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Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:07:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Danny Staple wrote:
> On 24/06/06, Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote:
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> > Second, the bricks aren't as low quality as you probably think, and many of Mega
> > Bloks' designs equal or exceed those of LEGO. Yes, Mega Bloks makes
> > considerable use of BURPS and POOPS, but the ProBuilder line showed the
> > remarkable versatility of conventional bricks, far beyond anything that LEGO was
> > doing at the time.
>
> Sadly my experience of Mega Bloks was pretty bad. I also had issues of
> actually getting them to stick together sometimes. Have your ever
> tried stacking 8 or so Mega Bloks 2x1 plates? Then do the same with
> Lego ones. Now run your finger over them - or even just visually
> inspect them. The Lego stack will be smooth seamed, and lined up. The
> Mega Bloks one (assuming they are still stuck together by this time)
> will be misaligned, and some bricks refuse to fit flush to others.
I agree that the plates and bricks don't always line up laser-straight with one
another, but honestly I kind of like that. I've never had any major problems as
a result, though I acknowledge that the fit can sometimes be a little tight.
> Now try building (for each system) 2 stacks of 4 2x1s. The two Lego
> stacks will be identical in height. The Mega Bloks ones may well be
> slightly out by a couple of Millimeters, an error that gets worse as
> you add more to a build.
Really? A couple of millimeters after just 4 bricks? Sorry, but that's simply
not consistent with my experience. Perhaps you wound up with a fault set of
bricks, but a variance that great would make it impossible to build some of the
things that I *have* built.
What set did you buy, out of curiosity?
Dave!
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