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Bill. The Two Wolves. The whole world would be a better place following that bit of philosophy.

Enough photos have been lost already by hosting sites changing their T&C's and thus spoiling threads completely if users did not comply. To allow individuals to take down their photos would only cause more disruption to threads.

Jose. Run of the mill mediocre modellers with smooth brains. Hmmm. That's a bit strong and I feel disingenuous to a great many model makers. We all have different levels of ability so please don't lose sight of the fact that this is a hobby that all should enjoy and not be concerned about over competitiveness. There are however the out and out 'pot hunters' who make a big thing about the most trivial 'violation' as they see it to complain and get another competitor's model disqualified. All I can say is that they are quite sad people if they are that desperate enough to have to win by any means. They are not always mediocre modellers by the way. Some are very good but so fiercely competitive they seek out any way to get an advantage. Competitions could do without those sort of people where winning is the be all and end all, make complaints about other competitor's models and try to remain anonymous to avoid any personal flak ! Personally I would not dream of complaining about another competitor's model as I consider it to be gamesmanship and underhanded.

Palmer kits. Now a curiosity. There to be ridiculed, just like the old Commie era Skoda cars before VW bought them out and completely turned the company around. They now build superb cars and you don't hear Skoda jokes any more!

Model show judging will always be a contentious issue, so don't be too disappointed Francois. I have been lucky enough to win awards at national.level and have had to accept losing many more times as well. Having also judged at national level accept that one cannot please everyone either having now seen contests from both sides of the coin so to speak. My own philosophy about entering competitions is that you win a few and lose even more as the standard gets even higher but I don't lose any sleep over it. A judge's verdict is just someone else's opinion at the end of the day, that's all. And one must remember that your models will be no worse at the end of the show from when they were placed on the table at the beginning.

Interesting thread. Very good methods for making tarps described. Unfortunately I could not open a number of the photos in two of the posts that had small symbols indicating that there were pictured to open. Upon trying, the tiny symbol just reappeared on a rectangular black background but the pictures would not open. Don't know what host was being used.

You will have to ask Palmer about that engine ! But you will need to go to a spiritualist to make contact with them. Lol.

My supply of wires and tubing is made up from.scrounging odd bits and pieces over the years like John does. There are a number of companies that sell 'scale wires'. From what I can see all they do is cut off bits of wire from larger coils repack it in quite short lengths and sell it on. A very expensive way of buying wires for model making I think.

There's an irony in this Bob. Looks like ignored members cannot actually be ignored judging by what you said in your post. Not having a reason myself to want to ignore any member, how is it supposed to work? Is it meant to block what they put up from being viewed just by the instigator and not everyone else when the instigator logs on ?

That video made interesting viewing.

I tend to store wires in many diameters sourced from various things. Electronics, old style multi core phone cables etc. I don't really get technical about working out actual scale diameters as I can pretty well see what will look right and to scale on a model.

I have had one of these things since the mid 70's. Cannot remember how I came by acquiring it but never ever used it. The one I have is non pressurised. Do Paache still make these things? I would imagine it being used by vehicle custom painters more than anything else

No one is forcing anyone to read anyone's else's posts, so I am not sure what all this ignored member fuss is all about ?

Pete is right. Too many do not take the time to think about where their threads actually should be placed in the forum.

Too easy to buy stuff cheaper on line. Sad to hear that many individuals use LHS owners expertise, pick their brains for information and go on line to get a better deal. Is it any wonder why so many local hobby stores either go under or decide to close ? Worse still, I have seen people using their mobile phones in a hobby shop to check if they can buy cheaper elsewhere! And what with younger generations more interested in on line gaming than model making unfortunately the LHS will be going the way of the dinosaur to mass extinction, and well on the way already.

It's all too easy for threads to drift into contentious territory as like it or not we all have our own particular views on the world and what is going on in it in these precarious times. However, this is not the place for that sort of discussion unfortunately, so can we stick to more palatable subject matter ?

I don't know why old decals deteriorate to the point of cracking up when used. Scanning and printing on decal.sheet has already been suggested, and can work provided the printer is up to the task. Rescue jobs on those old kit decals with any products will be a bit of a risk. Wherever possible it is probably best to try to obtain some brand new professional made decals that are screen printed generally. Talking of kit decals. Remember those old AMT ones that were semi transparent, particularly through the white ?

Who knows ? Best to err on the side of caution and put some sort of barrier between the vinyl tyres and the plastic of the wheel. Paint or foil. Not sure whether necessary or not on wheels that are vacuum posted though. I expect someone will know.

Will have to look at Printify. I guess they can print and ship individual Tee Shirts and other items to order if they have the artwork to use ?

You can blame the tyre and car company bean counters for a number of things affecting scale models these days. Die casts might be another source for branded tyres on knocked about toys etc.

I'll stick to working in millimeters. Much easier than the old inch system I was brought up on.

Merchandise has to be made, stocked and paid for by MCM up front. So guys, I can understand the enthusiasm to buy all that sort of stuff but it is probably not an option for the moment or for the foreseeable future given the magazine needs to be given priority.

Looks like an operating theatre compared to my work area !

'When they have enough material to make it worthwhile to publish an issue.' What does Scott know to quantify that statement in his last post? If the magazine is not bimonthly, then what is it then? Auto Modeler magazine claims that they have scheduled their bimonthly magazine to slot into the in between months when MCM is not published. Getting back to the T Shirts, probably a low priority at the moment unless some individual takes on the task as a private venture with the blessing of MCM and the magazine ownership takes a fee on each sold. There are plenty of Tee shirt printers around.

Not a lot !