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Re: Life is interesting...
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 13 May 2003 20:59:41 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Pedro Silva writes:
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> <snip>
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> > >
> > > I have 1 baseplate from when I was a kid--probably got it somewhere in the
> > > middle of the '70's and it was 48 x 48.
> > >
> > > So where did these 50x50's come from?
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> > http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1968/c68be/c68be-15.html
> > Lower right corner, set #799: notice the dimensions in centimeters, they
> > represent exactly 50x50 studs!
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> > > There's my find of the week.
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> > *Your* FOTW? ;-)
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> Well, I found it in my hands when my mom-in-law gave 'em to me :)
If your soon-to-be wife has any siblings, be sure none of them marries
another AFOL and grant yourself a secret source of LEGO! :-P
> > > -who is really loving his new extended family--they support my LEGO
> > > addiction, er, I mean hobby.
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> > :-)
> > Gotta love 'em!
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> > Pedro
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> Thanks Pedro!
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> THat link also answered a long held question of mine--I have 1x2's with
> notches outta the bottoms--thought they were somehow related to the 1x2's
> for the garage doors (notches along the side), but nope--they're for the
> wires for the very old light bricks. I have a light brick as well, along
> with the original single prong wire set (485 in pic)
I thought of the answer when remembering an 1967 catalog I own, somehow I
recalled seeing baseplates with 10xN sizes back then.
> Wow, questions answered!
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> Thanks again!
What can I say, it was fun to search!
> Dave K
> -who is increasingly astounded as to who 'lurks' in the rtlToronto NG
Big brother is watching you... :-D
Pedro
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Pedro Silva writes: <snip> (...) Well, I found it in my hands when my mom-in-law gave 'em to me :) (...) Thanks Pedro! THat link also answered a long held question of mine--I have 1x2's with notches outta the (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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