Disney's Cars Theme pic

[Darth Legolas]

How do Lego and Megabloks share a license with Disney?

[Derek]

How do Lego and Megabloks share a license with Disney?

Im sure that the Megabloks one will be ending soon, when Lego picks it up...

[Reaper052]

I have nothing against magablocks, I just don't think they belong on a Lego site.

Reaper052 :skull:

[Omicron]

There are forums and sites out there for megablocks but both Eurobricks and Brickshelf are about LEGO!

Eurobricks is of course, but Brickshelf is just Brickshelf. Sure they hint at it being Lego, but it is Brickshelf. Chill out, seriously. You guys like go nuts second someone mentions Mega Blocks, as if someone said shit out loud in a church.

People come here for the real deal so we would apprieciate it if you keep them out of our lego community.

As long as the bigotry is kept on a down low, sure.

-Omi

Edited August 12, 2009 by Omicron

[ProducePrincess]

(This is directed primarily at Black Rabbit's post)

Oh please. Let's stop with the petty "Oh zounds, it's not the one we like best, so it's clearly the WORST THING EVER; let us all insult it mercilessly and pretend it is a degenerate stain upon the fabric of society!"

Goodness, just because we play with Lego bricks doesn't mean we can't act like adults.

But Megablocks is pretty much big lumps of plastic compared to lego. Just by looking at their sets i notice lots of big <insert that tiresome argument> pieces whitch take up half the model. Most of the pieces in their sets look like they were designed specifically for those sets to make the designers job easier so they don't have to use any tecniques to achive a certain shape. Um and my comment about megabloks being for hamfisted people who can't see well my reasons for that are that the pieces are quite large and ugly .

I was never a hater of megabloks , I just don't like it and would never buy their products.

I'm also a little insulted by your post that was directed at me

[McSmeag]

But Megablocks is pretty much big lumps of plastic compared to lego. Just by looking at their sets i notice lots of big <insert that tiresome argument> pieces whitch take up half the model. Most of the pieces in their sets look like they were designed specifically for those sets to make the designers job easier so they don't have to use any tecniques to achive a certain shape. Um and my comment about megabloks being for hamfisted people who can't see well my reasons for that are that the pieces are quite large and ugly .

I was never a hater of megabloks , I just don't like it and would never buy their products.

I'm also a little insulted by your post that was directed at me

And you didn't think that people who buy Mega Blocks sets might have been insulted by your post?

Lego makes a lot of "<insert that tiresome argument>" pieces made for specific purposes too. Can you use most of the pieces from the dinosaur sets for anything else? How about many of the star wars pieces (especially many of the characters - note that many of the Mega Blocks "specific" pieces are also for characters, like in the Cars sets shown)? And Duplo, of course, is largely comprised of stuff, and is probably more comparable to the Mega Blocks sets being discussed, which appear to be primarily of the targeted-to-younger-children variety.

(PS: you realize that making new "specific" pieces doesn't make the designers' jobs any easier, right? If anything it makes it more difficult, as they actually have to design new pieces and have new moulds made).

[Spyder]

Anyway, I am not trying to launch into some kind of sob story or anything, and I am not even trying to 'defend' Mega Blocks, as it were. Merely, I simply do not understand why people who should nominally be responsible adults are acting in such a juvenile manner, spouting this intense, petty hatred against Mega Blocks. If you don't like them, would it really be that difficult to do it quietly like a mature person?

Then I do owe you an apology, and I am sorry. There is a big hatred of Mega Bloks on this forum, but I can't change it. That's just the way this forum is. It's a cheaper quality product of the thing we love here, so people do tend to hate it here. As long as people do not start to post MOCs made out of mega bloks here, then I'm fine.

[ProducePrincess]

Alright i don't care about this pathetic argument anymore.

Can we not just be freinds and all get along instead of fighting over megabloks

[5150 Lego]

Anyway, I am not trying to launch into some kind of sob story or anything, and I am not even trying to 'defend' Mega Blocks, as it were. Merely, I simply do not understand why people who should nominally be responsible adults are acting in such a juvenile manner, spouting this intense, petty hatred against Mega Blocks. If you don't like them, would it really be that difficult to do it quietly like a mature person?

Cause many are not adults. Plain and simple. There's no excuse to act in that manner of something so mi-nute.

I have nothing against magablocks, I just don't think they belong on a Lego site.

Reaper052 :skull:

No one is posting up Megablocks new sets for 2010', nor are they posting megablock mocs. If you don't like them then fine. Nothing wrong with that. Its the tone in which some are going about expressing there feelings on the subject

Then I do owe you an apology, and I am sorry. There is a big hatred of Mega Bloks on this forum, but I can't change it. That's just the way this forum is. It's a cheaper quality product of the thing we love here, so people do tend to hate it here. As long as people do not start to post MOCs made out of mega bloks here, then I'm fine.

Actually, there really isn't. There have even been a few reviews of non-Lego sets in the community forum with positive feed back. Are they on par with Lego? No. That goes without saying. But some pieces do have there places. (mini fig weapons and utensils are good examples)

Alright i don't care about this pathetic argument anymore.

Can we not just be freinds and all get along instead of fighting over megabloks

[The Rancor]

If this topic isn't going to be shut down after 3 pages then the title should be changed to something like:

'Clash of Lego and Megabloks Licensing' instead of 'Disney's Cars Theme pic'

I don't mind Megabloks really, because it wouldn't have even been made WITHOUT Lego. It's similar to Coca Cola and Pepsi, Pepsi was after Coca Cola, and could not be without it. Honestly, if you like Megabloks a lot just use a dedicated forum. On the subject of the license clash, it's slightly silly to have Megabloks 'Duplo' and Lego Duplo sets of the same theme. There may be some confusion on Ebay/advert mags etc.

[Peppermint_M]

I saw some of those Cars sets on clearance in Woolworths (*sheds a single tear*) but a C3 Batman/Catwoman set cried out for my pocket change and they were no longer on the shelf when I got back.

It will be interesting too see the confusion in large toy stores when the MB sets are going into clearance as the Lego sets get on the shelves, unless they are offloaded to an excess stock shop.

Omi, never understood the hate that people have for plastic bricks of slightly lower price and variable quality. Got a decent collection of non-Lego waiting for me to make Blockville. I wonder if there are any hosts for non-Lego MOCs? Would be fun to find out.

[Zarkan]

Well, needless to say, I'm not especially happy that Cars is in the Duplo style for the second time in a row, but I can't really get that upset about it. Two of the three Disney themes are system, and TLC needs to have one theme for the really young crowd, so this was probably the best decision. Besides, I doubt we'd get anything that good in a system Cars line, at least compared to the other two system lines.

Eurobricks is of course, but Brickshelf is just Brickshelf. Sure they hint at it being Lego, but it is Brickshelf. Chill out, seriously. You guys like go nuts second someone mentions Mega Blocks, as if someone said s**t out loud in a church.

Well, Megabloks is a commonly used stand in for a certain swear word on this forum, so this doesn't really surprise me a bit.

Edited August 12, 2009 by Grevious

[JCC1004]

I usally use this for that word.

I can't believe you looked!

I'm not sure why mods haven't closed this yet. It's about

meagbloks

for god's sake!

[Omicron]

I usally use this for that word.

I can't believe you looked!

I'm not sure why mods haven't closed this yet. It's about

meagbloks

for god's sake!

Mods don't magically sense these topics. Maybe if people reported it, it might get noticed.

-Omi

[5150 Lego]

If this topic isn't going to be shut down after 3 pages then the title should be changed to something like:

'Clash of Lego and Megabloks Licensing' instead of 'Disney's Cars Theme pic'

I don't mind Megabloks really, because it wouldn't have even been made WITHOUT Lego. It's similar to Coca Cola and Pepsi, Pepsi was after Coca Cola, and could not be without it. Honestly, if you like Megabloks a lot just use a dedicated forum. On the subject of the license clash, it's slightly silly to have Megabloks 'Duplo' and Lego Duplo sets of the same theme. There may be some confusion on Ebay/advert mags etc.

You don't get it. Its not about likeing megablocks, or whitch one is better. Its trying to figure out why some have this unjustified hate for a compeditor product.

I usally use this for that word.

I can't believe you looked!

I'm not sure why mods haven't closed this yet. It's about

meagbloks

for god's sake!

Why close it? Like i said, its not about MB.

[JCC1004]

Then the name should be changed to 2010 Duplo Cars Disscussion.

[Omicron]

Then the name should be changed to 2010 Duplo Cars Disscussion.

Well posting about it won't get it changed. :P

-Omi

[prateek]

If this topic isn't going to be shut down after 3 pages then the title should be changed to something like:

'Clash of Lego and Megabloks Licensing' instead of 'Disney's Cars Theme pic'

I don't mind Megabloks really, because it wouldn't have even been made WITHOUT Lego. It's similar to Coca Cola and Pepsi, Pepsi was after Coca Cola, and could not be without it. Honestly, if you like Megabloks a lot just use a dedicated forum. On the subject of the license clash, it's slightly silly to have Megabloks 'Duplo' and Lego Duplo sets of the same theme. There may be some confusion on Ebay/advert mags etc.

I don't mind MB either, just let them be.

[5150 Lego]

I don't mind MB either, just let them be.

Exactly. No one is anyone has to like them, or that they do. But peeps need to realise that we need companies like Megablocks, Bestlock etc to keep Lego on there toes. Other wise the quality of bricks, as well as sets goes drasticly down.

[JCC1004]

Exactly. No one is anyone has to like them, or that they do. But peeps need to realise that we need companies like Megablocks, Bestlock etc to keep Lego on there toes. Other wise the quality of bricks, as well as sets goes drasticly down.

Good point. I never thought how Megabloks, Bestlock, and all the other off brand benifit TLG.

[The Rancor]

I think we can be very philosophical about this and say Megabloks would not be without Lego, but Lego would not be without Megabloks. That's easy as far as I am concerned - both benefit each other - unless of course both companies have exactly the same sets with different logos on in the same aisle ( at my local TRU Megabloks are about 50-75 feet down the aisle from Lego).

[Shadows]

This has veered a little off course, but it's understandable given the situation with the Cars license.

If possible, let's try to keep this at least partially centered around the eminent LEGO line as opposed to an 'us vs them' fest. If that can be done while still comparing the two, I'm fine with it continuing, but if it simply turns into a fight over which company is better, I'll shut it down. That kind of discussion has already been had dozens of times, and you could dig up one of those if you really wanted, it just isn't suitable for the Licensed Themes forum.

Thanks!

[The Rancor]

If possible, let's try to keep this at least partially centered around the eminent LEGO line as opposed to an 'us vs them' fest.

Ah, ImperialShadows! Thanks for reinforcing that idea. I couldn't care less about whether the themes are better after seeing the argument thousands of times, but I was interested to see how the Disney Cars line turns out. I still want to buy a small one for my 4 year old cousin!

Edited August 14, 2009 by The Rancor