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Re: Never-released LOTR Intelli-Blox sets?
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:02:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
> Some of this is borne out by the over-expensive "Mines of Moria" set, which
> featured the pricey voice-chip technology that probably helped to doom the line.
> The instructions for the set gave a listing of the phrases that each figure
> would say when inserted into one of the sound-producing nodes on the big
> baseplate. Among the listed characters was Bilbo, who did not appear in any of
> the released sets, so it seems likely that he was at least planned. I suspect
> that the missing sets were produced in some very limited quantity, or perhaps
> they were all simply destroyed. It would be quite cool to find any of them,
> especially the Basic Block Bucket.
Out of curiosity, I just searched for Intelli-Blox on eBay and the Mines of
Moria set does turn up! But you're right - this whole series of toy was poorly
marketed - I never saw it in stores!
-Bryan
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| (...) I think I was unclear in my wording. The Mines of Moria set was indeed released, and eventually I was lucky enough to find one on deep discount at KB toys. The instructions included in that set gave the description of the phrases uttered by (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Never-released LOTR Intelli-Blox sets?
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| While searching the Internet for clone-brand info, I came upon a mention of other Lord of the Rings sets that apparently never saw release. After the disappointing performance of this product line, it's no surprise that the whole series was (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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