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New Duplo Greenhouse
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:06:03 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Dave Low writes:
> > The Duplo greenhouse looks like an excellent set, for only $20 at Grace Bros. A
> > tree, some flowers, bricks with fruit decoration, a fig, a cat, some
> > accessories, the NEW corn brick, the NEW carrot brick and of course the
> > eponymous greenhouse, a great piece that cries out for de-SPUDding.
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> It looks small for Duplo scale, but the correct size for minifig scale.
> Those carrots look minifig size.
I grabbed this set as soon as I saw it, a great Duplo set and a good price.
The greenhouse is more or less a one piece version of the Duplo "attic
window" with the roof tiles built on, although completely open inside. A
Duplo fig would have to stoop to walk in the door which is actually a
window, maybe it's one of those mini lawn greenhouses (I'm sure these have a
special name but I'll be .... if I know what it is). Right size for fig to
garden from back though.
I love the 3D veges but they're definitely not minifig size, they're kinda
big for even the Duplo figures, but that's the choking hazard minimisation
at work I guess (the scaling in Duplo is weirder than System because of this
factor). Much better than the pic blocks previously, although this set has
some new ones of those too (tomatoes and apples). The only thing I don't
like about the carrots is that the top rattles!
There are some great new pieces in the Duplo sets (for Duplo appreciators,
that is!). Trans blue 4*2 bricks in the zoo, trans green train track in the
racing set, a fish and a rod in two sets, the greenhouse in 2 other colours
(not trans though), and some rare colours make a reappearance - pink, black,
powder blue (actually the powder blue might be new). I'm not sure what I
think of those balloons though, they look kinda weird, yet to see an actual
set with these on the shelf.
And I'm really pleased to see affordable prices, I've only come across one
new Duplo set where I'd gripe with the price - 2979 which is $40 and has
about $15 worth of pieces and a pop-up scenery thingo which I doubt is worth
the other $25. Ignoring that one blemish - way to go LA!!
Deidre
drb@tasmail.com
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| (...) Does it have a back end on it ? Or is it open ? (...) I meant the carrots were the size of minifigs :^o Can't get into those bricks with pics. (...) Trans blue 4*2 ! If I can't get a trans-blue dolphin, these may have to do, they will serve (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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