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Spectre Hobbies Releases The THING
exer
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Posted: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 11:31 AM UTC
Spectre Hobbies have released The THING; a device for making static grass stand up straight.



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jargonking
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2008 - 09:41 AM UTC
Presumably it works using static electricity....you can get the same effect by rubbing a balloon on your sweater and holding it over the grass.
JuBster
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2008 - 01:06 PM UTC
How lazy do you have to be?

This is a neat tool but come on now, who in their right mind is going to spend that kind of money on something that they can already do without the tool? I have a plastic container with a lid. I put my static grass inside it and shake the devil out of it. I open the lid and sprinkle grass on my diorama and it stands up by itself. What is so difficult about that? Why do I need this tool?

AJLaFleche
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2008 - 01:16 PM UTC
Oh, yeah? Look at this one!

And that's down for the MSRP of $219.99!
milvehfan
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Posted: Monday, July 07, 2008 - 06:48 PM UTC
It will go well with the 1/35th scale WATER and FiRE that someone may try to sell next, LOL, think Ill pass on this and go with rubbing a ballon on my sweater. milvehfan
keenan
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Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 05:21 AM UTC
Everyone knows there are people in this hobby that buy the latest thing just to go to the club meetings and say that bought it. Sort of like the guy at the bar who told me he spent $250 on a pair of Oakley sunglasses. I told him I spent $4.50 on mine at Wal Mart...

Shaun

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