@ohrmazd said:
"Just don’t confuse this line with the later offering GenItalia."

That’s from the new Marvel flick.

And the award for boxiest box trick goes to…

I didn't know there was a kind of "minitalia bricks". Do they belong to the System or Duplo thing?

Minitalia was my college girlfriend's nickname for me.

@ohrmazd said:
"Just don’t confuse this line with the later offering GenItalia."

And Minitalia?! I guess most of guys would rather want Maxitalia instead.

Is this to Lego what pineapple is to pizza?

Bricks with hollow studs? Then where did they put the Lego logo?

I feel like many, many of those bricks must have accidentally been sorted away into 'not Lego' piles by those who like to keep their brands separate, due to not having the standard recognisable logo on the studs...

@ThatBionicleGuy said:
"Bricks with hollow studs? Then where did they put the Lego logo?"
Maybe inside the stud, just like with Technic bricks or other pieces with hollow studs?

40586 's Italian father, who used to work for the Corleone Olive Oil Company back in the day. Nowadays the son works for the moving company since the Olive oil company went under.

@ThatBionicleGuy said:
"Bricks with hollow studs? Then where did they put the Lego logo?

I feel like many, many of those bricks must have accidentally been sorted away into 'not Lego' piles by those who like to keep their brands separate, due to not having the standard recognisable logo on the studs..."

Actually, there was no LEGO logo on Minitalia bricks.

@WizardOfOss said:
"Is this to Lego what pineapple is to pizza?"

As in, "goes great with bacon ... yum"?

@MeisterDad: I know one of them ended up as CEO of Lego, as Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen's picture was on one of the old Town Plan sets. He also (much later) appeared on the box of 10184. Twice, in fact, as there's an inset showing the cover of the old set. But yes, such a documentary (or book, or even a web article) would be interesting. I'm a history buff, so learning about the history of other things I'm interested in is always fascinating.

Anyone seen the instructions for this anywhere?

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Is this to Lego what pineapple is to pizza?"

As in, "goes great with bacon ... yum"?"

I know someone who's actually allergic to pineapple.

@TheOtherMike:
I know someone else who got her picture on a LEGO box, along with her husband and kids. After hearing about this, I was able to track down a single copy, which I took to Brickworld for her to sign. And within the next year she got divorced.

@PurpleDave: I pity anyone who's allergic to pineapple. Even if you don't like it on pizza (which I do), there are other things to do with it. Also, was your acquaintance able to keep the kids, so most of the picture would represent fond memories?

@TheOtherMike:
I personally just outgrew the taste of pineapple. And I’ve only been to BWC eight times, and only saw her there one time that I can recall, after that.

http://www.miniland.nl/Minitalia/minitalia%20pagina%20eng.htm

So as mentioned earlier, the plastic probably wasn't ABS, it felt cheaper, softer, and was more matte. And the molds were kind of inconsistent. This was basically Lego knocking itself off, which is... a thing? TLG knocked itself off so hard that it didn't even want to put it the logo on the bricks. These were pretty much Basic-sets, but that's some advanced self-loathing.

Still, I mean, look at those doors and windows. They might also have appeared in official Lego-form, but I've never seen them - and they're lovely. Also, hollow studs on regular bricks? That is extremely useful (and would legalize some techniques!).

But yeah, you'd probably throw this in the "cheap knock-off"-bin. I think that's what TLG did, too.

M in Italia , James Bond's boss must be on location to stop that giant from stealing that truck full of Diamonds. (1971 , Diamonds are Forever)

@TeriXeri said:
"M in Italia , James Bond's boss must be on location to stop that giant from stealing that truck full of Diamonds. (1971 , Diamonds are Forever)
"

That was the worst Sean Connery as James Bond film, IMO.

@Ridgeheart said:
"http://www.miniland.nl/Minitalia/minitalia%20pagina%20eng.htm

So as mentioned earlier, the plastic probably wasn't ABS, it felt cheaper, softer, and was more matte. And the molds were kind of inconsistent. This was basically Lego knocking itself off, which is... a thing? TLG knocked itself off so hard that it didn't even want to put it the logo on the bricks. These were pretty much Basic-sets, but that's some advanced self-loathing.

Still, I mean, look at those doors and windows. They might also have appeared in official Lego-form, but I've never seen them - and they're lovely. Also, hollow studs on regular bricks? That is extremely useful (and would legalize some techniques!).

But yeah, you'd probably throw this in the "cheap knock-off"-bin. I think that's what TLG did, too."

You can make a 2x4 brick with hollow studs with 2 pins and 2 1x4 technic bricks.