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Hi all, I tried to post the message below to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands last night, but had to wait for approval, so I posted a copy to the Bloks Forum: (URL) had some good answers over there so far, and I hope to hear from knowledgeable people (...) (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) no sweat on the name mix-up, dave. thanks for the warm welcome!! ..joseph g (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) Doh! I called you Jorge, which would make you Jorge Gonzalez, the kid who sat next to me in senior year calculus. Sorry about that. Glad to see you at The Bloks Forum! Dave! (16 years ago, 12-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Tyco Superblocks and Kawada Blocks pages
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these are some older pages i've just recently re-posted: (URL) particularly liked the attempt at godzilla models (URL) were great in terms of quality, of particular note were the 'transforming' robo-bloxx sets (though they weren't real sturdy). (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) Joseph, as a matter of fact I did - and some. (...) BestLock are sometimes found in discount stores, but they are usually older sets of poor quality - hence my hesitant expectations with regard to quality (in material) of newer sets. I do own (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) jerry have you tried any clones at all? i don't mind a clone once in a while, i mainly buy them for the models (military assortment, and good amount of bricks for the price) and i don't mix them with other brands (just my personal preference). (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) hey dave, long time no see! i just barely discovered the bloks forum site. i'll be visiting in the next couple of days to post some tyco scans. ..joseph g (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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Looks like BestLock are trying to fill a gap here - Playmobil is somewhat successful with their Romans theme, but there hasn't been anything alike in the brick scene. I've become somewhat hesitant w/regard to clone brands over the years - they (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Best-Lock update
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(...) Hi, Jorge! We've had a little discussion about these over at The Bloks Forum, but I'm not sure that anyone has seen these sets in person as yet. They do indeed look pretty cool--I especially like the body shields and the helmets. If you come (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Best-Lock update
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looks like best-lock is finally getting their page updated (some pages still under construction). this roman boat looks kinda cool: (URL) anybody (lego or clone company) ever done romans? ..joseph g (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Cyborean Fighter
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(...) Dave, Dave, Dave. There is no sensor technology sensitive enough to detect humor in a Pauly Shore routine. Although, I hear his routines are quite popular amongst Vorgans (of Galactic Hitchhiker fame). I think that the ship fits well with the (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Cyborean Fighter
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Here's an apocryphal addition to Mega Bloks' long-defunct but still cool Planetoids line: The Cyborean Fighter (URL) (reverse view) (URL) Constructed entirely of Mega Bloks elements, many with direct LEGO equivalents. The sensor disc just behind the (...) (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: FOTW
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(...) Way to go Dave! The day you posted this I found some containers of LEGO parts at a yard sale. There were also a couple of containers of Mega Bloks I was forced to buy because I could see some LEGO hull pieces in a container of MB ships, and I (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jun-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | (New) Aluminum 2x4 Brick keychains
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Several years ago, in a computer controlled machining class, I designed my first clone brick--in aluminum. The bricks are exactly the same size as the offical thing, and work pretty well with each other or with "the leading brand." Mostly it was a (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: A big ol' garage
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(...) This now begs the question, how many ldu's long is a matchbox car, and do they make trailer trucks and fire engines in matchbox scale. The garage looks like a modern firestation garage, after all. (17 years ago, 1-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: A big ol' garage
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(...) Well of course you need a chimney- wouldn't be safe to drive that many cars inside without one. Then you need steps, so you can go clean out the soot. (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | A big ol' garage
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We own about 300 of the Mega-scale Mega Bloks, which my 4-year-old enjoys, particularly when they can be used to build structures for his Matchbox cars, etc. Anyway, here's a garage that we built and which I rendered in LDraw: (URL) It's larger than (...) (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Kazi anyone?
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Anyone got familiarity with Kazi, a mainland Chinese clone company? They print their name on the studs, and seem to use both lego and mb clone elements. Just received sets 6004, 5, and 6, Spider Super Man vehicles (translated at chariots by (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Are Brix Blox LEGO-compatible?
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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: While we're celebrating anniversaries
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(...) This is indeed a cool bit of info, and I applaud the sleuthing that led you to discover it! The only down side, as far as I can tell, is that there's no way I'll ever be able to assemble anything close to a comprehensive listing of their sets (...) (17 years ago, 18-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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