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Jon D Hayward wrote in message ...
> Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> news:3870D948.840BCBBC@umich.edu...
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> <snip>
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> > I recently purchased a 1957 version of set #700 (with contents), the • earliest of
> > the Town Plan sets. Here are some observations on some of the pieces • that
> it has:
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> <more snip>
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> > The 2x8, 4x8, 6x8, and 4x8 (curved) white plates (only color available • until the
> > mid-1960's) all have the square holed bottoms, and no LEGO written on the
> studs.
>
> Now you've got me thinking! Here in the UK, Airfix produced a LEGO-like
> range through the 1960s called Betta Bilda, and the plates are exactly as
> you describe them here! I thought that you might be mistaken (if you'll
> excuse my insolence!), but your next note, below proves that you know your
> stuff!!!
>
> > The 10x20 thick baseplate (#700/e) also has no LEGO written on the studs. • And it
> > has a flat textured bottom divided into 4 quarters.
>
> Now I'll have to check my Betta Bilda collection more closely to see if
> there's any LEGO amongst it... BTW: Betta Bilda measures up slightly larger
> than LEGO (I guess imperial instead of metric?) so the only way to tell is
> if the bricks fit or not...
>
> As ever, Gary, thanks for sharing your knowledge 8-)
>
> Jon.
Hey Jon, or others who've heard of Air Fix. I have a sealed Betta Bilda
kit. It looks to be from the early 60s. I tried to get some info about it
when I found it, but no one responded and none of the Air Fix fan pages had
anything regarding Betta Bilda, only plastic models. Is there any demand
for these in the UK? I like it, though its not betta than Lego.
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Have fun!
John
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