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Re: Staircases!
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:19:12 GMT
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Sybrand Bonsma <sbonsma@molphys.leidenuniv.nl> wrote in message
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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?
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> I only know these two variants, the right-curved and the straight one.
> (Although two other variants types of large ladders/staircases appeared • also in
> Fabuland sets: In the old sets their was a 7-step staircase with one • railing,
> for example in set 132. A ladder was for example in set 3637)
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> >
> > 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*?
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> I haven't seen one so far.
>
> > 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?
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> As far as I know they first appeared in Fabuland sets:
> A yellow curevd one in set 3662 (Double decker)
> A red curved one in set 3674 (Bonnie Bunny's new house)
> A yellow straight one in set 3676 (Fun park)
> A yellow straight one in set 3681 (Amusement park)
> A red curved one in set 3683 (Amusement park)
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> They also appear in Paradisa sets as mentioned (in pink), in the Time • Twisters
> theme (color unknown) and in one of the Pirate sets (Dark grey, set 6270)
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> Greetings,
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> Sybrand Bonsma
>
> Unofficial Fabuland Homepage:
> http://members.tripod.com/~Sybrand_Bonsma/fab1eng.html
Hi
The staircase in the picture of Fabuland #132 that I linked to from your
wonderful Unofficial Fabuland Homepage appears to me to only have 5 steps
like the ones I have. As I am a newbie, I figure I must be missing
something here. Please enlighten me.
Also, how many steps does the Fabuland spiral have? The steps appear
smooth to me. Are they? Are these exactly the same as the Belville
spiral staircase if one disregards color? From pictures, it appears to me
that the Belville spiral has more steps.
TIA
sheree
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| (...) You're right, they only have 5 steps. Now I'm thinking about it, it is rather strange as they are very large steps. (...) I don't know exactly how the Belville staircases are, I've only seen them on pictures. I will look up the number of steps (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I only know these two variants, the right-curved and the straight one. (Although two other variants types of large ladders/staircases appeared also in Fabuland sets: In the old sets their was a 7-step staircase with one railing, for example in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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