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Thanks for the info James. I sort of had the impression that Mr. Ambrose was the chief moderator and king pin of the forum as it appears that he has to do all the donkey work when it comes to the IT problem sorting on it when ever it happens! Not sure if he does it for love or money as it is quite a big forum site to look after. If the magazine goes, what will happen to the forum if Gregg is sole owner of both entities?

Mike, thanks for your reply as I was given to understand that Gregg was an employee of Golden Bell and bought the magazine title when Golden Bell closed their doors and decided to go it alone?

Thanks for your reply Rob. I expect it will all unfold in due course. I do not know i if the moderators have to answer to Gregg H or not as this forum has been running since the Golden Bell Publishing days. Hopefully the forum should have some autonomy. If the magazine goes down the pan then the moderators may have to keep the forum going independently and perhaps have to 'rename it slightly. Who knows what will happen as both are going through uncharted waters at present.

Sounds like it may have folded, but no one has given me a definitive answer yet. Can somebody confirm the plight of the magazine?

Hi Peter, we have just been experiencing a prolonged heatwave here in the UK. 31 c and humid with it, I guess similar t o what you describe for your neck of the woods! ,Due to the Gulf Stream our UK winters although cold generally are not as severe as you get on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. Maybe someday I will get over the water again. I missed seeing the Constitution in Boston Harbour last time around! Have you visited the UK in the past?

Peter, thanks for your further reply. You have added some more interesting observations to this thread. I see you live in New England. What a lovely part of the US. Visited Boston, Bar Harbor, Portland and Kennebunkport from a cruise a few years ago. Very impressed with what little of New England I saw. All the best Noel

Peter, I hear what you say about the guy selling well made up models on ebay for thousands of dollars. But does he actually get the asking price above any reserve he puts on them? Were they built from straight plastic kits? Or were they well made from multi medium resin kits or white metal, as those appear to have more intrinsic value to collectors? I can only go by my own experience a few years ago when I approached two world famous London auction houses about selling some of my models who actually told me to avoid models made from plastic kits altogether. As far as the old classic Pochers go, I have seen what prices they fetch at auction and have been disappointed to see what they fetched, considering the amount of work involved to build them to a high standard. Is it me? Another thing is, have you ever been asked by people to build a Model for them from a plastic kit? I have on a number of occasions and wait for the incredulous look when I quote them a fair price for the number of hours costed at a skilled rate to make a Model for them! Most people outside model making simply do not appreciate how long it takes to build a kit up to a high standard, and I wait for the sharp intake of breath when I tell them what I would expect to be paid!

The irony about rare kits is that they are only perceived to be valuable if in the original boxes and in mint condition. The sad thing about plastic kits is that once started or built they are worth little no matter how well built! Auction houses tend to shun models made from plastic kits unfortunately. Even the big Pocher classics built well fetch little more at auction than their kits on ebay!

If it is been started I doubt it would sell to a kit collector unless in mint condition! Build it and enjoy it!

Rare kits! Unless you leave them in your will to someone who knows their value, they will probably end up in landfill! Build them and enjoy thsm! Life is too short! if not cash them in and put the money towards a new tv or something!

Revell will survive one way or another. Panic ye not!

I guess this is not a kit and aimed at collectors not model makers.

Die cast models I guess for pay and display modelers.

Another ready built did cast?

Looks like a crafty way of a dealer doing some subliminal advertising by showing their wares so the curious will look up his website. I thought that this site was about actual model building, not peddling factory made diecasts. I see this guy has put up a number of forum threads recently.

Yep! Plain English ok by me! Keep the progress notes going Bob and do not be discouraged!

Thanks for the replies guys. Approaching the current editor direct is not an option for me for reasons that I cannot go into on here.

Had some interesting replies but no definitive answer to my question 'Is the magazine still going?' The forum is as always quite lively however, and long may it remain so as I have seen a lot of model magazines come and go over the years.

They can always be stripped and 're built!

Ray, I don't think that Enzo would have agreed!

The Isle of Man is no ordinary course judging by the number of motor bike racing fatalities compared to dedicated face courses. Will it be matter of time before Monaco is judged as too dangerous for F1 racing?

Did not know of the Lindberg tanker when I scratch built mine. Would have saved me shed loads of work.

There is my article on the Duel Rig in the November 2015 edition of Model Cars mag that may be of interest. Unfortunately they did not print the tanker trailer drawings that I supplied with the article. Tractor unit was converted from the AMT California Hauler kit. Hope this helps.

Steve, the other mag that you refer to sells world wide, and the new team there are simply reflecting the trend toward things other than US subjects. I think that they will get the right balance to keep every one happy.

Surprised that no one has mentioned the late Marilyn Monroe and Farrah Fawcett. My particular favourite is Lynda Carter who starred as Wonder Woman in the tv series. Still looks good now!