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Zmodels - 3/6/2002 9:40:31 PM   
Pete S-RCU



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Status: offline 		Has anyone done business with an Italian company called Zmodels?
I was looking at their web site 'www.zmodel.it' and it looks like they have some nice kits for a good price if I am converting Euros to $US correctly.
The Europeans seem to use comas in places we would use a period.
For instance 307,50 in Euro would equal either $268 dollars or $26,800. I know it's not the 26k but where does the coma go.
I just converted the 307 part.
They would also use 5,5 volts, and I would assume this is
5.5 volts
Strange, I thought decimal points would be the same all over.
Anyone know about this?

Pete Stapleton
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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 1:51:47 AM   
garrett_mcdonal


 

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Status: offline 		Hi Pete,

I have been wondering the same thing about ZModels. I really, really like the look of the Fiat G-91. and was going to post something to see if anyone has dealt with them and, if so, what the kits are like.

Also, does anyone know if someone makes a Fouga Magister turbine kit? I'm a sucker for V-tails.

Garrett

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Re: Zmodels - 3/7/2002 2:29:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Pete

It's quite common in Europe to use periods in place of commas and vice versa. In the case of your 307,50 EUR converts to US$259.13.

We in North America are the ones that have it reversed.

Ed


[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pete S
Has anyone done business with an Italian company called Zmodels?
I was looking at their web site 'www.zmodel.it' and it looks like they have some nice kits for a good price if I am converting Euros to $US correctly.
The Europeans seem to use comas in places we would use a period.
For instance 307,50 in Euro would equal either $268 dollars or $26,800. I know it's not the 26k but where does the coma go.
I just converted the 307 part.
They would also use 5,5 volts, and I would assume this is
5.5 volts
Strange, I thought decimal points would be the same all over.
Anyone know about this?

Pete Stapleton [/QUOTE]

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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 2:34:59 AM   
Pete S-RCU



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Status: offline 		Thanks Ed, it's still confusing to me.
Have you ever heard of or done business with Zmodels?

They seem to have some nice stuff.

Pete

How would they write: $1,000,555.55?
Comas make it easier to read without changing the value of the number?
Just wondering.

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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 8:40:09 AM   
cairoman



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Status: offline 		It's easy for you Pete because that's the way you learnt. We see it differently. Here it is: £1.000.555,55. hehehe.

Chris

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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 6:11:24 PM   
Pete S-RCU



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Status: offline 		Thanks Chris,

I have one other question, I have trouble converting lbs(my keyboard doesn't have the pound sign).
If I go to a currency converter it's very confusing which countries pound sign to use, for instance I don't see the english pound in some of these converters. Or I can't find the currency of the country I'm interested in.

I'm sure this is because I don't understand all the currencies used etc.

Maybe I'll learn over time.

Pete

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Pounds to Green Backs - 3/7/2002 7:40:47 PM   
rcav8tr


 

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Just look for Pound Sterling on the converters. Symbol is an L with two tilds through it.

BTW,

If you buy your stuf through me, all you'll see is US$.

Ed

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Currency Converter - 3/7/2002 10:30:27 PM   
Vampire



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Status: offline 		Go to 'Expedia.com' and search for 'Currency Converter'.

Pluged in 307.50 European Euro and got 276.40 USD on the nose.

Kerry J. Sterner (Vampire)
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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 11:15:47 PM   
cairoman



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Status: offline 		I use XE.com's Personal Currency Assistant.

Go to [url]www.xe.com[/url] and save the PCA on your screen, so that you can use it all the time.

How come it's only us Simjet boys posting on this thread?

Chris

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SimJet Boys - 3/7/2002 11:19:33 PM   
rcav8tr


 

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Don't know, may be our knowledge quotient is too high!

Ed

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Zmodels - 3/7/2002 11:42:44 PM   
cairoman



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Chris

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Zmodels - 3/8/2002 10:11:00 PM   
Pete S-RCU



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Pete Stapleton
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Zmodels - 8/31/2002 3:33:43 PM   
marcdm


 

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Status: offline 		Hello my friends on the other end of the world,
This summer I have been on holiday in Italy, and i'am also jet fan i went to z-model in Treviso to see the Fiat G91.
The people overthere only speak french and italian but the daughter speaks englisch so no problema! The price of the kit is 555Euro=about 500 dollars(american)delivery time 2days to assemble the kit and about two weeks for the shipping. The fus is full fiberglass also the rib they are laminated with carbon.
Very nice plane i'am going the buy it after i have flew my super reaper.I will try to attach a of the picture of the very first fuselage he make of the Fiat
Greetings Marc de Mol

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Re: Zmodels - 8/31/2002 7:51:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pete S
For instance 307,50 in Euro would equal either $268 dollars or $26,800. I know it's not the 26k but where does the coma go.
[/QUOTE]

yes, Europeans ( Germans, French, Italians, not sure for British, though ) have the number notations reversed to the US habits. That is 10.000,00 in Europe is wrote 10,000.00 in the US. The comma is ALWAYS the decimal separator, and the dot, when use, is thousands seperator. ( and that is true for ALL kind of numbers, not only money )

Bernard.

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Re: Re: Zmodels - 8/31/2002 9:05:59 PM   
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yes, Europeans ( Germans, French, Italians, not sure for British, though ) have the number notations reversed to the US habits. That is 10.000,00 in Europe is wrote 10,000.00 in the US. The comma is ALWAYS the decimal separator, and the dot, when use, is thousands seperator. ( and that is true for ALL kind of numbers, not only money )

Bernard. [/QUOTE]

Come to Canada and be confused. We use both.

French Canadians use the European style, English Canadians use the U.S./British style.

...jim

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Zmodels - 8/31/2002 10:32:22 PM   
Pete S-RCU



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Status: offline 		I was taught that the Dewey Decimal system was a universal system. Could be used and understood worldwide.

I was also taught mathematics was the universal language, the same everywhere.

I guess it's true, with some minor variations thrown in.

Live and learn.

Funny this thread is active again, I started it in March?

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