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(...) Ya, but I can get by without all that other stuff, while LEGO? LEGO I gotta have. :-) (...) Follow up on that line of discussion probably ought to go to off-topic.debate (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego)
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(...) You're worried about just Lego? Everything made out of plastic, from clothes to carpets to housing materials to cars to appliances to electronics to computers to decorative junk around the house will increase in cost. Plastic, its everywhere. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego)
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Hi, I just read this in local newspaper (Le journal de Montréal) edition of Nov 8th 2004: ==liberal translation from french== "Montréal based compagny MegaBlock indicated in October that they will need to increase cost of their toys to compensate (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Excellent! Thanks very much for your help, Russell. I'll add it to my listing. Dave! (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) It's not as though they replaced MegaBloks minifigs with MiniMates--all of the MB minifigs are shown in the review, and the (to me) hideous minimates only show up to demonstrate that the set can be used in a diorama, as the review indicates. (...) (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) 2045 #06 Charizard 255 2000 2040 #25 Pikachu 220 2000 This is what the boxes said. Russell (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I own a fair amount of Mega Bloks, but I'm not very impressed with this set. There are a few specialty elements I like (the mailbox is neat), but the main reason to get this would be for the minifigs, and I find Mega Bloks figs plain ugly. In (...) (20 years ago, 6-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hey, Just wanted to keep everybody informed on the status of the New Spider-Man sets from Mega Bloks. I came across these pictures this morning from action-figure.com (URL) I find out more information I will keep you informed. The set looks pretty (...) (20 years ago, 6-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Where have I been... I've been around. Did a stint working for one of the Lego stores for a little over a year, working myself poor as an assistant manager. I felt somewhat compelled not to post here during that period. And, then again, I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Jeez, Rich--where have you been? I haven't seen you in ot-clones in about three years! Thanks for the news about this set. Do you know if the chest has its own set-number, or is it just sold as a two-pack of the constituent sets? Either way, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) On a side note, at COSTCO, they are selling an actual chest (18"x18"x36" {approx}) of Dragons for just under $80. The set includes 9879 (Vorgan Ice Fang) and 9889 (Portal of Fire). I thought it was a cool promo and had the Mrs. get it for me (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If you can indeed get that, it would be superfantastic. Thank you very much! (...) Cool--thanks for that, too. Dave! (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I can get the info for these two when I go to storage on Sunday. (...) 1999 -- Russell Clark Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Thanks Grand Admiral, I'm quite well aware of that. However, this is an entry to the space wheels contest which is under this posting board. Erego, this posting will be found here, and with other space enthusiast postings. Vive la revelucion! (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) They are both new (about five years) and small (operating out of NYC office space). As pulled from (URL) this> article: "Art Asylum is a relatively small and relatively new toy company," the co-presidents of 'A Call to Arms' said. "They have a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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For no particular reason I'm working to assemble as comprehensive a list of MegaBloks sets as I can manage. So far I'm only concerned about the following data fields: Set Number Theme (Blok-Bots, Alien Agency, ProBuilder, etc.) Set Name Year of (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) It's not a company called c3 ... that's the name of their building blocks line. The company name, Art Asylum, is not a new or small toy company... they've produced the popular "Minimates" line of 'block like' action figures (similar to (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I can't find anything online yet, but my local Target had two copies of set 98001 Fire Ghost Dragon on the shelf. It's one of a series of four sets, judging by the pictures on the box. The sets are numbered 98001 through 98004 and represent Fire, (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Interesting! Do you have a link to this info? I'm surprised that LEGO would enter into a contract in which the other party had rights of termination, but such contracts surely exist. Thanks for the news in any case. Dave! (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hi Avery: We've had some discussion of these here, but not too much, owing (IMO) to the fact that the product line is still fairly new and has only released a few sets. Here are a few relavant links to give you a sense of general opinion: (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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