discussion What do you get from this forum

[Guest]

I thought that this thread may help our ("Lord & Master John") in his endeavours to provide the ultimate modeling forum

i get

Friendship

advice

arguments

made to feel important

made to feel i have knowledge (god knows why)????

a sense of belonging

achance to help some great people

and most important im part of a great community!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

My mid-life crisis support group!

Help and advice.

Support.

Encouragement.

Comradery.

Fun.

Ideas.

The above in no particular order.

 

[John]

First and foremost I'm neither a lord or a master, I'm just a regular guy that started this for

What do I get? first of all not very much time at the moment to partake in the forum banter, but I do try and read every post, the main things I get from the forum are as said above, support, friendship, a place to share ideas and gain a lot of knowledge from some of the most friendly and experienced people I've every had the good fortune to meet, well in an Internet way, I guess it's an "E" meet

 

[Guest]

a lot of help

advise

belonging in a friendly comunity

ideas

satisfaction of helping people

a whole in my pocket...

dont kid yourself john, you should get an apprentice!

 

[Guest]

Hey Nigel,

A sense of 'Deja-vu', didn't you post this already?

Most of what Nig said, plus some spelling practise!

Mostly just saying hello to a great community.

J.

 

[wonwinglo]

Think of how many people that you know who live near you that do modelling of some sort ? not many I bet ? well that is the thing with hobbies and interests they tend to be spread far and wide across the country,world,add to this that we are just ordinary people who share a common interest,the chance to do this outside of the net would be pretty remote but here we have the ability to share the things we enjoy most,but that is not the end of the matter because as long as we have people like yourself ( yes you there reading this ! ) our modelling will be enhanced 110 % and once more we can all get our daily fix of fun,entertainment,enjoyment and above all comraderie that we share worldwide,it is truly a family of friends,model builders and above all some really knowledgeable and nice people.

I feel proud to be part of Scale-models.

 

[Guest]

Thoughts off the top of my head:

1) Contact with an incredibly diverse group of people who all share a common interest.

2) A level of freindship I would never have thought possible with a group of people I have never met before.

3) A great sense of belonging.

4) A buzz out of sharing my many years of experience with others and sometimes helping them to do things better.

5) Continuously learning new techniques and ideas that I can incorporate into my own modelling.

6) A tremendous pride in knowing that I am a part of such a freindly and harmonious group.

7) A degree of contact with normality when I am immersed in work for three months at a time.

8) A source of humour when I am getting a bit bogged down. I only have to look at Tigers latest avatar to be cheered up.

What a powerful thing the internet is!!!

 

[Guest]

I think Bunkerbarge's post above has summed up nicely what I also wanted to say...I have been making models for quite a few years now but still have learnt a few tricks along the way from here...the latest being the Applying Decals Thread......just goes to show, always something new to learn and I am very grateful for the advice and willing to try out the ideas....Likewise if anyone is stuck, I am only too pleased to be able to try and help.....that way we keep the hobby alive and enjoyable for all of us....It's nice to have a place where we can all pool our ideas together for the benefit of everyone in the Hobby regardless of what models we make.

Regards.......Mark

 

[Guest]

Not been here long myself, but i really appreciate having somewhere to ask all my stupid questions!

I've been given loads of great advice, learned alot so far (compared to what i knew when i bought my first model!), got loads of encouragement, inspiration looking at other peoples models...the list goes on....but its nearly 3am and im knackered so i'll leave it at that for now!

Great forum, dont know what i'd do without all the help!

 

[Guest]

applause

:respect1:

Bunk....you capped it.

MAKE THIS THREAD STICKY

 

[wonwinglo]

5thelement,there is no such thing as a stupid question,if there is ever a query then just fire ahead and ask,if we dont know the answer here then we know a man who does ! there are very few requests that go un-answered,and anyway there is a challenge in anything that is requested,it makes us all use our grey matter.

 

[Guest]

OhhhErr Il edit the first page to say not lord and master !!! How about spiritual leader ?? or mighty owner of media based interaction ??? lmao seriously John you started a big important thing here so credit due my friend!!!!

 

[John]

OhhhErr Il edit the first page to say not lord and master !!! How about spiritual leader ?? or mighty owner of media based interaction ??? lmao seriously John you started a big important thing here so credit due my friend!!!!

Credit is accepted, but titles not needed, and certainly I'm no mighty owner of any media interaction, bottom line is I was lucky enough to register a good domain and add some forum software to it, the rest is contributions from the members that are here, and they should take the credit for 99.9% of the content.

And that includes you

 

[Guest]

Il take a bow but mate i think if you ask the members on here you will not be surprised to see how much they hold you in esteem dont forget we are all modellers we all love the forum and its diversification but none of us ever thought or acted upon setting up a forum or group we all me included sit back and reap the benefits of your foresight and motivation.

 

[wonwinglo]

Nigel,like yourself I feel we are very lucky to be united and to have gathered the people that we have here today,I do not think that there is any other medium that could have possibly brought together such a diverse selection of interesting individuals to exchange and share ideas,Bunkers has also highlighted the connection that it gives him with life back at home on dry land which I find both interesting and re-assuring that we have here maintained that vital spark within our hobby that helps others,but this forum goes much further than that because it deals with real people and not just a number,as we type in our thoughts it becomes apparent that many would be lost without that comradship that has been built up.

John certainly did make a very wise decision on the name for this forum,the catalyst was sown to make it what it is today,and it is wonderful to see how it has grown in such a short space of time,one thing is for sure and that is everyone here has contributed to that success,it has become part and parcel of our everyday lives.

Bravo !

 

[Guest]

Advice, so so so much helpful advice

friendship

meeting new modellers on a daily basis

checking the gallery

all the jokes

intresting threads on unusal projects...

god actually i could be here all day long, lol! i basically echo everyone else!

 

[Guest]

i get a welcome rest from work !!!!- i often log on during coffee breaks and lunch from work !

i get pretty much what everyone gets,

i get different ideas and solutions to a problem or challenge,

i get creative advice and input,

i get a better understanding of the massive diverse world of modelmaking out there in cyber land

i get a sense of community- group goals

i also get an insight into other modelmakers and thier hobbies/ lives/ backgrounds

and i get to see stunning models, read great blogs, read good tutorials and exchange posts with people who without this forum i would never get to communicate with

so keep up the good work everyone !

 

[Guest]

speaking of group goals, what happened with the group build?

i know nigel and char started theres a while back....that must be comming up to 3 months?