Area 52 "Special" Weekender PtII - 12th>14th Nov.

I'm afraid I can't come and play, but I'm glad the Mystery Momentum Machine is still churning at maximum capacity and very much look forward to seeing the subsequent report. ;D ;D ;D

This is what I love about R-R. Nice people helping each other. It warms the cockles.

Keefy, that is exactly what is planned for the next one (PtIII)

It's a gradual process and also we have two cars already lined up.

Another reason for this is the time of year. For PtIII I want to introduce a proper finish and step away from the military satin moving into gloss. Luckily I want my car in satin, so does Dr Sexy (black Midget) and this paint goes off fine in all temps and environments.

If we were to attempt a gloss/decent finish in the unit in November we would run into all the issues the cold brings. We don't have the facility to heat the unit that well yet, so saving the full car & gloss paint for June/July next year. I think we'll also be more ready for it then too.

I'm certainly with you on the idea though and this has already been discussed with some of the regulars and is already verbally planned.

Thanks Dude.

PIII sounds fantastic mate!
As soon as you get a date let me know and I will do everything I can to come along!


In the meantime, all you folks enjoy the forthcoming edition!

Count me in Bruce it can be my re-patriation to the playdays ;-) That said I might have to take Tim up on his kind offer of a life but one way or another I'll be there if you'll still have me.

Joe

The photos of the last sprayday make me smile. It was an awesome weekend

I'm in missed the last one

Apologies to everyone for the double post about the spray weekend in this section.

This particular thread was originally posted in the General Section (just like the original "Special" weekender thread that proved to be a massive success) for the sole purpose of offering this unique opportunity to many of the RR members who don't even know that Area 52 exists. A chance for new people to experience what this is all about and probably even learn new skills. After all, Area 52 is there for people who want to expand their skills or learn new things in a fun and easy going environment. Getting people who aren't confident about working on their cars to step out from behind their computers and gain new skills.

It seems that many will not get this opportunity because now that it has been moved into the 'Garage' section, the chances of people seeing this chance to get involved will be absolutely minimal. Sure, the regulars that know where to look will be there, but that wasn't the purpose of this post at all. Not in the slightest.

I'll just leave this hear as a perfect visual explanation of my reasons for posting this thread in the General Section in order to encourage new people to come along and join in:



While the 'forum' is questioning why there aren't many Street Machine cars flooding the Readers Rides section......and the majority response being that there is a general lack of skill or experience out there these days combined with a lack of confidence - even originality.....I would have thought it a good thing that there is the chance to expand new skills in this way, even if just the basics to begin with. After all, how many people have learnt the basics of how to weld, paint, fabricate and even fibreglass thanks to Area 52 that wouldn't have learnt before? Quite a few I will bet.

It does make me wonder why I even bother bloody trying.

I guess I'll just have to keep plugging away in the Garage section amongst all the 'wanted' and 'to let' posts tyring to make a difference while the majority of the rest of the RR world carries on unknowing of Area 52 yet being questioned why they aren't out there making interesting cars.

I'm not saying A52 is the be-all and end-all by any means, but at least it is out there trying to encourage more & more people in the real world to expand their skills and trying to bring this ethos to more new people who wouldn't even consider lifting a welder, paint gun or grinder.

I apologise to all those people who will now miss this thread that would have otherwise seen it in the General section and wanted to come along and learn something new. It wasn't for the want of trying I can tell you that.

I agree with what MysteryMachine is saying, the only reason i know that Area52 exists is because i accidentally clicked on the wrong section. But I'm happy i did now ;D. The garage communities section is flooded with wanted ads and even though there is nothing wrong with that; Area52 is alot more than just a garage and due to MysteryMachines generosity people are learning new skills but as its in a section which is not often checked by the majority of users on here it is going unoticed.

I know what I'm saying is just repeating what MysteryMachine has said but i thought it might be of a little help people seeing it from another forum users perspective, but I'm a newbie so feel free to ignore me ;D lol

Keep up the GREAT work MysteryMachine, hopefully some day ill be able to get down to Area52 and learn some new skills.

Fran

Which you asked me about doing before hand last time, but didn't this time. Also last time it magically manged to be bounced back to the front page for at least a month after the event. We also don't let people advertise their cars for sale in the general board (even hough they would get more traffic), or their Readers Rides,...

Maybe use the Events and Meetups section for your bigger weekend events? It gets more traffic than the Garage Communities board.


Also Typing out a four hundred and eighty word rant because you don't agree with a policy isn't in any way a good thing.