| Owner & Founder | Webmaster & Editor |
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Sean Hert |
| Due to the volume of email I now receive I can no longer answer each and every inquiry, though I do try. There are many modelers who can help so please post your questions on the message board. | |
Feature Article and Review Submissions:
We encourage everyone to help us make this site
successful by contributing pictures, reviews and providing feedback to
help improve it. Manufacturer submitted reviews are not allowed, but previews
of upcoming items can be posted. Submissions need not be exclusive, anything
you send in is yours unless you have been compensated for it. Readers are
encouraged to share their photo's with others provided they are the same
photo's they sent in and have not been modified by ModelWarships.com. Please
do not take files and photo's modified by ModelWarships.com without first
obtaining permission. By sending in your photos you are granting
ModelWarships.com the right to post them for permanent display on the site.
Also please do not send in someone else's copyrighted
photo's.
Links:
Readers may post links to their favorite sites in the Links
section. Note: no commercial sites will be allowed unless they are
sponsors of this website. It is not fair to the sponsors of this site to
provide free advertising to their competitors. If you want to become a
sponsor please see the advertiser info below.
Competing Hobby site are allowed as long as an equal link if provided on
their site in an easy to find location.
Modelers Gallery info:
A Gallery has been added for readers to send
in pictures of your creations. Each person gets a personal page in the
gallery where all their pictures on the site will be linked. If you want
your email or weblink displayed it will be on this page only. Please make
sure you include your name and the name of the ship included in your pictures.
Also include the manufacturer and scale. Attach your pictures to an email
by clicking the following link Submissions@modelwarships.com.
When you click that link please don't change the subject as this will allow
your message to bypass our spam filters. Please keep submissions to one
subject per email. Submissions should have no more than 30 images total,
and preferably around 20. Please, do not use Google's Picasa to submit
your images, as it reduces the images down in size and quality and makes
them unsuitable. Allow 4-6 weeks for your submission to appear before inquiry;
do not simply re-submit, as that will delay the processing of your submission
even more.
If your email program doesn't automatically fill in the subject line, please change the subject line to this exact phrase; "Submissions for the site." Also, make sure to answer the following questions;
My name is:
My ship/subject is:
The Brand/Manufacturer of the kit is:
The scale is:
Display my email on my gallery page: yes or no
Your Text Here:
Photo tips: The preferred format is JPEG (.jpg or .jpe), but we can accept GIF, or any other common image format. I can also scan your hard copy prints to create digital copies if you do not have that ability. Most images will be resized and optimized for the web. I will generally crop images down to the subject, and color correct if possible; try to submit the largest, unedited images possible. It is best to name your photo's with simple names without using spaces. If a space is needed then using a dash ( - ) or underscore ( _ ) is best. Please indicate whether you wish to have your email displayed or not. If not mentioned I will leave it off the page.
Example of image names that work best for us are:
| MyShipPictures-01.jpg
MyShipPictures-02.jpg MyShipPictures-03.jpg MyShipPictures-04.jpg |
Or | Bismarck_01.jpg
Bismarck_02.jpg Bismarck_03.jpg Bismarck_04.jpg |
Modeling Questions:
Questions about modeling or articles that appear should be posted on
the message board. We would prefer that
your general questions be posted on the message board as I am now getting
quite a bit of email and frequently get delayed in replying to it all.
Besides the board is frequented by some of the best modelers in the hobby
so you will probably get a better answer there and others may benefit in
the answers provided.
Product review and Sponsorship info:
If you would like to see your products reviewed fairly, please consider sending samples to us. We publish in-box reviews every month showing our readers what they get for their money. So if you have a ship related product to be reviewed please contact Timothy Dike for shipping address and details.
This site is made possible partly due to the generosity of the sponsors
listed on the main page. Please show them your
appreciating by checking out their products and services. We limit advertising
on the forum to those companies that are listed as sponsors. We have 3
levels of support, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Gold sponsors contribute a
minimum of $250 a year. Silver and Bronze sponsors contribute a minimum
of $150 and $120 a year. Note: Product samples may be traded towards sponsorship
at 75% of their retail value. Please note that samples may be sold after
reviewing to recoup website costs.
About ModelWarships.com
ModelWarships.com is a free site with no subscription cost. Our costs
are offset slightly by the money or products receive by the manufacturers
and suppliers that advertise on the site. These our our sponsors and we
encourage modelers to do business with them and show their support. We
charge between $120.00 to $250.00 per year for front page banner
space on our front page, payable in cash or product samples.
Any ship related products are welcome whether kits, accessories, reference
material or related services. I try to be clear on where the products come
from so that our reader are aware of a possible bias. I don't restrict
our reviews to products that have been submitted, as I will review any
and all ship related items that I can get my hands on. We also accept reviews
submitted by our readers, providing they have no connection to the products
unless it is made clear in the review. Also we can not accept reviews by
manufacturers of their own products. Manufacturers may send press releases
and previews of their products providing they are sponsors of the website.
If I have a connection with a product that I am reviewing I will disclose
it in the article itself.
No material may be reproduced with out the written permission of the Webmaster.