Formendacil wrote:rogue27 wrote:I'd certainly like to see a wider range of baseplates available.
However, it would also be nice if the baseplates were sold in packs of 2 for $7 like the road plates instead of being individually packaged for $5.
Hmm... Good point. I realize that there is slightly less plastic on the road plates than on the regular baseplates with the same footprint, but you'd think that the printing on the roadplates would even that out, or even make them more expensive (slightly).
Are you listening, LEGO?
The amount of plastic used shouldn't vary too much because the studs are hollow. The difference in manufacturing costs should be negligible after you factor in the printing on the road plates.
I'm fairly convinced that being individually wrapped is a big part of their higher cost. It's similar at a grocery store. One individually wrapped Nutty Bar will cost $0.25, but if you buy a box of 8, it is less than $1.
Anyway, it would be nice to see the following things for $7 (or $7.50 or even $8 if they must):
2 32x32 baseplates
4 16x32 baseplates
8 8x16 baseplates
Available colors:
green, blue, white, tan, brown, gray, dark gray
Some of the colors could be left out if needed.
