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I've finally spent the time to set myself up for posting to Lugnet again. (I'm stubborn, and keep wanting to use "gnus" as my newsreader, even though I have no idea how to properly drive it!). Anyway, it seems somehow appropriate that my first (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Fascinating, seriously. Everytime one of my cousins gets mega-blocks and asks me to help them with it I tend to verbally berrate my aunts and uncles. I have not ever encountered a Mega-Bloks set that didn't suffer the problem of half the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Lots of people make this assertion, or similar ones, and I can only say that I must be extremely lucky in my experience with MegaBloks, because I've never encountered problems like those you describe. I'd estimate--without shame, mind (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Here's a brief review of the tank: (URL) Dave! (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) to (...) This past Christmas I helped my 6 yr. old cousin (I am 20 FYI) build one of his Chirstmas presents. A Megablocks NASCAR racer. One of the big ones. Not only was the color variation annoying but the bricks were either too loose or too (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) With all of the positive comments that I'm reading about Megabloks, I'll have to take a second look at them. I sincerely hope that Lego is reading this thread. Memo to Lego: Does it mean anything to you that some of your most loyal fans are at (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | megabloks answer our requests (Re: Brad Justus...)
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti writes: --snipped-- (...) --snipped-- (...) dictionary! gotta throw my two cents in here and admit that i seriously believe megabloks is answering the afol's requests. i picked up the smaller tank (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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(...) I can't help you or TLC here, I won't pay full retail for a dud set. I may not even pay 50%. I am not sure how low some Rock Raiders stuff has to go before I would even be interested. I buy only what I like, not everything I see. Call me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Richard Marchetti wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Yeah, that might be great, but it would be certainly "off-topic" in a Lego Forum..:-) Selçuk (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Dean Husby wrote in message <38B216BE.ED52CF50@a....bc.ca>... (...) consumer. (...) sets (Or (...) clearance (...) Well, all they have to do is make sure their return on investment for selling bulk bricks is as good as or better than for sets. Of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) The one thing I think people are missing is this. TLC must be careful not to make the Bulk ordering too easy for the consumer. If I got all the special bits I needed I wouldn't be buying all the dud sets (Or multiples of sets) to get a few (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Apples and oranges. Yes, the current line of sets is rather less than we could wish, but instituting a service in which I can buy one tile for 1 cent is going to bankrupt the company. Some restrictions will be needed or it will fail. Why does (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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In article <38A9FDF4.3F081E03@v...ager.net>, lar@voyager.net says... (...) I don't know, the boxes and instructions had Hasbro on them with a 3 figure set number so in your case I don't think I can help. If someone can help me get an ASP server I'll (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Then it will bankrupt the company anyway, because if they think kids want either this junior junk, or their unusually lame CD-ROM games -- then their whole marketing theory is wrong. They need to get back to brick basics and pronto. TLC's (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Check out MegaBloks new monster truck and tank offerings -- I think they are way cool! And I can't fail to mention the flourescent colors bucket... I have mentioned these things here before, but I am not sure anyone noticed. -- Richard (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Which I think is deliberate, given that the themes are similar! Indeed some the peices looked the same as TLG officals. Alex (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Permanently attaching bricks
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David C. Pyatt wrote in message ... (...) in (...) some (...) don't (...) I believe Mega-Blocks to be Poly-Styrene (like plastic models) as opposed to ABS. The plastic feels more like PS than ABS. You need to investigate how to set follow-ups, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Permanently attaching bricks
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Can anyone tell me if Mega-Blocks are ABS like LEGO bricks? Please reply in lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands so as to keep this on-topic. :) I purchased some ABS Cement and want to experiment with permanently attaching pieces and don't want to ruin any (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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(...) How do I tell? I no longer have boxes, instructions, etc... the timeframe was circa 1980-81. The lorries were actually a gift from my wife, I think. (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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In article <389DDB97.AC100744@v...ager.net>, lar@voyager.net says... (...) That's how I got most of my collection, tokens from Kelloggs Corn Flakes. They were called combi sets, we got all the space ones but never got enough tokens for the ship (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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