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(...) Here's a question... Why should Ritvik make what we want just to be a foil for LEGO? Wouldn't it be in Ritvik's interest to make stuff that we actually would buy? If we're not going to buy it, why should they bother? Something to think about. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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To All, (...) LEGO (...) Well, watching offhand the discussion off off.topic.clone-brands for the last few years, it will be interesting to hear one of LEGO's biggest competitors in the toy aisle. Welcome aboard is all I can say. I for one would (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) That one took me a few seconds, its been many a season since I've watched Voyager. I was thinking you meant '7 out of 9 people.' ;-) (...) Yes, I agree. MB should stay in the o-t newsgroups, it is off-topic for the LEGO User Group Network, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Speak for yourself. (...) I would only welcome them into this discussion group (LUGNET, outside of O-T.clone..that's what its for - note the off topic) if they are challenging LEGO to make better products. I think LEGO needs the heat turned up (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) As 7 of 9 would say, "irrelevant". MB can watch all they want. Most people here are LEGO purists (we are in the *LEGO* Users Group Network after all), and as long as they remain in the off-topic.clones NG, I think it is perfectly fine. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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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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In lugnet.general, David Zorn writes a worthy exposition of things clone related. As Dave Shuler commented (see other also worthy reply) its a trade-off - for less money I can do more stuff I enjoy. I'm sold. I can't speak to clones other than (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I must disagree with you here... though I don't use clone brands currently, the highest quality clones I've seen date back to the 80s... I received a bucket of Tyco Superblocks as a birthday present when I was a kid. The quality of those (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) You're telling me that you can use a 16x8x8 western-style shack in your space model? You're crazy! And that huge octagonal dome can be used in all sorts of huge octagonal dome structures! (...) This is generally true, but the same can be said (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I've rearranged some of the remarks by Dave and James to separate the topics that they cover. I've tried to preserve context and not misrepresent their positions. (...) **unsnipping to deliver more context** (...) **snip** (...) Dave, I'm glad you (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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This morning I received an email from "Melody S. Denkins" seeking instructions for an old MegaBloks Dinosaur set. Her subject line referred to this thread, but I don't recall seeing her name anywhere on Lugnet. If I have a spare set of instructions (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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