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Alvis 3.1

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  1. That involved throwing a Spitfire and a Bf109E into the fire.
  2. If Rex is from Devon, then he's 100% safe.
  3. As yes, fun times. I recall a lot of dramatic exits, and cranky postings. While we may choose to disagree on how exactly that transpired and whether things changed here because of it, the fact that in the last 10 years massive changes to how people interface on the internet has had a huge effect on many websites, dropping traffic drastically, and a specific site's rules being enforced aren't the reason why it's seeing fewer postings. However, the sensation of picking at scabs is comforting, although rarely productive. Jennings might have agreed on that point actually.
  4. You appear to not be clear on how getting banned on ARC works. Having people not like you doesn't get you banned. Not following the rules and refusing to change that behaviour is what gets you banned. You can file as many reports as you want to about an individual, but in the end, if they've not gone over the line in their behaviour, they won't get banned. it also involves a cabal of black robe wearing acolytes, a fire, three sea shells and a lock of hair of the person to be banned, but Steve says we aren't supposed to talk about that. Oops.
  5. Every forum I'm on has had a drastic drop off in postings since Facebook arrived. Some have strict rules and twitchy mods, others are pretty loose with the rules, and rarely enforce them. Blaming "banning' as to why this site is experiencing less traffic is simplistic at best. As for it being too liberally used, you may be a tad off base, as there's been far more rage quits than bans here.
  6. When you're repeatedly asked by the admins to tone down or cease specific behaviour over a decent period of time, and you refuse to even answer them, you're showing a flagrant disregard for any attempt to keep the site within the boundaries that have existed on it pretty much since day one. Favouring the antics of any individual merely because they have copious amounts of information at the expense of the people they drive off isn't in the interest of keeping a particular site running, except possibly as a fan club for certain people and their fans. Facebook has changed how the sharing of in
  7. I can neither confirm nor deny this. Alvis 3.1
  8. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'd be like Basil Fawlty as manager! Alvis 3.1
  9. The hobby shop I've worked at for around 15 years is up for sale, as the owner is wanting to retire while he can still enjoy retirement. News story here: Please note, headline is misleading, it's NOT closing, just being put on the market. http://www.timescolonist.com/business/bc-shaver-and-hobbies-store-hangs-it-up-after-50-years-1.23330655 Alvis 3.1
  10. I'm glad your daughter is ok, hope your wife wasn't too jangled! Take care and you're right, you never know when your number is up! Al P
  11. What you are missing is that it's MAP, not MRP. Minimum ADVERTISED Price, not Minimum Retail Price. A retailer can't ADVERTISE below a certain price, but they can SELL it at whatever they want to. What I'm seeing are a couple big time online retailers using fear to drive up their sales, and a whole lot of people who are both unclear on how wholesale/distribution/retail works and that this exists in a lot of other cases, even in the hobby industry. It's there to prevent a huge conglomorate doing to Tamiya like Walmart did to 20th Century toys. Eventually Walmart was the sole customer for them
  12. I can now quit building "What-If" models, as Kees has done the perfect one! Alvis 3.1
  13. That's why the thread stays running, despite the very obvious anger at certain politicians, it tends to stay on the right side of the tracks. Yeah, I was likely being far too optimistic. Maybe 35 years. By the time we get around to a 5th Gen aircraft, Starfleet will be recruiting.
  14. No, it isn't. Discussing why a government is wrong aboot a purchase (or heaven forbid right) is technically entering into "politics". Where it becomes a problem is when personal feelings aboot particular politicians becomes the subject of what you say. Example: A:The current Flubber Party government was completely wrong when they chose to buy the Acme Rock Droppers for our Coyotes. This was stupid and will lead to flattened coyotes. This is fine. It expresses an opinion on the decision itself. B: President Argon Noblegas is a stupid, ignorant blunderbus and should be fed to my pigs!
  15. Any time somebody is yammering to me aboot the F-35 being the Worst. Airplane. Ever. I ask them what they know aboot the Cyclone. Crickets. And I live where they're being based! (Eventually) Drives me crazy. On top of it being the end of a process that should never have gone this route, it's an aircraft that nobody makes as a scale model!
  16. The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was well suited to Santa's purposed, fast, reliable and had small bomb bays in the wings which allowed him to drop presents down chimneys with ease. Equipped with skis, it was only slightly slower than the stock aircraft. Alvis 3.1
  17. I let this subject slide a little late this year, I didn't actually start building until Dec 23 at 8PM. Gotta love Tamiya spraycan paint, it dries fast. https://imgur.com/a/G8zV4
  18. http://bugatti100p.aero/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bugatti-100P-Crash-Investigation.pdf
  19. Speaking from a Brick and Mortar retail point of view, another line of paint always poses a problem. Space is limited, and you have to balance the space it will take up with the sales you think it will generate. It's a problem where I work, as we carry Humbrol, Testors, Model Master Enamel and Acrylic, Tamiya, and 5 distinct lines of Vallejo, and there isn't really much more room for another line of paint, unless we drop something. Problem is that all of them are currently selling well. Alvis 3.1
  20. I have unlocked this thread, let's keep it civil gents. Alvis 3.1 ARC Coin Flipper
  21. Sorry, I don't see any link to "the thread you linked", but instead see one to an Ebay auction. If this is somehow related to a post on another forum, I'm not seeing that connection. Since this thread appears to have served the OP's intent, I'll mark this as "No Longer Requiring Any More Input". Thank you for your participation. Al P ARC Moderation Team and Party Pooper
  22. Let's try to keep on topic and not let the politics get in the way, mmkay?
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