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| | | Author: | building4ever  | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 08:40 | | Subject: | Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 149 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I'm new in this forum, please let me know if I should use a different topic.
I'm not getting through the currently available baseplates. How can I sort
by plate size in the Bricklink catalog? For example, how would I find out if
there is currently a 32x32 baseplate in (Light Bluish) Gray?
I find it hard to see through. E.g., the 48x48 plates are listed as part 4186,
but it says: Years Released: 1980 - 2016. If I'm looking for sets, for example,
the 10701 appears, which has been sold since 2015 and still is according to Lego
online store.
So the listing 4186 is incorrect in saying that there is no current 48x48 baseplate.
When I search baseplate in sets, no sizes are displayed, it can not be sorted
by year.
Thank you
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| | | | | Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 10:15 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
| | I'm new in this forum, please let me know if I should use a different topic.
I'm not getting through the currently available baseplates. How can I sort
by plate size in the Bricklink catalog? For example, how would I find out if
there is currently a 32x32 baseplate in (Light Bluish) Gray?
I find it hard to see through. E.g., the 48x48 plates are listed as part 4186,
but it says: Years Released: 1980 - 2016. If I'm looking for sets, for example,
the 10701 appears, which has been sold since 2015 and still is according to Lego
online store.
So the listing 4186 is incorrect in saying that there is no current 48x48 baseplate.
When I search baseplate in sets, no sizes are displayed, it can not be sorted
by year.
Thank you
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Sort by 'Item name' and then order 'Up'.
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catString=2&itemBrand=1000
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| | | | | | | Author: | building4ever | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 11:40 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Thx, but that's not helping. It only shows baseplates as parts and says erroneously
that these are no longer being produced. I need information about which plates
can actually be bought as "sets", in which size and colors etc.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
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Thx, but that's not helping. It only shows baseplates as parts and says erroneously
that these are no longer being produced. I need information about which plates
can actually be bought as "sets", in which size and colors etc.
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The ones currently sold by LEGO Brand Stores and LEGO S@H are
They are part of the LEGO Classic line of products.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
| | I find it hard to see through. E.g., the 48x48 plates are listed as part 4186,
but it says: Years Released: 1980 - 2016. If I'm looking for sets, for example,
the 10701 appears, which has been sold since 2015 and still is according to Lego
online store.
So the listing 4186 is incorrect in saying that there is no current 48x48 baseplate.
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The Years Released data for parts and sets only refers to the year they were
FIRST released, not all the years they were produced and available in stores.
The old Death Star 10188 only has 2008 as its Year, even though it was produced
for many years after that.
Is that what you are asking?
Jen
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| | | | | | | Author: | building4ever | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 12:35 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | The Years Released data for parts and sets only refers to the year they were
FIRST released, not all the years they were produced and available in stores.
The old Death Star 10188 only has 2008 as its Year, even though it was produced
for many years after that.
Is that what you are asking?
Jen
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Thank you, but I still find it confusing. Because the base plate 48x48 gray is
indicated as "Years Released: 1980 - 2016".
I would interpret this as a "final" production year (which is wrong), Similar
for 3811 (at least saying 1978-2018).
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
| | | | The Years Released data for parts and sets only refers to the year they were
FIRST released, not all the years they were produced and available in stores.
The old Death Star 10188 only has 2008 as its Year, even though it was produced
for many years after that.
Is that what you are asking?
Jen
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Thank you, but I still find it confusing. Because the base plate 48x48 gray is
indicated as "Years Released: 1980 - 2016".
I would interpret this as a "final" production year (which is wrong), Similar
for 3811 (at least saying 1978-2018).
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A precision: As Jennifer said, the years for the sets are the years the sets
were first released. But the years for the parts are the oldest and newest years
of the sets they appear in, they are automatically calculated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | building4ever | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 13:24 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | A precision: As Jennifer said, the years for the sets are the years the sets
were first released. But the years for the parts are the oldest and newest years
of the sets they appear in, they are automatically calculated.
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Ah ok, that explains it. Still I doubt that the search for base plates is very
straightforward or accessible. Why so complicated?
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 13:38 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
| | | | A precision: As Jennifer said, the years for the sets are the years the sets
were first released. But the years for the parts are the oldest and newest years
of the sets they appear in, they are automatically calculated.
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Ah ok, that explains it. Still I doubt that the search for base plates is very
straightforward or accessible. Why so complicated?
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It is simply the data that we have. We know when sets are released, not when
LEGO stops making/selling/distributing them.
And I understand that the catalog system does seem complicated at first, but
it is really a fantastic resource once you get used to it. People here are always
happy to try and answer any questions you have about it!
Jen
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