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Dave Ambrose

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  1. Sorry to hear that. Please keep us posted.
  2. Try clearing your browser cache, and if that doesn't work, clear the cookies for this site. I think the forum will lock you out if you have too many wrong passwords, so waiting 15 minutes might work too.
  3. Well shoot. That didn't go the way it was supposed to. Some things are taking a LOT longer than they used to. Overall, this is a good thing because there's more content here, but I need a longer maintenance window. Will schedule another one for later this week. Thanks for being patient.
  4. We just got notification of a security patch that needs to be applied right away. I will be taking the board offline tonight at 9 PM Pacific. We'll be offline for 2 hours or so. Longer if things don't go well. This bug would let a robot stuff your email box with spam. I think we want this ASAP. Have fun, build models, and post pictures. Thanks, Dave Ambrose
  5. We've had multiple Coronavirus topics spring up. Many of them are turning political. As you should all know by now, political discussions are prohibited. There are better places to discuss those topics, they don't have anything to do with model cars, and they get contentious with no real resolution even possible. At this point, we are prohibiting any further discussion of the Coronavirus epidemic and locking any topics relating to them. However, please do post about event cancellations that relate to the model car community. Likewise, I'm leaving open topics that relate to the effects. Please do not turn them political. Any discussion about whether this epidemic should be considered serious, or about the government's response will be deemed political. At the very least, your post will be hidden, and you may garner yourself further sanctions if you persist. I appreciate everyone's cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact me, or one of the other moderators.
  6. We've had multiple Coronavirus topics spring up. Many of them are turning political. As you should all know by now, political discussions are prohibited. There are better places to discuss those topics, they don't have anything to do with model cars, and they get contentious with no real resolution even possible. At this point, we are prohibiting any further discussion of the Coronavirus epidemic and locking any topics relating to them. However, please do post about event cancellations that relate to the model car community. Likewise, I'm leaving open topics that relate to the effects. Please do not turn them political. Any discussion about whether this epidemic should be considered serious, or about the government's response will be deemed political. At the very least, your post will be hidden, and you may garner yourself further sanctions if you persist. I appreciate everyone's cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact me, or one of the other moderators.
  7. No, it isn't, but modelers who build taxis are braver than the rest of us.
  8. That would be taxidermy. ?
  9. Another Peet's drinker! Been drinking Peet's coffee since college. It was served by Mr. Peet himself. My wife said all the Peet's at the local grocery store was sold out. There was plenty of other coffee. We seem to be a dedicated lot. I just wonder why the liquor department looks largely untouched.
  10. I didn't actually do any model building today, but I did move my new work table into position. This is an adjustable height "workbench" from Home Depot. Got one for my wife for Christmas, and she loves it. Decided to do the same for myself.
  11. Our taxonomy isn't perfect. If it's larger, post it in Big Boys. Smaller can go into the Cars' Under Glass section.
  12. I remember that from a while back. I'm not sure what happened to it. It's probably associated with the theme (appearance package) that we used on the previous version. Unfortunately, they didn't port it to the new version. I'm about to install a new theme, and that might bring it back, but no guarantees. As for ignore topic, that isn't part of the standard board, and I don't see any add-ons for the current version. It's a good idea though.
  13. Hello again. I've merged this thread with another from General. Please leave the discussion here. I'll caution the newcomers against political discussions. There are other places to do that, and it's neither productive nor welcome here.
  14. Post them in the Cars’ Under Glass section.
  15. We’re postponing the San Diego Model Expo until October. We’ll publish a new date as soon as we can.
  16. Folks, please keep the politics out of this discussion. I had to prune it a bit. The salient points have been touched upon. My wife was at the grocery store today. It took an hour to get checked out. The store manager was directing traffic, and people were bagging their own groceries. Everyone was nice to one another. Maybe it's because we all live around here, and have at least seen each other before, but clearly not everyone is overreacting. On a more model related front, we cancelled our meeting for Tuesday. I will miss seeing my friends, but we are sadly in the high risk group. We need to be extra cautious. We're also likely to see the same thing with car shows. Be safe, be sensible, and listen to the scientist.
  17. Not at the moment. I need to assemble the Cass as it was originally designed and take a few pictures. There's a lot to be said for a good refractor.
  18. We've accumulated a few scopes over the years. Our main scope is an 8-inch, f/20 Cassegrain that my wife and I built a long time ago. We also have a 5 inch refractor that we can swap in place of the Cass. To top things off, there is a 4 inch refractor on an old Super-Polaris mount. That is a very nice scope we use for moon or planetary.
  19. I've come to the conclusion that buying model kits and building them are two different hobbies. I'm much better at the former than the latter. My other hobbies are astronomy and scuba diving. Diving, in particular, is pretty spendy, even after buying your gear. Relatively speaking, model cars are pretty reasonable, especially now that I have this stash of kits. Even if I were buying new kits, it would still be pretty cheap with one build costing less than a local boat dive. Don't even get me started with fly fishing. (my wife's hobby)
  20. I fixed it early this morning. Some server settings weren't what they needed to be.
  21. I think I have the problem fixed. Let me know if you encounter difficulties.
  22. We're getting errors when you try to upload pictures. Text seems to be working fine. I'll fix this as soon as I can. In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves. Thanks, Dave
  23. Thank you for the good news. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
  24. To my knowledge, the surgeries haven't happened yet. I don't know if they've been scheduled yet. I'll update people here as soon as I hear anything significant.
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