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Actually I have just gotten off the phone with my cousin Jeremy (the previous owner of those bricks), asked why the LEGO® is in such fine shape while the tyco ain't, he replied that "I loved my LEGO®s, but didn't give a rats ass about that tyco (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) I love finding old megablocks (no I will NOT capitalize that [oh BTW, rummage sales are cheep the LEGO's allways end up having megablocks in there]0, and taking them and smashing them and stuff like that. My old TYCO's are looking good, but (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I can cite the pristine TYCO Superblocks in my collection dating from at least the time of your bricks, while formerly white LEGO bricks from the same period are a gentle shade of urine. I think it's the luck of the draw insofar as your (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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This may be CDS (Compartment Dork Syndrome) but here goes... My family has just returned from up north and they brought back...a huge tub of LEGO®!!! Actually they had gotten it from an aunt who had stored them for 7-8 years. Upon going through the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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The latest batch of ProBuilder sets have hit my local retail market, including a new 570-piece speedboat and a 700+ piece helicopter. According to the website, more are on the way, along with a few new Blok-Bots, but I haven't seen any others. Of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) This sounds very cool Dave -- if you can bring it along to the next Studfest I may have to take it off your hands. And it's not a rip-off, it's a compatible building system, okay! --DaveL (poor chess player, big chess fan) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | WTB: Legend Lion's Kingdom, and Griffon's Hide Out MISB
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Hey Y'all: I seem to recall someone, perhaps an Australian, commenting that these sets were still available on retail shelves. I am interested in one of the Lion's Kingdom sets and HUGELY interested in two of the Griffon's Hide Out set. Anyone out (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: tente - alive and well?
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(...) Anyone know how to order these from the US? Russell (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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These may have been posted elsewhere, but I just found them, and I think they're some rather nice clone MOC's: (URL) Pierre Lecuyer is around, stand up and take credit for your work! Dave! (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Welcome! There's always room for another supporter of clone brands! 8^) Sadly, Tente is not LEGO-compatible, but it's really close in some ways. The 2x4 brick has nearly the same dimensions, but the stud height and width are different, so the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Okay, educate me. These sets look good. But, is Tente compatible with Lego, or is it a stand-alone product? What about quality? Your opinions are appreciated. Alan (always looking for cost effective - i.e. cheap - ways to expand the building (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Shweet! I like that Bismarck (although it is, um, a bit off-proportioned...). This is one clone that has long deserved another chance! best LFB (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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It sure does. /Tore (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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i just got a tip from somebody about tente in production (URL) promising (ordering from europe). ..joseph g (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Diablock: D3-Gigantis!
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(...) -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Diablock: D3-Gigantis!
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In case you guys hadnt seen it the catalog page is here: (URL) stuff..hehe (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Diablock: D3-Gigantis!
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We can only hope that TLC is aware of this and also aware of the popularity of mecha. Right now they seem to be two years behind the times with the Pokemon-ish Bionicle-collect-the...g-machine. Dang it. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Diablock posted instructions on their website for a gestalt mecha you can build from their "DiaDroids" line: (URL) can also see pics of the "crystal" versions of the DiaDroids line (same sets, but with trans-colored bricks) at DiaBlocks main (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Dear Ritvik/Mega Bloks
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Dear Ritvik/Mega Bloks: Here is my Mega Bloks wish list... 1) More translucent elements! Especially the more common elements like 1x1 cylinders, 2x2 cylinders (of which I SHOULD have recieved 16 of in set 9341 Scuba Team and for which I can provide (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Still no word on the website about the potentially forthcoming Whitehouse kit, nor on the Construction Equipment set, but there are a few new ProBuilder kits on the page: (URL) US (URL) US (URL) US Part of the flash site also includes a few small (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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