 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion Groups General ModelsRailroadsRocketsRadio Controlled Air ModelsHelicoptersLand ModelsWater ModelsModelGeeks.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004Merlin Models
Just got back to the UK from a business trip to the US in the San Jose area & called in the San Antonio Hobby Shop:- http://www.sahobby.com If there is anyone in the area who would like a laugh, & to purchase a copy of what must be one of the worst models of all time, the shop have a *large* collection of merlin models TSR-2's for sale at $4.95. They also have a number of other Merlin Models stuff including the EE P.1 at $6.95. Just don't say I didn't warn you if you think $4.95 is a bargin.... Still a good shop though. Mark > Just got back to the UK from a business trip to the US in the San Jose > area & called in the San Antonio Hobby Shop:- [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Mark They call them "Merlin" models because you have to be a wizard to build one! Bill Shuey Just like Combat Models Vacs... Combat, company name and accurate description of the building process!!! Hub > > Just got back to the UK from a business trip to the US in the San Jose > > area & called in the San Antonio Hobby Shop:- [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Bill Shuey Combat's not as bad as Merlin. I'll build a Combat kit, but won't ever touch another Merlin! Is that the same Merlin models that were around in the seventies, I believe they were out of Ireland then?  SignatureTed This message has been swept for viruses by Norton AV > Just got back to the UK from a business trip to the US in the San Jose > area & called in the San Antonio Hobby Shop:- [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Mark >Is that the same Merlin models that were around in the seventies, I believe >they were out of Ireland then? The same. They started out as Veeday, morphed into Merlin, Spun off into Valhala, then mercifully passed on. The only good thing about them was they spun off Pegasus, another limited run firm with much better quality. Blue Max is another line from Pegasus containing their 1/48 scale kits. Tom I went to their website, and i couldn't find any Merlin or TSR-2s. They don't seem to have an email- Can anyone help me out here? I would like two or three. This is no joke. Kim M >The same. They started out as Veeday, morphed into Merlin, Spun off into >Valhala, then mercifully passed on. I talked at length to Vagn, the man behind Merlin, at the Nationals in Columbus in '97. He was a fun gent who regaled me with tales of the hillbillies in his town. I'd thought hillbillies were an American deal until I remembered the Kink's tune "Muswell hillbillies." Anyway, he had a bunch of his kits built up on the table and they looked decent. He's still got stuff in his line that nobody else kitted. It's a better starting point than the block of balsa you got back in the forties. Cheers, The Keeper (of too much crap) >>The same. They started out as Veeday, morphed into Merlin, Spun off into >>Valhala, then mercifully passed on. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >The Keeper (of too much crap) ray davies, (kinks guy) tells great stories about the cockney crackers when he was a kid. makes the southern folks here look sophisticated. read hi bio for some chuckles. >ray davies, (kinks guy) tells great stories about the >cockney crackers when he was a kid. makes the southern folks >here look sophisticated. >read hi bio for some chuckles. Okay, what's hi bio? tia The Keeper (of too much crap) |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.