Kre-O from Hasbro?

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Kre-O from Hasbro?

Post by Hoboman » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:14 pm

Did anyone else see this info about Hasbro going into the "Lego Knock-Off" market?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41561886/ns ... umer_news/
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Post by RagnarokRose » Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:25 am

new line called Kre-O that's compatible with Lego blocks
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Post by Lordofdragonss » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:43 am

Legos

But I like the starscream Minifig.

Here are better photos of sets/minifigs:
http://tformers.com/transformers-toy-fa ... /news.html
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Post by MrMcThrasher » Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:00 am

Huh. Maybe there'll be a few unique pieces to make them worthwhile.
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Post by Warhead » Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:01 am

Yet another alien race to purge.
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Post by Zahru II » Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:08 am

Warhead wrote:Yet another alien race to purge.
Yeah, it looks iffy-ish. But definitely a step-up from the built to rule line back in 2003.

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Post by dilanski » Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:52 am

These are going to suck balls, I can tell.
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Post by Magic Soap » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:48 am

1 use, metre-long car pieces.

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Post by Robot Monkey » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:27 am

*Sees G1 Minifigs*

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Post by Theblackdog » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:36 am

MrMcThrasher wrote:Huh. Maybe there'll be a few unique pieces to make them worthwhile.
I doubt it... look at the Transformers set, pretty much every piece is an exact copy of something LEGO has made except for the head. It's not just a rip-off, it's the least creative ripoff I've ever seen barring the made-in-China direct copies. Even Mega Bloks had a couple pieces (well... one piece) worth hanging on to.
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Post by Zahru II » Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:14 pm

Theblackdog wrote: (well... one piece)
Which? Just curious.

Btw yes, the only parts that make me slightly interested are the heads, as they're quite well-done.
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Post by Hoboman » Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:32 pm

Warhead wrote: Yet another alien race to purge.
I agree, I can just see a squad of the Mega-Tron mini-figs punching it out with a squad of Vinx troopers. :lol:
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Post by MrMcThrasher » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:41 pm

Zahru II wrote:
Theblackdog wrote: (well... one piece)
Which? Just curious.

Btw yes, the only parts that make me slightly interested are the heads, as they're quite well-done.
One Megabloks piece he might be talking about is the 2x2 plate with studs on both sides...

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Post by Zahru II » Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:00 pm

Intriguing.
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Post by aoffan23 » Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:29 pm

I don't know, I like the pieces that are like one of these cut in half.

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I'd say these don't look too bad, but I still won't be buying any.

Either way, it's still using the classic "compatible with Lego" as a fallback for failure, so they're obviously not too sure about it themselves. Even more reason not to get any.

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