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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, A. Mark Wilburn writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> > Best-Lock is 20LDU's tall, while LEGO is the "correct" 24LDU's 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 go buy a set when they're on sale... I might be able to
> work that into an moc at least.
Even better than that, Best-Lock has some 1x1 and 1x2 bricks with side studs;
given the 20LDU height, you can stack several of these and make a secure
perpedicular mounting surface for bricks. The colors aren't too far off LEGO
true, so some interesting designs might be possible. I'd love to see what you
come up with.
> p.s. are the minifigs any good? They can't be worse than the MB ones, but I
> mean do they look ok next to LEGO ones? And do you know if the heads are
> compatible?
They're better than MB by a long shot, but they're a little weird, too. The
arms are interchangeable (with a little leverage) with LEGO minfig arms, but
the legs attach by hinge clips (for lack of a better description) near the
hips. Also, the legs don't have any studs except on the soles of the feet.
The heads are entirely incompatible, as is the headgear. Best-Lock heads are
actually sort of like the cup part of a goblet--hollow with no top. The
helmets etc. fit with a wider-than-LEGO stud4-type thing that fits inside the
top of the head. Disappointingly, even though Best-Lock heads attach by a
double-height stud like LEGO minifigs, the stud is fractionally wider, so the
heads cannot be interchanged across brands. That's disappointing, because it
would have allowed a new range of outfits while still using minifig heads (and
at the cost of some loss of leg attach-ability). The coolest part of the
figure is the hand, which is analogous to Technic figure hands, sort of a "C"
shape. These can be interchanged with LEGO somewhat, but it's a snug fit and
may cause stress fractures to the wrist of your minifig.
I hope this helps! Best-Lock has some cool set designs, but the scale
difference between brands makes elaborate combinations all but impossible.
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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