5 Years! Congratulations Armorama!
Pennsylvania, United States
Member Since: July 13, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 03:16 PM UTC
Greetings, mates!
I just wanted to give a very sincere congratulations to Mr. Jim Starkweather, our Commander in Chief here at KitMaker, in regards to the five year anniversary today, of his original Armorama idea and experience.
I myself have seen the site grow in leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, and here's to many more successful years in the future!
To Jim and all of the original Armorama members/supporters, thank you for bringing this wonderful idea of an online worldwide modelers community alive, and I'm very proud to be a part of it!
Cheers,
Mark
"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by..."
North Carolina, United States
Member Since: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 03:59 PM UTC
It doesn't seem like yesterday - but 5 years wow.
Congratulations
Moselle, France
Member Since: May 15, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 04:47 PM UTC
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Indiana, United States
Member Since: October 16, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 04:55 PM UTC
it has been five years? Wow.
Congrats all.
Shaun
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974
Groningen, Netherlands
Member Since: October 01, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 05:00 PM UTC
Pennsylvania, United States
Member Since: June 06, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 06:06 PM UTC
Colorado, United States
Member Since: February 01, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 06:07 PM UTC
Rodger
If I'd had known grand kids were so much fun I'd have had them first.
Ask me about my Grand Son!
Member Since: December 18, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 08:05 PM UTC
I think I made my first post around December 16th or so. I wonder if we can check the first posts made on the opening days?
North Carolina, United States
Member Since: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 08:12 PM UTC
Rob - I remember on a previous anniversary Jim had re-posted his 'introduction' posts. Think back to the way the site used to look! It has changed so much.
Virginia, United States
Member Since: January 31, 2002
entire network: 649 Posts
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 09:00 PM UTC
Congratulations on five years of Armorama, Jim.
It's hard to believe that much time has passed
I remember when you came down to our Old Dominion Open in 2002, a couple of months after your stared this site.
This is a great website and although I don't post as much, I still check in several times a day.
Here's to many years more........
Ron Craig
AMPS Central Virginia
IPMS/Richmond
staff_Jim
PublisherNew Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 09:02 PM UTC
Actually tomorrow (Dec 16th) is the site's birthday. My profile says "joined Dec 15, 2001" because that was an arbitrary date I set at some point when most of the early signups did not have "join dates".
Either way close enough! :-)
I will be posting something on the anniversary later. I want to carry this out for a little bit so we don't have to think of it as something we need to cram into one day.
Thanks!
Jim
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 09:17 PM UTC
This is actually Topic ID # 1. I may have had this stickied for a while as an announcement (no replies). But it was made when I was first developing the site before it was even live.
Welcome to the SiteThen came...
Suggestions for this siteNote my final comment before I locked it... "getting a tad long"... 27 replies! :-) :-)
Probably the first post by a member (Rob)
Revell of Germany Willys Jeep (#03015)Cheers,
Jim
Scotland, United Kingdom
Member Since: June 01, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 09:38 PM UTC
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 09:56 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Congratulations on five years of Armorama, Jim.
It's hard to believe that much time has passed
I remember when you came down to our Old Dominion Open in 2002, a couple of months after your stared this site.
This is a great website and although I don't post as much, I still check in several times a day.
Here's to many years more........
Glad to see you Ron! Thanks for the warm wishes. It's always nice to see some of our founding members posting again even if just to say Hi. I wish more of them would.
I hope all is well in Richmond.
Cheers,
Jim
Grumpyoldman
Consigliere Florida, United States
Member Since: October 17, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:08 PM UTC
Congratulations Everyone,
Great job by Jim and the rest of the staff, past, present and future.
Character is what you do when no one is looking.
Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.- Mark Twain
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.--Thomas Carlyle
Member Since: December 18, 2001
entire network: 12,596 Posts
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Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:36 PM UTC
Quoted Text
This is actually Topic ID # 1. I may have had this stickied for a while as an announcement (no replies). But it was made when I was first developing the site before it was even live.
Welcome to the Site
Then came...
Suggestions for this site
Note my final comment before I locked it... "getting a tad long"... 27 replies! :-) :-)
Probably the first post by a member (Rob)
Revell of Germany Willys Jeep (#03015)
Cheers,
Jim
Hey Jim, I believe I actually found the answer you asked 5 years ago in the first topic I started:
Quoted Text
Glad to hear Tamiya would not be outdone on the kit they pioneered. Speaking of that. Does anyone know what their first armor kit was?
Jim
I believe their first armor kit was the 1/50 scale WW2 Crusader British tank, or at least that's what George Bradford of AFV News told me. And yes, I have one.
#116
Stockholm, Sweden
Member Since: December 19, 2001
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 12:30 AM UTC
I can't believe its been 5 years. But as the suggestion topic shows I've only had more questions than real content....
It is quite interesting to note how the site has become, thinking we cheered and had drinks on the house when we were 20 at the same time on the site!!
Which brings to mind what will happen in the next 5 years...
Drinks all around!! Cheers!!
Brian Kuehn
Handen, Sweden
Wojewodztwo Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Member Since: August 12, 2005
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 01:26 AM UTC
Congratulations to Jim and all stuff.
And thank you very much for that great site.
Member Since: December 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 01:40 AM UTC
Dave
"Don't be afraid to think outside the box"
"Animal wants Trucks!!"
#037
California, United States
Member Since: December 19, 2004
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 03:25 AM UTC
"It's not where you start.It's where you finish"-Model On!!!!
"I just drank what?"-Socrates
If the enemy is in range, so are you.......
'Impossible' means you haven't thought of the solution yet........
Rodopi, Greece / Ελλάδα
Member Since: June 23, 2004
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 03:29 AM UTC
Congratulations. I am happy of being a member of this site.
England - South East, United Kingdom
Member Since: April 30, 2005
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 03:50 AM UTC
Tekirdag, Turkey / Türkçe
Member Since: August 21, 2002
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 05:13 AM UTC
Congratulations Jim.
I am happy to be a member of this family and wish you all many other 5 years full of fun and friendship here.
Groningen, Netherlands
Member Since: September 21, 2003
entire network: 3,040 Posts
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 05:10 PM UTC
I want to thank everybody for the wonderful years I have had here!
It sounds crazy but modelling is an important factor in my life. I have met many "modelling addicts" who became real friends and Armorama really contributed to that.
I specially want to thank our Big Jim for creating this wonderful community and offcourse all the members!
Big thank you to you all!!
Jurjen
Ontario, Canada
Member Since: January 11, 2003
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2006 - 06:11 PM UTC
Congratulations to everyone involved in the the site..
Heres to another 5 years and 40,000 users...
Hey Jim, thanks for giving us all a place to hang out...
Dave
