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Thunderbird Club

#35,601
Christine said:
That's like asking Rembrandt if he likes colouring in! :roflmao:
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Well if I already knew wouldn't have asked, but I rolled the dice and assessed the risk of asking with genuine interest versus getting lip and sarcasm...and...as always...I never get let down...let them fly folks...I wear big boy pants ;-)
 
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bass40hz said:
Well if I already knew wouldn't have asked, but I rolled the dice and assessed the risk of asking with genuine interest versus getting lip and sarcasm...and...as always...I never get let down...let them fly folks...I wear big boy pants ;-)
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Lip and sarcasm? Get a sense of humour for Gods sake and have a look a few posts up at Marks work
 
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bass40hz said:
@TBird1958 ...trains? You build them...like model railroads?
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A lot more modelling and less layout construction than I should be doing.......but, yeah, if you think I'm nuts for Thunderbirds, the trains are a lifetime hobby.
My modeling focus is the mid '70s in central Utah, so everything I do fits that premise.

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Anywho...I was going to share that I just went through my grandfathers train collection, he built kits as well as already built ones...its from the early 70s and I know nothing of the hobby...there is like 150 trains there plus a bunch of accessories...I thought @TBird1958 would appreciate that and maybe offer me some off-line advice ;-)
 
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TBird1958 said:
A lot more modelling and less layout construction than I should be doing.......but, yeah, if you think I'm nuts for Thunderbirds, the trains are a lifetime hobby.
My modeling focus is the mid '70s in central Utah, so everything I do fits that premise.
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Wow, thats some serious love and talent...very impressive ;-)
 
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bass40hz said:
Anywho...I was going to share that I just went through my grandfathers train collection, he built kits as well as already built ones...its from the early 70s and I know nothing of the hobby...there is like 150 trains there plus a bunch of accessories...I thought @TBird1958 would appreciate that and maybe offer me so me off-line advice ;-)
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PM me anytime.............:)
Going for a nap with the cat soon..............
 
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Haji said:
Epiphone's mailing list announced their new stuff on display at Summer NAMM. I gotta work so I can't go, so all I have is the email. It says the Vintage Pro is coming to dealers in October. Nothing in the message about the highly desirable cherreh. White, black, burpst.
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"Burpst"? Is that how ya say "sunburst" after a few beerz?:laugh:
 
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Christine said:
Lip and sarcasm? Get a sense of humour for Gods sake and have a look a few posts up at Marks work
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bass40hz said:
And there it is, you overlooked the sarcasm in my post...see the smiley face at the end...rock on my brother of the bottom end ;-) I'm getting a double on the rocks!
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And therein lies a key difference between 'British' and 'American' humour/sarcasm.

Americans (with the exception of @Dadagoboi) will signal that they are messing, whereas British people believe that if you signal that you're meaning to be funny, you may as well not bother.
 
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JJR58 said:
OCTOBER????!!!!!!
Ugh.
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Jeez... kinda looks like they're pullin' the ol' iPhone routine. Word "magically" gets out about a year before the release of each new model just to get the murmur started, then every once in a while, you'll hear something about a new feature that it will have, followed by a B.S. tentative release date. As the hype grows and the release date nears... they bump it back a little further and a little further. When they finally feel like the hype is near a piranha-like feeding frenzy level, they finally release nowhere near enough of them to meet the demand they've created, which helps keep the frenzy alive.

See, this is where I have an advantage. My Goth is still new to me!:smug:

I have an idea to toss your way, J.
Epiphone ain't droppin' that new 'bird until they're darn good-n-ready, and we have no way of knowing when that'll really be (I'm sure it will be strategically placed somewhere between now & whenever the proposed 2018 Gibson's get released so they can maximize sales of both). The market is flooded with earlier Epi 'birds right now. You could grab one for $200 - $350 (mine was only $225 & I'm planning to grow old & die with it! That's some pretty cheap lovin'). That puts you in 'Birdland now, without a huge investment, and makes the indefinite wait for the new VP much more bearable!:bassist::hyper:

(yes... I'm an enabler)
 
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kat888 said:
And therein lies a key difference between 'British' and 'American' humour/sarcasm.

Americans (with the exception of @Dadagoboi) will signal that they are messing, whereas British people believe that if you signal that you're meaning to be funny, you may as well not bother.
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My wife is English. I have been somewhat trained. Paper trained mostly, but it's a start.
 
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