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| (...) Holy moley! Where were you six years ago when I needed you? Anyway, I love how you worked this out. I've never before thought of using one brand as a bridge between two others in this way. Very cool! Dave! (18 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Re: Are Brix Blox LEGO-compatible?
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| (...) Strangely enough while brix blox don't lock with lego, they do lock with classic style best lock, which in turn locks fine with lego. Thus if you want to build a wall using perspective, you can do the lower courses in brix blox, run a layer of (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Snap blocks
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| Anyone out there familiar with another lego clone, snap blocks? I've got a large mixed bulk set coming my way with at least one snap block set, looks like a creator style lego helicopter. Any info welcome. (18 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Toppo brand clones
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| Is anyone out here familiar with the Toppo brand of clones? I have recently come into the possession of quite a few slopes by this company...they are fully compatible with old style best-lock, which means their studs will accomodate lego system (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Re: Heads up, Cloneophiles
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| (...) If asked 3 years ago, I would have agreed, but with the recent TLG production outsourcing, I've had too many bad experiences with regards to colour to find LEGO superior. Whereas most clones are of poor quality, some are catching up and are at (...) (19 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Heads up, Cloneophiles
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| In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote: I was waiting for your response, Dave! Glad to see it was salient and to the point. Dave K (19 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| Hello John, (...) I stand with some of the other respondents; cool themes, interesting solutions (elements) for building. There is one thing that others who have responded haven't addressed, that the other block companies are just as ridged in their (...) (19 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Heads up, Cloneophiles
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| (...) LEGO is of superior quality only as it pertains to the actual plastic stock, and this is becoming less true with each passing year. The main reason that I buy clones is because of the set designs and the alternative part inventories. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Head down, Cloneophobe
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| (...) So, in essence then, it is a price issue. (...) (...and whatever you do, don't press that red button over th..... D-oh!) (...) I could try. Frame your query over in OT.D and I'll take a swing. (...) I didn't say you had something against TLG, (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Head down, Cloneophobe
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| (...) Creativity. (...) Yup. (...) Price, and themes. MB is waaaaay cheaper for those of us who like to build BIG. The unashamedly military Command Ops line and cheeky Alien Agency line are fun, and some of the ProBuilder sets ((URL) APC, Huey>, (...) (19 years ago, 28-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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