By Stu
Clays HoME vs LEGO HoME
5 Mar, 2018
(edited)
2018-3-5 10:06:20 PM UTC
2018-3-5 10:06:20 PM UTC
Well, my Clays set of HoME with damaged slipcase came around the world for its third time after being "unclaimed" by Amazon from Spanish customs. The slipcase had gone from one big bump and one torn edge to 5 torn edges. I glued it back together (with a lot less care than I would have for a decent set of books). Given I have both sets together, it seemed worth doing a photo comparison.
The Clays set vs the LEGO set should be fairly obvious, as one is much worse than the other (although in all honesty, neither is anything to write home about, the LEGO version is perfectly passable).
The print run for Clays was 235 copies.
The print run for LEGO was 800 copies.
[Edit: added a key to photos. Copyright page in each case is from Volume 3 (the volume which got bumped in the Clays set)]
[Edit: Note the information sheet for the Clays set was provided glued to the outside of the shrink-wrap, with a copy slipped into the slipcase. The LEGO set had a single copy in the slipcase]
1. Clays box after a battering. Books are tight fit and box is very, very flimsy
2. Clays Left, LEGO right
3. Clays Left LEGO right
4. Clays Left LEGO right
5. Clays right, LEGO left
6. Clays left, LEGO right
7. Clays right, LEGO left / top. (Volume 2 of each)
8. Clays Bottom, LEGO top (Volume 2 of each)
9. LEGO top, Clays Bottom (Volume 2 of each)
10. Clays Left, LEGO right (Volume 2 of each)
11. Clays Left, LEGO right
The Clays set vs the LEGO set should be fairly obvious, as one is much worse than the other (although in all honesty, neither is anything to write home about, the LEGO version is perfectly passable).
The print run for Clays was 235 copies.
The print run for LEGO was 800 copies.
[Edit: added a key to photos. Copyright page in each case is from Volume 3 (the volume which got bumped in the Clays set)]
[Edit: Note the information sheet for the Clays set was provided glued to the outside of the shrink-wrap, with a copy slipped into the slipcase. The LEGO set had a single copy in the slipcase]
1. Clays box after a battering. Books are tight fit and box is very, very flimsy
2. Clays Left, LEGO right
3. Clays Left LEGO right
4. Clays Left LEGO right
5. Clays right, LEGO left
6. Clays left, LEGO right
7. Clays right, LEGO left / top. (Volume 2 of each)
8. Clays Bottom, LEGO top (Volume 2 of each)
9. LEGO top, Clays Bottom (Volume 2 of each)
10. Clays Left, LEGO right (Volume 2 of each)
11. Clays Left, LEGO right