January 2017 Ping

[lastvautour]

Happy New Years to all. A walk down memory lane.

Year         New Topics   New Posts   New Members   Page views
2016   71                   925                   5              784890
2015   95                   1129           5              680608
2014   104                   1516           9              593565
2013   155                   2189           17           681813
2012   134                   1904           17              567229
2011   226                   2971           20               408108
2010   205                   1768           166          273642
2009   187                   1682           100               303450
2008   255                   1610           70              190702
2007   15                   17                   3                826


Our best year to date for viewers. We are getting the exposure.

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Lou

[lastvautour]

The 2016 SMM Yearbook poster is submitted for you comments.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Comments please on Poster Prototype 2.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Breaking news. The misses insisted I place the HMCS Athabaskan on the mantle so all can see her when they enter our home.

Lou

[Will]

Breaking news. The misses insisted I place the HMCS Athabaskan on the mantle so all can see her when they enter our home.

Lou

Lou,
Looks absolutely magnificent, I imagine you will have lots of conversation with visitors initiated by that model.
I presume you have volunteered for KP in regard to dusting!

Happy New Year All,
Will.

[Oceaneer99]

Lou,

Wow! That is a vote of confidence! She looks great.

Garet

[Pete1616]

Beautiful work, Lou! Next I'm anticipating the finished Bonnie.....this year perhaps?......Pete

[buccfan]

Very nice indeed Lou, it certainly provides a treat and talking point for visitors.  I think I prefer prototype 2  poster with smaller gaps between the images. Best regards and Happy New Year, Paul J.

[Pete1616]

With regards to the poster.....although I think Gordon's Nieuport deserves special attention, I prefer the symmetry of poster number one .

Perhaps you could place the Nieuport in the centre with a gold frame as a well deserved feature?

[lastvautour]

The problem of symmetry is created by uploading different size photos. The model sound fill just 50% of the image so it can be cropped to a common size. I know that a close up filling the entire photo gives greater details but is makes it hard to fit in. I will see about highlighting the Newport.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Prototype poster # 3.

Lou

[lastvautour]

I have pinned my 6 posters in my storage/computer room including the latest 2016.

Lou

[buccfan]

I didn't think it was 6 years since you started the posters Lou, how time flies. Regards Paul J.

[R.F.Bennett]

Thank you Lou, for all of the hard work you do. . .   

[Boomerang]

Lou,

I echo Rays sentiments. Thank you for all the work you do.

All the 2016 posters in my opinion fit the bill. Sorry if I'm a bit non committal on one in particular.

With regards to the placing of HMCS Athabaskan at the entrance of your house. It looks marvelous and is a testament to your workmanship.

Regards

Gordon