around to designing the base that's supposed to be attached to it. Anyway, do I remember correctly that the Moonbase Module standards were changed a while back? I seem to recall that floor (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | CG Batman film using virtual LEGO (was: CG Batman Film using non-LEGO)
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(...) I'm glad you posted this as I've been thinking of doing the same but couldn't decide if it should go anywhere other than .clone-brands. That being said because of your question below (and my answer to it) I'm going to cross-post this to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.animation, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CG Batman Film using non-LEGO
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(...) Thanks for posting this link. A little bird told me about the film, but I didn't think to link to it here for some reason. I wish my work computer had Quicktime, because I still haven't been able to view the movie! (...) MegaBloks doesn't make (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: CG Batman Film using non-LEGO
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My understanding was that they rendered Lego elements to build the sets out of, and then used the C3 Batman as the main character. Jon (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | CG Batman Film using non-LEGO
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(URL) wonderful little CG movie. I don't know how the students got Adam West, DVD, et. al, to do the film, but it was really well done, and the voices were wonderful. Anyway, I've also uploaded the movie to my webserver, so if the website link above (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: review: Chinese "Bricks" military sets
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(...) Hello Arne! Thank you for the thorough review. I have very little exposure to this brand of bricks, and I appreciate any info I can get. I’m particularly interested in the 10x20 plates. Are they the same height as LEGO plates? And do they have (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | review: Chinese "Bricks" military sets
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Hi, As a Dane I am of course an avid protector of the LEGO brand, but never the less I have occasionally strayed into the clone worlds ( I have a number of MegaBloks dragon sets, and like them a lot - not the dragons, but the bricks). My latest (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MOC: Apocryphal Blacktron Mech
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(...) Inspired by Mark Walsh's very nice (URL) Desperado,> I thought I'd take a swipe at another Apocryphal Blacktron mech. I haven't seen much by Mark here on LUGNET, but his folder is well worth browsing for some cool variations on Space themes. I (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Cool new Lego sculptures at ToysRUs.... Wait a minute, is that?!?!?
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(...) Well, I can't speak with any certainty of Mega Blocks parts, since I have NO idea what they make one way or the other.... But I CAN tell you that Lego doesn't use non standard parts (well, not anymore). The last year I was at the park, the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Cool new Lego sculptures at ToysRUs.... Wait a minute, is that?!?!?
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(...) Was it this one by any chance? (URL) can't tell from the picture what the non-released parts might be, but I'll take your word for it. I was in NYC in February 2002 but I can't remember the displays all that well. A big dragon is the only (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Cool new Lego sculptures at ToysRUs.... Wait a minute, is that?!?!?
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(...) Nice photo. The warrior is new style, but that TRU had a life-size bronze knight sculpture from the first wave of Dragons (2002). When I saw it, my first thought was: just like Lego, they've built it entirely from parts that have never been (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) I'm not necessarily bothered by specialized elements (and I have long argued that anyone interested in LEGO trains CAN NOT be bothered by specialized elements), but mostly I'm bothered that the Megabloks elements don't fit stylistically with (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) Ah--now I get it. And I guess it's true; a bunch of people in ot.clones have lamented the over-specialization of elements in the Dragons line. Heck(1), I myself have griped about the difficulty of LDraw-rendering all of those faux wood-grain (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) (URL) this link,> exactly as I'd hoped. (...) (URL) deck rats!> I first thought that those barrels are the same as the (...) There is a difference between those older sets and the current sets though. The older sets LOOK like a construction (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) The hull is sectional, as can be seen in the instruction for the Man O' War 9895 that appears to use the same hull design: (URL) the moment I can't seem to find the post in which you criticized LEGO for having similarly modular Pirate (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) (URL) this link,> exactly as I'd hoped. (...) (URL) deck rats!> I first thought that those barrels are the same as the (...) Hmm, looks like a stylized plastic model with a few studs. MEGABLOKS are looking less and less like a construction (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: The Confounding Nega-Bloktrix
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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Mike Rayhawk wrote: ... (...) (URL) Her nemesis.> -Suz (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: The Confounding Nega-Bloktrix
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Ho ho... I love getting my LUGNET delivered by e-mail. If someone were to cancel a post, say Suz for example, I still get it, thus alleviating any sense of mystery. And may I add, that was just wrong, wrong, WRONG! :) -Evil Wayne (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | The Confounding Nega-Bloktrix
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I've been painting new versions of the (URL) Deadly Spaceman> for years, one for each time a new edition of BrikWars gets posted. But QuikWars' mascot (a Warfang figure from Mega Bloks' first-year Dragons sets), on the other hand, has until now been (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX) !!
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| | Re: 2005 Toy Fair pics for Megabloks
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(...) X-Posting to .Pirates in the good-faith interest of sharing information. FUT back to ot.clones only. An anonymous tipster, who previously helped with some (URL) TMNT info> has stepped forward again to provide (URL) link,> exactly as I'd hoped. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) That's plenty! Thanks for this excellent info--I'm really intrigued by the Pyrates line, because it looks as though the minfigs have knees and elbows and possibly ball-and-socket shoulder and hip joints. I only wish that MP had given more (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) You make a good distinction between film-character and comic-character rights, but it might not apply across the board in this case. Although LEGO did indeed have the tie-in rights for the Spiderman films, it appears that MEGABLOKS has (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Just a couple of links to pics for upcoming Megablok sets: (URL) and (URL) There's a new theme called 'Pyrates' - Pirates vs. Skeletons. Looks like the Dragon line is going Oriental. Only a couple of new things shown for the Marvel line: 2 new sets (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Megablocks have the comic rights. Lego have the film rights. Lego can only produce sets relevant to the films, megablocks can't reference the films only the comics. You might find that the Lego deal is with Sony(?) and the Megablocks one, directly (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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No real commentary from me, but I just found (URL) these> online and thought I'd share. Dave! (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) To answer the last part: no listings in the Danish 2005 catalogue... /Jesper (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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I saw in the (URL) and Mail> that Mega Bloks "has Spider-Man on its side since the Montreal company struck an exclusive deal last fall with Marvel Enterprises to develop products featuring Marvel's super heroes, which also include X-Men, Hulk and (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Whoa! That's the first I've seen of this brand. What wild-looking minifigs. Thanks for the link--I'll try to find more info. Dave! (20 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Guys, Any idea what this clone brand is: (URL) I found this picture while browsing 1000steine.de. The entire folder (with more pics) can be found here: (URL) Red Bean (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I'm keeping this in lugnet.lego because it might actually be relevant there. Feel free to FUT as appropriate. Overnight, KMart has increased its prices for MegaBloks sets by about 15%. I happen to have been in this same store yesterday, so I (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego)
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(...) This brand has appeared again on eBay: (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Get over to Megabloks.com right now!
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(...) (URL) Just for reference.> Those hinges are indeed very strong, and I love the slope with the "4" emblem. Dave! (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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I was in Kmart today and spotted 3 new Minifig packs for the Dragons theme. Each pack consists of 3 figs and 3 weapons ($2.99 ea.). 9541 Dragon Sages 9542 Spiritus Guild 9543 Xenos Clerics The packaging is different from the usual tins or plastic (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Alas, the whole Pokemon mythology is a mystery to me. As far as I know, Pikachu is the sound of a voyeur's sneeze (pause for raucous laughter). Anyway, I spotted these new Pokemon sets at KMart and grabbed one at random. As it turns out, only (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I wonder if this is some kind of swipe at the "collectible masks" market. I'm afraid that it's lost on me, but if it helps sell some more Dragons, then that's super. (...) I can't say for sure, but these look like the same molds used for the (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) My local Walmart had most of the new sets when I was in earlier this week. Set 1931 Spider-man vs. Venom is the one that comes in a metal box (like the chess set from a year or two ago). (...) Unleash was the only one of the three (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I checked my local Target, but no sign of the Marvel sets. Oddly, they've rearranged the construction block aisle now that Christmas has passed, and I don't even see a mention of the Marvel stuff in the little placeholder labels on the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I just got back from lunch at Walmart, and held/inspected some of those sets. Then I get back and check out Lugnet, and you report on the MB site update. My report: I looked at the following sets; 1911, 1916, 1917, and one other set that had a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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The Marvel sets are now featured (URL) online!> I'll post more later, once I've taken a closer look. Dave! (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Pokemon Mega Bloks
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(...) Hi Bill: Thanks as always for the information! Please let us know whatever you can find out! Dave! (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Pokemon Mega Bloks
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I was in Meijer over the weekend with my Nephew and was browsing the isle as always. They had many new Mega Bloks products including Pokemon Balls that had Mega Bloks inside. There are 4 different kinds to find. He got Pikachu that can evolve from (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Just build.....
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(...) Doh! Uh... Hmm... Uh... Sophocles wrote plays over two thousand years ago, and the well has been used as a watersource since antiquity, so "Play Well" is clearly a ripoff, too. Uh, sure... Dave! (20 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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