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Nothing has been finalized yet. There are no answers for us to give. This is all still, very much, a work in progress. Dave has split from the magazine to ensure, that if anything happened to the magazine, the forum would survive. The forum needs to generate revenue to continue to survive. Paid tiers are a way to do that. We all know allowing buying and selling will bring out the worse in some people. Putting it behind a paywall will hopefully deter some of scammers. It is a level of protection (I am sure some won't see it that way). We will have all the appropriate disclaimers in place and force folks to acknowledge the T&C and with all that, members will still blame the board and ask the moderators to intervene if something goes wrong. We would not be receiving money from sales. All we would be doing is providing a place for buying and selling to take place. Buying and selling would not be the only benefit of that paid tier (we don't know what else it would include yet, still under discussion). We hope to get appropriate model related companies to purchase ad space (which would probably still show even on the "ad free" tier). We hope to be able to offer members only discounts. We hope to create and sell merch. We need to make sure that if we allow buying and selling in a paid tier, that we do not allow people to cheat the system in the free tier. Nothing is set in stone, except the name and server change. Just know that every change, that is or will be made, is discussed thoroughly and we always try to look at it from all sides. We meet regularly to discuss our path forward. While the forum is the largest part of it, we also want to expand the new website. We want you to WANT to go there first so you can see the new articles, how to videos, model reviews, etc,, What I am saying is that there is a lot going into this. There is no timeline yet. Implementing all the changes may take a year or more. We will make announcements on the board for the big changes (probably 30-60 days in advance). If you come here to see and learn about building models, it will be free.

The real treasure is made by dragging people along for 13 seasons.

It's going to be over $100 mil.

First, it’s amazing how they can be continually rebuilt. Second, it’s amazing the amount of “play” money some people have. i saw a video over the weekend with an entire field of very expensive race cars piled and stacked on top of each other after a crash in a semi blind corner.

I figure more people would look to see what history was made, than if I said "I went to a hockey game last week" Caps and Ovi needed to change their luck, so they put me on the ice after warmups. Caps won 6-1 and Ovi got #900. Not a coincidence. I left all my good mojo out there and it's probably all downhill from here for me. 20251105_191710.mp4

I second this as an alternative to Word. Although slightly different, it is basically an open source version of Word.

You need a model, hobby knife, paint and glue. That is what you need to get in the hobby and the paint is optional. Build the model and see if you enjoyed it (there will be good and bad). If you didn't enjoy it and never want to build another model, you are not out too much money. If you enjoyed it, but didn't like how some things went, figure out how to improve on those items. You will constantly be experimenting with different tools, types of glue, paint and techniques. Find what works for you and what is also comfortable for you. There are a lot of expensive common items out there marketed to the model hobby as the best this or that. Many folks here use common items bought at the dollar store or in the beauty supply aisle at the drug store, same items only cheaper. Try to have fun building and stay positive when something does turn out like you envision it. Then try to figure out how to close the gap between your vision and reality. Rome wasn't built in a day. I have been building models off and on for 50 years. I am still striving to get better, but am also happy with most every model I complete (flaws and all). Everyone has different skill sets, abilities and motivation. There will always be people that will say "What you should have done" or "I would have done" You can learn from that, but you can also just ignore them and go at your own pace. Some people are like me and can really only learn how to do certain new techniques or skills by watching and learning from someone in person. Reading about it and looking at photos and videos doesn't always help. I will offer one warning. This hobby is very opinionated and people are not afraid to tell you their opinions over and over again. Don't let it get to you and don't let it discourage you. Don't be afraid to ask questions. That is one of the main purposes of this forum. Sometimes we forget that here, but there will always be people ready offer advice or lend a helping hand. Welcome to the hobby.

On an old muscle or collector car I would take an ugly (read that as rare) color. Blue is my favorite color and I don't think I have ever owned a blue car. I think blue looks bad on most vehicles (that I can afford). I almost always end up with some sort of maroon (dark red metallic), brown, or white vehicle. It all depends on the vehicle. Some look awesome in one color and horrible in another. What color I like or would choose, would depend on seeing it on the vehicle I want. I never thought I would own an orange vehicle, but when I saw it on a car I wanted, I thought it looked amazing.

I think you got it. Seems like links to YouTube or to forum posts will show a preview. Websites just seem to be a text link. Not sure if that is for compatibility or security.

Everyone complains about cars all looking the same and being an appliance. Something different comes along and we complain about that too.

There may be other words that trigger the error. This is a server security setting not in the board software.

If the color has the words "Sea Foam" in it, it will be ugly.

From our (the board) perspective, those words have apparently been used by hackers and spammers to somehow wreak havoc on the internet. We use a little stronger security than other sites to keep our members and their content safe. It can be inconvenient at times, but the alternative could be considerably worse.

More of a water "passage" than a "pump"

I think you may have taken that comment the wrong way. I read it as, people will get tired of the higher costs and unreliable service and may decide that ordering from overseas is currently not a viable option. The don't jump to conclusions clause is in the appendix. Maybe you haven't gotten that far yet. 😄

.txt is not supported by the software. There are 3 or 4 file types that are supported and are listed when you create your post.

I have heard of this happening to other people and they had to go to COURT to get partially reimbursed. I think the mob runs the EZ-Pass racket.

Yeah, it's expensive to own a hyper car. My old boss has his Mclaren towed from MD to PA and back for a $10k oil change and thinks nothing of it.

I like the junkyard Chrysler. I see all the work that went into the interior and engine bay. IMO it took a lot of skill to pull that off.

I am confused (happens a lot) are you talking rims or tires? Everyone is talking about the raised lettering on the tires, you keep mentioning rims. I have seen good and bad printed parts, tires, bodies, engines. Too many people are trying to make a quick buck and print garbage. 3D printing, for the model industry, isn't where it needs to be just yet (IMO), at least not on a broad scale. However, it does keep getting better and sometimes cheaper.

We have been working on how to reword the descriptions to a lot of the areas. There are a few larger tasks that we have been focusing on, we will get it sorted out eventually.

We discussed combining LSR with Drag Racing, but eventually decided against it. This was partly because drag racing is side by side racing for quickest time and LSR is solo run for top speed. We may tweak things in the future.

Moderation lengths vary and sometimes we have it as random. We currently have it set longer because of the amount of spammers and bots joining the site. This still does not catch them all.

I follow Royalty Auto Service on FB. I think they are in Georgia. They preach diagnose to be sure, before you start replacing. Every year there are fewer and fewer competent mechanics. There are very few that I trust to work on my personal vehicles, especially my old (60's) cars. Manufacturers can program those computers to spit out all kinds of random codes.

If it is coming across as possible spam, it might be as simple as whitelisting the domain name.