New portal for hobbyists

[Bob Cleek]

But you do raise a very valuable (no pun intended) point... there is an abundance of folks who pilfer free models from sites and then try to repost them elsewhere to profit from them (or print them and try to sell them). It's an unscrupulous practice, but one we see played out continuously.

And this by those who would build a kit and tell people they "built it themselves" comes as a surprise to you?

 

[Van]

Because I have conversations on other forums as well and the first message does feel controversial I'd like to add some more info.

Let me introduce myself then, I've created ION Model brand from basically all aspects: ionmodel.com. Adding to that I work as UX/UI designer with 10+ experience in this field. I came up with idea of creating portal/marketplace dedicated for modelers due lack of such place.
It has more shape than just an idea but I'd like to gather some info what can be improved/added.

I also understand it looks suspicious when a new member is posting such content. It's because my modeling and scale modeling knowledge is gathered from FB and YT and friends, so I have not much time left to be active on forums.

I was curious and went to look at ionmodel.com Google says it doesn't support a secure connection. True?