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A Lego clone is a line or brand of children's construction blocks which is mechanically compatible with Lego brand blocks, but is produced by another manufacturer. The blocks were originally patented by The Lego Group in 1961 as "toy building bricks", [ 1 ] and the company has since remained dominant in this market. [ 2 ]
Mattel resurrected the Construx name as Mega Construx in 2017 (see Mega Bloks). For a short time near the end of the Fisher Price run, a version targeted at younger children was released called Basix Construx. It used bright primary colors and did not contain the more complex pieces such as axles and pulleys.
Mega Play!, a block set large enough for children to fit inside, was also launched. [5] With shares trading at almost $30, in 2005 Mega Bloks, Inc. acquired Rose Art Industries, including its Magnetix line of toys, for US$350 million. [1] Soon, Magnetix was a source of lawsuits resulting from choking incidents, causing its share value to drop ...
A Lego theme is a product line of Lego construction toys produced by The Lego Group based on a central concept. Before 1978, Lego produced several construction sets with common themes, but they were not necessarily branded as part of a single series or theme.
Since 2008, LEGO has had a program titled “LEGO Ideas” where netizens can pitch sets, which, if they get enough votes, end up being made into real sets, with the idea creator getting a 1% royalty.
KRE-O is a line of construction toys manufactured by South Korea-based Oxford and marketed by Hasbro.Kre-O was released in stores in Fall 2011. [1] [2] The name Kre-O comes from the Latin word creo, which means "I create".
A new MAGA "Build The Wall" blocks set that enables children to pretend to build President Donald Trump's proposed U.S. border wall is currently making waves online.. The Trump-themed Lego ...
The mini and micro sizes are compatible and the maxi size will stack on top of duplo bricks just as it will stack on top of mini size mega blocks. At least here in the uk mega blocks like most lego compatible stuff uses the term "works with the leading brand" to avoid actually mentioning lego on the box. Plugwash 28 June 2005 18:28 (UTC)