macaron35 Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 Hi there Just wondering if someone here has used the new Lego road plates as hangar or landing ground for SW ships instead of tiles... I just got the shuttle tyridium and I own a small army of stormtroopers (50). I was thinking about buying these new road plates, put the shuttle on it and add regular plates on the sides to put the stormtroopers with the emperor's arrival. I don't know if it's a good idea and if it would be cheaper than covering baseplates with 2x4 tiles... Quote
m4st3rt3ch Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) 16x16 ~ $2 https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=69958&idColor=85#T=S&C=85&O={"color":85,"iconly":0} and you need 4 2x4 tiles to fill the holes and some more to connect the plates. 8x16 ~ $1.40 https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=71772&idColor=85#T=S&C=85&O={"color":85,"iconly":0} only 2 2x4 tile for filling Tile 2x4 ~ $0.10 https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=87079&name=Tile 2 x 4&category=[Tile]#T=S&C=85&O={"color":"85","iconly":0} 32 tiles needed to cover 16x16 and you need plates to put the tiles on. It's definitely a lot cheaper to use the new road plates. For me that sounds like a very good idea. And you can mix the roads with plates/tiles for ground patterns. And you can do other thrings with the roads instead of just filling the holes with tiles. And you can use them as walls. Heck, i bet it will not take long and someone uses them as hull plating for capital ships. https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/032/704/clarkson.jpg EDIT: Scroll through this article, someone already used them for a hangar floor AND walls. https://www.newelementary.com/2020/12/lego-city-review-mocs-60304-road-plates.html Edited March 3, 2021 by m4st3rt3ch Quote
macaron35 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Posted March 5, 2021 Thanks for your advices :) i didn’t know they were already available on BL ;) i almost ordered the full set while i don’t need street light etc good to know i can order only the parts i need Quote
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