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| (...) The second picture shows some Fischertechnik parts. (URL) (19 years ago, 28-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) I know. Cloneophiles just sounds so dirty... On a serious note, one nice thing about the Bloks Forum is that it doesn't get all the drama that LUGNET does. Russell (19 years ago, 27-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) I can see building a mixed-breed thing, Lego plus K'nex, with enough elements to join them. I wouldn't consider that cloning. (19 years ago, 27-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Hey, Russ- No offense-- clone + phile (loving) = clone lover:-) JOHN (19 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Cloneophiles? John, I thought we were friends. ;) Yes. I buy clone brands. I buy them for the designs. I especially like the MegaBloks sets for Pixar's Cars, the FDNY Fire Truck, and the Steam Express locomotive. But, I do not mix them with (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) The allure comes from the availability of additional colors, new and useful elements, themes not available from TLG, superior ABS (in the case of Tyco) and cross-compatibility (especially now that Knex has issued transition elements that allow (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) I'm a purist myself, but one Cloneophile I know likes the variety of parts available. Lego makes a lot of stuff, but not quite everything. (19 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| What's the allure? Can we all agree that LEGO is superior in quality? If so, why buy clones? Is it simply a price issue? If LEGO were cheaper would you still buy clones? Is it that you have something against TLG the company? Is it something else (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) The first picture is pieces from the Crosswise Blocks line: (URL) are not LEGO compatible. I have a pretty good collection of these. -- Russell Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, PCFD There is a very fine line between (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| Not sure if these qualify as Clone brands, but they are building systems. Does anyone recognize them and if so is there a website or at least a name for them so I can do a bit more hunting. The pics are here (URL) sorry the first one's a bit blurred (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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