peteski

Yup!

Which brand CA debonder did you use? I ask because in my experience those also attack the kit's plastic. CA is acrylic (plastic) which makes sense that if some chemical dissolves or softens acrylic, it will do the same to polystyrene.

Government making AI always play nice. Considering the state of today's governments all over the world, this thought is even more laughable than the one I responded to earlier. Keep on dreaming Bill. I don't disagree that AI is and will be helpful in many ways, I also have no doubts that it is a big trouble. Even if AI is helpful to humanity, it will also cause the human race's future generations to become dumber and dumber (and we are , as you frequently bemoan, already more half way there). AI will do all the thinking so the organic units (people) will not have to think. That's no optimal.

Living in another country and not having any reference to your local prison buses scheme or the old Stagecoach scheme, I can't really offer my opinion. The minimalist all-dark-blue scheme with colored ads plastered on it looks to me like any modern commuter vehicle.

What a great outlook for the world's future! I'll say "keep on dreaming Bill". To me there is too much greed and evil in this world, that AI will only be as nice as what it learns about the humanity. Plus AI needs lots of computing power and energy to exist, which will be controlled by greedy humans for the foreseeable future (at least for my lifetime). As I see it, your Pollyanna views about AI are pure fantasy.

Hmm, wouldn't that also delete them from your older posts/threads? If someone finds you older thread, without photos it will not be very useful. Especially if it is some sort of reference or build thread.

Yes, Microscale Liquid Decal Film. It brushes on very thin - I put 3-4 coats to make sure the decal stays together.

The big question is: does Google pay the forum for just displaying the ads, or does one actually have to click on the ad for it to bring money (like it used to be in a distant past of the Internet)? I guess the ads are not all that bad, except for the ones that masquerade as a link to a post, say "click here to continue", take over the entire browser window or mess up the forum's formatting on the screen. Then they really suck! There have been plenty of examples of those super annoying ads. I would also be for some sort of ability of selling and buying (although I would be happy if that was only available for individual members selling off their excess models or few 3D printed parts). Why? because to me eBay is no longer a valid option for this flea market or garage sale type of selling. I'm not looking for someone to set up a fully blown online shop. Of course with a disclaimer that MCM forum is not responsible for any problems arising from the trades.

Yes, as mentioned, anything substance that dissolves CA will also damage the paint.

You might be referring to me. What you mentioned above is perfectly acceptable, but some members insist to literally take and post walk-around photos in what seems like 10 degree increment, resulting in a flood of not very different photos. Then the photos they post are huge size to boot. As for not having anything in under glass sections, is not laughable. Some modelers just don't do that, or have their models featured elsewhere. Some of my "under glass" models are featured in http://classicplastic.org/pete-w.html

I find it interesting that this thread resurfaced after being dormant for 3 years. Who knows, chemical formulations of many of the products discussed here (including the one which started this thread) could have changed over those 3 years. It seems that as the time goes by, things we use get reformulated faster and faster.

That sounds like a very easy process (if someone actually bothers to do that).

And to contribute something topical, I did a quick search of the forum using Google, and here are some ideas: There were others too - I just picked these few to show. The thing is that with a forum which has been around for a long time there is a 100% chance that most basic questions have already been answered (several times), and the answers can easily be found by doing a search. It is not that difficult.

Well, participating in this forum for 11 years and my brain retaining some previous contents I read gives me bit of an advantage over a new member. But I still say that the descriptions of each section of the forum (if one actually reads them) should give any new or old member a pretty good idea what would be the optimal section to post their new thread, but don't worry Donny, even many seasoned members start new threads in a wrong sections.

To me the main page ( https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/ ) offers a pretty good guidance as to which forum section (this forum actually calls those sections "forums" while the entire forum is called "site"). Looking at those description of the verious sections your question seems to be the best fit for the General section (and moderators moved it there). Your question was not specific to some model, building techinque, or modeling supplies - it was about displaying/storing models. General section seems perfect fit for it since the guidance shows "For general model car hobby or 1:1 automotive related topics ONLY. Both trucks and cars are appropriate topics." Your question is not model specific, but it is related to model car hobby in general (you use display cases to house your models). If you look through the topics in the General section you will find several older threads about display cases and model storage. An alternative would be the Q&A section (Specific modeling question? Wondering how to? Need help? Looking for answers? Ask here), but the General selection seems a better fit. The Off-Topic section would not be a good fit since your question is related to the model car hobby. If you had a question about plumbing, or wanted to talk about some movie, that would be good fit for the Off-Topic section. This all seems pretty clear to me. My speculation is that the flight sim forum does not need as many sections as we have here since it is about a specific software product and the related accessories.

The problem here is that any solvent which dissolves CA will also attach/dissolve the paint. Mechanical method (like sanding/polishing) seem like the only option.

That section of the forum (as it'is explained in its name and description which I quoted) is strictly for discussions just about the Model Cars Magazine. Your post asking about display/storage of models is not really related to the discussions about the magazine. Since you are still fairly new here I simply tried to show that the subject you posted about did not fit that specific forum section and proposed which section is more appropriate. No harm done Donny.

Welcome back under new personality James. This has happen to several members fairly recently but for some reason you all chose to create a new account (which I believe the admins frown upon) instead of contacting those admins about the original account to figure out what the problem is or reset your password. Often the problem is that someone no longer has access their old email account linked to their profile so password resets will not work. Personally I would go out of may way to get back to my old user name so my post and photos history is still tied to me. I would contact someone like @Xingu @stitchdup @iamsuperdan or even @Dave Ambrose to see if they can assist in resolving the problem. That's just me . . .

LOL. You of all the people who consonantly ridicule AI, are now using it for reference? Please! You don't have to explain computer principles to me - my education was electronics and computer technology, and worked in the field for decades. A single flip-flop (and there are many different types of flip-flops like SR, D, JK) cannot be a computer. A simple SR flip-flop can be constructed using a pair of transistors and few resistors. Look up a definition of a computer to understand why a single flip-flop cannot be considered a computer. If anything, it can be considered as a type of very basic storage cell. If you were just yanking my chain then you succeeded (at list this time).

You mean like the beach footwear mentioned in Jimmy Buffett's song? I know you're funnin', but single flip-flop cannot be a computer.

Even if they were somehow saved, those old decals also have yellowed clear film which will not look very good when applied to the model. I agree that having a new decal made is likely the best option. Try to save as much of the original decal as possible as it will likely be used to produce the artwork for the new decals.

Few members seem to enjoy posting "walk-around" photos of their model taken 360 degrees around it, a photo taken what seems like 10 degrees increments. Is that really necessary? Granted, there are very few members who do this, but I don't find it informative. Limiting number of photos per post seems like an excellent idea . . . but OTOH, some build threads have posts with lots in-progress photos which I find informative. I guess the person posting large photo essay could just split it into multiple posts, so I'm not sure that such a limit would be useful or helpful. What I think would be more useful is limit the resolution (file size) if the photos uploaded to the forum. Some modelers upload huge size photos. It isn't really needed for viewing, even on large size monitors, and totally wasted on tiny smart phone screens on which many view the forum. Having file size limit (or auto-resize on upload) would drastically slow down the storage space gobbling on the forums server. I originally offered this suggestion but I was told that the MCM editors sometimes use those photos in the printed magazine. I thought that was not a very good reason for those high-res photos in the forum posts (since the editor could just request the original size photos from the author of the post). I also recall a fairly recent plea from the admins to limit the uploaded photo sizes due to the forum's storage space quickly filling up, but then nothing else was mentioned about it. The problem is that nowadays most digital cameras (DSLR and other cameras, and all the portable devices) have huge image sensors (12 Megapixels and much higher) and most modelers don't bother to resize (resample) them into lower res images. That's why auto-resizing during upload would be very beneficial. I resize the photos I upload to around 1200 pixels (or less) across. That results in most of my uploaded photo size of 300kB or less. Since I messed around with computers for decades I learned to be thrifty with computer storage. My first computer had 1kB of RAM and 360kB floppy drive for storage!

Donny, you posted this thread in Model Cars Magazine News and Discussions section. This is for news and discussion about the magazine. We will be posting news and announcements, and you are welcome to ask questions. As always, please be respectful. I'll notify the admins/moderators to move it to a more appropriate section. Probably Q & A or General discussion.

The size of the build plate and depth is important but so is the printer's resolution. The finer it is, the less of sanding/filling you will have to do. Some more current printers print items almost as smooth as injection molded plastic. What good is a printer which can print large items but they look like they are made of Legos? Yes I'm exaggerating slightly, but I'm making a point.

I really don't have a clue what sidcharles' post had to do with anything discussed here.