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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tom Sciortino wrote:
> > Ok, I gotta ask, are those all real pieces? It's very evil looking (I
> > almost wish the canopy were black) and it definitely has a mysterious kind
> > of feel to it.
>
> For now, let me contribute that all of the elements do indeed exist
> in the real world, some may not exist in the precise colors used by Dave! In
> particular, I am not sure about the trans-yellow 2x2 round tiles, the yellow
> 2x2 tiles, or the red 2x2 cones in the back. The vast majority of the
> elements *are* available and in the colors shown.
I'm happy to report that all of the parts in those images do indeed exist in
real MegaBloks sets. The trans-yellow 2x2 round tiles show up in the Monster
Truck (9749) and the Dune Racer (9763). They're also in the Xtreme Sports set I
mentioned here: http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/clone-brands/?n=1663 but I
don't know the set#. The opaque yellow 2x2 tiles came from the 1500-piece
bucket from a few years back (and may also appear in the current bulk buckets,
but I don't own any of those). The red 2x2 cones and red 2x2 round bricks came
from the "Freaky Fill-Up" (5601) set. For the sake of completeness,
The only part that might not exactly exist is the trans-yellow canopy which in
real life has a very slightly greenish cast. Also, the black 2x2 round plate
came from the Bradley M2A2 (9724).
> BTW, while I'm not sure about black, I think the canopy exists in the real
> world as a dark blue. Paul S. gave me one in a huge box of junk/spares
> (thanks Paul!).
I've never seen it in black, but the dark blue one probably came from the
Planetoids "LX-009" set (9300) from a few years back.
> > Seriously though, you nailed down the mysterious blacktron ideal. It looks
> > mostly blacktron, but it *feels* totally blacktron. And also in the spirit
> > of Blacktron, I gotta say this ship raises more questions than it does
> > answers...
>
> I've already bugged Dave! to release a Mach II with slenderer yellow striping
> on the sides (basically by using 1x2 tiles in black and yellow) -- but this
> is my only insignificant request for achieving full BT1 feel. A deeply
> subjective point of niggling controversy, I admit.
Soon I'll follow with a revision and possibly some other Blacktron-esque
models. Thanks to everyone for the kind words (and to Mark Sandlin for his
righteous indignation!).
Dave!
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