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(...) --snip-- (...) Well, this all seems credible enough. I give my official imprimatur of truth. I guess I'll keep my eyes open on my way through BC, and see what turns up. It would interesting to to have a set or two, even if the quality is not (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Sorry I didn't provide more information right off, but this was my first post to the LEGO-related newsgroups so I wasn't aware exactly what was expected. I just ran across this stuff in the store and thought it might be something worth letting (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
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(...) --snipped-- (...) i don't know who the original poster was, but paul maxwell gave me the scans from the bootleg toys site (maintained by a chris doyle): (URL) like to find out more about these toys...(mainly what do the elements inside the box (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
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Even with these scans I remain skeptical. Until the orginal poster comes through with more specific info about the purchase, I withhold judgment. I realize that a hoax is rather far-fetched, but why are we being so coy? Most people give plenty (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
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nope, that is NOT an edited scan (at least I didn't edit it and i'm quite sure the guy that sent it to me did not edit it) ..joseph g (...) Canada, (...) layout, (...) was (...) of (...) INCREDIBLE!! (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Man, talk about rip off! But if they are made in China, it is understandable. China has grossly violated numerous international copy-right laws, and this is no exception. Stupid Chi-Com clone bricks! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Never seen nothing like it. Is it a edited scan...? (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
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(...) --snipped-- (...) China" i just got some scans of these from a very reliable source..SIMPLY INCREDIBLE!! look at these scans! (URL) the next "official" theme we'll see out of denmark will be chinese pirates (nyuk, nyuk) ..joseph g (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: "Shifty" rip off brand -- can they get away with this??
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(...) --snipped-- (...) China" i just got some scans of these from a very reliable source SIMPLY INCREDIBLE!! look at these scans! (URL) the next "official" theme we'll see out of denmark will be chinese pirates (nyuk, nyuk) ..joseph g (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Apart from the printing, and the copy-right issues, how were the elements themselves? Did they compare in quality to Mega Bloks, or Best-Lock? Can you actually use them well with LEGO elements? I'd be very interested to see some of these, or (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I was glancing thru a dollar-shop in lower-mainland British Columbia, Canada, a couple days ago when I saw some small LEGO sets for sale, the kind that usually go for $4 or $5 US. They were being sold for only $1 a piece; they had a set of a couple (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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So, after more than a year of eyeballing the small canned sets, I finally got the Space Fighter (#9254/85 pcs.), cuz Cyborians are seriously out-gunned by the Repzyllian fleet, and need all the help they can get. Since it was on sale at $3.33 at K€B (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: exin castles and tente aircraft carrier on ebay
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I am excited because I will soon be getting Tente set #460 which IIRC was the larger of two Tente Space sets of the late 70s that were made to compete with Lego. It supposedly contains instructions to 5 different models which can be built at once! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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some guy has more than a few exin castles and three tente aircraft carrier sets on ebay...check it out now! i won a couple of exin castles last week and you'll probably be able to get the sets at a cheaper price than i got mine. ..joseph g (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Pneumatic compatible parts elsewhere might not cost less. Today, tubing cost me US$0.64/foot from a hobby shop. A set of 4 T couplers cost $2.75. The Lego USA Shop-at-Home service pack # 5109 Pneumatic Tubing costs $3.25. It includes 5.17 feet of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I found a new place to get small Crosswise sets at the darndest place: I drove my fiancee to "Joann's Fabrics" to buy material for her wedding dress. I got bored quickly, so I made a quick circuit of store, just looking around, and I spotted a short (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Rokenbok Systems: Integration into a TLG World?
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I picked up the Basic Start set (33% off at a local ZB) within the last couple of weeks. I like it both for the (limited) LEGO compatibility and for play. Sadly, I have not yet attached any LEGO to it. Now I have more incentive... Steve (Frank Filz (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Review/Comments on Mega Bloks Legend set 9611 - Griffon's Hide Out
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Yeah, a smart MB would produce themes that are out with Lego. So now is the time for MB castle and pirates. James Parkin wrote in message ... :In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Legoman34 writes: : :>Some one in Canada found 2 of these sets for me (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: DUPLO Clone Sighted
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(...) "Klip" sounds like a real possibility. Klip brand blocks are an Italian-made clone, possibly the very same as the "Qubo" brand, but under a different name. I have a small Klip set that is almost identical to a Qubo set: (URL) car is virtually (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: DUPLO Clone Sighted
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(...) When I stop by the toy store that I've posted as having older sets, I'll try and remember to get the brand name for these bricks (or at least the brand they carry). I pulled a set down from the top shelf, only to be disapointed that they were (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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