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(...) <shudder> I like Tony's question--do they burn? :-) (...) Complain? Au contraire, mon capitaine! It is fodder for my grist in my mill! (...) Well, it would be cool to see one both ways for comparison. Let the people decide! (...) Good one:-) (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) And I thought that Mega Bloks were made to be crushed and snorted. Thanks for showing your work. -D (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I know--where are my priorities?!? (...) Years of exposure have inured me to any possible side effects, as far as I'm aware. (...) "Almost" is good enough for me! The hovercar could be mostly approximated with LEGO elements, with a few (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) You've got it all backwards--you crazy LEGO purists do it the hard way. Embrace the Mega Bloks, and the universe will be revealed to you. (...) What's the big idea? In 5+ years I've never heard you complain about my purple prose, but a purple (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Great... warn us about the lack of profanity but don't bother mentioning the glaring, unforgivable, and unapologetic use of CLONE bricks. Frankly, this is the kind of newsgroup abuse I'm happy to take. Interesting work as usual. But don't your (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Boooring... (...) Forget PCS and 3VIL-- this is what I call a competing theme! Though I am obviously a die-hard LEGO fan, I can appreciate the time and effort you have put into your Apocryphal Project. Do you always have to do things the hard (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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WARNING: This post contains no profanity or name-calling. (URL) Here> are two new MOCs, if you'd care to take a look. The first is in the style of Apocryphal Classic Space, while the second is a Police hovercar. Feel free to take a peek around at (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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This review was originally posted in the (URL) forum, which readers are invited and encouraged to visit. Review of 9719 Super Bike MSRP: $9.99 - $14.99 Pieces: 275 Figures: 0 This set is from the perpetually excellent ProBuilder line, showcasing a (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Let's be careful with the "theft" word, shall we? It's borderline libel, after all, and one might likewise be tempted to suggest that LEGO purloined the whole Vikings idea from Mega Bloks, which released the 9604 Viking Ship way back in 1995. (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Attention Mega Bloks fans! An appreciator of the brand has established a posting forum specifically for discussions of Mega Bloks. He's never posted here on LUGNET, but I've corresponded with him on and off for quite a few months, and I can attest (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) A LUGNET reader who is not yet able to post has sent me this link: (URL) features clearer photos of the sets but no shots of the figures or accessories. In discussing them, he and I have inferred that these photos may be from the design stage, (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If this webpage is believable (URL) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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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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I spotted (URL) this> more or less by accident while perusing the Cobi website. This is a brand that either uses the same molds as Block-Men or else is directly affiated with that now-defunct brand. Some of the sets look very cool, but unfortunately (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Not much to sing about, but ArtAsylum's C3 stuff appears to be on somewhat deep discount. I grabbed Darkseid's Throne Room for $5.00, and the Batwing and large Batmobile sets appeared to be about $6.50 each. There are a few LEGO sets on similarly (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: A little something to pizazz this board up.
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(...) Hhmmmm... That's a pretty swanky idea you got there. I will see what I can scrounge up in terms of a good scan. I know what you are talking about, I have done a good measure of shield and torso design myself, but that war banner is pretty new (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Cool! If you own any, I'd suggest that you could add a few skeletons from the Pyrates line to add further zing to your forces. The 12 points of articulation would also offset any missing poseability in the Dragons figs. Nice battle scene in (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Review of MB3602: Hidden Loot
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Review of MB3602 Hidden Loot MSRP: $4.99 Pieces: 20 Figures: 2 (URL) small set is similar to the 3601 (URL) Pieces of Eight> and incudes two figures, a small terrain piece, weapons, treasure, and a scenery element. The packaging is much like what I (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Hi Avery, very interesting, I've got very few MegaBlok sets (mainly purchased when on deep sale price and out of curiosity). Now I'd like to ask a favour, is it possible to get a decent size/quality scan of the red war banner with the dragon (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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When cleared through sensors, (URL) here> are a few shots of a battle scene set up to prove that a bit more posability is possible with MegaBlok figures than some give them credit for. These same figures will soon be featured in a Brikwars game, (...) (19 years ago, 14-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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