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There are many modeling websites out there: e.g. ARC, Hyperscale, Modellversium and Panzermodell, just to name a few of the big ones. All of them have hundreds or even thousands of gallery entries and kit previews in their data bases. A wealth of information that a modeler can access nowadays. But finding the right articles can be more difficult and frustrating than one might think. Not all websites feature search engines. And if they do, you still have to search each website individually to gather the desired information. Even google doesn’t help a lot but often only adds to the confusion by presenting irrelevant search results.

Scalemates.com now addresses these problems and offers a search engine that combines the search results of (up to now) twelve individual modeling webzines. More are to be added in the future. Like that, searching for “B-17 Flying Fortress” returns over 50 hits, including both gallery entries and product reviews from ARC, HS, MV, IMPS Germany and other websites. Clicking on one of the search results directly links you to the desired article on the website where it’s hosted. This search takes less than a minute. Searching manually for all of these 50+ articles would take probably hours - without any guarantee to find each and every one of the articles.

It’s important to note though that scalemates.com is not and does not want to be another online modeling webzine. As said before, there are already enough very good ones out there. Scalemates.com simply simplifies the search for modeling articles by presenting grouped results from (almost) all relevant websites. Have a look at this example.

But scalemates.com has yet more to offer: It’s also a social network for modelers with modeling-related features you won’t find on facebook & Co. You can put together your personal wish list, subscribe to your favorite topics to view all new articles of, e.g. the F-4 Phantom, or present your stash of unbuilt models. Like that you can also see if there’s a modeler out there who has a kit in his or her stash that you’ve been looking for for years or if there’s anybody searching for a kit that you possess more than once.

Curious? Just visit www.scalemates.com, sign up today and tell us how you like it.

P.S.: Farmville or Mafia Wars are not available. But it’s better to spend your time on your next model anyway...

Cheers

Bernd

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