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In lugnet.build.contests, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.build.contests, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > My understanding was that IP 2002 was done out of sequence because it was
> > 2002... not because the themes are being chosen in preference order. My
> > expectation was that the next theme will be the next one in sequence.
>
> Larry's comment got me wondering "What sequence?" So I moseyed on over to
> Fibblesnork and found the following approx. dates (asterisks indicate the
> themes that have been done, the dates I assume were based on the retail
> consumer availability of each theme, the question marks are my own approx.
> dates -- AND if it looks crappy, try viewing raw, I dunno...):
>
> ***Classic Space 1978-1990
> Futuron 1987-1993
> ***Blacktron 1987-1990
> Space Police I 1989-1991
> M:Tron 1990-1992
> Blacktron II 1991-1995
> Space Police II 1992-1995
> ***Ice Planet 2002 1993-1995
> Spyrius 1994-1996
> Unitron 1994-1996
> Exploriens 1996-1998(?)
> RoboForce 1997-2000(?)
> U.F.O. 1997-2000(?)
>
> So we are doing a pretty bad job of following a sequence having blithely
> skipped over Futuron.
Not all THAT badly, really. My memory is hazy but IIRC BT was chosen over F
because they both started the same year but BT ended earlier so it's
therefore "older by the averages" or something like that. Thus if Futuron
was next, everything would be back in sequence.
> No one is really in charge of this contest, unless
> Todd wants to administrate it again.
I'm guessing he probably doesn't... might be wrong though.
> So I guess we all just pick a theme.
> If we wanted to go back and attempt to correct the sequence, Futuron is
> next. It'd be nice to have the monorail DAT files made LDraw official
> soonish to accomplish the CAD side of that.
Talk to the powers that be. One of them has one of each type of monorail
track loaned to them (I just raked a claw across my vast horde and there
they were) for the purposes of certifying all the mono parts...
I would argue strongly for F but of course I haven't a lot of standing.
> Was this already decided elsewhere at some point?
Ya I think it was, hence my hazy IIRC, I just couldn't find it easily. Wrong
keywords no doubt. Try your luck in the search boxes and see what nuggets
you find!
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:Gzu4rM.8tG@lugnet.com...
> Not all THAT badly, really. My memory is hazy but IIRC BT was chosen over • F
> because they both started the same year but BT ended earlier so it's
> therefore "older by the averages" or something like that. Thus if Futuron
> was next, everything would be back in sequence.
It took some hunting, but I found it. What you recall is Greg Majewski's
message which got the whole snowball rolling on October 26, 2001. He
suggested that we continue Todd's contest, suggested Blacktron 1 as the
theme, etc, etc, the rest is history. Anyway, I've copied the text into
this message.
-- Tom
Greg Majewski:
Subject: 2nd Annual Space Building Contest
> Well, the 1st Annual Space Building Contest was held exactly a year ago.
> Will there be a second?
>
> Just throwing an idea here.. if a second contest is formed, may I suggest
> the theme this time be Blacktron 1 style as opposed to Classic Space • styled
> models? Keeping that running, the 3rd contest could be Futuron, the 4th
> Space Police, etc, etc.
>
> So, do we have anything?
>
> Greg Majewski
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