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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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