I say better defined, you can find warbird builds in 4-5 other forums and you would never know, plus they all blend together, It's almost 1 hour to find anything you personally like to read, If you can find it. I think some spring cleaning and simplification would be a major plus!

This is already a very specialized catagory and you want to break it down further! Why don't we start a forum for piper cub type planes as well, I bet there are more of those running around then there are warbirds! I've got an idea, lets put all the the high dollar warbirds over in the Jet forum so all the people with lots of money can talk to each other or maybe we could enjoy it the way it is and talk about our planes instead.

Sorry, this was a general statement not directed at anybody but it came off in the wrong way. After reading it again it sounds a bit personal.

We have "Warbirds" in these categories: Scale, ARF's, Giant Scale, Scratch Building and Design (how those are related is a mystery to me), Kit Building and Warbirds. Warbirds is a very general category like all the rest in here, my point is that you have stuff everywhere. It's more difficult to enjoy it the way it is, I want to make it better and more enjoyable. I don't want it broken down by aircraft manufacturer, although having a civilian scale forum would be nice.

Keep the ideas coming, even if change makes you mad, let's hear you vent! If you have no argument or point, I want to hear it! Just don't vent directly to me, that's irritating![:@]

OK. I have no argument or point. There, I feel better now.

I see that the giant scale forum is 1/4 scale or larger. Where do we make the limit for giant scale warbird???? 1/3 scale Mustang!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO. Now here is the dilema. I look at 3D, ARF, Giant Scale, Multi Engine and of coarse Warbirds. Now you are saying I would need to view MORE forums to find out what people have done to a Corsair? There is much diversity here and it would shame us if we segrigated it further than it already is(not to mention a logistical nighmare for the moderators!). OK, all you ARF assemblers to the back of the bus!

Actually, the goal would be to look through less forums to find info on a particular corsair.

If anything, kit builders are in the minority on this bus. I don't see how logical organization would result in some kind of modelers class system.

I like my ARFs and don't feel inferior when I build or fly them.
But, I always feel superior when I fly my kit built birds. For the serious folk, that's a joke.

Jim you funny! lol Thanks for that post!

First off I love all aero modeling, I believe that I can learn something from every individual. So I'm a little confused about the ARF guys to the back of the bus thing. I say use the Giant scale IMAA rules for giant scale. You already have to look at more forums, you have one ARF forum and then 2 or 3 others that ARF's may be in. If you want to find out what others have done to a Corsair, first what Corsair? A kit, ARF, own design, giant scale etc... You can't just look in one forum now anyway, if you knew more about what you were looking for like a specific ARF then with better forums it would be easy to find. Looking for a specific kit Corsair? Then go to the Warbird Kit forum, I think it makes it much easier and just Warbird is to general. It's basically just another ARF forum now. Again, nothing wrong with ARF's I'd just like it divided up into more specific interests. Warbird kit building would be full of great ideas and build threads, things a lot of ARF guys don't want to concern themselves with, but if you want to see it just click on it! Anyway thanks for the input!

I want to vote, but the option I want is not there so:
"Do we need better defined categories?"
NO.

Thanks for the input, would you like to share the things you like about having everything mixed up? ARF's in the Scale forum, ARF's in the ARF forum, ARF's in the Warbird Forum. Warbirds in the scale forum, warbird build threads in the kit forum and the Warbird forum. You always have these hit and run answers and always negative. Why would having easier to navigate categories be bad? It appears you like RCSCALEBUILDER, talk about defined categories. Show me you can do more than just take shots at people and ideas, that would be a first.

dion, stay over on the Dark Side at RCSB and you won't hafta deal with these kind of issues. As you may or may not know I have a thread over there that's now 200 pages. Thats a lot and its been over 2 years in the making. I do enjoy RCU because there are projects here that aren't over there. So I enjoy both sites..
I wouldn't object to a different format for this site but I doubt that will happen. But for the price of admission.. its not too bad lol.

I've been on the dark side at RCSB, I got a new profile and name although I don't post on that site. I know this place aint changing, I just wanted to see what others thought when I got fed up. I don't like the picture loading on RCSB, RCU is far superior in that area. Also what good is a site if I can't give my opinion? It's been hard earned here and I still get harassment. I always tell it like I see it and that isn't always popular. I drift in and around RCSB undetected, just to see what's going on, I'll check out your thread.

More catagories just mean more places for people to post in the wrong catagory.
There are ARF posts in the ARF, Giant Scale, ClubHouse, Kit Building, Twins, Questions, Scale, and Warbird catagories now.
There are Engine posts in the ARF, Giant Scale, ClubHouse, Kit Building, Twins, Questions, Scale, and Warbird catagories now.
There are Radio posts in the ARF, Giant Scale, ClubHouse, Kit Building, Twins, Questions, Scale, and Warbird catagories now.
There are WWI posts in Scale, Giant Scale and Warbirds.
There are so many catagories, the moderators can't keep up with them now. If we get enough catagories, then there will only be 1 post in each.
I like it the way it is. Thats just my opinion!

Dion;
I am just giving some constructive criticism. "OK, all you ARF assemblers to the back of the bus!" was just my little joke at segregating the lower class!!!!! And by the sound of post 35, you are quite irritated at the onslaught of ARF's. It's something we have to live with. While I would love to build a scale ME-109 (of which few to no kits exist until a year ago!) I just don't have the time anymore between honey-do's, the new job and riding the Harley. So the new KMP looks pretty enticing!!! Oh, and the P-61 ARF....
SO, what you are saying is to send all ARF's to another forum. OK, then we would have ARF 3-D, ARF twin, ARF warbird. And while you look for a specific make of an aircraft, I look at just about all to gain knowledge from some of the other experts to see how I may apply it on the next project.

Are you just trying to stir the pot!!!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend and believe it or not there have been some excellent views on this post (except the 1 NO!)

Thanks all for the input, I was just getting frustrated with the forums the way they are and this was my way to show it. No harm done deputydog, I appreciate your input. I like ARF's, but they are getting more and more popular and I think they are drowning out everything else is all. I'd at least like a Warbird Kit Building forum, and I know it won't happen so everyone can be happy.

Terry, thank you for the input. You usually just take shots at me so I appreciate your post.

Moderator I think we can close this topic, I'm done.

Thanks again!

Dion

To show that I build ARF's, here is a picture of my CMP Hellcat, getting close to paint:

FYI great subject , not for the purpose of segragating anyone but for the purpose of interest , I would love to see ARF warbirds , and builders section on warbirds , I dont enjoy going to the arf section and reading all about pattern/stunt /3d .Its just not me .

From the current votes it looks like the ARF folks are clearly asking for an ARF Warbird category. Why not add a Warbird subsection in the existing ARF forum? Seems like that would work great and the ARF section could contain other interesting ARF subsections as well. How about it moderator? It would help the advertisers do a better job of targeting the ARF group, that’s a good selling point for RCU. I’d be happy to help ID the ARF threads for movement to the new ARF section.

Those are some great observations! Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. I hate the way it's set up now. The HUGE influx of ARF's just in the last few years has rendered these topics as they are obsolete.