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(...) Before placing a huge burden on Tore maybe we should see if anyone knows for sure that we can't somehow order these for ourselves here in the states. A few weeks ago Paul M. suggested to me that it might be possible to obtain a catalogue and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Place your orders! (Was: Coko Bricks sighting in Sweden)
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(...) Whoa! I'm definitely on-board for an order. Maybe we should coordinate here or through group emails so we can assemble a single order rather than send you to Coko for twenty separate purchases. Of course, shipping to the US would have to be (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Place your orders! (Was: Coko Bricks sighting in Sweden)
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(...) I can do that. Divide the prices by ten*) and keep in mind that I have to add shipping costs. Place your preliminary orders and I'll check the fees. Here are som hires scans from the printed catalogs: (URL) (202k) (URL) (188k) *) One US$ = (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Coko Bricks sighting in Sweden
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(...) It looks like the good quality Coko. If someone in Sweden would be willing to be a source for these sets, that would be really cool. Paul (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.loc.se)
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Hey: Don't we have a Ritvik model builder in our midst? What was the guy's name? Does anyone recall the link to the fellow's space on Brickshelf? Thanks in advance, -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Coko Bricks sighting in Sweden
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(...) quality Coko bricks of a few years ago or the current not-so-good quality Shifty/Coko bricks? Dave! (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.loc.se)
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Found in Biltema's new catalog: (URL) pics in the printed version than online) /Tore (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Shifty, Coko found in Canada
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The really sad part of this whole thing is that people are BUYING it. This, of course, makes the less reputable stores just order MORE of it... Sigh... Don't buy it. Report the store location to LEGO. Dean (...) such (...) copyright (...) here? (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock still sucks
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(...) snip (...) I got this set and a few other Best-Lock sets just 'cause i think they're cool, different style sets & I don't try to mix them with Lego. I agree completely that making them more compatible, out of better plastic, with better (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: DRAGONS ROCKS!!! Puns unavoidable, not truly sorry :o)
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(...) I agree with you that they aren't 'brick-line' but they are SO SO COOL! I love the figures. They got that D&D look and seem very evil and sinester. The bricks are okay not LEGO mind you but the prices are so good. Up until yesterday I had (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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(...) I have it but have never put the batteries in to see how they sound. I'll try to remember to make mention of it at such a time as I do. One interesting thing about the set is that the manual includes a list of all the lines spoken by the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Did you (or anyone) actually get the Mines of Moria? As I understand it the baseplate can electronically activate the figs to talk, and I was wondering how the voices sounded (usually voices on items like that sound so dorky I can't stand it). (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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I emailed Playmates Toys asking if there were new sets. I got a reply saying that no, the LOTR sets were out of production but Toys R Us might still have them. Silly me, of course they would not tell me about new product plans, but unless new items (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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Wondering if Intelliblox has plans for another round of LOTR sets, I notice our friend Marz Distribution listing a "Starter Set" for August 2002 pre-order. Its shelf price looks about $12. Last year we got 3 $20 Sampler Sets, 2 Deluxe $30-40, and (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: How good does it have to be?
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(...) Good enough to stick together reliably. My definition of reliable is that if I push a model partly off the edge of the table, it shouldn't crumble and fall apart from its own weight, even if it's not completed. (that happened to me with the MB (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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TLC has an exotic type of plastic I've never seen outside of Lego® products. I have to look at the studs on the Tyco® I have before I know what it is. I can compare certain Mega Blocks to some AMT Model kits I have. I've never felt a Best-Lock, but (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks RC set 9616
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(...) ***snip of tech review*** (...) To be fair, though--the Battle Bloks are not at all representative of MegaBloks overall trend re: juniorization. One need only compare piece counts of a $20 MegaBloks set vs. a $20 LEGO set; MegaBloks typically (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Cool new clone mini-figs.
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(...) ..snip... (...) ..snip... (...) ..snip... (...) I finally broke down and bought two of these Dragons War Chest's too. One silver and one gold. The figs were ok. I like the fact they are a little bigger than lego figs... I can see them as an (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Cool new clone mini-figs.
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Hello, [rant warning] Well I finally found the new Dragons sets at my local target but the really interesting thing is the new Best-Lock fig packs. (I noticed Hop-Frog mentioned these already but said he did not get them yet.) Anyway I purchased 3 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Mega Bloks RC set 9616
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I recently purchased this set for the sole purpose of examining its R/C technology - I have an ongoing interest in the area of Lego R/C as some on lugnet may know. The R/C system itself is clunky. A large box holding batteries, receiver and motors - (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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