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Re: Staircases!
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Date: 
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:30:46 GMT
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Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:38B37C9C.BC0F4110@pilot.msu.edu...
> 
> Hi, all-
> 
> I seem to have "discovered" a piece from my Dark Ages--one that appeared
> after I submerged and vanished before I surfaced.  I knew a variant of
> it existed in many Belville and Paradisa sets, and appeared in at least
> one System set (6497 Twisted Time Train), but until yesterday I didn't
> have the slightest inkling that a much more useful variant existed as
> well.
> 
> I'm talking, of course, about the walled staircase (part number
> unknown?).  Everyone seems to hate these, and I think they're
> great--they make very good warship exterior gangways, and it seems they
> existed in colours other than black, and in both straight and curved
> versions.  (See, for example, set 6270 for the "straight non-black"
> variety.)
> 
> So here are my questions:
> 
> 1) How many physical variants of the staircase existed?  Were there more
> than two--the curved and the sorta-7-high straight?
> 
> 2) How many chromatic variants of the staircase existed?  Again, are
> black and dkgrey the only two kinds?
> 
> 3) Related to question one, is there a staircase that curves up to the
> left, much as 6497's curves up and to the *right*?
> 
> 4) Where did these first appear, and is there any set that has these in
> quantity (any style or colour)?  What sets did they appear in?
> 
> Any wisdom is greatly appreciated, and will be reciprocated (if you
> happen to need any, that is).  If not, I have some Valentine marshmallow
> peeps I can share instead.  In fact, eating peeps is probably the
> antithesis of wisdom, so I'm not sure I can offer both together anyways.
> 
> best,
> 
> Lindsay


Very interesting  questions...

    Fabuland has 2 different styles of staircases that I know of.   A
straight 5 step with an open rail on the right side and nothing on the left
side.( no studs on steps)    Fabuland also has a spiral staircase.  As I
have only seen pictures of the spiral, I have no first hand details.  I don'
even know the number of steps.

   The straight came in red (ex.Town Hall #140)  & yellow (ex.Hospital#137).
The spiral came in yellow (ex. Double Decker bus #3662) & probably red too,
but I can't find  an example right now.

sheree



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sheree rosenkrantz wrote in message ... (...) (ex.Hospital#137). (...) (URL) don't know what I was looking for to have this turn up, but here it is. Looks like red, spiral staircase to me, but I just woke up, so my eyes may be fuzzy. Brian (bbq) (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

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Hi, all- I seem to have "discovered" a piece from my Dark Ages--one that appeared after I submerged and vanished before I surfaced. I knew a variant of it existed in many Belville and Paradisa sets, and appeared in at least one System set (6497 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

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