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Re: 50x50 grey baseplate? From what?
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 31 Oct 1999 01:47:25 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Adam Yulish writes:
> > Hey folks! My latest find includes a 50x50 baseplate, and I'm at a loss
> > as to what this is from. It's two studs longer in both directions from
> > the 48x48 baseplates I have (yeah, the biggies) that came from TRU and
> > other places, but the studs have "lego" on top of them, so this must be
> > official. I'm curious to know where this could have come from--anyone
> > know?
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> Ya. Its old stock.
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> The older ones are bigger than the new ones. I thought they were 52 though? I
> have 2 of them, and can remember as a kid adding a strip down the side of them
> to make them mesh with the 32x32 baseboards.
So there are 52x52's as well? This one is certainly 50x50. Anything
larger than 52?
Adam
bwappo@ee.net
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 | | Re: 50x50 grey baseplate? From what?
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| (...) The 50x50 was available from the late 1960's until probably the middle 1970's (not sure about the exact dates). I think that the reason they switched to the 48x48 was due to the fact that 4 of the 48x48 are the same size as 9 of the 32x32 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 50x50 grey baseplate? From what?
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| (...) Ya. Its old stock. :) The older ones are bigger than the new ones. I thought they were 52 though? I have 2 of them, and can remember as a kid adding a strip down the side of them to make them mesh with the 32x32 baseboards. James Powell (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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