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| | | | Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Jan 24, 2019 14:59 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
At first it looks like a normal Duplo plate, but it's not:
The first Duplo plates and tiles were based on the regular Lego plate/brick ratio
of 3:1 (that is, it takes 3 plates stacked on each other to reach the height
of a single Lego brick).
Somewhere around 1992, these "thin" plates and tiles were abandoned for the "thick"
type, which have a 2:1 ratio. These are what we find in modern Duplo sets.
What prompted the change? It could have been the advent of the 6309 printed tile:
Here are some other early "thin" Duplo parts:
* | | 3808 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle with 2 Studs Parts: DUPLO |
* | | 4121 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) with 4 Center Studs Parts: DUPLO |
and maybe even this:
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Please also rename 4538 to avoid confusion about the thickness of that plate.
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| | | | | | Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Jan 24, 2019 15:03 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
At first it looks like a normal Duplo plate, but it's not:
The first Duplo plates and tiles were based on the regular Lego plate/brick ratio
of 3:1 (that is, it takes 3 plates stacked on each other to reach the height
of a single Lego brick).
Somewhere around 1992, these "thin" plates and tiles were abandoned for the "thick"
type, which have a 2:1 ratio. These are what we find in modern Duplo sets.
What prompted the change? It could have been the advent of the 6309 printed tile:
Here are some other early "thin" Duplo parts:
* | | 3808 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle with 2 Studs Parts: DUPLO |
* | | 4121 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) with 4 Center Studs Parts: DUPLO |
and maybe even this:
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Oops
Please also rename 40666 to avoid confusion about the thickness of that
plate.
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| | | | Author: | jodawill | Posted: | Jan 24, 2019 15:04 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 59 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
At first it looks like a normal Duplo plate, but it's not:
The first Duplo plates and tiles were based on the regular Lego plate/brick ratio
of 3:1 (that is, it takes 3 plates stacked on each other to reach the height
of a single Lego brick).
Somewhere around 1992, these "thin" plates and tiles were abandoned for the "thick"
type, which have a 2:1 ratio. These are what we find in modern Duplo sets.
What prompted the change? It could have been the advent of the 6309 printed tile:
Here are some other early "thin" Duplo parts:
* | | 3808 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle with 2 Studs Parts: DUPLO |
* | | 4121 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) with 4 Center Studs Parts: DUPLO |
and maybe even this:
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That's really interesting. I've never seen a thin one. Any idea what
sets it came in?
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| | | | | | Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 11:19 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, jodawill writes:
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
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| That's really interesting. I've never seen a thin one. Any idea what sets it came in?
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I was hoping for an answer on this question. Any ideas?
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| | | | Author: | crazylegoman | Posted: | Jan 25, 2019 00:24 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 56 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Very interesting! I don't believe I have any Duplo plates of the older style,
so I never knew this.
David
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| | | | | | Author: | elias3 | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 11:50 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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| | | | | | | | Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 11:58 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, elias3 writes:
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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I guess that means: Happy birthday elias3!
I see that I had Duplo's first push train
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| | | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 12:06 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 27 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
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| right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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I guess that means: Happy birthday elias3!
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Indeed, Happy Birthday!
| I see that I had Duplo's first push train
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Well, the first train that looked like a train and had tracks to roll on.
There were Duplo connecting cars before 1980. Even without tracks, connected
cars very much spell train to a 2-year-old
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | elias3 | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 13:09 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 29 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
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| right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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I guess that means: Happy birthday elias3!
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Indeed, Happy Birthday!
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thanks!!
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| I see that I had Duplo's first push train
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Well, the first train that looked like a train and had tracks to roll on.
There were Duplo connecting cars before 1980. Even without tracks, connected
cars very much spell train to a 2-year-old
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| | | | | | | | | | Author: | elias3 | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 13:08 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 21 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| In Catalog, elias3 writes:
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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I guess that means: Happy birthday elias3!
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thanks!!
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I see that I had Duplo's first push train
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| | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 14:29 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 18 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, elias3 writes:
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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Happy Birthday, Stefaan!
Hope you have a great day filled with at least one new LEGO set!
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | | | | | | Author: | elias3 | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 14:38 | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | Viewed: | 35 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| In Catalog, elias3 writes:
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
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Happy Birthday, Stefaan!
Hope you have a great day filled with at least one new LEGO set!
Cheers,
Randy
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thanks!! No new set at this moment, only Belgian chocolate bon-bons
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