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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
> > @ W*M in Claremont, NH, I saw a red indy car- slightly larger than minifig
> > scale. It comes with a torso & head/helmet piece for the driver, & comes
> > with a red race helmet keychain. it was in the same spot as the green &
> > yellow dirt bikes & is about $10.
>
> Cool--I'll have to watch for that.
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> I happened upon an unexpected toy aisle in Sears in which several small
> MEGABLOKS sets were available in the $5.00 to $10.00 range. These are re-issues
> of older sets, this time under the label ModelMax Pro. Included in the
> inventory was the gray 9709 fighter jet and a number of other sets that used to
> come in plastic grip-n-go cases. Some people may be intersted in these sets
> because they come with the classic MEGABLOKS canopy piece in trans-red and
> trans-white, for example, as well as the trans-black bubble canopy from the 9709
> fighter. These sets are all re-issued under different lot #'s, so that the 9709
> is not called 9709 in this incarnation, but they appear otherwise identical
> (including 4 of those cool 2x2 cones in black).
yup i've seen those too.
>
> The only thing that troubles me is that these sets are packaged in boxes much
> larger than necessary, resulting in a worrisome waste of paper. There are
> better windmills to tilt at, I know, but it just seems like an odd choice for
> the good people at MEGABLOKS to have made.
> Dave!
that's the SAME gripe I had!
Jeff
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| (...) Cool--I'll have to watch for that. I happened upon an unexpected toy aisle in Sears in which several small MEGABLOKS sets were available in the $5.00 to $10.00 range. These are re-issues of older sets, this time under the label ModelMax Pro. (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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