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26 December 2009 at 12:30 #24750
michael playfair
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Hello people, im a long time magazine reader but new on here.

My question is regarding http://www.fleetscale.co.uk, basically i couldnt get on the website for 2 days.

I’m very intrested in buying the HMS HOOD 1/128th that costs £689.24.

i would just like some info as to why the website was down, are they having problems, site maintaince etc?

And also is this kit worth the large sum of money?

i have heard good things about Fleetscale but the website downtime has made me wonder if all is well.

sorry if this is in the wrong section.

many thanks

Michael Playfair
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26 December 2009 at 12:30 #3478
michael playfair
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Couldnt get on the website for 2 days
26 December 2009 at 14:07 #24751
neil hp
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To answer your question on two parts: as for downtime, i suppose it is partly to do with the service provider…and if that service provider is anything like TalkTalk….they could be down more times than they are online…talktalk being crap providers [ speaking from bitter experience]

with respect to the price io their ( Fleetscale or any other provodors] product:….

put it into perspectibve…how much does a pint of beer, a shot of whiskey or a glass of wine cost these days..and how long does THAT pleasure last, compared to building a model.

Paying £700 for a semi kit has to be laid out into the many hours of pleasure that it itself can give to a modeller……………..and then the cost doesnt seam too much………….perhaps a thousand hours building equates to 60p per hour where as a scotch at £3.00 a shot lasts just 15 minutes if you are lucky ( so that is £12.00 per hour for your enjoyment).

By that reckoning, a model at 60p per hour is mighty good value indeed, and you have something to show for it at the end of the day, not just a cricked neck looking down at the urinal basin, lol
26 December 2009 at 15:58 #24757
60watt
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Two days downtime for a small business site is not unusual.

Google and Firefox is flagging a lot of websites as “attack sites” due to banner adverts.Don’t worry if you take the usual precautions or keep your system and antivirus updated.

Edited By 60watt on 26/12/2009 15:59:21
23 January 2010 at 12:08 #25200
Fleetscale
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Hi Guys from Fleetscale.

60watt said: “Two days downtime for a small business site is not unusual.”

As the creator and administrator of the Fleetscale website I visit it every day and I have NEVER known the site to be down. Also we have hundreds of hits a day and I would have known about it by now.

Sometimes your own provider – such as Talk Talk – can be responsible for these problems. The internet is a complicated set up but a local DNS server – the one that looks for the site name could be down – or a specific route could be down. That can be responsible for selective malfunction i.e. you can get most sites but not others.

I can assure you that if the Fleetscale site was down for 2 days I woyuld have been tearing my hair out – and I have a full head of hair.
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