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Re: Staircases!
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:42:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 
> 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

I have two of the Spiral (rounded) Staircases. One came from a castle set
(black), and the other is "pink" & is from the Paradise Lighthouse.

-J.W.Hummer



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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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