RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2018 Is Dave Jones okay? He seems to have not posted anything here for the best part of a month in any thread. I know he has a sensible policy of only posting updates when there is something to tell but this long period of silence is unusual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Is Dave Jones okay? He seems to have not posted anything here for the best part of a month in any thread. I know he has a sensible policy of only posting updates when there is something to tell but this long period of silence is unusual. He is as of 2 days ago posting updates to his website, scroll down from the top and you will see his announcement that he will be at Warley. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted November 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2018 He is as of 2 days ago posting updates to his website, scroll down from the top and you will see his announcement that he will be at Warley. Hopefully with a few Sharks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2018 Hopefully with a few Sharks! Not nice to call the traders at Warley that...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Is Dave Jones okay? He seems to have not posted anything here for the best part of a month in any thread. I know he has a sensible policy of only posting updates when there is something to tell but this long period of silence is unusual. I suspect DJ Models has had a change of policy, and has fallen in line with other model railway companies by not interacting so much on forums such as RMweb. Wouldn't want to debate whether that is good, bad or indifferent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted November 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Dave is communicating updates to his crowd funders direct by email now.... I can understand his reasons, after seeing some of the posts on the threads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 23, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2018 Good to know that all is well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2018 2018-11-23_18.58.48.jpg That looks like Evans to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Didn't know he was a Boca Juniors fan. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 We thought he was going to China when it was South America Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exet1095 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 He was at Warley today, extolling the virtues of small, coreless motors and gear-connected driving wheels in 00 steam locos. 30,000 sold and all positive feedback. Non-running 14xx available at £40 each, other returns also available on his stand. Class 71s at £60. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I picked up an NQP WD saddletank from Dave at Warley, a "Hurricane" returned to Hattons. Fault? A broken-off handrail on the boiler front. Said handrail had been there when the loco was weathered and was present in the box. Looking inside the circuit board had been pulled out and rammed back the wrong way round. My deduction is that the original purchaser had applied brute force to open the smokebox door, breaking off the handrail above it. (S)he had then sent the loco back as defective. A small amount of liquid poly will sort the handrail, or at worst a new wire handrail and two brass handrail knobs. the loco runs beautifully. Les 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2018 2018-11-23_18.58.48.jpg That's a lot of crowdfunders. The project looks assured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 That's a lot of crowdfunders. The project looks assured. Problem is they couldn't agree on features, livery or version and they all wanted a unique model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Message to Dave. I can understand how you might feel at times - sniping, digs, criticism. Its hard. But as one modeller to another, as one business owner to another, look deep into your soul and come back here fighting. There is a common theme on these djm threads and it's like a cancer for your company. You have the power to fight it. Tackle the problem, dig deep and come back here to stop it spreading. My friend, I'm not interested in an n guage shark van, or in fact any n guage item but I really do want your business to succeed. Be brave, make that call. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gedlee Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Hi Dave I agree! Please return here and to the N Gauge Forum. Remember the good times when members praised you for being so open with us all. Members were really grateful when you posted images of developments, giving us all the opportunity to suggest refinements if we felt that they could improve the models. No other manufacturer has done that as consistently as you have. Embryonic businesses need all the support they can get and a huge number of us are willing you to succeed. There will be occasional criticism, but that is par for the course. Taken sensibly adverse critism can still be converted into something constructive. You have broad shoulders and a huge wealth of support from those who genuinely care. It was a very brave decision to go out on your own in establishing a totally new business from scratch. Issues in China have certainly not helped, but your are weathering them with aplomb and things are looking much brighter and more positive. Please, please let everyone know so that the messages get out there to bring more customers on board. All the Best, Ged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 I think supplier participation in third party forums can be both good and bad. Supplier participation can facilitate customer feedback and solicit input into improving products as well as adding expert input to forums. It can be a very effective form of guerrilla marketing to raise the profile of a supplier and secure goodwill and support, I think that is fair enough if the participation is positive as ultimately it just means there is a symbiosis between supplier, customer and forum. However, supplier participation can also be negative in that sometimes it promotes partisan behaviours and can start t feel a bit cult-ish and undermine the perceived independence of a forum. Clearly the suppliers own forums are accepted as being their own so it isn’t an issue, but I’ve seen a lot of forums end up quite seriously compromised by being manipulated by suppliers (I’m a hi-fi enthusiast and this issue is rife on audio forums). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 Unfortunately at the same time it can also provide direct access for the tiny yet very vocal miority of Trolls, naysayers and other associated axe grinders which can so easily drive them away. I heard something about DJM being trolled on the N Gauge forum a while back for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2018 I think Dennis Lovett is a good example of a manufacturer who avoids trying to manipulate the forum but who provides information when it is pertinent to do so and who obviously monitors it. I think the Revolution guys have found a good sweet spot between engagement and forum neutrality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I think Dave was too easily swayed by a vocal minority, the guys at Accurascale and Revolution are fully active on the forum but keep a respectful distance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2018 2018-11-23_18.58.48.jpg I've found Dave. He's just to the right of the lighting tower in the football match, changing a fuse. "Try it now, mate"! Happy Friday, everyone! Ian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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