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| | | What, exactly, makes a brick a "clone?" Lots of AFOL's seem to include Tente in the list of clone brands, and that's fine, but I sort of inferred that clones were those brands that made some attempt to duplicate at least the dimensions of Lego, if (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) Well, there is a spectrum which makes it hard to put a line, though I'd propose 5 categories of non-LEGO construction sets: Clone: has bricks with the same dimensions as LEGO bricks Mega Bloks, Tyco, Coko (I think) Compatible: has components (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | (...) See now, I've had a couple of Tyco sets (just for the freaky looking Spaceguys) and I once got a Tente set (Destroyer) from a particularly clueless relative, but I would *never* consider Tente to be a Lego clone, any more than I would consider (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | | (...) I have recently inherited a large lot (over 14 lbs) o lego clone bricks in mint condition. They were mixed into a large eBay lot. Many of these bricks have no marking/id on them. The roof pieces, 3x4x1 are appealing to me except for a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | (...) AFOL's seem to include Tente (...) sort of inferred that (...) duplicate at least the (...) MegaBloks, for instance, fit (...) fitting at all. Is (...) brand X and Lego. Or am I (...) 20 clone brand pieces, (...) skill at webpage (...) there a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) I may be wrong, but I think the anchor is Coko blocks. It definitely is not Tyco. The 3x4x1 roof pieces with the break in the slope are almost certainly Tyco. Color variations should not be considered odd. You have at least 2 manufacturers, (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | Re: "Clone" definition? And a question... —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | (...) Thank you Frank! You answered my questions w/ superb detail. john (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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