New Registrations closed (again!)

I had opened up the site for new members registrations about two weeks ago. I didn’t announce this on the site as it was more of a test which confirmed my fears, as almost immediately, the site started receiving spam registrations, an average of 4-5 a day. I spent about 10-15 minutes each day deleting these spam accounts and banning their IP addresses, but still they came in.

Now, 10 minutes a day isn’t too much, some people might think, but if you multiply that by 6 days, that’s one hour of my life spent just deleting these spammy accounts. I don’t wish to waste any minute of my life on these useless activities, so I’m closing the new registrations for good until I can find a fail-safe way to enable this. The captcha requirement I had used on the registration form did not work. Until I can find one that works that will keep out robotic registrations, I will disable registrations.

If anyone would like to register as a member, please contact me directly via the Help section and I will create an account for you.

Alternatively, you can log in directly into eHangar.com using your Facebook account if you have one. You can do this via the Log In screen.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused to anyone. If you have any questions or run into any technical difficulties, as always, you can always contact me via the Help desk.

WIPs – Ready Room, Work Critique Room or new WIP Room?

Both aviation artists and collectors enjoy viewing and following artists’ works-in-progress topics on eHangar.com.

Right now, the question is where should these WIPs go to? Up to now, they have mostly gone into the Ready Room and some into the Work Critique Room. The fault is mine, as the description for both rooms include WIPs.

However, moving forward, for ease of deciding which room to post it in, and for everyone to search for such WIPs, let’s decide if they should go into the Ready Room, Work Critique Room or a brand new WIP Room?

Please discuss the pros and cons and let’s vote on it here, gents (and any ladies who want to chime in). artist

Chance meeting with ex-Flying Tiger!

Capt Ho Weng Toh, ex-Flying Tiger bomber pilot
Capt Ho Weng Toh, ex-Flying Tiger bomber pilot

Captain “Winkie” Ho Weng Toh, ex-Flying Tiger bomber pilot

I had the pleasure of a chance meeting with Capt Ho Weng Toh, a former Flying Tiger bomber pilot, a few days ago at a Chinese New Year party in Singapore. The party host introduced Captain Ho Weng Toh to the guests as an ex-Flying Tiger and my ears pricked up immediately. I recognised him from an article that was published in the papers last year. At the time, I was thinking how much I would like to meet his man, and there he was, right in front of me! [Read more...]

Goodbye 2012, Hello and Happy New Year 2013!

The last year 2012 was one of change for eHangar.com.

There were technical hiccups throughout the year which resulted in the site going down several times. The webhosting company said it was because of the heavy traffic and resources it consumed on the server, and urged me to upgrade the plan.

It was good to know that visitor traffic was going well enough to cause the server to sputter. But with the decision to upgrade the server came the major plan to also move from the existing PHP-Nuke site architecture to a more modern, powerful CMS system, WordPress.

I guess it was a case of trying to do too many things at the same time. What with the site transfer to a brand new webhosting company and server, a brand new site system, a change in job and career (personal issue), I also decided to expand the site’s focus from just aviation art to all things aviation.

It didn’t work out too well.

I was, to say the least, overwhelmed with [Read more...]

Merry Christmas!

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aa_santa_hurricaneMerry Christmas to everyone here at eHangar.com!

Have a blessed and joyous day and season!

 

MSO (Members Special Offer) forum group deleted

I have deleted the Members Special Offer (MSO) forum group. Stay tuned for something else in its place that will be even better for all eHangar members.

The MSO was created to allow aviation artists to make a special offer of their own art creations to eHangar members. Both sides gained as artists got to showcase their art and collectors got to buy a piece of aviation art directly from the artist at special rates unavailable elsewhere.

With the new eHangar site, this MSO group has outlived its usefulness.

In its place, I will be introducing something very soon that will allow even more exposure to, not just aviation artists, but any party involved in the creation and selling of aviation art, right here on eHangar!

Please stay tuned for further announcements soon on this :)

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Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II is a personal history of a young Marine during World War II. This book tells a powerful story that has never been told before and documents a rare look into a “”Pioneer Unit”", integrated with an infantry

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Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of Americas Big Stick (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

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Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of Americas Big Stick is a collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the history of one of SACs air giants, the six-engine Convair B-36. From the origins of the use of six engines

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R.G. Smith: The Man and His Art: An Autobiography (Schiffer Military History)

R.G. Smith: The Man and His Art: An Autobiography (Schiffer Military History)

R.G. Smith began his career as an engineer for Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s, and played a key role in the design of many successful tactical airplanes and along the way developed world-class skills as an artist. In this autobiography, “”R.G.”" describes his transition from helping design tactical aircraft to painting them in such compelling and dramatically beautiful fashion that he earned a worldwide reputation as one fo the most skilled and admired aviation artists of all time. This

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