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| (...) I can see building a mixed-breed thing, Lego plus K'nex, with enough elements to join them. I wouldn't consider that cloning. (18 years ago, 27-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Hey, Russ- No offense-- clone + phile (loving) = clone lover:-) JOHN (18 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 (...) (18 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 (...) (18 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. (18 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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