AS seen at HobbyEasy, eta the first week of December, and costing less than $15US, contains air con unit, stool, seat, a "Turkish" pipe, and an AK with scope.
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Meng to do "Middle Eastern Street set"
knewton
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 09:31 AM UTC
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 12:25 PM UTC
Do you have a photo/drawing of it by any chance...?
Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 01:35 PM UTC
The air conditioning unit is useful
Hisham
Hisham
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 01:39 PM UTC
Thanks, Hisham. Meng could've came up with a better name for this than "Middle Eastern Street Set"...Just my 2 Cents...
The_musings_of_NBNoG
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 01:51 PM UTC
Wow...
Hisham...its not even posted on their web page.
great work...
I too would like to see the details of their air conditioner.
Hisham...its not even posted on their web page.
great work...
I too would like to see the details of their air conditioner.
Bricksy1969
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 02:46 PM UTC
Shames there isn't a Satellite dish 
Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 02:55 PM UTC
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Shames there isn't a Satellite dish
I agree.. that would have been much more useful than a chair or a water pipe... In most Arab countries, I don't think you can find a roof that doesn't have a bunch of dishes.. especially in poorer, more densely populated areas.
Hisham
Bricksy1969
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 03:00 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextShames there isn't a Satellite dish
I agree.. that would have been much more useful than a chair or a water pipe... In most Arab countries, I don't think you can find a roof that doesn't have a bunch of dishes.. especially in poorer, more densely populated areas.
Hisham
An the ones that are available are to expensive!
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 05:43 PM UTC
MAIM (Modern Armies in Miniatures) has released a satellite dish set (5 x) and an air conditioner set (5 x) :
https://www.modernarmies-in-miniatures.de/maim-diorama-zubehoer/?sPage=1&sPerPage=120
H.P.
https://www.modernarmies-in-miniatures.de/maim-diorama-zubehoer/?sPage=1&sPerPage=120
H.P.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 05:58 PM UTC
There are a bunch of options for 3D printed satellite dishes as well. 3D In Scale at Shapways has some, plus a bunch of other great items.
Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 06:10 PM UTC
I've seen the ones by MAIM, but when I asked them, they said they only ship to Egypt by private courier.. so shipping would be extremely expensive for me.
As for smaller companies that usually only use PayPal, I can't buy from them. After years of not having PayPal in Egypt, they finally set up a system where I can link a PayPal account to my Mastercard, and I actually used it a few times.. then something happened, which neither I nor PayPal nor the issuing bank here can figure out.. but long story short.. I'm back to not being able to use PayPal
That's why I'm happy when a company like MENG does accessories like these, because it's easy, and not expensive, for me to buy them
Hisham
As for smaller companies that usually only use PayPal, I can't buy from them. After years of not having PayPal in Egypt, they finally set up a system where I can link a PayPal account to my Mastercard, and I actually used it a few times.. then something happened, which neither I nor PayPal nor the issuing bank here can figure out.. but long story short.. I'm back to not being able to use PayPal
That's why I'm happy when a company like MENG does accessories like these, because it's easy, and not expensive, for me to buy them
Hisham
Bricksy1969
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 06:14 PM UTC
Quoted Text
There are a bunch of options for 3D printed satellite dishes as well. 3D In Scale at Shapways has some, plus a bunch of other great items.
Maybe its just me but £19 seems steep
rfbaer
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 07:06 PM UTC
I toured Israel about 20 years ago and saw satellite dishes on tents.
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 07:25 PM UTC
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I toured Israel about 20 years ago and saw satellite dishes on tents.
Correct, it's a quite common sight on Bedouin tents in the northern part of the Negev desert.
rfbaer
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 07:36 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextI toured Israel about 20 years ago and saw satellite dishes on tents.
Correct, it's a quite common sight on Bedouin tents in the northern part of the Negev desert.
We were on our way to the Dead Sea, and it was a Bedouin tent, and they were selling camel rides to tourists on the ugliest, meanest camel I had ever seen. I didn't get within ten feet of the thing. The tents were about 25 yds from the highway, and there were two large tents, a couple of dishes and a Subaru.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 07:57 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextThere are a bunch of options for 3D printed satellite dishes as well. 3D In Scale at Shapways has some, plus a bunch of other great items.
Maybe its just me but £19 seems steep
I guess it depends on your budget and how badly you want them. To some, that is reasonable, others not so much. To each their own.
ironelf
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 08:35 PM UTC
I would like to say I am happy to see this, but there's nothing Middle Eastern about the chairs and table and we can get weapons everywhere. So really, all this is that's Middle Eastern is the air conditioning unit and pipe. Does that qualify as a hooka?
For a true Middle Eastern set I would love to see:
- the very particular cement blocks used in Middle Eastern construction (many styles that are quite different from North American cement blocks)
- a satellite dish
- one of those large plastic red water tanks you see on top of just about every building in Syria
- a rolling steel curtain for a store front
- ISIS, FSA, Red Crescent decals
- fire rescue helmets
- propane tanks
- different versions of hookas with the flexible hoses
- ac unit (check)
I've amassed thousands of photos on Syria so if Meng really wants to do a Middle Eastern set that's useful I'd be happy to share them
Cheers!
Chris
For a true Middle Eastern set I would love to see:
- the very particular cement blocks used in Middle Eastern construction (many styles that are quite different from North American cement blocks)
- a satellite dish
- one of those large plastic red water tanks you see on top of just about every building in Syria
- a rolling steel curtain for a store front
- ISIS, FSA, Red Crescent decals
- fire rescue helmets
- propane tanks
- different versions of hookas with the flexible hoses
- ac unit (check)
I've amassed thousands of photos on Syria so if Meng really wants to do a Middle Eastern set that's useful I'd be happy to share them
Cheers!
Chris
Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 08:47 PM UTC
To tell you the truth, the Hookas you see at coffee shops usually have the flexible hose.. while the one in the pic is usually found in homes.. and usually for hashish
Hisham
Hisham
Removed by original poster on 10/26/16 - 17:33:04 (GMT).
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 10:30 PM UTC
I saw once a SLA T-55 (Tiran...?) crew somewhere in Southern Lebanon smoking a shisha next to their tank while they were waiting for the engine to warm up...
Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 10:46 PM UTC
The different Arabic names for the water pipe depending on the country, or area, you're in..
Shisha
Argeela
Nargeela
Gozah - here in Egypt for ones used for hash and stuff like that
Hisham
Shisha
Argeela
Nargeela
Gozah - here in Egypt for ones used for hash and stuff like that
Hisham
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 01:23 AM UTC
Apparently you can use that for a random Middle Eastern combat scene as well...
erichvon
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 02:47 AM UTC
Just looked at the 3D in Scale site. For those sorts of prices I'd want a real sattelite dish! MAIM's prices are more realistic but 3D's seem extortionate for what you're actually getting.
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 03:12 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Just looked at the 3D in Scale site. For those sorts of prices I'd want a real sattelite dish! MAIM's prices are more realistic but 3D's seem extortionate for what you're actually getting.
Welcome to the 3D printing business. You'll notice the amnounts Shapeways charges for their services is utterly ridiculous.
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