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Post by blhs569 on Mar 24, 2024 7:34:37 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Mar 24, 2024 8:03:27 GMT -8
I got the email, but haven't checked the new website. The old one did need revamping. |
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Post by crblue on Mar 24, 2024 11:49:06 GMT -8
It reminds me up to midwest model railroads website.
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Post by hudsonyard on Mar 24, 2024 14:17:44 GMT -8
I like dealing with YD, the ship time from southern NJ to eastern long island is only a couple days.
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Post by wagnersteve on Mar 24, 2024 15:28:41 GMT -8
3/24/2024, 7:27 p.m.
blhs569, thanks for starting this thread. I'll be checking Yankee Dabbler's site more when I have time.
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Post by Mr. Trainiac on Mar 24, 2024 17:59:36 GMT -8
The locomotive on the homepage is an AI generated image. It feels a bit sketchy, like a web development team tried to cut corners or save a few bucks instead of using a picture of an actual model or layout. It reminds me of the train siloutette on the bottom of the old Model Train Stuff website that had four axle trucks on the cars.
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Post by sd80mac on Mar 25, 2024 5:56:12 GMT -8
Always wondered where the name "Yankee Dabbler" came from.
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Post by grabirons on Mar 25, 2024 8:59:35 GMT -8
That ai model image is disturbing and would provoke me not to shop there based in that alone. Very bad.
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Post by cpr4200 on Mar 25, 2024 14:23:15 GMT -8
Yikes, sure does look like AI. I don't think Athearn would want their "vehicles" (vehicles???) associated with that image.
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Post by wmcbride on Mar 25, 2024 16:27:57 GMT -8
Haha! I like Yankee Dabbler but ... yeah that loco is odd and off-putting.
Bill McBride
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Post by ambluco on Mar 25, 2024 17:17:38 GMT -8
Sounds like a few characters I’ve seen at train shows! Haha! I like Yankee Dabbler but ... yeah that loco is odd and off-putting. Bill McBride |
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Post by talltim on Mar 28, 2024 3:12:33 GMT -8
Have they changed the homepage pic? The only pic I can see of a loco appears to be something German, but its greyed out and mainly hidden by a countdown box
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Post by riogrande on Mar 28, 2024 3:27:21 GMT -8
Haha! I like Yankee Dabbler but ... yeah that loco is odd and off-putting. Bill McBride I finally took a look; I see what you mean! |
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Post by talltim on Mar 28, 2024 3:29:26 GMT -8
Someone post a screenshot, I'm really confused
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Post by ambluco on Mar 28, 2024 4:55:36 GMT -8
It's gone.
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Post by riogrande on Mar 28, 2024 5:03:42 GMT -8
Apparently they got the message. |
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Post by Mr. Trainiac on Mar 28, 2024 6:24:54 GMT -8
Apparently they got the message. I'm glad they did. Your local hobby shop should be a community institution where you know the owner and get personalized service. An AI-generated website gets in the way of that. I want to be assured that the shop owner and staff are modelers themselves who are knowledgable about the hobby and the products they sell. Any scam website can AI-generate images of model trains. It's deceptive and misprepresents the products when a real well-known store does it. It's easy to notice if you're an experienced modeler, but for someone new to the hobby, or someone who isn't skilled with the internet, they may not realize that a website is being fradulent. Yankee Dabbler is not a scam, but if everyone starts using AI, it will be harder to differentiate real shops from scam websites that steal your credit card. |
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Post by Mr. Trainiac on Mar 28, 2024 6:27:12 GMT -8
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Post by talltim on Apr 5, 2024 3:40:42 GMT -8
Thanks. I’ve actually been playing with AI to see what it can visualise for my fictitious line set on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Although it really struggles with railway tracks and overhead wires, it has come up with some interesting and convincing paint schemes
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Post by Baikal on Apr 5, 2024 9:15:03 GMT -8
Thanks. I’ve actually been playing with AI to see what it can visualise for my fictitious line set on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Although it really struggles with railway tracks and overhead wires, it has come up with some interesting and convincing paint schemes
Same here, but for a proto-freelance northern Mexico mining town & railroad. Three rails into two or disappearing is common, you never know what it'll do with wires or anything to do with "streetcar" ot "tram". I'm using the Bing version because I already had a Microsoft account. What are you using?
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