What about Clubs that meet in Skype as a Group Vid Chat?

You know, that sounds like a great idea. Will Skype handle a lot of users on one chat? That's a lot of bandwidth being used. The wife and I use Skype quite a bit to talk to the grandkids, but that is only with us and them. Let me know if anyone esle is interested. I'd be willing to give it a go.

Gary Mason

I like the idea very much.  I have used SKYPE to teach music lessons to individuals all over the world and it's an amazing thing. As was mentioned, I too wonder if you can do a group thing on it.

It sure would be easier to present a virtual real time WIP than using the trying Photobucket. It takes me forever to post pics that way and I don't do much because of the hassle.

I also like the idea of verably explaining what one is doing on a kit because I'm not a great typist.

Hi Gary, Johnny, and Jay. My name's Randy Sibley, but Sib or Sibz is the usual. At the risk of collaborating with a member of the USMC (J/K :-) Gary! I assume from your screenname you are a Marine. I am an Army dog. But have many Marine friends and have spent a lot of time training with Marines at Pendleton.)

There's 4 of us now, and Skype recommends an optimal number of 5 - but we won't really know until we try it. I figure a max of 10 members in the virtual club or GB will result in about the optimal number being available at any particular time to participate in a vid chat. Also, Skype's vid message feature will allow every member to leave a 3 minute vid any time they want to, and that can be sent to all the other members - they watch it when they can and reply when and as they like. Skype also has the cool type chat feature so that is another cool tool.

I think our first meeting should be a vid chat about what we want to start - a club or just a GB? I am favoring a club that sometimes does GBs - but always has sharing going on about their current WIPs. Military, auto, figure, whatever... The unifying theme of our club would be that we are virtual - no specific type of subject, time period, etc. - and we can look forward to regular club interaction with modellers from all over the place...

Sound good? Please add your own thoughts and ideas as we go along... BTW, if we do form a club i would like it to be leaderless and things be driven by consensus. There will still be jobs to go around, like FB page admin etc...

What are some poss names for our virtual club? "Skype Modellers", "Bandwidth Banditos", "Virtually Famous" ??? lolz!

sibz

lonemoose

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What are some poss names for our virtual club? "Skype Modellers", "Bandwidth Banditos", "Virtually Famous" ??? lolz!

 sibz

 

FineSkype Modelers? 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

lonemoose

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What are some poss names for our virtual club? "Skype Modellers", "Bandwidth Banditos", "Virtually Famous" ??? lolz!

 sibz

 

 

 

FineSkype Modelers? 

 

NOICE!

lonemoose

Hi Gary, Johnny, and Jay. My name's Randy Sibley, but Sib or Sibz is the usual.

 

Hi Gents,

I'll hafta look up my old screen name for my SKYPE account as I have not used it in a few years, or maybe I can just start a new one IDK.

I for one am not a big fan of GB's because I am a very slow builder and don't wanna be pressured into a time frame.  Having said that, I really would enjoy the exchange of modeling info in real time made possible by th use of SKYPE ,especially the how-to of surmounting problems everyone encounters when modeling. "This is what I'm up against and how do you fix it " type of thing or "Wow , so that's how you do that " Maybe I can add a few helpful tips myself.  The SKYPE thing would be like going to each others' work shop and sitting down together for modeling work shops and that's the cool part of this great idea..

Jay Jay

Hi Gents,

I'll hafta look up my old screen name for my SKYPE account as I have not used it in a few years, or maybe I can just start a new one IDK.

I for one am not a big fan of GB's because I am a very slow builder and don't wanna be pressured into a time frame.  Having said that, I really would enjoy the exchange of modeling info in real time made possible by th use of SKYPE ,especially the how-to of surmounting problems everyone encounters when modeling. "This is what I'm up against and how do you fix it " type of thing or "Wow , so that's how you do that " Maybe I can add a few helpful tips myself.  The SKYPE thing would be like going to each others' work shop and sitting down together for modeling work shops and that's the cool part of this great idea..

 

You may be able to find your old Skype account if you attempt to register for a new one and they recognize the email address... If they dont recognize it, then yeah, i would just create a new one...

Sibbers

Hi, Randy. You're correct - I'm a former Marine. I won't hold being Army against you...... 8-)). I'll have to get with my wife about our Skype handle/screen name/whatever it's called - she's always taken care of that. She usually has the grandkids/kids/daughters-in-law on-line on Skype before I'm called to talk, so that's a big reason why I have no idea what it is! I guess I should create my own account for this virtual club, so that I'm not using our account when she's wanting to use it. I'll let you know as soon as I get a new account/screen name going.

A little warning - my job keeps me on call 24/7 (I repair cancer treatment equipment, so, when one of my treatment units quits working, it's Priority #01 instantly), so I might not be able to make many of the meetings, unless they happen to be on a weekend. 

Hope all is well with everyone!

Gary

Devil Dawg

Hi, Randy. You're correct - I'm a former Marine. I won't hold being Army against you...... 8-)). I'll have to get with my wife about our Skype handle/screen name/whatever it's called - she's always taken care of that. She usually has the grandkids/kids/daughters-in-law on-line on Skype before I'm called to talk, so that's a big reason why I have no idea what it is! I guess I should create my own account for this virtual club, so that I'm not using our account when she's wanting to use it. I'll let you know as soon as I get a new account/screen name going.

A little warning - my job keeps me on call 24/7 (I repair cancer treatment equipment, so, when one of my treatment units quits working, it's Priority #01 instantly), so I might not be able to make many of the meetings, unless they happen to be on a weekend. 

Hope all is well with everyone!

 

Gary

 

 

LoneMoose,

Is this club strictly for seasoned modelers? I just started modelling and am always seeking to learn. 

Hunter

LoneMoose,

Is this club strictly for seasoned modelers? I just started modelling and am always seeking to learn. 

 

To anbody else checking out this thread - we are 5 now. and we can add a lot more to the clubs roster.

sibs

Lonemoose,

As warned, I was pretty much gone the whole past week, including Saturday (30 Jan), so I haven't had a chance to create a new Skype account. I'll try to get it done tomorrow.

Gary Mason

Gary, Jay, Johnny - come in, BREAK...

Send SITREP, over...

Hey guys - Hunter and I are Skype connected. Are you guys still interested in doing this scale modeler club? if so, let me know. if not, let me know. :-) even if it's just me, it's on - so if you think of it later, drop me a line...i can help any of you get the Skype thing sorted out, let me know.

Siboskovitch...

lonemoose

Gary, Jay, Johnny - come in, BREAK...

Send SITREP, over...

Hey guys - Hunter and I are Skype connected. Are you guys still interested in doing this scale modeler club? if so, let me know. if not, let me know. :-) even if it's just me, it's on - so if you think of it later, drop me a line...i can help any of you get the Skype thing sorted out, let me know.

Siboskovitch...

 

Company Leader to Raven...Company Leader to Raven....Come in Raven. Come in Rambo

Sorry Sibz (LOL) I had to do that 

I must say, this is an interesting idea.

I'm not sure I have the follow-through to participate**, but I'd surely like to know how it goes if at all possible.

** I haven't been at my bench since sometime last year....

Greg

I must say, this is an interesting idea.

I'm not sure I have the follow-through to participate**, but I'd surely like to know how it goes if at all possible.

** I haven't been at my bench since sometime last year....

 

Greg - 

I hope you are okay.?. That's a shame you haven't been at the workbench. I hope you get back to it soon.

Oh, that's very kind of you, Hunter. Thank you.

I'm just fine. It's a mix of three things; Been out of town a lot, been very lazy when home, and my bench is a horrid mess and I need to clean house before anything happens (and I can procrastinate that for a very long time)

Greg

Oh, that's very kind of you, Hunter. Thank you.

I'm just fine. It's a mix of three things; Been out of town a lot, been very lazy when home, and my bench is a horrid mess and I need to clean house before anything happens (and I can procrastinate that for a very long time)

 

 

Greg - 

That's great too hear. Enjoy being lazy....I'm sure you've earned it. If you need to get rid of any kits I'll gladly send you my address(Laughing) All you need to do is clear out a space large enough for your building mat. So come on and get back in there with us. Cowboy up Sir  (LOL)

Hunter

 Company Leader to Raven...Company Leader to Raven....Come in Raven. Come in Rambo

Sorry Sibz (LOL) I had to do that 

Ha. :) Thanks for the prodding words and incentive, guys.

Just an update to the virtual scale modeling club - me and my FSM friends have not been able to make it happen. so, i am going to point this idea just to my state of Maine. there is a LOT of Maine not covered by our IPMS chapters - like, 70% of the state! :-) i hope i can create a community/club that will benefit and entertain all of us Mainers living out in the middle of nowhere. 

sibzkopf

lonemoose

Just an update to the virtual scale modeling club - me and my FSM friends have not been able to make it happen. so, i am going to point this idea just to my state of Maine. there is a LOT of Maine not covered by our IPMS chapters - like, 70% of the state! :-) i hope i can create a community/club that will benefit and entertain all of us Mainers living out in the middle of nowhere. 

sibzkopf

 

Well, That's how the cookie crumbled. 

Hunter

 

 

lonemoose

Just an update to the virtual scale modeling club - me and my FSM friends have not been able to make it happen. so, i am going to point this idea just to my state of Maine. there is a LOT of Maine not covered by our IPMS chapters - like, 70% of the state! :-) i hope i can create a community/club that will benefit and entertain all of us Mainers living out in the middle of nowhere. 

sibzkopf

 

 

 

 

Well, That's how the cookie crumbled. 

 

of the 6 that initially showed interest. only you, me, and Greg established a Skype account and got in touch with each other...once LOL!

I have had messages on Skype - to you and Greg - for 18 days as of today... and no response :-O LOL! It's just not happening and I don't feel bad about it. I am taking it as a clear signal that this is not something you guys really need, or that you can afford to give time to. No offense and nothing personal, etc.

I still believe it's a workable and needed concept - the modeling club for those that can't reasonably go somewhere every week or month... or those that don't want to join a nearby IPMS or shop club... FSM Forums are awesome and definitely give a lot of modelers all the interaction they want.

But the capabilities of vidcall conferencing and showing live techniques or WIP, easy posting of recorded vids for members to watch anytime, easy live chat... this is good stuff for a club. Not a forum, but an active club.

Anyway - I am going to try spinning the concept up again from BFE Maine. :-) But not on Skype. Instead of MicroSquish's partner, will use Google+ community feature and their partner Youtube...

sibalonius

Sibz - 

I never received any type of alert or messages from you. I'm sorry, I would have responded to you. I think this would have worked...maybe we come back at it with a different approach?? I Still think it was a good idea 

I have been trying to find a club or group that would use skype as a way to interact.  The clubs in my area meet while I'm either commuting home.  Has anything become of this? If it has, how do you join?

As to the three here, Hunter was killed in a job training accident, Greg is still here, haven't heard from moose in a long time.