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Re: "Clone" definition? And a question...
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Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:33:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> 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?
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> 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!
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> Any help or insight is greatly appreciated!
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> Dave!
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 *any* construction toys to be Lego clones. Tyco and Block-Men
and MegaBloks, sure; they are interoperable with Lego, albeit with different
pieces, but vive le difference! I personally consider Tente to be a different
type of construction toy that happens to be similar in functionality to Lego.
This is my AK$.02; if your opinion differs, let's hear it!
-Cheese
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