>>9218876Apparently baseplates / raised baseplates were contracted out and not made in-house by LEGO or some such, so they've been trying to kill them off.
Same story with the monorail track, they didn't have patents on the mold (?) so when the contracted company died, the track molds were buried in concrete with them. Citation needed.
The trend of lego in the past 20 years is to sell you the same amount of plastic for more money. 1,000 small cheese slopes and tiles are easier to mass produce than one raised baseplate, as far as economies of scale goes.
You can still buy old shit for 20 bucks or whatever, but the era of large lego parts is gone. Enjoy the tiles and part to price ratios.
