e-100 vrs maus

wipw

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From: Utah - USA

e-100 vrs maus

Posted by wipw on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:00 PM

okay, I've found an lhs that has both the DML e-100 and the maus for about $31. Any thoughts which I should get, or should I look at the dml firefly they also have ($31 also)? Or should I blow the whole thing off as they are obviously trying to cash in on the fact that none of these kits is in production??

Thanks;

Bill

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shermanfreak

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Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:03 PM

Firefly ...Firefly .... Firefly ..... Firefly

did I mention Firefly

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:13 PM

Heard that...Heard that...Heard that!!!

lol

Hi, Robert.

You don't think that's too much to pay for one??

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shermanfreak

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Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:16 PM

They may be capitalizing a wee bit .... but it's such a nice kit I'd pay it in a heartbeat .... which Firefly by the way, the Ic or the Vc. If it's the Ic, I'd pay more for it.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:21 PM

well the E100 has just been rereleased ( limited i think) the Firefly has awful (EVIL) tracks Evil [}:)]

so get the Little Mouse (not many bits in the box though)

if you get the Firefly i bet you finish the tracks before i do Sad [:(]

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:22 PM

Robert,

That I'm not sure of. I was fixating too much on finding those MK tracks for the Tiger and I don't remember. I just saw Firefly! Sorry. But I looked them up on Greatmodels.com, and I don't remember the box looking like the Vc, so maybe it was the Ic. Why do you feel it's worth more? btw, I heard a rumor (I think...you know how the mind is at over 50!! lol) that dml is going to rerelease at least one of them (but I think it was the Vc.

Thanks, again,

Bill

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wipw

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Posted by wipw on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:25 PM

Thanks, Jon. Something to keep in mind, for sure!

Bill

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shermanfreak

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Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:33 PM

The Vc has already been re-released once or twice. The Ic is very rare and based on the Hybrid cast / welded hull.

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:40 PM

Thanks yet one more time, Robert. I'll give them a call tomorrow and find out what it is. He brings models down to our club meeting on Thursday night. I'll let you know what I find out.

Off to the model room.

Have a good night.

Bill

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:44 PM

Hi Bill, Rollmodels has the Firefly Vc for $21. I've heard that the tracks are nasty. Being smaller than the other two, it'll leave you more shelfspace. Smile [:)]

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:28 PM

Well, you know I'm gonna say E-100!
That's a good price, too.

Then get the Maus!

~Brian

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Dwight Ta-ala

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July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:34 PM

Bill, get the Firefly for yourself,

...and send me the E-100 as a gift. LOL.

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:43 PM

Bill, Greatmodels is out of the Firefly Vc. Sorry.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Eric

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:26 AM

Hmmm,

Maus, E or Firefly.......

Make it easy on yourself and get a Tiger Wink [;)]

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:40 AM

Now Eric, that really is something to consider. Can't have too many Tigers!! (Just ask the Germans. If they'd had as many as there are models out there, we might be speaking Deutch right now!! LOL)

Have a great day;

Bill

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J-Hulk

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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:53 AM

E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E! E!
Like this one:

C'mon, Bill! Get the E-100! You know you want it! Let's have an E-100 group build! (I know, I already finished mine, but that's the only way I could keep up with you guys. I'm a very slow modeler!)

Bill, every fiber of my existence is screaming that you should get the E-100! Big Smile [:D]

~Brian

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:56 AM

But Brian, geeze, I could never do as good a job as you did. I mean, it's hard to strive for the top when someone else has already reached perfection!!

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:01 AM

p.s.

Brian, you're right. I do want an E, and a Maus, and a Firefly, and another Tiger (or 3 or 4), and a couple of Nashorns, and a Hummel, and a Marder III (with full am kits), and a Honey (can't be all German!), and a bunch of M4's, and...and...and! It never seems to stop. Everytime I read a review in a mag or from you guys, it makes me want M O R E ! ! ! ! It's getting so overwhelming! Eight Ball [8]

I think I need to see a therapist! LOL Big Smile [:D]

Bill

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J-Hulk

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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:04 AM

Oh Bill, you kidder, you!

Well, look at it this way: a heck of a lot more people have built perfect Fireflies than perfect Es! Or perfect Mauses (Maice?), for that matter!
Try something a little different!

~Brian

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:19 AM

Maices, maybe ???

It wouldn't be too bad if these things weren't all oop, now. I can put off getting more Tigers, the Honey, Marder III, Nashorns, etc. Because I know they will be around for a while. But these three, who knows when I might get another chance!

Which was bigger (if they'd ever been built), the E-100 or the Maus??

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shermanfreak

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Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:19 AM

Resist the lure of these drafting table beasts Bill.

Remember how good you felt when you laid hands on a Sherman!

As far as needing therapy ...... go buy two models and call us in the morning.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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wipw

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Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:21 AM

hmmm, I thought that's what I was basically doing!! lol

Bill

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J-Hulk

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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:24 AM

Get 'em all, Bill!
The Maus (188 tons actual) was a bit bigger than the E-100 (150 tons projected). A complete Maus still exists at Kubinka, but the E-100 only got so far as a partially completed hull, which the British took possession of after the war, ran some tests on, and scrapped.

~Brian

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okieboy

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July 2003
From: USA

Posted by okieboy on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:36 AM

Bill, my advice would be to buy all three. Hey, I've seen some of you guys' closets!! Buy them all and then build whichever one you want first. I would if it
involved more than one kit that I wanted AND the fact that they are rare. Go ahead, indulge yourself. (If you don't, you'll probably kick yourself later when you can't find one or more of these kits.) Simple, pure logic.

Roy

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wipw

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From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:52 AM

Thanks Roy, after all, tomorrow IS payday, right??

LOL

Bill

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:14 PM

I'm glad to hear the E-100 is being re-released! I'd like to get one.

Ron

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:17 PM

Go for broke! They are fairly rare, and from personal experience, you always kick yourself for the one you didn't buy. Save yourself the heartache, Bill. Do it for all of us that support you, and there will be much joy.

demono69

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wipw

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From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:31 PM

Scott, where are you expecting all this joy to come from?? Certainly not my wife. I guess if I started selling off all my aircraft kits to buy armor, she might think that was okay!! LOL

Most women don't understand that whoever dies with the most unbuilt kits wins!! LOL

I know I can't get all three, but I might be able to swing two. Still gotta consider those Tiger tracks I need, though!

Thanks for the support;

Bill

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:46 PM

That's the inherent flaw in women. They just don't understand our needs.

I'm fairly fortunate that my wife doesn't really know how many or what kits I have, so when a new one shows up, she never really notices (or doesn't pay attention.)

You cuold also tell her the "Demon" made you do it!

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wipw

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Posted by wipw on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 4:06 PM

LOL

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