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Re: The Simpsons are going to Blockoland!
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:31:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Matthew Gerber writes:
> > > At our local T'R'U this morning I came upon these horrible bastardizations
> > > of both The Simpsons AND LEGO...that's right folks! The Blockoland Simpsons
> > > figures are finally here:
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14079
> > >
> > > They are AWFUL!
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> > Are they awful in concept or quality?
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> Sorry...should have clarified. Quality and implementation are the bad points
> (after all, who could fault the makers from grabbing hold of the obvious
> joke from the Blockoland episode?).
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> The figures are all different.
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> By that I mean that they all look like they were developed independently of
> each other, with no thought for the overall quality of the set.
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> Bart's head is twice as large as Homer's. Though all of the figure's parts
> are meant to be interchangeable, they all have different body shapes/styles
> that make this pretty much impossible. Even the ball joints used to attach
> arms and legs are different on different figures.
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> I know this doesn't sound horrible, but you'll know what I'm on about when
> you see them for yourself.
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> > How much are they?
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> $27.99 at T'R'U here in Central California.
Yikes! $28 bucks for (acording to the box) about 100 pieces. I would not pay
that for real Lego let alone a clone. Now on clearance they might be worth it
despite the irregularities. (And in reference to the other post; for the
record Dave, I do not own a single 'Simpsons' product other than the first
season DVD. Like Star Wars, I only want them because they are
Lego-like/compatible.)
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) Doh! My fault for imprecise wording. I wasn't trying to accuse you yourself of being a Simpsons zealot, but I was trying to say "avoid these unless you (the "general" you) are a total fanboy." Sorry for the confusion. And, for what it's worth, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Sorry...should have clarified. Quality and implementation are the bad points (after all, who could fault the makers from grabbing hold of the obvious joke from the Blockoland episode?). The figures are all different. By that I mean that they (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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