Good to have you on board, Joefreak. We need more people throwing down pics for us to look at!

As for picture taking, I end up with a tarp or several towels to lay down on cuz I got tired of looking like the backyard when I was done.

so what kind of pictures do they have to be?

I have some sketches of a Flagg im building, could I post those in the photos section? I also have shots of the Tower part of the Flagg that I built out of cardboard for reference purposes as well, could those be put up in the photos?

There not dio quality or anything

Well, the way I figure it is most people are taking pics that are telling a story. But the line is kinda blurry cuz some people post their collections as well as stuff they are working on. But for the most part, stuff in the PHOTOS area are for 1-shots. Portraits (which GI Jock does well), should-be-award-winning pieces (Helljester & Luke Ellison), review photos (Leo T Dragon) and practice pics... There are always the pics that make us drop our jaws and go, "why bother?" (lol)

Post what you have. If it's stuff you are working on, you could post it in the forums here and as "how-to" or "behind-the-scenes". And it's my opinion that the area for Dioramas are for stories. Usually, the dio makers are hosting them elsewhere. It's kind of misleading cuz you think the dioramas are actually here, but it's more like a hub or ring.

Anyway, post whatever you feel like.

There's really no reason why this forum can't be better. But I think in a big way this site has become a place where people come to look but hardly ever comment.

I know from Counters that I get about 1000 veiws (on my site) each time I update my dio but with the entire online community I probably get maybe 40 - 50 comment feedbacks in total. That's a lot of people that read my stuff and con't think twice about moving on t the next thing. A lot of people read this stuff and just move on. I don't think people that have never created this kind of Joe art understand what goes into it.

Also, we need manaegment on this site. We need someone to push this site in the faces of all the others. We should have our own awards like the Joe Customs Awards. This should be the only place that a Dio-story or Joe Photographer/Diorama builder should have to go for maximum exposer and it needs to be advertised in that way.

Just how I feel guys. I've support this site since day 1 and I beleive it could be great, nothing would make me happier.

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Well, Graham recruited me.. lol. I am not sure how much I'll post right now because my stuff is nearly all packed up due to an up-coming move, BUT, in about 8 months or so, I hope to have it all out & want to finally start doing some dio stuff.. so I look fwd to becoming a more active member of the forum then. For now though, I'll definitely offer feedback.

~'Drew

woo-hoo, Drewski signed up!

Anyway, some of you guys should have a slight idea of who Recondo is. No, not the character. Drew chills on both the JBL and JoeSightings. So if you see the name there and here, it's the same guy. Say Drew... you just might get some ideas from the others here. Some of the pics under the photos section can be inspiring!

This is a really great topic to be talking about and I really think this is one of the best kept secrets on the net for cool G.I. Joe stuff. I think this is a real laid back and chill place to kick it. Everyone is cool and helpful and this place brings people from all over the world to talk about cool G.I. Joe stuff so no matter what you look like blah, blah, blah cool G.I. Joe stuff brings us together. I was thinking what would be a cool idea would be say there was a contest and it could be to take a picture of a specific Joe fig and we can vote on which one is the best. It would just be a friendly competition. Now the Joe could be doing what ever in the pic. This is just an idea so feel free to suggest any ideas.

I think thats an excellent idea.

I dont know if I should say the name of the site (bleep it out if I can't) but JoeCustoms.com does this group project where members have to make a custom figure, vehicle or diorama based on a theme that everyone votes for, then they showcase everyone's work.

So picking out a theme or a figure to photograph is an excellent idea to get people to do an engaging activity, and Id definitely be up for that

Hey, that could be pretty fun if we can get enough people to participate! Count me in.