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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
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The fourth part showcased the
Command Ops line
with some of the newer large sets. “Secure the Dam” looked especially good,
albeit with a lot of juniorization. The set includes a fighter jet that may
be a single piece, which is really unfortunate. Some nice elements in the
Command Ops sets are the “snow” pieces that fit atop bricks and the
“shattered” window elements that show battle damage.
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Okay, the windows are still pretty cool, but
the
instructions reveal this set to include some of the hands-down worst
juniorization I’ve ever seen. Instead of being clever snap-on pieces, the
“snow’ is hard-molded onto the bricks, which are themselves hard-molded into
irregular and pre-formed wall elements. This is really inexcusable, and I’m
only glad that I haven’t dropped any money on this set so far.
Very disappointing.
Dave!
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Message is in Reply To:
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| This morning I stopped by the TRU less visited and saw a really nifty display of MegaBloks sets. It was basically in five parts and took up a surprising amount of floorspace. Additionally, it was located directly opposite the LEGO section, so I'd be (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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