LEGO X-Large Gray Baseplate (628)

Yes, it's a grey 15" square Lego plate.But I seem to remember the "baseplates" being the same thinkness as a regular Lego piece....the base plate is a thin (1/16"?), flexible Lego baseplate that will allow you to build really big stuff, but it's tough to use on the "living room carpet" because it is so thin it flexes into the carpet when you try to press a "house" onto it.The result is that either only one corner of the house sticks, or it sticks fine, but all the other structures you've put on, flex off.

Anyway, it's a vital item in any kid's (or adult's) Lego set....

We ordered several and glued them to a plywood table.My two kids (boy, 9; girl,7)have built an entire lego city on it.There is no limit to the creativity.I HIGHLY recommend.

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for those who fall for it.Look under "Bricks & More Building Plates" and you will find (as of this writing) the very same 15 x 15-inch base plate ("Building Plate" in LEGO terminology), with the very same item no. (628), with no indicated differences, and about $2.60 cheaper.

As always, it pays to shop around.Maybe even comparison-shop within this one vendor, when they get sloppy at times like this.

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Without a baseplate, the world of Lego creativity is rather limited.Building with Legos sans baseplate is like building a house without pouring a foundation.

Sadly, these baseplates are thin and flexible, so you won't likely break it if you drop it, but you also aren't likely to get too far if you try to build that skyscraper on a shag carpet.I bought one of these for each of my boys and we'll either use them on the dining room table or use a hard surface over the carpet, or glue the baseplate to a thin piece of plywood.

Finally, you can get these at toy stores for about ten dollars, but for some reason I've seen these priced at two or three times that from various on line businesses.Shop around because it isn't necessary to pay much over ten bucks for these things.

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The big board is bigger than you'd think when you actually see it.Only complaint is how flimsy it is.It's also a little expensive but I haven't found it cheap anywhere.