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I never thought I'd say this, but: I've gotta get me some Megabloks! Those are sweet, and exactly what LEGO should be doing. Let's hope these things sell like hotcakes and wake 'em up to how lucrative the mecha market is. Makes me wonder why they (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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On the heels of its Blok-Bots product line, MegaBloks has just released the first batch of "Warriors Future Force" mecha-style vehicles. These feature the same click-joints as the Blok-Bots, as well as new weaponry. I saw four types on the shelf at (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: TYCO Calculator?
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(...) Well, $26 + p&p is a little too much for a calculator to me, and the other ... is insisting on US only. :o( Thanks for the links, at least now I know how they look. /Tore (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Here are another two for auction: (URL) They December 2nd and 5th, respectively. I'm not the seller, and I won't be bidding. Good luck to anyone interested! Dave! (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Jackie's Architectural Toys List
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I found this list of block brands, (URL) a nice discussion of what they are all about, (URL) to a bibliography at the Hudson-Mohawk Industrial Gateway which mentioned the Embossing Company. (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: What brand is this?
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Actually, PVC can be molded into moderately detailed shapes. There is a model railroad materials company (evergreen I think) that makes trusses, I beam, tubing, and etc. out of PVC. It's much more slippery than styrene, requires a different glue, (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: TYCO Calculator?
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(...) We got the belville one. One of the kittens could almost pass for a tiger cub... almost. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Doh! Hoisted by *my* petard! I think you're right, insofar as I can judge the plastic simply by handling it; polystyrene it is. I spell Chemistry with a capital F. Dave! (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) ?? Really?? Not some sort of Styrene but Poly Vinyl Chloride, the stuff that those offwhite household sewage pipes are made of? That's wild. I would have expected Polystyrene (which is not as good as ABS, the "better" styrene) for this usage. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: What brand is this?
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(...) I received the item today, and it's, well, sort of weird. I've given it only a cursory inspection, but the plastic appears to be PVC, and the parts are packaged on a couple of sprues. The odd thing is that nearly all of the parts are direct (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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(...) <SNIP> In case anyone is interested, I noticed 3 or 4 of these sets at the local WM today. I think they are a new item just arrived for Christmas. Check your local WM, they may have them. Ray (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Cool! Never heard of the calculator before. I'd love to see a picture of it. I recall I made an mechanical addition machine for numbers up to 50 (or was it 40?) when I was in my early teens. So Tyco wasn't first. :o) BTW, I've bought an alarm clock (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I recently acquired one of these via eBay, and I'd have to say it's every bit as cool as the legendary phone. It's in the same green-and-black scheme and has the same brick drawer for important storage. It's just a basic eight-digit display and no (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: LEGO in Hong Kong and China
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(...) No, my memory seems to play tricks with me. I could have sworn that the Swedish word "gåshud" (litt. "goose-skin") was idiomatically translated to "duckskin", but both my dictionary and your reply prove me wrong. The only explaination I have (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Is "duckskin" Swedish for "goosebumps"? Cool!! Those shelves of bootleg classic sets looked amazing too -- I wonder what the quality of the plasic/molding is like. --DaveL (who won't say what duckskun means in New Zealander) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: The Nam-shub of Enki (was Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament)
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(...) Save early and often, Dave! It's not the law, just a good idea. (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) You mean a truly "cloned" army! The very thought makes me get duckskin. /Tore (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | MegaBloks site finally updated!
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They've adopted a new format, and they seem to include most of the newer sets, including the Sea Wolf but not the Mustang. Hmm... I notice that none of the MegaModelz sets are featured--I've been wondering if those might be Wal-Mart exclusives, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: LEGO in Hong Kong and China
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(...) I hate to say this, but massive "replica" Lego castle sets for $5? I want to go to China and build a bootleg army... (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I have a few of those stores in my area--I'll check their supply. (...) If you're talking about ATCO, then you're right, and one cannot say enough bad things about them. Thank you, Maggie and Aaron, for the information. I won that second (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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