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(...) Most of what was posted I do agree with- this group has clone brands as its topic and if one doesn't like clones, (BTW, I don't) then one shouldn't post b####'n here. BUT, that doesn't mean one cannot read what is posted. Here is my reason for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Am I shocked that you can’t put it politely? Nope, not at all - and you know what? Thats sad, but thats what you have proven time and time again. (...) Wrong. I am entitled to my opinion even if I had never even seen a MegaWhatever in person, (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I would say so, I never got one cause it wans't to scale with the others. (which are close enough) (...) I have had the samething happen with lego before. Specifically the ship I built almost 4 years ago. (URL) here> I had the front fork (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I would say so, I never got one cause it wans't to scale with the others. (which are close enough) (...) I have had the samething happen with lego before. Specifically the ship I built almost 4 years ago. (URL) here> I had the front fork (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I'm afraid that that's an unfortunate and (IME) non-representative example. I've built simultaneously larger and flimsier structures that have stood up quite well under their own weight, so something else seems to be at play in your case. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Does the nuclear sub with sound element count as being within "the last two to three years"? That set, partially completed (the hull was about 4-5 rows of bricks high) crumbled under its own weight when extended 1 foot off the edge of a table (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I agree, my dear Lord Insanity. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) The last 2-3 years being the operative phrase there. Prior to that, well... (URL) read here.> That said I agree that within the last 2-3 years Mega Bloks has improved significatly. On a scale of one to ten I would say Lego is a 9 and Mega (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Gee, how can I put this politely...I guess I can't! But... You, Mark, are in a newsgroup called "off-topic.clone-brands." Whereas your considered opinions are encouraged, your flat out clone-bashing is not. Now, I'm not the boss of you -- but (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) lol, whatever. It is its fitting the bricks are dirty - no matter how they got dirty, or what got them dirty *its fitting they are dirty*. Stop trolling!! Geesh, do you never get tired of this? People like you really make enjoying Lugnet hard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) You mean your usual "brand-purist-depart...m-reality" based reply? There's a 99.9% chance that it's printer's ink on those bricks. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Classic, just classic. Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, or maybe they just don't care about brand purity! And I, for one, welcome the attitude of our new corporate overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted builder, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their overground (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for sharing! Note that this is a promotion from IBM Canada (given the URL) so maybe they were showing loyalty to a Canadian company and not as worried about IBM US having won a gig with LEGO US ??? Just guessing. (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hi Dave - no, no reference at all except to IBM. (...) I don't have ready access to a scanner, but I have now taken a few photos - some I left at the highest res my camera can do. They're at (URL) through ibmbloks4.jpg. Notice how they have (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) IMO, I find bricks (regardless of brand) to be a poor choice for portraying "resilient." Brick models frequently are fragile and some shatter to pieces when dropped. They can be frustrating to rebuild. Hardly "resilient" in my book. Would you (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I'll be looking for your post in 2008. Play well! Mike (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Is there any reference in the packaging or literature to (URL) Interactive>? A few years ago I won a promotional set on Ebay for Dell computers that was likewise crafted of MEGA BLOKS. Also, is there any way you'd be willing (or able) to scan (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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A small box arrived in the mail at work today from IBM. Inside was a small package of Mega-Bloks, and just about no explanation as to why they were included, apart from the statement "IBM has what you need to build a Resilient Infrastructure". I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: A serious clone question
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(...) I've only been buying MegaBloks since 1993, but most of them are holding up quite nicely, thanks. Admittedly, the translucent elements from that period are not too great and are subject to loss of clutch, but I have thousands of green or brown (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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