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wwiibuff
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Thanks Moe. This one is my new favorite, but I only have a few so far. Will be building my JJD KotS collection going forward. This is a superb model.
Thanks Al, yes the lozenge camo is done really well. Great paint job.
ivanmoe
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Hi Duke,
As we see the fidelity of models from TS-makers improve, I believe that a real challenge is emerging for Jenkins (and its competitors). Can they produce figure sets that are worthy of their aircraft and vehicle replicas? That may sound silly, bit think about it for a moment. When you look at pics of some of these new models, what appears more "toylike," plane or pilot?
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.-Moe
wwiibuff
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Hi Duke,
As we see the fidelity of models from TS-makers improve, I believe that a real challenge is emerging for Jenkins (and its competitors). Can they produce figure sets that are worthy of their aircraft and vehicle replicas? That may sound silly, bit think about it for a moment. When you look at pics of some of these new models, what appears more "toylike," plane or pilot?
-Moe
Yep, some figures are better than others even within the same company. I try and pick out figures that have a good pose, good facial expression, and will fit into a scene that is interesting.
wwiibuff
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Thanks Mike. Glad you like it. Love the JJD KotS range.
mestell
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Congratulations Duke of being the most recent member who got the "3rd Party Hosting" surprise from Photo Box. I was hit Thursday and sometime recently Brad (Jazzeum) was also blocked from posting to TF. I was sent an email to let me know that I had to upgrade my account in order to continue to enjoy this feature . . . . $400/year. It's almost like being a hostage held for ransom . . . .
:smile2: Mike
:smile2: Mike
wwiibuff
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Wow. I've been away for a couple of days and just noticed this. Was I doing something wrong? If so I wasn't aware. Not paying $400 to be able to display my photos.
mestell
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Duke, you haven't done anything wrong. Its apparently a new PB policy. Just got a contact from Larry Allen who got his notice today also. Here's what Brad (Jazzeum) wrote on my thread in the JJD section "My JJD Wars of the Roses Display" where I first noticed my photos being blocked. Brad's comment is comment #54:
"I believe that the changes related to third party hosting are simply a desire to generate revenue from their hosting services. Unless you had a paying account, a user could simply use them without PB making any money from their hosting.
Here are excerpts from their recent rules:
Free account : Each individual Member gets one free account that provides 2 GB of free storage or space available for your original photo files, or videos under 10min. The free account does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting. If a free account Member exceeds their Content Limit, their account will be immediately suspended and they will need to become a “Paying Member” (defined below) in order to continue accessing their account. You can upgrade to a Plus account at any time.
Plus Account : The Plus Account offers several paid options that may give the Paying Member more storage, bandwidth, 3rd party image hosting, image linking and/or other services as outlined below. Once and during such period of time in which you subscribe to and pay for a Plus Account, we will consider you a "Paying Member." Please note that all Plus Account subscriptions are billed annually at the commencement of the service. Photobucket may also offer a monthly billing option for its Plus Accounts (see terms and restrictions, below).
Available Plus Account Plans : Photobucket offers the following Plus Account Plans:
o Plus 50 Plan: 52 GB of Storage for $59.99 / Year. The Plus 50 Plan does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting.
o Plus 100 Plan: 102 GB of Storage for $99.99 / Year. The Plus 100 Plan allows for unlimited image linking but does not allow 3rd party image hosting.
o Plus 500 Plan: 500 GB of Storage and unlimited bandwidth for $399.99 / Year. The Plus 500 Plan allows for unlimited image linking and unlimited 3rd party image hosting."
I was notified on Thursday. Spent some time yesterday figuring out how to upload my photos to TF without Photobucket . . .
:smile2: Mike