My favourite forum is closed for the foreseeable. The AMG forum was opened by John Ray, Author of "A Military Gentleman of the18th Century". John's book showcased his superbly sculpted 18th Century figures with excellent line drawings and a wonderful back story. There's been nothing like it in the hobby before and I doubt if there will be again. The book was a limited edition self published print, however some copies surface from time to time. If you ever have the chance to buy one, do so, you will not be disappointed.
As a spin off from the book, John invited those who owned a copy to join his forum. A chance for those to delve deeper into the world of his hobby and see more of his sculpting and games. The forum was also an excellent place to share information and gain inspiration from the projects its members were working on and spawned meetings between members, two of which I had the pleasure and privilege to attend and I am looking forward to another gathering later this year.
John worked hard to keep the forum going, despite the hosts having a few technical issues, but it closed prior to christmans and I had my fingers crossed that it would reopen. Sadly it hasn't.
Thanks John for all your hard work. It will be, as they say in these parts, sair missed!
I will wait til the see how the alternatives pan out, but I am tempted to set something up myself, if there is any interest amongst ex-members who visit here????
8 comments:
Stuart,
I for one would be interested in a way to keep the dialogue going. I'm in DT'S!
Jim W. ex-james164
Thanks Jim,
I've been pottering around with something, seeing how it works and how much effort it needs to manage, so if there is enough interest from others ....
Thanks to you, Stuart, for looking in to it. The labour involved might not be insignificant. Perhaps it is useful to think creatively about how to minimize or share that.
Jim
Stuart, Thank you for the kind comments.
Yes, I was sorry that the Forum had to come to an abrupt end, but real life issues had a major bearing on the decision.
Don't forget me if you start a Forum.
Kindest Regards
John
Good to hear from you, John, and thanks for visiting. I know it was a decision not taken lightly.
You certainly will not be forgotten should I kick something off. Meantime, do stay in touch.
Best rgds and all the best,
Stuart
If you can stand the puns, the out the way humour, the grubby mind, and sometimes the odd rare finds and serious contributions I for one would love to support a forum of yours.
The QM
Hi Stu
Just picked up on this and the answer is yes.
More than happy to assit you in such a project
Hi lads,
Running a Forum is a big job, as I'm sure someone will attest!
I'm visiting Jim's more often and giving that support for now, I've got plenty on my plate at the moment anyway. However I have set something up and am playing around with it. ideally I'd want to have a few admins/mods perhaps one for each board -that would listen the load, but the model I have doesn't seem to allow that.
Anyway....I'm sure it will be something to chat about over a pint in Kenilworth!
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