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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Yeah but even if he did mix n match he's still using a number of parts unique to Lego. I mean the fact that he made it a modular build is in-line with how Lego designers have been making recent sets, and the fact that it's perfect transformation without parts flying everywhere is an impressive bonus. There are bricks that Megabloks and Oxford Brick/KreO use that mirror Lego but they haven't copied all of the parts.

Don't get me wrong; what he did was really impressive and I think he's a great designer. I just don't think Lego should be getting any credit at this point for the design or build. Maybe a little credit for the unique parts that he used in the build, but that's it. And while I'm not sure about MegaBloks (I don't own any sets, just the minifigs), I do know that Kre-O has some unique parts as well, and will probably catch up with Lego eventually as well.

I guess I'm just getting a little tired of the knee-jerk "Anything that looks like Lego, but isn't Lego sucks"-type reactions.

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I wish this guy luck. I know one of Lego's newer designers once made a Technic F-14 Tomcat with hydraulically actuated swing wings prior to joining Lego. These MOC'ers are damn talented.

Agreed. And we have one of our own in Deefuzz.

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They could probably crush Harmony Gold like a sack of bricks. Lego actually makes profit and does something with their licenses.

ROFLMAO!

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Would be cool but I doubt they would.

I doubt it too. But it'd be nice to see once.