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In article <G2JF0M.A62@lugnet.com> of group lugnet.castle, "Dave
Schuler" writes:
> I mention this with caution, as, even among purists who cut, paint, • and sand
> their LEGO bricks, the very mention of clones is verboten, but the • MegaBloks
> ProBuilder Series USS Kittyhawk retails for about $50 and includes • over 600
> 2x4 grey bricks.
Yeah, it's tempting to go over to the dark side when you see something
like that. The Mega-Blok grey isn't a perfect match for the Lego light
grey though, is it?
The black seems okay, and I nearly had to use a few last night when I
thought I had run out of real parts (is there anything more frustrating
than running out of parts?).
In a related note (which should probably go over to
lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands-- done), I noticed a couple of Tyco blocks
mixed in with some pre-played Lego I acquired a while back, and the
quality seems really good. More temptation....
-Roy
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| (...) Not even close. Also, the surface polish is clearly inferior*. I plan to exploit this when I get around to doing my "bricks-only" castle, mixing the MB greys with Lego grey (and possibly dark grey) to get an effect that looks like a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I mention this with caution, as, even among purists who cut, paint, and sand their LEGO bricks, the very mention of clones is verboten, but the MegaBloks ProBuilder Series USS Kittyhawk retails for about $50 and includes over 600 2x4 grey (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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