Lee
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Post by Lee on Nov 11, 2003 5:42:21 GMT 1
This message board is for you to reply uncut, uncensored, in your own words to what has been saidl!! Here is YOUR chance to express your thoughts, your feelings, your wants, your likes, and your dislikes. Nothing is being sold here and there aren't any sponsors. So go ahead and make a statement or ask a question. The only dumb question is the one that was not asked.
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Post by Eric on Nov 12, 2003 0:14:30 GMT 1
Lee is right... one of the reasons we opened this messageboard was to give our visitors a chance to talk to us ! Apart from that, the current editorial on 87thScale.info is meant to open up a discussion on the future of 87thScale.info and 87th scale modelling in general. Nothing much has happened sofar, but here is your chance.... all you need to do is grab it !
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Post by Alan on Nov 12, 2003 21:24:24 GMT 1
Well, I will have a say. 1:87th scale is truly a worldwide thing. However, here in the UK, we have had to put up with 1:76th scale. This was mainly due to the railway modellers working with a discrepancy for many years. The general attitude was that 1:87 was seen as too small from a railway point of view, and 1:76 stuck. There has been a recent debate in the modelling press here between followers of both scales, with the 1:76 brigade shouting the loudest. "We won't change!" they say, but then no-one was forcing them to! In my mind, it's typical of everything else in the UK, full of compromises, and people are too set in their ways to change anything! Fortunately, there are a hardcore of British 1:87/HO modellers, and some of the manufacturers such as Rietze and Herpa have recognised this. I believe that I am the only British contributer to this forum, but I am sure there will be more given time and I hope that the manufacturers in the big list that have produced British vehicles in 1:87th scale would in future make them more available here. Ithankyou!
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Post by Alan on Nov 12, 2003 21:41:43 GMT 1
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, go to british-ho.com and click under Road Vehicles and have a look at what there is already!
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Post by Lee on Nov 13, 2003 2:27:48 GMT 1
How did I miss that MG. Now I have something else to search for. Thanks
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Post by Christian on Nov 14, 2003 0:24:56 GMT 1
Lee, your editorial is a very well thought out essay, for the lack of a better word. I agree with everything you say, except for the "dues paying membership" - that just doesn't sit right with me. Forming a group of people to help each other distribute and produce models, to get some advice and encouraging words etc. has always been a goal of mine, and despite that what the reality of small series manufacturing may have once been (i. e. an isolated business) I think we have come pretty far now. In the light of that I will gladly continue to help steer 87thscale into the most interesting direction(s) for the reading audience.
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Post by Lee on Nov 14, 2003 1:29:17 GMT 1
The thought that I had as far as "dues" was helping to defray any out of pocket costs that the four of you may be paying to have this website on line for the rest of us. ;D Also, is there anything that you want to do or dream about doing concerning the website, but are unable to do because of lack of funds? If the website is hosted for nothing and nobody has any plans or dreams that would cost money, then of coarse dues would not be needed.
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Post by Eric on Nov 15, 2003 15:26:25 GMT 1
A membership is something that could be considered if we are to provide items with limited access ('members only') but I really do not see which items would qualify for that at the moment. (although the specific 'search' possibilities, if realized, asked for in other posts would justify a 'members only' approch) The site is not hosted for nothing at the moment, but that was a choice I made because I can't stand the annoying pop-ups at free hosting providers myself . We could add the possibility for voluntary donations ofcourse, any opinions on that ?
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Post by Lee on Nov 16, 2003 5:38:15 GMT 1
1.) As the present message board is set up, guests can not make a comment. You have to become a junior member and receive a pass word before you are allowed to speak. There is no charge nor any hastle to become a junior member. This I do not have a problem with. 2.) Ah Ha! ;D I suspected someone was footing a bill somewhere because there is no free lunch. So where do I "donate" to the cause! There is a "make a donation" at the bottem of the page, but I have suspected all along that it has nothing to do with this website, or am I wrong? 3) We don't have a smiley showing money!
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Post by skunk on Nov 17, 2003 23:26:27 GMT 1
to Alan the brit H0 fan:
do you convert to RHD? That is both a challenge and a pleasure, i think. I saw a Escort in RHD made by Rietze. Besides the japanese, does anybody else do RHD cars?
and thank your lucky stars you are not attempting to build a Latin American diorama...
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Post by Eric on Nov 18, 2003 0:48:15 GMT 1
Lee, 1) registering before you are able to post is a thing we had to do because it helps in keeping certain messages off the board. We'd like to keep things friendly and suitable for minors around here ;D 2) Yup, I am footing the bill at the moment. I'll drop you a seperate message about donating possibilities The button on the bottom of these pages is something different indeed, if you were to use it and spend some money it would temporarily remove the ads from the board. 3) Now what would you need that for.... Eric
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Post by Alan on Nov 18, 2003 10:46:29 GMT 1
to Alan the brit H0 fan: do you convert to RHD? That is both a challenge and a pleasure, i think. I saw a Escort in RHD made by Rietze. Besides the japanese, does anybody else do RHD cars? and thank your lucky stars you are not attempting to build a Latin American diorama... Firstly, welcome to the forum, skunk. I don't convert to right hand drive at the moment, but if there is a RHD vehicle then I'll get it. When it comes to my container vehicles I have started to make some half-cab terminal tractors with the cabs on the right side. So, what goes into a Latin American diorama then? I have thought about making a Portuguese one as I have been to the Algarve in Portugal on a number of occasions.
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Post by skunk on Nov 19, 2003 17:39:24 GMT 1
Latin America is tough, because many had their own national car inndustries, and completely disallowed importing cars. Luckily, most of their cars are based on european models, but they always look different enough to pose a serious challenge. There are also a lot of Fiats and Peugeots, just like in Portugal.
Writing this gave me an idea for a Cuban diorama, with fifties Americana and a bunch of old junky Russian cars... that'd be nice.
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Post by Alan on Nov 19, 2003 21:56:54 GMT 1
I remember watching a show on TV about motoring in Cuba and was shown an old MG A fitted with a Lada engine. Oh dear!
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Post by Lee on Nov 20, 2003 5:13:19 GMT 1
In response to Alan. Yes the 1/76 scale can make things sticky, but there are some companies in England making some great kits. I just try to ignore the "slight" difference in size.
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