I have always wanted one... got a pretty decent one for Christmas. Looking at how basic the lower shell is I wonder what trouble the "club" had with their maulers.
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| Author: | danielb [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Equalizer |
I have always wanted one... got a pretty decent one for Christmas. Looking at how basic the lower shell is I wonder what trouble the "club" had with their maulers.
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| Author: | DarkJedi [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eaqualizer |
danielb wrote: Looking at how basic the lower shell is I wonder what trouble the "club" had with their maulers. They didn't have Quality Control Cat on the job... |
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| Author: | Jay [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eaqualizer |
Wasn't the problem that there was some unfixable issue with the tools? |
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| Author: | Mysterious Stranger [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eaqualizer |
I believe the tooling for the wheels was damaged beyond repair and would have cost too much to replace. |
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| Author: | danielb [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
see i recall that too, but now i wonder was it the working wheels for the mauler that were the problem? If so why not use the non working treads of the equalizer. |
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| Author: | Mysterious Stranger [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
The non-working Equalizer treads are probably part of a completely different tooling set and not available at the time the Club was making the Maulers. |
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| Author: | roguetiger [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
I was thinking it had to do with the turret itself...... |
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| Author: | MarkM [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
I thought it was the wheels, too. I remember something about the bogey wheels being cracked or something. |
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| Author: | roguetiger [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
It was the wheels which the Club was going to cover the price on the remake but the turret mold was broke and would cost too much to remake... http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-t ... auler.html |
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| Author: | Mysterious Stranger [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
I knew there was more to it than just the bogey wheels but I couldn't recall exactly what it was. |
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| Author: | Jay [ Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
Well, maybe the Equalizer mold was lost in its entirety? |
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| Author: | Gaigaan-Dnok [ Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
Forget the club, that is a great Equalizer. I always liked it too, but haven't ever gotten one. Loved seeing it taken out of the box and finally assembled all these years later. Fantastic! |
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| Author: | danielb [ Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
yeah it was a lot of fun. brought back some great memories. Though I will say I was worried about breaking parts of it t times. That is too bad about the turret, anyone know how many parts are in that sucker? |
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| Author: | MJTanner [ Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
Really one of my favorite vehicles now and I only discovered it as an adult. I customized one to look like the Chinese Type 95 anti-air vehicles in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. |
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| Author: | GITrekker [ Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Equalizer |
I've always liked the Equalizer. It was like a more bad@$$ version of the Mauler, with all that additional stuff on the turret. and that certainly fit the motif for a team led by Sgt. Slaughter! Congrats on getting such a cool tank, danielb! It's a shame the Club was unable to produce the Mauler, but it's a sad fact that molds go missing or get damaged over the years, especially when there's no apparent prospect of future use. And I've even heard of some instances of intentional -- well, call it sabotage. Although I've never been directly involved with the Club insofar as getting parts and molds rounded up for use in a Convention offering or whatever, some of the stories I've heard over the years indirectly have made me very glad that I HAVEN'T been involved. |
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