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Re: 50x50 baseplate (was: Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library)
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:25:36 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> writes:
> > > And the road baseplate, although it was produced for the first time in
> > > the size we know it today starting in 1978, was actually first produced
> > > (possibly only by Samsonite Lego) in 1970 in the 50x50 stud size, but
> > > only for a year or two (I have 2 of these rare large road baseplates,
> > > and the 1970 Samsonite Lego Dealer catalog that list these as a new item).
> >
> > Do you have a picture of one of these 50 x 50 roadplates?
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> If the one Gary is talking about is the same type as the one we have here,
> then imagine a regular modern 48x48 baseplate, except make it 50x50 instead.
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> Suzanne has a picture on her website of one of these baseplates, although
> it's completely covered with bricks:
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> http://www.baseplate.com/ideas/human-scale/chess/
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> At 50x50, it's perfect for a chess or checkers board with a decorative
> border, because 6x8+2 = 50! :)
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> --Todd
Here is an eBay picture (that's a switch, isn't it, of a LUGNET item referencing
an eBay item) of one of the rare 50x50 plates with a roadway on it. I recently
purchased it in eBay. Scroll down to the bottom of the eBay listing for the
picture. Note: it is to the right of a 50x50 grey plate. The green giant road
plates did not have any roadway markings on them, unlike the later 32x32
roadplates. Like I stated earlier, this was first introduced by Samsonite Lego in
1970 for only one or two years. I have not yet found this in any European
catalog. But I cannot confirm if it was a Samsonite only product.
Check it out:
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=127034166
Gary Istok
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