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Okay...Follow-up Question:
Which range(s) with minifigs (I'm not counting stiffs here] prior to 1996
had been running the longest continual time in Australia. [eg, the time from
when a range was released to
when it stopped...mini-figs were released in Aus in 1978.] For this the
change from 4.5/12 V [grey AND blue tracks] trains to 9V is not a
dis-continuance...they are both classed as trains (just different themes).
The possible ranges are:
Town [including paradisa]
Space
Castle
Pirates
Western
Trains [any]
Aquazone
BASIC [and freestyle]
And any others you can think of :)
If a range stopped [ie, not in catalogues] from say 1983-1985, then the time
was 1978-1982 = 5 years for one section, and 1986-1996 = 11 years, so it's
longest run was 11 years. Likewise, if there weren't any sets with minifigs
in a particular year for a range, then that counts as a discontinued range
for that year.
Also, themes are categorised under their respective ranges...eg, blacktron =
space
And, if you think you can work it out, put the above options in order of the
longest continual run of availability with mini-figs in Australia. [Possibly
not as easy as you'd think :)]
I hope this clears everything up :)
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128
Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey Hyde [mailto:ghyde@ledanet.com.au]
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 12:18 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.org.au@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Weekly quiz
>
>
> One more thing, if there's a catch in the question, could you please
> rephrase it? The follow-up question in itself is rather
> badly worded, for
> instance if you are *actually* talking about a discontinued
> line that's no
> longer available, it's certainly not apparent just from reading it!
>
> Cheers ...
>
> Geoffrey Hyde
>
> Geoffrey Hyde <ghyde@ledanet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:Fztswo.1KI@lugnet.com...
> > Pick one of those I mentioned in my original reply. If those get
> > eliminated - in fact, since you didn't say whether any were
> correct, I'd
> say
> > they could all be elimination candidates. <gdr>
> >
> > Cheers ...
> >
> > Geoffrey Hyde
> >
> >
> > Whytcross, Benjamin <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> wrote in message
>
> news:1D0812CAE3E7D2118BCD00805FA76DEB022A537C@gw-exg-ne01.paci
> ficaccess.com.
> > au...
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Geoffrey Hyde [mailto:ghyde@ledanet.com.au]
> > > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:44 AM
> > > > To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.org.au@lugnet.com
> > > > Subject: Re: Weekly quiz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Uhh ... Benjamin ... About your follow-up question.
> > > >
> > > > It would seem a fairly safe bet that anyone guessing would
> > > > have to pick
> > > > *one* of the ranges mentioned below. AFAIK, Town and Trains
> > > > have been the
> > > > longest running, in fact, Trains is still going, even if it
> > > > is only one set
> > > > at the moment. Can we have a harder question? :-)
> > > >
> > > > Space would be another possibility, it depends on whether
> > > > individual theme
> > > > line-ups count as separate or as part of Space, only renamed.
> > > >
> > > > Castle certainly has been around for a long while. The rest
> > > > are far more
> > > > recent.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers ...
> > > >
> > > > Geoffrey Hyde
> > >
> > > Ah yes...but maybe there's a little catch in the question...or the • answer
> > > isn't as straight-forward as you think :)
> > >
> > > Note: I said i'd stay out of the guessing on this, but • I'll say this
> > > much...I'll be providing scans [or at least a location • with scans] to
> > > demonstrate the answer I'd be expecting. [And the answer may be a • surprise
> > > :) ]
> > >
> > > As to themes...I was referring to individual ranges, and • theme will fit
> > into
> > > one range [UFO's are space, etc.]
> > >
> > > So what's your guess? [Remembering that I won't be giving any • hints/clues
> > > before I give the answer on Sunday night.]
> > >
> > > Benjamin Whytcross
> > > BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
> > > Ph: (03) 9856 5282
> > > Directory Technology Pty Ltd
> > > 1/436 Elgar Road,
> > > Box Hill, 3128
> > >
> > > Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > Now, for an easy follow-up question...Which range(s) with
> > > > minifigs (I'm
> > > > not
> > > > > counting stiffs here] prior to juniorization had been • running the longest
> > > > > continual time in Australia. [eg, the time from when a
> > > > range was released
> > > > to
> > > > > when it stopped] For this, the final year in 1996, and the • change from
> > > > > 4.5/12 V trains to 9V is not a dis-continuance...they are • both classed as
> > > > > trains. The possible ranges are:
> > > > > Town [including paradisa]
> > > > > Space
> > > > > Castle
> > > > > Pirates
> > > > > Western
> > > > > Trains [any]
> > > > > Aquazone
> > > > > BASIC
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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