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                        He's baaaacckkkk!!!!!

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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        He's baaaacckkkk!!!!!
                        Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 6:24 PM
                        Thought you all might want to take notice again. Found this on eBay a few minutes ago.

                        http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=bobbysoxmotorcycle&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

                        Oh, my. - Ed :(
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        gbarnes
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by gbarnes on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:00 PM
                        Hi Ed,
                        I am sort of new to these forums, so other than seeing some hastily thrown together models, is there a history here? There isn't anything wrong with being proud of your work when you are learning, as it appears he is, but I doubt he is a "pro" anywhere but on eBay. It is a shame that he doesn't appear to understand what a real pro (or even a good amateur) model looks like. All he would have to do is look at the models displayed in these pages, and he might see something for inspiration!

                        Model on!
                        Gerald
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:54 PM
                        In a roundabout sorta way, this fella reminds me of Jonesy. I dunno why...


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:01 PM
                        ...........so I send this guy an "ask seller a question"


                        question: Pro-built???.. Are you serious?????

                        reply from "Modeler Bob": Are you blind???????

                        I think I LMAO for 5 minutesBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        mandrake
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by mandrake on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:07 PM
                        If you see an ambulance or a jeep in 1/48 please will you let me know??
                        i have been trying to get one of those but i havent found anythig yet!

                        hreymundo@yahoo.com
                        Thanks! My Best Regards Hector Reymundo
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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:45 PM
                        You know, it's interesting that...
                        ALL the descriptions have been changed with proper english, spelling and grammer. The Apache helicopter pilot and wo are no longer riding double on a horse bareback indian styleTongue [:P]

                        Imagine that, almost like he read the topic on here.
                        hhmmmmmQuestion [?]

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:26 PM
                        Things that make you go hmmm......

                        Shame on us! Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]


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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:06 AM
                        He is a persistent fella, isn't he?
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:30 AM
                        Guys - I myself cannot churn out perfection every time I put something together.
                        If some one turned up at a club meeting with poorly made kits I dont think many of us would point and laugh, but he is looking for money and using the 'P' word.
                        I have seen work by amatures who should be using 'pro' but will not.
                        If you set yourself up like this you should be ready to take the hits - keep em coming
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:16 AM
                        Besides, life would be boring...


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:32 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by gbarnes
                        is there a history here?


                        Yep, you can read up on the history here:
                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4118

                        Amazing...

                        He sold the Paladin for $79.00 and the F-84 for $69.00.

                        Hmm...methinks it's time to start building some "Operation Freedom" kits.

                        -- BR the model builder Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:47 AM
                        YGBSM!!!!

                        Hell, maybe I should start selling my stuff on evilBay...


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                        Ray Marotta
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
                        Posted by Ray Marotta on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:07 PM
                        I just read the "Pro's" reviews on e-bay. To his credit, unlike "Jonesy" he at least
                        delivers and packs well. All 3 reviews are positive. For real "pro-built" models
                        one only needs to look at Fine Art Models website. The price alone is a dead
                        giveaway that this guy is no pro.
                        Ray

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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:10 PM
                        Well if you read the buyer comments, they seem just a bit too enthusiastic after spending that kind of money. I wouldn't be suprised if there's a bit of "circular" buying going on there. You know, his other personalities may be buying themWink [;)]

                        I'm sorry, if it wasn't for the circumstances I'd love to give this guy tips and advice and all the help I could, but using that "P" word just gripes my grits. (that's another "southern english" sayingBig Smile [:D] )

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:14 PM
                        I meant that this guy reminds me of Jonesy in a roundabout way because he just keeps at it. And one doesn't need to look at anything else to know that this stuff ain't "pro-built". Dead [xx(]

                        It's difficult to tell on the feedback deal. Each of the three who bought from this guy, with the exception of one, seem to buy mostly items which are in no way related to modeling.

                        One has bought nothing but clothing. One has only recently bought a few model-related items, but mostly sports stuff and clothing. The third has made several model-related purchases, some sports stuff, some misc stuff and clothing.

                        Make your own deductions and draw your own conclusions. But I too have to laugh at the "pro-built" deal. There's alotta funny s*** in this world of ours, and this is just one of 'em!


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                        ponch
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        Posted by ponch on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:33 PM
                        Yup...I'm no pro (by a long shot), but this guy isn't either...shouldn't be calling himself one, and trying to get people to buy his stuff under false premises...

                         

                         

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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:17 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by merlin V1650

                        ...........so I send this guy an "ask seller a question"


                        question: Pro-built???.. Are you serious?????

                        reply from "Modeler Bob": Are you blind???????

                        I think I LMAO for 5 minutesBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]


                        merlin, at least he answered your "ask seller a question". When I sent him one he ignored me completely. Maybe he followed the link to the last thread and didn't like what he read.

                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        mostlyjets
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Poway, Ca.
                        Posted by mostlyjets on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:21 PM
                        Ok, as a geography buff, this guy really irked me! Regarding the description with the F-84 and sending "one poilet over the No. Pole from Japan or So. Korea,to Russian targets" What? When the Korean Peninsula borders Russia and Japan is a short over water flight from Russia, why fly over the Pole? May his cat shed on all his freshly "airbrushed" models...oh wait, it looks like they did!
                        All out of Snakes and Nape, switching to guns...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:33 PM
                        Okay you guys, listen to me now and believe me later
                        My theory, (and I think it's an excellent one)
                        Ya all remember Baghdad Bob from Operation Kill Saddam Hussein.
                        Well, this is the same guy!
                        Think of the commonalities here. They both make outlandish claims which bear absolutely no resemblance at all to the images we are seeing before our very own eyes and they're both named Bob!..I ask you--coincidence??


                        think about it.......................Wink [;)]


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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:03 AM
                        LMAO Merlin!!! Good theory Big Smile [:D]

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:35 AM
                        Hmmm-------Maybe you got a point. And the timing works out too.

                        From when "Baghdad Bob" disappeared, to when "Modeler Bob" appeared, would leave just enough time for him to slap his kits together in such a slovenly manner. And put them up for sale.

                        Merlin your a genius!!!!!!!!!
                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:42 AM
                        Now we know how Saddam's return to power will be financed,
                        using Weapons of Model Construction
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:48 AM
                        We can test your theory merlin, I heard they caught Baghdad Bob yestersday (6/25/03). So if this guys "pro-built" stuff quits showing up on e-bay then we know it is him.

                        That may also explain why his OIF stuff is so unrealistic, Baghdad Bob never saw U.S. tanks either.Tongue [:P]

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:21 AM
                        this guy's a riot

                        he reminds me of a character a friend of mine created

                        http://www.somethingawful.com/jeffk/
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                        gbarnes
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by gbarnes on Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:16 AM
                        Hi Bayonet Recon:
                        Thanks for the update!

                        Gerald
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:00 PM
                        eBay Bob... I like the sound of that...


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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:36 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by oggy4624


                        using Weapons of Model Construction


                        LMAO oggy!!!! Big Smile [:D]

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 27, 2003 12:36 AM
                        You know.
                        In the begining I defended this guy because I thought it was a "kid" trying to make a buck on the K mart kits he got down the street.(I consider kids to be 16 and younger).
                        Now I am sorry I did that.
                        I see clearly that this person is posing as a pro and does not have the skills he advertises.
                        I would like to apologise for making an "arse" of my self in past posts.

                        This does give me an idea though.
                        Perhaps we should put up a few of our own kits out their and drive this guy out of buisness?

                        Your thoughts???
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 27, 2003 10:34 AM
                        I gotta get me some of those "missels that hit and destory"Tongue [:P]

                        What a riot!! Too bad he's besmirching the good name of all the "true" pros out there.

                        Ray
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 27, 2003 10:53 AM
                        I don't know...
                        His Bristol Beaufighter looked pretty good, but the interior looked unpainted...
                        At least he's gotten better at at making the EXTERIOR look good, but he still needs more than enough time on the INTERIOR!!
                        The seams need to be filled too.

                        I wouldn't say he's a "Pro" but he ain't half bad. Maybe, to quote "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", he should "Try reading books instead of burning them..."?!
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