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(...) Those very first batch of Blok Bots were pretty bad. However the second generation of Blok Bots was right around the time Mega Bloks had a rather large quality jump. They are still not as good as Lego but they are a lot closer than the early (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) 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. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Fair enough, but it's still in the disser's own interest to know what he's talking about. Dave! (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Well, I find it annoying, yes. (URL) are some of my thoughts on the subject, in fact. At the end of the day, this is obviously a LEGO-fansite, but it seems childish in a "he-men-women-haters-club" sort of way to attach a little snark in the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Gonna have to disagree with you whole heartedly on the quality of Mega Bloks. When the MB Dragons line first came out, I bought several sets, being a dragon fan. I put the sets together and they look good, even if they are built out of (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) <snip> (...) I have to at least partially disagree with you here. I remember buying a blok bots set many years ago (yes, long before Exoforce, Titan XP, and Life on Mars). I remember being particularly excited about the joint technology, and (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Agreed, but the original post was also sent to several other newsgroups, and FUT to .build.mecha as well. ROSCO (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) You know those portions of text that the LUGNET admins have programmed to be inserted into our email addresses when we post? You'll see things like "IHATESPAM" or "+avoidspam+" in part of the poster's email address to help thwart those (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Well, Jeff already hit the nail on the head. Go ahead and diss them. Heck, scream to high heaven about how bad you think they are, for all I care. But the more obviously ill-informed your criticism, the sillier you look in the process. I mean, (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) First, courtesy suggests that the least you could do is learn the brand name. I mean, you don't see Mega Bloks fans complaining about Leggos. 8^) Second, the bricks aren't as low quality as you probably think, and many of Mega Bloks' designs (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Dave's point is you should be informed before you diss, otherwise you just make yourself look bad. Jeff (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Sigh. That puts me in a very tough position. 1) I hate Megablocks, and refuse to buy their low quality bricks and poor designs. 2) I'm possibly the biggest Gundam fan here. What do I do now? :/ (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If I want to diss Megabloks, then I'm in the exact right place to do it. (The L in LUGNET stands for LEGO.) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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WOW! Very nice looking Gundam there. Given that MB and Lego bricks are 99% the same and compatible, it should be an easy feat to build Lego versions once the instructions become available. I look forward to that! Dave (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Straight from IRC, a friend of mine was kind enough to give me a quick and dirty translation of the text on that image: <Pocky> A beloved space opera the overcomes/bypasses generations, <Pocky> MSG will be premering as a Mega Block <Pocky> And (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) It's really hard to say. The Gundam franchise has NOT done well here in the US for a number of years; the MSiA and model kit lines have all been sighted frequently at clearance stores. The anime series themselves haven't even sold to Bandai's (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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