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(...) That actually looks kind of cool. How do you know they are Megabloks though? -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Found this site sort of by accident. The product doesn't seem cost-effective for the average consumer, but it's a cool idea nonetheless... (URL) fact, I would gues that the item in this auction (URL) have been produced by the same company. Come to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I've spotted them at Kohl's and at Target, so far. Dave! (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Dave, What stores have these? Paul (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Does anyone know the set number for the now-discontinued 1500-part bucket from MegaBloks? Dave! (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MB lime green dirt bike
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(...) Mine had it on sale (or Rollback, or whatever) for $7.88. It's not a terrible set, with 200 pieces, but it's not great. The main body of the bike, as well as the front fork and whatever the back "fork" is called are each one-piece elements, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) The Wal*Mart near the north of Pittsburgh had four in the clearance aisle, but they were still ringing up @ $14.88. When I bought my copy a few weeks ago, I think they had about a dozen. Dave! (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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At the Keene, NH Wal*Mart, I saw a new MB set-a lime green dirt bike in with the other $10 (US) sets; the go-kart & the yellow & blue high-speed bike. Jeff (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hey, I went back to the Keene, NH Wal*Mart on Tue., Feb. 25, & they still had about 10? sets left. Jeff (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Recently I spotted two new small Dragons tins on the shelves, each apparently including a figure and a siege weapon, either a catapult or a ballista respectively as shown on the label. Also included are some of the rough-hewn 2x4 bricks and possibly (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Wal*Mart truck clone!
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(...) (URL) side mirrors are basically exact duplicates of part 2540: (URL) the red steering wheel, visible through the windshield, is nearly identical to part 3829: (URL) both of these elements were re-written from scratch for the clone library. I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Canopies (was Re: Apocryphal Classic Space)
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When I see the Mustang in the shops I'll be very keen to see how it would work for minifigs. I'm actually quite a fan of the canopy in the earlier Harrier style jet - it works a treat for minifigs. Barely MOC based closely on the MB model: (URL) MOC (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Apocryphal Classic Space
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(...) **snip of html link** (...) **snip of html link** (...) An important distinction! Now, if only those &*%$ canopies weren't so hard to render... Dave! (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Apocryphal Classic Space
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(...) is possibly available in two forms -- one with the canopies described by Dave! and another with a very different, yet extremely cool, two piece canopy that is more curved. The latter canopy is as is seen here, this time in trans-black: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Thank you very much! My first "dark age" occurred back in the 70's between the ages of 5 and 8. My reintroduction came with set 924/987, so Classic Space has naturally always been a favorite theme. (...) Again, thank you! But the punchline is (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) They aren't in many 2003 sets, but there should be some lingering kits available. Set 9747 has two of them in trans-dk-gray for $19.99 (URL) 9743 has two in a sort of pale trans-antifreeze for $19.99 (URL) 9182 has one in trans-dk-gray for (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Chris Giddens" <cgidd1@aol.com> wrote in message news:HA5Ew7.9I0@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) the (...) Ok this brings up a new topic. Who else has eyed megablok canopies? *gulp*.......me. Anyone else? And I'm not talkin about you crazy clone (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) These pics are really well done! I am impressed with how familiar and yet how different these ships are from 'Original Space'. Well done! (...) Then consider me a 'nutter' I love the ships as posted above but I collect LEGO bricks--this is my (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Who can deny the flat-out classic space appeal of these MOCs? Answer: Nobody can! They SO rock! Dave! proves decisively that only a nutter would not be buying MB stuff at this point in time. I love those mostly studless wing elements. The main (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Apocryphal Classic Space
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(...) Hi Chris-- Thanks for the comments! I first got the idea to try heretical this kind of thing during the Classic Space MOC contest, but I didn't have any good designs in mind. You're right about the trans-yellow canopies. From the beginning, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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