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Re: "Clone" definition? And a question...
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Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:29:36 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote:
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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 not the quality. TYCO and MegaBloks, for instance, fit
> with Lego to some extent, whereas I don't recall Tente fitting at all. Is
> "clone-ness" simply the general similarity between brand X and Lego. Or am I
> thinking too hard about this?
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 which will interlock with LEGO bricks
DUPLO, Mega Bloks (DUPLO clones), Tyco (DUPLO clones), Bestlock (stud
height is different)
Look-a-like: components look like LEGO bricks, but dimensions are
different
Modulex
LEGO-like: components use similar ideas, but are very different
Tente?
Other: all other construction toys
Meccano, Erector, Lincoln Logs, KNex (though they may be LEGO
compatible now)
> In other news, I've finished generating DAT files for 20 clone brand pieces,
> from Block-Men, MegaBloks, and TYCO. I don't have any skill at webpage
> design, so until I come up with a passable site, is there a place I can post
> the DATs for general use?
> Of course, these pieces are ABSOLUTELY NOT part of the LCad Canon, nor should
> they be; I just wanted people to have the chance to play around with the
> pieces. After all, in a virtual setting, differences in ABS quality become
> irrelevant!
If you e-mail me the DAT file, I'll put it up on my web page.
--
Frank Filz
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