ex Military Modelling members

[Wouter]

Hi Andy

I think that part is emotion: being a favourite magazine and more importantly forum is taken over by another party which doesn't want to continue to support the forum. Now I must say that's not all, from what I heard for instance Doolittle are very bad paymentwise to contributors of their magazines, they have a very bad reputation it seems (often don't pay or very late).
ML is good if you want to see amazing work. A lot of the top brass of the modelling world share their work there, but the old ML forum was a very archaic one in style and it was less friendly to beginners. Lot's of people who take the hobby serious there (not that it's a bad thing per se) but there can be quite the rivet counting and people who's work which isn't perhaps the best out there can get perhaps quite the negative comments.
But it is a valuable source of information with lot's of people with knowlegde.
Hope that makes a bit sense

Cheers

[Mike Mortimore]

Hi Guys,
The MM site is still live..... for how long......... how long is a piece of string.......

[Jim F]

Hi Andy,
Firstly I don't want to start a long debate about either Doolittle or ML, personally I have nothing against Doolittle other than the circumstances of the change over I think the subscribers of Military Modelling as customers should have been treated better and I don't think Doolittle are to blame as much as My time media I actually buy the other magazine already and I like it although it is not as diverse in content as MM, I fully understand the upset caused to all members of the Military Modelling Forum on being given such short notice of its closure and the loss of all their work and references As regards MIssing Lynx it is a great source of inspiration and references, there are some brilliant modellers on there, but it does not nuture someone new to the hobby or someone not producing pieces to the high standards of their members, I have read critique on there that was far from constructive, therefore it's not really somewhere I would post on. As a final note we are all human beings and as a species we don't like change paticulary in something that effects our out of work time.
Jim

[Andy Belsey]

This may be being discussed elsewhere, but are you aware that Simon H is making frantic efforts to keep the old forum alive under a new banner. It's only fair that if we are not going back that we warn him to safe his time. If you have no intention of going back please make it clear to him. Your usernames etc. are still alive for now.

[Wouter]

Well, my intention is to stay here, wether the old forum remains or not. But if it will continue to exist I will stay posting there as well. Too much good memories to drop it ^^

[Guest]

I also intend to stay here. It may be a Mil Mod lounge, but it will still be part of Missing Lynx, which I just can't get on with. I like it here!

Peter.

[Jim R]

Quite simply ML will not allow it to continue in anything like the old format. It will not be a forum. It will just be a place where old MilMod mates can stay in touch - that I can do here and also make new friends.
Jim

[JR]

Well as every body is having a say.:smiling2:
I am not a top modeler and maybe never will, but the support I have had on here with modeling and over my eye is what makes me want to stay among some of the nicest people I have ever met .
john .

[PaulTRose]

as a non MM member im finding this thread an interesting read

you wont find any rivet counting going on here unless you specifically ask for it in 'critique corner'......and personally im allergic to rivet counters

you will find SM simply a place for people who want to build models for the enjoyment of it......dosnt matter what your skill level is, as long as you have fun thats the important thing......theres always someone to help or advise, never put down or humiliate.......i aint the greatest modeller in the world, after all these years i still learn something new with every kit i do, but i do it for me, not any one else

i hope a lot of you stay and integrate with us, and become established members and enjoy your time here

[Guest]

Thanks Paul, that's exactly the ethos we're looking for - rivet counting only if you want it and loads of help and encouragement. ML sadly seems to have an elitist a combative slant - not for me.

[Guest]

I've been a member for years at ML but it's not the site it use to be.They ran off just about all the common modelers with their greater than thou attitudes.I read it every day but never post there anymore.

Tony lee

[Tim Marlow]

Agreed ref ML. From reviewing a few threads it has too narrow a view of modelling for me. Also seems to have a lot of an attitude that a good friend of mine calls “fat blokes in black tee shirts”. Basically being dismissive of the less than perfect and thinking this stuff is life or death important. It isn’t, it’s what I do to get away from real world life or death stuff. I admire that attitude to modelling, but grew away from it years ago..if I was on there any length of time I would start butting heads, which isn’t enjoyable for me or the other site members.
This site has a wide mix of subjects, and has some really talented modellers, so it’ll do me thanks.....
If Simon keeps the old site up perhaps with a change of name I’ll probably post in both. The old site will be for nostalgia, but I will stay on this one because I like the ethos it projects.
Cheers
Tim

[Guest]

This is all very interesting, what I found amusing was this... 'The website www.militarymodelling.com will be closing at the end of this month and going forward, Military Modelling will be included within the pages of Model Military International. If you wish to re-register for the forum on the new website, please follow this link: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/miss...cc747d594804ff '
hahaha!
We're sheep all being herded into the missing lynx pen.
Going forward... hahaha! more like going down the toilet.
With all their rivet counters at Missing Lynx there are some poorly researched/bad models in their gallery.
I'm with you John, the best people are here.
ev

[Wookie2486]

I registered there when I found out the news not the most welcoming bunch I have to say. Not like when we moved over to here or started on milmod and everyone seemed happy to see us

Marty

[Guest]

Another ex-Military Modelling magazine reader here, seeking rehabilitation from the shocking demise of that magazine.