biffa, SMJ, espins1......Where O Where Have Some of Our Armor Buddies Gone??

Shellback

Manny , i think Bgrigg gave up on the sight after that weekend blow up a couple of months ago . It was about us posting those useless threads in the old "odds and ends " ...

Bodge , i think you correct , its not the same modeler . The guy i'm thinking of never posted a model on here . Good talking with you .

Karl , you and i had our disagreement but the more i read your post the more i agree with you .

Manny , i think Bgrigg gave up on the sight after that weekend blow up a couple of months ago . It was about us posting those useless threads in the old "odds and ends " or was it called "off topic " ? Geeze , i dont even remember now , already .

Ben and Bish , Good to be here with you lads from England .

I noticed BGRIGG is missing as well...his tag line reads: "good bye forever" or something like that...what's the skinny?

wbill76

Congrats Ben on nearing the 3 year mark!

Thanks bill and everyone else,

It really was my pleasure - I've learnt a LOT in my time here. Of all the forums I've visited since taking up our great hobby, FSM and it's members stand head and shoulders above the rest and you are the forum of choice always now. I like to keep my buddies on the 'UK' site updated as I know some of them personally. Like I said FSM is my number one choice and the great lads I've met on here are all a great tribute to their country

Nearly three years - here's to the next three and God willing many more after that!

Ben

Shelback i dont think it would have been the same guy from what i knew about Edd,but hey i may be wrong, who knows

Karl i retract the phrase bullying as i dont know the whole facts and only saw the last parts of it and what i was told on private emails, trouble is you hear one story and tend to think it is gospel without hearing all sides. As it had nothing to do with me i take back my earlier statement. All i know is he was a good modeller ,a brilliant poster on tutorials on his work and to me a nice bloke. He may have been a complete ar*e hole to others  i dont know.

camokid

 

the doog:

EDIT--just read through the rest of the posts and was interested, like others, to read of SMJ's new "direction".

 

 

Karl,

I ran into Steve at the 'Big E' Amherst train show in Springfield MA. back in January. He had a few tables and was selling his weathered rail cars and buildings and offering commissions on custom work. He had some really nice stuff on the table.

You can see some on his website:

www.weathermanhobbies.com

I"ll have to email Steve; he met me out at SYRCON a few years back, and I met his family and we entered some models in the contest and had a nice afternoon. I've been wondering where he disappeared to?

Thanks again for the link!

the doog

EDIT--just read through the rest of the posts and was interested, like others, to read of SMJ's new "direction".

Karl,

I ran into Steve at the 'Big E' Amherst train show in Springfield MA. back in January. He had a few tables and was selling his weathered rail cars and buildings and offering commissions on custom work. He had some really nice stuff on the table.

You can see some on his website:

www.weathermanhobbies.com

wbill76

People come and go...in the 8+ years I've been around the FSM forums there has been a lot of traffic...and it's neat to see the progression that some people go through (Congrats Ben on nearing the 3 year mark!) as part of the community. There's been flare ups and people leaving of course, that always happens with a large and diverse group of personalities, but things tend to settle back down and the world keeps on turning. I often find myself wondering the proverbial "whatever happened to so-and-so" from time to time...sometimes they resurface, sometimes they don't.

After the site revamp a couple of years ago i thought that was going to kill off the site there was that many saying they would leave. But as you rightly say, things soon settle down again. And the new guys come in and before you know it it's all go again. And there will always be a handful of 'old hands' who can sit back and reminisce about those who have left the fold.

Shellback

..... looking like a bunch of snobs .

  GOOD 'UN....

And I actually love the term "Laddie" myself.

disastermaster

Shellback:

I heard he stepped on a few too many toes and finally left ...........

 

Yeah, I thought he was a friend. He called me one time - west coast/east coast.... seemed pretty nice.

One of my sayings.

       "You never really know anyone".

Here's my trophy.......

Ouch ! 

People come and go...in the 8+ years I've been around the FSM forums there has been a lot of traffic...and it's neat to see the progression that some people go through (Congrats Ben on nearing the 3 year mark!) as part of the community. There's been flare ups and people leaving of course, that always happens with a large and diverse group of personalities, but things tend to settle back down and the world keeps on turning. I often find myself wondering the proverbial "whatever happened to so-and-so" from time to time...sometimes they resurface, sometimes they don't.

Bodge

Wow what a diorama,worthy of a best of show at Euro that one. Really taken modelling to another level. Glad i stopped by now.

By the way Manny Schnobbs was bulied out if i recal on one of his posts and he couldnt believe people that he thought were friends having a go and joining in aswell. I still speak to him on another site and he will never come back here. Which is the forums biggest loss in my eyes because he really went to town on blogging his builds and his ability has gone from beginner to master in modelling. Shame that.

Not trying to stir the pot at all, but for new guys here, and anyone new who doesn't remember the "war", it's only fair to defend the forum against a charge of "bullying"--which, in complete trust of knowing you as I do, I know are not YOUR words. It wouldn't be fair to the forum to let that impression stand. (BTW, I found that post, and will PM it's hyperlink to you should you like to confirm the veracity of the facts.)

As far as some of these "missing" guys, Scott (Espins1) seems to hang out at Armorama more so than here. I haven't heard from SMJ for a while--I know he couldn't get internet at his home in New York, and had a devil of a time posting half the time--maybe it just became too much of a PITA? I would imagine that maybe biffa got a bit of burn out? He used to build like a madman. I went through a phase like that too, and needed a break ten years ago. EDIT--just read through the rest of the posts and was interested, like others, to read of SMJ's new "direction".

"Real life catches up"--yes it does; I don't get half the time at the bench that I would like to get. Traveling to work and record, the new living arrangements with Jenn, finding time for keeping in shape--sigh....so much to do, so little time. It just catches you by surprise..

Bodge

I thought he was a nice guy and a good modeller. I defo do not think he used a different name before. He certainly was not a trouble maker in my eyes. there i have had my say ,like it?

I really dont know if we're talking about the same member either . If he's the same guy and he was a friend of yours then so be it .............

Thats two lads for the price of one. careful you will use up your ration quickly like that.

Well, that's a relief,

I can pop 'that' word in now and again safe in the comfort I won't get nasty pm's!

Cheers lads! (Oh my GOD that felt sweeeeeeet)  

I thought he was a nice guy and a good modeller. I defo do not think he used a different name before. He certainly was not a trouble maker in my eyes. there i have had my say ,like it?

Shellback

I heard he stepped on a few too many toes and finally left ...........

Yeah, I thought he was a friend. He called me one time - west coast/east coast.... seemed pretty nice.

One of my sayings.

       "You never really know anyone".

Here's my trophy.......

wing_nut

 

And Ben... you can go right on calling us lads.  When I was a currency broker I work with in places where you couldn't swing  a dead cat without hitting a Brit.  Anyone that takes offense to that has never met a Brit... or talked to one... or seen "The Bridge on the River Kwai"  for Pete's sake!

So you like hitting Brits with cats do you. Right, i'll remember that

Glad to see you haven't gone completely. I think we could do with another of dupes great armour GB's to bring us all together.

Gun Tech

Shellback:

I couldnt hack the guy . I left , he stayed . I heard he stepped on a few too many toes and finally left . I'm back Gulfstream !

 

 

LMAOROTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

 

Good one Carl!

 

I laugh too .

Shellback

I couldnt hack the guy . I left , he stayed . I heard he stepped on a few too many toes and finally left . I'm back Gulfstream !

LMAOROTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Good one Carl!

treadwell

Hey Shell....glad ya came back, laddy  : )

so cheers mate and g'day

tread

Its good to be back Man .

Just dont call me "lady" .....................

Hey Shell....glad ya came back, laddy  : )

so cheers mate and g'day

tread

redleg12

 

Wing nut is sort of taking a break. He is devoting more time to the job and family for a while.

 

But not completely gone.   i will still offer my opinion on occasion .  But I am down form the ZOOm to 10K posts to just a few a week.  But oh do I lurk

And Ben... you can go right on calling us lads.  When I was a currency broker I work with in places where you couldn't swing  a dead cat without hitting a Brit.  Anyone that takes offense to that has never met a Brit... or talked to one... or seen "The Bridge on the River Kwai"  for Pete's sake!

Ben, like Carl said... call us lads if you wish.  Oh yeah we are a bunch of grown men but we have a heart of boys because we are still playing with models. 

Oh yah , go ahead and call me "laddy" . This is a world wide forum and a little education in other local terms should be welcome . I dont want us "yanks" looking like a bunch of snobs .

Problem is that the "comments " we make here are about the only way that there is to judge each other . We all know that for a fact but its still difficult to  like someone that is critical most of the time on here . I dont know anything about "schnobbs" (think i'd find another handle instead of that one to begin with ) but we had a member on here a few yrs . back that thought he ran the site and was constantly making critical comments via p.m. (same guy , different name ?) I couldnt hack the guy . I left , he stayed . I heard he stepped on a few too many toes and finally left . I'm back Gulfstream !

Two years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Schnobbs in person along with my buddy M1Carbine whom doesn't get on as much as he used too.

We spent the night at Schnobbs and went to the local IMPS event the next morning. At that time he was working on his SAS jeep with the camel and such. Well, let's just say pictures doesn't do it justice. I was so shocked when he didn't win first place. 

He does have two young children and his wife. At the time, he was  unemployed and has since gotten a job that requires lots of travel and time. My best guess is that he's too busy to really participate. However, i can say he's a very nice guy and wouldn't make too much of his comments.

Hinksy

Shnobbs last communication to me was a not very nice pm saying stop calling everyone 'lads' i.e no more 'hi lads' as it was offensive and made people feel like they were being called a boy?????

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Bish

Bloody hell, 3 years. I didn't realise you had been on the site so long. That's only a year after i got back into the hobby and coming on here regularly.

You do have to be carfeul what you say on these sites. If imagine me ending a post by saying i was off for a ***. That could get some funny looks.

LOL! There are several things that could be said in English slang that 'you could be off for' that could get you some funny looks! And a ban!

I just checked (look by my Avatar and it gives your joining date). I joined in September 2009 so in 6 months it's 3 years!

Blimey - time has flown Bish!

Al the best matey,

Ben

Bloody hell, 3 years. I didn't realise you had been on the site so long. That's only a year after i got back into the hobby and coming on here regularly.

You do have to be carfeul what you say on these sites. If imagine me ending a post by saying i was off for a ***. That could get some funny looks.