Re: [OT] Was 1/300th buildings now bit of a rant and 25mm buildings

Very true, even limited budgets should be able to afford $1 (US) for a
structure.

As for how thoughtless (More than selfish I think and hope) we war
gamers
are, well, John McEwan (Starguard rules/Reviresco Miniatures) gave away
beta sets of his 1/300th SF rules (I don't have any and can't remember
the name) for years but quit when he had not received * one * single
feedback about them.  And in the 30 plus years ago when edition 1 came
out it was a nice regional phenomenon (and about the only set of SF
rules
on the Left Coast of the USA at that time.)

But we never have had a reputation for social skills in abundance as a
group.

Gracias,
Glenn

On Sat, 1 Mar 2003 14:27:20 +1100 "Geoffery Rogers"
<geofferyr@hotmail.com> writes:
>If you want to give them away thats fine but I think you should charge 
>to
>down load them even if it's just a $1. Have some free ones but charge 
>to
>download the others I've seen sites like that and I think it's fair 
>enough.
>After all once they have the template they can make as many as they 
>want.
>
>Seems very selfish to expect to get them for free and not even give
>feedback/pictures. Any complaints just say you'll be happy to swap if
>they've spent the time to design some of their own.
>
>Geoffery
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Germ" <germ@germy.co.uk>
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:40 PM
>Subject: [OT] Was 1/300th buildings now bit of a rant and 25mm 
>buildings
>
>
>> > Jeremy, thanks for such a cool site full of free
>> > stuff! I downloaded all of the 25mm deckplans to
>> > finally start working on an idea for Stalingradish
>> > factory interior set-up I've been contemplating for
>> > SG. Thanks for the inspiration.
>> > Eric
>>
>> Thanks for that Eric, let me know how they work out. Pictures would 
>be
>nice
>> :)
>>
>> I find it amazing how little feedback I have received from people 
>over
>these
>> models.
>> Oh I get lots of e-mails thanking me for making them free. But to 
>date I
>hve
>> only seen
>> one other picture where someone has made one of my models.
>> Bit strange when the average file request for each of the models is 
>252
>per
>> month.
>> The biggest hit to date was "Jon's Bar" which has been requested 
>2055
>times
>> since
>> I made it available in November last year.
>>
>> Oh well I suppose no comment is better than lots of complaints.
>>
>> On the 25mm building front, I have thought about charging for them 
>but in
>> the end I thought
>> sod it I'll make them free!
>> So as soon as I can PDF them I'll put them on the site and advertise 
>the
>> fact. I'll get pictures of them
>> up at the same time.
>>
>> So watch this space.
>>
>> Jeremey
>> germ@germy.co.uk
>> www.germy.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>

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