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Re: Mega Bloks finally updated their website (cool new stuff!)
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Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:55:30 GMT
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There's 9 gray 2x4 bricks in the chest and some rock pieces and a turret
plus the warriors. All chests have the same parts I think, maybe different
warriors (there are gold and silver chests). For $5 it is cool. If you just
want to try the new bricks, definitely get a $5 War Chest.
I think you could take 3 of these, part them out into bricks, burps, and
cannon fodder, and any one third would be a good use of $5.
I could bring some down to Brickfest if there was any interest there. I
guess these are still not in other parts of the US?
Don't forget, they are following up "Dragons" with "Girlfriends". No wonder
those dragons are....
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> > http://www.megabloks.com/PARENTS/pages/catalog/catalog.html
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> I think the correct link is labelled "New Toys", last item on the navbar to
> the left...
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> But yeah, some great stuff is coming from MB: the "Dragons" sets look priced
> to move and to catch the LOTR craze, there seems to be some kind of answer
> to bionickles called "Gyro Fighters" based on a ball-joint mechanism for
> limb movement, there is some great chrome coming in sets like the "Dune
> Racer", I liked the "Interceptor" bot -- there's something very Kirbyesque
> about it, the "Jackal & Scorpion" looks VERY cool with great new claw
> elements and the amazing Anubis figure, YES!!! -- the "Pro Builder® Tactical
> Fighter" seems to come with a trans-yellow canopy just as Mike notes, and
> the "Transforming Blok Bots® Ultimate Assault" just looks too cool.
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> Those "War Chest" are a great idea -- why, I guess they are minifigure
> packs! What a concept! But this set isn't priced right in my view -- for 3
> figures I would tend to think no more than $5 is fair and then they can keep
> the tin chest, no thanks. Unless the minis turn out to be too cool for
> words, I'll likely buy only 1 tin at the MSRP price and wait for the
> clearance sales.
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> Thanks for the heads up, Mike!
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> -- Hop-Frog
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| In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, dudes wrote handy heads up material. Thanks guys. Being a fan of MB especially for hulls (URL) am particularly interested in the sub and the destroyer, neither of which have been seen out here in the periphery. The (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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