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Meng: “Cartoonized” USS Lexington CV-2
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Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2017 - 10:05 PM UTC


Meng models of China has announced the upcoming release of a “cartoonized” USS Lexington CV-2.rnrn

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Biggles2
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Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017 - 07:50 PM UTC
Good thing they have full hull option. They'll make dandy bathtub boats!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 04:26 AM UTC
Seriously? Who would this appeal to? a 5 year old maybe. What a waste of plastic.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 05:03 AM UTC

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Seriously? Who would this appeal to? a 5 year old maybe. What a waste of plastic.


A waste of plastic? 5 year old? Of course it's geared to 5 year olds. Where do new modelers come from? Do they just pop out of the ground able to build multimedia kits containing hundreds of parts? No, they usually start young, with simple kits of subjects that may seem childish to us. Who do you think snap together kits are are geared for? People who may want to start modeling and are intimidated by it so something simple and fun can lead them to explore and advance in the hobby. So don't be an elitist.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 03:39 PM UTC

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A waste of plastic? 5 year old? Of course it's geared to 5 year olds. Where do new modelers come from? Do they just pop out of the ground able to build multimedia kits containing hundreds of parts? No, they usually start young, with simple kits of subjects that may seem childish to us. Who do you think snap together kits are are geared for? People who may want to start modeling and are intimidated by it so something simple and fun can lead them to explore and advance in the hobby. So don't be an elitist.


Quote 100%....and we have also to remember the majority of the world population think "Seriously? Who would this appeal to? a 5 year old maybe. What a waste of plastic" about our hobby!...
Tojo72
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 05:20 PM UTC

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Seriously? Who would this appeal to? a 5 year old maybe. What a waste of plastic.


Sure,it's good to get 5 year Olds involved,that's hown young folks can get started.
Scarred
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 07:50 PM UTC

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A waste of plastic? 5 year old? Of course it's geared to 5 year olds. Where do new modelers come from? Do they just pop out of the ground able to build multimedia kits containing hundreds of parts? No, they usually start young, with simple kits of subjects that may seem childish to us. Who do you think snap together kits are are geared for? People who may want to start modeling and are intimidated by it so something simple and fun can lead them to explore and advance in the hobby. So don't be an elitist.


Quote 100%....and we have also to remember the majority of the world population think "Seriously? Who would this appeal to? a 5 year old maybe. What a waste of plastic" about our hobby!...


sinistervampire319
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2017 - 02:16 AM UTC
Well that's an ignorant comment. Egg plane much? These are called deformed kits in Japan. Big with the Anime and Mecha. Nice to see it carried over to ships.
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2017 - 04:36 PM UTC
Buy a meng Chinese eggtank 3 days a go in Melbourne for my 6 year old son...I just hope the bloody ciclone Debbie leave me a home were I can build the kit!....we see tomorrow what happens ....is so f@$#% close
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Posted: Monday, March 27, 2017 - 04:53 AM UTC
I consider myself to be a serious modeler and I have to tell you I love the Fujimi cute, deformed, egg ships, or whatever you want to call them. Wood decks and photo etch aren't geared towards 5 year olds. They are geared towards people like me and I'm 60. This segment of our hobby is exploding into all aspects of the hobby. From my perspective, it's just fun.
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