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Re: Does anybody know about this set?
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:15:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tobbe Arnesson wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On eBay Germany, I found this truck:
> > http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3145698313&category=9170
> > 
> > It's a big Model Team truck with stripes in German colors, and an instruction
> > labelled "Mobil 180".
> > 
> > Does anybody know anything about this set? Is it a local German promo model? Or
> > is it even Lego at all??
> 
> I'd say it's a clone, either Tyco or Choko, can't quite make out the logo from
> here:
> http://ebay0.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_2cbfb3552eb36b2fafc764801ab0a48f/i-2.JPG
> 
> It's not an official LEGO model AFAIK and the instructions don't make sence if
> it's a promotion item?
> 
> XFUT: lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands

Could it be a fake of some kind?

The word mobil is written exactly like mobil in Playmobil in their early logo.

WARNING! Playmobil-link:
http://www.collectobil.com/guide/packaging.html

The company behind Playmobil actually did produce plastic toys before they made
their first figure sets in 1974, but I find it hard to beliewe that they should
have produced a Lego-clone.

Martin



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  Re: Does anybody know about this set?
 
(...) I'd say it's a clone, either Tyco or Choko, can't quite make out the logo from here: (URL) not an official LEGO model AFAIK and the instructions don't make sence if it's a promotion item? XFUT: lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands (23 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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