Road Plates

"Road Plates earns a Recommended BrickScore of 72.9 as a versatile, well-designed system upgrade that looks better and builds more interestingly than old flat baseplates, but the sharp split between casual buyers (4.8 on Amazon) and dedicated City builders (2.73 on LEGO.com, 45% recommend) is a clear signal to check your existing city layout for height and width compatibility before committing."

Expert reviewers from The Brothers Brick and Rebrickable broadly support the LEGO City Road Plates system as a long-overdue modernization that integrates properly with the LEGO building system, looks better than the old baseplates, and opens up creative layout possibilities. However, owner sentiment is unusually split: Amazon buyers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 3,522 ratings, while LEGO's own platform rates it a stark 2.73 out of 5, with only 45% saying they would recommend it, suggesting builders who care deeply about system integration are far less satisfied than casual purchasers.

Where they split: The sharpest divergence in this set is between Amazon and third-party buyers (4.8 average across 3,522 ratings) and LEGO.com customers (2.73 average, 45% recommend rate). Expert reviewers land in the middle, acknowledging the system's merits while noting real limitations. This split most likely reflects the difference between buyers new to the system and veteran City builders who encountered the height and width compatibility issues directly.