mike 51 Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said: I've mentioned this before , the folks at Revell are big boys and girls, and probably aren't going to close their doors because of a few critical words on the internet. The opinions that really matter will be the ones who put their money where their mouths are. Yes if they were that fragile, they would have quit years ago!
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) Like I said, guys, some thinking just doesn't rise above the lizard brain. My first meta-joke in assembling all those lame little broadsides at a frank examination of a kit was to demonstrate that they were so desperately repetitive and predictable, there was no point getting at them post by post in discussion threads any more - just have a repository online some place and then point them out by number every time some self-styled defender of kit manufacturer honor resorts to one. Looks like #1 has gotten some play within the last few posts, and classic old #5 is matched in its ridiculousness only by the number of times it gets dredged up. But there's another meta joke that gets bigger by the day. Look at the AGE of that blog I've linked in my signature now. Look how long ago all those sad excuses for arguments were flayed like vivisected frogs. And yet this legion of walking dead rationales shambles to the forefront every time a discussion like this turns in such a direction. There's something other than logic going on here, gents. I'd call it tribalism - but that just doesn't seem fair to the true tribes of the world. Edited September 19, 2018 by Chuck Kourouklis ending tempered some
rickcaps55 Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 Ok people to all that have been crying dry those eyes and go to Modelroundup you can now pre order the 68 chevelle and the new tooled 69 Boss 302 I just did.! happy modeling.!!!
Bob Ellis Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 If Revell wants a kit that is recievd well in Europe and USA, consider a Shelby Europa convertible or fastback http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-0505-14-shelby-europa-mustangs-euro-european-mustang/ Fits a missing model kit
Daddyfink Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Buy or Don't Buy it, simple as that. Next!
RichCostello Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, Daddyfink said: Buy or Don't Buy it, simple as that. Next! BINGO!
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Don't like it, don't read it. THAT's even simpler.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Funny how that works, ain't it, Bob? Either you were entirely unmoved by whatever anemic discussion of potential kit problems there was in this thread, 'cause you're a grown-up about that stuff (and hey, them pics do look good). Or maybe you can recognize some problems but STILL like a kit and buy it. Point is, it's NOT a strictly binary set of alternatives here, no matter how convenient that might be for some folks.
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Daddyfink said: Buy or Don't Buy it, simple as that. Next! I'm buying. Could care less if there's any minor issues with proportions. There usually are. If you don't like it, fix it & possibly offer advice to those who care to follow suit. Or, leave it where you found it. Complaining solves nothing. (unless you're one of the people who complains to the mods about someone elses language) Steve Edited September 21, 2018 by StevenGuthmiller
slusher Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Daddyfink said: Buy or Don't Buy it, simple as that. Next! Totally agree....
Deuces Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 I don't gripe.... I just try to make do with what I have......
Daddyfink Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Chuck Kourouklis said: Don't like it, don't read it. THAT's even simpler. Don't like it, stop posting in the thread and move on. That simple.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Actually, no. Discussing potential kit problems in a thread about the kit is topical. Trying to stifle that discussion runs counter to the very purpose of the forum.
Richard Bartrop Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 IF there are issues, then isn't better to find out before cranking out a run of kits that nobody wants to buy? Personally, nothing is leaping out at me, and it does pass the very important test of looking like a '68 Chevelle. Things like actual alternator brackets are a nice touch. I didn't think it would be a subject I'd be interested in, but I'm definitely warming up to it. 26 minutes ago, Chuck Kourouklis said: Actually, no. Discussing potential kit problems in a thread about the kit is topical. Trying to stifle that discussion runs counter to the very purpose of the forum. They have every right to voice their opinions, and the rest of us are just as free to ignore them.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) YES SIR! The right to express opinions and to ignore them cuts right to the heart of what I'm saying - notice that although I'm pointing out what's wrong with trying to mandate how a discussion goes, I'm not actually trying to tell anyone to stop doing it. I mean y'know, #2 at the blog linked at the signature - for more than five years now. With a pinch of #4 thrown in. But hey, I can humor everybody. Let's pop the hood for a sec on "Buy Or Don't Buy" (but shut up with the "complaining", amIright?) Makes me think of "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T BUY IT" - though I suppose there's a problem "Buy Or Don't Buy" side-steps. You can criticize a kit and still like it - hell, the Salvino's Olds lands waaaaayyy wide of its target and I still like it, I bought one, and I look to the Monte Carlos with eternally springing hope - but what the buy-or-don't-buy guys really seem to be saying is that they'd rather Revell lose sales than have to bear such horrific things as a peccadillo or two pointed out in a thread about a kit. What's to prevent anyone from drawing such a conclusion? And if that's the case, it ain't really about supporting kit manufacturers. Is it? Edited September 20, 2018 by Chuck Kourouklis typo on "Olds"
Daddyfink Posted September 21, 2018 Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Dude, if you like working yourself into a lather, then go for it, but like I said, our wallets will dictate the success or failure of this kit. Simple as that, regardless of what Revell or any other company think or do, and despite good or bad criticism by anyone here. Done with this thread. Edited September 21, 2018 by Daddyfink
dustym Posted September 21, 2018 Posted September 21, 2018 As if i don't need any more models, but I have always liked the 68 over the 69, which I still have built from the early 80's. I will probably buy this one.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 21, 2018 Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Okay, Jesse, you got me. Not sure how we got here when you and I agree so fundamentally on that basic point. In fact, NOBODY has stated any better than you just why it's so ridiculous to get all hung up on kit criticism. Edited September 22, 2018 by Chuck Kourouklis
Belugawrx Posted September 26, 2018 Posted September 26, 2018 OOOohh...I need to find a station wagon rear end for that,..paint it banana yellow,... First family drive to FLA
JohnU Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 Just think it’s funny that the same old crew come out and bicker over the same old thing EVERY time a new or retooled kit comes out!????????! Sometimes it seem it’s as integral to the hobby as building!
SfanGoch Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 The "Chevelle" script on the header is .00000000000018 mm too shallow. Unacceptable.
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