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Started by Manstein's revenge at 07-09-2009 8:28 PM. Topic has 17 replies.
  
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 07-09-2009, 9:31 PM
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hkshooter
 
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I didn't get invited.
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun!
"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
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07-10-2009, 1:58 AM
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yardbird78
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I bought several decal sheets and resin sets from Dave when Meteor was still in business and was quite pleased with the items and service. I did not buy any of the recently offered items because they were not something I was interested in building. Darwin, O.F. ![Alien [alien]](/emoticons/icon_smile_alien.gif)
"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil, because I am 80,000 feet and climbing! ,  ,  The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.
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07-10-2009, 8:02 AM
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mucker
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I'm not 100% sure, but I think this last effort was actually much discounted from the previous Meteor prices. My thought was that he is "testing the waters" to see if he should re-surface as a new company, but that's pure speculation on my part. Either that or he ran across some excess inventory!
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07-10-2009, 9:04 AM
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mucker
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He had some pretty cool stuff, for sure. ONe of the items he was coming out with, but never made it, was a single gun nose glass for the B-17F. That was on my want list!! His SR-71 and U-2 resin kits were supposedly very nice. Some of the eBay prices on his stuff when he closed were astronomical! Staying out of his personal life, I really give him credit for establishing his niche. He offered nice quality, desirable items. I only bought some of his decals, and they were of top quality.
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07-10-2009, 10:03 AM
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Moon Puppy
Joined on 07-01-2007
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I got invite, seems he only sent it out to those who purchaced in the past. But the sale was still open to the public. I posted the link over at Swanny's. Jacked Up Prices? Only if you have no choice in buying them. Someone can jack up the price of gas, you have to have that.While his decals are great quality, if you don't like the price, don't buy it. Seems to me he can set any price he wants for the product he makes, if they sale then people see the value, if they don't, he's not going to sell anything. I agree with the Mucker, his personal life is just that, personal.
Remember, we are told Post Counts don't matter!
(unless it's really high)
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07-10-2009, 3:30 PM
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Firecaptain
Joined on 02-01-2006
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Got my 4 sets and looking forward for the "freebie" downloads he's working on as well as the next batch of decals he puts up. FWIW.....I bought a lot of stuff from Dave at his online store, his Saturday sales at the brick and mortar warehouse and his tables at IPMS shows over the years and never had any problems whatsoever. His resin was top notch as were his other products. Glad he has decided to get back into the business.
Joe
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07-10-2009, 6:11 PM
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Manstein's revenge
Joined on 05-15-2007
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 Firecaptain wrote: | | Glad he has decided to get back into the business. |
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Well, I'm not so sure that I'd go that far...this "special sale" may be a one time deal to raise money for summer vacation...
ERIC VON 
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07-10-2009, 9:58 PM
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hkshooter
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I've bought many decal sheet form Dave, and a few resin sets also. But I didn't get an invite for whatever he has going on now. His decals were top notch and I have many sets of his Pyn-Up series.
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun!
"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
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07-11-2009, 10:25 PM
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Jeeves
Joined on 02-20-2003
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Got a set of Avenger nose art decals for under $10 with free shipping-- nothing jacked up there!
Mike  
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07-12-2009, 12:17 PM
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mucker
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| Swanny wrote: | | Those B-17 noses, there were several variations, were right on the cusp of release. I had spoke to Dave several times about them during the development phase and was majorly bummed when they got shelved at the last minute. |
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If you hear anything else on them, please let me know Swanny. I still want the single MG nose!
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