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Re: 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:26:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark Jordan wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> > There were 44 new 1955 Lego elements that came out with the Town Plan.
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> > They were:
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> > 2x2 quarter circle and 2x4 half circle macaroni bricks (4 different pieces).
> > 1x6 and 1x8 beams (no posts underneath back then).
> > 8 different 1:87 metal wheeled trucks.
> > 16 different flat bottomed road signs.
> > 5 different flat bottomed trees and 1 bush.
> > 3 piece garage kit (1 garage baseplate, 1 garage door frame, 1 garage door).
> > 5 different plates (waffle bottom back then), 2x8, 4x8, 4x8 right curve, 4x8
> > left curve and 6x8.
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> Seems to me that Juniorisation was much more of a problem then than it is now.
OK Mark, now I'm stumped.... what parts did you consider juniorised? The 2x4
half circle macaroni bricks? Or?
I missed 3 new Lego elements in my 1955 tally. One was the #200/#1200 Town Plan
board, which originally came out in thin soft plastic that could be rolled up
(in 1957 TLG came out with a hard pressed wood fiberboard version known as
#200A/#1200A. The other 2 new 1955 elements were what we today call "decorated
bricks" or the Brits call "named beams", namely 1x6 and 1x8 beams with names on
them in Danish or Swedish such as "VW SALG", "GARAGE" "SLAGTER", "KOMBAND"
"TAXA", "TOBAK", "HOTEL" and "ESSO" (in red).
Gary Istok
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| (...) Gary, I think I agree with Mark's point. If the garage pieces were to come out new today there would be a thread about how "junior" they are. The one-piece cars, trees, lightposts, and signs would probably receive similar reviews. Since they (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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| (...) Well, the obvious one is the 8 different 1:87 metal wheeled trucks. Each one piece. But at a more subtle level - the roadsigns and garage have similar single-use pieces now. But the overall balance of Lego parts now is much more multi-use. (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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