Hello from a Newbie

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Post by pickelhaube » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:26 pm

Welcome Jim,

You really need thick skin sometimes to be on this forum.

I look forward to an insiders view in our beloved XD world.

In the past we had some other repesentatives from other manf. companies post here but some members pi$$ed them off and they left.

Take things with a grain of salt and hang around. :wink:
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Post by C130IM » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:48 pm

Welcome aboard!

Any news on modern armor? Love to see some modern Russian armor; T-72/80, BTR-60/80, BMP-1, etc.

Haven't got the F-14 yet; looking forward to the F-15 though!!

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Post by King O' Fools » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:19 am

thatf14guy wrote:jim what can you tell us about jsi's next cat, and what of those pics of that awesome looking iriaf tomcat, who did that-you, if so man it looks simply amazing!
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You forgot to include the disclaimer: "Any resemblance to actual production models — intended or otherwise — is purely coincidental." :wink:

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Post by vmf214 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:50 am

heiss66 wrote:Welcome Jim from Merit.
Your comments should add just the amount of humor needed to brighten an otherwise dull day. You can start by telling us a story, you know the one about the spotted cat. World tour? Reminds me of an Obama stimulous package. The worst product release in the history of 1:18 aircraft, yet out of the failures several small cottage industries have sprang up from this disaster. Just think, if your next release is worse than the last our whole economy may recover.

This should be really interesting.
Eh, no worse than the CIA Huey, claiming the Zero would be a non-seller, 2 Starfighters that look almost identical, a gazillion 190D's that hogged wm shelves for months on end that req'd a contest to get them bought up, :P Yes most of us know who you are bucking for. :twisted:

Welcome aboard Jim, try not to get ran off too soon. You'll notice not too many in the biz post here much, if at all. But obviously some hide behind a pseudonym. Most of us here understand you didn't personally, nor your company, paint the spots on the toms so hang in there. Hey, you guys are still in business too huh. :D

I really can't see one company publicly bashing another being very productive, for anyone. :roll:

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Post by aferguson » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:48 am

Welcome to the forums, Jim. Any input you can give us will be appreciated.

I'd like to apologize for the post by heiss66. The situation is being dealt with.
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Post by thatf14guy » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:44 am

heiss66 wrote:Welcome Jim from Merit.
Your comments should add just the amount of humor needed to brighten an otherwise dull day. You can start by telling us a story, you know the one about the spotted cat. World tour? Reminds me of an Obama stimulous package. The worst product release in the history of 1:18 aircraft, yet out of the failures several small cottage industries have sprang up from this disaster. Just think, if your next release is worse than the last our whole economy may recover.

This should be really interesting.
dude not nice man, he's not jsi. not cool. :roll:

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Post by CW4USARMY » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:37 am

Welcome aboard Jim! Glad to have you here! :D

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Post by digger » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:30 am

Who knew those CIA Hueys and 190s would be going for $200... :roll:

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Post by vmf214 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:39 am

Yeah but what old XD isn't bringing alot more nowadays. Kiinda like a VW Thing, back in the day you had to pay someone to take one off your hands, now they're like gold.

As far as the Iranian Tomcat, love foreign use aircraft and will most definitely get one.

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Post by digger » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:09 am

Oddly I see plenty of old XD going cheap - S1 figs, playsets, Corsairs, Stukas..

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Post by fightin » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:28 am

Hey Jim,
welcome aboard! It's nice to know another guy that sits directly at the source!

I'm looking forward to your posts.

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Post by gouchy » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:46 am

Hello there Jim!

Glad to have you aboard, I hope that we members of this forum here and Merit can develop a lasting and mutual friendship, for the sake of and continued growth of this hobby

As with all friendships and when so many personalities involved within the group, there will be good posts, bad posts and posts in jest.

Do stick around :wink:

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Post by GI546 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:38 pm

happy posting!

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Post by Jesse James » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:56 pm

Welcome aboard Jim... hope you've got some WOrld War 2 news up your sleeves.
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Post by ostketten » Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:10 pm

Jim@Merit wrote:My name is Jim. While I am from Merit, I share the very same hobby as you all and love military history and models of all scale. While I will remain mostly as an observer, I will occasionally enter my input to help clear any mist and mystery about our company and the companies we represent. Of course, we will continue to try best to service the hobby and to help bring out what hobbyist like.
Welcome aboard Jim. I would be curious to know if Merit has any plans in the future to produce any new or additonal aircraft in 1/24 scale. I'm a big fan of the Merit P-51 and would love to see a P-47 Thunderbolt, or just about any other WWII fighter in this scale someday. 8)
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Post by DropTank » Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:51 pm

Jim@Merit wrote: I share the very same hobby as you all and love military history and models of all scale.
Thats what its all about Jim. Welcome aboard and glad to have you here.
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Post by tkjaer21 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:49 pm

Welcome!!!

It is nice to have another representative around here.

Also, does the refuelling probe actually deploy like in the photo?

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Post by 456THBG » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:29 pm

I'm definitely on the "Welcome Jim" team, and look forward to having another industry "insider" to help keep us up on new develpments in the 1/18 scale!
Guess you detected some hard feelings with your initial post, but hopefully those will abate with time, and we members can benefit from your input.
Please, hang in there with us!

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Post by deankleines » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:15 am

Hello Jim! Welcome aboard and thank you so much for whatever role you had in bringing me my new cat for christmas!!!! I sold my 8" reflector telescope so I could have this!!!!

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I am one happy camper!!! Spots are gone! Gear is reworked and now I have taken apart the nose so I can super detail the cockpit.

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Congratulations on a great product!!! Apart from a few obvious issues, which all of us seem to have in life, the engineering in this bird is incredible!!!! Best wishes to you! Dean

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Post by digger » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:18 am

dean,
love the first photo - real joy in front of XMas tree. You could be six yo.

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Post by deankleines » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:14 am

I am!!!! :D

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Post by Jim@Merit » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:25 pm

Hi Dean, very impressive work.
I still have not figure out how to disassemble the nose section,...
Great Job!
I must say, there are many great modelers and engineers among this group of collectors.

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Post by Jim@Merit » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:30 pm

456THBG wrote:I'm definitely on the "Welcome Jim" team, and look forward to having another industry "insider" to help keep us up on new develpments in the 1/18 scale!
Guess you detected some hard feelings with your initial post, but hopefully those will abate with time, and we members can benefit from your input.
Please, hang in there with us!


Thank you for the warm welcome, support and understanding from you and fellow hobbyist.

Again, I am here to enjoy the hobby, observe and take care of things when necessary.

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:20 am

deankleines wrote:I am!!!! :D
thks dean nice to match face with u r work.. i just boght a set of airbrush so see whats up.. i try to keep some of the spot
whats up doc....

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Re: Hello from a Newbie

Post by customizer135 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:14 pm

I have embarked on a jorney
2 build a btr 90!!!!
1:18 scale of course 8) :blueangel:
1:18 RULES

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