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(...) snip... Be afraid, be very afraid ;) Run Away !! Ray #(1.24 x 10^2) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Technic scale !? (Re: The Simpsons are going to Blockoland!)
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(...) slightly smaller than technic-fig scale. Their feet can not attach to studs either. That makes them completely useless to me. -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Jason J Railton" <j.j.railton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:GtJCzy.2Lq@lugnet.com... (...) Magazine (...) picture of (...) Builder® (...) Angels (...) Reality is that I would bet the magazine is put together by folks with little real (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) That's shocking. I'm speculating now, but I wonder how many pictures of kids with genuine LEGO COTS models actually get sent in to the magazine and get filtered out? I mean, would you think of sending in a picture of a known set? Probably not. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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[snip] (...) Well everything I have read on Lugnet about TLC, seems to indicate that they operate in a bubble. They do not recognize the fact that Mega Bloks is a serious competitor. I would not be surprised if the Lego upper management does not (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) He might be. April is fast approaching... --Bill. (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GtJGJ2.C79@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) Angels (...) polices (...) I agree. I would love to see a scan of this or of the earlier Mega Blok model that got in the magazine. -Jon -- | The Galactic (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GtJzAv.MpM@lugnet.com... (...) Magazine (...) of (...) Angels (...) This isn't the first time this has happened. (URL) they either did not know or did not solve the problem. I can't believe (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Whoa! You're kidding, right? (...) Scary...let's just hope Lego doesn't do this again... ;^( (...) Who knows?! I certainly hope this was a mistake, although the chances of mega-blocks getting into the Lego UK magazine are slim on their own. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: The Simpsons are going to Blockoland!
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(...) They're not just similar, they have all the same dimensions! Now I'm going to have to go over to Toy Tokyo and verify it all. -Erik (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) figure's collective butts. Matt (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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The Blockoland Simpsons look just like Kubricks, though I can't prove it. (URL) official page (Japanese) (URL) saw Kubricks Planet of the Apes figure sets in Previews in January. At Toy Fair they showed Reservoir Dogs figures. Simpsons would be (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Took a look...did a Simpson shudder. I see they included Carl, but no Lenny. I hope he's ok. Julie (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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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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(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) As one of the chief apologists for All Things Clone, as well as a major Simpsons fan, I formally pronounce these toys to be an abomination. They are bad bad bad, in terms of design and (visual) execution, although I don't care to purchase the (...) (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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(...) Are they awful in concept or quality? How much are they? (...) Looks pretty cool to me. -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Is this material scan-able (in terms of copyright)? I'd love to see the picture, since the official MB model includes some obviously non-LEGO elements. (Might the education-and-criticism clause of the fair use polices cover this kind of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks IPO
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(...) Interesting, they have negative shareholder equity. They do seem to be generating cash though Maybe we should start lugnet.off-topic.finance Any other MBA's out there? Lester (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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