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Re: Mega bloks compatible?
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Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:57:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, A. Mark Wilburn writes:

incidentally, a Best Lock brick will fit atop a LEGO one (and vice versa) but
since they're not the same height, you would have to build completely in
strata.

  Best-Lock is 20LDU's tall, while LEGO is the "correct" 24LDU's tall.  That
means, of course, that six Best-Lock bricks are as tall as five LEGO bricks, so
you can cheat a little.  Also, Best-Lock has a few 120LDU wall pieces that can
be incorporated into LEGO without too much trouble. The main problem is that
Best-Lock doesn't grip LEGO studs too well, and they're also 6LDU's tall, so
LEGO plates don't sit well atop Best-Lock.

     Dave!



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(...) Oh, hey thanks for the info... yeah, I could tell the studs were too tall. Hey, wait... that means Best-Lock bricks are exactly 1 stud high?!? (so a 1x1x1 brick would actually be a cube with a stud on top?!). Well, in that case I guess I might (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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(...) Oh hey, I didn't realize that... maybe they'll hear our pleas for realistic modern pistols and rifles (or something closer to a Star Wars blaster than a megaphone) (...) Hmm... I'll have to try that sometime. (...) ... (...) Fortunately I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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