Is it just me or do others also feel that this Jet Forum on RCU has got a little boring in recent times. Not sure if it is because many members have left, The new site or perhaps just that there are not so many new products coming along and fewer build threads etc

What do others think ?

Yep! Gone are the days where I couldn't get through the day without a look on RCU.

Informative build threads, sensible discussions and opinions are gone. Seemingly replaced with shills, trolls, egos, bashing, arguing. Very rare that a thread lasts a page before the point is lost.....

I know it's no use to complain about it but I still haven't gotten used to the new format. It really has had a major (negative) impact on this site.

I'm on here all the time... but I agree. It seems that a lot of times... I look down the first page, and nothing catches my eye. Then, I look in the for sale section.

Guess I missed the memo..lol. I get LOTS of great info on here, "extremely informative"! IMO

While there is still a lot of great info on here, I agree that the quantity and quality are dropping.
There is no longer the ability to have a good discussion between folks with varying opinions before the egos get in the way and the name calling begins.
Then there are those that try to turn every thread they can into a bashing session of their least favorite manufacturer.

I also agree with the format change, I am on less often just because I do not like the new format. It still has to many bugs and is less friendly for the user. I hope the advertisers take note of this, that may be the only way to motivate the NEEDED fixes.

I'm inclined to agree, I've been on here a few years now and the thing that has changed is ARTF how can you write something topical about screw this servo in here connect it to this control surface here and then have the nerve to call it a BUILD thread! Yipee I've found a different place to put the battery. I have a new model coming from Skymaster sometime this month (they said) I had intented to do a fit out thread but to be honest I think I would struggle to fill a page with something interesting.

Conversly I did try to generate some interest by starting a thread on how I designed and built my DeHavilland DH110 but it didn't generate much in the way of a response from other users so I gave up, I seem to recal saying at the time, when somebody remarked "there was nothing to read" "if you don't support somebody trying, you get what you deserve!"

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I'm hearing you!

Had to laugh at a 'build' thread in the warbirds forum on unpacking & 'construction' (I think you
had to clip the wheels on) of a micro ARF model!

Screw this servo in? Connect this control surface? Doesn't 'your installer' do that just before you send it to 'your painter'?
Just in time to go to the latest jet meet where you can win model of the meet for your 'efforts'?

Oh.... You must be that weird scratch build guy! Why would you want to do that hard work when you just buy something like everyone else?

Unfortunately the respect for how clever or skilful your modelling skills are seems to be replaced by how much money you have spent on the
latest ARF which is in fashion at that time.

Your Sea Vixen didn't generate much response?

At least someone was inspired!

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...00mm_PNF_.html

Be warned, I think you will have to get 'your installer' to clip the wheels on. - John.

Agree. Started the minute the format changed.

RCU is not boring all the time.. Not mentioning the interesting tech content from the guys who post or build something , still chuckle while remembering threads like the "unacceptable practices" , "downwind turn" or the "glascat"

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HI all, yes their is still too many bugs in this forum, the above is what I see when I edit a add, very distracking.
Rcpete

Jet models are fantastic but far out of reach for the average modeler who in this economy lacks the funds to finance one.

I think the the new format is mainly to blame. It's harder to navigate, too many bugs, and the topics don't catch my eye as easily as the old format.

Bring back the old format! It wasn't broke, why did they change it?

I agree...... I really don't care for the new format either I didn't like it since day one.

I consider myself an average modeler with a family and a modest income. I have had to become creative in obtaining the things that I want. Example, my first jet (Turbinator) I picked up NIB at the Waco Jet Rally this year at a good price. I flipped a Ziroli B-25 and a few swap meet bargains I ran across to buy the gear and all the servos/electronics for it. Then I saved my scratch for a few months waiting (hoping) that Dreamworks would have another Black Friday sale for the turbine and other items I need to complete it. (Thanks Todd)

With that said, I'm not a guy that can just go out and spend 5-6 grand at the drop of the hat, and have a plane in the air in a month. But with the patience and determination that I have learned from building from sticks for the past few years, I can focus on the goal that I have, and have one in the air in 6-8 months.

I would like to see more build threads…even if they are just "assemble" threads. Fun to see how others do their installs.

I like the new format. At least it works.

People are not building as much...new sales are at an all time low. Established models still sell, but doing a build on an existing design makes little sense.
The real reason the forum is down on posts is the hobby is in free fall, certainly in England. The Internet has much to do with our countries mess, business reducing, prices and hence margins below a break even figure. Everyone thinks things should cost less, that's not possible, our hobby is the cheapest its ever been, if you want it to get better, people need to get real and accept prices increasing.If you don't there will be a tiny choice of product, which will suit the keyboard flyer who started this...

Too many alpha males in this forum. Almost every thread ends in a smart ass comment.

Like the one above your post I would suggest

I don't see that the hobby is in free fall at all. In the UK some companies in this market are doing very well indeed, Building a warehouse to double the size of their operation (That should be open just after Christmas) and creating (at last count) over 25 new jobs in the UK. I would call that on the up not free fall

Prices aren't going anywhere but down.

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I regret that some are arrogant enough to quibble over the adjectives "build" vs "install" and denigrate those who do the latter. Get over yourselves please. One needn't be a scratch builder to be a "real" modeler, just as enjoying or -God forbid - learning something from an install thread doesn't make a modeler somehow less worthy.

don't know Dave Wilshere, but seeing as how he's a prominent retailer, id think one would argue with him regarding the state of the hobby in the UK at ones peril. Still, I think his cheap shot at the OP was completely uncalled for.