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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Isaac Yue wrote:
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Without seeing them in person I can’t do more than speculate, but it looks
to me as if the wheels on the tank are remarkably similar to those used by
MegaBloks for years in a number of sets, beginning with the 9707 Combat
Tank in 1999. The design seems to be similar to the Oxford 15000 tank as
well.
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Good eyes, Dave!! I don’t own any of the 9707 Megabloks Tanks either but
after reading your post, I sort of went to look at what I have and want to
hear something interesting? Those wheels from Ed’s picture
here look a lot like the
ones that came in this
Oxford set that I happen to have!! Unfortunately, I don’t currently own any
of the new Brick Century tanks so I can’t compare the actual objects, but I
will try to get some if I chance by any of them again (and
here is a bigger
pic of that Oxford set).
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This gets more and more interesting. The only Oxford tank wheels that I have
came from that 15000 set, and they’re about as big as a LEGO 2x2 round brick.
The MegaBloks tank wheels are somewhat larger, as shown in the third model from
the bottom on this page. These look
to be about the same size as the wheels in
this picture.
The design of the wheels seems different between MegaBloks and Oxford, too; the
MegaBloks wheels have a wide, cylindrical rim, while the Oxford wheels are not
as wide and are sort of laterally rounded, like the outer edge of a torus.
These are terrible, terrible descriptions--sorry!
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As for Ed’s point about the classic grey brick bulk order, given Shifty’s
quality and the fact that they’re technically not copyrighted, you might as
well hire a factory to make your own in quality that are compatible to
Lego’s. I’ve found that colour matching of any plastic products is actually
not as complicated as it’d seem :)
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That’s a really neat idea. It’s beyond my resources for the foreseeable future,
but it’s certainly an appealing daydream.
Dave!
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