 | | Re: Apocryphal Blacktron (revisited once again)
|
|
(...) Readers may recall Hop Frog's excellent (URL) Trident Pod MOC> in the style of the much-beloved Blacktron line. The Trident is particularly nice for its use of the rare two-piece canopy element and the 2x2 rounded grill-tiles, all in (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Medium-Range Shuttle
|
|
(...) Hi Avery! Thanks for looking, and thanks very much for the feedback! The cone elements are pretty rare (to nonexistent) in recent sets, but they were fairly common a few years back. You can see some as part of the forward array on the 9332 (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Medium-Range Shuttle
|
|
(...) I was scratching my head over the nose elements until I realized that those were wing pieces I had seen from another set, good use there. I agree, the trans red does maximize sensor coolness. I have not seen the pieces in any MB sets for the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Medium-Range Shuttle
|
|
I give you the Planetoids II Medium-Range Shuttle. With comfortable seating for a single occupant, this craft boasts impressive speed and sufficient defensive armament to discourage all but the most determined interference. Note the pair of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Review of LotRs Prancing Pony
|
|
(...) I don't know that this exactly qualifies as breaking news, but I just stumbled upon a nice review of this set, complete with good, clear pictures. Read it (URL) here>, if you're interested. The whole Intelli-Blox Lord of the Rings series was (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Pyrates Battle for Treasure Island on sale at Aldi
|
|
(...) Thanks for the heads up, Marc--I believe this retailed for $49.99 in first release. Do you mean the bag-your-own grocery store Aldi? We have one semi-locally, but it's a little too out of the way for weekly perishables. Dave! (20 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Pyrates Battle for Treasure Island on sale at Aldi
|
|
I don't know if this is a deal or not, but for what it's worth: (2 URLs) $29.95 at Aldi stores.> Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Problems with the Bloks Forum
|
|
Hyperboards is getting pounded by spambots, and the bogus traffic is making it hard to view the forums, much less post to them. When I was last able to get into the site, there were a few dozen crap-posts, hawking all kinds of products wholesome and (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: Buddha Bot
|
|
(...) Whoops! Scratch that bit about the 45-degree slopes--closer inspection reveals them to have the LEGO-standard peg on the underside, rather than the Mega Bloks design. But the 1x2 brick with the six rectangular grooves near the hip joint, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Buddha Bot
|
|
(...) Good call! The 45-degree inverse slopes on the left arm also appear to be Mega Bloks, as are several other visible elements. Nice spotting! Dave! (20 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Review of MB 3731 SNAKE Mobile Defense Unit
|
|
(...) It looks kind of like a (URL) M270 MLRS>. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Review of MB 3731 SNAKE Mobile Defense Unit
|
|
Review of Mega Bloks 3731 SNAKE Mobile Defense Unit Number of Pieces: 235 Number of Figures: 1 Accessories: Hand-held Machine Gun MSRP: About $15.00 (on sale at KMart for $13.49) This was the first ProBuilder set I picked up in quite a while, due to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | USB hard drive shaped like your fave brick
|
|
A friend forwarded this to me, so i figured I'd put you all on to it. The title of this post pretty much explains it all. Here's the link: (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: Buddha Bot
|
|
(...) Xpost and FUT to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands See the MB 2x4 red plate on the right (?) knee. Didier (20 years ago, 17-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: HLJ listing MegaBloks Gundam and Zaku II
|
|
(...) Thanks again, Ka-On! I know that LEGO purists decry these sets for being Mega Bloks or for being too expensive, but I'm more and more enthused with each photo I see. We may need to set up a road trip to Tokyo once these hit the market. Dave! (20 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: HLJ listing MegaBloks Gundam and Zaku II
|
|
Oh better pics again. (URL) again rest of the site is not work safe. (20 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: E. Brick?
|
|
(...) Does seem expensive, and I don't use Paypal, but the price does include shipping world-wide. (20 years ago, 25-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: E. Brick?
|
|
(...) Wow, that is a huge markup for "brik" brand knockoffs. Their prices are super expensive. If you have to have "brik" there are better places to get it. (20 years ago, 25-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: E. Brick?
|
|
(...) They are normally just called "Bricks"; you can see the boxes here: (URL) are chinese, but it seems the same sets are sold under other names as well... Arne, Copenhagen (20 years ago, 25-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | E. Brick?
|
|
Yet another rip-off clone, new at least for me. Anyone seen these before? (URL) military parts looks original to E.Brick - or maybe they ripped off another clone brand? /Tore (20 years ago, 25-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
