Clunkmeister

Haha. Yes, ain’t that the truth. I’ve had to “fire a customer” at my business a time or two as well. Sometimes the complaining and never ending BS warranty trail isn’t worth the trouble.

Outstanding result, John! Truly outstanding.

That’s what matters, he’ll be made to pay. The community is a small one, and word gets around. I truly hope I was just the last straw of a long week of tough times, but I’ve vended many times before, and if you wish to sell stuff, you often end up letting stuff go at a ridiculously low price, especially at the end of the show if you don’t want to haul it home. I’ve had one reseller in particular, (anyone who sells at the Nats knows who I mean), who always comes around at the start of the show insisting I take $300.00 for a 10K table and then acts all indignant when told no, but he’s legendary...... But issues like this reseller are why I mostly buy used from Greg. I know him, he’s local, he’s honest, I know he’s gonna make money as it’s his business, but he treats me fair, he treats me with respect, and he doesn’t ever screw me over. In other words, I trust him. With that kind of relationship, price ain’t a big deal, but if he was set up at a show, I'd do the same to him on Saturday at noon and he knows it. But he also knows I’m no dickhead nor am I a scammer, and if I want it, I’ll buy it. And if I’m too low, he’ll say so and all’s well. But don’t slap new tags on and be a douche. That’s bush league garbage. I tried to talk to this bug a couple times as he was tearing down, just to mend a fence, but he shot me dagger looks every time, so someone had obviously pissed in his Cornflakes that morning. Because he was a short little bald headed turd, I so wanted to call him out as Napoleon, but keeping my lips sealed took a bunch more self control and didn’t spoil the Nats for others. The guy was so tightly wound that one poke would have popped him like a balloon The Tupolev I’ll get from Greg. I regret the Brabazon. I’ve never seen another.

I’d almost find more justice in having him spend $$$$ getting to the Nats next year but taking a massive loss because nobody bought from him. I don’t mind the personal insults, after all, I am what I am, but when he demeaned an entire portion of society? His customer base? No sir, heist me for good there. Plus openly changing the ticket price on boxes because I had the audacity to dare try and negotiate price on used goods, well, that was too much for this cowboy

He was right on the other side of the wall from Aires if I recall right. He had a lot of Amodel and other Eastern EuropeN stuff that he probably got by buying collections. Not a modeller by the way he degraded the lot of us.

Yes it is. A massive model.

Ooooh, I go away for a few days and miss the good stuff. Nice save, Carl! Awesome job!!

Yes they are. 100%

Yes, there was an Eastern European guy who was really decent, but he asked me to wait for Joe to return when I wanted to negotiate on both kits. I wanted the Tupolev, but the Brabazon was a decent price and right up my alley. I had never met or interacted with the guy once before in my life, and i can see why he has employees to deal with the public. Mark, thanks for that, and I’d love to hear his side of the story. If he’s feeling ground down after selling used products for a week at the modeling equivalent of a flea market, he’s in the wrong business. I’m sure he buys collections as cheap as he possibly can, and we’re all entitled to negotiate on used product.

It is what it is. He lost more than my money. He lost other sales, but most of all, he lost the respect of everyone who heard him. In other news I was able to pick up three overtree E-1 sets from Eduard for my 1930s conversions. And as everyone knows, E-1s are getting expensive and hard to find.

Many want to go and say they’ll go to Area 51 but don’t, because their Mothers won’t drive them.

I found one vendor, Joe’s Models, impossible to deal with. At about 1000 Saturday I went over and asked what he’d take on an Amodel Brabazon and Tupolev 114. He actually told me to wait, grabbed new tags and remarked them 30 dollars more each saying it was a mistake and we can negotiate from there. I guess my look of disbelief said it all as he suddenly went off on me and then everyone there. He literally hollered “get out of my booth you fat f0ck” and then then when everyone shopping looked up shocked he said “and -0all the rest of you cheap focking modelers to. I hate you focking modelers.” It was funny if it wasn’t so sad, because the Brabazon was an excellent price.

Good deal! I bought the 1/200 Pontos detail Up set for my Hood and will get the corrected turrets from Shapeways. I’d like to do her on one of her 1930s South Pacific show the flag cruises.

Vegas ain’t for everyone no doubt. But there’s lots to do there

No thanks needed, Carl. That’s why I’m here. But with the 2021 Nats in Vegas, maybe some of our British, European, and Down Under bunch can join us all? Vegas is a place everyone should experience once in a lifetime.

Announced 3122 registered entered models for judging

Also 2022 Nats in Omaha, Nv

Come one, come all!

Uuuuuh boy reread what I wrote and yes, I see what you mean. But I think it’s the sport edition yet I get told it’s just a sub compact.

None received, my friend.

I pulled my model out already as it was “display only”, I was told it was OK to do so.

No kidding. That’s too bad and it truly sucks!

Ryan, meeting you was one of the highlights of my week. I just wish we had more time for all to visit.

Well, the RF-84 is coming....

So Crazypoet printed us up some logos, and we’re GTG. I’ll get mine mounted and framed. Hehehe