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On Sat, 5 Jun 1999 19:39:03 GMT, Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote:
> billk@wald-kramer.com (Bill Katz) writes:
> > Are you sure they aren't TYCO? I've seen a lot of yellow low
> > slope tyco blocks in my day.
> >
> > -Bill
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> I have tons of black Tyco 1 x 3 slopes - probably as many as actual LEGO
> ones. It's a pity that the Tyco slopes have the extra ridge halfway down
> the slope which makes the look good only for roofing. (Even though most
> people here think that using Tyco is blasphemy, I doubt anyone could tell
> if I had Tyco bricks in a model. The quality of the parts is about the
> same.)
I agree with you about the building quality of TYCO. Head-and-shoulders
above any other clone brand. But they didn't round off the edges of pieces
like LEGO does. This partially a visual difference (the studs look
especially odd without rounded edges), and partially a playability issues:
building with TYCO is even more painful than building with LEGO.
Steve
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| (...) I have tons of black Tyco 1 x 3 slopes - probably as many as actual LEGO ones. It's a pity that the Tyco slopes have the extra ridge halfway down the slope which makes the look good only for roofing. (Even though most people here think that (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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