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| (...) Hey, Russ- No offense-- clone + phile (loving) = clone lover:-) JOHN (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Cloneophiles? John, I thought we were friends. ;) Yes. I buy clone brands. I buy them for the designs. I especially like the MegaBloks sets for Pixar's Cars, the FDNY Fire Truck, and the Steam Express locomotive. But, I do not mix them with (...) (17 years ago, 27-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) The allure comes from the availability of additional colors, new and useful elements, themes not available from TLG, superior ABS (in the case of Tyco) and cross-compatibility (especially now that Knex has issued transition elements that allow (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) I'm a purist myself, but one Cloneophile I know likes the variety of parts available. Lego makes a lot of stuff, but not quite everything. (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| What's the allure? Can we all agree that LEGO is superior in quality? If so, why buy clones? Is it simply a price issue? If LEGO were cheaper would you still buy clones? Is it that you have something against TLG the company? Is it something else (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | | | Re: What are these?
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| (...) The first picture is pieces from the Crosswise Blocks line: (URL) are not LEGO compatible. I have a pretty good collection of these. -- Russell Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, PCFD There is a very fine line between (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| Not sure if these qualify as Clone brands, but they are building systems. Does anyone recognize them and if so is there a website or at least a name for them so I can do a bit more hunting. The pics are here (URL) sorry the first one's a bit blurred (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Re: New Cobi/Best-Lock sets at Toys R Us
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| (...) No pictures, but lots of data. 4 small $7 tubs, police, fire, construction, and basic bricks (180 in this little tub) 3 large tubs, military police, contruction, fire, $17. 2 $ boxes, army and pirates, (new tank, different pirate minifigs at (...) (17 years ago, 3-Sep-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | New Cobi/Best-Lock sets at Toys R Us
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| Does anyone have any pictures of the new Cobi/Best-Lock sets at Toys R Us? I'd like to see what they look like so I'll know which ones to save for. Thanks, Jeff (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | New ProBuilder set spotted!
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| Very slick packaging, good set design, and a healthy piececount! I spotted the new 3230 Mountain Peak Expedition at KMart on my lunchbreak. It's a red helicopter with black rotors and skids, with a large new two-piece canopy bubble and two new (...) (17 years ago, 7-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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