I can completely identify with that horrible gutted feeling when our photographs were taken hostage. It was really nasty and could conceivably happen again. So if anyone wants those photographs I strongly suggest they download them now. No part of the internet is safe from many forms of piracy. A far worse thing has happened to another modelling site recently. It was associated with a magazine (that had their own forum too), the magazine went under financially and was sold. The new owners instantly and completely canned everything, blogs, stored photographs, the lot, and simply referred the former members to their own site, they even created a "Lounge" for them, big deal. I won't have anything to do with the new owners, the site or their magazine. Even when The Aerodrome closed, the info was kept available, and I am thankful for this, I use it often. I suppose we only truly appreciate what we have when it's gone, so I think we need to be pro-active and make sure we both use this site properly and attempt to preserve it for posterity.
Enough of the soap-box sermon! I'm so glad my Merit DR1 thread is up and going and I'm enthusiastic all over again!
Regards in WW1 modelling,
Marc.
