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How did you find the DX Forum in the first place??

#1 User is offline   StygianMax 

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Post icon  Posted 22 April 2004 - 07:02 PM


I've always been curious about how people originally found the DX Forum. :confused :confused

I myself found it quite accidentally back in Sept 2003. I had been posting infrequently on the automotiveforums.com (diecast section) for few weeks when the server seemed unable to keep up with traffic. I guess I saw the "server busy" message once too many times & I did a google search looking for other diecast forums. I ended tripping across this site and as they say, the rest is history.

:DXgreat

So feel free to share your stories (especially the newer folks)! :cheers :cheers
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#2 User is offline   LUW 

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 07:09 PM

I'm here because of lazar. He referred me to DX back in november of 03. :cheers
So blame him. :giggle
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 07:25 PM

I found it by accident :lol
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 07:30 PM

I found it a few months ago when I was searching for AutoArt Vipers. I was led from Google to a thread here, and I was hooked!
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:02 PM

I found it surfing the web , for something new & different.....Posted Image
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:09 PM

Found it through Speedfiend! :cheers
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:37 PM

I got the info from MclarenF1. :cheers
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:52 PM

I found out about it on 118Motors'(Eug) forum.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 09:19 PM

carwisperer, on Apr 22 2004, 09:02 PM, said:

I found it surfing the web ,  for something new & different.....Posted Image

same here :cheers
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 09:20 PM

ben pratt gave me the link (think i pissed him off with all my questions) :giggle

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:45 PM

blame it on Speedcheck!!! :nutkick
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 11:02 PM

just surfed around and ended up here :gettogether
i was searching around for 1:18 diecast reviews :cheers

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 11:17 PM

I was searching for porn and it lead me here....


J/K! :lol

I was surfing around, looking for Tamiya's Super 7 and found this wonderful site. :cheers
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 11:59 PM

Getter 3, on Apr 23 2004, 01:17 AM, said:

I was searching for porn and it lead me here....


J/K! :lol

I was surfing around, looking for Tamiya's Super 7 and found this wonderful site. :cheers

:lol
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 12:01 AM

I was looking for info about 1/12 Ferrari F50

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Posted 23 April 2004 - 12:10 AM

I did not find it but DX found me and inform me about this forum and ask me to be a member. To say true, as you know, this is the best diecast forum I know and I am glad I am here.
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 03:23 AM

I was scouring the internet looking for a forum on diecast motorcycles. I came across a sub forum on the mad4models site. One of the members mentioned this site as some of the members collected bikes.

When I joined there was no Motorcycles section yet. I mentioned to Darrick that it would be cool if there was a m/c section in a PM and next thing I know we have a Motorcycle Forum. I was simply amazed and so very happy! :danbanna

The guys here are just great and lurking in the other forums is slowly convincing me to add to my meager 4 car collection.

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Thanks to everyone for making this site the way it is!
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 03:35 AM

I found this site also through Eugene's 118Motors forum, I thought FGT posted about it... :confused
Never been sorry for signing in here!!! :danbanna :danbanna :danbanna
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 04:25 AM

I think I heard about it before the forum even opened up :confused
I was visiting another new diecast forum at that time and it wasn't going anywhere so I watched this one for a few days and saw more posts than the other one had in a couple of months.
So I joined up :happy
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 06:18 AM

Getter 3, on Apr 23 2004, 05:17 AM, said:

I was searching for porn and it lead me here....


J/K! :lol

I was surfing around, looking for Tamiya's Super 7 and found this wonderful site. :cheers

:lol
"Guess what. I've got a fever. And the only prescription is more diecast!"

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Posted 23 April 2004 - 06:21 AM

Gee, I forget... :confused

I guess I was looking for model cars and I wound up here.
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 06:50 AM

Joe Tacket (McLaren F1) had posted a messages about the DiecastXchange on Scale18 a year ago. I decided to check it out and I'm very glad I did. At the time I joined there was very little activity but I thought I give it a chance anyway.

Very quickly responses started, mainly just between a handful of us. Word must of got out fast because in a short time diecast collecters started flooding in.

I am so glad to be part of this community, you guys and gal have become a big part of my life. :cheers
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 08:51 AM

Some of these responses sure do bring back memories of when DX was just getting out of the starting blocks.

Glad all of you found it and are enjoying your stay here. :cheers
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Posted 23 April 2004 - 02:40 PM

Dave G recommended it to me!!! :cheers
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Post icon  Posted 23 April 2004 - 05:08 PM

I think someone posted the link on Scale18's message board :confused
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