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| | | Author: | CSC  | | Posted: | May 27, 2021 16:07 | | Subject: | Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 148 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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| | | | | Author: | alexwilcox | | Posted: | May 27, 2021 16:16 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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All depends on what you are building!
Baseplates arent as solid as regular plates and can misshape and bend depending
on the build.
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| | | | | Author: | iprice | | Posted: | May 27, 2021 16:59 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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I think your choice should be determined on the size of the final build and how
stable you want it. Will your model require multiple large plates or will
one large baseplate do? Will you need to move the model? A baseplate is likely
to bend and warp with movement, possibly causing structural damage to whatever
is built on top. If it's something that you or others will play with, movement
and stability needs to be taken into account.
If it's just a decorative/display item, a baseplate blends in more readily
to whatever it's placed on (plates jut up just a tad, causing a visual dissonance
to the surface it's sitting on).
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| | | | | | | Author: | CSC | | Posted: | May 27, 2021 18:01 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, iprice writes:
| | In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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I think your choice should be determined on the size of the final build and how
stable you want it. Will your model require multiple large plates or will
one large baseplate do? Will you need to move the model? A baseplate is likely
to bend and warp with movement, possibly causing structural damage to whatever
is built on top. If it's something that you or others will play with, movement
and stability needs to be taken into account.
If it's just a decorative/display item, a baseplate blends in more readily
to whatever it's placed on (plates jut up just a tad, causing a visual dissonance
to the surface it's sitting on).
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I am planning a larger build to display, not to play with, so I guess I will
end up using some base plates and see how that turns out.
Thank
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| | | | | Author: | danielclark | | Posted: | May 27, 2021 18:54 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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A Mils plate system offers some great stability if you have to move a larger
display frequently. Down side is it adds alot of parts cost
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| | | | | | | Author: | M_R | | Posted: | May 28, 2021 05:29 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, danielclark writes:
| | In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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A Mils plate system offers some great stability if you have to move a larger
display frequently. Down side is it adds alot of parts cost
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Here are instructions for the Moduverse system that we use for our community
builds, but they work great if you "only" build by yourself also  !
https://www.swebrick.se/index.php?topic=6350.0
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| | | | | Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 28, 2021 09:52 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplate or not | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, CSC writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I want to start building and I am not sure if I should build with regular plates
as the base or should use base plates.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think are the pros and cons?
Thanks
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Depends on the size. For small builds, like 16-32 studs, plates are OK.
For a bigger MOC, you might want a combination like Bricks 10x20 or Brick 8x16
on Baseplates 32x32. This gives you the advantage that you can also have occasional
holes in the ground (pot holes, man holes, steps, gutters) or space for cabling,
while keeping a smooth underside.
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