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(...) Actually, I think you were right. If memory serves, the original release was scheduled for July, but it was pushed back. (...) If you don't locate it in your area, then keep your eye on this group--someone is bound to post about it here. I (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Ah, great! Here's hoping they don't pull a Half-Life 2. *crosses fingers* I could've been wrong about June/July, but at any rate it's nice to see something that seems to be keeping up. Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for it (but I don't frequent (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Hi, Doug! Bill Connick's (URL) very helpful website> indicates that the Enterprise set is now slated for release in September 2004. In the past I've seen a few items debut on retail shelves or on Amazon before their official release dates, so (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Yes, the Enterprise from The Next Generation...sorry, I had to see how many abbreviations I could fit in there. :P Well, regarding that set, what's the deal with it? I heard it was supposed to come out in June/July, but I have seen no sign of it (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New Best-Lock Pirate Skeleton Ship @ TRU
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(...) There are two indentical ships other than their color and crew. The all black and a brown with yellow upper works and more conventional crew. The figs can be tossed (clone brands just plain stink at minifigs). It goes together reasonably well (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Here's what I've found thus far concerning Oxford / Shifty / Brick brand. They appear to owned by COKO. (URL) (Tianjin) Toy Co.,Ltd. is a solely American-funded enterprise established in CHINA specializing in producing and handling COKO (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ed, To tell you the truth, as clone goes, I only know MB and Tyco (and a handful of non-compatible brands, like Tente, etc). Tyco did have a very nice fitup (0). MB's is not so good, but it is improving. Now (1) the large round holes in the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics of MB Probuilder Huey
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(...) (URL) baldly going... (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Paulo, I just received Brick set #0494, everything but the original box. The bricks were still in shrink wrap. If these aren’t Lego, I'll ... Heck even Lego sued because they were (kinda still are) too close too Lego. The fitup is better than (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.color, FTX)
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I know Best-Lock!?!?!?. But hey, I picked one up yesterday at TRU because this set has some interesting pieces plus 4 skeleton figs with a handful of new weapons. The figs limbs have good clutch power and work on lego studs. Also the weapons work (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) What follows is my opinion, not any sort of Lugnet Admin official stance by any means... I think there's a need for a custom parts discussion group but I'm not sure it belongs under off-topic. You can argue it both ways. This argument has in (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.admin.general)
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Hello! And therefore: Are custom made parts subject of lugnet.general or any respective theme-newsgroup? Though I do not at all deny the creativity that's put into custom made pieces I still wonder. I could take a knife and a piece of wood and carve (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I think that this might be a good idea indeed! I'm really sick of this blays and rbrowns! Hey, if TLC thinks classic colors are dull (who are they kidding afterall?, kids?...) maybe there are other companys that would not. Does anyone here (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Having heard tell of this set hereabouts, I was keen to find out more about it. We use the Command Ops Blackhawks in Brick Wars, which are fabulous, but somehow unsatisfactory because they're so juniorised. During my recent sojourn to the US I (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Has anyone seen (URL) this big church?> I found it by accident on the web, and it was the first I'd seen it. The killer, to me, is that the thing was apparently built for use as an acoustic model, rather than out of the bricaholism that afflicts so (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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"Isaac Yue" <isaacyue@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:I1Kwpr.1to@lugnet.com... (...) Studio>. (...) some (...) Absolutely fantastic Issac. The only comment I can add is make sure you get them on sale sooner rather than later :) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hi all, Here is something new from (URL) Red Bean Studio>. Please visit my website to see more pictures: (2 URLs) Still very much a work-in-progress at the moment, but I thought I'd share some preliminary pics with everyone here. Your (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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What the heck is (URL) There are more things in Eurasian entertainment than are dreamed of in my clone philosophy, but I've never even heard of these "Luffy" and "Shanks" characters. That's a spiffy three-wheeler, though. Dave! (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Haven't seen them on the shelves yet, but here you go: (URL) White Ops Whitewash> (URL) Secure the Dam> Even though they're not complete structures, I like that some of the recent MEGABLOKS sets include buildings, or at least the bombed-out shells (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) The Oxford stuff on www.etamiya.com doesn't look to be that discounted on the retail side, let alone any shipping. The set off of eBay shows to be from Hong Kong, but must only include surface mail for $10 S&H. I've ordered from overseas (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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