Database update notice

[Alejandro1994]

This place is the holy grail for aircraft models... Please is there anything else we could do? Thank you for all your effort in this project

[Mr Burns]

Michael, I have relied on your database countless times over the years and I am acutely aware of, and impressed by how muck work was involved and how quickly you would enter newly announced models into the database. And that's just in 1:200 scale that I collect exclusively! Counting all scales it is mind numbing, I also assumed, incorrectly, that you had your minions helping out.
I hope you can come up with a less drastic solution, but understand your reasoning.
Thank you for efforts, Mr Burns

[Jets200-GP]

This is really sad news.
Like many collectors, DiMA is a very useful tool for me.
There's a whole community ready to help if needed.
On my photo blog I have several links back to this base for aviation enthusiasts.
If I've understood correctly, it's Richard Stretton (YESTERDAY'S AIRLINES) who has crawled your database for his own benefit? There are tools to protect databases.
Please reconsider your decision and don't allow one person to ruin 24 years of work.

EDIT
At least could you keep access to database for your WaffleCollectibles customers ?

[IndyJets]

Mike, I also want to thank you for all of your hard work on this database and website. Now that I see more of the story, you have my full support. I've been a loyal customer of Waffle for many years now, and that's not going to change. If there was a way to have access to the database by subscription or something similar, that would work for me.

[Siegerflieger]

This is unfortunate. I understand the frustration, waffle. We can't thank you enough for what you did over many years. If you're no longer willing to maintain the database, are you open to granting write access to a group of volunteers? I'd certainly be up for it, but limited to my favorite 1:500 scale.

[Ciderman]

Please restore the full database and this wonderful site. It's the best resource in the hobby and I'm very grateful for this.

[BunnyHairedKid]

I’m not sure what I’m going to do without this website. I’ve been tracking my collection on here for 15 years or so. There has to be something we can do? I’d be happy to pay a small monthly subscription to keep it going! Is there even any other website like this? I’ve been a long time customer of waffle and really appreciate all he’s done for the community.

[waffle]

Yeah so people can trust Waffle's version of events or believe me. He's been threatening to close DIMA for months now because he hates his customers so much.

Yup attached is the proof. I don't have to justify myself nor do I have to be the social media guru of toy airplanes. It's amazing how I still sell more airplanes than anyone and yet people are treated so poorly. Good riddance to you.

[RStretton]

Yeah so people can trust Waffle's version of events or believe me. He's been threatening to close DIMA for months now because he hates his customers so much.

[waffle]

Well considering this hobby's favorite social media personality admitted to stealing the data. Everyone can thank Richard Stretton for the termination of the database.

[speedbird200]

Devastating news. How can we let a few a******s stop the rest of us kind law abiding collectors using and enjoying the database. Penalizing the majority for the poor actions of the minority isn't fair. Please reconsider your decision. This will impact considerably how I manage the hobby - it is much needed feature given the masses of models out there, something I've been proud and grateful to use for years. At least reinstate the database as is even without adding new releases however I would gladly pay a subscription to use it in it's full form - has that been considered. I hope we can get it back soon. Thank you.

[rjayatanacio]

I am too sad for this news, i am just new in the collector's world, i am just starting to collect since 2023, and I had a bountiful collections of over 60 of 1/400 scale. half of it came from your store Mike.. i am too sad, as this database is my reference if how good or bad the model that i want to buy.. please reconsider.

[waffle]

I've done the entries since day 1. 24 years of doing entries and then photos only for a few people to run a script so they can take the data and use it for themselves. The lack of people saying thanks for 24 years of putting in the work no one else would instead saying meme me further proves why it's time to move on. It's amazing when people want to boycott my store when people steal what I've given the hobby for free.

[IndyJets]

This is very sad news indeed. I guess this means we will be unable to add new models to our collections. Is here any chance that you'll re-consider? I'm really going to miss the data base

[1/400collector]

But why remove there's no harm in keeping the database up