bobthehobbyguy

Sorry to hear about Pat. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the GSL. He was very funny. My condolences to his family and friends.

Nice start.

Thanks for making the addition. At least this way the notices won't get drown out by all the post in off topic. I agree with too many celebrity death posts. In my opinion most of what posts to off topic clutters the board and is not why I come to the board.

Here is the notice about Bruce Owen passing. What stories can you tell about meeting him.

The modelers obituaries are more likely to be seen in general than the off topic. There is 3 times the traffic for general. The off topic is the catchall for everything that isn't car or hobby related. The modelers obituaries should not fall into that category.

Glad to see that there are a few people that get my point.

X2 on the blue

Not true. From the general header General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars) For general model car hobby or 1:1 automotive related topics ONLY. Both trucks and cars are appropriate topics. Which makes this the more appropriate spot for obituaries of modelers.

That is just plain sad. It is something that needs to be pinned. The recent passing of Bruce Owen shows that relegating the modeler obituaries to the off topic is not acceptable. He was one of the premier modelers. He dominated the MPC contests and won a GSL best in show. His passing was barely noticed in the clutter of the off topic lounge. We need to preserve the legacy of the hobby. Doug Whyte has been videoing modelers for future reference. We need to acknowledge their accomplishments. A pinned topic in general will put the accomplishments of those who passed in the spotlight. As said we need to make sure the digital archives are preserved. We aren't getting any younger.

A great idea. We need to preserve the legacy of the hobby of those that contributed so much. Rather than have their passing lost in the noise of the off topic lounge.

I like the forever luminaries for a title.

Hey but all those vapers will have a new hobby down the road. Dr visits from all the illnesses from vaping.

He was last on June 28th. He mentioned he was working on his 1:1 car in one of his posts.

Nicely done. Looks great to me. You're too critical of your own work Ray. Great concept and execution.

Obituaries of modelers who have passed be belong in a place of honor in the general section and not lost in the off topic section. How about a pinned topic listing the obits and have it as a collection point to list the individual threads.

Sad news indeed. I had the pleasure of meeting Bruce at one of the MPC finals in Ohama. I also meet him at the GSL he took best in show. His entry was a tour de force of scratch building. My condolences to his family and friends.

Very cool. Nicely done.

Nice save on the paint.

But the other side of the coin is the consumer whose sole focus is how cheap can I buy it regardless of any other considerations.

neat project. Nice additions. That cowl vent is cool.

That thing is pure ugly. Typical Barris.

Nice. Great color.

Amazing work as usual. More jewerly.

Great color. The red accents look great. Coming along nicely.

I don't have any connection to producing the magazine. Your best bet would be to contact Larry Greenberg to offer assistence.