Customer Reviews

LEGO Green Building Plate (10" x 10")

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

My son has at least four of these boards, and he uses them all the time. I agree with the reviewer from Virginia that these should be included with every major set because the Legos do fall apart when they have to be transported from one place to another. I also think the boards are somewhat expensive, but at least they're sturdy and you can connect them with Lego blocks to build bigger scenes.

The baseplate is essential for creating any large lego building or scene. The lego structure simply will not be sturdy enough without it. I wish more of these baseplates were included in lego sets, because it seems silly to have to buy this piece separately. It would be better if the baseplate were a bit thicker so that it would not bend even slightly under pressure. That would make it easier to move a work-in-progress.

Honestly, I found these plates a LOT cheaper in my local meijer's store, plus they were on sale to boot. That said, you really can't do without these baseplates if your child is going to build anything with legos. It's a bunch of fun anyway, seeing how high you can make towers, which is impossible to do without one of these. They should include these in the sets and how about different colors too? Gray and green get a little boring. You really can't use those colors when you're pretending to be out in the desert with your big army tanks, now can you? Sure wish I could find one of those big legos tables - if anyone sees one, please let me know. They would be an even better investment over these baseplates.

This baseplate makes it very easy for the kids to build their toys. No slipping all over the place and makes a lovely base to display the toys.

My daughter and I have found the 15X15" baseplate a better size to make our structures on. If Lego would market an even huger one, my heart would be content!

These baseplates are important if your little one likes to build structures with Legos. I'd recommend attaching them to a board (I wood-glued 6 of them to a board, added some molding, and put sliders underneath so I could store the board under beds or sofas) so they won't flex.

Otherwise, you'll definitely need to encourage your child to play with these on a table or other hard surface, and warn them that moving their constructions to another spot might result in the creations coming apart.

but don't sell yourself short. The real value play here is the BIG GRAY BOARD. It's a full 5" longer and wider (that's 25 sq" of extra play value). Also, it's unknown how versatile a green board is compared to the GRAY colored one. This is a good piece but not great. I haven't spent as many hours playing this piece as the big GRAY board.

I had a ton of Legos as a kid (who didn't?), passed down from family members and friends so it was a mish-mash of whatever was available in the 70s. Today's Legos are very neat in that they come in lots of great colors and there are so many fun sets out there with unique pieces to play with. My kids and I love them!

The base plates, however, are a huge disappointment. First they're not included with most sets, which just seems stupid to me (especially the complex kits that are so $$ to begin with!). I finally ponied up to get a few in various sizes for my kids and I'm surprised at how flimsy they are! I remember the base plates being thick - the edges were nearly the same depth as your standard Lego brick - and most importantly they were rigid. I have many memories of stepping on the corners of these things with bare feet, ouch! But I'll tell you what, those base plates wouldn't flex and shatter your creation into a million pieces, either. The larger base plates are the worst - my kids like to play with their Legos in the living room where we've got a rug on the floor and my youngest (who is 3) has a hard time getting bricks to stick flat as every time she pushes down the entire thing warps inward. I try to encourage them to build on the hardwood or on a table but they prefer the rug (it is Winter, who wouldn't). Anyway I just think that the base plates, especially at $5-$7 for a piece of molded plastic, should be the same quality they were thirty years ago and stand up to a lot of play.

I would say that while I think 7 bucks is a bit much my son has had constant play using this and has definitally put 7 bucks worth of use into it I think. I do agree that they should be included and I also would like to find one of the lego tables although someones suggestion of fixing them to a board or something might just be an idea. My son has used them to build hotels on or even makes his own "game grid" or mazes or even maps. He is 7 and I have to say he loves this thing and I plan on maybe getting him another. I nearly forgot to add that while some people have seen durability problems we haven't. It has even been stepped on by his older sister and while it left a faded green mark it did not bend it or anything. It has been very durable for us.

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This review is amended as of November 20, 2010. I am concerned that so many people downrate a product without even having received the product -- they use the low rating to reflect their displeasure at non-receipt. I had the same problem with the reviewed product but Amazon helped me resolve it. Starting with the "Where's My Stuff" button I eventually found a link to complain about non-receipt of the item (LEGO green building plate). Several days later I received an e-mail advising me to wait a few more days, which I did. The product did not arrive, so I followed the links given and wound up in real-time chat with an Amazon employee (actually, a computer I suspect) named "Akshika."

I was offered the choice to ask for a refund or have the product sent out again . . . and I am happy with the results. So I appeal to any of you who are tempted to low-rate a product you haven't even received: please don't downrate a product unfairly. Resolve your issues through channels and you will get results.

The product at hand is a 10 x 10 inch LEGO-green plastic board, a good average green, which LEGO has gone so far as to recommend it for rural or other grassy scenes. A Building Plate (their term) is good to have when the user (whether child or adult) does not have a table or hardwood surface to construct LEGO items upon and needs the security of a solid surface specifically "hubbed" to receive LEGO pieces.

However, I agree with prior reviewers who found the current generation of Building Plates like these to be not as thick as those of the past. So if one is trying to use the plate on top of a plush carpet or rug it may well will bend and bow, and this wobble factor makes the pieces more of a bother to attach -- limiting the plates' very effectiveness. (I now use mine on top of the cardboard shipping box my plates came in!)

Some of the LEGO "tub" building sets contain a small Building Plate gratis (no. 6166 has a five-by-five inch green one, for example). For the new LEGO purchaser, that is one way to check out a plate's potential usefulness without investing in larger ones first. He or she might find out that even ten by ten inches (25 cm per side) is not quite enough. Shopping around for different sizes or colors will generally open up further opportunities.

And people who post in Comments in order to rail at Amazon for not having answered their complaints -- I must wonder if they complained properly. My complaint was heard.
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