I am pretty sure Marce has given up her business of making custom figures but today I received a no doubt bogus email from "Marce Urbanski" that she had been visiting the Ukraine and lost her wallet and can I help her out. She only needs $2,250.00.
Just curious if anyone else has gotten one of these?
I do miss the fact that she had to close down in any event.
Pete
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Hi Pete. yes, she shut down several years ago much to my chagrin as I was a steady customer of hers. I had her "create" models of every one of my family members and then "create" updated/new ones every year for kids and every 2 years for adults after that.
Oh, to answer your question: no, I haven't been approached.
- walt
Walt,
What a GREAT idea!
Tom B
I am pretty sure Marce has given up her business of making custom figures but today I received a no doubt bogus email from "Marce Urbanski" that she had been visiting the Ukraine and lost her wallet and can I help her out. She only needs $2,250.00.
Just curious if anyone else has gotten one of these?
I do miss the fact that she had to close down in any event.
Pete
Hey Pete,
I too got the same email as you from "Marce Urbanski." At first I thought she was related to a friend of my wife named Debby Urbanski, but after reading the email all the way I figured she was a scam artist.
Lee Fritz
Lee, I am sure it was not from Marce. Marce is a peach. This is from someone who broke into her email account.
Pete
Lee, I am sure it was not from Marce. Marce is a peach. This is from someone who broke into her email account.
Pete
Sorry to hear that somebody hacked her email account. Marce sounds like a nice person so I will take your word Norton.
Lee Fritz
This is a scam that's been around for a while!( and don't answer any funeral parlor e-mails is you don't know the parlor or who died!)
I am pretty sure Marce has given up her business of making custom figures but today I received a no doubt bogus email from "Marce Urbanski" that she had been visiting the Ukraine and lost her wallet and can I help her out. She only needs $2,250.00.
Just curious if anyone else has gotten one of these?
I do miss the fact that she had to close down in any event.
Pete
I had her "create" models of every one of my family members and then "create" updated/new ones every year for kids and every 2 years for adults after that.
Walt
Those figures really look good.
So, now I am really curious. How did she create the figures? From scratch, or modify existing figures? What material did she work with?
Bob
Not only do these idiots ask for cash, but if you open their E.-Mail, they're sophisticated enough, that they'll steal your computer info. and infect your computer, electronically!
Ralph
I had her "create" models of every one of my family members and then "create" updated/new ones every year for kids and every 2 years for adults after that.
Walt
Those figures really look good.
So, now I am really curious. How did she create the figures? From scratch, or modify existing figures? What material did she work with?
Bob
Bob,
Some figures are used as they come off the shelf but custom painted so that the clothes are recognizable. Marce told me the most important feature to match is the face so she starts with face and body size.
I also know that she has hacked up several figures just to make one.
They are all plastic figures.
Boy I miss her business!!! And yes, she was a 'peach' as stated above.
- walt
Here are 2 good examples of how she matches the clothing on the model figures to pictures that I send to her.
The first one is my son, his wife, and 2 kids. I laid the figures on the picture that I sent to Marce and then took this picture.
The second is my brother, his wife, and 2 daughters. Again, I laid the figures on the picture that I sent to her to show how well she matches things.
- walt
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