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Subject:	Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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Date:	Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:25:09 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Stembel wrote:

MegaBloks announced the license for Mobile Suit Gundam on their Japanese website today. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me, considering they’ve had Power Rangers for a while, not to mention a few other anime properties, so they’ve got a relationship with Bandai that Lego doesn’t have.

The main announcement is here:
http://mega.channel.or.jp/mega/new_s/new_s.html
The Japanese MegaBloks page is here:
http://mega.channel.or.jp/index.html

Jeff
(News courtesy of Gunota Headlines Blog)

So MB is now trying to jump on the mecha bandwagon to compete with LEGO’s Exo-Force sets...interesting. I wonder if they’ll make a realistic picture of one of their Gundams that’s just a pile of robot limbs, since that’s what will probably happen with most of them when assembled.

David

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		Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
(...) Criticisms like yours are delightful because they show clearly that you don't know what you're talking about. First, Mega Bloks beat LEGO in the race for articulated mech-like sets by several years. Exo-Force is very much a johnny-come-lately (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

		Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
(...) I think it's safe to say Bandai has the ability to nix something that MegaBloks develops if they're not happy with it, so I highly doubt this would happen. Also, as Dave said, MB already beat Lego in the mecha department. As much as I don't (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

		Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
(...) I wonder if they'll make a realistic picture (...) David, now adays, clutch problems are the result of a sculpture pushing the envelope of the elements capacity, not poor manufacturing standards. Lego, MB and the Cobi version of Best Lock are (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

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