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Tag: 60304 Road Plates
This is why LEGO ditched its classic baseplates in 2021’s CITY sets
The LEGO Group has revealed the real reason for replacing its classic baseplates with a new road plate system in this year’s CITY sets. Vacuum-formed baseplates have been in use in LEGO products for generations, including specialised plates with missing studs and printing to mimic roads and pavements. But in January this year, the company…
The new LEGO CITY road plates have been in the works for 10 years
The new LEGO CITY road plates may have only just landed on shelves, but they’ve actually been in development since 2010. This year’s CITY sets – including 60292 Town Center (review), 60304 Road Plates (review) and 60306 Shopping Street – have all introduced a brand new system of brick-built roads, replacing the classic vacuum-formed baseplates…
New road plates double up as sand and water in LEGO CITY sets
The plates from the LEGO Group’s new road system have been re-coloured to act as sand and water in soon-to-be-released LEGO CITY sets. Animal fans will have been happy to see the new moulded animals joining the LEGO CITY range in 2021, a noticeable change from their brick-built ancestors. However, those with a keen eye…
LEGO CITY 60304 Road Plates review
The LEGO Group brings us a new, modular approach to creating roads in LEGO CITY scenes with 60304 Road Plates – but how well does it hold up as a baseplate replacement? Historically, the LEGO Group’s approach to creating roads has been printed baseplates with a sparse number of studs to add detail around the…
LEGO CITY 60292 Town Center review
Bringing to life a bustling LEGO community, 60292 Town Center comes in as the flagship set of the latest LEGO CITY wave – and acts as a showcase for all that the revamped road plates have to offer budding town planners. 60292 Town Center packs in plenty of playability with a car wash, electric charging…
How to connect the new LEGO road plates to modular cities
A YouTuber is exploring the ways to connect the new LEGO road plate system into cities and other displays, and is offering a cost-effective solution. Jangbricks is back with another LEGO solution video, this time tackling the new system of road plates and how to integrate them alongside modular buildings, the older LEGO road baseplates…
The LEGO Group confirms baseplates aren’t going anywhere
The LEGO Group has confirmed that it will continue to produce classic baseplates alongside the new LEGO CITY road plate system. This year’s LEGO CITY sets have introduced new brick-built roads, replacing the longstanding printed baseplates. But while those particular plates have now been phased out of the current LEGO line-up, the company has confirmed…
The LEGO CITY design team says the new road plates are ‘more authentic’
The LEGO CITY design team has defended the new road plate system, describing it as ‘more authentic’ to the LEGO building experience. The new buildable plates have split opinion among veteran fans, many of whom had invested heavily into the older baseplate system. But as the new roads are now being rolled out in the…
20 new LEGO CITY sets now available
A huge assortment of new LEGO CITY sets are now available to purchase from LEGO.com. In a refreshing change of pace for the theme, this new wave gives civilian life greater prominence. Citizens of LEGO CITY can celebrate the new year with a range of recreational activities. 60290 Skate Park offers somewhere for the youth…
