Answers.Body: <p>You can piece together a 16x16 black plate in two layers, by making a base layer consisting of <a href="http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3867" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3867 - Baseplate 16 x 16</a> (not available in black, but Dark Bluish Gray is a good option and given the minimal thickness it won't show)</p>
  
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  <p>and then putting 4 of <a href="http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=41539" rel="nofollow noreferrer">41539 - Plate 8 x 8</a> in Black on top side-by-side.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'd probably skip the 16x16 baseplate and just join the 8x8 with smaller pieces for my particular design. Strange that anyone selling more than 20 8x8 charges a lot more per piece though. I need 40 and anyone with that many wants $1.21 each, where as individual pieces sell for as little as 33¢ (NZD).
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Answers.Text: That's how the market works - if you need a lot, you pay more :) But think about the money you save versus having to get them from individual sellers and then paying for shipping for each smaller bundle. Good luck with your project!
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Answers.Text: I was really hoping for economies of scale :/
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Answers.Text: [LEGO Pick-A-Brick](http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme) has 6x6 black plates for $0.87(NZD) per piece ... you would need 9 of them to create an 18x18 surface ... you're probably cheaper off getting them from BL in the 8x8 format.
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Body: <p>I'm looking for a mid-sized (16x16, 20x20 ish) black plate for mounting on a wall. It can be a regular plate or baseplate since what I am mounting it on is not Lego and it doesn't need to fit into studs underneath.</p>
  
  <p>So far I have only found this piece but no-one seems to sell it in black</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=91405" rel="nofollow">http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=91405</a></p>
  
  <p>Are there other pieces I should consider? </p>
  
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Title: Mid-sized black plate options
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ThreadText: # Mid-sized black plate options
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-26)
  
  I'm looking for a mid-sized (16x16, 20x20 ish) black plate for mounting on a wall. It can be a regular plate or baseplate since what I am mounting it on is not Lego and it doesn't need to fit into studs underneath.
  
  So far I have only found this piece but no-one seems to sell it in black
  
  <http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=91405>
  
  Are there other pieces I should consider?
  
  **Tags:** piece-information
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  You can piece together a 16x16 black plate in two layers, by making a base layer consisting of [3867 - Baseplate 16 x 16](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3867) (not available in black, but Dark Bluish Gray is a good option and given the minimal thickness it won't show)
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/gWlEe.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/gWlEe.jpg)
  
  and then putting 4 of [41539 - Plate 8 x 8](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=41539) in Black on top side-by-side.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TP94O.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TP94O.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I'd probably skip the 16x16 baseplate and just join the 8x8 with smaller pieces for my particular design. Strange that anyone selling more than 20 8x8 charges a lot more per piece though. I need 40 and anyone with that many wants $1.21 each, where as individual pieces sell for as little as 33¢ (NZD).  
  > **username_1**: That's how the market works - if you need a lot, you pay more :) But think about the money you save versus having to get them from individual sellers and then paying for shipping for each smaller bundle. Good luck with your project!  
  > **username_0**: I was really hoping for economies of scale :/  
  > **username_1**: [LEGO Pick-A-Brick](http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme) has 6x6 black plates for $0.87(NZD) per piece ... you would need 9 of them to create an 18x18 surface ... you're probably cheaper off getting them from BL in the 8x8 format.  
  
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