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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Larry Marak wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
> > From time to time I see these pop up on eBay, sometimes in the form of
> > generic building sets, sometimes as themed Disney sets. Does anyone one
> > these Blox? Do they work with LEGO?
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> > Dave!
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> Strangely enough while brix blox don't lock with lego, they do lock with classic
> style best lock, which in turn locks fine with lego. Thus if you want to build
> a wall using perspective, you can do the lower courses in brix blox, run a layer
> of best lock plates across the lower section, then do several courses of lego,
> and finish with several courses of classic best lock, thus creating the illusion
> of height, and also duplicating the architectural style of many ancient
> civilization, who built with larger stones at the bottom of walls.
Holy moley! Where were you six years ago when I needed you?
Anyway, I love how you worked this out. I've never before thought of using one
brand as a bridge between two others in this way. Very cool!
Dave!
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| (...) Turns out its all in the way the channels on the bottoms of the bricks were made. Best Lock channels come down to the base of the brick, Brix Blox channels are the same width, but stop one lego stud length short of the base of the brick. That (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Are Brix Blox LEGO-compatible?
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| (...) Strangely enough while brix blox don't lock with lego, they do lock with classic style best lock, which in turn locks fine with lego. Thus if you want to build a wall using perspective, you can do the lower courses in brix blox, run a layer of (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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