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(...) Found it: (3 URLs) I remember WalMart had a lot of MB stuff at the time. There were similar packs of transparent elements, and maybe a windshield pack? Those might have been the same thing. The most interesting product was a tackle box stuffed (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I have a couple of these in brown that I bought at a WalMart (in Maryland) a couple years ago. I think the original price was $2 and they were on clearance for .25 or .50. I'll see if I can find one. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I was originally going to CC clone brands, but eh, lazy and all that :) It was the Dollar Store (my bad speeling....) at Eastgate Mall in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada The pieces look pretty uniform--plates and bricks in specific colours--blue, (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Holy moley! Where did you see these? In Canadialand? Which province? And which dollar store (since there are so many variations)? And do you really spell it "Doller" up there? Is that like "humour"? Any idea of a piece-count in the bags? Do (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) OOPS!! scratch my comment-I was thinking of Blocko, not Cobi! You're right, Cobi is really more like Lego & I hope they stick with that format instead of Best-lock. Jeff (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Maybe, maybe not. Mark W mentioned some of the compatibility issues between Best-Lock and other brands (URL) here>, so it would surprise me greatly (and I'd be annoyed at myself for having missed) that Best-Lock's been releasing fully (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Wow! That's big news, and a little surprising. Within the past week or so I've wondered aloud how Best-Lock stays afloat and why Cobi has never tried to crack the North American market. This move would render the question, er, mute... 8^) (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) The pieces are windows, doors and tiles from Block City, made by Tri-Star/Block City Inc in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA. I don't see any bricks in your photo. They made mostly white 1x2 bricks with square studs. See: (URL) guide is cool. -Erik (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) SNIP (...) Huh, makes sense, since the computer set pics on the COBI site look just like the $10 Best-Lock set boxes i saw @ Wal*Mart the last couple Christmases Jeff (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(URL) Lock Group Ltd. Is Pleased to Announce Its Merger with COBI> NUREMBERG, Germany--(CCNMatthews - Feb 2, 2006) - Toy Makers Expand Manufacturing and Distribution of Compatible Building Blocks Throughout Europe and North America Best Lock Group (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Hi there! Thanks for checking in and for the info. I actually do own probably around 3000 Best-Lock elements, and maybe two dozen of their minifigs. I am in general agreement with your assessment of compatibility, but I thought that the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Mark W (...) I don't know if either of you have actually tried a BestLock set... yes, they look pretty cool and you get a LOT of pieces for the price. And the fact that they use the stud width = brick height (so a plate is 1/2 a stud thickness, and (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Ah, then my tweak worked! (...) I was just messing with you, and I apologize for the absence of a winky. I think it is a great name. (...) Good one! (...) Methinks you doth protest too much.... (...) Say, did you see Koyan's (URL) tutorial> (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Hey, don't mention. Next time, though, get it right! I always knew that you were 1 letter short of an alphabet, Dave! :-) JOHN FUT .addhomonym (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Jeez! When you ask it point-blank like that, you make me wonder if I've been misusing it all this time. My usage is a usurpation of the term as it applies to the non-canonical books of the bible (the Gospel of Charlie, the Book of Tasty (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) The design is my own, though I clearly borrowed the color scheme from IPMII (thanks to John Neal for the abbreviation). Typically I design my stuff exclusively with official Mega Bloks elements in quantities and colors that I actually own so (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Sweet stuff. I am a little slow on the get up here, is this, was this, an official Megabloks set thing or totally your own creation existing only in the Megabloks drawer? Anyhew, like it either way. Very, uh, classic spacey. -Avery (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm. First, 3 question: 1. What does "apocryphal" mean? 2. Where did you get your design (URL) inspiration>? 3. There is no third question :-) All seriousness aside, I can only admire your dedication to clone world. You definitely march to (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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Apocryphal Ice Planet 2002 Check out the first sample (URL) here.> Apocryphal folders (URL) here> post-mod. I'm not acutely familiar with IP2002, and I only own one canonical set, so this is entirely experimental for me. Stay tuned for more whenever (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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I'm pretty sure that ArtAsylum's C3 line has been discontinued, as evidenced by the forthcoming LEGO licensed Batman stuff, but I stumbled upon a gallery of photos of C3 sets that were apparently never released (along with some that were). Of (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, FTX)
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