The Model Car Magazine Forum is becoming Model Car Makers

[Dave Ambrose]

24 minutes ago, peteski said:

I've been thinking about the new name and I'm questioning the word "makers".  To me "makers" seems to imply making a model from scratch, while most of us are kit builders.  I would think that "Model Car Builders" would be more appropriate.

There are several reasons we went with Makers. The main one is confusion with an existing brand. 

[dragstk]

I think splitting the magazine from the forum is a good idea. To Dave and your crew, good luck with this. Your taking on a lot and I appreciate your efforts. Onward and upward!

[WillyBilly]

When should we expect the new changes?

[Dragline]

5 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Yes and no.

We will always have free access to the site and forums, as we don't want to take anything away.

So for those happy with how things are now, rest easy. 

Having said that, we are planning a paid tier with some additional features. Mainly, ad-free. Plus there will most likely be some additional "members only" sub-forums. We're unsure what that might include at this time. 

 

We don't know what the magazine has planned it terms of an online presence.

 

We are not getting rid of the wanted or trade sections, but we do want to add a buy & sell section. Having said that, we know that can be problematic, so we're still discussing how this might work. We do know that it would be part of a paid membership, which would hopefully weed out the scammers and bots. Lots to sort out still.

 

 

That is certainly the way to do it. I am looking forward to whatever happens. Paid would be welcome. How about a discount for us old-timers?

[oldcarfan]

Congratulations to both you and to the magazine that birthed it! 

To be honest I was a little scared when I saw the notice. I clicked on it afraid it was being closed, or had been sold to Kalmbach so they could close it down and fold it into one of their other magazines. 

Anyway, I'm sure you're going to be busy with all the details, so I wish you all the best!

 

[Deathgoblin]

End of an era, but I'm glad the forum is continuing on.