Just one final thing I was told that Hankins owned the Orbit lesiure centre chain Dose any one know of this Howzat
That would not surprise me as I remember only seeing them at Orbit in the early 80s.
Another question someone may have answer to, did Stern Meteor get assembled at Hankin facility in Newcastle? I know that Aust. Meteors were assembled in Newcastle. Economies of scale would indicate that they were assembled on an existing production line.
Weren't the Meteor's done by Leusire and Allied?
An interesting question. As far I can remember, Meteor and Galaxy were made under license by Leisure and Allied in Newcastle. Somewhere along the line, Cosmic Princess was introduced as a "kit" to bypass import duties of entire games from the USA. These were also done at a factory in Newcastle.
It would be interesting to see what David Hankin has to say about this - maybe Mike can ask him ? Interesting piece of history.
