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Re: Guarded Inn
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:24:07 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle, James Simpson writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > Good point. But weren't those out of production already when this set came
> > > out? I may be wrong. It's a Joshua Delahunty type question.
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> > Back in 1986 I ordered a red windows and doors supplemental pack...among
> > other things, it had two 1x1x2 windows, two 1x2x1, windows, and two 1x1x1
> > windows(1). This supplemental pack was probably a year or four old by
> > '86, but wouldn't they
> > still have the mold in production while the pack was still for sale?
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> Not necessarily. They may have run off an estimated 6 years worth of that
> pack in 1977 (or whenever it was released) with that being the last good
> shots the mold had left, and junked the mold. Then it sold a bit slower than
> expected so you got it in 1986.
Set 836, a 1982 set per the Guide has the small red windows, I forget
the quantities.
> But still, that places the end of that mold (if my speculation is right) a
> lot closer to 1980 than I thought. I'd be willing to wager (but happily lose
> the bet and pay off gladly) that the mold is long gone at this point.
Well, 836 probably extends the life of the mould a bit...
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Frank Filz
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| (...) That's the set that i ordered in 1986! It had 2 1x1x1, 2 1x1x1 & 2 1x1x2 windows. Perhaps Gary can give us some definitive word on the last appearance of these windows? Could it have been in 836? james (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Not necessarily. They may have run off an estimated 6 years worth of that pack in 1977 (or whenever it was released) with that being the last good shots the mold had left, and junked the mold. Then it sold a bit slower than expected so you got (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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