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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
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Anyway, in the years since then, I’ve noticed that the brand has vanished,
and even the old website is defunct. More recently Cobi bricks have hit the scene with similar military themes (and more,) and
a number of the distinctive elements of the Block-Men have popped up in the
Cobi sets that are viewable online.
I don’t know if anyone else cares about this, but it’s of some interest to me
if only for its historical trivia.
Any additional info is much appreciated, and I’ll post anything else I find.
Dave!
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If this webpage is believable
http://www.malvina-group.com/en/products/~category=7
Cobi is owned by Meccano - but I can’t get confirmation on that from the Meccano
homepage, and I honestly doubt it. This Malvina page says: “These toys (Cobi)
are distributed only in Belarus and Russia”. This indicates to me, that this is
a clone rather than a Blockmen takeover - why else limit the market?
Arne, Copenhagen
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| Back in 1998 a line of LEGO-compatible military construction sets hit the market under the name Block-Men. I was generally pleased with this brand, as I revealed (URL) but it must be admitted that the sets were somewhat overpriced. Still, as a (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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