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Re: New 2002 Belville Sets
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lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.belville
Date: 
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 04:41:21 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2002, Pete White writes:
> In lugnet.year.2002, Frank Filz writes:
> > Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > > 
> > > In lugnet.year.2002, Pete White writes:
> > > > In lugnet.year.2002, Frank Filz writes:
> > > > > 5850 The Royal Crystal Palace $49.99 151 pcs
> > > > > 
> > > > >     Blue 12x12 1/4 circle base brick
> > > > 
> > > > Or is that a transparent base brick ? Let's hope so.
> > 
> > You might be right, it does match the color of the 6x6 roof which is
> > definitely trans blue (I'm guessing this is actually the new trans blue
> > that Belville has which is a little darker than trans light blue). If
> > so, it would be really cool, and would likely result in me getting four
> > copies of the set so that I can make a nice little pond...
> 
> Take 4 of them and use them in the middle of 4 (24 x 24 w 1/4 circle cutout)
> green base bricks from 5987, or that's what I'm planning.

   It definitely looks like a plate.  Given that the mold is new,
   I wouldn't be surprised if they're getting mileage out of it.

   That polar bear in the big set looks nice and menacing for minifigs,
   too.

> > >    Frank, where did you see pictures?
> > 
> > In the Belville section of:
> > 
> > http://shop.lego.com/whatsnew.asp
> 
> Must say I wasn't expecting orange base bricks in Belville, but Arctic did
> use many orange elements with whites and blues.

   That looks to me like the new medium yellow orange, not proper System
   orange.

> 
> pete.w (the Sydney fires are out,the floods have finished too....locusts next?)

   A plague of Americans, perhaps?

   best

   LFB



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: New 2002 Belville Sets
 
(...) Not as menacing as a Duplo polar bear ;^) (...) That was my first thought. It's always hard working out the colours from box artwork, especially the size of the images on lego.com. (25 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.belville)
  Re: New 2002 Belville Sets
 
(...) Umm, someone's confused here. Pete and I have been discussing the 12x12 quarter circle base brick in 5850. I seriously doubt they've changed to a plate. Perhaps you're thinking about the 8x8 plate in 5838. (...) It's somewhat larger than the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.belville)

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  Re: New 2002 Belville Sets
 
(...) Take 4 of them and use them in the middle of 4 (24 x 24 w 1/4 circle cutout) green base bricks from 5987, or that's what I'm planning. (...) Must say I wasn't expecting orange base bricks in Belville, but Arctic did use many orange elements (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.belville)

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