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| Subject: | Re: Thoughts from returning modellers |  |
| Date: | Feb 25, 2005 |
| From: | Philippe | |
the times for modelers are incredible.
when I stopped 20 years ago, still a teenager I might add, there was no internet. so I had to depend on my local dealer. which was great, because they had a huge selection of models. Today, they offer like a third of what they had 20 years ago. kids do not build models anymore, especially tank kits. People I see around the tanks are normally in my age or older!
I can't order most of the stuff in my local hobby shop. well I can, but I'll wait like 3 months or even more for PEs. There are no importers for such things in Switzerland. Even the Dragon catalogue features maybe 1/4 of what I can get over the internet with internet dealers. So the times are incredible. As an avid tank destroyer builder I can get nearly everything. and all the PE's, the barrels, it's just a great time (oh well the money!). With companies like Dragon, Trumpeter, Bronco, AFV a lot is going on. 20 years ago I only bought Tamiya. This has changed a lot!
Very nice topic Paul, but now I feel old!
Philippe |
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 | Thoughts from returning modellers - Paul A. Owen - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Al Derbyshire - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Bob Stodnick - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Peter - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - darin ayers - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Philippe - Feb 25, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Sean Lynch - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Matt Rinke - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Iain Aitken - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - peter johnstone - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . intimidation ? - Freek Langeraap - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: intimidation ? - Iain - Mar 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: intimidation ? - Paul A. Owen - Mar 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: intimidation ? - steve - Mar 2, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Eric Scurlock - Feb 26, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - richard priest - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - richard priest - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - charles.harrison - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Xelu - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Bill Goodrich - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Gene Fong - Feb 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Thoughts from returning modellers - Charlie Murphy - Mar 1, 2005 |
| . . . Not so much a return but an evolution - David Nickels - Mar 1, 2005 |
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