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                        Modelling Gripes...What's Your's?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:35 PM
                        QUOTE: Have I missed something...do they own these companies selling updates...are they getting kickbacks...is it a weird retail experiment??


                        You apologise yet this line still seems to frustrate you....very unusual.

                        If you don't agree with my view (or anyone elses), that's fine. However rubbishing people's comments is really not the way to go about disagreeing.

                        My last gripe....people who search the forum looking for comments to disagree with.



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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:05 PM
                        I tell you guys, it's not the tin hat or codpiece, but the horned helmets that work.

                        "I come from the land of ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow..."

                        So long folks!

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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:20 PM
                        Personally I wear the tin foil hat AND the codpiece while making the rounds at the local shopping mall to meet women..... Approve [^]
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:19 PM
                        Have I missed something...do they own these companies selling updates...are they getting kickbacks...is it a weird retail experiment??

                        ??? was it a joke then, sorry if I missed the punch line

                        Re; taking the mick out of you----

                        No I'm not,, however if you feel that way I am sorry as it was not my intension....the intent was to comment on the threads content, which I did. Sarcastically OK, but that showed my level of frustration at such comments, and that is all.
                        It did not insult you at all and most certainly it was not personal so please do not take it that way.

                        It was a comment on some of the opinion posted, including yours, it was not a comment on you

                        Alasdair
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, September 19, 2005 5:23 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13

                        Hey guys. Back up and regroup. Let us try to keep it civil. It is comments like this that get the "Staff" upset and start locking and closing a post. My philosophy is if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything.


                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

                        So long folks!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 5:13 PM
                        QUOTE: And no....no back pedaling here, always forward !!
                        Save money sure. but a conspiracy between a guy making resin parts in Italy (or where ever) and big model companies, oh yep and Elvis works at our local chip shop :)


                        Ali why are you going out of your way to try and make a fool out of me?
                        I did not seriously suggest any conspiracy you idiot.

                        Go into another thread for God's sake...we are all sick of you.



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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Monday, September 19, 2005 4:39 PM
                        Na Spinal Tap with the vegetables at the Airport security LOL

                        AJ
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                        wayne baker
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Medina, Ohio
                        Posted by wayne baker on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:29 PM
                        I went with the 1/16th, so I wouldn't scare them away. 1:1 is too expensive. Remember the SNL skit with the guy putting rolls of paper in his Paints?

                         I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:25 PM
                        Bummer if you War Game :)

                        AJ
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:20 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Ali1kj

                        But what scale is your codpiece ??? go for the 1/16 from Trumpeter ?? LOL


                        And no....no back pedaling here, always forward !!
                        Save money sure. but a conspiracy between a guy making resin parts in Italy (or where ever) and big model companies, oh yep and Elvis works at our local chip shop :)

                        Smile please

                        AJ


                        And if f it was from Accurate Minatures you would have to admit 1/72nd! Wink [;)] LOL

                        Say "HI" to Elvis for me

                        Bill

                        So long folks!

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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Monday, September 19, 2005 12:36 PM
                        But what scale is your codpiece ??? go for the 1/16 from Trumpeter ?? LOL


                        And no....no back pedaling here, always forward !!
                        Save money sure. but a conspiracy between a guy making resin parts in Italy (or where ever) and big model companies, oh yep and Elvis works at our local chip shop :)

                        Smile please

                        AJ
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                        wayne baker
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Medina, Ohio
                        Posted by wayne baker on Monday, September 19, 2005 12:06 PM
                        I go with the codpiece while discussing the merits of the Tamiya F-16. Wins them over every time.

                         I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:34 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Abdiel

                        My biggest modeling gripe? It's a tough way to meet new chicks...heh.


                        But you get to wear the cool viking hats. What? You guys don't wear the cool viking hats? No wonder the chicks don't dig you! Tongue [:P]

                        So long folks!

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                        wayne baker
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Medina, Ohio
                        Posted by wayne baker on Monday, September 19, 2005 10:17 AM
                        My gripe is me, and my lack of comitment to finishing a kit. I get to a point, sanding or painting and just sit and look at it. Then I hit the stash and start another one. I have no idea how many I have started.

                         I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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                        Abdiel
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Florida...flat, beach-ridden Florida
                        Posted by Abdiel on Monday, September 19, 2005 10:05 AM
                        My biggest modeling gripe? It's a tough way to meet new chicks...heh.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 10:02 AM
                        Remco-but gripes are negative in a gentle way. ;-)
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                        Borg R3-MC0
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:54 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13

                        My philosophy is if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything.


                        But gripes are negative....

                        So, without further ado, my modelling gripe: Sanding!


                        I just don't like it!

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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:48 AM
                        Hey guys. Back up and regroup. Let us try to keep it civil. It is comments like this that get the "Staff" upset and start locking and closing a post. My philosophy is if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

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                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:24 AM
                        I think some folks complained about cost, but saving money in all cases, including hobbies is just good sense. And there are ways to do it. I don't think they were fed up with the hobby but just bemoaning how it can be expensive sometimes-the same thing we do when we lament about health care costs.
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                        willuride
                        • Member since
                          May 2015
                        Posted by willuride on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:01 AM
                        QUOTE: Oh one more.....people who cant see a barn door at 2 feet.....ever heard of
                        sarcasm ???

                        Oh hum :)
                        AJ


                        Yeah I see the barn door. It might have been sarcasm in the first post, but the second post was not sarcasm, that's called instigating!! Stop trying to back pedal, go look at what you wrote.

                        On the bench Knoxville, TN:

                        1/48 Monogram F-4 Phantom "Black Bunny"  I wanted to relive the past....Never again

                        On the Bench Manchester, TN:

                        1/48 Revell F-18E 

                         

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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:02 AM
                        Man, It's numb nuts like you that come in here off-topic and stir a pot thats already burning, and******people like me off. It's people like this that is my gripe. Come in here to cause trouble. Man SHUT-UP if you don't want to contribute, or in this case gripe about the hobby. I am very glad you're glad in this hobby, I am too. That would have been a more acceptable answer. And, I thought it was pretty light-hearted too


                        Oh one more.....people who cant see a barn door at 2 feet.....ever heard of
                        sarcasm ???

                        Oh hum :)

                        AJ
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:52 AM
                        Ali

                        I started this thread because I had something to say and I thought it might be a topic that others would like to contribute to. Judging by the contributions, people have gripes of their own but they are all lighthearted and realistic.

                        Anyway maybe we can gauge on where our hobby might improve. Price comes up a lot....so it's an issue to those modellers...simple.


                        Anyway I have another gripe...the lids on Aztec paint cups are hard to get off!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:38 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Bgrigg

                        I've been to Vegas twice. Both for trade shows. The first trip I wasted $65 on slots over a 5 day period (high roller, eh?). The last trip I didn't bet at all. Not even nickel slots! Vegas wouldn't last a weekend if everybody was like me!

                        Bgrigg-heres a tip when your a t the slots-they rig the slots to hardly ever win on max bet-you hve a better chance on not placing max bet.I heard this from tv,the guy who makes the machines for casinos said you will hardly ever win good money on max bet.
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                        willuride
                        • Member since
                          May 2015
                        Posted by willuride on Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:33 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Ali1kj

                        Nope. I'm serious about it, Constant moaning about model companies ripping us off ,,,blah blah blah....spoils the hobby for me at times and shows a lack of understanding of the cost of things these days.....thats all

                        So yep I know I dont have to post, hey I dont have to read it, but I answered the question and I said what I thought :)

                        AJ


                        Man, It's "keep it civil" like you that come in here off-topic and stir a pot thats already burning, and******people like me off. It's people like this that is my gripe. Come in here to cause trouble. Man SHUT-UP if you don't want to contribute, or in this case gripe about the hobby. I am very glad you're glad in this hobby, I am too. That would have been a more acceptable answer. And, I thought it was pretty light-hearted too.

                        On the bench Knoxville, TN:

                        1/48 Monogram F-4 Phantom "Black Bunny"  I wanted to relive the past....Never again

                        On the Bench Manchester, TN:

                        1/48 Revell F-18E 

                         

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                        Foster7155
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:38 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by GlenB

                        Modelling Gripes...What's Your's?


                        None, Nada, Zip, Zilch...no gripes whatsoever. I chose this hobby, so if I had any gripes, they would be my own fault - no one else's.

                        Off to the hobby room...

                        Robert Foster

                        Pensacola Modeleers

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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:04 PM
                        Nope. I'm serious about it, Constant moaning about model companies ripping us off ,,,blah blah blah....spoils the hobby for me at times and shows a lack of understanding of the cost of things these days.....thats all

                        So yep I know I dont have to post, hey I dont have to read it, but I answered the question and I said what I thought :)

                        AJ
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:51 PM
                        Hey Ali- if you don't like this thread you are under no responsibility to respond to it-I thought it was rather light-hearted and fun.
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                        Ali1kj
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        Posted by Ali1kj on Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:43 PM
                        My only gripe about modeling

                        threads like this.....good lord ! some of those comments are just "girpes" from cheepskates....come on guys you know the value of things and the the world need to make a living....geeeeeeze ! I'm off to the Pub :)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 4:37 AM
                        I am in total agreement about the lack of time to do it. 80 hours a week at work (not including off-duty appointments) and not a single dollar's worth of overtime will take it out of you. Poor with no time off, at least I can't spend what I don't have! Big Smile [:D]

                        I've spent a few hundred dollars getting back into the hobby, but it's nothing compared to what I could be spending on my vehicles. Wink [;)]
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:38 PM
                        As for prices of models I agree with most of you. Dollar for dollar this hobby still provides a big bang for the buck. Not that I like the fact that some kits are soaring over the $100 (Canadian) mark. I don't have a big budget for my hobbies but there are a lot of other choices out there and I can choose how much I spend.

                        My biggest pet peeve about my hobby is not being able to find enough time to spend with it.

                        Dave

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