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(...) Lego/Legos creates brand dilution too, particularly in the usage "I bought these MegaBlok legos because they were cheaper, and fit with other legos." Think about God/gods. You talk about God, you're talking about the One Almighty. You talk (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Mega bloks compatible?
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I was wondering if Mega Bloks are compatible (sp?) with Lego? ~Adam (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New ProBuilder Set?
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(...) Haven't seen it here in Canada yet (home of Ritvik/Megabloks). Clicking on the picture only works properly if you have JavaScript enabled. (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: The Saucy Slayer (Ahab's new buggy...)
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Richard Parsons <richard_w_parsons@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GAr1KE.IML@lugnet.com... (...) And rest assured, they're looking forward to it as well!! (except maybe Paul...) ROSCO (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: New ProBuilder Set?
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(...) Detail link on the open box worked for me. I haven't seen this set (here in Australia). I thought pro-builder was pretty new too. I somehow doubt the set is complete either, eh? Richard Still baldly going... (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | New ProBuilder Set?
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I just saw this auction on eBay: (URL) not mine, and I don't know the seller, so I'm not soliciting bids in any way. I haven't seen this set previously--does anyone know about it? As of noon EDT Sunday the "click for larger image" links weren't (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: The Saucy Slayer (Ahab's new buggy...)
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"Richard Parsons" <richard_w_parsons@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GAr1KE.IML@lugnet.com... (...) ... *gulp* -- Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | The Saucy Slayer (a mainly MB starship)
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Evening all, First pics of the (mainly MB) piratical mothership Saucy Slayer are up. (URL) forward to wheeling on Bricktorians... ;-) Richard Still baldly going... (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) Well, if they are, here's a suggestion I made to Ritvik via their website feedback feature: I'd really like to see a statement about if and how they figure to enter some major European markets, namely the German. The thing is, I've been trying (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
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(...) Wow! A box with a million 2x4 bricks! Maybe I'll pick up a half-dozen at the next BOGO 50%, and build that extension on my house I've been meaning to get to... ;) (I don't think I have a sufficient grasp of the sizes involved - I can't imagine (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Well, Ritvik really packs those boxes, so you'll probably only have to buy 2 or 3 to accumulate that many! 8^) Dave! (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) Like it or not, the price trade off make MB sets worth the investment in some cases. For me, since MB dropped their Castle range, I buy them for parts. However, if TLC were to drop Castle this year, it would be a good time for a MB Castle (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) AFAIK, most MB users are AFOB (Bricks, Blocks, Building), rather than fans of the Ritvik range per se. I'd say most are AFOLs who are willing to make a slight trade off in terms of quality and LEGOness to obtain large quantities of the bricks (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) Being both a avid AFOL and a O gauge collector and operater (notice O gauge, not Lionel) I will agree to a point. Yes, until the late 1980s, Lionel dominated the market irrgardless of what the others were producing, then along came some of the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: (Lego and MB compared)
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Kerry Raymond writes a wonderfully rich review of the MB ProBuilder line: (...) Interesting. This has to be a new phenomenon. The last MB set I bought Creature Seekers Naval Command had numerous parts that kept (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: TLG and "Seeding" (Lego and MB compared)
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(...) Wow, that was all very well stated and quite accurate to my mind. The price differences at full retail are about the same in the U.S. BTW, and not all of us have access to the same level of sale prices as do some Lugnuts. Most of the time a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | ATC Bricks
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Dan and I recently were able to convince his family to give us Dan's childhood LEGO. It took us 2 years, but they gave it to us finally. All mixed in were some ATC clone blocks, has anyone heard of these? or know where they're from? I can take some (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: TLG and "Seeding" (Lego and MB compared)
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(...) I'll second that. It takes a little bit more pressure to put two MBs together and a little bit more effort to pull them apart. I notice that my thumbs are always a little tender after a long MB session. I notice that although I keep my MBs (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) Yes. Since I was addressing my comments to the purists, I exaggerated. There actually are plenty of serious AFO<something??> that buy MB and do significant stuff. Chris Gray, Richard Parsons just to name two that I have seen big works from. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching
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(...) Larry, You've got a great point. Fortunately for MB, not every AFOL has to buy for them to do well. The Lego purists can be written off, but the kvetchers are good candidates for potential buyers. The great thing about competition is that it (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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