CSB3: Admins Don't Even Change Thread Titles, OP Doesn't Have A MKX Anymore

[Strange Mud]

Long wknd (+ Monday).

usual chores/hikes. Hopefully car show/concert on Sunday. Monday Newport RI Art exhibit (elephants!), mansion tour, Cliff walk, picnic lunch in a topiary garden which is really cool. If we have time the Newport Car Museum (doubtful)

https://www.newportmansions.org/events/the-great-elephant-migration/

https://www.newportmansions.org/mansions-and-gardens/green-animals-topiary-garden/

https://newportcarmuseum.org/

 

[riceburner]

im so excited about the audi 90 build. its gotta be one of my top 5 favorite cars.

it has 3 pedals. the engine is 1/2 done in this pic. i think the build only has 4 cylinders from what i can tell so far but hope to be wrong

 

[Acadia18]

Ew Mega Bloks

 

[Acadia18]

CSB: About a decade ago, Hasbro briefly entered the building block arena with Kre-O, their attempt at Lego compatible building blocks. They had a bunch of sets based on Transformers, G. I. Joe, Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, etc... It was short lived, since nobody can compete with Lego. Honestly, I'm surprised Mega Bloks have lasted this long. Anyway, Hasbro had this huge old run down storage warehouse.

Upstairs, they had some shoddy sets where they would film TV commercials and promo shorts sometimes. But downstairs, it was like that storage warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark. I'm talking some stuff decades old that would give some collectors raging hard ons. And all just going to waste collecting dust. Anyway, I was there one day taking inventory of all the stuff that had to go to San Diego for Comic-Con one year, and they had rows and rows and rows, as far as you could see, of storage bins of Kre-O. And as a Lego guy, it was crazy to see. Could have spent all day in there playing.

 

[GolNat]

Mega blocks made it because they are better for young children. It’s a gateway block to when they are older and get Legos.

 

[Pineapple]

CSB: About a decade ago, Hasbro briefly entered the building block arena with Kre-O, their attempt at Lego compatible building blocks. They had a bunch of sets based on Transformers, G. I. Joe, Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, etc... It was short lived, since nobody can compete with Lego. Honestly, I'm surprised Mega Bloks have lasted this long. Anyway, Hasbro had this huge old run down storage warehouse.

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Upstairs, they had some shoddy sets where they would film TV commercials and promo shorts sometimes. But downstairs, it was like that storage warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark. I'm talking some stuff decades old that would give some collectors raging hard ons. And all just going to waste collecting dust. Anyway, I was there one day taking inventory of all the stuff that had to go to San Diego for Comic-Con one year, and they had rows and rows and rows, as far as you could see, of storage bins of Kre-O. And as a Lego guy, it was crazy to see. Could have spent all day in there playing.

It belongs in a museum!!

 

[riceburner]

Ew Mega Bloks

agree but so far so good, its some sort of joint venture thing between hot wheels, lego and mega blocks but without the mega logo on the bricks i probably wouldn't have known

 

[riceburner]

might stand corrected maybe its not lego at all. but whatever, its just like a lego set so i don't really care lol

 

[jay745]

I really want one of these bad boys, but can't bring myself to spend $175 on a Lego set

 

[Acadia18]

I really want one of these bad boys, but can't bring myself to spend $175 on a Lego set

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https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807120060980.html

Like $45. Honestly, the pieces are very good, pretty indistinguishable from Lego. Actually better than Mega Bloks. The stickers are definitely lower quality, and the instructions are worthless. I'd recommend downloading the PDF from Lego and using that.

 

[jay745]

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https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807120060980.html

Like $45. Honestly, the pieces are very good, pretty indistinguishable from Lego. Actually better than Mega Bloks. The stickers are definitely lower quality, and the instructions are worthless. I'd recommend downloading the PDF from Lego and using that.

Dang more pics plz. Looks like a quality ripoff job I think I can swallow 45

 

[Acadia18]

They also have the Orange 2704pc 911 GT3RS for like $80 that's been discontinued and is like $600 on eBay. Been meaning to pick that one up.

 

[Acadia18]

Dang more pics plz. Looks like a quality ripoff job I think I can swallow 45

It really is good quality and worth the $45.

 

[jay745]

Yo wtf? 99 cents? This can't be real

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...3889892561ee9bb!12000039406903529!rec!US!!ABX

 

[Acadia18]

Probably just the lighting kit. I wouldn't go for any of the ones under the ~$40 price point, that's about what it goes for. If you buy one for $10, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.