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(...) That smell is also poisonous. I wouldn't advise anyone else to do such a thing.... better off just sending them along to Dave! -John (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry Dave, I've already burnt 'em all this afternoon. You should've seen the flames rise from those suckers! It's nothing I'd want to do again, the smell was terrible. -Harvey (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Hey man, you want some i'll give you some, i got about a pound here that i'd be happy to get rid of. Josh (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's funny that they were so heavily play-worn, then. And funnier still that he hung onto them, rather than just throwing them away. If you or your cousin finds competitor bricks so objectionable, I will be happy to take them of your hands (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Its a fact that whenever you buy a box of LEGO from a car boot sale (here in cardiff at least) It'll have a good few Tyco And MegaBlox in it. I do enjoy binning them James "Harvey Henkelman" <HarveyHenkelman@webtv.net> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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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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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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(...) 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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(...) -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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