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Hiya A quick question (sorry, if it's been asked before) : does anyone know if there are any websites that have scans of Mega Bloks instructions - the equivalent of Brickshelf? I quite like some of their military designs (the tanks etc) .. but I (...) (21 years ago, 19-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Compatible?
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I find it altogether interesting – they're putting in a great effort to fill in the gaps where Lego has left off... these Dragon lines in the stead of castle, the military line (which I am awed by every time I pass it by in a store) and so forth. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Compatible?
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(...) I've been lamenting that recently myself, but now that I think about it, MegaBloks has been using large, juniorized pieces for years. Their Western and Fantasy sets from ~1996 used 16x8x8 house such as is shown here: (URL) was also a large (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I think not... the profile seems too rounded and too tall, and the texture is different. (...) No problem for me ;-) Is it just me, or do others think that Mega-blox is increasingly going down the route of large, specialised pieces that we (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Part Name Suggestion?
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(...) (URL)If I were looking for that part, I would look for the keyword "gate". So I (...) I think you're correct. Generally I try to model my part names after the LDraw naming standards, but this bit didn't quite fit. It's sort of like the "Train (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If I were looking for that part, I would look for the keyword "gate". So I think you'd better have that word in the name. "Gate checkpoint with yellow stripes" is not so bad I think. Perhaps "Checkpoint gate with yellow stripes" is better. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Well, that's unexpected; the domain name changed from one day to the next. Here's the corrected link: (URL) Thanks again for looking. Dave! (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | GI Joe clone brand?
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(URL) anyone have any info? Dave! (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Byggis auction
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(URL) Not my auction, and I won't be participating. The seller's in the UK, so consider the shipping costs if you're bidding. I have this set, oddly enough. You won't believe how lame the dinosaurs and vehicles are, but the bricks themselves are (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Part Name Suggestion?
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(URL) is a checkpoint barrier from the Hangar 18 set in the Alien Agency series. The filename is c010113a.dat owing to its dimensions, but I'm stuck for a good part name. Currently I'm using "Gate, checkpoint with yellow stripes" but I'd be grateful (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Shapes of things to come
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(...) SNIP (...) I like the silver/gray truck with race car: (URL) first i thought it was all one piece body like some of the other car sets (yuk), but nope, its pieces! Jeff (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Shapes of things to come
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(...) As soon as they become available, I recommend that everyone purchase at least one copy of the set featured at the lower left of this page: (URL) wheels and tires are very nice. I'm also intrigued by the re-issuing of these sets: (URL) new (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If you want a better look at some of the upcoming Megabloks sets, head on over to Marz Distribution: (URL) Enjoy! Ken (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(URL) Maxwell was kind enough to send this image to me, and he asked me to give it a good home. Thank you Paul for a tantalizing look ahead! Dave! (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New ProBuilder Set?
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(...) stuff I'd like to see in greater quantities from MB. I could see wanting more of those stackable ladders, those are cool. I'm not looking at one right now, but I think it has a wood pattern molded into the element. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Well, "cheap" is in the eye of the beholder. Here again is the POV-Ray rendering of half of the set: (URL) YMMV, but in terms of minifig scale I definitely prefer it to something like (URL) the MegaBloks sets are marketed toward a different (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I have this set- I won an auction for an aircraft carrier and the seller threw in the construction vehicles as a bonus. Not too bad and not too great either. I don't like the wheels- too cheaply made and the stickers make them look even cheaper. I'd (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New ProBuilder Set?
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(...) I snagged one on Ebay last year, but that's the only place I've found it (which is exactly *one* more source than I've found for another alleged clone product...). It's a pretty good design, using almost exclusively basic elements. No unique (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I have either seen these in the flesh or seen them in a catalogue. I guess I assumed you knew about them. [The Great Clone Hoax day 30] -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New ProBuilder Set?
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes: Once again this set has appeared: (URL) Not my auction, and I won't be bidding. I've never seen this set at a retailer, nor in any MegaBloks catalog. Mysterious! Dave! (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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