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Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Fri, 12 Oct 2001 21:04:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Kevin Johnston writes:
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> > On the whole, they really feel like the Block Men military sets released over
> > the last couple years--similar feel to the style and design, right down to the
> > packaging. It makes me wonder if there isn't a connection there somewhere.
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> The Block-Men site no longer exists, and I have a sense that the
> manufacturer dropped the product line. There's no indication on the website
> at http://www.dsitoys.com/ that Block-Men are still made.
Hmmm, As a result of sensitvity to recent news events, or for other reasons?
> I liked Block-Men overall, even if the piece:price ratio was barely as
> good as that of LEGO sets. I found the plastic quality to be very high,
> too; I'll be interested to see how the LOTR sets compare.
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> Dave!
Shame they won't be over here in the UK... :-(
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