Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Apr 15, 2008 20:21:20 GMT
Dear All,
Having volunteered to take over the decal bank last November...
I have spent many hours, sorting through it, categorising and putting them in secure/safe order, am amazed at what is in there........
Almost encouraged to go out and buy numerous models just to make use of the decals............
However, I only make models of a rather 'narrow' speciality, one of the reasons I volunteered, so I will not use the decal bank, indeed the opposite is true, that I have decided to put so many of my own decals into the bank, and they have been the majority of what has been dispatched to people enquiring via the internet, Nimrod decals spring to mind.......
Another change I have made, as I cannot take them to as many shows as Mike, who ran the bank for many years..... Thanks to him for what he built up..., is to run it via email and postal enquiries....
It seems to be running quite well with 40-50 enquiries via email and 4-5 via postal enquiries, so far.
However, the decal bank will only be as good as what is DONATED to it...... The decal bank has no financial support from the IPMS(UK), and essentially I am funding what happens.
The reason I am posting this, is to ask YOU ALL, to have a think about what you have, in your individual decal stashes.... If you are anything like me, then you will have a lot of decals, both complete after market sheets or remnants from models you have bought, that you are, unlikely to use......................
Can I take this opportunity to ask you to have a look at what you have, and think about DONATING, what realistically, you will not use, to the decal bank....?
I must admit, at times I feel that I am organising a decal museum, rather than a decal bank, but you never know, some body may just be after what what you have....... You never know for the future...Who knows for the hobby.....
Please folks, have a think about this 'plea', have a look at what you have.... If you will not be using it, then can I ask you to donate it...! Find my email address and contact me, or use the postal address on the decal bank thread...
Please have a think about this, if you are any thing like me, then can I use the example of the Nimrods, I bought the model for 38 pounds, and bought all the decals I could for 28 pounds. ALL of which I will not be using, so ALL go into the decal bank, seven happy customers, so far..... and lot's left..
Please, have a think about it, I am only too happy to have more work to do...... and if you have a desire to do something other than what comes in the box, contact me.....
Colin Shipton-Knight
PS any thoughts about what the decal bank ought to do? Should we be purchasing certain decals, ....
Having volunteered to take over the decal bank last November...
I have spent many hours, sorting through it, categorising and putting them in secure/safe order, am amazed at what is in there........
Almost encouraged to go out and buy numerous models just to make use of the decals............
However, I only make models of a rather 'narrow' speciality, one of the reasons I volunteered, so I will not use the decal bank, indeed the opposite is true, that I have decided to put so many of my own decals into the bank, and they have been the majority of what has been dispatched to people enquiring via the internet, Nimrod decals spring to mind.......
Another change I have made, as I cannot take them to as many shows as Mike, who ran the bank for many years..... Thanks to him for what he built up..., is to run it via email and postal enquiries....
It seems to be running quite well with 40-50 enquiries via email and 4-5 via postal enquiries, so far.
However, the decal bank will only be as good as what is DONATED to it...... The decal bank has no financial support from the IPMS(UK), and essentially I am funding what happens.
The reason I am posting this, is to ask YOU ALL, to have a think about what you have, in your individual decal stashes.... If you are anything like me, then you will have a lot of decals, both complete after market sheets or remnants from models you have bought, that you are, unlikely to use......................
Can I take this opportunity to ask you to have a look at what you have, and think about DONATING, what realistically, you will not use, to the decal bank....?
I must admit, at times I feel that I am organising a decal museum, rather than a decal bank, but you never know, some body may just be after what what you have....... You never know for the future...Who knows for the hobby.....
Please folks, have a think about this 'plea', have a look at what you have.... If you will not be using it, then can I ask you to donate it...! Find my email address and contact me, or use the postal address on the decal bank thread...
Please have a think about this, if you are any thing like me, then can I use the example of the Nimrods, I bought the model for 38 pounds, and bought all the decals I could for 28 pounds. ALL of which I will not be using, so ALL go into the decal bank, seven happy customers, so far..... and lot's left..
Please, have a think about it, I am only too happy to have more work to do...... and if you have a desire to do something other than what comes in the box, contact me.....
Colin Shipton-Knight
PS any thoughts about what the decal bank ought to do? Should we be purchasing certain decals, ....