Hi Gang!!
Just to bring you up to date on what's been occurring with this project. It seems like it's been dragging on for such a long time, with some good reason.
I had a little trundle down to Southend today on the trail of that elusive cab shot that I still need. I had written to the curator of the pier museum way back in February and phoned to see how things were going during May. As I'd still not heard anything, I thought I should go down to the museum to shake things up.
Unfortunately, the curator was not there in person but the lady in charge called her up so that I could speak to her. I must have spent a good ten minutes going all around the houses trying to explain again what I was doing, what I needed and why but I'm getting the distinct impression that she won't help me no matter what.
Her main arguments appeared to be:
[ul][li]She can't believe that I'm not doing this for commercial gain. She seems to think that there is a great deal of "commercial value" in what I'm producing and that by "making it available as a freebie" I will be "taken advantage of". No amount of explaining the freeware ethos behind BVE and that it is a hobby that people engage in purely for their own enjoyment seemed to make any difference.
[li]What I am doing is perceived to be a threat to the work of the museum. It is not for me or anyone else to educate the world at large about the history of the pier and it's railway, as that is the work of the museum. Therefore, she see's no reason why she should assist me.
[li]There would seem to be nothing in it for them. In spite of the fact that when (if) the project is completed they could download everything they need for it themselves if they were sufficiently interested, they fail to see that it benefits them simply by bringing the pier and it's railway to a new audience.[/ul]
Essentially, the curator has refused to provide me with what I need unless I agree to provide them with a video of the simulated run that they can create an exhibit around, which I find unacceptable.
At the risk of committing libel, I have never come across such a rude, obstructive, small-minded, greedy and parochial attitude in any organisation when approached for help. I'm in half a mind to write back to her and her committee and tell them where to shove it. She's been avoiding me for the last seven months and has given a negative impression right from the start. She was apparently going to write a reply "today or tomorrow" (ha ha). To top it off, she called the lady in charge straight back to give her some instruction or other (if I'm understanding half a conversation correctly). Whatever these instructions were, the response from the lady in charge was "I'll make sure he doesn't".
I'm just hoping that the owners of the two other extant motor cars I am on the trail of agree to assist me so that I don't have to prostitute my work to the pier museum.
*Sigh*
On a more positive note, progress on constructing the return leg is progressing well.
Technical Numpty
Just to bring you up to date on what's been occurring with this project. It seems like it's been dragging on for such a long time, with some good reason.
I had a little trundle down to Southend today on the trail of that elusive cab shot that I still need. I had written to the curator of the pier museum way back in February and phoned to see how things were going during May. As I'd still not heard anything, I thought I should go down to the museum to shake things up.
Unfortunately, the curator was not there in person but the lady in charge called her up so that I could speak to her. I must have spent a good ten minutes going all around the houses trying to explain again what I was doing, what I needed and why but I'm getting the distinct impression that she won't help me no matter what.
Her main arguments appeared to be:
[ul][li]She can't believe that I'm not doing this for commercial gain. She seems to think that there is a great deal of "commercial value" in what I'm producing and that by "making it available as a freebie" I will be "taken advantage of". No amount of explaining the freeware ethos behind BVE and that it is a hobby that people engage in purely for their own enjoyment seemed to make any difference.
[li]What I am doing is perceived to be a threat to the work of the museum. It is not for me or anyone else to educate the world at large about the history of the pier and it's railway, as that is the work of the museum. Therefore, she see's no reason why she should assist me.
[li]There would seem to be nothing in it for them. In spite of the fact that when (if) the project is completed they could download everything they need for it themselves if they were sufficiently interested, they fail to see that it benefits them simply by bringing the pier and it's railway to a new audience.[/ul]
Essentially, the curator has refused to provide me with what I need unless I agree to provide them with a video of the simulated run that they can create an exhibit around, which I find unacceptable.
At the risk of committing libel, I have never come across such a rude, obstructive, small-minded, greedy and parochial attitude in any organisation when approached for help. I'm in half a mind to write back to her and her committee and tell them where to shove it. She's been avoiding me for the last seven months and has given a negative impression right from the start. She was apparently going to write a reply "today or tomorrow" (ha ha). To top it off, she called the lady in charge straight back to give her some instruction or other (if I'm understanding half a conversation correctly). Whatever these instructions were, the response from the lady in charge was "I'll make sure he doesn't".
I'm just hoping that the owners of the two other extant motor cars I am on the trail of agree to assist me so that I don't have to prostitute my work to the pier museum.
*Sigh*
On a more positive note, progress on constructing the return leg is progressing well.
Technical Numpty
) But when you give it to her make sure you tell her about all the restircions. Only way to play this game is to be better at it. If yo would like to use one of my objects, I will have a lawyer friend of mine draw up a permission and roryalty agreement for you to present for that one object 
and if each object has such an agreement ..... of course if she allowed the picture with no restrictions, I would be happy to wave. BTW when I did the Irish monorail, I asked for permission to use their photos, and they granted it with no quesitons or resctions. For their kindness I mad sure thier site was in the credits. I hope it got them a couple of dollars or pounda in donations
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