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  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
Gary Istok: What about the old green 2*4 roof bricks my grandparents have? They look roughly like this from the side: |\ |\ Despite the look of the ASCII art, the dimensions are the same as of a 2*4 brick. The sloped side is "wigly" like a tiled(?) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
Jacob, I have never heard of green Lego slopes with a "wiggly" slope before. Are they LEGO? Do they have the word LEGO on top of the studs? If not, then that should answer your question. Rob, have you ever heard of these? Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
Nearest thing I can find is the roof pieces in Fabuland, but they are larger than a 2x4 (more like 4x6). They are green, stepped, and "wiggly" tiled though. (...) +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
Gary Istok: (...) AFAIK. They are with the LEGO, and both my parents and my grandparents say they are LEGO. I must admit that I have never checked them for a LEGO imprint. I will do that next time I have a chance. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
Rob Farver: (...) Definitely not those (not that we haven't got them too). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 11-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: The History Of LEGO Sloped Bricks - Part 1
 
I remember playing with such bricks, except they were red and reminds me of spanish tile roofs. They came in sizes of 2x2 and 2x4 and also roof apex pieces. They don't build the roof by themselves but are added on top of a base of regular offset (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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