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Post by modlad on Jul 20, 2012 19:53:26 GMT
Hi there mister claw, thank you for your comments. Couple of points though. Not ever modeler uses vac-form and if i was having a laugh i would not have done PROPER RESEARCH ON PRICE BEFORE LISTING. If I may draw your attention to current Merlin models FB5 Gunbus currently at £7 on eBay an rising. Also, any modeler worth his (mustn't be sexist) or her salt could easily turn a bunch of asterix's (?) into a work of art. I thank you
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Post by peebeep on Jul 20, 2012 20:35:59 GMT
There's quite a few mugs buying off ebay, I'm sure you'll get lucky.
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Post by modlad on Jul 21, 2012 5:16:52 GMT
Yup I'm one of them. Wee clarification though, I'm not the one selling the Gunbus.
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Post by Derek773 on Jul 21, 2012 11:06:37 GMT
Nowt wrong with eBay as long as you do some research!
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Post by modlad on Jul 21, 2012 18:51:39 GMT
Derek 773 BRAVO!!!!!!!!! I agree. We mugs must stick together!!!!!! The reason i came to all on forum first was outta respect for fellow (fellowesses? ??) modelers who may like a crack at this model before fighting on Ebay for it. Mind you I may get more or as you eloquently put it nowt but I know where my loyalties lie!!!!
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Post by Derek773 on Jul 22, 2012 10:40:04 GMT
I have quite a few bits I've bought off of eBay and the prices have been very reasonable and the models exactly as advertised. I would go as far as recommending it!
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Jul 25, 2012 22:30:22 GMT
Hi there mister claw, thank you for your comments. Couple of points though. Not ever modeler uses vac-form and if i was having a laugh i would not have done PROPER RESEARCH ON PRICE BEFORE LISTING. If I may draw your attention to current Merlin models FB5 Gunbus currently at £7 on eBay an rising. Also, any modeler worth his (mustn't be sexist) or her salt could easily turn a bunch of asterix's (?) into a work of art. I thank you Point taken but… The Merlin Swift looks nothing like the expected result. I've built it in the past so have first hand experience, I ended up with the FR5 by cross kitting it with the vacuform (bought started and missing bits as a parts mule for the purpose) kit to achieve a reasonable standard. From my notes on the subject I would observe that the Merlin fuselage halves were of different lengths and section. The wing was of the incorrect platform and the majority of the detailed parts were direct copies of the ancient Swift 1 kit from the dawn of plastic kits. I don't disagree that it has some either collector or sentimental value but as a model kit of a Swift it has none. As to the guarded or not implication about modellers worth their salt that my friend is not an argument you want to start. As to the GunBus that kit is an entirely different proposition to the Swift. For a start it actually looks like the subject matter when built. Guess what I built that one when it came out too. Now stick it on Ebay and provide a link to the sale let us see what it really fetches. THC
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Post by modlad on Jul 26, 2012 20:49:55 GMT
To bring an end to this discussion as i'm sure peeps out there would like their wanted page back, I meant no disrespect to any modeler with 'worth their salt' comment. Suggesting otherwise is rude. However not being one to back down without a fight your on with the Ebay suggestion. Watch this space!!!!!!!
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Aug 16, 2012 15:08:02 GMT
Still watching...
THC
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