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Correct. I really dislike the term "clone brand" as Lego wasn't all that original in the first place, it just massively outstripped the popularity of the previous products. Compatible brand is more accurate, as it then covers the brands that combine with Lego bricks but not the ones that are the wrong scale or connection. Compatible brands include Best Lock, Cobi, Oxford and Mega Blocks. Bootleg, knock-off and copy are all terms to describe the sets by Enlighten and the like copy set designs of legitamate manufacturers. From the looks of Cogo, it may be a boarderline case. The sets are very generic designs, may of which I have seen under more than one branding. MY, LWD ToyBrick and lots of other logos, names and box designs. Howver some of the sets match designs from Toyriffic sets, who are a bootleg when it comes to Lego set design but the figure parts are either near unique or taken from another company. They all come from the same area of China, so near as I can tell is that some company makes bricks and maybe set designs, many companies take the sets and then put them in a box under their name.

If you are that worried clean off the mould. That's the easiest solution.

Apparently I snore, I cannot verify this. If all else fails, I think I am bringing enough beer to not mind about anything

I do not mind. Fine by me.

1-5 accomodation required, I do not mind sharing a room and I'm not bringing anyone else. (Lets put it this way, there is a no chance in negative afterlife location of your choice that I am bringing any of my family and no one else I know will want to come)

Um, is this related at all to the thread? I think you want this thread. Anyway, on topic. Thank you Dr Rod for that footage of the event.

Oh right, I will need accomodation. Three hours first thing in the morning and last thing at night will not be a fun commute for this.

Tyco made better bricks than Lego. Sorry guys but it is true. My Tyco bricks look newer and nicer than the Lego I own from the same time period. None of that ugle browning on the yellow at all.

Seeing as anything that isn't Lego is called clone, this set is a Hasbro Brick and therefore a clone. I prefer the term compatible brand seeing how everyone holds clone in such contempt. If it is in shops, I might pick a set up.

In that case it might do better over in SF, as I am moving it there with this post

Just in time for my visit on the Grand Opening Day!

Price is something I must consider over all else. I can't afford to spend all my money on a hobby, no one spends all their money on a hobby. I then consider the fun aspects of the set, but after about age 13 I stopped desiring games and started focusing on my own stories and character for the figures. The part selection are part of this consideration, can I use figure parts for unigue characters? Can I use the unique elements to create scenery for my story? It is sad, but all my life, cost of Lego has been a major consideration before any set is chosen.

Ah, is it still called Built To Rule? Or some new name for a new selection. I have never come across any anywhere apart from a bit pricey on eBay. Thanks for the info!

Have one on me (Well, more than one come the meetup, heh) Oh, wait Furries? This is probably more like it

Those spinners really jack up the price don't they? I'm holding out for those promo sets so I can get all the ninjas cheaply and a spinner pack for Nya. I love the designs and the printed parts, heck Tan skellies! However the price and the price of a lot of other sets these days, has really made me re-think.

Closing.

Thanks for that Alopex. Bricker, swing over to the linked thread, I'm going to lock this now. Great idea though

Well this right here is pretty negative. Can we stay on topic? I mean the real topic, not the major discussion on social theory.

Take a look at the clearance and reduced shelves. The Extra stores often have an entire aisle for things they are clearing for new stock. I managed to get creator boxes at half price, Toy Story sets on a third off the price and all sorts. Just in a regular Tesco.

Well, at the moment the discussion still seems quite positive. You could edit your first post to reflect recent changes to the situation. However credit is a bit ofa hot button topic, so leaving this open (at least until just before it degenerates into a mud slinging contest) could be condusive to interesting and useful discussion. So I'll hang back from closing for now, ok?

As a rule, if I see a MOC and that gives me a bunch of ideas, or motivates me to go and build then chances are I will credit in some way. Whether this be "I saw x technique in y's MOC, so I borrowed it for this/solved my problem with it". Or "I saw Y's MOC and decided to get building myself!". If I build a MOC that happens to look like or seems similar to another builders and I do not "credit" it I likely had no clue that his MOC existed. Sometimes a problem is drawing from the same source. There are only a few ways to build something that has another media source. If I was to build say, Niteowl's Owlship, well chances are I use the same methods and techniques that someone else did. Simply because I was following an established design and to achieve a match, it turns out the same or close to another AFOL's model. Another problem is the fact that few builders really can lay claim to a techinque really. Every single possible combination of bricks can be found quite by accident by someone with no contact with the AFOL online community. Possibly even years ago. Some become well known for using the part, technique or style and have a temper tantrum if someone "steals" it but it isn't their intellectual property. I myself have been irked once or twice by someone repeating a method, part use or design I have used. A sudden spike in building space bikes using cowling and artful part placement occured a few months after I posted a trio of MOCs using the same technique. A part was used to achieve an appearance with soem figures and not long after a figure using the same part for the same effect appeared in the same forum. Both times I realised that it wasn't stealing from my ideas. The cowling is a part that lends itself to such a use and the other part and figure drew inspiration from a well known media source. I guess people should get their heads out of the grandois clouds they have surrounded themselves in, remove the pole from their rear and get over the fact that people drawing from the same pool will sometimes chance on a duplicated techinique. It's only stealing if they take a picture from your photostream and claim it as thier own. Or if you have created a unique MOC from the annals of your mind with no prior media based structure/craft/character to draw from and someone else repeats it later and claims it as theirs.

They will launch when the series starts once more. I can confidently predict that many a Bricklink seller based in the UK will suddenly come into a nice lot of "custom" Doctor who items for the discerning customer. I will need to check on the cost and where I can get them before I can even suggest the trade in contraband.

Thanks for the review! This set is a little over my planned price cutoff but it looks good.

Well saud Gryphon Ink, and fred67 here's a real shocker: We are "coerced" into speaking our native language Small children are like a sponge, yes? Once they get past the first month or so of being small and yowly, when they start noticing the world. they soak up everything. An undamaged child will mimic your hand movements when you play with them, they try to walk because those around them do so. Eventually they will learn to talk and will certainly speak the language they have been surrounded by. My friend's son speaks English and French fluently, his mother would speak her native French to him all morning, and English all afternoon when he was a toddler. As such inculcaing (brainwashing, coercing) him into being bi-lingual. Now, can we go back to a discussion on what TLG should be making to attract girls? A Vet surgery would be a great idea, popular with girls and boys. That or TLG will need to make system for girls that only appeals to girls, but not the boys.

I'll be borrowing the TARDIS design from the Character set and using the parts and Cybermen, Silurian and any other alien heads for custom figures. I respect those who think they need to stay "loyal" to Lego, but I prefer to shop around to get what I want from themes. Lego won't turn a profit on Doctor Who, Character are already making a healthy turnover on their action figures and playsets, so brick built playsets and figures are going to do great.