Review: Al Wong Peacekeeper Prowler

[StevenRogers84]

Nice alienation of a new member what harm did he do that deserved such a hijacking of his thread? Kind of a dick move.

...says the guy who has a modified harrier pilot from one of the ANH studio scale X-wings as his avatar.....

or am I not supposed to notice that either

I know that, and I couldn't give a whiff about Star Wars...

I'm not looking to rain on anyone's parade, but I also don't want to see the content that I come here for pushed back to page 8 because a bunch of new folks decided to pop in and start posting reviews all over the place either.

And let's be super honest here, if my listing of the innacuracies of this particular rendering of the Prowler are a bad thing, then I'll happily take the hit. But I think it's exactly the kind of stuff that makes this particular modeling community stand above most of the others.

The fact of the matter is, I read the review, I looked at the pictures, and then I posted about it. I didn't just arbitrarily jump on Kthis particular thread for no reason

 

[Gewaldr]

okay, first things first... it seems like you're spamming the General Modeling forum by posting 5 reviews in 3 minutes. Secondly, is there a reason you can't post the actual photos in the threads? And thirdly, if you don't know the subject matter, how can you really write a decent review

Your comments to the subject matter of the review, were not an issue with me.

The quoted statement form you, and Almost EVERYONE else who replied, were uncalled for though.

Thank you by the by Steve Rodgers. Most appreciated.

As far as standing above the rest, Steve said it best.. Calling someone a Spammer when they did not. Is a rather dick thing to do.
Now, I have removed this review, and the other three concerning Al's kits .. I left the figure review, since Apparently no one has a problem with a kit that doesn't have Al's name on it.
That being said. Lets let this thread Die.
I'm sick of the ****ing back and forth flaming, and it has become painfully obvious to me, that No matter what, Everyone who has chimed in here in a negative light on me and my Opinions of the beginning discussion, will continue to think of me as some poor misguided fool who said something in a place where he had no business speaking.

Good night .
George

 

[tgreco]

well Steve, I guess you missed the first day when the General Model Forum was

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all by a member that had never posted before, and some of us thought the forum was being spammed (which btw George, does actually happen...)

and the kit inaccuracies which were on topic

nobody asked him or even implied that he should remove the review.

so I guess the next time the forum looks like it's getting spammed... screw it.

Thanks for clearing that up Steve. I've got a bridge I have to go sit under now....

 

[-... . .- --..]

Actually the troll in this case is the guy who, without any introduction, spammed this forum with "reviews" that no one here asked him to perform, no one here obviously cared about judging by the complete lack of response, and that were seemingly nothing more than cut-n-paste shill jobs that he nearly simultneously posted to a number of other forums that many of us here frequent as well.

And then he had the temerity to get all drama-queeny and self-righteous when a few regulars here objected to the manner and matter of his socially inept intrusions, insulting this community and its denizens in the process.

So yeah, here I am, still feeding the troll. Time to take my own advice...

 

[TZY]

So.. after reading all this dren
Where can I find a review of this kit with pics..
Its sparked my interest..
T

 

[Gewaldr]

TZY Check out SSM, or R.I. same thread title for the reviews.

To the rest of you, who seemingly feel that you all deserve some form of Demi god like status.
Have fun with your lovely ****ing circle jerk here.
I can see why R.I. was formed now. I will be over there.
Robert, my friend.. Please feel free to tell me when these chaps here kindly remove their heads from their asses, and i could possibly enjoy this forum and not have to listen to the driveling **** talk.

Mods, delete this ****ing thread. Please. Ban me for all i care, i wont be back any time soon.

Thanks
George.

 

[tgreco]

hey George, before you go off in a huff, maybe it hasn't occured to you, but those other forums have a specific review sections

the vast majority of threads here are research and build threads
... just a thought

and I'm sorry but you're glowing review of a really innaccurate kit, especially one that costs $85, just needed a rebuttal

TZY let me do you a favor. If you want to build a Prowler,see if you can find the Howling Wolf kit. (the kit was called a Growler btw) It's bigger and much more accurate, and made with good resin. Kip's work is top notch. When I bought mine, I think I paid just over $100 for it. It's not currently in production, but you do see them pop up from time to time.

 

[Robiwon]

Well, holy crap! A guy comes here and posts some reviews and gets flamed beyond belief because he only has a few post and no one knows him. I know him and George is a great guy, does excellent scratch building. I also say that if anyone here has a resin Star Wars, Star Trek kit or conversion kit you may just have George's work in your hands.

I am really dissapointed in more than a few of you here for the way flamming has gone on and frankly I am a little embarressed to call myself a member here right now. Instead of of someone seeing these threads and saying "hey dude, who are you? can we see some builds or go introduce yourself first" Instead we get people complaining that some other thread might get dropped down a few posts or go to the next page. Really? Are we really that anal here toward new members or members with few post counts, or those we don't know?

George, I am sorry for what has happened here, I really am. In my opinion this is a new low for the forum.

 

[StevenRogers84]

His treatment that he has received for no reason is a bunch of bullcrap. Repost your reviews man. You worked on them and spent time doing them show them off who cares what a couple of angry clowns say.

 

[StevenRogers84]

Hey do us a favor yeah? Sit under that bridge for awhile and learn some respect for your fellow man. You ask who is he and I ask you are YOU? What gives you the privilege to attack and belittle someone? You should apologize for your actions.

well Steve, I guess you missed the first day when the General Model Forum was

Review:... posted at 03:33 PM
Review:... posted at 03:33 PM
Review:... posted at 03:34 PM
Review:... posted at 03:35 PM
Review:... posted at 03:35 PM

all by a member that had never posted before, and some of us thought the forum was being spammed (which btw George, does actually happen...)

and the kit inaccuracies which were on topic

nobody asked him or even implied that he should remove the review.

so I guess the next time the forum looks like it's getting spammed... screw it.

Thanks for clearing that up Steve. I've got a bridge I have to go sit under now....

 

[qcfoundry]

George,
a few things to consider...

- you gave a critique of a kit. you provided critical feedback of someone's work. in a way, that's what you're getting back. it's obvious that some here may not respect Wong's work -- and they may voice that. I don't think you need to get in a big huff if someone disagrees with you here. looking at this statistically, this is one of the larger forums, so you have a higher likelihood that you'll bump into that person who will challenge your review. he has an opinion of your review, just as you had an opinion of the kit. *** for tat.

-also statistically, lol, you had 2 or 3 ppl in a forum of almost 37,936 members. that is 0.008%. TINY!!!!. yet you're about to leave the rest of the 37,933 members (and likely lose the opportunity to learn alot). that's just f'n nutty imo.

-lastly, and this is more subjective, i'm not sure you considered your audience. english 101 class - recognize your reader. depending on who's going to read your paper (be it your daughter, a stranger on the street, or the president), you need to curtail your language towards THEM. it seems you posted in different forums, and each has its own members (yet it was the same exact reviews). this particular forum, from what i've experienced -- typically, is the equivalent to the IPMS "rivit-counters" for science fiction. many many members here have researched countless resources, traveled 1000's of miles, and spent absurd amounts of money on a donor kit (THAT MAY NOT EVEN BE THE RIGHT ONE!). these people are F'N SERIOUS about accuracy. i don't think you respected that facet of this forums members for some of the reviews you posted --- hence you got feedback.

its only your call if you leave. but i personally think it's a knee-jerk reaction because a few people disagreed with you. it would be your loss.

 

[tgreco]

Hey do us a favor yeah? Sit under that bridge for awhile and learn some respect for your fellow man. You ask who is he and I ask you are YOU? What gives you the privilege to attack and belittle someone? You should apologize for your actions.

Who am I?

A six year member of the site, that doesn't hang out in the OT section, and doesn't post just to say something.

You want my respect, you earn it
You want me to respect your opinion, you demonstrate that your opinion is informed.

I haven't been rude. I haven't called anyone any names. I haven't referred to this community as a "circle-jerk" Unlike George.

If he can't deal with the notion that maybe he should introduce himself first, before posting reviews that nobody asked for, then oh well...

And if he doesn't like that some people may see these reviews as shilling or spamming of the forum, then perhaps he should have familiarized himself with the forum first.

and not to put too fine a point on it...
this is the kit that George says
" And I have to say it’s a very good representation from the subject "
and
"Details are all where they should be, and what they should be. All in all it is a very good kit. "

Well Steve, I may not be the guy with "HONESTY" in his signature, but lets just take a look at the kit in question.....
I've prepared this little graphic to help:

"I can truly think of nothing really negative to say about this kit."
~ George


There's more wrong with it, than right.

So if George wants to stand by reviews like these....that's on him.

And if he's a maker of conversion kits, then he should appreciate the ammount of time and money that some of us spend on accurizing models.

I've been direct with George, and blunt. But I've also been honest. And if you read anything I've posted above as an attack, then I can assure you, you've never seen me in attack mode.

If he thinks this is about anything other than the accuracy of the model, then he's wrong.

 

[crackerjazz]

Hey George - I read your review - just wasn't interested in the subject but at least I had an idea of what to expect. That's how I cross out my options and arrive at the best, instead of buying a kit and regretting it - I have a closet-ful of unbuilt blindly-bought models, after not having any reviews about them to read or see any kit scans of - just high expectations borne from my vivid imagination. Welcome to the forum (too late for that I guess).

 

[Ray22]

If it ain't right, it's Wong™!

All joking aside, he provides kits for an established fan base, and I have nothing bad to say overall about the models or the people that buy them (to each their own), but personally speaking, I strive for accuracy and sharp in-scale details.

Lol! Jason you know that was Wong I mean Wrong, I 'm not going to bash the man's work, it can't be that bad he's been doing it for years.