90% of my building time is spent fixing manufacturer errors, and I simply don't have the time anymore to put up with this... 6 straight months fixing a Monogram B-24 canopy (and entire front fuselage)... 3 years fixing Hasegawa's Me-109G's nose (even with direct access to an original for measurements)... 4 years wasted on a B-29 fuselage incurably asymmetrical from nose to tail...

Edit: just found this over on Aircraft Resource Centre 1/48 Revell/Monogram P-61 Black Widow Gallery Article by Brian Paramso I would say there is a strong possibility they are not photos of his models (unless Gaston is also known as Brian).

let's please not get on permissions, lest most people on here will be hounded in the future. open source for and open world

for example, did Jonathan ask permission from the original person when he re-posted those images?

no moral high ground there guys.

Open source? I'm sorry, just because I post an image I own to a forum does mean I relinquish ownership of that image, nor does it give some permission to then steal it and repost it like its their own, and then refuse to stop using it. That's not moral high ground that's basic good manners and respecting others people's intellectual property.

actually, myspace, facebook, flickr, and many others have already made the case that you relinquish ownership of the posted version of the image and give it to them for the duration of the time you have it posted and they have to store the bits. so ownership of an image you created that is not specifically originating from your own servers is probably already not yours.

and while i really don't want to defend Gaston (i do want to defend easy use of images though) - he never actually claimed those were his original images or models, he is not making any profit from them, and point in fact he did modify the images, which in essence does give him some intellectual property rights (the Beasty Boys won that argument in court decades ago).

all i'm asking we please not get pedantic about image use so that we don't wind up with picky people jumping all over every post that has a linked image from some other website we are using as a quick and handy reference, something a LOT of us do.

someone accused of this type of infringement is likely to become an overly strong watchdog for the same thing in the future because they feel like they aren't allowed to do something everyone else does without repercussion. I really don't want Gaston going around calling out every post that has a linked image in it as something that should be removed.

And yes, if you get a request to remove and image that isn't wholly yours (or even one that is), then by all means you should do so.

Allright, I'll note down the name of the modeller... I don't see why this matters in the least, because it is obviously not his build that is the subject being discussed, but the kit: The modeller's work is not relevant, only the angle of the photo...

Guido - well done on your hard work with GWH. We (MJW Models) deal with the UK importers of GWH and this is one we will be defintely stocking. Looks as good if not better than the Fw189 and it looks like a P-61 to me anyway. Will you be at Telford this year?

thanks
Mike