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Re: best-lock 2000-2001 lineup
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 15:07:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
best-lock just put up their new lineup:
http://www.best-lock.com/new/index.html

interesting models and they now have afro-american minifigs in the mix!!

..joseph g

<<Shocked>> Wow! This is the very first time I see best-lock sets. They are
astonishing! Why can't TLG make sets like these? The detail on some ofe their
tanks are great. Both playvalue and building possibilities.
I want those! Can I buy these online, or is there a store in the Netherlands
that sells these sets?
Thanks for the link. I bookmarked it immediately.
Mark "speachless" de Kock



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  Re: best-lock 2000-2001 lineup
 
(...) Before you get the wrong impression, it should be noted that Best-Lock are *not* fully Lego compatible. The standard brick is 5/6 as tall as a standard Lego 2x4, and the top-studs are a little bit taller than Lego standard, so Lego plates will (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: best-lock 2000-2001 lineup
 
(...) Before getting to excited, not that the quality is no where near as good as that of LEGO. The plastic quality if pretty good, but the sets do not stay together very well, because the bricks don't have tubes like LEGO. Though they are great (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: best-lock 2000-2001 lineup
 
(...) [...] FYI, I bought one of their tank-like models, I think it was a treaded missle launcher. Looked cool, but I hated it, never built it, threw it all away lest it become mixed with my LEGO. Bricks weren't crisp and square, dimples in parts, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: best-lock 2000-2001 lineup
 
Markassius wrote in message ... (...) their (...) Netherlands (...) The designs are excellent, but the quality is very poor. I bought one but I brought the set back it was so bad. Anyway, if you live in the US some of the sets are for sale at (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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best-lock just put up their new lineup: (URL) models and they now have afro-american minifigs in the mix!! ..joseph g (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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