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Re: A good use for 2001 Alpha Team
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lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:08:33 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2001, Frank Filz writes:
John Stormes wrote:

In lugnet.year.2001, Steve Campbell writes:


Frank Filz wrote:

Steve Campbell wrote:

Paul Davidson wrote:

http://www.1000steine.de/katalog/2001/6776.jpg

Yea, I think that baseplate will be neat, but note that that really is a
stream, not an inlet since that is the 6416/5978/4291 raised baseplate.
                                                        ^
                                              oops should be 4293


Looking at the grainy scan I thought that the blue section was flat and not a ramp
like in the sets you point out. Upon closer inspection I can clearly see that you
are right and I am just a Pirate-wishing fool.

Hate to disagree but the blue section looks flat to me, the raised part on the
left of the 'water' looks like it is the same height right to the back of the
blue area. Also if you look closely the blue area has Lego pips on it which
sloping areas don't have.
Regards John

The points I see in favor of the blue area not being flat are:

1. So much of the baseplate looks the same as the 6416/5978/4293 raised
baseplate (of course this isn't sufficient in and of itself sincethe
baseplate in 4291 has the larger raised area of the 6278/6079/etc.
baseplate but not the smaller, plus it doesn't have any unstudded area).

2. If you look at the blue area immediately to the left of the red
antenna, there is clearly some kind of line or edge. This closeley
matches with where the road/ramp on the 6416/5978/4293 raised baseplate
transitions from a ramp to a level section.

3. If you look at the fences along the right hand edge of the baseplate,
it is clear that they are raised up from the base, and it pretty much
looks like they stuck onto a surface which is at the same height as the
"upper" part of the blue area. They could be sitting on bricks, but
there is no edge where they meet the rounded section at the upper right
of the base.

4. If you look at the raised section in the lower left (which is the
portion which has the pool in 6416), it appears that the slope leading
from it's flat surface down to the blue area is getting less in height
difference, suggesting part of the blue area is a ramp (and coinciding
again with the ramp on the 6416/5978/4293 raised baseplate).

We will have to wait to actually see the set, or see a much better
picture to be absolutely certain, but I'm 99.9% certain that this is not
a new baseplate form.

I think I too agree that this is the same baseplate (new color) that graced
the recent Avdenturers "Egypt" theme, a "classic" $29.99 set whose name
escapes me (saw them at KMart before the August clearances hit) that had a
kind of overgrown grassy look and the older Belville house from the early
90's in them funky Belville colors that Shiri seems to love.  I'd bet my
wand on it.
Kazot!
:o)



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(...) ^ oops should be 4293 (...) The points I see in favor of the blue area not being flat are: 1. So much of the baseplate looks the same as the 6416/5978/4293 raised baseplate (of course this isn't sufficient in and of itself sincethe baseplate (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)

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