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Re: 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:54:47 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
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> OK Mark, now I'm stumped.... what parts did you consider juniorised? The 2x4
> half circle macaroni bricks? Or?
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.
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| (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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