help wanted: copies of instructions

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

help wanted: copies of instructions

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:49 AM

Greetings fellow modelers. I'm Ron from the Philippines.

I would like to request or a copy (photocopied or scanned) of the building instructions of the following model kits. My original instructions are missing:

1/48 Monogram P-38 Lightning (kit no. 6848)
1/48 Monogram SBD Dauntless (kit no. 6830)
1/72 MPC F-4 Phantom (kit no. 1-4302)

I would appreciate it very much.

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Saturday, July 26, 2003 10:40 AM

This is somewhat off-topic, but do any of you keep the kit instructions after you finish building the model. I still have most of my old ones, some going bact to the late Sixties.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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mandrake

Member since
April 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by mandrake on Saturday, July 26, 2003 4:58 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by dogsbody

This is somewhat off-topic, but do any of you keep the kit instructions after you finish building the model. I still have most of my old ones, some going bact to the late Sixties.

Yeap, i do keep the instructions after i finish my models, and with all your respect i dont think this guy´s request is an off topic, as you said.

And Ron-man i have the instruction sheet from a monogram P-38J in a 1/48 but the kit number is 5479, if you find this helpful send me an e mail and i´ll be glad to scan the instructions for you.
hreymundo@yahoo.com

Thanks! My Best Regards Hector Reymundo

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Sunday, July 27, 2003 8:17 AM

Sorry, I didn,t mean to say ron-man's question was off-topic, I meant that my question was somewhat off of ron-man's topic. Again, sorry for the confusion. Sometimes it's hard to convey the exact point you are trying to make while using only the printed word.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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mandrake

Member since
April 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by mandrake on Sunday, July 27, 2003 2:25 PM

No problem i am sorry, you are right some times is difficult to express ourselves. sorry for the confusion, didnt mean to be unpolite.

My very best regards Dogsbody Smile [:)]

Thanks! My Best Regards Hector Reymundo

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Sunday, July 27, 2003 3:01 PM

Hey, no harm no foul. I shall try harder in the future to convey my messages in a clearer way. This has happened to me before in some other forums. I quess I'll have to better compose my off-the-cuff remarks, though it might dilute the spontinaity.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Sunday, July 27, 2003 3:03 PM

Hey, no harm no foul. I shall try harder in the future to convey my messages in a clearer way. This has happened to me before in some other forums. I quess I'll have to better compose my off-the-cuff remarks, though it might dilute the spontinaity.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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mandrake

Member since
April 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by mandrake on Sunday, July 27, 2003 3:09 PM

you are from Canada, do you speak French? most of the Canadian people that i know speak English but there might be some people that speaks only either English or French, i am from Mexico City and some times is hard to make myself clear or to understand the messages .. dont worry, they should understand English is not our primary language but we do our best though...

Thanks! My Best Regards Hector Reymundo

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:01 PM

I speak only English, though there are those who would argue the point. I type faster than I can think, which isn't saying much as I only use one , at most, two fingers to type with.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:34 PM

WE all make mistakes. If there's one thing I learned in life. Apologize, take in the lesson learned and move on.

Nonetheless (to Dogsbody), I would appreciate any assistance you an offer with regard to my request.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:19 PM

Dogsbody, I still don't understand why you would think ron-man's request is off his topic. He said "help wanted:" which means he needs help. Following the colon, he said "copies of instructions", which means he needs copies of model instructions. There are many times whe I got a kit (especially Hasegawa) and later want to do a different version, so I hoped I had the instructions for it. It's perfectly reasonable.

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Monday, July 28, 2003 6:42 AM

Sorry you mis-understood my opening remark. What I meant to say was that my question was off the topic of ron-man's original question. Ron-man's question is a perfectly good question that was asked in the proper forum. My question was somewhat off of his topic in regards to kit instructions. Ron-man asked for 3 specific sets of instructions. My question , asking if other modellers kept the instruction after the kits were completed, was the off-topic comment.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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leemitcheltree

Member since
January 2003
From: Washington State

Posted by leemitcheltree on Monday, July 28, 2003 9:37 AM

Dogsbody -
For the past 10 years or so I've always kept the instructions for every model I've built - I've got a hundred or so sets of instructions - but regrettably, I've not kept any of the ones that ron-man was looking for.
Sorry, bud.
LeeTree

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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