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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> The Velociraptor and Parasaurolophus dinosaur sets of some years ago came
> with smallish raised baseplates in a dark tan color. I've bought several of
> these dinosaur sets on Ebay, listed usually as "complete," but I've never
> received a baseplate with them. The auction listings have always included
> pictures, so I knew I wasn't getting the baseplate anyway (and I bid lower
> accordingly), but I can't imagine why these are so scarce! I have about a
> dozen of the large baseplates but only one small. Hmpf!
I have a suspicion that Peter White has one of these - I liked it. I
remember thinking, wait a sec, that's not square, that can't be lego....
I think we used it as terrain in the very first BrikWars, pictured in the
right side middle of this pic
(http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/stud/006-47-n.jpg) and better still in
this pic (http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/stud/006-64-n.jpg) from the
webpage (http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/stud/006-3.htm).
Back in those days I was less broadminded about such things - if I saw one
of these now, I'd snap it up :-)
Richard
Still baldly staying out on the periphery of accepted behaviour...
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| (...) I do, I do, I have two. (...) You can see both in that first shot, a dark tan one and a lighter tan one. I was lucky to get both sets in box at Target for approx A$7 each, leaving two more ravaged examples on the shelf, never to be seen again. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| The Velociraptor and Parasaurolophus dinosaur sets of some years ago came with smallish raised baseplates in a dark tan color. I've bought several of these dinosaur sets on Ebay, listed usually as "complete," but I've never received a baseplate with (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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