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(...) I picked up the Prancing Pony set this weekend and was pleasantly surprised. While the design is very simple, and the piece:price ratio isn't great regardless of talking Blox, the number of 2x4 bricks is impressive. As I mentioned elsewhere, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New Construction Toy In LDraw Format
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(...) Writing them, I primarily used a text editor, LEdit, and L3Lab. I'm not entirely comfortable with the way MLCad displays on my tiny monitor, so I didn't examine the clones too thoroughly in that system. Do you know what that error message (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?
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(...) Thank you for pointing out that there is an area for it. (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New Construction Toy In LDraw Format
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Dave! I haven't resolved the aforementioned issues, but I did spend more time with the clones in the various LDraw programs. And... ...they SO rock, Baby! I probably would not have made the effort to make the MB minifigure, or to have included what (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New Construction Toy In LDraw Format
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(...) 1. I get some weird File 4 error 2. An error message telling me that c020103c.dat has an error at line 62 3. c020106b.dat seems to be missing? d. And there is also a missing file at S/973p40a.dat, but I am not sure this relates to the clones (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Nilo humongous baseplate, wrong size building tables
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While at a local mom-and-pop toystore I noticed these giant baseplates made by Nilo called the 2-sided block mat. They have LEGO compatible studs on one side and Duplo compatible studs on the other, and they measured 101x38 (Lego) studs. They fit (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Updated: Feed My Black Tar Lego and Tyco Superblocks Habit!!!
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(...) (URL) Dave! (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Review of LotRs Prancing Pony
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(...) I found them in the construction brick area on the shelf above the Best-Lock sets. (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Mystery 5 x 5 Semi-brick
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Has anyone seen this piece before? (URL) Tente, it fits to Lego and has no letters on the studs. The fabric and colour remind very much of newer Lego trees. The sidewards attaching system is quite interesting, and works great on the two pieces I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Review of LotRs Prancing Pony
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(...) I plan to pick up most of the product line, but I haven't seen any of it locally yet. Where in the TRU did you find them? The folks at my local shop don't know anything about them, although I anticipate that the sets might show up near the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Mega Modelz
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(...) what can be done with basic bricks (remember when LEGO used those?). I don't have a piece breakdown yet, but with ~545 parts for $9.97 I'm not complaining. I'll post a more elaborate review soon. There's a new Harley kit I haven't seen yet, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Mystery Wheels
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I have just recieved some wheels like these: (URL) white, but also some red. I don't think they're LEGO, but i don't know. They look very old, but in good condition. They fit to Lego bricks but not to plates, due to their high studs. The feel is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Tyco
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(...) It depends on condition, but if you have the stuff I want I am interested. Please see my wants page where I list the Tyco elements I seek: (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Review of LotRs Prancing Pony
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I bought the Prancing Pony set at TRU over the weekend for $34.00. It comes with 220 usable pieces that are good quality (I know almost 16 cents apiece). That's a lot for parts to use on other constructions, but if you want different colors and (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Tyco
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(...) TYCO is generally regarded as the best of the clone brands, but alas it is no longer made. Called Superblocks, the bricks came in an array of colors and themes, such as castle, construction, military, space, and just general building sets a la (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Tyco
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I bought a used batch of LEGO the other day, and it turned out to contain a large number of clones marked Tyco. Since I don't wnat these contaminating my LEGO, I plan to get rid of them. Is there an aftermarket for these? I had never heard of Tyco (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Also new: MegaBloks Mustang
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Dave, I saw these at Wal-Mart in Stow Ohio Wednesday for $9.97 each. They had a whole pallet of these on display. I would have bought one if I had had the cash... Maybe next week. Paul (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Also new: MegaBloks Mustang
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(...) I own a few of that kit--for the price, it's superior to any aircraft model LEGO has produced recently, although parts of the design are a little weak. Here are a few sightings of new kits, apparently marketed as "Mega Modelz" instead of, or (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: K'Nex Battlemechs
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(...) I was right - I missed the thread. :) They're fairly good, yes, but eh... "it's not LEGO." Thanks for the link. Joel J (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: K'Nex Battlemechs
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(...) Hey there, Joel! We've discussed this one once before: (URL) bad it's K'Nex....I'd definitely be interested if it wasn't. -Dave (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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