Comments on: Tente not Lego

By: Falconhood

Falconhood — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:38:47 +0000

Weren’t there little free sets included in Cereal like Frosted Flakes back in the early 1980s?

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:17:55 +0000

If you wish to contact me about my collection.. mbourcet@prn.bc.ca

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:04:20 +0000

I have about 20 Tente military ships of various sizes ranging from three aircraft carriers, battle cruisers and missile cruisers. Many of the configurations are designed after modern warships. Designs are superb. If anyone wishes to purchase them, I would be willing to part with them.

By: G. L. Carlson

G. L. Carlson — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:09:28 +0000

I just came across this site after I posted a small Tente ship set on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320470399342&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT Anyway, if you are interested, check it out.

By: roguevr4

roguevr4 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:51:58 +0000

Wow ! feel very privledged, because I had one small Lego set, and thousands of Tente bricks. All of you that replied it was superior to Lego you are correct !! I built many things with my sets. I had 5-7 sets of this great brick-building toy. I also lived in the US and living in Maine as a little boy. My biggest accomplishment was when I built a fleet of star ships, and one much larger flag ship for the fleet. These designs came from my own imagination. This was a great toy, because it taught me how to be patient and not rush your projects. This was a great toy, and I am sure there are thousands of these bricks out there. Good Luck to all your collectors out there !! …Roguevr4

By: Ray Allard

Ray Allard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:51:57 +0000

Nice to see some rabid and kindred fans exist. A small group, well-aware of Tente’s superior qualities. My interests were in the commercial ships, less the military, but these days any kit would be great. About four years ago some came available where I live that included the Titanic and, of all things, the Cutty Sark. I was more interested in the ones I saw that were Commercial fishing village, some business storage depot, and sets like that which included ships and shore facilities. All for fun. (PS – Tente’s ship scale is roughly similar to model railroad Z-scale.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:48:31 +0000

When I was little, Tente was superior than Lego. It has more interesting sets (space vehicles/bases and ships then the Scorpio line). Spent countless hours playing with it in my childhood.

Now, I am parting with them on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Tente-Missile-Launcher-Truck-753-NOT-Lego_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1205Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem2301e25a36QQitemZ150355466806QQptZLHQ5fDefaultDomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:18:13 +0000

Gosh I haven’t seen them in the past 20? years!! They were the definition of my childhood TENTE ROCKS!!

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:51:20 +0000

I have a space themed Tente set with instruction booklet on ebay currently:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=300306656421

This set was one of my own from about 30 years ago, and though it is missing a few pieces, it has held up well over the years. It might be a good value for someone who likes to collect this type of thing, or someone looking for a unique toy for a child.

By: EDGAR

EDGAR — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:44:22 +0000

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