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If MegaBlok make sets and pieces that we're after (and it seems they are able to make them cheaper too), not only will we treat them with the same respect, we'll go out and buy their products! So we should welcome them into this discussion group, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) They have a monorail? really?? Do you have a URL into their site? They seem to have fallen into the "we better do fancy flash stuff so our site is snazzy" trap too. ++Lar (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) good point....oh and not to give them free advertizing, but I saw a new Ritvik model, the deluxe monorail set...it was interesting but not as nice a layout as the airport shuttle for lego, and not as functional.... but since its new, maybe (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Just thought I'd pass this along... Someone wrote today and mentioned that they'd recently got a job with Mega Bloks (Ritvik Holdings, Inc.) as a model builder. They were asking if they needed to modify their posting sig to note this fact. I said (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands) !
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(...) I've been noticing a lot of MegaBlock sets that actually look pretty good, and I find myself saying to myself, "I wish that was Lego". MB has battleships and helicopters and other IMO fun sets while Lego puts out obscure themes such as "Life (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Those are great models. I might actually break down and buy a Megablocks set. My son will be surprised. Rose Paul Rutenberg wrote in message ... (...) Germany? (...) Lego is (...) to do (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Nothing surprises me any more after Target was reported clearancing 6600s last year in January, not much more than 2 weeks after they got them, and before most other stores had them at all... After Christmas, the stores motivation seems to be (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) D'oh! Then I hold you personally responsible for not anticipating my MegaBloks needs! I'll have to keep my eyes open. We have a Value City locally that unloaded a bunch of Aircraft Carriers for $30--not quite as good a deal as you found, but (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G9Kurp.17q@lugnet.com... (...) at (...) I (...) they (...) ago, (...) them (...) to (...) I think it was the same. It was a big box and it was fairly heavy. It was in mid to late January that (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Paul, You probably need to go to off-topic.clone-brands rather than general, that's were all the non Lego items are discussed. Thanks! FUT->off-topic.clone-brands Scott S. -- (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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