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Hobbylink Japan has their listings up for the MegaBloks RX-78-2 Gundam and MS-06S Char's Zaku II. No pictures yet and they're not taking preorders until September 1, but you can monitor the pages for updates. Price is 8500yen (just under $74) not (...) (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: PodBrix???
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(...) From a quick perusal of the FAQ: How are the PodBrix minifigs created? Tomi Responds: I start with a standard LEGO® brand minifig and modify it by hand to create the desired appearance. Each one is slightly different. Sounds to me as though (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: PodBrix???
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(...) If you look at the line above it suggests that he doesn't make them himself and that they are genuine Lego. Looking at the various figs this would make sense since they seem to be in standard Lego colours. As for legal... it depends when the (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | PodBrix???
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From (URL) FAQ>: "Do you paint the figures? How do you get the desired color of the minifig. Tomi Responds: All the figures are injection molded plastic manufactured in the proper color. Nothing is painted." Cool products... (URL) "Woz"> Anyone know (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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(...) Thanks for the news, Ka-On! I've heard it whispered that these might only be released in Asia, so I may need to start befriending some kind souls willing to buy and ship a few of these to a poor, landlocked fan here in the US. Dave! (18 years ago, 20-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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(...) Again from Gunota: Products announced: RX-78-2 and Char's Zaku II, MSRP is 8500yen + tax. (URL) small pictures can be found here: (URL) come with a hanger bay and a mini-fig. I am surprised by the high price - more than twice of a MG model. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clone brand quality
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(...) Thanks Rene, you are of course right, I did mean PeBe; unfortunately not the first time I mixed the two. But I thought Polly was East German as well? Was it West German instead?? Arne, Copenhagen (18 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clone brand quality
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(...) Thanks for the link! Dave! (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clone brand quality
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(...) Thanks for the clarification--I only have one "Brick" Castle set, and it included clearly pirated as well as clearly original elements. I don't own any "Shifty," but I concur with your assessment. (...) Tyco is of excellent quality, and some (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clone brand quality
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(...) Hi Dave, do you know Andreas Haase's gallery of clone brands and similar systems? (URL) Godt! Rene (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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