Are these LEGO panels?

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• The_Rancor Member Posts: 2,619

  July 2022

  The arch looks too wide to be an official Lego piece. Could they be customs of some sort?

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• WesterBricks Member Posts: 951

  July 2022

  I had those exact panels as a kid. They’re not Lego, but I can’t remember who they were. I’ll follow up if I figure it out.

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• 560Heliport Member Posts: 4,235

  July 2022

  ...you mean there are other toy companies that make interlocking plastic bricks? 🤔

  

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• rd1899 Member Posts: 211

  July 2022

  No.  They're from a (defunct?) knock-off brand, "COKO", that I've never heard of.

  

  For better photos, see this current eBay listing of a 'bags sealed' open box:
  https://www.ebay.com/itm/325015642082

  The history section of Lego's website mentions the COKO brand on its page "LEGO® factories in South Korea":

  In 1985, the LEGO Group opens its first factory in South Korea. The 3,700‑m² plant at Kunpo is sited approx. 25 km south of Seoul. The first locally molded LEGO element, a red 2x4 brick, rolls off the production line on March 27.

  The LEGO Group’s decision to set up molding in South Korea is reached for several reasons. The company observes an economic development in this part of Asia, which can increase its share of the market. At the same time international competition, with the appearance of more imitation products, may well spread beyond South Korea. A South Korean product, COKO, a copy of LEGO products, is already gaining ground in Korea.

  The fact that a company must set up local production in order to enter the market in this part of Asia is also a contributing factor for the decision.

  The early campaign in South Korea are not easy for the LEGO Group. With COKO already on the market, it is difficult for LEGO products to establish a presence. Initially, LEGO products are actually assumed to be copies of COKO, not vice versa!

  
  

  (At first, I thought they might be Tyco Super Blocks, because Tyco did make at least one castle set.)
  

  

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• Modeltrainman Member Posts: 1,315

  July 2022

  Thanks, everybody! Nobody wants them, do they?
  
  

  

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• Gibbo1959 Member Posts: 553

  July 2022

  Modeltrainman said:

  Nobody wants them, do they?
  
  

  Question or statement?
  

  

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• Modeltrainman Member Posts: 1,315

  July 2022

  Gibbo1959 said:

  Modeltrainman said:

  Nobody wants them, do they?
  
  

  Question or statement?
  

  Question. It'd have to be US only, probably, but figured asking wouldn't hurt, before I throw them out.

  

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• Charmiefcb Member Posts: 451

  July 2022

  Hahaha Cocko.
  Just did a quick search and Coko seems to still be around but mainly educational toys aimed at schools and teachers. Only seeing their products on educational stores and not sites like standard toy stores or Target etc.
  

  

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• LusiferSam Member Posts: 574

  August 2022

  No logos nearly always means no.  Only earlier bricks don't logos.
  

  

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• Modeltrainman Member Posts: 1,315

  August 2022

  LusiferSam said:

  No logos nearly always means no.  Only earlier bricks don't logos.
  

  Thank you!
  
  

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