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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote: . (...) Wow, Kudos on the history knowledge. An interesting bit of modern history woven into that toy. As for pictures, I haven't seen any, but supposedly the Oxford toys that the K-mart (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for linking to these, Karl. The Oxford Panmunjeom set is interesting (and (URL) accurate>!): (URL) Are there any pictures of the K-Mart Oxford stuff anywhere? Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) For the lazy, a direct link comparison of the three brands of minifigs (URL) why I find Oxford intriguing? (20 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I saw this link at the "bloks" group, but I thought some folks here might want to see this. (URL) mostly by a Korean named "painkiller" who takes very good close-up shots of the three brands. Go to "toy pix" then to review and pix of Lego" Except (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Visitors to the Bloks Forum will already be aware of the ongoing discussion there on this topic, but anyone interested in hearing more should stop by: (URL) exploring the connections between Oxford, Cobi, Best-Lock, Coko, and others. The (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Cobi/Best-Lock is now the official construction brick supplier for K-Mart's JustKidz line of store brand toys. They are sold amidst the other JustKidz items, not with Lego and Mega Bloks, and they retail for about a third of what a comparable Lego (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I just finished making one of these. (URL) it is huge, and quite well detailed. I usually don't give MB a second glance, but this was 16 bucks (usually 50 at Toys R Us) at a discount store, so I got it. It was a good build, and it's nice that it is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Jeff! Once again you are the guy with the goods. Thanks for posting this info--I'm definitely going to be tracking the progress of these sure-to-be-cool sets. Dave! (20 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hobbylink Japan has their listings up for the MegaBloks RX-78-2 Gundam and MS-06S Char's Zaku II. No pictures yet and they're not taking preorders until September 1, but you can monitor the pages for updates. Price is 8500yen (just under $74) not (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) From a quick perusal of the FAQ: How are the PodBrix minifigs created? Tomi Responds: I start with a standard LEGO® brand minifig and modify it by hand to create the desired appearance. Each one is slightly different. Sounds to me as though (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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