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Best-Lock compatibility (was Re: New Castle LEGOs)
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Sun, 12 Nov 2000 00:38:00 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jared Stewart writes:
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> And while I too am disappointed and can't wait to see the Harry Potter
> line (has it been definitively confirmed that Lego will put one out?), I
> will be spending my castle money on some of the (WARNING! BLASPHEMY!)
> Bestlock sets seen here: http://www.best-lock.com/new/ They are 100%
> Lego-compatible and have some wonderful unique pieces for EXTREMELY low
> prices. Check out the Castle and Pirate themes!!! I will always love
> Lego Castle best, but I am also always looking for ways to improve my
> own collection and create my vision. Waiting around for Lego to finally
> start making decent castles again just takes too long. :)
I wouldn't quite count Best-Lock as 100% compatible. The only sets I've
seen were in the military series but it appeared the bricks and plates are
both a different height than LEGO bricks and plates. The BL brick is a
little shorter than the LEGO brick, and the BL plate is half the BL brick
height leaving the BL plate a little taller than the LEGO plate. I didn't
get to test minifig compatibility.
John
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 | | Re: New Castle LEGOs
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| There has been at least one occasion in the past where no new castle sets were issued in a year. I know for a fact that it happened in 1991-- exactly 10 years ago. (btw, 1476 does not count as a castle set). And while I too am disappointed and can't (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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