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                        looks like tamiya's picking up the ball!!!

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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        looks like tamiya's picking up the ball!!!
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, May 14, 2004 7:57 AM
                        check this out:
                        http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=21008

                        looks like Tamiya's realized that they can do better for tracks and gun barrles!! metal tracks and an aluminum barrel!!!!Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 8:08 AM
                        Yeah its one of there pre made models with Friulmodel tracks and alum barrels
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                        ajlafleche
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, May 14, 2004 8:12 AM
                        Not picking up the ball, not even in the same league. These are Franklin Mint style collector items that will invariably show up at contests by the unscrupulous trophy hounds. Instead of marketing these things, they should be upgrading their thity year old molds before re-releasing stuff.

                        Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 8:23 AM
                        I'd be willing to bet that for what one of those things cost I could buy the next 5 Dragon releases.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 8:36 AM
                        All three of you are dead on. After dropping a large chunk of change on the 1/16 M4 I was a little disappointed to find '1974' stamped on the less than detailed hull.
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, May 14, 2004 8:45 AM
                        woops, i didn't see that............ Blush [:I], so in other words, Tamiya's master builders don't even like the barrels and tracks either, huh??


                        I didn't read it too carefully, I had to go do papers before I had to go to work. I just saw it under new releases and those couple things jumped out at me. now looking at it, I don't see how I missed the rest.............Blush [:I]
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Friday, May 14, 2004 9:38 AM
                        Yeah, I don't know what it is about Tamiya recently, but they've had practically nothing comming out that interests me, and there is still so much out there that is left to be built.
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                        HeavyArty
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, May 14, 2004 10:51 AM
                        I saw these at TamiyaCon too. The price tag is outragous, they want about $250 for these "Masterworks" creations. Why anyone would pay that is beyond me.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 11:25 AM
                        The outrageous thing is that people ARE putting up that kind of money for these "creations" - otherwise Tamiya wouldn't be making them. I guess the old saying is true: A fool and his money...are lucky to get together in the first place!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 6:57 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ajlafleche

                        Not picking up the ball, not even in the same league. These are Franklin Mint style collector items that will invariably show up at contests by the unscrupulous trophy hounds. Instead of marketing these things, they should be upgrading their thity year old molds before re-releasing stuff.


                        Wow. Does that stuff really happen. That's pretty low.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 7:11 PM
                        Wouldn’t the judges be suspicious if a couple of these tanks turn up in the same camouflage and same decals?
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, May 14, 2004 11:58 PM
                        Yeah, that is a joke. I wouldn't spend that kind of money for a diecast tank. I could buy a slew of kits for that kind of cash, and say I did it myself.

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                        LemonJello
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                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Saturday, May 15, 2004 1:58 AM
                        Doesn't seem like much of a hobby if its all done for you, does it?
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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