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(...) Mmmm. My boys are certainly waaaay keener on the Blok Bots than slizers or robo riders. And I do agree on the blocks hanging on - maybe they're a bit sharper too. In any event, they're certainly a bit harder on the finger tips. Good and cheap. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Old clone spotted: Polly - Info anyone?
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I already have a few of these, but found a bag of 30+ on a flee market and bought them for US$ 0,50. They look really old, but attach firmly. Does anyone have info on them? How old could they be? Where were they made? Anything? -- Tore Eriksson (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) They are VERY lego-like and pretty good quality too. I am beginning to think that as the quality differences between TLC's bricks and Mega Block's bricks narrows, the price of the MB bricks is going to win out with me -- and no, not for all (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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WHY CAN'T LEGO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!!! *fume, rant, pull hair* Boy, if only Mark S. or Bryce were on the design team, we could go out and buy a Big Blue. T_T Jim (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Now those are just darn cool. I wish LEGO would come up with something similar using the ThrowBots ball joints. They wouldn't have to be particularly complex, but they could still be very stylish. Thanks for the link. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Wow! I have no idea what they are, but there are plenty of stores in Boston that carry Japanese toys, so maybe they'll crop up in one of them eventually. That said, I got all excited for a second because it seemed like the parts were all (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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It's in Japanese: (URL) knows what they are? Are they only available in Japan? This site is worth browsing around for any mecha fans: (URL) got lots of good quality photos of the newest Japanese mecha toys and models for inspiration. ;) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | "Bricks" (former Byggis) now made in China
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While shopping ÖoB in Örnsköldsvik (N. Sweden), I found a pile of Bricks boxes. Where it used to read something like: Made in Sweden by Playbox, Älmhult, there is a self-adhesive label reading: Made in China by (I don't remember...). The bricks (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clones Database (was Re: MB sightings)
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(...) Really? Cool! What kind of MB parts were used? Does anyone have pictures? Dave! (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clones Database (was Re: MB sightings)
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(...) And there you have it. Not quite as likely as once thought. (Hmm... I wrote the above weeks ago... I must be getting slower...) Thank you for you word of clarification Todd. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clones Database (was Re: MB sightings)
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(...) Perhaps, since I've been speculating, I'll speculate a bit more. *If* either of these wonderful internet intsitutions ever come directly under the "banner" of TLC it does not mean that they would control the content. It is my hope and belief (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Uhhhh, in a word: NOT. --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Richard Schamus wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Gosh, I hope not. Yes, at some point a fraction of each places contents could be made obsolete by TLC's site, but some things to consider: - I doubt TLC will have a better interface than either site. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I have feared this might be true (although I suppose it remains an unknown quantity for the moment). If it were to happen -- I would not likely participate. It's one thing to provide content in these threads as a legos user talking with other (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: MegaBloks Harley Davidson?!
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(...) Delayed to certify the piece count? What does that mean? Are they using the same counting techniques as the USA Presidental elections or something? Someone punches a hole for every piece and then a machine randomly miscounts the number of (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) can (...) Kittyhawk (...) has (...) The (...) who (...) I saw it next to the Mission to mars sets. Pretty neat that they had a major endorsement from harley Davidson like that, it looked pretty neat. Ah, if their quality would go up a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Has anyone seen this new ProBuilder set? I got a brief glimpse over the weekend at a local TRU, and it looked pretty cool. As a quick overview, I can say that it has 1300 pieces and comes with some cool, if not especially versatile, chrome pieces. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) guess (...) Given the size of the behemoth-in-progress and the fact that such vessels do not "whoosh" in real life, I think the aim should be to "sail majestically" with it. To that end, avoid any fiddly bits that will easily knock off, add (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: HES Valhalla
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(...) I can't give precise figures, but I'm working on a structure about 30 bricks high composed mostly of MB 2x4 bricks. I noticed the same effect Chris described, in that the first few rows bowed noticeably, but now the whole structure doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: HES Valhalla
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(...) Mmmm, I thought it was a nice touch. (...) Armed with my trusty stanley knife, I (heretically - don't tell anyone) trim the baseplate to suit the model - so the model isn't so much fixed to the baseplate, as the baseplate to the model :-) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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