Toshi got back with me last night.  He says he can login, but it won't accept any posts.  He is doing OK, and Mrs. Toshi is tumor free,but having terrible migraines.  He says the Dr. says that is a leftover from the prior issue, and should subside in time.

Wished them the best from all of us here, and that we were worried.

Thanks for the update GH.

goldhammer

Toshi got back with me last night.  He says he can login, but it won't accept any posts.  He is doing OK, and Mrs. Toshi is tumor free,but having terrible migraines.  He says the Dr. says that is a leftover from the prior issue, and should subside in time.

Wished them the best from all of us here, and that we were worried.

 

hogfanfs

 

 

Gamera

 

 

Rotorhead13

I've been reading through the Community forums for years, but I only occasionally leave a remark. I've been unable to login or leave a message for quite a while now, and I thought I must have offended somebody and gotten banned. Good thing I read through this posting because I never would have thought to go incognito otherwise. That's the only reason I am able to post now.

This really aggravated me because I tried FineScale's links for fixing website problems, and I even tried to change my password, but all I ever got was a useless form to fill out. Upon completion of that form I can find out when my subscription ends, but it doesn't do any of the things they say it should. It seems impossible to contact anybody for help, and I'm starting to think they have written the forums off. 

When I add that to the fact new pictures in the gallery are getting sparse, it makes me wonder if Fine Scale is on a downhill slide. Anybody else starting to wonder?

 

 

 

 

Not sure I'd say downhill slide but the forums here sure ain't what they used to be. I remember about 5-10 years ago you'd get a dozen or so new posts a day on the more popular areas like aircraft and armour and now you might get that many new posts a week. 

 

 

 

 

I don't believe it's a downhill slide either, but, I think it can be attributed to all the options a modeler has on where they can post. There are many different forums now online compared to 10 years ago, and look how Facebook modeling groups have taken off. The herd is just spread out. 

But, with that being said, if a forum is difficult to navigate, or log into, that can drive some to other forums to post, IMHO...

 

all other forums are dead. The only vibrant one I know of is Britmodeller. So folks aren’t migrating to other modeling forums, they have migrated to Facebook, which is an awful alternative if you ask me...

I've found the same thing with my 4x4 asociation's forum as well.  As someonewho refuses to do the facebook, twitter thing, getting timely information is out the window now prety much.

Pffftttt... Facebook....

Never had interests in opening a Facebook account.

Maybe across the board military wise but in the automotive realm it aint so bad. Im an admin over an auto modeling site and it's thriving pretty dang good as well as a couple of other auto forums that I'm on. I'm like you guys with Facebook though. They can get tha heck out of here with that stuff!!!!

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Pffftttt... Facebook....

Never had interests in opening a Facebook account.

 

GH: Thanks for the update on Toshi and the Mrs. Crossing my fingers she contiues to improve. 

I got tired of Facebook and just walked away back in the summer. My phone died on me and I didn't install the Facebook program to the new one and I never check it on the PC. Haven't missed it at all. And the more I read about data gathering and selling by them the less I want anything to do with it. 

GMorrison

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Pffftttt... Facebook....

Never had interests in opening a Facebook account.

 

 

 

 

I'll go you one more...I'm actively not interested.

 

 

JohnnyK

Why would I want to see a picture of somebody's breakfast meal or some kid sitting on a donkey!!!!

Facebook let's you ride Donky's ?????

Hold on , .... I gotta "Tweet" about that.    N O T !

Thank you very much GH for your follow up and letting Toshi know we are thinking of him and his family this holiday season and hope he can get back to joining us.

I tried the other forums as well and they are pretty quiet. 

I too cannot handle Facebook for special interests.  Its too dang busy with all its other junk running in the background.  Mot of my clubs went Facebook and its a pain trying to find the information because it gets pushed down as new information gets posted. 

Oh boy. A lot of names have been tossed around. Feeling a bit nostalgic here. I for one have not see any posts from Fermis, VanceCrozier, Medicman, Hercmech, 40mm, SprueGoose, MajorMike, TheNavigator and others (not sure of their user names here). And ofcourse infamous Manny (I also don't recall his actual user name).

Echo139er

Oh boy. A lot of names have been tossed around. Feeling a bit nostalgic here. I for one have not see any posts from Fermis, VanceCrozier, Medicman, Hercmech, 9mm, SprueGoose, MajorMike, TheNavigator and others (not sure of their user names here). And ofcourse infamous Manny (I also don't recall his actual user name).

 

I think Medicman is on the SPAM Forum also

Fermis still makes rare appearances. I think his avatar is now Gollum.

Manny's user name was Von Manstein's Revenge. We never knew his actual name.

GMorrison

Fermis still makes rare appearances. I think his avatar is now Gollum.

Manny's user name was Von Manstein's Revenge. We never knew his actual name.

 

I actually do know his name. Some years back he needed either decals or a kit part and we pm’d. I sent him what he needed and swore me to secrecy about his private info. 

plasticjunkie

 

 

GMorrison

Fermis still makes rare appearances. I think his avatar is now Gollum.

Manny's user name was Von Manstein's Revenge. We never knew his actual name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I actually do know his name. Some years back he needed either decals or a kit part and we pm’d. I sent him what he needed and swore me to secrecy about his private info. 

 

He was a bit crazy but in a good way and he knew what he was talking about. I miss seeing him around. What was it that he always would say? Something like, all you mugs need to get back to building.

Devil Dawg

 

 

armornut

    I haven't seen Doog around here in forever..........

 

 

 

Doog was/is Karl Logan (if I remember correctly). Google his name for his latest status. I have a feeling that we won't be seeing any posts nor FSM articles from him for a long, long time.

Gary

 

 

Saw that randomly show up on my Google News weeks ago. I didn't know if I should have shared it, but figured it would come out. Sad, very sad. He was a solid contributor to the Armor forum and others I presume.

Rambo

What was it that he always would say? Something like, all you mugs need to get back to building.

Laughing. I love that. I'd like to use that as a tag line.

Yes indeed, das Feldmarshal also had some great one liners about someone posting a question and him answering as in "yes" or "no" without any further explanation as to the answer leaving the OP in limbo. 

plasticjunkie

Yes indeed, das Feldmarshal also had some great one liners about someone posting a question and him answering as in "yes" or "no" without any further explanation as to the answer leaving the OP in limbo. 

 

Goldhammer, thanks for the update on Toshi. That's a bad deal Toshi not being able to get on.

And I think Nathan is right, folks are going to social media. I used to spend lots of time on a couple photograpy forums, same thing has happened there.

I too dislike social media a lot and I am biting tongue avoiding a mini-rant about it.

In the meantime, I'm grateful for all the good folk we DO have left here.

I've looked at some Facebook sites and even have my own little site where I post all my completed builds. People "like" it but I really don't care if they do or not.

The problem I see with Facebook mainly, is it's very hard to keep up with past posts. Maybe I don't know how to use it correctly, nor do I want to take the time to learn. I have come to the point of removing notifications because I get so many it drives me nuts. Leave me alone! I'll check when I'm ready to check, but then everything's gone. Bottom line, I don't like it and would close my account if I knew how. In the mean time I removed all my notifications except for my modeling page. I get maybe 3 views and 1 like a week LOL....don't care. If someone wants to ask about a technique, I messege them back.

I like forum formats much better. It's far easer to navigate, take your time and even go back to a subject or find something from the past.

Hey!  All you mugs need to get back to building.

Lol.

between some physical issues, some burnout, starting to teach more and photobucket going south, i fell off big time last year. Now that the physical issues are satisfactorily resolved, my class prep (19th and 20th century Russian thru 1945) techniques have jelled, and i am using flickr though open to suggestions, ii am getting back to building. i have successfully competed in local and regional contests in the past so i know i am that good but it is no longer as important as it was. I will still compete, especially in my favorite build categories, because it is still fun.

i have been alternating big kits with Meng wartoon tanks plus cleaning out shelf queens. 1919 looks to be a successful year teaching and model building.

With Dr. App. , Hospital visits or just being dog sick i havent been here two hundered and twenty nine per sent of the time ! But im still alive reguardless what the they say !

                                                  End Transmission - Semper Fi 

                                                  Mike Oscar Juliet Oscar Outcast !

It's good to see you guys back! 

40.mm: I hope you'll be back up and modeling soon. 

Wayne: I really thought you'd left us for greener pastures- good to hear from you again. I recently started on my first Meng 'Toon' tank and would love to see yours.  

I'm where I have always been....on Monster Island.....it's hard for a 450 ft tall GRL to hide....

GMorrison

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Pffftttt... Facebook....

Never had interests in opening a Facebook account.

 

 

 

 

I'll go you one more...I'm actively not interested.