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Post by amartiny on Apr 11, 2022 9:39:01 GMT
Does anybody recognize this/these sets? The astronaut, the rover and the lander are similar to the Blok Squad #2436 buy in a different color. I thought the LH-0125 or the landing pad would be easy to track, but I've not found them yet. Any ideas? Thanks  |
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Post by The Hegemon on Apr 11, 2022 14:36:25 GMT
Whoa--very cool!
Where did you get these?
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Post by The Hegemon on Apr 11, 2022 15:06:44 GMT
One thing that puzzles me about this is that the set (if it's actually a set and not a MOC) uses both stickers & printed elements, which is a bit of a rarity in its own right. For instance, I don't believe that set 2436 Orbital Mission included a decal sheet, but I'll have to double check to be sure.
Also, in the Blok Squad line, the printed "service numbers" began with MB (for Mega Bloks, of course), and the font was more robust. And I don't recognize that biohazard/radiation emblem on the landing pad(?) either.
Curious.
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Post by amartiny on Apr 11, 2022 17:53:50 GMT
I didn't think about the MB numbers! But the pictures show they truly are mega bloks. My blok squad sets also have that combination of some printed bloks (the MB numbers and some grids) plus a small decal sheet as in this other picture of #2436 orbital misión. Decals at the bottom right  |
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Post by The Hegemon on Apr 11, 2022 18:12:36 GMT
Cool. I have that set but couldn't remember if it had decals. And I can definitely see the Mega Bloks logo on the pieces in your pic. Weird!
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Post by lokisveil on Apr 11, 2022 19:42:20 GMT
I think I noticed the mixing on a few halo sets as I was browsing them.
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Post by rybuger1 on Apr 13, 2022 1:56:57 GMT
I think this was from a line that was exclusive to a European supermarket chain. It came out around the time of Blok Squad, and didn't have the Mega Bloks branding.
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Post by The Hegemon on Apr 13, 2022 3:12:28 GMT
Interesting, and not without precedent!
Way back when, Mega Bloks made a few Pro-Builder-esque kits that were exclusive to Walmart under the "Mega Modelz" name. And around the same time they released a bucket of I believe 250 or 500 bloks under the "Kid Connection" imprint, also for Walmart.
And we recently discussed a few lines that were exclusive to the Asia market, and there were several sets released in Europe in addition to these space sets.
Of course, this would be easier to track if a certain company did a better job of getting the word out...
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Post by amartiny on May 2, 2022 6:42:42 GMT
Thank you all for the tips. I have still not tracked it. Would love to see this as a set belonging to a space theme, but unfortunately nothing so far.
I was looking at bricker.info but will try to find something UE only.
Thanks!
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Post by The Hegemon on May 2, 2022 14:35:31 GMT
Bricker is an excellent site and has been an invaluable resource for The Bloks Forum for many years. Unfortunately there doesn't appear to have been much content added since 2019, and I haven't heard from the admin in a long time.
Still, even if nothing further is ever added to that site, you can spend hours poring over the information contained there. Highly recommended.
Sorry that nothing's come up about that set though. The mystery is gnawing at me.
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Post by rybuger1 on May 3, 2022 12:06:09 GMT
I'm pretty sure we had a thread for these sets on the old forum. If I remember right, everybody assumed they were bootlegs since the boxes didn't have the Mega Bloks logo. I'm not sure how to find it in the Wayback Machine, though.
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Post by The Hegemon on May 4, 2022 0:20:25 GMT
I honestly don't remember that, but you could easily be correct. I'll try to take a wayback dive later tonight if I get a chance.
THIS MYSTERY MUST BE SOLVED!!!
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Post by The Hegemon on May 4, 2022 0:20:50 GMT
Does anybody recognize this/these sets? The astronaut, the rover and the lander are similar to the Blok Squad #2436 buy in a different color. I thought the LH-0125 or the landing pad would be easy to track, but I've not found them yet. By the way, did you say where you found/saw/got these? |
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Post by amartiny on May 4, 2022 3:48:26 GMT
A guy from canada was selling them. He was pretty sure it was a single set, and that he once found the set number and instructions online. But not anymore.
It would be funny if he had found them on the old forum!
On the pictures the pieces do have the mega bloks logo. And the seller provided a couple of part#
The number on the pad is am09934
The part with the LH-0125 is am09184
I looked for those here and Google them but I am not proficient in finding that kind of stuff
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Post by The Hegemon on May 4, 2022 3:57:32 GMT
Well, I've searched everywhere that I usually check for this stuff, and no luck.
I don't recall the discussion on the old forum, but then again it's been a while. The Wayback Machine is helpful, but it's really hit or miss on the old Forum's stuff, and the search function doesn't really work well at all.
We might be at an impasse until one of these shows up on eBay or elsewhere!
(Incidentally, those part numbers check out and have shown up in other sets, but obviously not with those particular decorations)
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